Fisherville is a ghost town on the northwest shore of the Wild Horse River in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia.

In late 1863, a group led by Joe Findlay collected either large gold flakes or abundant nuggets when panning at the mouth of Wild Horse Creek.

[2][3] Various versions exist regarding the members of two parties arriving the following spring, but Bob Dore and Jack Fisher are two of the key players staking claims.

When Gold Commissioner John C. Haynes and Constable Harry Anderson arrived a few days later, a formal jury was convened.

Law enforcement erected a cabin, then jail, collected government tariffs, and maintained the peace.

[13] Those who stayed used water supplied by the ditch to flush the Fisherville bench, which yielded exceptional recoveries.

However, the Wild Horse valley remained capable of supporting 600 miners, creating an opportunity for the Chinese.

[20] In June 1866, John Boles Gaggin arrived as assistant to O'Reilly, but was made redundant that November.

[22] In spring 1867, a horse thief murdered Constable Jack Lawson,[23] but some accounts ascribe the year as 1864.

[26] In 1887, Chief Isadore and 25 warriors sprang a murder suspect from the jail, but the prisoner was returned to custody and found not guilty.

[28] In 1889, Skookum Joe discovered a significant gold quartz ledge, which he revealed to George Cowan.

[29] In the 1890s, the adoption of large pump machinery[30] created a revival in placer mining,[31] which attracted thousands,[25] but again later became primarily Chinese.