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Footage. A family gathering at the T.U. Auto Court, with children and adults at play on the grounds -- baseball, climbing trees, etc. Later, a group of men pass around a bottle. Shots of the gas station at the T.U. Concluding shots of large brick school building.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Webster tells the story of business owner Bill Pittman and his experiences with Canada Employment Immigration Commission. Webster talks to Bill Pittman on the phone and then calls Murray Perry of CEIC for clarification. Dr. Karl Friedmann, BC’s Ombudsman, talks about his job and responsibilities.

Documentary. The story of the vast coal deposits in the Hat Creek Valley near Cache Creek, and B.C. Hydro's studies regarding potential thermal generation of electricity. Local residents' points-of-view, both for and against the proposed project, are presented. (Power Perspectives 1979.)

The item is a release print of a documentary film from 1978. It tells the story of the vast coal deposits in the Hat Creek Valley near Cache Creek, and B.C. Hydro's studies regarding potential thermal generation of electricity. Local residents' points-of-view, both for and against the proposed project, are presented. (Power Perspectives 1979.)

The item is a reel of film stock shots. (1) People sunbathing on Hot Sands Beach in City Park, Kelowna. Aquatic Pool building visible in background. (2) Activity at a game checking station (probably the permanent one at Cache Creek). Game conservation officer checking hunters' firearms. Deer carcass tied to hood of car; hunter removing its lower jaw to turn in. (3) Vancouver Airport, showing runway [construction?] and airliners (Trans-Canada Airlines) at terminal building.

The item is a reel of film footage showing the game checking station at Cache Creek. Includes aerial footage of a moose.

The item consists of a film reel containing edited footage created sometime between 1957 and 1968. It shows Walker's guiding and outfitting activities in the Spatsizi Plateau, and the area's flora, fauna and scenery over the four seasons (as indicated by title frames). It includes footage of pack trains, packing (with horses and with dogs), hunting and fishing trips, big game trophies, etc.

The item consists of a film reel containing a documentary. It shows the unique wilderness of the Spatsizi Plateau, and the area's flora, fauna and scenery, as observed by guide-outfitter Tommy Walker. The film points out the negative impact of recent development in the area, and emphasizes the importance of preserving the Spatsizi. Mountain sheep, Stone sheep, Osborn caribou, moose, eagles, beaver, marmots, and many other wildlife species are shown.

Series contains the records of the Assistant Gold Commissioner, Lytton, B.C. relating to pre-emptions. Letters inward to Henry Maynard Ball, April 12, 1860 to December 3, 1860, and letters inward to John Boyd, 1870-1871. Includes correspondence, notices, and other papers on pre-emptions at Nicola Lake, Boston Bar, Lytton, Cache Creek, Kamloops and in the vicinity of various Indian Reserves. Also an account of moneys received by the Collector of General Revenue, Similkameen, 1861.

This series contains committee reports covering the period 1872 to 1890. The records include correspondence and a report on the site of "Central Boarding School" by John Jessop, Superintendent of Education (1873-1874). The series also includes a report of the Legislative Committee on the Esquimalt Graving Dock (1882).

The series consists of minutes of Board of Trustees' of the Cache Creek Boarding School (1876-1877), minutes of the Trustees of the Cache Creek School District (1892-1929), and an account book of the Cache Creek Boarding School (1873-1889).

Record book (32 pages) kept at Ashcroft by Magistrates Clement F. Cornwall and Henry Pennant Cornwall, 1880-1881 & 1887. Also 1 entry before Magistrates C.F. Cornwall and J. Lehman in 1890 with loose pages (information and deposition of witness T. Quirk).

CALL NUMBER: T0362:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Hugh Cornwall tells the story of his grandfather, Clement F. Cornwall, who settled in Ashcroft in 1862, including his early days on the ranch, hunting coyotes with hounds, and Ashcroft Manor serving as a stopping house. His grandfather was a politician and Lieutenant Governor of BC. There is more on the operation of the ranch at Ashcroft, which Hugh's father managed after 1910. Markets for cattle changed. More on Ashcroft Manor. TRACK 2: The Ashcroft estate burned down in the late 1930s. Cornwall comments on the veracity of historical accounts.

CALL NUMBER: T0362:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: The Cornwalls of Ashcroft are described, as is the naming of Cache Creek. The McLean boys are described -- Allen McLean, Charlie McLean, Archie McLean, and Alex Hare. The Cornwalls are described in terms of fox-hunting, law and order, and the gold rush. Finally, Cornwall describes Barkerville during its boom days. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T0376:0001 RECORDED: Quesnel (B.C.), 1964-07-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Nellie Baker talks about her experiences in the Cache Creek, Ashcroft and Quesnel area, 1890 to 1910. Mrs. Baker speaks about her father coming to BC in 1864 and the story of her father and mother coming to Chilcotin in 1884 before buying Bonaparte Ranch near Cache Creek, where Nelly was born. She describes activity along the Cariboo Road; wagons, stages, stopping places and drivers. She speaks about life at the Cache Creek boarding school and her relations with the native children.

TRACK 2: She moved to a ranch between Spences Bridge and Ashcroft where she used to capture wild horses. She discusses the Little Mountain slide at Spences Bridge as well as the sheep and cattle on her father's ranch. She discusses her life after she was married in Ashcroft, as well as pack trains, memories of the famous packer Jean Caux ("Cataline"), Quesnel in 1910, and activity in the area. She mentions that her husband was a doctor.

CALL NUMBER: T0376:0002 RECORDED: Quesnel (B.C.), 1964-07-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Baker discusses her traveling and her experiences working with her husband in the area west of Quesnel. She describes the social life and recreation of Wells and Barkerville; working outdoors, a story about eating wild parsnips, and rattlesnakes. She comments on bars and liquor and her upbringing and adventures on her father's ranch near Ashcroft. She talks about her marriage in 1907, the Mormons in Salt Lake City, more experiences with her husband, and horse racing. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Vince Gresty describes the highways around Hope, Lytton, and Cache Creek from the 1930s to the 1950s. TRACK 2: Mr. Gresty describes Cache Creek in 1949, and recent changes; people passing through Cache Creek and early Ashcroft.

SUMMARY: The program includes the history and description of Cache Creek; the origins of Ashcroft; and brief description of early Ashcroft. The story of the journey of the Clippendale family from England to Ashcroft. Impressions of Ashcroft in 1910; attitudes toward English immigrants; growing up on a ranch near Ashcroft. The voices heard includes: Dorothy Goldrick, Nellie Baker, Mary Baker, and Vince Gresty.

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