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RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Alice Sinclair recalls her family's first days in the East Kootenays; came with her family from St. Louis to Jaffray in 1906; did not start school at Jaffray until she was eight years old; East Indians at the lumber mill; Spokane Flyer; moved to Wardner in 1910; to Creston in 1912; then to Grasmere in 1923; related to Michael Phillips; she was the first homesteader in the Kootenays. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: The Honourable Basil Aylmer describes the Aylmer family history. Then he discusses coming to Queens Bay; building a house; World War I; starting a farm; and his family and neighbours. TRACK 2: The Honourable Basil Aylmer continues with more on social life at Queens Bay before discussing Proctor; more about the farm; marriage; characters; and the CPR.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Cecil Pangburn : Lardeau Valley, 1928-1950 PERIOD COVERED: 1928-1950 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Cecil Pangburn came from New Brunswick in 1926. Worked in Salmo and Kaslo. Bought 900 acres in Meadow Creek. Describes neighbours. Bought John Deere bulldozer after World War Two. Describes horse logging along the Duncan River. Railroad removed in 1942 and a road was built. Moved to Kaslo and ran a transfer business before returning to Meadow Creek in 1947. Returned to Kaslo in 1951. Owned small inboard powered dory used for hauling freight on lake. Tried cattle ranching, 1947-1951. Worked for highways department in Kaslo during the Depression. In 1932 was sent up with bulldozer to carry supplies to Poplar Creek and Gerrard when heavy snow closed railway for six weeks. TRACK 2: Married in 1928. Describes logging operation. Stake mineral claim on Meadow Mountain. Trappers lived at Howser. Caught live marten to sell in Kaslo.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-09-13 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Christine Sutcliffe discusses her background and her early life and the Douglas family. She describes the Great Canadian Northern Railroad. Mr. Sutcliffe discusses his background, and Indians in Creston area around 1909. He also discusses logging, the Burns Meat Company and the Douglas family. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-09-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Charles Moore lived in Creston from 1908 on and was a land surveyor in the area during the 1890s. He describes Victoria in the 1880s, and offers anecdotes about surveying in Creston (including accidents while surveying), and about early settlers. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Elizabeth Giegerich relates memories of early Ainsworth and Kaslo. Her father, Henry Giegerich, moved his family to Ainsworth Hot Springs from Montana in 1891. Elizabeth's younger sister was the first white child born in Ainsworth. Her father was a storekeeper in Ainsworth and later at Kaslo. She discusses many events including town fires, the celebrations, Queen Victoria's Jubilee, sports, social life, George Kane and John Kean, prospecting, early settlers, and the effects of World War I. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-02-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Fred Lade recalls events of the West Kootenays and Arrow Lakes District. He begins with his recollections of playing music for dances, descriptions of those dances, social events and winter activities. He came from Halifax in 1901 to join his brothers in Beaton (Thompson's Landing) and when he was 15 he drove the stage from Cameron to Beaton. He describes mining activities, freighting, winter transportation, and stamp mills. By 1909, when the area declined he moved onto Stewart and ran pack trains. He provides descriptions of methods of packing, and types of freight carried.

TRACK 2: He continues with packing methods, and types of horses. He recalls the Stewart Boom, Silverado Mine, miners, and the Groundhog. He continued on to Anyox in 1913 as a steam engineer, in 1914 played cornet in a band, and by 1918 came down to Vancouver.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-09-16 SUMMARY: Mr. George "Romey" Kingsley came from Washington with his father in 1899 and landed in Midway. He went to Anarchist Mountain, then known as Rock Mountain, though people called it One-Eyed Mountain. He speaks about life in Caldville [i.e., Colville, Washington]; mining, hunting, lack of borders, farmers and prospectors. He discusses the history of Bridesville in great detail and then Greenwood; mining stories, surrounding farms and several people who lived there. Then he discusses the Dewdney Trail which ran from Creston to Salmo and the stagecoach routes of the time. Kingsley describes Salmo in great detail with dates of good crop years and bad crop years, prices for crops, what the town consisted of and stories of the settlers.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Steamboating on BC interior lakes PERIOD COVERED: 1918-1930 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1979-07-26 SUMMARY: John Allan (Jack) Williams discusses his experiences as a fireman and engineer on CPR steamboats, sternwheelers and tugs on the Kootenay,Arrow and Okanagan Lakes, 1918-1930. His work as a fireman and second engineer on the tug "Hosmer". Duties of the fireman and engineer. Sternwheeler engine and paddlewheel. Living conditions on the boats. Summer fruit freightage in the Okanagan. Sternwheeler crew; positions. Role of steamboats in the settlement of the major lake valleys of the BC interior. Decline of the service; layup of four ships on January 31, 1930.

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.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Maitland Harrison RECORDED: Nelson (B.C.), 1979-01 SUMMARY: Maitland Harrison was born in India in 1890, and returned to England as a child when his parents died. Arranged to come to West Kootenay in 1908 and had a guardian appointed. Worked at a dairy for two years at Pilot Bay. Bought land at Shutty Bench, north of Kaslo, in 1909. Cleared property for orchard, but left for the First World War before the trees were planted. Served in France and India, returning to Shutty Bench in 1922. Things changed dramatically, so he headed for the Lardeau and joined T.J. Ainsworth in a logging venture. Detailed explanation of logging for cedar poles and pine and spruce for the mill in Nelson. Trapping up Glacier Creek. Hunting on the Upper Duncan. Haley's Landing. Prospecting on the Upper Duncan. Life in the lower Lardeau Valley-Lardeau-Argenta area. Lived at Howser.

RECORDED: Trail (B.C.), 1982-06-06 SUMMARY: Mary was born in Bellevue Alberta, and moved to Creston in 1911. They took up a small ranch, and lived in a tent the first summer while they built their cabin. Her father joined the army and returned from overseas in 1918.

RECORDED: Lac la Hache (B.C.), 1979-07-12 SUMMARY: Mrs. Mary Wright (nee Mary Melissa Keenan) tells of her childhood at Sandon, now a ghost town. Her mother was the first school teacher in Nelson. Describes varied nationalities at Shutty Bench (where she taught, 1913-14). Crawford Bay (1915-16), which changed location six times because of quarrels between English settlers on one side of creek and "Canadians" on the other. Different methods of teaching reading -- sight and phonic. Early readers. School concerts. "Agents" who charged teachers ten percent of salary for finding them jobs. Life at 115 Mile House. Well-known pioneers of the district. She married a local rancher. Describes community affairs.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-09-13 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Arrowsmith, born in Green River; Utah, describes some of the old timers from when he moved to Creston fifty years prior. He describes experiences prospecting in the Three Sisters Mountains, which he began in 1912. He discusses Mormons in the area. Mr. Arrowsmith offers early childhood memories of the Creston area. His father ran the first dike in the area. He mentions several characters and offers anecdotes about local Indians including their history in the Creston area. He describes the Great Northern Railroad and anecdotes about Rocky Mountain Jack. TRACK 2: Mr. Arrowsmith continues his stories about Rocky Mountain Jack; Jim Crawford; Pete the Packer; the Dewdney Trail; Joe Wilson, who was a police officer; and Creston in the 1930s.

SUMMARY: "The Bush and the Salon" was a CBC radio series that recreated early Canadian life from letters, diaries and other sources. This episode, "The House-Warming and the Claim Bake", recounts two stories o;f yesteryear -- true tales of miners, gentlemen and other hard cases of the pioneer days in BC, as told by the distinguished poet and playwright George Ryga, with Ed McNamara as the chronicler (pionee;r newspaperman R.T. Lowery). Part 1, "The Legend of John Kirkup", takes place in the Rossland area of British Columbia and recounts tales of the lives and problems of prospectors, oand of Chief Const;able John Kirkup. Part 2, "Murder at the Bluebell", tells the tale of an ill-fated miner at the Bluebell Mine on Kootenay Lake in 1885. Other actors include Eric Schneider, Neil Dainard, Roy Brinson;, Jim Johnston, Robert Clothier, Lee Taylor, Michael Collins, Joseph Golland, Jack Anthony, Douglas Masters, Ted Stidder, Roger Dressler, Carolyn Fitzpatrick, Allen Pierce, Jack Leif, Joe Austin and ;Lloyd Barry. This is the third of three programs featuring the work of George Ryga.;

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. A sound documentary recorded amon;g the Doukhobors of the Kootenays.;

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. A sound documentary recorded amon;g the Doukhobors of the Kootenays.;

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. Theatre Energy's lively recreatio;n of the history of the Kootenays, recorded live at Simon Fraser University.;

CALL NUMBER: T0046:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Thomas Cecil Scott RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-04-27 SUMMARY: Thomas Cecil Scott discusses his early childhood and education in England and Germany. Being given 3 years to live, he comes to Canada at turn of century. Clears land as a farmer in the Kootenays, assesses mines part-time, becomes a B.C. Provincial Policeman. Describes his experiences: patrolling U.S. border, finding missing persons, hiking hundreds of miles on foot with dog sled. CALL NUMBER: T0046:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Thomas Cecil Scott RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-04-30 SUMMARY: Thomas Cecil Scott describes police ethics of the times. An account of the relations of the police with the foreign and native communities who lived in the area around Nelson -- including Doukhobors. An account of the strikes which occurred on Vancouver Island in the early 1900s. Duties in militia and outbreak of WWI. Guarding the cable to Australia and Canadian readiness and mobilization for war. CALL NUMBER: T0046:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Thomas Cecil Scott PERIOD COVERED: 1905-1913 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-05-01 SUMMARY: Thomas Cecil Scott, veteran of WWI, gives biography 1905-1913. Pioneer spirit. CALL NUMBER: T0046:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Thomas Cecil Scott RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-05-01 SUMMARY: Thomas Cecil Scott gives an account of the trip overseas, troop training in England, and the movement of his battalion to France. He traces the movement of his unit in France and describes his duties ;and personal role in the operation. CALL NUMBER: T0046:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Thomas Cecil Scott RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-05-03 SUMMARY: Thomas Cecil Scott describes the gas attacks and Canadian losses at St. Julienne as well as life at prisoner of war camps. A description of the appearance of the camp, its facilities, its personnel. An account of work gangs, treatment of prisoners, escapes, punishment, Red Cross and his role as an interpreter. CALL NUMBER: T0046:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Thomas Cecil Scott RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-05-04 SUMMARY: Thomas Cecil Scott gives a detailed account of three years spent at camps at Mesched, Saltau II, Bohnidty, and Grafenfiderung. Descriptions of the daily activities of the prisoners, their labour (working in mines, field irrigation, food depots, freight), their leisure, their treatment. Also includes episodes of escape and punishment. CALL NUMBER: T0046:0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Thomas Cecil Scott RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-05-09 SUMMARY: Thomas Cecil Scott gives an account of his work with the B.C. government as a log scaler and grader, and his dismissal as he supported the Independent Labour Party (in his opinion, the forerunner of NDP). CALL NUMBER: T0046:0008 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Thomas Cecil Scott PERIOD COVERED: 1935-1972 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-05-09 SUMMARY: Thomas Cecil Scott gives an account of the years from 1935 to 1972. A comparison of life and values of 1972 with those of former years (early 1900s). Comments upon and an analysis of Canadian identity. Opinions of the unification of the armed forces and Canada's role in world politics.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue film made in 1981-1982. It features the scenery and attractions of the West Kootenay region: Crowsnest Pass, the Kootenay Lake ferry, boating, fishing, the Glass House, Nakusp or Ainsworth hot springs, the retired sternwheeler S.S. "Moyie", golfing, Nelson curling bonspiel, caving, rodeo, spawning salmon, the Doukhobors, Fruitvale international dog show, miner's museum and Golden City Days Festival at Rossland, Wildlife Centre & Bird Sanctuary at Creston, hiking and skiing in the Valhalla Range. Other locales include Castlegar, Christina Lake, Grand Forks and Trail.

The item is a French version of a composite print of a film travelogue, made in 1981-1982. It shows the scenery and attractions of the West Kootenay region.

The item is a Japanese version of a composite print of a travelogue film, made in 1981-1982. It shows the scenery and attractions of the West Kootenay region.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue from 1972. It shows scenic and recreational attractions of the West Kootenay area. Includes sequences on Arrow, Christina and Kootenay lakes; mining history, abandoned mine workings, old hotels and ghost towns, including Sandon; Hugh Keenleyside dam (and boat lock there); boating, fishing and water-skiing; Duck Lake wildfowl sanctuary; Meadow Creek kokanee spawning channel; "house of bottles" tourist attraction; Ainsworth Hot Springs; the retired sternwheeler S.S. "Moyie" at Kaslo; the Balfour-Kootenay Bay car ferry; mining museum at Rossland; parade honouring champion skier Nancy Greene, who is seen winning the ladies' slalom in the Du Maurier International at Red Mountain; Trail, including Cominco smelter; Phoenix open-pit mine; Doukhobor village museum and tomb of Peter Veregin; trail riding on the Dewdney Trail; various facilities for visitors.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Lardeau area, 1920s and 1930s RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-01-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Arrival in Trout Lake, 1920; personal background; description of Trout Lake; work as a nurse's aide in Kaslo; describes Revelstoke, 1924; training as a nurse in Revelstoke, 1924-27, skis on car. TRACK 2: Meets future husband in Beaton in 1930; Comaplix, 1931; Beaton, 1931; logging and mining in the area; North Okanagan Health Unit; ferries; more on mining; nursing in Beaton and area; travel; sternwheelers.

CALL NUMBER: T1076:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Captain Otto Estabrooks talks about the CPR steamboats on the interior lakes of BC, 1894 to 1920. He describes how he came to BC at the age of five; his father George Estabrooks was a captain of CPR steamboats; the background of his father's family; why the family came to BC; CPR boats on various BC waterways; early jobs at Okanagan Landing; moving up the ranks to captain; serving on various boats on the Columbia River and the Okanagan; early lake navigation; Captain T.D. Shorts and his boats; the importance of sternwheelers in BC; the operation of sternwheelers; the Columbia River; Arrow Lakes, and Captain Forsland. TRACK 2: Mr. Estabrooks continues with a story about a man falling off a foot plank; ports of call; places on Arrow Lakes; the hotel at Halcyon Springs and various proprietors; towns on Arrow Lakes; how he enlisted in World War I; Renata, which was a mining settlement; the difficulty of piloting steamboats; a wild bull story; loading and unloading of livestock;.; CALL NUMBER: T1076:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Estabrooks discusses Lardeau and Argenta, and other stops on Kootenay Lake; remittance men; a description of Kootenay Lake; wind dangers to sternwheelers; Colonel Lowery's description of a ride on a steamboat; staterooms on boats; Slocan Lake; the beauty of various lakes compared; navigation on Okanagan Lake and how wind was a problem; the Fintry ranch and its owners; Okanagan Centre and Summerland. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-09-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. David Sutcliffe discusses the Kootenay Lake steamers including the "Nasookin" and the "Kootenay". He describes the competition between the two companies; shipping horses on the "Nasookin"; Kootenay Landing; the tug boats; passenger service; mail delivery; freight; the "Kokanee" running aground near Riondel; social life and customs: the chivaree; the maiden voyage of the "Nasookin"; ;a boat called the "International"; the Bluebell Mine in 1910; problems with a new pump system; the shafts; use of candles and lime dust. TRACK 2: Mr. Sutcliffe continues by describing the Pilot Bay, Smelter and Galena Bay. Then he returns to discussing steamers such as the "International" and the "Alberta". He came to Riondel to work on a fruit farm in 1910. He describes the mine mill; Pilot Bay; independent miners; the beginnings of Riondel; the name 'Bluebell' was given by David Douglas in 1834; early history of the Bluebell Mine to 1905; Riondel in 1910; an anecdote about Ainsworth BC; working conditions; the Kirby Mine; more anecdotes; more about Riondel; nationalities of the miners; and more about the Kirby Mine.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: George Palmer came from Calgary to Kaslo in 1897 with his family. He recalls childhood memories of Kaslo, early residents including: John Kean, John Dawson, Pete Culligan, Scotty Mitchell, Spokane Harris, mining activities, schools, the red light district, and the Comique, a theatrical or variety show venue. He discusses the railroads of the area; Kaslo and Slocan and the Great Northern, the "Fire of 1910" and old timers of the area.

TRACK 2: Basil Palmer, George's brother, continues this tape. He was four years old when the family arrived in Kaslo. He discusses the town of Kaslo, transportation, May 24 celebrations, horse races, main street, the Kaslo and Slocan Railway, and Great Northern Lake Transportation. He recalls the mining boom being over by 1900 and local individuals such as Henry Giegerich, John L. Natallack, Ralph Kenyon, Sandy Robinson, the Comique, local agriculture and the CPR lake boats.

CALL NUMBER: T0934:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-09-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Harry Mawdsley talks about life in the Kootenay Lake region prior to 1900. He describes his family background and how he came to Crawford Bay in 1895. He discusses steamers; Crawford Bay in 1895; packing from Crawford Bay; trails; more about packing and adventures while packing; Silver Hill Mine; ore shipped to Nelson; Pilot Bay and Marysville smelters; lead and zinc separation; Pilot Bay and Crawford Bay settlement, and Gray Creek. TRACK 2: He continues with more on Silver Hill Mine and Rainville; parties; bringing in the first plough to Crawford Bay; his father-in-law, Alfred McClellan, at Pilot Bay; the sinking of the "Ainsworth"; races between the CPR and GN boats; Jean Montreuil; Dave Clarke; Morice; the railroad; the "Kuskanook"; more about the railroad; and grizzly hunting near Crawford Bay.

CALL NUMBER: T0934:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-09-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Mawdsley describes an incident while packing on St. Mary's trail; Charlie Sherwin; Ainsworth; practical jokes; hotels; mining; Nelson; Kaslo; Slocan; Fort Steele; St. Eugene Mission; more; about Fort Steele; CPR boats in the East Kootenays. [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.]