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The fonds consists of Graham's correspondence regarding the history of the Kootenay region, including letters from Reverend Nicholas Coccola.

CALL NUMBER: T0302:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. James F. (Jimmy) White recalls his arrival in Golden in 1889; his first impressions; a trip to Fort Steele, including a description of the police and the lifestyle; gold mining; Wildhorse Indians; Michael Phillips; Robert Galbraith; ships; Captain Armstrong; prospecting; gold mining; hydraulic mining; and the decline of Fort Steele. TRACK 2: Mr. White continues with more on hydraulic gold mining; the CPR in Cranbrook and Fort Steele; mines -- Sullivan, North Star, Stemwinder and Moyie; Father Coccola; doctors; possible murders in Fort Steele; the cemetery; horse racing and riding; practical jokes.

CALL NUMBER: T0302:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. White talks about interesting characters, including an incident involving the naming of Tata Creek; other incidents; the Yukon; mining; dancing girls; hunting wild mountain goats and sheep; Indians; Old Kaplo; working in the mountains; men whom Mr. White guided in the mountains; Von Hindenburg's trip. TRACK 2: More about Von Hindenburg's trip; incidents involving bears; the Rockies; and the Selkirks; ministers in Fort Steele; women; families; the red light district incident; the Lum family; English settlers; remittance men; Cranbrook; Golden; gambling; maintenance of law and order in Fort Steele.

CALL NUMBER: T0302:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. White describes some of the pioneers in the Kootenay such as the Lum family; Tom Cochrane and Lady Adelaide. Then he continues discussing Englishmen whom he guided; settlers; a murderer; named Bulldog Kelly; a grizzly bear incident; Buffalo Bill; more anecdotes involving a runaway girl; the police; More's suicide; Old Ben Pugh attempting to get into jail. TRACK 2: More about Ben Pugh; drinking; Mr. White's arrival in BC; packing with Pugh; reasons why he came to BC; an Indian uprising in Fort Steele in 1886; Michael Phillips; the Mounties; Colonel Steele and the Boer War; William Reginald Wyndham; various anecdotes; Mr. White's English and American clients.

CALL NUMBER: T0302:0004 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. White tells a story about the buying and selling of hay; interesting characters such as Billy Hop; claim jumping; more interesting characters such as Jerry Sullivan; an anecdote about a priest drinking; other characters; and one last anecdote about tall stories. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. John Kemp recalls his arrival as a HBC man in Canada and his reasons for coming. He offers a description of his journey through BC to Fort Fraser, the first road into the Interior, his impressions of the Nechako valley in 1911, working with the HBC, a description of Fort St. James as it was in 1911, Father Coccola, his impression of Native Indians, and random thoughts including an anecdote about cooking rice. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-09-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Lizette (Mrs. Ralph Hall), a woman from the Carrier tribe, discusses her father, Louis Billy Prince, who was born in 1864 on the east side of Stuart River. His father was a chief until a bishop removed him; she describes the circumstances around that. She describes her great-grandfather, Kwah, who lived to a very old age and was a nobleman. The people who lived on the reserve. Stories about their first encounters with huns and with white people. Mrs. Hall tells the story of how Sir James Douglas' life was threatened after a when the Native man was killed by two HBC workers near Fort George; the incident ended peacefully. She discusses the first priest in the area, named Father Nobili. Her recollections of Father Morice; he returned to the area in 1924 and was surprised at seeing the advancement of the Carrier people. Father Marshall, who came before Father Morice and other priests. TRACK 2: Mrs. Hall continues with a story about Father Morice and a printing press he left behind. Her recollections of Father Coccola, who ran the place with an iron hand, and the effects of his racial beliefs on the people. She discusses the Hudson's Bay Company and its relations with Indians.; Catholic influences on education, and the focus on the spiritual needs of the Natives rather than their bodily needs. The first public school in 1913, which was not run by the Church, lasted three years. Her experiences at the Catholic residential school; the loneliness that resulted from being taken from parents; penalties imposed for speaking their native language; the unsanitary conditions and; food served. The school's aim "to eradicate culture"; how Indian culture was practiced in private. Mrs.Hall relates some stories about the legendary figure Astace. She offers meanings and pronuciations of Indian names. Finally, she discusses Indian village life in the old days, including how winters were spent, and the raids by the Chilcotin people.

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0001
RECORDED: Hope (B.C.), 1963-03-24 & 25
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Martin Starret, born July 17, 1888, describes his family background, starting with his maternal grandfather, Captain Henry Smith. His grandmother's family name was Stevens. He describes a trip with his uncle, C.V. Smith, to Hazelton in 1909 to learn the fur trade. He discusses a shipment consisting of seventy tons of alcohol for a man called Blackjack MacDonald. He offers a description of Hazelton and his first recollections upon landing there including specific people and events. He discusses his mother and his father, born in 1850 in Brampton Ontario, who was a surveyor. His father also mined gold with a man named Metcalf, and Jack Kerkup who later became the Gold Commissioner at Rossland. His father and a man named Flood, who was from Woodstock Ontario, and a man named Corrigan went from Hope to Skagit in Washington to mine gold. He describes their adventures on the trail to Skagit. TRACK 2: Mr. Starret continues with the story. One of the men began to miss a few things out of his bag such as salt and bacon. The man accused was a Chinese miner and he was required to cut off his hair to be set free. His father returned to Silver Creek, a couple of miles below Hope. Mr. Starret describes Hope, BC, and its residents in the 1890s. Stories of Bill Bristol who had the contract of cutting cords of wood for the steamboat company for a dollar and a quarter per pile. Bristol was born in Syracuse, NY. He worked in the mines in San Francisco in 1849 and came to Hope in 1858. Mr. Starret describes the naming of Catz Landing, Bristol's Landing and a few more places. Bristol used to carry mail from Westminster to Yale in the season when the boats could not run. More stories about Bristol.

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0002
RECORDED: Hope (B.C.), 1963-03-24 & 25
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Starret describes cattle drives and cattle trains near Hope in the 1890s. He offers anecdotes about William Yates who was a worker for Hudson's Bay Company, the man for which Yates Street in Victoria is named. He describes work at the Whitworth Ranch in the Skagit Valley in 1907, a man named Bob Hume who claimed that he was the first white man born in BC, who also worked there. Hume told Mr. Starret the story of Simon Gun-an-noot, an Indian outlaw who killed two white men in Hazelton, including Alec MacIntosh, in October 1907. Gun-an-noot eventually gave himself up because there were no witnesses. Starret tells stories of the famous packer Cataline, whose real name was Jean Caux, and discusses Cataline's drinking habits. TRACK 2: Mr. Starret tells a story about Cataline taking the horseshoes off a horse who was carrying eggs, so that the horse's feet would get sore and he would walk lightly, so as not to break any eggs. More anecdotes about Cataline. Steve Tingley was an old timer who owned a ranch and his wife was killed on a horse. Stories about other packers and old timers such as Ned Stout, Bob Steveson, and John Allway who died in September 1908. He discusses W.W. Walkem who wrote about the first Fraser River bars, and mentions a man named Pete Toye. Mr. Starret offers anecdotes about his mother's experience as a school teacher, and a hike with his father to Eureka mine near Silver Creek in 1897.

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0003
RECORDED: Hope (B.C.), 1963-03-24 & 25
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Starret discusses early white settlers in the Babine Lake region. Stories about Walter Williscroft who lived outside Hazelton, and had to turn back along a trail to find his dog. A story about contractor Duncan Ross and his dealings with a Chinese blacksmith. A packing contest which a Mongolian won. A story of the "Bell Mare", an Indian woman who carried a bell and when the bell would ring the horses would think there was another horse up ahead and rush to get there. Mr. Starret offers a detailed description of packing methods. TRACK 2: Mr. Starret discusses early settlers at Hope in 1900: Yates, Alvarez and Wardel. Feed for the horses was the biggest drawback of Hope. The benefits of Hope from a geographical point of view. Hazelton got busy in 1910 because of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Men from Ontario seemed to be best adjusted to life out west. More on Hope. A story of Bill Miner, a famous train robber and a Robin Hood type figure, who was also a prospector. After one train robbery, Bill Miner rode a split-hoofed horse from the scene; the police tracked the horse and caught Miner in 1903. More stories about Miner and his generosity. Mines in the area are overviewed. A description of the survey of Allison Pass in 1906.

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0004
RECORDED: Hope (B.C.), 1963-03-24 & 25
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Starret continues with his story about surveying Allison Pass near Princeton around 1905/1906. He describes the Whitworth Ranch in the Skagit Valley in 1907 at the time of a gold strike. He mentions several prospectors and discusses how Indians burned off the sides of the mountains to create easier passage to Gibson Pass. Whitworth lived in the Skagit Valley from 1903 to 1910. More stories about prospecting for gold around Yale and taking up land and prospecting at Stuart Lake. He describes what kind of man a prospector is: an optimist. The weather around Hope and how it affects the people working. The "Mill Run" around Hope is a ditch which runs at the foot of the mountain for irrigation. TRACK 2: Mr. Starret continues with more on Hope. He describes the school at Hope with stories about families such as the Bears, how the children dressed, and stories about what the day consisted of. Mr. Starret offers other childhood memories such as milking cows, learning to hunt, sapping trees, a particularly harsh winter, and life in the summer as a child.

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0005
RECORDED: Hope (B.C.), 1963-03-24 & 25
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Starret continues with more stories about growing up in Hope in the 1890s, such as planting potatoes, riding horses, getting water for his mother with his brother Bill, turning hay and swimming. Then he tells a story about going up to the Nicola country to turn hay with his brother when he was twenty-one. He eventually got a job for Harry Gibbs at the Babine Salmon Hatchery in 1911. He tells a story about ordering a pipe to repair a leak and life at the hatchery that summer. Mr. Starret describes how flat boats took supplies all over the province. Mr. Starret tells the Indian (Babine Tribe, Stuart Lake Tribe) story about the legendary figure Astace and the creation of the Skeena River, as it was told to him. TRACK 2: Mr. Starret continues with his narrative about the origin of the Skeena River. Mr. Starret describes the landscape around Hazelton and the Skeena River. He discusses the differences in how white people and Indians treat their animals, such as pack dogs and horses. He talks about native people greeting Father Nicholas Coccola at Babine, and the schools, people and reserves in the area.

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0006 track 1
RECORDED: Hope (B.C.), 1963-03-24 & 25
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Starret discusses boats: every boy knew how to row; all the fishing boats passing through Hope to get to Westminster; and native people's boats. More on mining in the area and the origins of names of places in the Hope region, with a description of the geography and people. He supposes that Hope was established before Yale and offers an explanation as to why. Soon after Yale became a more significant town. Mr. Starret tells stories of crossing lakes with Indians as guides. [end of 1963 interview]

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0006 track 2
RECORDED: Silver Creek (B.C.), 1964-07-02
SUMMARY: TRACK 2: Mr. Starret tells stories about Bill Bristol, a mail carrier from New Westminster to Yale, who employed an Indian crew to work with him. Mr. Starret describes Bristol's physical appearance and the way he acted. Mr. Starret tells a story Bristol told him about Mr. Starret's father as a young prospector who discovered a lead near Hope. More stories about Bristol.

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0007
RECORDED: Silver Creek (B.C.), 1964-07-02
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Starret describes Bill Bristol's daughter, Maisie, who was sent to a private boarding school in Hope; she later married an old sailor named Bears and had six or seven children, all boys but one. He discusses Bristol's death in early winter 1909/1910. Mr. Starret offers anecdotal material about residents of Hope in the 1890s, such as Mrs. Flood (a school teacher), and physical features of Hope, such as the characteristics of picket fences. Mr. Starret offers further description of the Babine region while he lived there from October 1909: the Hudson's Bay posts and activities such as fur trading, the gold rush on McConnell Creek in 1908, stories of old timers; stories of getting into the area along the Fraser River and Dewdney Trail; more about the geography around Babine; mail carriers and what was involved in such an enterprise, a story about an old time prospector named Jim May who worked on Tom Creek and more old timers. TRACK 2: Mr. Starret talks about trading posts on the Skeena; the Babine Indians and times they had been attacked, raids, and a story an Indian woman told his mother about catching a wolverine. Mr. Starret tells an involved story of a trip he took one spring near Hazelton to locate a homestead, and experiences with Indians, including detailed geography. Then he tells the story of a journey to Round Lake to look at some land for his uncle which was being sold, including characters he met along the way and some geography.

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0008
RECORDED: Silver Creek (B.C.), 1964-07-02
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Starret tells a story about 'Blaze' Rogers who blazed all the roads around Hazelton, and trips around the Babine region in all kinds of weather. Stories about life with his uncle, C.V. Smith, in Hazelton in 1909, including stories his uncle had told him about the Indians at Babine. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0009
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-08-13 & 14
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Starret describes the landscape and roads around Hope in 1900 by comparing it to what it is like in 1964. In his description, he offers several anecdotes including one about a Chinese man who died, Cariboo Joe Tunnel near Chapman, a dig of ninety feet below water to get to bedrock, men, Bill and Joe Lapworth and the Johnson family, who worked on the railway at Hope Station when he was a child in the 1890s, and stories involving the boat that the Johnson family used to get to school. TRACK 2: Mr. Starret continues his stories about the boat in which the family thought one of their uncles had died, but he returned. Mr. Starret describes the first roads built in the 1870s at Hope which went around the lake to Chilliwack, and the first settlements he can remember including Jones Hill, and names of local Indian reserves. Mr. Starret tells the story of how Catz Landing got its name by Captain John Irving and the story of Murderer's Bar in 1858. Stories of old timer Manuel Alvarez, who was from Chile and married an Indian woman, and his eldest son Tom Alvarez, and the first mail carriers in the area. The history of mail carrier Bill Bristol including his real first name, events in his life, land given to him as a wood yard, his route from Westminster to Yale until the railway came in 1885.

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0010
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-08-13 & 14
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: More stories about Bill Bristol and how he used to canoe to Yale before the road was built, and how he disliked paddling downstream. As a testament to Bristol's faithfulness as a mail carrier, he was given a watch with an inscription when he retired. Anecdotes about Steve Tingley who worked for the Barnard Express. Mr. Starret tells a story about the log cabin in the Otter Valley where Ed Tingley (Steve's nephew) lived. Mr. Starret learned to dance there in 1905. More on Bill Bristol and his problems taking a canoe upstream. More stories told to Mr. Starret by Bill Bristol, such as a bear shooting a man in a tree in Tete Jeune Cache during the gold rush. He describes the area where he believes Simon Fraser first landed. TRACK 2: Mr. Starret tells the story of a Hudson's Bay company worker named Greenwood, the man whom Greenwood Island is named after, and a story of Mr. Yates who was a clerk in the 1880s. Stories of reactions to the first telephone in the area, followed by a description of Mr. Yates and more stories about him. Mr. Starret describes the development of Hope and the migration route. He discusses cattle drives on the Yale road, and the need to burn timber to create land to feed the cattle in the 1860s.

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0011
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-08-13 & 14
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Starret continues with more on cattle drives near Hope in the 1890s including how the cowboys dressed. Mr. Starret discusses the layout of Hope from his earliest memories, his family's ranch outside of Hope, old timers, the mill at Hope, and wagons used at the time. He describes the oldest hard rock mine in BC, which is nine miles outside of Hope, mined in the 1860s and called Silver Creek, and the trails nearby. The twenty-mile belt-line from Silver Creek to the railroad was built in 1906 by a man who died on the Titanic. Mr. Starret describes sporting events in the area, such as the horse races on May 24th. He tells a story of how sixteen-year-old Luke Gibson, of the Chilliwack Gibson family, was racing a horse whose leg broke in the race. More stories about race-day and killing a bear in Hope. TRACK 2: Mr. Starret tells a story about waiting for a steamboat and he mentions several characters in Hope such as Mr. Wardel. More on Murderer's Bar and the river nearby, the Walkum family and their land on Murray Creek; a ditch that collapsed and killed some Indians; Hope Mountain and the surrounding landscape. Mr. Starret offers his first impressions of Silver Creek and stories of how ore was discovered in the 1860s; Hugh Stoker was one of the first investors. A description of the mountains, Silver Peak and Holy Cross, and how they were named. Mr. Starret describes a hike up to the Eureka Mine with his father and his neighbor Fred Bears in August 1897, including details of the supplies they brought with them, plants they encountered such as hemlock bark, the campsite, the trail they traveled, and a stump they encountered which had a mark in it (which was still there when he revisited 50 years later).

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0012
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-08-13 & 14
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Starret continues with his story up to the Eureka Mine with details of the meals they ate, more on the forks and geography of the trail, the cabin at the mine, dynamite and how to light it, spending the night in the cabin, morning at the cabin, the trail to the Victoria mine, Fred slipping on the hard snow, finding crystallized quartz and copper ore, searching out the Eureka tunnel, going home and details about Fred Bears. Mr. Starret discusses other camping trips and other thoughts looking back on the Eureka trip. He discusses how his father spent time looking for an ore vein, and the differences in the smells from a hay field to the timbers of the mountains. Mr. Starret discusses other mountains and roads near the Mr. Starret ranch. TRACK 2: Mr. Starret discusses weather: clouds on the mountains as compared to those in the northern interior, and a story about a dance and a hard snowfall of four feet, eight inches. Mr. Starret tells a story about being afraid of animals at night and details of beds, bedding, night clothes and customs when he was a child. He offers insight into freedoms and restrictions of his life as a child, such as what would be eaten for breakfast and the tap used for water.

CALL NUMBER: T0399:0013
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-08-13 & 14
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Starret continues describing a typical day of what life was like in Hope as a boy in the 1890s: his father would get up and light a fire first thing in the morning and make coffee, shoes they wore as compared to shoes of the 1960s, feeding the chickens and ducks, and breakfast. Mr. Starret digresses and discusses his father's eating customs and his appearance, and Mr. Starret's impressions of his father when he was a child. Mr. Starret then discusses his mother's appearance, and her life as a teacher. Mr. Starret describes what life was like while he lived alone on the ranch with his father while his mother taught in Victoria. TRACK 2: Mr. Starret tells a story about when he and his brother Will were working on a ranch in September 1909 when his mother asked one of the boys to join her in a trip to Hazelton to stay with her brother. Mr. Starret joined his mother and explains details about the trip and what Hazelton was like in 1909, when he was twenty-one, his uncle's home, stories about what his life was like in the area, and traveling in the winter to establish a ranch.

SUMMARY: This program features stories of the early Roman Catholic missionaries in the central interior of B.C. Voices heard are: Lizette Hall, Martin Starret, and Dick Walker.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Peter Casorso talks about his father, John Casorso, and life in the Okanagan Mission area. He describes his family background; how his father came from Italy, and his journey from the coast to Okanagan Mission; the family farm; pioneer life there; more details of the journey from the coast; an anecdote about food preparation; people and events in the area; Father Pandosy's mission; Father Coccola; more on the Casorso family and the house; general comments on early life; a story about his father borrowing money from A.B. Knox; a description of his father; land and ranches in the a;rea. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T0315:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The riverboat era on the Skeena River PERIOD COVERED: 1880-1912 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: William John "Wiggs" O'Neill begins this interview speaking about the establishment of the Henkel farm on Francois Lake, the story of Harry "Buccaneer" Morgan's adventurers in the Boer War, old man Jeffrey -- a Scotsman who pre-empted land in the Bulkley Valley, Mrs. H. Long's wedding day and Joe Merryfield's story about a Chinese miner and his Indian wife at Manson Creek. TRACK 2: Wiggs; O'Neill tells a story about a Kitselas Indian bootlegger named "Queen of Kitselas", the origin of Smithers and the Hubert site.

CALL NUMBER: T0315:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The riverboat era on the Skeena River PERIOD COVERED: 1880-1910 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: More details about the "Queen of Kitselas" are provided -- including: the Kitselas magistrate (C.W. Clifford), Canon March and the Kitsumkalum policeman -- Tom Parsons. Wiggs O'Neill continue;s with a story about Father Coccola and an injured man from Francois Lake and the start of the St. Eugene mine in the Kootenays. Included are stories of Port Essington (Spokeshoot) the "summer capital;" of the Cassiar district (Port Simpson was the "winter capital") and a description of local celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII (1902). TRACK 2: This tape begins with a Wiggs O'Neill story about a drinking party in Essington involving the local magistrate and a commercial traveller, continues with the first municipal elections at Port Essington (1907) and the first fisherman's strike, 1899.

CALL NUMBER: T0315:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The riverboat era on the Skeena River PERIOD COVERED: 1890-1912 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Wiggs O'Neill talks about the musical abilities of the local Indians, Walter Wright -- first mate to Captain Bonser, Cunningham's wharf in Port Essington, details about the steamboats, passenger loading and embarkation, steamer captains and engineers, steamer operations, bell signals between the Captain and engineer, the activity of the steamboat leaving the dock, the cordwood piles on the Skeena River and more on the boat signals. TRACK 2: More about the signals aboard the steamboats between the captain and the engineer, noises of the paddles and the noise of the exhaust. Wiggs O'Neill provides some information about the machinery, engines and construction of the steamboats. He talks about the activities of the passengers on board the boat, the excitement of the trip, the element of danger on the Skeena River, the role of the crew, types of passengers, Sir Richard McBride's visit to Hazelton, Mrs. Campbell Johnson, settlers and the crew.

CALL NUMBER: T0315:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The riverboat era on the Skeena River PERIOD COVERED: 1890-1912 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Wiggs O'Neill continues speaking about the crew of the steamboats, provisions, steamboat construction, meals and dining, "bootlegging" by the steward, gambling, sleeping accommodations, washing facilities, the main cabin, crew's quarters, the engine and boiler areas, loading the wood, overnight stops, "lining", music from the Indian crew and navigating the Kitselas Canyon. TRACK 2: More; details are provided about navigation through the Kitselas Canyon, "lining", ringbolts, the wreck of the "Mount Royal", an incident with Captain Bonser and a potential accident and Captain Bonser's character.

CALL NUMBER: T0315:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The riverboat era on the Skeena River PERIOD COVERED: 1890-1912 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Wiggs O'Neill describes Port Essington (Spokeshoot) during its heyday, Bob Cunningham, Indians of the lower Skeena, shipping at Port Essington, steamer schedules, currency, high and low water, the town of Kitselas, the travelling season, the riverboat journey and stops along the Skeena: Kitsumkalum, Kitwanga, Hazelton and New Town. TRACK 2: This tape continues with more details about the riverboat journey: Kitselas, New Town, Lorne Creek, Cedarvale (Minskinisht) and Rev. Tomlinson, Captain Jackman, the Copper River area, supplies and provisions and Kitwanga. Information is provided ;about Captain Bonser's crew members including: Paul Kato (a Japanese carpenter) and a story about a repair, purser -- Gordon Lockerby, engineer -- Pat Hicky on "Caledonia" and the rivalry between Captain Johnson and Captain Bonser. Wiggs O'Neill speaks about Kitwanga and Rev. Price, and the steamboat's arrival at Hazelton.

CALL NUMBER: T0315:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The riverboat era on the Skeena River PERIOD COVERED: 1890-1912 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This tape continues with recollections about the steamboat's arrival in Hazelton, Hazelton's role as the river terminus and transportation centre, the town site and buildings, Jim Kirby -- provincial policeman, the "stone cellar" liquor outlet and Jim May. Information about local characters and incidents is related including: Joe Doyne, "Mocassin-Face Jenny", John Hetherington and a spiked cake prank, a bear-skin prank and Gordon Lockerby, and mock trials on the steamboats. TRACK 2: Wiggs O'Neill recalls passenger and cargo accommodation onboard the steamboats, "traveller men", names; of local hazards along the river: "Hole-in-the-wall", "Devil's Island", "Beaver Dam", "Devil's Elbow", "Whirlygig", "Hornet's Nest" and the wreck of the "Pheasant" and the "Northwest". He describes ;a typical steamboat, size, draft etc, the railway construction boom and a drowning.

CALL NUMBER: T1042:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-31 SUMMARY:

TRACK 1: Mr. Bill Ferrier came to Canada from Scotland in 1910 to visit his sister in Victoria when he was 20 years old. He describes working in the East on his way out to Victoria; various jobs including working for a vet in Victoria and as a gun toter in a carnival and building a poultry farm; a three-year contract as a transport boss for the HBC at Babine; travel from Hazelton to Babine by dog team; his experiences in Hazelton; experiences with the local people including the packer Cataline (Jean Caux) and what life was like there; the Babine hatchery, poor fish hatchers; A.C. Murray, who; was the old factor at the HBC Fort at Fort St. James, and the hierarchy of the surrounding forts; jobs he worked at in Fort St. James; more on fishing and life at the hatchery from 1922 to 1928; how he got his dogs, and how he learned to use the dogs on a dog team. TRACK 2: Mr. Ferrier continues by describing Barney Mulvaney on the Babine Trail, Mary L. Jobe, delivering freight with schooners and other vessels on the Skeena River, fur packing and missionaries.

CALL NUMBER: T1042:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-31 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Ferrier describes Father Coccola and Father Woolfe in detail; Christmas celebrations; Native Indians; Martin Starret and his relationship with Indians, and the story of how Ferrier met Starret in 1913; anecdotes about Starret and Ferrier's experiences together; more on the Babine area; the HBC post at Babine; Fort St. James and the HBC post there; A.C. Murray and his family. [TRACK 2;: blank.]