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BIRTH: 1852 (Montreal, QB) | ||
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As a young man, Casimir set out on an adventure sailing from the East Coast, down around the southern tip of South America and landed in San Fransisco. When he arrived he was to late for the gold rush so he became a box makes, making boxes for fruit to get shipped in. After earning and saving enough money, Bonneua traveled to Victoria by boat. From there he traveled inland and up the Fraser river to Yale. There he acquired a yoke of oxen, a cart, some dynamite and a big dog. He then drove his oxen through part of the Cariboo Trail to Lumby, taking 30 days.
Instead of mining on Cherry Creek as he intended, Casimir preempted a homestead along Creighton Valley Road, applying on July 15th, 1884. In May he applied for a another homestead on Albers Road, but abandoned it. In April of 1903 Bonneau, content with his original claim became a farmer, raising few head of cattle but mostly grew hay. Casimir's english speaking ability wasn't great, he had a heavy french accent. He is remembered for once losing a black pig and wondering around the street asking people if they had seen it.
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