Fairview, British Columbia

Fairview is a ghost town in British Columbia on the west side of the Okanagan River between Cawston and Oliver.

Many other interests were staked, and by 1893, Fairview (as the place became known) boasted of being "The largest city North of San Francisco."

In the debris of this old hotel coins, rings and other items of jewellery lost in the blaze at the time have been recovered.

Barlee sifted through the rubble and found articles ranging from coins to keys, from silver and gold jewellery to doll sets.

[2] Fairview was featured on the historical television series Gold Trails and Ghost Towns, season 1, episode 6.

Site of the former location of Fairview, looking south towards Oliver
The Fairview Hotel as it appeared in 1900.