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2020.05.54 · Item · 1936
Part of Gordon Wyness Album

Photograph depicts (from left) Jack Lee and Philip Monckton leaning up against their 1930 Buick Series 40 car before leaving for Southbank Francois Lake. Behind them is the cabin they stayed in at Burns Lake, which was owned by Ben[?] Smith.

2020.05.17 · Item · [Sept. or Oct. 1936]
Part of Gordon Wyness Album

Photograph depicts Jack Lee rafting with a sail on Bobtail Lake, as he was going over to other side of the lake to locate traverse posts (without success, according to the annotation on the photograph verso).

2020.05.13 · Item · [Sept. or Oct. 1936]
Part of Gordon Wyness Album

Photograph depicts (from left to right) Jack Lee, Gordon Wyness, Jessie McInnes, and Archie McInnes at Pioneer Ranch.

In 1903, brothers Neil and Archie McInnes pre-empted a section of land two miles east of Cote Flat, each taking half. Archie McInnes' land later became known as Pioneer Ranch (later known as the Barnett Ranch); Neil McInnes' land became Meadowbrook Ranch. Archie McInnes married Jessie Aitken in October 1905. Pioneer Ranch became known as a stop-over for travellers en route from Hazelton to the Ootsa Lake area via the Telegraph Trail. Archie and Jessie McInnes had three daughters: Vera (m. Ivan Frank), Ivy (m. Eric Strimbold), and Neva (m. John Ivan Nickolichuk).

2020.05.14 · Item · [Sept. or Oct. 1936]
Part of Gordon Wyness Album

Photograph depicts (from left to right) Jack Lee, Philip Monckton, Jessie McInnes, and Archie McInnes at Pioneer Ranch.

In 1903, brothers Neil and Archie McInnes pre-empted a section of land two miles east of Cote Flat, each taking half. Archie McInnes' land later became known as Pioneer Ranch (later known as the Barnett Ranch); Neil McInnes' land became Meadowbrook Ranch. Archie McInnes married Jessie Aitken in October 1905. Pioneer Ranch became known as a stop-over for travellers en route from Hazelton to the Ootsa Lake area via the Telegraph Trail. Archie and Jessie McInnes had three daughters: Vera (m. Ivan Frank), Ivy (m. Eric Strimbold), and Neva (m. John Ivan Nickolichuk).

2001.1.1.2 · Item · 31 Jan. 1869
Part of NBCA Document and Ephemera Collection

Item consists of a letter written by John McCormick to a person named James; it is not made clear if James is a friend or relative. In both his letter to James, John McCormick makes several references to Victoria. His familiarity with Victoria suggests that he may have travelled from Victoria to Barkerville to mine for gold. In his letters to James, John McCormick describes having no money and living under poor conditions. He mentions the great fire that swept through Barkerville and that he lost nothing due to its distance from his house. McCormick also mentions that the Indians are dying quickly of Small Pox in Victoria.

2020.4.2.3.039 · Item · 1974
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

Item is an original article reprint by G.S. Swinnerton from BC Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Technical Bulletin No. 30 on Land Capability Classification entitled "Land Classification and Environmental Planning".

2020.4.2.2.06 · Item · 1969
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

Item is an original copy of "Lands of the East Kootenay: Their characteristics and capability for agriculture and forestry - Report to the B.C. Soil Capability for Agriculture and Forestry Committee", a co-operative interim report comprising sections and maps, compiled by G. G. Runka, Soils Division, BC Department of Agriculture. Other authors include J.R. Jungen, T. Lewis, J.R. Marshall, M.J. Romaine, J. van Barneveld, and U. Wittneben.

2020.4.4.33 · Item · 2000
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

Item is a report entitled "Landscaped Buffer Investigation" a summary prepared by BC Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the Land Reserve Commission.

Lone Butte, BC
2020.05.22 · Item · Oct. 1936
Part of Gordon Wyness Album

Photograph depicts a view of Lone Butte, BC. The butte formation of the same name (Lone Butte) is visible in the background; a ranch or residence is visible in the foreground. Wyness notes that Lone Butte was the "last one [they] tied in". "Tying in" is a land surveying technique. Since the photograph is dated October 1936 and Wyness described the survey trip as lasting June 5 - October 8, 1936, that implies that Lone Butte was the last location they surveyed on this trip.

2020.05.06 · Item · October 1936
Part of Gordon Wyness Album

Photograph depicts Mount Begbie, noted by Wyness to be the highest point on the Cariboo Highway at mile 85. Mount Begbie is located at approximately 51°28'33''N, 121°22'00''W, on the east side of Cariboo Hwy, between 70 Mile House and 100 Mile House, in the Lillooet Land District. Also visible in this photograph is the Cariboo Highway road.

2020.05.07 · Item · October 1936
Part of Gordon Wyness Album

Photograph depicts Mount Begbie, noted by Wyness to be the highest point on the Cariboo Highway at mile 85. Mount Begbie is located at approximately 51°28'33''N, 121°22'00''W, on the east side of Cariboo Hwy, between 70 Mile House and 100 Mile House, in the Lillooet Land District. Also visible in this photograph is the Cariboo Highway road.

2020.4.2.2.12 · Item · Mar. 1981
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

Item is an original copy of the "Manitoba Land Use Conference Proceedings" on March 11-12, 1981 in Winnipeg. Gary Runka presented on his paper, "Expanding Needs from a Finite Resource: The Necessity for Sound Land Use Planning".

2020.4.2.2.08 · Item · 1972
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

Item is an original copy of "Moran Dam Environmental Analysis" by the Cariboo Land Capability Analysis Committee and Intersector Special Study Committee of the British Columbia Canada Land Inventory. The committee members were A. Bedwany, D. Benn, D. Blower, R. Marshall, and G. Runka. Includes 24 original colour photographic prints pasted into the report.

2009.7.1.265 · Item · 24 April 1913
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of a large explosion on a rocky shoreline. A bridge is visible in the foreground and a body of water is partially visible in the background. Annotation on recto reads: "McRae Bros Moving Mountains at Prince Rupert BC Apr 24th"

2011.3.3.86 · Item · 17 July 1913
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Photograph of a large explosion on a rocky shoreline. A bridge is visible in the foreground and a body of water is partially visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "McRae Bros Moving Mountains at Prince Rupert BC Apr 24th" Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Rupert. July 17 1913. Dear [illegible]. Just a card for that album if you've got any room left by now. This is one of the blasts for the clearing of the drydock up here. [Illegible] W.M." Postcard is addressed to: "Miss C.M. Ranip[??] 931 Northlane Av.[sic] Seattle Wash." Two Canadian one cent stamps are affixed on verso. Postmark reads: "Prince Rupert BC. PM Jul 17 13."

2020.05.05 · Item · October 1936
Part of Gordon Wyness Album

Photograph depicts Mount Begbie, noted by Wyness to be the highest point on the Cariboo Highway at mile 85. Mount Begbie is located at approximately 51°28'33''N, 121°22'00''W, on the east side of Cariboo Hwy, between 70 Mile House and 100 Mile House, in the Lillooet Land District. Wyness annotated this photograph with the statement that they "tied this one in"; 'tying in' is a land survey term, implying that the crew may have also been surveying in this area.