. ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁mant is ▁gener a ▁and ▁species ▁P ray ing ▁mant is ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M ant ode a ▁of ▁Africa ▁Category : B ol ben a <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Big ▁B end ▁Gold ▁R ush ▁was ▁a ▁gold ▁r ush ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁Columbia ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁( now ▁a ▁Canadian ▁province ) ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 6 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁gold field ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁trib ut aries ▁of ▁the ▁Columbia ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Big ▁B end ▁Country , ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁huge ▁hair pin ▁b end ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁miles ▁long ▁in ▁eastern ▁British ▁Columbia ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁Columbia ▁as ▁it ▁curves ▁around ▁the ▁Sel k irk ▁Mountains ▁from ▁the ▁river ' s ▁source ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁in ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁T rench ▁and ▁turns ▁south wards ▁towards ▁the ▁Ar row ▁L akes ▁and ▁eventually ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁main ▁finds ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁south ward ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁river ' s ▁journey ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁B end ▁proper , ▁where ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁M ica ▁Creek ▁and ▁Big ▁B end ▁marked ▁the ▁north ward ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁r ush . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁r ush ▁was ▁near er ▁the ▁Ar row ▁L akes , ▁on ▁cre eks ▁trib ut ary ▁to ▁the ▁Gold stream ▁River ▁and ▁Down ie ▁Creek , ▁which ▁lay ▁respectively ▁immediately ▁above ▁and ▁below ▁the ▁inf am