Laketon is a locality and former mining camp on the west shore of

Dease Lake Dease Lake is a small community in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is 230 km south of the Yukon border on Stewart–Cassiar Highway (Highway 37) at the south end of the lake of the same na ...

in the

Cassiar Country The Cassiar Country, also referred to simply as the Cassiar, is a historical geographic region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Cassiar is located in the northwest portion of British Columbia, just to the northeast of the Stikine ...

of far northern

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

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. It is located at the mouth of Dease Creek. Once known for the hanging of two murderers and their bodies buried at the crossroad to serve as a warning to all. Gold was first found on Dease Creek in 1873, with Captain William Moore among the first to stake a claim.BC MINFILE entry "DEASE CREEK, MCCRIMMON, LAKETON, BIDDLE BENCH, ROOSEVELT CREEK, CALIFORNIA BAR, UNGHERINI CREEK, ARROWOOD, BUCK, FLEMING CREEK, FOSTER BENCH, LONE STAR CREEK, SIMONS CREEK, CRAIG CREEK, LUDDINGTON BENCH, NIPIGON CREEK"
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