"Site of Bulkley House, Tatla Lake."
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- 11 Aug 1913
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"Site of Bulkley House, Tatla Lake."
Cathedral Rock; Fraser River, near Quesnel.
Part of Archives cartographic collection
Photostat of original in Legal Surveys. Notes by Frank Swannel plot the progress of Palmer's expedition.
"To accompany report of 24th November 1862"
Inset: Sketch of the head of North Bentinck Arm. Scale [1:31 680].
F. Gilbert Forbes interview : [Reimer, 1976]
Part of Provincial Archives of British Columbia audio interviews, 1974-1992
CALL NUMBER: T0330:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneering in the Cariboo, 1889-1913 PERIOD COVERED: 1889-1913 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Forbes discusses his background: born in 1889 at 100 Mile House; father was a rancher; moved to 122 Mile (Lac La Hache) in 1893; family ran the 122 Mile House as a ranch and a stopping house on the Cariboo road. The operation of a stopping house. School. Worked for Bank of British North America in Ashcroft, ca. 1906-08. Worked with Frank Swannell survey party, 1908. Experiences while working with Swannell in Nechako region. TRACK 2: More about surveying with Swannell. Worked on mining construction, 1909-10. Mining camp conditions. Trip to South America, 1912-13. Anecdotes about Forbes' trip in Argentina, Bermuda and the United States and his return to Lac La Hache, 1913. Anecdote about the death of "Bugs" at Lac La Hache, 1906. CALL NUMBER: T0330:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneering in the Cariboo, 1900-1950 PERIOD COVERED: 1900-1950 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Worked on his father's ranch at 122 Mile House, 1913-22. Freight hauling on the Cariboo Road declines after 1919. Worked at Cedar Creek gold mine, 1922-23. Gold mining in the Cariboo region. Ranched and had a trap line during the Depression. Building with logs. Ranched during the 1940s. TRACK 2: Brief account of activities in 1950s. Early freighters on the Cariboo Road described. Anecdotes about the teamsters on the Cariboo Road. Anecdotes about gambling. Preachers. (End of interview)
Part of Imbert Orchard fonds
CALL NUMBER: T1038:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Lawrence Dickinson recalls his journey from Wisconsin and arrival at Francois Lake in 1910, when he was about 15 years old. He describes his journey along the Cariboo Road; stopping in Quesnel Forks to help mine for the winter; the route he had to take to Francois Lake; filing preemptions upon arriving in Francois Lake; joining a survey crew for Swannell company; life as a surveyor ;in the Fort Fraser, Prince George and general Upper Nechako area in 1910. He describes Fort St. James and the HBC post located there in the summer of 1911; the old trails in the area, leisure activities at Fort St. James, and how much everyone enjoyed the area; A.G. Hamilton's trading post in Fort St. James; work he did over the next several winters; how the war disrupted life; his father's trading post at Fort Fraser in 1915; how he and his brother bought out the trading post and went into business for themselves; the kind of people in Fort St. James before the war, including railroad construction men and other old timers; Mr. Murray who was a factor for the HBC and other characters; what makes the area so attractive; the difficulty nowadays at making a living as a trapper; shifts in mining techniques, changes in the Necoslie Valley after WWI; and how Fort St. James continues to be a jumping off point for miners and people of various vocations. TRACK 2: Mr. Dickinson continues how t;he HBC got supplies to their forts; how the war affected business in the area and how the mercury mine boosted the economy; how preemptors could not get good land because companies took all the prime ;real estate.;
CALL NUMBER: T1038:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1971 [summer] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Dickinson comments on the attitudes of people and various characters in Vanderhoof from his past; anecdotes about gold miners and how the landscape has changed; buildings at Fort St. Jam;es that are no longer standing; how the younger generation is not as reliable as the older generations; the fur trade around Fort St. James and how the local buyers had the monopoly; and a few old timers. TRACK 2: Mr. Dickinson describes traffic going through Fort St. James; changes in the area resulting in growing industry and construction; the rivalry among stores between the HBC and Dickinson and others; placer mining areas; freight service into the Nechako Valley by the HBC, Dickenson's surveying career from 1910 to 1913, including descriptions of places he surveyed; and miscellaneous comments about today's pioneers and industries.;
Old courthouse, Walkers Gulch, Richfield; built 1862.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Summit Rock, original Cariboo Road, Mink Gulch.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Beaver dam on Antler Creek, near Beggs Gulch.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Old courthouse, Walkers Gulch, Richfield; built 1862.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Sternwheeler S.S. B.X. in Fort George Canyon.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Ah Hoo, a miner of 1871, aged 63 years, Germansen Creek
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Old Ah Hoo, Omineca miner of 1871, Germansen Creek.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Pack train crossing Deserters River during the exploratory survey for the V.W.N . & Yukon Railway.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Eary automobiles and admirers at 122 Mile House.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
The Dog Creek stage at Crazy Johnnies.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Special stage used to take a survey outfit to Quesnel.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Special stage used to take a survey outfit to Quesnel on the Cariboo road.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Breaking camp at "Lost Meadow" on the V.W.N. and Yukon Railway survey.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Freight wagon on the Cariboo Road.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Freight team on the Cariboo Road.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Two early autmobiles and their passengers stopped on the Cariboo Road near 105 Mile House.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Pack horses swimming across the Chilcotin River
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Pack horses swimming across the Chilcotin River.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Loading a pack horse at Quesnel for a survey packtrain.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds