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The prospect of quick riches lured hundreds of placer miners to the Cassiar, where gold was first discovered at Dease Creek in 1872. Rich claims were later found at Thibert Creek and at McDame Creek. From McDame Creek in 1877, a 72-ounce solid gold nugget was recovered, the largest recorded to date in British Columbia. By 1878 much of the gold had been removed and the fortune seekers moved on.
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