▁and ▁Down ie ▁Creek . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ste amer ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁B end ▁operated ▁from ▁that ▁location ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁an ▁Italian ▁sett ler ▁from ▁California ▁named ▁Sav ona , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁location ▁became ▁quickly ▁known ▁as ▁Sav ona ' s ▁Fer ry ▁( today ' s ▁town ▁of ▁Sav ona ). ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁once ▁the ▁r ush ▁was ▁over , ▁the ▁Big ▁B end ▁became ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁road ▁connecting ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Al berta ▁to ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁which ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Can ada ▁Highway ▁through ▁the ▁Rog ers ▁Pass . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁gold fields ▁and ▁what ▁remained ▁of ▁their ▁bo om town s ▁and ▁old ▁min ing ▁cam ps ▁and ▁work ings ▁is ▁now ▁beneath ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁res er voir s ▁of ▁M ica ▁Dam ▁or ▁Re vel st oke ▁C any on ▁Dam ▁( the ▁M ica ▁Dam ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River ▁Tre aty ▁d ams ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Gold ▁R ush es ▁Gold ▁r ush ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Chron icle , ▁ 1 8 4 7 – 1 8 7 1 : ▁Gold ▁& ▁colon ists , ▁Helen ▁and ▁G . P . V . ▁Ak rig g , ▁Disc overy ▁Press , ▁V ancouver ▁( 1 9 7 7 ) ▁▁ ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Columbia ▁gold ▁r ush es ▁Category : Sh us w ap