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Baker Street Named for C.J. Seymour Baker, a surveyor, who discovered scheelite, the main ore of tungsten, at Hardscrabble Creek in 1904 with metallurgist J.R. Atkin. They acquired the property in 1928 and turned it into the Columbia Tungsten Co. in 1934
Blair Avenue Thomas A. Blair prospected and developed the Proserpine Gold Mines Ltd with Fred Tregillus, between 1939 and 1941. He originally had a store in Barkerville, moved to Fort George and then returned in 1914.
Burnett Avenue William Brenton Burnett of Vancouver was the president of the Cariboo Gold Quartz mine in 1934. He assisted Fred Wells in starting the Cariboo Gold Quartz mine by raising funds in the northwest United States and Canada.
Bowman Crescent. Named for Amos Bowman, an early prospector, historian and mapmaker of the Cariboo area. He has drawn some of the most detailed gold field maps that exist. He also has a mountain ridge and river named after him in the Bowron area.
Covey Street Named for Burt Covey, the Highways foreman who lived on this street in the 1960s to 1970s.
Davies Road Named after the Davies family who lived up this road in the 1960šs to 70s. Gold Quartz Drive Named for the mine.
Gardner Street Named after H.J.Gardner who operated Gardner Construction (the company that built townsite houses in 1933) and Gardneršs Building Suppy Store here in Wells.
Hong Street William (Bill) Hong was born in Stanley in 1901. He was a miner, prospector and business owner from 1900s to 1970s in Stanley, Barkerville and Wells.
Hoy Street Named for C.D. Hoy, a grocer of Wells, who operated the South Wells Company, a company formed after the Wells Townsite Company. The South Wells Company was formed to oversee the development in South Wells. In 1936, C.D. Hoy was instrumental in supplying power to Wells. He also built the Lode Theatre.
Hardscrabble Road Named for the Hardscrabble Creek and Mountain in this area. It was a major placer mining area in the 1870šs to 1908. The Columbia Tungsten Co operated on this road in 1934 and Mosquito Creek Hardrock in the 1970šs.
Jones Avenue Named for Harry Jones who operated a hydraulic mine in Stanley in 1909. H. Jones was the foreman of the Wing Dam operation when it first started.
Legion Drive Named for the Royal Canadian Legion which is situated on this road.
Mildred and Margaret Avenues These avenues are named for the daughters of Fred. J. Tregillus. The Tregillus family are a well-known family who lived in Stanley in 1917 and Barkerville and then later in Wells. Fred Tregillus came to Stanley in 1885, and he died in Barkerville in 1962 at the age of 99. He and his wife, Mary House of Barkerville, had three children, Alfred, Margaret and Mildred.
Pooley Street Named after a family named "Pooley" whose father worked at the Gold Quartz Mine. Pooley Street was the commercial district in the town of Wells. Most of the major businesses were located on this well-drained piece of property. In Wells, private merchants were allowed to operate businesses, despite the fact that it was a company town.
Sanders Avenue is named for Al. E. Sanders from Oregon, who helped Elmer Armstrong, also from Oregon, to develop properties on Proserpine and Cow Mountains in 1917. They eventually convinced Fred Marshall Wells to take an interest in the properties on Cow Mountain, which became the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine
Solibakke Drive Oscar H. Solibakke, a self-proclaimed promoter from Seattle, helped to raise funds for the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine. He was also a director of the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine in 1934.
Ski Hill Road The road to the ski hill. This road has been removed.
