Six men stand on boardwalk in front of theatre.
Possibly Fort Graham log building surrounded by a fence
In July 2009, Dr. Paul Sanborn undertook the first soils field research at the Fort Selkirk volcanic field in central Yukon, with helicopter support and funding from the Yukon Geological Survey. This file includes digital photographs of the 2009 field work at the Ft. Selkirk site. Some of the digital photographs have been annotated as PDFs.
- Ft Selkirk 110114069.xls [particle size analysis data, CANTEST]
- S1090final.xlsx [chemical analysis data, Ministry of Forests & Range, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory]
- S1112final.xlsx [chemical analysis data, Ministry of Forests & Range, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory]
- Ft Selkirk 2009 soils data (updated Sept 15, 2010 and April 10, 2023).xls [consolidated lab data for all 2009 samples]
For July 1-7, 2009, Dr. Paul Sanborn did the first soils field research at the Fort Selkirk volcanic field in central Yukon, with helicopter support and funding from the Yukon Geological Survey.
Initial findings were published in the 2009 edition of Yukon Exploration and Geology, but this paper did not include most of the laboratory data:
Sanborn, P., 2010. Soil reconnaissance of the Fort Selkirk volcanic field, Yukon (115I/13 and 14). In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 2009, K.E. MacFarlane, L.H. Weston and L.R. Blackburn (eds.), Yukon Geological Survey, Whitehorse, Yukon. pp. 293-304. https://emrlibrary.gov.yk.ca/ygs/yeg/2009/2009_p293-304.pdf [Note that in Fig. 1, the labels for Camp 1 and Camp 2 on map are transposed; Camp 1 should be to the east of Camp 2.]
File consists of collected research materials regarding the settlement of Fort St. James. Materials include booklets, postcards, pamphlets, maps, an information placemat, newspaper clippings, a newsletter, and reproductions of a map, articles, and images. Highlights include:
- Parks Canada, "Fort St. James National Historic Park", 1981 (booklet)
- "Fort St. James National Historic Park", [197-?] (postcard)
- Chamber of Commerce, "Fort St. James", [198-?] (pamphlet)
- "Fort St. James, B.C., Canada Chundoo Motor Inn", [197-?] (postcard)
- Parks Canada, "Fort St. James National Historic Park", 1985 (pamphlet)
- Parks Canada, "National & Historic Parks Guide", 1985 (pamphlet)
- Parks Canada, "Fort St. James National Historic Park", 1977 (pamphlet)
- Environment Canada Lands Directorate, "Soil Capability for Agriculture, Fort St. James", 1974 (map)
- Fort St. James, "Murray Ridge Ski Hill", [198-?] (pamphlet)
- Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Fort St. James, Mount Murray in the distant background", [192-?] (print photograph reproduction)
- Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Fort St. James Pageant, heft to the right, Norman Mathews in costume of Clark at old post, Sir George Simpson as Chief factor, CH. French; AC Murray as C.F. Arch, McDonald', 1928 (print photograph reproduction)
- Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Fort St. James-Celebrations-Dominion Day: Tug-of-war-Fort St. James", July 29,1911 (print photograph reproduction)
- Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Indian Village at Fort St. James-Stuart Lake", 1913 (print photograph reproduction)
- Caledonia Inns, "The History of New Caledonia Established 1806", [198-??] (placemat)
- National Historics, "Fort St. James", Vol.1 1999 (newsletter)
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Fort St. James, the community and historic site. Includes material regarding the development of the community as a trading post for Hudson's Bay Company and the development of the historic site. Includes: "Fort St. James National Historic Site" pamphlet prepared by Parks Canada (1981); "Fort St. James National Historic Park" pamphlet prepared by Parks Canada (1974 and 1978); and photographs entitled "UNBC Student trip" and depict a snowy landscape and wooden cabin (Mar. 2004).
Image depicts a church in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts an old log building in Fort St. James; the sign on it reads "Clerk's Living Quarters, Later Used as Fort St. James First School."
Image depicts a historic building in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of a historic building in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the Hudson's Bay Company historic site in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the Hudson's Bay Company historic site in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the Hudson's Bay Company historic site in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the Hudson's Bay Company historic site in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the historic Hudson's Bay Company office in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company office in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company office in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post at the historic site in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts an old shack on stilts in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts Stuart Lake in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts a partially frozen lake, most likely Stuart Lake in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts a lake, possibly Stuart Lake in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post, with several unknown individuals present, in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post, with several unknown individuals present, in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post, with several unknown individuals present, in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the old Trading Outpost in Fort St. James, B.C.
File consists of photographs depicting Fort St. James.
This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "Fort St. James Pageant 1928. (Left to Right) - Norman Mathews in costume of clerk at old post, Sir George Simpson as (Chief Factor, CH. French); AC Murray (as C.F. Arch. McDonald)".
Image depicts a view of Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts an area of forests and fields somewhere near Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a view of Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts two unidentified individuals in hard hats leaning against the railing of a large, open space inside an unknown concrete structure. It is possibly located in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a group of unidentified individuals in a greenhouse, possibly somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts several unidentified individuals exiting a church made of logs, possibly in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts several unidentified individuals inside of a church made from logs, possibly located in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts an unidentified man in a greenhouse, possibly somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts numerous pieces of what appears to be old farming equipment. There is also an unidentified individual sitting aginst the side of a building. The location is possibly Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a group of unidentified individuals wearing hard hats inside an unknown concrete structure, possibly located in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a group of unidentified individuals wearing hard hats inside an unknown concrete structure, possibly located in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of a store, possibly in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a tunnel, possibly located somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts an unknown individual standing next to a turbine located somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a turbine located somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts an orange turbine in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a turbine on the back of an industrial vehicle, located somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C. The slide is labelled "Site one dam; turbine prop. (Russian.)"
Image depicts a turbine on the back of an industrial vehicle, located somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a turbine on a large industrial vehicle somewhere in or near Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts numerous wood crates and large pieces of machinery in an unknown concrete structure, possibly somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a yellow turbine inside an unknown concrete structure, possibly somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C.