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Footage of a pack train in what is believed to be the Rainbow Mountains.

Footage of a man filleting a fish on an ocean-going boat.

Footage of a squirrel on a snow covered rock, fallen log and digging in the snow.

Footage of Nimpo Lake Lodge.

Footage of a pack train in the high country, which is likely an upper valley of the mountain foothills. Probable locations of this footage include Holt homestead, Rainbow Mountains or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

Footage of a lake shore and a dog, Suzie, retrieving an object from the lake. There is footage of a fish flipping around on the ice and another shot a fish swimming under the lake ice. There are also a recording of a white weasel climbing a tree

It is speculated that location of this film is either Anahim Lake or Fenton Lake.

Footage of chipmunk eating. Location of filming is unknown.

Footage of Tom Engebretch loading a Honda motorbike with gun and gunny sack and driving off through a creek and up a hill.

Location is believed to be East Ranch, possibly located in near Bella Coola, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park or Chilcotin area.

Footage of fishing boat named the "Canadian Prince" docking at the harbour in Bella Coola, BC.

Footage of fly fishing in a river, possibly the Bella Coola or Dean River, as well as footage of a caribou herd in the high country of possibly the Rainbow Mountains.

Footage of mountains, possibly around Anahim Lake or the Atnarko river area in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park

Footage of grouse drumming. Location of filming is unknown.

Footage of man holding up and examining a moose head trophy in winter.

Possible locations include the Chilcotin region, Rainbow Mountains or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

Three men floating down a river in a yellow rubber raft.

Speculated locations are the Atnarko River, Bella Coola River or the Dean River.

Footage of two people, Doris and Jerry, in a rowboat on a lake.

Speculated locations include Anahim Lake, Fenton Lake or Lassard Lake.

Footage of a caribou herd.

Probable locations of filming include the Chilcotin area, Rainbow Mountains, or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

Footage of golden eye duck and ducklings on a lake.

Speculated locations include Anahim Lake, Ulkatcho Lake or Fenton Lake.

Footage of men fishing from a boat in a river.

Possible locations include the Bella Coola River or the Dean River.

Footage of white robin.

Location of filming is unknown.

Footage from a high point overlooking a mountainous landscape with clips of fish frying in a pan, men eating around the campfire and a fallen moose.

The location is believed to be the Rainbow mountains.

Footage of a pack train along a river, a campsite, view of the mountains, and two grouse.

Location is believed to be the Rainbow Mountains.

Footage of a moose hunt, moose kill, and butchering of the moose.

Possible locations of this footage are the Chilcotin region, Rainbow Mountains or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

Footage of horses in corral.

Location is believed to be Holt Homestead or Lassard Lake.

Footage of men preparing pack horses for a hunting trip in the early morning hours.

Possible locations of filming are Holt Homestead or Lassard Lake.

Footage of ducks flying off a lake.

Possible locations of the film include Nimpo Lake, Anahim Lake, or Lassard Lake.

Footage of man fly fishing on river shore and catching steelhead salmon.

Possible locations of the film include the Bella Coola River or the Dean River.

Footage of Bighorn Sheep in the winter.

The location of filming is unknown.

Footage of men unloading hay for cattle from a horse-drawn flat bed trailer, a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains, and people being driven in flat bed tractor out to a small silver plane and taking off.

Footage of titles used by Al Elsey for commercial films, reading "Steelhead Unlimited on the Bella Coola River" and "Thanks for Coming - The End."

Footage of various titles Elsey used for his commercial films. Titles include: “The Man and His Deer”, "White Water by Jet - Filmed by Elsey" and "Springtime and Steelhead in the Bella Coola Valley - Filmed by Elsey".

Footage of a group of swans on a lake, possibly Anahim Lake. Footage of what is believed to be Al Elsey's front yard.

Footage of black bear on rocks by river shore. The bear eventually runs away into the surrounding forest.

The footage begins with a man hauling a rubber boat to shore. The man displays the fish that he has caught to the camera. The film cuts to a pontoon plane for Coast Mountain Flight Services Ltd., and then back to the man placing his fish into a bag. The filming then returns to the plane taking off over water. There is aerial footage of the river and mountains, most likely the Bella Coola Valley. Also include is footage of duck with ducklings.

Possible other locations that are seen in the footage are Gitcha Mountains, Ulkatcho Mountains or Rainbow Mountains.

Footage of thee men in dugout canoe bringing in ooligan nets full of ooligan fish on what is believed to be the Bella Coola river. Two of the men bring in the net while the third bails water. The men then bring in the canoe to shore using long poles. Women then join and help transport the fish to shore and then place the fish in large "stink box" where they are stirred with a stick.

Footage of fly fishing on a river, possibly the Bella Coola River or Dean River, fishing in river canyon, footage of deer, footage of Alert Bay, village, marina and totem poles on shore, footage of a white robin, and a woman holding her salmon catch. Also include is recordings of the Anahim stampede and the bucking bronco event.

Footage of a "stink box" used in Ooligan grease production in what is assumed to be Bella Coola. Also there is footage of some men fly-fishing on a river shore, either the Bella Coola River or the Dean River. There is a close-up clip of them baiting a hook, and then a shot of the men using gaff and hook to haul fish to shore. The men display their catch for the camera and there is a panoramic view of the mountains behind them. Included are some clips of Robson's deer, and a white robin.

Possible other locations in this film include the Atnarko region, Rainbow Mountains, Ulgoatcho Mountains and Chilcotin area.

Footage of large animal, most likely a moose, along a steep bank. Two men and their pack horse traveling along an open landscape, a close shot of their campfire at night, then footage of them preparing for a journey early in the morning. Also a view of a herd of caribou, the men traveling in a pack train over a stream and through upper valleys of the mountains, various sunset shots, a lake full of birds feeding, and finally the men packing the horses with killed game meat, most likely caribou.

The location of the filming is most likely the Rainbow Mountains.

Footage includes salmon jumping in a river, men filleting fish in fishing boat in tide water, a beaver in the water, and a bird, probably a heron, flying.

Recordings from the boat on a river, some loons on a lake, either Anahim or Fenton lake, and a panoramic view of the lake with mountains in background.

Also some footage of men fishing from the shore of a river, children catching fish, children swimming, some river rapids, footage of an eagle, a pelican on the lake, a group of birds, probably sand pipers, in water.

There are two young girls playing on a boat near shore, a view of white and brown house, and an older boy pulling a young girl in a wagon.

Include is footage of a backyard BBQ picnic, two young girls fishing, a cabin at a lake, and general scenery of birch trees, a boat house, and a dock at lake.

There is also a sign that reads "Breezy Cove," people relaxing on porch in front of cabin, and footage of a woman believed to be Mrs. Elsey and a friend walking on a forest path.

The film ends with footage of more fishing off a motor boat and unloading the motor boat at a dock.

Possible locations of the filming include the Bella Coola River, the Bella Coola Valley, the Bulkley Valley, the Hagensborg area, and Nimpo Lake.

Footage of eagles flying, a close up of a fish on display, men fishing cutthroat trout, fly-fishing on river, and tying mill eggs with nylon mesh.

Possible locations of filming include the Bella Coola River and Dean River.

Footage of a herd of caribou running on mountain plateau, probably the Rainbow Mountains. Also various clips of hunting camp and the men loading their pack horses.

foot of bighorn sheep on a rocky outcrop.

Location of filming is unknown.

Footage of caribou herd on an open landscape.

Location is speculated to be the Ulkatcho Mountains, Rainbow Mountains or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

Footage of mountains, spring flowers, a white robin, a butterfly, and eagles flying. Footage of men, believed to be Elsey's sons-in-law, in a rubber raft fishing on a river. Also footage of Robson's Deer.

Locations are speculated to be either Bella Coola River or Dean River, Atnarko area, Bella Coola Valley, Chilcotin area, Paradise Valley or the Rainbow Mountains.

Footage of a horse ranch called "Cless Pocket Ranch" and hay fields surrounding. There is men at work using a sawmill to cut wood into planks and men working in the hay field with their young sons on the ranch. Cless Pocket Ranch is located in the Chilcotin area of BC near Anahim Lake.

Also included is footage of the Anahim Lake stampede, the people watching and playing, the arena and the concession stand.

Film begins with aerial footage of mountains believed to be around Bella Coola. Then recording of men loading barrels, supposedly of gas, into a boat using a "home made" winch and boom construction. They ferry the barrels up stream, the river is assumed to be Dean River. and use a similar construction to bring the barrels to shore.

There is also footage of men fishing in the river.

Footage of the Anahim Stampede. The film includes recordings of the people at the stampede, bronco and bull riding, the area surrounding the arena, wild cow milking, children games such as sack races, horse racing around the arena, the concession stand and wild cow riding.

Film begins with recording of geese flying in sky as introduction. Then there is footage of community life in the general store, believed to be "Christensen's General Store," including a man lighting a pipe, children buying snacks and families buying groceries. Afterwards there is filming of the Anahim Stampede, depicting wild cow riding, bronco riding and the spectators.

The second portion of the film begins with the title slide "Caribou Return" and in consists of clips of ducks on a lake, scenery of trees and the lake, men packing up horses as they prepare for a journey into the high country. They travel as a pack train up into the mountains and eventually set up camp. There is footage of the men cooking, and also various shots of wildlife including a white grouse, herd of caribou, moose wandering through the snow, and a porcupine. The hunting party eventually kills a bull moose and there is footage of them examining the kill and loading the pack train with meat.

The third portion of the film begins with two young girls playing in a boat and then playing in a garden, and then a young boy pulling his sister in a wagon. There is a family barbeque and more footage of children playing and going fishing in a lack. The film ends with a recording of a grouse or pheasant in a bush.

Locations believed to be filmed in on this reel include Gitcha Mountains, Ulkatcho Mountains, Holt Homestead, Lassard Lake, Rainbow Mountains or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

Footage of deer fawns eating grass and apples, and landscape shots of mountains and cornfields.

Possible areas of filming include the Atnarko or Chilcotin regions.

Footage of Dr. Triffenhagen putting mill eggs as bait on a hook for fishing. Speculated locations include the Bella Coola River or the Dean River.

Footage of a large nest in a tree, possibly an Eagle or a Osprey nest, with baby birds within.