Tregillus, Frederick James

TREGILLUS, Frederick James, pioneer miner (b 31 Oct 1862, Plymouth, England; d 29 Aug 1962, Barkerville). While working on railway construction he was present at the driving of the "Last Spike" at CRAIGELLACHIE in 1885. Later he took up prospecting and made his living in various MINING partnerships. In the 1930s his involvement in quartz mining with Fred Wells led to a GOLD boom and the creation of the town of WELLS. In 1998 his daughter Mildred gave the province the old Tregillus home in...

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