The item is a videocassette of a documentary from ca. 1986. It shows the old North Bend Aerial Ferry, which operated across the Fraser River at Boston Bar from March 1940 to January 1986. The aerial ferry, believed to be the last of its type in North America, was a familiar landmark and a part of the daily routine in Boston Bar and North Bend. It was replaced by a bridge, which could accommodate the logging industry's need for heavier hauls.
RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-?] SUMMARY: This tape records the sounds of the aerial ferry between Boston Bar and North Bend over the Fraser River. Imbert Orchard speaks to the operator, who describes conditions and the operations along the ;route. Includes the sounds of the motor which operate the ferry.
Documentary. The International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission's struggle to save the Fraser River sockeye salmon run. Includes research toward and construction of the Hells Gate and Bridge River fishways, and the program for re-stocking depleted streams.
Item consists of a photograph of Boston Bar, showing freight wagons. The photograph is attributed to Richard Maynard, but could possibly be a Dally photograph.
The item consists of one diary written by William McColl between September 26 and November 23, 1861. The diary also includes a rough tally of daily expenses as well a list of the cost of provisions. In the diary, McColl documents his trip with the Royal Engineers from New Westminster to Yale for the purpose of marking out a road from Boston Bar to Hells Gates [sic]. McColl includes a rough copy of a report on the route of the proposed road. The diary also includes entries on McColl's work exploring a road between Yale to Chapman's Bar, and from Chapman's Bar to Boston Bar.
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