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The series consists of Woodmen's liens (Numbers 1-152), created by the Clinton County Court between 1919 and 1961.

Woodmen's lien register (vol. 1) and woodmen's lien index (vol. 2).

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.]

Newsreel. Eleven stories from Canada and around the world. The ninth story, entitled "New Fuel Link Speeds 650-Mile Gas Line to Vancouver," shows construction of a natural gas pipeline in winter near Clinton, B.C.

Gas pump and cars in front of hotel.

SUMMARY: "The Bush and Salon" was a series that recreated early Canadian life from letters, diaries, and other sources. In this program, a journey in the summer of 1970 retraces the travels and experiences of Phyllis Bryant as a young mother, homesteading in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region with her husband and four children during the 1920s. Based on oral history interviews and other recordings from the 1970 journey, it presents the trials and joys of a pioneer family. The voices heard include: Phyllis Bryant Kellis, Peggy Keefe, Jim Keefe, Harry McGhee, Dean Holt, Bill Broughton, Elmer Purdue, and Dan Lee.

The item consists of an edited typescript called "That They Might Have Life: an autobiography by the late Reverend Stanley E. Higgs". It contains an account of his life from his education at St. Augustine's College, Canterbury (1923-1927), his journey to, and missionary work at Lytton, (1928-1933) and his later postings at Clinton (1933- 1935), Quesnel (1935-1937) and Lytton (1937-1941), to when he joined the Canadian Army as chaplain in 1941.

The series consists of Supreme Court case files created in 1922. There is evidence that at least one file (1/1922) was originally created in Ashcroft before being transferred to Clinton, and records related to the case can be found in GR-1954 (Ashcroft Supreme Court civil case files). The records consist of various court forms and correspondence and are arranged by case number. The series is covered by ORCS 51100-20 in the Court Services schedule 100152

Supreme Court Assizes record book including juror's lists, 1878-1909; Supreme Court cause book, 1892-1909; County Court plaint and procedure book, 1879-1881; Court of Revision assessment records, 1891-1903; and register of bills of sale of mining claims in the Lillooet District (including Big Bar and Anderson Lake), 1878-1891.

Pages 3-17; Register of Bills of Sale of mining claims, Lillooet District (Big Bar, Anderson Lake) (mostly signed by Mining Recorder), 1878-1891

Pages 21-100; 135-200; Supreme Court Assizes record book, Clinton, includes jurors lists, 1878-1909

Page 87; Supreme Court Civil cause books, Clinton, 1892-1909

Pages 100-133; County Court plaint and procedure book, Clinton (1/79 - 4/81), May 1879 - 1881

Pages 205-215; Court of Revision - Assessment, Clinton, 1891-1903

The series consists of summonses, receipts, lists of debts, and correspondence created during the course of small debts cases in Clinton between 1914 and 1915. The records are arranged by case number. At least some of the records in this series appear to have passed through the custody of the Government Agent at Clinton, although they appear to have been ultimately managed by the Small Debts Court. The records are covered by ORCS 51360-20 under Court Services schedule 100152.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Robert Henry Carson remembers the Carson Ranch at Pavilion. He discusses his grandfather, Hugh Magee, who settled on the Fraser River; his father Robert Carson, born 1841, died 1911, came from Scotland and settled in Pavilion in 1864; a cattle drive to Vancouver in 1887 with Robert Carson, Richard Hoey and Pecullah Kosta; the dispute over water rights; his father taking up land on the lower benches; a new style of ranching; school; the family home; stories about Richard McBride, Pauline Johnson and John Oliver; anecdotes; and water rights legislation.

TRACK 2: The story of water rights is continued as well as Indian ranch hands; selling surplus hay in Clinton; childhood memories of the stage between Clinton and Lillooet; parents; how he left the ranch in 1909; worked on a survey crew; worked in real estate in Vancouver from 1910 to 1914; colourful characters back at the ranch, such as Dave Williams and Cataline.

The series consists of assorted forms and records that may have been used by the Government Agent in Clinton in the 1920s. The series includes a formulaic Grand Jury statement signed by C A Semlin, as well as forms and instructions for opening court, a memorandum on the fees and expensees allowed to witnesses attending speedy trials and assizes, and several blank forms for County Court matters. Several of the records bear the letterhead or stamp of the Clinton Government Agent.

Two record books containing brand registers for Kamloops and Clinton districts 1873-1914, as well as water records for Clinton district 1877-1879. The Kamloops volume also includes collectorate records from the Gold Commissioner at Yale for 1861. The index for the Clinton volume is in GR-1487, box 2, file 1. Also included are 6 volumes of office diaries, 1948, 1951-1953, 1955-1956, used by Thomas Moore, Recorder of brands.

Record book from Assizes at Kamloops, Clinton, and Lytton, June 1885 - Dec 1894; Oct 1904. This volume is a combination of record book, minute book, judgments, and bench book.

SUMMARY: This program presents a trip from Clinton to Williams Lake via back roads near the Fraser River. It includes descriptions of the landscape along the way, as well as recollections about gold rush days, people and events in the area, and early days of Williams Lake. Voices heard include: Phyllis Bryant Kellis, Elliot Weisgarber, Tom Carolan, Albert Drinkell, F.W. Pinchbeck, S.H. Patenaude, and Bryson Patenaude.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Gussie Haller and Mrs. Maggie Haller of North Kamloops discuss their lineage in the Cariboo. Mr. Haller tells the story of his father coming to the Cariboo in 1858, as he settled at the Big Bar Creek; a trading post, now called the O.K. Ranch. His grandfather, Phil Grinder and the Grinder family also started the Jack Pine Ranch. They were dry farmers. Mr. Haller discusses smallpox; various people who were in the area, including Conrad Kostring; a description of dances and Christmas gatherings in the area. Finally, Mr. Haller tells the story of his father's pack train which traveled the Naas River.

TRACK 2: Mrs. Haller tells the story of her grandmother, the daughter of a Haida Chief. Her grandfather, Joe Tresierra, left Spain during a cholera outbreak and became a packer in BC. She tells the story of packers lost near Hazelton and a crossing bridge Yale. She describes her grandmother. She describes how the family lived in Clinton and how her paternal grandfather, John Miller, ran the ferry at Churn Creek. She describes high water; pet deer; the smallpox epidemic; and her grandparent's ranch. Then Mr. Haller describes how his father built a sawmill and dams. He describes his father's store and speaks of how his father packed supplies from Lillooet to Yale.

The item is an audio recording of an interview with Molly Forbes in 1976.
T0390:0001 track 1: Lurlene Mary "Molly" Forbes discusses her family background. Father, Thomas Barton, came to the Cariboo in 1872; mother, Margaret Cunningham, lived at the 74 Mile Ranch; parents married about 1894; father had many jobs; family background; born 1900 in Clinton. Description of elementary school, cattle drives in Clinton. Description of the stage coaches on the Cariboo Road. Teamsters on the Cariboo Road. Riding on the stage coaches. Clinton described. Description of spring and fall assizes. Various court cases described.
T0390:0001 track 2: More on the Clinton school. Early automobiles. Clinton hotels described. Ostlers and blacksmiths. Businesses in Clinton, ca. 1910, described. Chinese in Clinton. Ministers. Attitudes towards First Nations in Clinton. More on the Chinese in Clinton.

Mechanic's lien register.

PERIOD COVERED: 1936 - 1941 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: In an interview with Becky Thomas and Joan Adams, Margaret Murray discusses teaching in one room schools in British Columbia. Mrs. Murray taught in the following British Columbia communities: Likely, Bridge River and Clinton.