John Deighton worked a parcel of land that had gold.
John Deighton . When the California Gold Rush hit , ships were in demand to transport cargo and people from New York to San Francisco . Next , Deighton worked a gold claim in California , along with many others , until February 1858 when there was news of gold further north in a British territory known as New Caledonia . The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush had begun and Deighton sailed north along with thousands of others . He found no gold , though others did . It was quite prosperous due to the Cariboo Gold Rush .