The Historic Town of Barkerville British Columbia, Canada Photos of Barkerville. Baker and Company Claim. This shaft was on the Baker Company Claim which was staked in 1862 ' below the canyon, 800 feet along the flats'. From 1862 to 1900 The Barker Co. took out $600,000 in gold. Billy Barker sold his claim and ended his days as a poor prospector again. The Gold Rush Trail - Quesnel B.C. To Barkerville B.C. Fortune seekers once travelled the Cariboo Waggon Road to the Cariboo goldfields and the bustling boomtown of Barkerville. Settled in 1862, Barkerville Historic Town today features over 125 restored heritage buildings along a Victorian-era streetscape.