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File contains timber sale contracts, logging inspection reports, and related maps between the Department of Lands and Forests and the Fichtner Lumber Company Limited.

Item is a report on EP 639 entitled "Silviculture in Spruce-Alpine Fir types in the North Central Interior of British Columbia" for the Research Division, BC Forest Service by John Revel.

Caption describing photograph: "October 1966. Typical Development of Lodgepole Pine and Douglas Fir Planting Stock at Telkwa Nursery. Negative filed with P.I.E. No. 15769, O.D.C. 232.411.2. Lodgepole pine seedlings planted with E.P. 638 Seeding Trial No. 10 in October 1966. Stock produced for Species Trials in Prince George Forest District. Photo by Craftsmans Studio, Prince George. See report file 0193652 or E.P. 638 Seeding Trial No. 10."

Caption describing photograph: "Seeding Trial No. 9. Typical one-year old seedlings. Lodgepole pine on area slash burned autumn 1965 and broadcast seeded at 8 ozs. per acre on Dec. 14, 1965 (10" snow). Exploratory Direct Seeding Trials in Prince George Forest District. Per title: Location T.S. X91918 Cluculz Lake (Lloyd Bros.). Photo: W.D. West, Prince George, negative filed with P.I.E. No. 15794/2."

Caption describing photograph: "Internal view."

Caption describing photograph: "Excellent form. Note columnar bole, only slight taper, no butt swell."

Caption describing photograph: "Typical crown form of Abies lasiocarpa, long barrow columnar crown. Ht 65', 10" DBH. Age 80 years. Mile 5 Hart Highway. Abies stand resulting from advanced regeneration released by logging of spruce in 1940s. Sandy silt lacustrine deposits."

Caption describing photograph: "Typical of extensive cultivation of Bednesti silty loams and silt in Wright Creek and Salmon River Area. Forage crops, seed timothy, grains and root crops. Much of lacustrine deposits within 20 mile radius have this potential."

Caption describing photograph: "Bark habit at mid-bole."

Caption describing photograph: "Typical bark form. 9.3" DBH"

Caption describing photograph: "Excellent Abies second growth. 6-8 DBH. Age 40 years. Resulting from advanced regeneration after logging. Mile 5.5 Hart Highway. Average current leader 10". Silty clay, lacustrine deposits."

Caption describing photograph: "Frames 8, 9, and 10. Mature stand of Aspen growing on moderately drained Bednesti silt (Sandy silt). Ht 95', 22" DBH. Age 110 years. Excellent form. Mile 11 Hart Highway. Adjacent field has excellent crop of potatoes and timothy."

Caption describing photograph: "Potentially commercial Black Spruce stand. Fully developed peat (3-8') over impervious clay. Ledum B. Glandulosa. Mile 3 Hart Highway. Ht 55', 5-10" DBH. Age 85 years. Frames 1-5"

Caption describing photograph: "Crown form."

Caption describing photograph: "Bark habit at base of tree."

Caption describing photograph: "Black Spruce residuals (Ht 35-40', 5-9" DBH Age 80). Potentially commercial pulp wood remaining after pulp logging a fully stock 95 yrs stand of Lodgepole pine and White Spruce on imperfectly drained silty clay. Mile 6.5 Hart Highway. (Illustrate frequent occurrence of P mariana on soils other than organic muck or sphagnum bogs)."

Caption describing photograph: "Isolated Hemlock. West Branch Road, F.E.S. Aleza."

Caption describing photograph: "As GBW Film 4 Frame 1 (2007.1.30.2.040). 13" DBH Height 45', +/- 120 years old." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Caption describing photograph: "Loaded logging truck on way to log dump on Eagle Lake. East Loop, F.E.S. Aleza Lake."

Caption describing photograph: "Typical of general opinion of growth and form of Black Spruce. Associated with poorly drained saucer shaped terrain. Organic soil developed over impervious clay. Ht 35', 5-7" DBH age 120 years. Prince George Airport Road." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Caption describing photograph: "Typical young aspen and Willow cover over the area now in seedling or transplant beds. Hand pulled, rough broken, rooted prior to plowing (by inmate crews April 1966)."

Caption describing photograph: "Small area of transplants on West side of clearing, established Spring 1966. Note thrifty stand of aspend with Spruce understory, typical of stands on this soil type and history of burning."

Caption describing photograph: "Foreground cultivated in readiness for establishment of seed or transplant beds. Backgroun is transplant area est. Spring 1966."

Caption describing photograph: "Condition after hand pulling, piling and burning, and rough clearing. Note roots in soil. Northwest Cor of present clearing."

No caption provided with photograph. Similar photograph has the following caption: "View of transplant and seed bed areas, established Spring 1966. Buildings moved from Forest Service warehouse site on 15 Ave."

Caption describing photograph: "Typical Devils Club site, imperfectly drained silty clay. West Branch Road, F.E.S. Aleza Lake."

Caption describing photograph: "Good stand of Lodgepole Pine pulp wood, on Pine View Series, with scattered understory of Black Spruce. Pine 5-9" DBH. 65' high, 80 years. Black Spruce, 4.6" DBH. 35' high. Moderately drained silty clay. Cale Creek, Highway 97."

Caption describing photograph: "Excellent stand of Lodgepole Pine on coarse gravelly sily (old beach). Height 90' 7-11" DBH. Age 65 years. 6 miles SW of Prince George, Highway 16 West."

Caption describing photograph: "Rolf Hellenius."

Caption describing photograph: "Rolf Hellenius and Roy Scully."

No caption provided with photograph. Similar photograph has the following caption: "View of transplant and seed bed areas, established Spring 1966. Buildings moved from Forest Service warehouse site on 15 Ave."

Caption describing photograph: "As GBW Film 4 Frame 4 (2007.1.30.2.042)"

Caption describing photograph: "Encroachment of an old field by Lodgepole pine and Spruce regeneration. Junction of Highway 16 and Giscome turnoff. Surrounding forest mainly aspen, some scrubby Spruce, Douglas fir, and Lodgepole pine 20 chains away. Moderately drained stoney, sandy silt."

Caption describing photograph: "Black Spruce as GBW Film 4 Frame 7 ( 2007.1.30.2.045) on left. Betula glandulosa and willow on right, resulting from fire history--foreground showing development of organic peat over clay."

Caption describing photograph: "Good stand of thrifty young aspen on imperfectly drained clay. Age 40 years. Height 45', 7" DBH. Note erosion and baking of clay in foreground. Prince George Airport Road."

Caption describing photograph: "As GBW Film 4 Frame 11 (2007.1.30.2.048)." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Caption describing photograph: "View of transplant and seed bed areas, established Spring 1966. Buildings moved from Forest Service warehouse site on 15 Ave."

No caption provided with photograph. Photograph depicts a fallowed field at Red Rock Nursery.

Caption describing photograph: "Field south of windbreak fallowed in readiness for Autumn seeding, most of visible area had been in clover prior to breaking."

Caption describing photograph: "Black Spruce germinator. EMK seed."

No caption provided with photograph negative. Appears similar to 2007.1.30.2.011, which has the following caption: "Poor quality Spruce left after diameter cutting. Note insect killed trees and leaning tree. Sparse stocking. Very poor increment. Devils Club site. Silty clay. No post logging regeneration. Continous understory of alder and willow. West Branch, F.E.S. Aleza Lake."

Caption describing photograph: "Very good Lodgepole Pine 22" DBH - 115' high. Main Access Road F.E.S. Aleza Lake"

Caption describing photograph: "Overmature Cottonwood growing in alluvial deposit, Bowron River. Coarse silts with fluctuating water table. Low volume of poor quality spruce removed--due to open grown limby form - presently occupied by willow, alder HB cranberry, birch, spirea, water hemlock."

Caption describing photograph: "Growth of Lodgepole Pine on imperfectly drained clay of lacustrine origin. Aleza Lake, Main Access Road. Age 12 years, Height 14', 1966 leader 16"" Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Caption describing photograph: "1920 horse logging. View of residual stand. Devils Club site. Imperfectly drained silty clay. Very good growth, form and vigour. East Loop Road, F.E.S. Aleza Lake." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

No caption provided with photograph. Depicts an immature Saskatoon berry (Amelanchier alnifolia), possibly located in John Revel's garden in Prince George.

Caption describing photograph: "Hardwood stand on Lacustrine deposits following severe burn, negligible coniferous understory. 1922 burn N side Eaglet Lake. Aspen with scat Birch +/-20 yrs. +/-6 D.B.H. +/-35'. Understory willow and alder, twin flower R O Dogwood Rose H B Cranberry, scat sorylus, rubus, was A-D S-B site."

Caption describing photograph: "1922 burn Giscome, stand of immature birch 35', 20 yrs, Dom stem 8" D.B.H. Understory Rubus, Rosa, Cornus moss, Aralia Snowverry, Columbine - scat Corylus. Stand originally Douglas fir, Spruce and Balsam. Well drained lacustrine deposits. Potential grazing." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Caption describing photograph: "Eaglet Lake, Giscome. Low land lacustrine deposits. Cleared for forage crops and pasture. Willow and alder on right - typical cover prior to clearing. Refer to GBW Film 1 Frame 3 ( 2007.1.30.2.003 )"

Caption describing photograph: "Low quality Hemlock isolated in understory. Junction West Branch and Main Access Road, F.E.S. Aleza Lake. 8" D.B.H. 120 years., 20-25' high." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.