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Tommy Walker fonds Air travel
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The world forgetting

The item consists of a film reel containing documentary footage from the 1950s. It shows flight from Fort St. James to the Walker's camp at Cold Fish Lake, a weasel family, goat at salt lick and packing supplies at Cold Fish Lake. Pack train leaves to establish supply caches in hunting areas, Donahue Pass, Eaglenest Valley, Cullivan Valley. Stalking and photographing mountain sheep at Cullivan Creek, setting up camp at Ram Creek. Pat Haggerty, Skook Davidson's ranch at Tatogga Forks. Flight to take delivery of horses, riding back, pack train en route to Cartmel Lake, "Wilderness Water" [as noted in shot list], Cold Fish Lake, base camp, storm, fall colours, caribou. Marion Walker fishing, sheep in the snow, fall camp at Cartmel Lake, moose, marmot, caribou, eagle. Marion and ptarmigan at Bates Camp. Sheep at Connors and Cullivan Creeks. Breaking camp at Bates, returning to Base Camp at the end of season.