RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. David Ross discusses the reasons for the building of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad, the story of his coming to Canada from Scotland in 1908, and the series of jobs he held beginning i;n Medicine Hat. He describes early Prince Rupert and his work on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad, including construction camps, building the rail line, settlements in Terrace, Kitselas and Skeena Crossing, more on railroad work and tunnels at Kitselas. TRACK 2: Mr. Ross discusses the various nationalities of the workers on the railroad, more on railroad work, Cedarvale, including an area description, and characters such as Barney Mulvaney and Wiggs O'Neill.

The item is a documentary film. "A man waving beside three stretched halibut skins. Map of B.C. showing coast to Kodiak Island in Alaska. Aboard a fishboat, men clean and gut a halibut, dress it for packing and salt it away for shipment. Fishboats alongside a cannery or processor's wharf at Prince Rupert. Halibut being lifted out onto the wharf. Men in hold loading halibut into net. In more southerly waters, a small halibut boat at sea and description of how to catch the fish. Fisherman chucks a barrel-buoy overboard, followed by a coil of line, and he makes ready to feed out the long-line. The long-line is paid out slowly, with bundles of hooks, or 'skates' being baited before they slip under the sea. [Long shot] and [close-up] of halibut being pulled in over the side. Halibut in the hold. In northern waters, small boats are taken to the fishing ground by larger boats on their decks, then lowered into the sea where they hoist sail and row to their area. A Large boat from Seattle arrives, lowers its boats onto the ocean, and they row away with two men in each. The Line is let out by hand over the stern, then hauled in by hand. The mother ship picks up the small boats, their crews and their catch, and sails away. [Long shot of] Prince Rupert from the sea. Crowded wharfside scene with many fishboats. Halibut being lifted by net onto a wharf. Men on deck unloading the fish. Halibut being received in interior of packing shed, and being placed in fresh ice in crates. The lids are nailed securely and the crates are wheeled away to the Prince Rupert railway station, where the crates are loaded into a refrigerator car. A fifteen-car train, "The Fish Express", leaves Prince Rupert hauled by Grand Trunk Pacific Locomotive #603. In immediate [background] is a sign reading: "Kelly Douglas and Co. Ltd. -- Player's Navy Cut Cigarettes." The train approaches, then cut to caboose moving away." (Colin Browne)

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Henry H. Little describes Prince Rupert 1908 and the Hazelton region, 1910-1920 PERIOD COVERED: 1908-1920s RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-03-31 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Henry Hyslop Little talks about coming to Prince Rupert (1908) and being sent to open the Union Bank in Hazelton (1910). He describes his trip up the Skeena and arrival in Hazelton, establishing the bank, the Hazelton town site, buildings, Rev. John Field, Charles F. Morison, merchants, Dick Sargent, hotel proprietors, Walter Williscroft, early residents, housing, the climate and natural; beauty, the native population, bank customers -- geographical range, packers: Cataline, Charleson/Barrett and George Birnes, Barney Mulvaney, Maitland Dougal and Rene Degville. TRACK 2: Henry Little; speaks about Rene D'Egville, the Union Bank operations, railway construction and mining, the Hazelton area, Blackjack MacDonald, Hazelton hospital and staff, Bulkley Valley settlement, Kispiox, prospector -- Charlie Eck (1910), Hazelton from 1910-20 and the water system.

SUMMARY: Second in a series of six programs? Includes comments by Bill Raymond (?), newspaperman, George Casey (?), Harold Whelan (?), mayor, and John Magor (?), newspaper publisher, about: Prince Rupert; effect of World War II growth upon Prince Rupert; development of CN railroad; difficulties of building on northern terrain.

SUMMARY: In "Prince Rupert", #5 in the series, pioneer Walter Wicks talks about the coming of the railroad to the Skeena country, and the early days of Prince Rupert.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Lloyd Bowman : a discussion of Prince Rupert PERIOD COVERED: 1943-1968 RECORDED: Prince Rupert (B.C.), 1968 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Lloyd Bowman speaks about coming to Prince Rupert as part of a Canadian Army regiment (1943) involved in coastal defence. He recalls his impressions of the community, incidents during the war; years in Rupert army camps, roads, coastal defence, rain, U.S. troops, post war buildings, docks and development. He discusses changes in Prince Rupert since the war, the Indian settlement, the pulp industry, "The Pacific Great Eastern", the "Canadian National Railway" and thoughts about Rupert's future. [TRACK 2: blank.]

SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Loran Kenney recalls his arrival in Prince Rupert from Nova Scotia via Medicine Hat in 1910. Kitselas and Hazelton (circa 1910) are recalled, as are several local pioneers, including Wig;gs O'Neill, Cataline (Jean Caux), and Dave Wiggins. Various jobs on the telegraph and railroad from 1912 to 1959. TRACK 2: Mr. Kenney speaks about his time on the railroad [the Grand Trunk Pacific, later the Canadian National], "riding the engine", and living conditions for the railroad crew. He recalls local incidents and characters from the Kitselas and Hazelton areas, including George Birnes, Barney Mulvaney, and Sperry Cline.

SUMMARY: This episode tells the story of the construction of Canada's second transcontinental railway, through British Columbia's Bulkley and Skeena regions, prior to the First World War. The voice heard are: David Ross, W.J. McKenna, Walter Wicks, Loran Kenney, and Wiggs O'Neill.

CALL NUMBER: T2554:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The engineering career of Stanley Howard Frame : the Grand Trunk Pacific, 1903-1913 PERIOD COVERED: 1903-1914 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1972 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Stanley Howard Frame reads from his memoirs, "The Engineering Career of Stanley Howard Frame." The survey of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. TRACK 2: Survey continued. Engineering on railway construction. Original survey of Prince Rupert townsite, 1906-1907.

CALL NUMBER: T2554:0002 PERIOD COVERED: 1906-1914 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1972 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Stanley Howard Frame reads from his memoirs, "The Engineering Career of Stanley Howard Frame" (continued). The end of the Prince Rupert survey. Social life on Residency #22, Touchwood Hills, Saskatchewan. Residency #51, Wabamun Lake, Alberta. The Edmonton-Calgary branch of Grand Trunk Pacific construction. TRACK 2: Residency #3 near New Norway and south of Camrose. Outlet from main line to Calgary, 1911-1913.

CALL NUMBER: T1194:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Walter Wicks : early years on the lower Skeena River : part 1 PERIOD COVERED: 1901-1922 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Walter Wicks recounts his arrival at the North Pacific Cannery from Germany (c.1900), his first impressions of the area and recollections of some of the residents of Port Essington. He talks about his life at the cannery, his education, fishing on the Skeena, his family background, living conditions, learning fishing and hunting, fishing spots along the Skeena River, Japanese-Indian-white; relations, fishing incidents, the naming of Hicks Point, fishing methods and grades of salmon. TRACK 2: Mr. Wicks continues speaking about fishing methods, types of salmon, the wastage of salmon, ch;anges in fishing methods, names of the area canneries and steps in the canning process. TRACK 3: [Note: due to a break in a splice on the original tape during dubbing, the remainder of T1194:0001 Track 2 has been continued on Track 3 of the CD copy.]

CALL NUMBER: T1194:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Walter Wicks : early years on the lower Skeena River : part 2 PERIOD COVERED: 1901-1922 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Walter Wicks recalls his time as a student at the Metlakatla Mission School, incidents at the school, Mrs. Margaret West, training and schooling, the mission at Metlakatla, children's activit;ies and a trip to Victoria. He recounts childhood activities and incidents. TRACK 2: Walter Wicks continues with his recollections about childhood incidents, hunting stories, Indian deer hunting meth;ods, a prank at the North Pacific Cannery, childhood adventures and a landslide at the cannery. He recalls the beginnings of the town site of Prince Rupert, survey parties, early construction progress; at Tucks Inlet, land title problems, the town construction, land clearing (1908-09) and early buildings.

CALL NUMBER: T1194:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Walter Wicks : early years on the lower Skeena River : part 3 PERIOD COVERED: 1901-1922 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Walter Wicks continues speaking about his experiences working in a land clearing camp on the Prince Rupert town site, living conditions, land conditions, development, workers and the real est;ate auction. He recalls jobs in railroad construction, as a lineman for the Dominion Telegraph line, an anecdote about shaving with an adze, more about railroad construction work and an incident with ;a horse team. He speaks about his family's move to Prince Rupert, Prince Rupert's first water system and utilities. He discusses changes to fishing methods following the introduction of power boats an;d Dr. Curgin -- owner of the first gas engine propelled boat on the Skeena River. TRACK 2: Walter Wicks describes Port Essington, the local canneries, life in the town, Robert Cunningham's business interests, sawmills, social life, George Frizzell and a silent movie presentation. He speaks about law enforcement including: Constable "Keyhole Johnny" (John Herring), the Indian rancherie, the "skook;um house", liquor problems, hotels and saloons, Essington during railway construction and provincial constables -- Harry Berrimen and Jack Collins. Mr. Wicks speaks about the decline of Cunningham's businesses, Bob and George Cunningham, Captain Bonser and a story about a snag scow and "Hunchback Mary".

CALL NUMBER: T1194:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Walter Wicks : early years on the lower Skeena River : part 4 PERIOD COVERED: 1901-1922 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Walter Wicks continues with his story about a snag scow and "Hunchback Mary". He goes on to talk about Port Essington as an administrative centre, seat of government and Billy Lord, the Anglo; British Columbia Cannery manager. [TRACK 2: blank?]