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Hundreds Died When This Steamship Sank in the Pacific Northwest in 1875 With Gold Worth Millions On Board
The loss of the steamship Pacific on November 4, 1875, left the community of Victoria, British Columbia, in shock. Laden with at least 250 passengers and crew, along with 600 tons of cargo and gold ...
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Hundreds Died When This Steamship Sank in the Pacific Northwest in 1875 With Gold Worth Millions On Board
A sonar image of the Pacific's suspected paddle wheels lying in silt Northwest Shipwreck Alliance via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 It’s also possible that artifacts could paint a more ...