Print preview Close

Showing 2 results

Archival description
Island Mountain Mines Company Cariboo Region (B.C.)
Print preview View:

Cariboo Government Agent correspondence and other material

  • GR-0216
  • Series
  • 1860-1938

The series consists of records created by the Government Agent and the Gold Commissioner of the Cariboo District, between 1860 and 1938. It includes correspondence inward and outward; court, mining, land, financial and administrative records.

British Columbia. Gold Commissioner (Cariboo)

Cariboo adventure : [Island Mountain Mine]

SUMMARY: Interview with Eric Johnson, Mill Superintendent of Island Mountain Mine, by John Barnes, about: industry, gold, description of refining process; natural resources, gold, including sounds from operation of mining process with crusher, noon whistle, "grizzly", scoop of ball mill, top of ball mill, swish of return to mill of oversize, general noise, clatter from under ball mill, water coming out of mill, overall sound from door.