- Describe some of the dangers shown in Corwallis’s anecdotes of travelling up the Fraser River.
They had heard of other miners
dying canoeing in the river. Your partner could shoot you and take your gold.
The greed of people can cause them to kill for gold. The first nations can find
you dangerous.
- How were aboriginals vital to the miners? (evidence throughout the story)
They knew where they were, and
they knew where to go. After all, it is their land they are mining on. Help
prepare the camps, collect firewood etc. The aboriginal can help communicate
with other first nations without it being so hostile.
- What does Cornwallis write that shows his attitude towards Americans?
He thinks
the Americans are more of risk takers for their benefit. Maybe he thinks of
them as selfish.
- Why can’t Cornwallis fully enjoy the nature and scenery?
He is excited to strike gold and
he is afraid of the stories he has heard happening to him. He was on edge about
being out there with only a few people. He is enjoying himself by the fire
though. He’s too eager to mine gold, so he can’t stop to enjoy where he is and
the beauty surrounding him.
- Why do you think Cornwallis and his men were mining at every chance while his aboriginal guide gathered firewood? Why wouldn’t the aboriginals mine as well?
Cornwallis wanted to get rich
quick. He wanted to get mining to find his “big strike.” The “Yankees” were
pressuring them. They expected more and more gold each time they mined.
- What made the miners leave their great find and move on up the Fraser?
They kept going farther up
hearing about “bigger strikes.” It wasn’t that they wanted to stop mining, but
find the mother-load for lack of a better term.
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