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Fred Tregillus (F.J.T.) came to Canada in 1882, working on the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1886 he began prospecting and mining in the Barkerville area. He was active in public affairs, serving on the local School Board, the local Board of Trade, and the Local Exemption Tribunal. He was also Secretary of the Barkerville Branch of the Provincial Mining Association of B.C. He died in 1962 at the age of 99.

The records include: letters inward, 1909-1931, including letters from Cariboo Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA's), friends, and mining acquaintances and letters received as Secretary of the Barkerville School Board from teachers applying for positions.

RECORDED: Quesnel (B.C.), 1981-10-01 SUMMARY: Earl Baity was born in Idaho on November 26, 1907. He spent a short time attending Mud River school and Bouchie Lake school, as well as helped with building them. The author of "I Remember Chilako", as well as two other books, and the author of a column in the "Quesnel Observer". Tells of 1917 move to Mud River from Alberta in a box car with his parents and horses, etc. Tells of his life trapping and wood cutting. Tells of helping to build the Mud River school, and getting out of attending it! Reads one of his columns about Inez Ratcliffe, who went to school by dog sled team; she taught at Bouchie Lake school, across river from Quesnel. Stories of Christmas concerts and dances. Plays old time tune on violin, "Home Waltz", at end.

RECORDED: Quesnel (B.C.), 1981-09-30 SUMMARY: Vera Peever was born in Edmonton in 1917, and attended the Dragon Lake one room school, 1924-. She describes a love of country life and praises the joys of attending a one room school. Describes walking four miles to school and enjoying countryside. Pleasures of farm life.

RECORDED: Quesnel (B.C.) [?], 1981-09-25 SUMMARY: James MacAlister was born in Manitoba in 1905, and attended Macalister school at Macalister. This one room school was still standing in 1981 at the time of the interview, and was being used as a chicken house. Mr. MacAlister recalls coming out to the Cariboo from Manitoba in 1911, with his mother driving a team of horses, wagon, and skids. His father driving the oxen and farm machinery. Tells of starting in tiny log school at Macalister in 1914 when he was 9 years old. Homesteading, first in a tent, then a clay-floor cabin, 1/4 section, very poor. Stories of some of his teachers, difficulties in getting an education, long hours working on farm and section gang when a young boy. Later years as a ranger.

RECORDED: Canim Lake (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mr. Onken came to Canada from Germany in 1926. He lived in Manitoba until 1936, when he came to the coast, settling finally in the Cariboo in 1951. He set up a one man sawmill at Canim Lake. There he felled, bucked, loaded and hauled lumber to the mill where he sawed it into lumber, planed it, and hauled it to the consumer.;

RECORDED: Horsefly (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mr. Walters grew up on his father's ranch near Horsefly. When he turned 18, he started his own ranch. He also tells stories about hunting trips, farming, ranching, trapping and being a big game guide.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1981-11-30 SUMMARY: Wilfred Norn recalls Dr. Lloyd Champlain and the Cariboo region community of Cinema, B.C.

RECORDED: Clinton (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mr. Prydatok came to Canada from Austria at the age of 16. He first worked in the coal mines near Nanaimo, before moving to the Cariboo, where he homesteaded near Green Lake.;

RECORDED: Clinton (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mr. Robertson was one of the first forest rangers in BC. He was born in Clinton and spent most of his career there.;

RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mrs. Richards tells stories about being a housewife in the Cariboo in the early days. Cynthia and her sisters started the the Cariboo Womens' Institute, and Cynthia started the welcome wagon in Williams Lake.

RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mr. Richards was born in Washington state and moved to the Peace River in 1921. He later moved to Vancouver with his father, and completed his schooling there. Herbert logged on Vancouver Island for a time. and later moved to the Cariboo, where he made his home on a preemption in Forest Grove.

RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mrs. Richards was born in the United States, but married a Canadian, and came to the Cariboo in 1901. Mr. Richards died and left Bessie with three children to raise. She had her own homestead, worked as a cook, and was a midwife, nurse and undertaker to those in Forest Grove for many years.

This series consists of a list of sawmills, planer mills and barker-chippers organized by Ranger District until 1979 and by Forest District thereafter, compiled by the District forester/Regional Manager. Contains information as to name of mill or mill owner, address, physical location, type, i.e.: portable, stationary, farmer, planer in connection with saw mill, or equipped with gang saws, capacity per shift in cubic meters (mbm before metrication) and projected expansion. Compiled twice a year until 1955, annually thereafter.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980-08-21

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980-08-01 SUMMARY: [No content summary or documentation available for this interview.];