▁rough ▁gold ▁town . ▁It ▁was ▁as ▁familiar ▁to ▁early ▁provincial ▁high ▁society ▁as ▁were ▁New ▁West min ster ▁and ▁distant ▁B ark er ville . ▁During ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway , ▁construction ▁ran ▁directly ▁through ▁the ▁village , ▁built ▁on ▁flat land ▁by ▁the ▁river . ▁It ▁destroyed ▁the ▁town ' s ▁old ▁commercial ▁core ▁and ▁the ▁connection ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁life ▁to ▁the ▁water front . ▁ ▁As ▁Y ale ▁was ▁hand y ▁for ▁travel ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁New ▁West min ster ▁and ▁the ▁railway ' s ▁destination ▁on ▁B urr ard ▁In let ▁( so on ▁after ▁named ▁V ancouver ), ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁headquarters ▁and ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁railway ▁contract or ▁Andrew ▁O nd erd onk , ▁who ▁super vised ▁its ▁construction . ▁The ▁town ▁bo omed ▁with ▁population ▁and ▁new ▁business es ▁because ▁of ▁railway ▁sp ending ▁and ▁employ ment . ▁Y ale ▁and ▁nearby ▁Em ory ▁City , ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Hill ' s ▁Bar , ▁where ▁the ▁gold ▁r ush ▁had ▁begun , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁all ▁the ▁major ▁C any on ▁towns ▁to ▁Ash cro ft , ▁thr ong ed ▁with ▁temporary ▁residents ▁and ▁business ▁of ▁various ▁kinds ▁and ▁legit ima cies . ▁ ▁Three - times ▁daily ▁rail ▁service ▁to ▁V ancouver ▁- ▁begun ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁before ▁construction ▁in ▁the ▁C any on ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁- ▁made ▁Y ale ▁a ▁popular ▁exc urs ion ▁run