CALL NUMBER: T3125:0001 track 1 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Early settlers near Terrace, B.C. and the growth of Terrace, 1907-1977 PERIOD COVERED: 1907-1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-09-29 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Lloyd Melrose Johnstone (Mayor, businessman, pilot, Armed Forces, forest industry) was born in Prince Rupert in January, 1916. Arrived in Terrace a few weeks later. Talks about father and the railway. Settling at Lakelse. Father pre-empted the hot springs in 1907. Built lodge at Lakelse as a road-house. Describes what a pre-emption is and how to obtain it. Describes the clientele at the hot springs. Talks about a specific case, Shorty Haven from the Yukon and the 1920s. In 1928 during the days of the Prohibition, Al Capone and three henchmen visit the hot springs disguised as priests.; Prior to building the railway in 1912, the mail came via the Kitimat Trail. He describes some of the mail stops and the routes, also a mail carrier named Burns after whom Burns Lake was named. Talks about Dominion Government Fish Hatchery. Settlement of native people and a few trappers. Names types of animals trapped. Talks about the "interdict" list and natives. Boats on the lake in 1920. First plane on lake in 1929. TRACK 2: Lloyd talks about school days from 1921 onward. His first contract hauling cedar poles in 1937. In 1941 he joined the services. Speaks about the future of cedar poles; Talks about the Depression in Terrace and its affect on residents. Continues to discuss the growth of Terrace after the war years right up to the present (1977).;
CALL NUMBER: T3125:0001 track 2 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Early settlers near Terrace, B.C. and the growth of Terrace, 1907-1977 PERIOD COVERED: 1907-1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-09-29 SUMMARY: Lloyd talks about school days from 1921 onward. His first contract hauling cedar poles in 1937. In 1941 he joined the Services. Speaks about the future of cedar poles. Talks about the Depression in Terrace and its affect on residents. Continues to discuss the growth of Terrace after the war years right up to the present (1977).;