▁and ▁What com ▁Tra ils . ▁ ▁Douglas ▁also ▁sought ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁import ation ▁of ▁weapons , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁Victoria - dis emb ark ation ▁requirement , ▁but ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁resources ▁for ▁o vers ight ▁meant ▁that ▁over land ▁routes ▁to ▁the ▁gold fields ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁controlled . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁conflicts ▁During ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁t ensions ▁increased ▁between ▁min ers ▁and ▁the ▁N la ka ' p am ux , ▁the ▁First ▁Nations ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁C any on . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁F ras er ▁C any on ▁War . ▁Min ers ▁w ary ▁of ▁vent uring ▁up river ▁beyond ▁Y ale ▁began ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁L akes ▁Route ▁to ▁L illo o et ▁instead , ▁prompt ing ▁Douglas ▁to ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁Douglas ▁Road , ▁the ▁Main land ▁Col ony ' s ▁first ▁public ▁works ▁project . ▁The ▁governor ▁arrived ▁in ▁Y ale ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁ap ologies ▁of ▁the ▁Americans ▁who ▁had ▁w aged ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁n atives . ▁W ant ing ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁British ▁military ▁and ▁government al ▁presence ▁more ▁visible , ▁Douglas ▁appointed ▁just ices ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁and ▁also ▁re vised ▁the ▁s lap dash ▁min ing ▁rules ▁which ▁had ▁emer ged ▁along ▁the ▁river . ▁Tro ops ▁to ▁maintain ▁order , ▁however , ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁short ▁supply . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁and ▁inter ra cial ▁t ensions ▁between ▁European ▁Americans ▁and ▁non - white