Thomas, John "Navvy Jack"

THOMAS, John "Navvy Jack," pioneer settler (b circa 1832, Wales; d circa 1900, Barkerville). He immigrated to N America as a young man and arrived in BC during the Cariboo GOLD RUSH. After working in the freight business in the Interior he moved to BURRARD INLET in 1866 and ran a short-lived ferry service before establishing a gravel operation at the mouth of the CAPILANO R. For years he supplied gravel to construction sites around the inlet (a mix of sand and gravel is still known as...

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