Ed. Conway with the Collins Overland Telegraph party.
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Ed. Conway with the Collins Overland Telegraph party.
Ed. Conway with the Collins overland party.
Route of telegraph line constructed & working, Oct. 2nd, 1866 / drawn by J.C. White
Part of Archives cartographic collection
Part of Archives cartographic collection
Shows route from Quesnel to Elwin Lake near Topley. Photographic copy of coloured ms. original in the Bancroft Library (Map/17.B8/C7T/1866d/D). Astronomical observations by P.J. Leech. From notes by J. [Maclu]re. Sheet 1.
Part of Imbert Orchard fonds
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Richard Carroll, known as Dick, describes arriving into the [Nechako?] area from Vancouver in 1908 on his way to Alaska; he stopped to work on the Grand Trunk Railway at the head of navigation on the Skeena River. He describes people he met at the time, such as prospector Eli Carpenter, who was on his way to a gold rush; his eventual arrival in Burns Lake via the Telegraph Trail in 1909 on his way to Fort George, which he describes as the most remote part of BC at the time. Mr. Carrol outlines the land he staked; working on the railroad; his work as a mail carrier from Telkwa to Williams Lake, including using pack horses for transportation in summer and sleighs in the winter; prices of various goods in Burns Lake at the time; various farmers and goods they sold in the area; the telegraph office in Burns Lake as means of communicating with the Yukon during the gold rush; Mrs. Bessie Wallace as the first white woman to come to Burns Lake in 1909; produce which came from Ashcroft through Quesnel; more on telegraph posts; a story about Barney Mulvaney's wedding and a description of his character; and a description of an Indian raid at Kispiox. TRACK 2: Mr. Carroll describes an encounter with Chinese people; more on George and Bessie Wallace; ranching; and a trip with an explorer to Fort McLeod.
Route of telegraph line constructed and working, Jany. 1st 1866 / drawn by J.F. Lewis
Part of Archives cartographic collection
Shows line from New Westminster to beyond Quesnel, B.C. Photographic copy of sheet 4 or 5 of a 6-sheet set showing the telegraph line from Monterey, Calif. to Fort Stager, B.C. The original is a coloured manuscript map in the Bancroft Library (Map/12(W)/C7T/1866). This map differs slightly from one of the same title drawn by J.C. White (CM/A375). The title is in a cartouche, and place names differ.
Route of telegraph line constructed & working. Jany. 1st 1866 / drawn by J.C. White
Part of Archives cartographic collection
Shows line from New Westminster to beyond Quesnel, B.C. Photographic copy of sheet 4 or 5 of a 6-sheet set showing the telegraph line from Monterey, Calif. to Fort Stager, B.C. The original is a coloured manuscript map in the Bancroft Library (Map/12(W)/C7T/1866). This map differs slightly from one of the same title drawn by J.F. Lewis (CM/A376). The title is not in a cartouche, and place names differ.
Part of Archives cartographic collection
Photographic copy of coloured ms. originals in the Bancroft Library (Map/17.B8/C7T/1866/C).
Indian graves at Telegraph Creek; Atlin-Quesnel telegraph.
Indian grave on the Teslin Trail; Atlin-Quesnel telegraph.
Indian grave at Telegraph Creek; Atlin-Quesnel telegraph.
Building a corduroy road; Atlin-Quesnel telegraph.
Part of Frederick Dally fonds
Yukon telegraph trail; Bulkley Valley.
"The man with the loaf; Atlin-Quesnelle tel. line."
Part of Lance Burton fonds
"Cooking at teamsters camp; Atlin-Quesnelle tel. line."
Part of Lance Burton fonds
Members of the government telegraph crew landing their boat.
Part of Frederick Dally fonds
Part of Frederick Dally fonds
The ascent to China Bar Bluff.
Part of Frederick Dally fonds
A view on the Fraser River - at New Westminster.
Part of Frederick Dally fonds
Kitsumkalum; Ed Eby's Hotel, Store And Telegraph Office
The item is a copy of an essay by William John Bowerman entitled "Early history of the government wireless service on the British Columbia coast, 1906-1925."
"Line crossing Fork Creek Canyon, Atlin-Quesnel telegraph line".
Stop of Interest sign - Overland Telegraph