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Adoption case files.

This series contains reports by the Assistant Timber Inspector at Nelson on timber cut and royalties payable by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Doukhobor Society.

Series consists of one Revelstoke County Court record book for cases heard in Donald, Nelson, and Revelstoke under the Speedy Trials Act in 1892-1893. Record books may include the following information: names of witnesses, lists of exhibits, judgment rendered, times of activities, name of judge, name of solicitors, and date of activities.

List of naturalizations, March 5, 1900.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Violet Anderson discusses her father, R.W. Northey, who came to Revelstoke from England in the early 1890s to manage the Kootenay Herald newspaper. She describes how her mother and the; family came in 1894 via Quebec and the CPR. She offers her first impression of Revelstoke and how her father moved to Rossland in 1895; the family followed in 1897. She describes the journey from Revelstoke to Rossland and her memories of Revelstoke, such as the 'uptown' and 'downtown' sections. She mentions characters named Orange Hamilton and Billy Pool who were prospectors who struck it ri;ch. She then offers her first impressions of Rossland; mentioning Trail and the Rossland mines and the post-depression leasing system. She describes Rossland as it was in 1897; the Sourdough Alley; ;strikes and strike-breakers and fires. She describes how her father worked for the Rossland Times and then became a prospector. She discusses Father Pat; remittance men; and more about fires. TRACK; 2: Anderson compares Nelson to Rossland and discusses the Hunter brothers; hotels; law and order; and school. She describes "Oregon John Bismarck", John Altman and the Cornish miners. She offers m;ore on remittance men, prostitution, and discusses writing stories for miners. More about recreation; railroads; an anecdote about Salt Lake City; and more about Father Pat.

CALL NUMBER: T0930:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967-09-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Reuben "Rube" McCandlish recalls the West Kootenays before WWI. He came with his parents from Alberta to Nelson in 1898. He describes the Silver King Mine and smelters in the area. He describes an incident on May 24, 1907, with Charles "Charlie" Sherwin; the steamer races on Kootenay Lake between the CPR's "Kokanee" and Great Northern's "Kaslo". He compares Kaslo, Rossland and Nelson, and discusses liquor licenses. More about Charlie Sherwin. He offers his impressions of Nelson in 1898; transportation to the mines; more about Nelson, such as late store openings and the red light district; district celebrations; July 1 preparations and celebrations at Nelson; law and order; Rossland's Jack Kirkup; more about liquor licensing; saloon and grand openings; and newspaper editor Colonel R.T. Lowery. TRACK 2: He continues with more on Colonel Lowery; Nelson newspapers Tribune and Daily Miner; a description of Nelson streets in 1898; newspaper editor John Houston; Patty Miles of the Miles Ferry at Bonnington; more about John Houston and Nelson City Light; more about Patty Miles; more on John Houston; civic politics; and more about John Houston.

CALL NUMBER: T0930:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967-09-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. McCandlish continues with more on John Houston; Colonel Lowery; the struggle against big business; working conditions in the mines; the red light district; Halloween tricksters; store locations past and present; Salmo in 1918; Salmo and the riot act. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Ken Attree remembers coming from England to Queens Bay in 1908. He offers reasons why his family moved to Canada, and his impressions of the Nelson area. He discusses building a house; other settlers; the scenery; fire logging; clearing and planting; the Queens Bay Co-op; market prices; winter work such as logging and roadwork; water transport; the backgrounds of settlers; and bears. Mrs. Mabel Attree discusses her father, Willoughby John Astley; Lake Louise Chalet from 1891 to 1895. She describes Nelson before World War I; the opera house; agricultural shows and fairs; the saloon and red light district. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T0088:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Ernest Leslie Walker : good times and bad - life in B.C. from 1900 PERIOD COVERED: 1905-1912 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-07-06 SUMMARY: Ernest Leslie (Les) Walker was born in 1899 and came with his family to B.C. in 1905. He discusses life in Nelson and the Kootenays to about 1912. Includes reference to schools and church, transportation, ethnic groups, and popular culture. He includes interesting anecdotes, which demonstrate his sense of humor and memory for detail, bringing the stories to life. CALL NUMBER: T0088:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Ernest Leslie Walker : good times and bad - life in B.C. from 1900 PERIOD COVERED: 1905-1917 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-07-07 SUMMARY: Les Walker describes life in the Kootenays in the 1905-1917 period. Includes popular attitudes to WWI; local, provincial and national politics; a description of Indian fishing methods; comments on the type of people who were living and working in the area of the time; references to warfare among the local newspapers; and descriptions of jobs Les held during this time, and his army enlistment. CALL NUMBER: T0088:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Ernest Leslie Walker : good times and bad - life in B.C. from 1900 PERIOD COVERED: 1917-1923 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-07-08 SUMMARY: Les Walker discusses the period between 1917 and 1923. He describes his duty and time overseas, the return to Canada, and his restless trek from job to job in B.C. and on the prairies. Early union activities of the One Big Union are mentioned, and the popular reception of such activity. Once again anecdotes are numerous and descriptions good. CALL NUMBER: T0088:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Ernest Leslie Walker : good times and bad - life in B.C. from 1900 PERIOD COVERED: 1923-1938 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-07-10 SUMMARY: Les Walker skims the period from 1923-1938 roughly, and not always in chronological order. The type of work done by Mr. Walker is described, including pay, conditions, bosses, etc. There is some activity in the period, including the founding of the C.C.F., and the growth of protest groups. Several names are mentioned including: Arthur Evans, J.S. Woodworth, and E. Winch. CALL NUMBER: T0088:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Ernest Leslie Walker : good times and bad - life in B.C. from 1900 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-07-12 and 13 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Les Walker continues story of life during the Depression, efforts at organization, early organization of the C.C.F. at Rossland and Trail and the difficulties involved. TRACK 2: Les Walker performs a reading of a history of the Western Federation of Miners (later the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers) written by Mr. Walker several years before. He also discusses the first years at Cominco in Rossland. CALL NUMBER: T0088:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Ernest Leslie Walker : good times and bad - life in B.C. from 1900 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-07-14 SUMMARY: Les Walker describes the activities, organization, and membership of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers in the post-1940 period. Difficulties of organizing are considered as well as the reasons for the decline of the Union. Political activities and the break with the C.C.F. are dealt with, as well as the eventual break up of the Union. The 1946 strike is mentioned briefly as are relations with the United Mine Workers of America. CALL NUMBER: T0088:0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Ernest Leslie Walker : good times and bad - life in B.C. from 1900 PERIOD COVERED: 1951-1970? RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-07-19 SUMMARY: Les Walker gives details of the period after 1951. He discusses his work for the union on compensation and his work on Royal Commissions in B.C. and the territories. Mentions names of politicians met, union people, and travels taken as a result of union work.

The series consists of bench books for both civil and criminal cases from the Nelson County Court. There are occasionally cases from the Supreme Court and from chambers. Volume 16 contains some reasons for judgement and Judge Eric Powell [Dawson]'s oath of office. The judges who used these books are J.A. Forin, W.A. Nisbet, J.R. Brown, H.W. Colgan and Eric Dawson.

Orders. Organized by case. Includes divorce orders.

The item is a b&w photograph of Nelson.

• William Alfred Galliher was a barrister, judge and Member of Parliament (MP). He had interests in mining development, mineral claims and real estate.

The records include correspondence, legal documents, papers of clients, financial records, account book relating to Galliher's law practice in Nelson and Vancouver. Also, correspondence relating to mining development and mineral claims in Kootenay district with Robert Garvin McLeod (mine owner) and others; re sale of lots in the towns of Nelson, Erie, Three Forks, Comaplix, and Kaslo; re breweries, hotels, grocers, a furniture store, and other businesses in Nelson; relating to land sales of the Columbia and Kootenay Railway Company, and the Similkameen Valley Coal and Development Company; with W.H. Keary, Mayor of New Westminster, re sale of town lots; correspondence with Sir Wilfrid Laurier re Galliher's appointment as a judge for the British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1908-1909.

• The following maps have been transferred out of this series: Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20461 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20462 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20463 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20464 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20465 Removed from box 2 file 8 : 20457 Removed from box 4 file 4 : 20459 Removed from box 5 file 7 : 20458 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20466 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20467 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20468 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20469 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20470 Removed from box 6 file 7 : 20460

Robert George Joy was born in Margate, Kent, England, in 1873. He came to Canada in 1892 staying first in Nepawa, Manitoba for a year and then moving on to Revelstoke where he booked steamboat passage to Robson. He found employment as a cook for a construction camp on the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway. He later ran a bakery in Rossland and Nelson, and next operated a grocery store in Nelson. In his later years he worked as a meter reader for the City of Nelson electric service. Joy's interest in the history of the Kootenays led him to write a regular column for the Nelson Daily News entitled "From an Old Timer's Notebook." He was also the historian for the Nelson and District Old Timers' Association and the unofficial historian of Nelson. R.G. Joy died in 1958.

The collection consists of correspondence, accounts, clippings and papers of individuals and associations connected with the development of the Kootenays collected by R.G. Joy. Printed materials have been deposited with the British Columbia Archives Library and the Legislative Library.