THe gold is still out there...

Boone Helm, a notorious criminal who frequented the gold fields in 1862, and was responsible for three murders on the trail between Keithley Creek and Quesnel Forks.

July of 1862 Helm had made his way up to the gold fields of the Cariboo. He was in Antler Creek, about 16 miles southeast of Barkerville, and he and another shady character were looking for some easy money.

They followed a fellow named Sokolosky and two French Canadian associates, who were carrying $32,000 in coarse gold and heading towards Quesnel Forks.
The men stopped at Keithley Creek where they had dinner, then set out on the trail again.
Helm and his partner were lying in wait. They shot and killed all three men, buried most of the gold, and left the bodies at the side of the trail.
Then they headed quickly into Quesnel Forks, intending to come back for the gold after things had calmed down.
But it didn’t take long for the bodies to be discovered, and for the people of Quesnel Forks to figure out who was responsible.
Helm beat a hasty retreat away from the goldfields, with a posse on his tail. Somehow he eluded capture...

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