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This series consists of police court record books from Williams Lake, covering 1947-1969.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-30 SUMMARY: Mr. Roy B.W. Eden discusses how his family moved to BC in 1899, including an incident on the train. He describes his youth, early jobs in Vancouver, his move to the 70 Mile House area in 1907, the Cariboo Road, his work on ranches in the area, World War I, the Boyd family, a detailed story of the Indian Paul Spintlum, a murderer, and the pursuit of Spintlum by the Provincial Police in 1912, in which Mr. Eden took part.

CALL NUMBER: T0625:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. William (Bill) Broughton recalls the Chilcotin region of the 1930s. Mr. Broughton describes his life as he was born in Alexandria; his family; a description of Lillooet and Clinton before 1920; childhood memories of freighters and stages at Alexandria before 1913; how he joined the Provincial Police Force in 1930; being stationed at Hanceville; duties; the telephone system in the Chilcotin in the 1930s; a description of the Chilcotin landscape; and settlers in the early days. TRACK 2: Mr. Broughton continues describing the region; housing; refrigeration; present versus past landscape; roads; place names; Becher house; Eric and Lillian Collier's place; Eric Collier's book "Three Against The Wilderness"; more physical description of the Chilcotin region; and the attitude of residents toward law enforcement.

CALL NUMBER: T0625:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Broughton discusses several people who gave character to the Chilcotin region during the 1930s; the epic scale of the country; Indians; children; the spirit of the community; humorous anecdotes involving the telephone system and home brews. [TRACK 2: blank.]