Glass plate negative of an Emily Carr painting of Kitwancool painted in 1928.

SUMMARY: A special program recalling the experience of winter in the earlier days of British Columbia. Bert Williams recalls cold winters in the Fraser Valley. Cliff Harrison and Phil Hoskins describe an encounter with a grizzly bear during a fishing trip on Ootsa Lake. Mrs. Cathy Johnson tells two stories about her father, the missionary Richard Tomlinson, and his dealings with native people during the winter.

CALL NUMBER: T3096:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Experiences in the British Army and R.F.C., 1912-1918 PERIOD COVERED: 1895-1918 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Richard Horsfield gives a biographical sketch of his early life: explanation of the origin of the Horsfield name; story of the enlistment procedure 1914. London Regiment comrades. Army food in WW I. Problems of supply during warfare. Anecdote about Women's Air Corp. Supply problems. Experiencing combat for the first time. The second battle of the Somme, 1916. The soldiers concerns in the trenches: morale, food, lice, shelter. Being wounded. An all meat diet in the hospital. The Portuguese Division. Transfer to the Royal Flying Corps. TRACK 2: Training for the Royal Flying Corps, 1917. 188th Night Fighter Squadron. Getting outfitted for the Flying Corps. Initiation rites into the squadron. Learning to fly as an apprentice pilot. Instrumentation error in a night fighter. Locating the aerodrome and landing an aircraft at night, 1917. Night flying tactics. Flying by the seat of your pants. Improvising a 'superior' aircraft and the consequences. Practical jokes. The great aces -- Bishop, Ball et al. American influences. CALL NUMBER: T3096:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): With the RCMP in northern British Columbia, 1925-1930 PERIOD COVERED: 1925-1930 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Reasons for emigrating. Joining the Manitoba Provincial Police, 1925. Joining the RCMP as a champion pistol shot. The lack of national support for the team. Transfer north to Telkwa, 1926. The Carrier Indians on the warpath. Explanation of the name "Carrier". Gun-na-noot organizes a massive war dance. A near fatal incident at Kitwancool. TRACK 2: Organizing a three-man posse. The war dance at Takla Landing. Apprehending Gun-na-noot and holding court in the Hudson's Bay Store. Gun-na-noot gets the 'dry spit'. Description of Gun-na-noot. Horsfield meets Stuart Henderson. First time Horsfield received the 'dry spit'. Omineca Za-mo-ree gives Horsfield the 'dry spit'. CALL NUMBER: T3096:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life in the RCMP (cont'd) PERIOD COVERED: 1925-1930 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Frontier medicine. Omineca Za-mo-ree apologizes. TRACK 2: blank. (End of interview)