What was the economic basis for Vancouver in 1865? Explain.?

Question: What was the economic basis for Vancouver in 1865!? Explain!.!?
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Vancouver was then, and still remains, an important seaport, but it was secondary in importance to the colony of Vancouver Island (what is now BC and Vancouver Island were separate colonies in the early days) and the first capital of BC, Fort Langley!.
Vancouver really came into its own on an economic basis, when the railway was completed, linking Canada's east and western provinces!.Www@QuestionHome@Com