Cliff Lyon interview : [re: Quesnel Forks]
- T1147:0002 track 2
- Item
- [1972?] [date recorded]
Part of Imbert Orchard fonds
CALL NUMBER: T1147:0001 track 2 [and T2744:0002 track 2]
RECORDED: Likely (B.C.), [1972?]
SUMMARY: TRACK 2: CLIFF LYON of Likely describes what his father did in Quesnel Forks. He discusses things his father told him about Quesnel Forks, including the massive Chinese population that once lived there; specific characters; a woman named Mrs. MacKenzie at a "place of ill repute" in Quesnel Forks; etc. He tells the story of John Likely, a well-known prospector and gold miner (and a friend of Lyon's father), and his gold strike at Cedar Creek in 1920-21. Lyon offers details on his father's life and placer mining. [End of interview]