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The Cariboo Road, 1862: Royal Engineers Push Gold Route through Fraser Canyon

A painting of Royal Engineers and labourers constructing the Cariboo Road along a river canyon in 1862. There is a group of men under a canvas tent on the left side of the image, two Royal Engineers facing each other in the centre, and two men on horseback on the right side of the image. A wooden trestle bridge is being built in the background.

 

Image PDP03696 courtesy of the Royal BC Museum and Archives.

 

This painting was created by Rex Woods in 1967 as part of a Centennial series called Confederation Life.