▁settlement s ▁near er ▁the ▁F ras er ' s ▁mouth . ▁The ▁Car ib oo ▁Road , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁ran ▁from ▁Y ale ▁to ▁B ark er ville ▁via ▁Ly tt on , ▁Ash cro ft ▁and ▁Qu es nel . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁an ▁over land ▁route ▁from ▁New ▁West min ster ▁was ▁finally ▁built ▁- ▁the ▁Y ale ▁Road ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁It ▁was ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Grand ▁Tr unk ▁Road ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁as ▁Old ▁Y ale ▁Road ; ▁it ▁surv ives ▁in ▁sections ▁from ▁Sur rey ▁through ▁Abb ots ford ▁and ▁Ch ill iw ack ▁( though ▁no ▁longer ▁entirely ▁a ▁continuous ▁" high way "). ▁Its ▁counter part ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁was ▁the ▁D ew d ney ▁Tr unk ▁Road , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁railway ▁construction ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁That ▁road ▁ran ▁only ▁to ▁D ew d ney , ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁Mission ▁City . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁unique ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁trans ship ment ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁Car ib oo ▁Road , ▁Y ale ▁prosper ed ▁for ▁another ▁twenty ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁gold ▁r ush . ▁Although ▁it ▁decl ined ▁in ▁population , ▁it ▁retained ▁some ▁prest ige ▁and ▁such ▁s oph istic ation ▁as ▁had ▁grown ▁up ▁within ▁the