The sub-series consists of oral history interviews about the history of British Columbia's northwestern regions, including four interviews about the Portland Canal region (Alice Arm and Anyox), 1910-1950s, and one about the Atlin-Wrangell area, 1895-1915.

Files kept by J.C. Goodfellow, secretary of the British Columbia Conference Historical Committee ca. 1930 containing correspondence, newspaper clippings and reports relating to the history of the United Church in the Prince Rupert Presbytery of British Columbia.

John C. Goodfellow was a United Church minister and a historian. He wrote many articles on the history of the Similkameen area and on other topics.

This microfilm is a copy of the files Goodfellow kept which relate to the history of the United Church in the Prince Rupert Presbytery. The files contain correspondence, clippings and reports relating to the history of the communities and the churches in the communities. The files are in alphabetical order by place name.

Poems relating to Anyox, B.C.; ethnographic notes on the Nishga Indians; copy of trial transcript of Port Simpson Indian charged with witchcraft; newspaper clippings re Marian K. Gould; water colours, ink and water drawings, and pencil drawings of Indian motifs. Photographs transferred to Visual Records accession 198012-014; map of Indian reserves near Anyox (1920) transferred to Map accession CM/A/16519.

Received from the Official Administrator, Prince Rupert.

The fonds consists of six photo albums created or acquired by F.M. Sylvester while he was Vice-President and General Manager of the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Co. Ltd. between 1912 and 1920.

The series consists of six photo albums created or acquired by F.M. Sylvester while he was Vice-President and General Manager of the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Co. Ltd. between 1912 and 1920.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Chris Anderson : Anyox and Alice Arm from 1925 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Chris Anderson recalls coming to Canada in 1921 and to Anyox in 1930. He describes Anyox, mining, fires at Anyox, the 1933 mining strike, the dismantling of Anyox and more descriptions of Anyox in the 1930s. TRACK 2: Anderson describes the Bonanza Mine disaster of 1929, gold mining, the Dolly Varden Mine at Alice Arm in 1925, plans for an Alice Arm Smelter in the early 1950s, current mining in the area, successful and unsuccessful miners.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): William McLean : life as a prospector - Alice Arm, Zeballos from 1910 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: William McLean talks about life as a prospector. He came to Canada from Scotland in 1907 and came to Stewart, B.C. in 1910. He discusses the Premier Mine, Alice Arm in 1911, prospecting and work in the mines, the telegraph line route, settlers at Alice Arm, the Esperanza mine, mining in 1912, telegraph operators, Ole Evintson and The Dolly Varden, the Dolly Varden Mine in 1913, Alice Arm; before 1914, Anyox Mine to 1935, more about Alice Arm, life to 1938, going to Zeballos (Vancouver Island) for 15 years as a prospector. TRACK 2: McLean continues with more on the Zeballos region, climate changes near Alice Arm, reasons for returning to Alice Arm in 1953, ore on McGraw Mountain, getting old and the attitude that drives prospectors on, more about Alice Arm, the discovery of molybdenum deposit, characters, a list of mines, narrow gauge railway and the shipment of ore, miscellaneous logging from 1923, farming near Alice Arm, wildlife, prospecting up Hastings Arm, local ores, prospecting attitudes, and a brief comment on company mining in the past and present.;

The file consists of a photocopy of "The Miner's Boy in the Lardeau Gold Rush" [reminiscences of life in the Lardeau, and in Stewart and Anyox] told by Fred Lade and written by Ina B. Rawson Lade.

The file consists of a photograph album created around 1916 featuring the activities of the Granby Mining, Smelting & Power Company at Anyox, B.C. under the management of F.M. Sylvester. The album contains 89 photographs of Anyox from 1910 to 1915 including the townsite, the wharf, waterfront, landscape and winter views. There are also photographs of the mines, smelter, sawmill, falls and powerhouse including the route from the smelter to the mine. In addition there are photographs of the old and new hospital along with one of W.H. Dickson, M.D.

The album has been put together in a decorative way with the business card of F.M. Syslvester, General Manager mounted on the inside cover. The photographs are arranged on each page in novel ways with decorative ink tracings. Only a few of the photographs are identified or dated.

The file consists of a photographs album containing 20 photographs of Anyox and various drawings created by or for F.M. Sylvester around 1915.

There are photographs of the mess house and rooming house at Anyox, accompanied by architectural drawings, as well as other buildings under construction. In addition, there are photos of the wharf, powerhouse and machinery. There are general photographs including an image of a man on horseback, mounted heads of mountain sheep and moose and the power house falls. There are several photographs of ships including the Granby Villard, the Granby Turner and the S.S. Turret Crown, the photo of which also contains a technical drawing and information about the ship.

The volume also includes two prints of pressure gauge recordings for the R.M.S. Niagara, one for oil fuel and one for coal fuel, both dated 1913.

The file consists of a photograph album containing 12 photographs of the plant at Anyox taken around 1917. The first three pages of the album show the town site and smelter in panoramic photographs made of two, four and two prints respectively.

The file consists of a photograph album containing 12 photographs of the plant at Anyox taken around 1917. The first three pages of the album show the town site and smelter in panoramic photographs made of two, four and two prints respectively.