S8 E1 • Collectibles 2

A look at more of Bill Barlee's favourite items from his collection. Everything from native beadwork to toy soldiers and Hudson Bay items.

S8 E2 • Kwakiutl Nation

The Kwakiutl Nation of Northwest Vancouver Island were known as artists and artisans of immense talent. A look at the builders and carvers of great totems, canoes, and long houses.

S8 E3 • Nome, Alaska

In 1898 gold was discovered at Nome, Alaska, starting one of the more lawless gold rushes on the Pacific slope.

S8 E4 • Okanagan Sternwheelers

For forty years, sternwheelers on Okanagan Lake flew the C.P.R. flag. A look at the vessels that moved cargo and passengers up and down Okanagan Lake.

S8 E5 • Decline of The Yukon

Stories of the Klondike Kings and their fortunes. Millions were made and lost in short order.

S8 E6 • Dunsmuir Family

The story of the Dunsmuirs; a family that went from rags to riches in three generations.

S8 E7 • Treasures and Lost Mine

Two treasure stories are examined; one featuring a thousand gold sovereigns on one of the Gulf Islands and a lost streak of gold in the Slocan.

S8 E8 • Horsefly District

Before Billy Barker it was Long Baptiste and Peter Dunleavy who first discovered gold in the area of the Cariboo called Horsefly.

S8 E9 • K.V.R. West

The Kettle Valley Railway, Princeton sub-division, and the battle between James J. Hill of The Great Northern and Andrew McCulloch of The C.P.R.

S8 E10 • 20 Photos of The West

A look at twenty of Bill's favourite photographs from the old west and the stories behind them.

S8 E11 • B.C. Provincial Police

The B.C. Provincial Police were created in 1858 to bring law and order to the Fraser River Gold Rush. They continued to serve until 1950.

S8 E12 • Gabriel Dumont

Gabriel Dumont became known as the Napoleon of the prairies, though he never suffered the same fate as his friend Louis Riel.

S8 E13 • Deadman's Hill

The Boundary Country produced large amounts of gold, but it also produced several lost mines. One of the best known is the treasure of Dead Man's Hill.