Item consists of photocopied pages from the 1922 Wrigley's B.C. Directory. Includes Fort Fraser, Fort George, Fort St. James, Gibson's Landing, Giscome, Giscome Portage, Hutton Mills, Longworth, Loos, Penny, Prince George, Prince Rupert, South Bulkley, South Fort George, and South Francois Lake.
Ministry of Forests E.P. 886.13 was established by silviculture researcher Robert Brockley between 1992 and 1999, and consisted of 8 installations across the interior which shared the same experimental design. Five involved lodgepole pine and three involved interior spruce. Complete descriptions of the site characteristics, experimental treatments, and early results are given by:
Brockley, R.P. and D.G. Simpson. 2004. Effects of intensive fertilization on the foliar nutrition and growth of young lodgepole pine and spruce forests in the interior of British Columbia (E.P. 886.13): Establishment and progress report. Technical Report 018. B.C. Ministry of Forests., Research Branch, Victoria, B.C. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/Tr018.htm
The key difference between E.P. 886.13 and other lodgepole pine fertilization studies in the BC interior was the inclusion of two treatments involving annual fertilizer applications; see Brockley and Simpson (2004) for full details.
Early tree responses to the fertilization treatments at two lodgepole pine installations, including Kenneth Creek, were presented in:
Amponsah, I.G., P. G. Comeau, R.P. Brockley, and V.J. 2005. Effects of repeated fertilization on needle longevity, foliar nutrition, effective leaf area index, and growth characteristics of lodgepole pine in interior British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 440 – 451. https://doi.org/10.1139/x04-200
Prior to his retirement, Brockley published a comprehensive report on the results of the lodgepole pine installations in this study:
Brockley, R.P. 2010. Effects of intensive fertilization on the foliar nutrition and growth of young lodgepole pine forests in the British Columbia Interior: 12-year results. Technical Report 058. B.C. Ministry of Forests and Range., Forest Science Program, Victoria, B.C. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/Tr058
The Kenneth Creek installation, approximately 60 km ESE of Prince George, was established in 1993 in a 10-year-old lodgepole pine plantation. [Note that this site is also referred to as the "Bowron" site in some documents and filenames.] The site was located on a flat glacial outwash terrace with fairly uniform deep sandy soils, and was extensive enough that it later hosted one of two installations of E.P. 886.15 established in 2001. (See https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index.php/2023-2-2-1-3.) The Kenneth Creek site was attacked by mountain pine beetle in 2006, resulting in at least 80% tree mortality. In 2013, the stand was levelled in order to enable replanting.
Dr. Paul Sanborn's involvement in this study addressed three aspects of soil and nutrient cycling responses to the fertilization treatments:
- mineral soil and forest floor nutrient stocks, (Sub-subseries 2023.2.2.15.1)
- litterfall amounts and chemical composition, and, (Sub-subseries 2023.2.2.15.2)
- litter decomposition. (Sub-subseries 2023.2.2.15.3)
This document describes the background, objectives and experimental design of Ministry of Forests EP 886.13; research sites are not identified.
This paper gives an overview of the experimental details and some preliminary results after recovery of the final set of litterbags.
This document includes the figures to accompany the manuscript by Sanborn and Brockley entitled "Litterfall in a lodgepole pine fertilization experiment, Sub-Boreal Spruce zone, central interior British Columbia", which was submitted to the Canadian Journal of Forest Research but not accepted.
Includes the following graphs:
- Annual lodgepole pine needle litterfall by treatment (May 1995 – May 1999)
- Annual total litterfall by treatment (May 1995 – May 1999)
- Understory biomass components in July 1999
Item is the manuscript by Sanborn and Brockley entitled "Litterfall in a lodgepole pine fertilization experiment, Sub-Boreal Spruce zone, central interior British Columbia", which was submitted to the Canadian Journal of Forest Research but not accepted.
This document describes in detail the field sampling and sample handling procedures as used in 1999 and 2005. It omits description of bulk density sampling as this was not repeated in 2005.
Item is a 2000 fax of pre-harvest data tables from timber cruise report, including net merchantable volumes and stems/ha for Topley LTSPS plots.
Item is a March 1999 draft report by Paul Sanborn which was the working document on which the Research Note was based.
Item is an unpublished pre-harvest timber cruise report documenting standing timber volumes and site productivity at the Skulow Lake LTSPS site. The author is unknown and the work is undated.
A spinoff study was conducted in the late 1990s by the Ministry of Forests research soil scientists responsible for the three LTSPS installations in the Sub-Boreal Spruce zone: Paul Sanborn (Log Lake, Prince George Forest Region), Marty Kranabetter (Topley, Prince Rupert Forest Region), and Bill Chapman (Skulow Lake, Cariboo Forest Region). The objective was to estimate the potential nutrient losses resulting from differing levels of woody biomass removal in the LTSPS treatments.
Final results were published in:
Sanborn, P., M. Kranabetter, and B. Chapman. 2000. Nutrient removals in woody biomass: preliminary estimates from the Sub-Boreal Spruce Long-Term Soil Productivity Study. LTSPS Research Note #LTSPS-04. Prince George, Prince Rupert, and Cariboo Forest Regions, B.C. Ministry of Forests. 6 p. https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Ltsps/Rrn004.htm
For this Northern Rockies pedological study, Dr. Paul Sanborn conducted field work jointly with researchers from the Ministry of Forests and Agriculture Canada from August 21-24, 2012, at two clusters of sites along the Alaska Highway west of Fort Nelson: near the Tetsa River crossing at km 585, and ~4.5 km west of Toad River at the "Poplars" campsite.
The focus of the study was on soils currently or recently containing permafrost as well as associated soils on nearby sites with warmer microclimates, with a total of 6 pedons described and sampled. One of these, an Organic Cryosol (pedon BC12-08), was documented in a short paper:
Sanborn, P., C. Bulmer, M. Geertsema, and S. Smith. 2022. A proposed Folic subgroup for the Organic Cryosols. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 102: 811–816. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2021-0182
Associated soil microclimate monitoring occurred at this site, and is documented in:
Hasler A., Geertsema M., Foord V., Gruber S., Noetzli J. 2015. The influence of surface characteristics, topography and continentality on mountain permafrost in British Columbia. The Cryosphere 9: 1025–1038. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1025-2015
Some of the data from both papers was presented as a poster at the Canadian Society of Soil Science annual conference in 2013.
The highlights of the 2022 paper were presented at an online meeting of the Soil Classification Working Group of CSSS on January 20, 2023.
The sequence of site numbers is BC12-08, -09, (-10 was not used), -11, -12, -13, -14, and -15. Note that BC12-13 was described and sampled, but not photographed. An additional pedon designated as BC12-13A was located within ~10 m of BC12-13 on the same terrace, and had what appeared to be a buried fire-reddened layer under a possible buried Ah horizon. This pedon was photographed but not described or sampled.
Presentation slides for the January 2023 meeting of the Soil Classification Working Group, Canadian Society of Soil Science
Poster presentation at 2013 Canadian Society of Soil Science Conference
File contains a computer print-out of the Aleza Lake Research Forest Management Plan #1 for the years 1992 to 2002, which was prepared by Mike Jull.
Item is a photocopied 1939 article written by Norah Doherty for the Wolverhampton Express and Star, entitled "Gold Is Where You Find It". The legibility of this photocopy is poor; a transcription of the article follows.
Item is a photocopied article from the Prince George Citizen entitled "Old friends say thanks" about Norah Doherty.
Item is a photocopied article written by N.L. Doherty for S.T.U. Magazine, issue no. 2, published by the Wolverhampton & Staffordshire Technical College. The article, entitled "An Exile Returns", is a published letter written by Banbery.
Item is a photocopied letter from T.A. Warren, Director of Education, County Borough of Wolverhampton, North Street to N.L. Banbery, 62 Limes Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, accepting Banbery's letter of resignation from the Technical School.
Item is a photocopied article written by Norah Doherty for "The Woolpack : The Magazine of the Wolverhampton Municipal Grammar School". The article is entitled "50 Years Ago at the Municipal Grammar School".
The item is a document created by the John Hopps Mining Property documenting various aspects of their mining operations. The document contains descriptions detailing the history of the discovery of gold in the Cariboo and the founding of John Hopp Mining Property. Information on the Property includes estimated earnings, estimated costs, cubic yards washed, ounce yields, value of yields, values per cubic yard, actual operating expenses, improvements, and profits over operating expenses for years 1907 to 1924. Photographs depict Stouts Gulch hydraulicing, Stouts Gulch to Lowhee Summit, Lowhee Ditch & Penstock facing Lowhee Stouts Gulch Summit, the new Lowhee Reservoir Dam construction, Lowhee Flume and Dump, Lowhee flume and pit, Mosquito Creek flume, cleaning bedrock at Mosquito Creek, the building at Willow River, Ella Reservoir Dam construction, the saw mill at Jack of Clubs Lake, Forest Rose flume, gold samples from Lowhee Stouts Gulch and Mosquito Creek. The maps depict claims, leases, etc. on Williams Creek, John Hopp mining properties in Barkerville District and British Columbia mining divisions in 1922. The ledger includes leaves, real estate placer claims, record placer claims, crown granted land, and water records for the John Hopp Mining Property.
The document was created to show the extent and operations of the Jonn Hopp Mining Property. The Property is known for its historical significance in gold mining in British Columbia during the 1920s.
John Hopp was a notable for his involvement in mining in the Wells-Barkerville area in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. He managed operations at Slough Creek Ltd., which included the first shaft house, first office and first bunkhouse. The John Hopp Mine at Lowhee Creek was named after him and was a significant gold producer.
The item contains photographs materials from 1868 to its publication in 1923.
This item covers over 55 years of mining operations, their value, and social and environmental impact in the Cariboo Region of British Columbia spanning 1868 to 1923.
Sin títuloSummary of the diary of Willard Freer, January 1, 1948 to December 31, 1949:
- May 1-27, 1948: Spring at Diamond J Ranch, with supply visits from bush planes
- May 27-June 6, 1948: Trip to Lower Post and preparation for work
- June 7-October 1, 1948: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
- September 26-October 18, 1948: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 18, 1948-April 21, 1949: Diamond J Ranch
- April 23-May 19, 1949: Freer spent time working around his cabin site
- May 19-September 26, 1949: Prepared for surveying as head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
- September 26-October 15, 1949: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 15-25, 1949: Return trip to Freer's cabin
- October 25-December 31, 1949: Freer at his cabin
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, January 1, 1970 to December 31, 1972:
- January 1-March 25, 1970: Working at Fireside, BC
- March 25-September 5, 1970: Kechika River Valley
- September 5-12, 1970: Fireside, BC
- September 12-29, 1970: Medical trip to Fort Nelson
- September 29-October 13, 1970: Preparations and trip to Kechika River Valley
- October 14-31, 1970: Fireside, BC
- November 1-13, 1970: Medical trip to Edmonton
- November 14, 1970-February 19, 1971: Working at Fireside, BC
- February 19-June 22, 1971: Kechika River Valley
- June 22-July 25, 1971: Working at Fireside, BC and trip to Fort Nelson
- July 25-August 4, 1971: Medical trip to Edmonton
- August 4-October 24, 1971: Working at Fireside, BC
- October 24-November 4, 1971: Medical trip to Edmonton
- November 4, 1971-April 22, 1972: Working at Fireside
- April 22-August 17, 1972: Kechika River valley
- August 17-September 12, 1972: Medical trip to Edmonton, visit to Fort Nelson, and return by bus to Fireside
- September 12-25, 1972: Preparations and travel up the Kechika River to Freer's cabin
- September 25-December 31, 1972: Kechika River Valley
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, January 1, 1967 to December 31, 1969:
- January 1-5, 1967: Working at Fireside, BC
- January 6-May 25, 1967: Freer's cabin in the Kechika River valley
- May 25-June 1, 1967: Fireside, BC
- June 1-17, 1967: Working for a government water resources project
- June 17-July 23, 1967: Freer's cabin in the Kechika River valley
- July 24-31, 1967: Preparing for hunting trips
- August 1-September 26, 1967: Hunting guide and packer for Skook Davidson
- September 26-November 15, 1967: Diamond J Ranch and Freer's cabin in the Kechika River valley
- November 15, 1967-August 18, 1968: Working at Fireside along the Alaska Highway
- August 18-September 26, 1968: Packer and hunting guide for Earl Boose
- September 26-November 30, 1968: Kechika River valley and Alaska Highway
- December 1, 1968-January 11, 1969: Trip to Dawson Creek and Peace River District
- January 12-February 1, 1969: Watson Lake
- February 1-June 6, 1969: Freer's cabin in the Kechika River valley
- June 6-December 31, 1969: Alaska Highway and trips on the Kechika River
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, January 1, 1964 to December 31, 1966:
- January 1-March 28, 1964: Working at Fireside
- March 28-June 8, 1964: Living at his cabin in Kechika Valley and engaging in fur trading
- June 8-July 3, 1964: Working at Fireside and Alaska Highway
- July 3-27, 1964: Preparing for hunting trips, working for Robin Dalziel
- July 27-September 6, 1964: Packer and hunting guide for Robin Dalziel
- September 6-14, 1964: Travel back to Freer's cabin in Kechika Valley
- September 14-27, 1964: Worked on fencing and clearing trails
- September 28-October 5, 1964: Raft trip to Fireside down the Kechika River
- October 5-17, 1964: Work at Fireside and trip back to Kechika
- October 18, 1964-June 18, 1965: Kechika River Valley
- June 18-July 24, 1965: Watson Lake and Canadian Geological Survey watchman, Mile 130, Cantung
- July 25-August 4, 1965: Preparing for work, Fireside and Kechika Valley
- August 4-September 14, 1965: Packer and hunting guide for Robin Dalziel
- September 15-30, 1965: Return to Kechika Valley cabin and errands
- September 30-October 29, 1965: Bringing Gordon Toole's horses to Kechika River valley to winter
- October 30, 1965-July 2, 1966: Kechika River Valley
- July 2-15, 1966: Watson Lake and Fireside
- July 15-August 11, 1966: Preparation for hunting trips
- August 11-October 2, 1966: Hunting guide and packer for Skook Davidson
- October 2-12, 1966: Freer's cabin in Kechika River valley
- October 12-December 31, 1966: Working at Fireside, BC
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, January 1, 1962 to December 31, 1963:
- January 1-March 8, 1962: Alaska Highway and working at Fireside, BC
- March 8-May 3, 1962: Kechika River valley
- May 3, 1962-March 7, 1963: Alaska Highway and working at Fireside, BC
- March 7-June 2, 1963: Kechika River valley
- June 2-December 31, 1963: Alaska Highway, working at Fireside, and boat trips up Kechika River
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, January 1, 1958 to December 31, 1961:
- January 1-March 11, 1958: Lower Post
- March 11-May 26, 1958: Kechika River valley
- May 26-June 3, 1958: Trip to Lower Post
- June 4-July 15, 1958: Lower Post
- July 15-July 27, 1958: Work for George Midgley in the Dease Lake area
- July 28-August 5, 1958: Travel to Denetiah Lake
- August 5-September 6, 1958: Packer for Geological Survey of Canada
- September 6-14, 1958: Travel in Kechika River valley
- September 14-October 8, 1958: Hunting guide for Amos Alec
- October 8-15, 1958: Watson Lake
- October 15-26, 1958: Travel to Freer's cabin on Horneline Creek
- October 26-December 31, 1958: Freer's cabin
- January 1-March 4, 1959: Kechika and trips to Lower Post
- March 4-June 5, 1959: Freer's cabin
- June 6-September 3, 1959: Packer for Geological Survey of Canada
- September 6-16, 1959: Travel and return to Freer's cabin
- September 17-October 3, 1959: Hunting guide for Robin Dalziel and return to Freer's cabin
- October 3-December 31, 1959: Freer's cabin
- January 1-May 27, 1960: Kechika River valley
- May 27-September 11, 1960: Work for Geological Survey of Canada as packer and boatman
- September 11-December 31, 1960: Alaska Highway and Fireside, BC
- October 1-December 31, 1961: Alaska Highway and Fireside, BC
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, January 1, 1954 to December 31, 1957:
- January 1-March 31, 1954: Kechika River valley
- April 1-June 3, 1954: Working at Christy's Lodge in Lower Post
- June 3-September 14, 1954: Working for Northwestern Explorations around Mile 1117 on the Alaska Highway
- September 15-30, 1954: Travel to Fort St. James and preparations for trip to Diamond J Ranch
- September 30-November 15, 1954: Trip to Diamond J Ranch with Clem Reierson
- November 16-December 31, 1954: Kechika River valley with Clem Reierson
- January 1-February 12, 1955: Kechika River valley and trip to Lower Post with Clem Reierson
- February 12-March 12, 1955: Alaska Highway
- March 12-May 25, 1955: Kechika River valley
- May 25-June 1, 1955: Trip to Lower Post
- June 1-July 11, 1955: Lower Post waiting for Emil Bronlund and his Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Ltd. (CMS) crew
- July 11-August 16, 1955: Packing for Emil Bronlund
- August 17-September 11, 1955: Lower Post and trip to Diamond J Ranch
- September 11-23, 1955: Trip to Lower Post
- September 24-October 1, 1955: Lower Post
- October 2-15, 1955: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 16, 1955-May 17, 1956: Kechika River valley
- May 17-26, 1956: Trip to Lower Post and preparation for packing
- June 5-September 21, 1956: Packing for Northwestern Explorations' Flat Lake mineral claims
- September 21, 1956-February 18, 1957: Lower Post
- February 18-May 27, 1957: Kechika River valley
- May 27-July 3, 1957: Alaska Highway
- July 3-September 4, 1957: Packing for Continental Mining in Yukon
- September 4-October 13, 1957: Alaska Highway
- October 13-26, 1957: Travel to Freer's cabin at Horneline Creek
- October 26-December 9, 1957: Kechika River valley
- December 10-18, 1957: Trip from cabin to Lower Post
- December 18-31, 1957: Lower Post
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, January 1, 1952 to February 17, 1954:
- January 1-March 18, 1952: Visiting family in Penticton and Washington state
- March 18-April 3, 1952: Working at Christy's Lodge at Lower Post
- April 4-May 20, 1952: Kechika River valley
- May 20-June 18, 1952: Travel to Omineca District
- June 19-August 22, 1952: Packer for Northwestern Explorations in Omineca District
- August 22-29, 1952: Travel to Mooseskin Johnny Lake via Telkwa
- August 29-September 22, 1952: Packer for Northwestern Explorations at Mooseskin Johnny Lake
- September 22-October 27, 1952: End of summer activities and travel to Christy's Lodge
- October 27, 1952-February 28, 1953: Working at Christy's Lodge at Lower Post
- February 28-April 8, 1953: Diamond J Ranch and Kechika River valley
- April 8-29, 1953: Working at Christy's Lodge
- April 29-May 13, 1953: Travel to Fort St. James and visit with friends in Fort St. John
- May 14-September 29, 1953: Packer for Northwestern Explorations
- September 29-October 28, 1953: Work at Kennco's warehouse in Fort St. James
- October 29-November 13, 1953: Travel to Lower Post via Prince George and Dawson Creek
- November 14-December 22, 1953: Working at Christy's Lodge
- December 23, 1953-March 31, 1954: Kechika River valley
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, January 1, 1948 to December 31, 1949:
- May 1-27, 1948: Spring at Diamond J Ranch, with supply visits from bush planes
- May 27-June 6, 1948: Trip to Lower Post and preparation for work
- June 7-October 1, 1948: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
- September 26-October 18, 1948: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 18, 1948-April 21, 1949: Diamond J Ranch
- April 23-May 19, 1949: Freer spent time working around his cabin site
- May 19-September 26, 1949: Prepared for surveying as head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
- September 26-October 15, 1949: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 15-25, 1949: Return trip to Freer's cabin
- October 25-December 31, 1949: Freer at his cabin
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, May 1, 1948 to October 29, 1948:
- May 1-27, 1948: Spring at Diamond J Ranch, with supply visits from bush planes
- May 27-June 6, 1948: Trip to Lower Post and preparation for work
- June 7-October 1, 1948: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
- September 26-October 18, 1948: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 18-29, 1948: Diamond J Ranch
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, October 1, 1947 to April 30, 1948:
- October 1-11, 1947: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey, travel to Lower Post
- October 11-21, 1947: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 21, 1947-May 27, 1948: Off season at Diamond J Ranch, with supply visits from bush planes
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, April 1, 1946 to September 30, 1947:
- March 27-April 15, 1946: Fort St. James, working with Hendry Kinniburgh
- April 15-May 3, 1946: Took the Greyhound bus from Prince George to southern BC to visit family (Keremeos, Penticton, Cawston)
- May 3-5, 1946: Travelled with family to Wenatchee, Washington to see a flower show
- May 6-11, 1946: Returned with family to Cawston, BC
- May 12-14, 1946: Return trip north to Fort St. James on the Greyhound bus via Keremeos, Ashcroft, Quesnel, and Prince George
- May 15-28, 1946: Preparing for summer work in Fort St. James
- May 28-September 4, 1946: Departed from Fort St. James for employment with Emil Bronlund and the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co., packing through the Omineca District up to Thutade Lake
- September 9-October 25, 1946: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 26, 1946-May 27, 1947: Diamond J Ranch
- May 27-June 17, 1947: Travel to the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey and preparations for work
- June 18-October 11, 1947: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, July 1, 1945 to March 31, 1946:
- June 3-7, 1945: Trip to Thutade Lake as a packer for Emil Bronlund, mining engineer for Consolidated Mining and Smelting
- June 7-October 5, 1945: Thutade Lake
- October 5-12, 1945: Trip to Fort Ware
- October 14-26, 1945: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 27-December 31, 1945: Diamond J Ranch
- January 1-February 25, 1946: Diamond J Ranch
- February 25-March 3, 1946: Trip to Fort Ware
- March 3-13, 1946: Fort Ware
- March 13-26, 1946: Fort Ware to Fort St. James
- March 27-April 15, 1946: Fort St. James, working with Hendry Kinniburgh
Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, January 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943:
- January 1-May 19, 1943: Working at Diamond J Ranch with Craig Forfar
- May 19-30, 1943: Trip to Fort Ware
- May 30-June 30, 1943: At Fort Ware, preparing for packing BC Government triangulation survey trip to surveying location and waiting for Skook Davidson to arrive with horses purchased from Jim Beattie
- June 18-July 13, 1943: Travel to surveying location
- July 15-August 17, 1943: Taking care of case camp while survey crews in field
- August 17-26, 1943: All crews working together
- August 27-October 23, 1943: Return trips between Fort Ware and Diamond J Ranch
- October 23-December 31, 1943: Diamond J Ranch
Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, January 1, 1944 to September 30, 1944:
- January 1-May 27, 1944: Diamond J Ranch
- May 27-June 6, 1944: Travel to Lower Post
- June 6-18, 1944: Waiting for C.H. Ney, land surveyor for the Dominion Geodetic Survey
- June 19-August 28, 1944: Packing for the Dominion astrofix survey
- August 28-September 7, 1944: Lower Post
- September 7-24: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- September 28-[October 21], 1944: Fort Ware trip to pick up food and machinery left after the Bedaux expedition
Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, October 1, 1944 to July 1, 1945:
- September 28-October 21, 1944: Fort Ware trip to pick up food and machinery left after the Bedaux expedition
- October 22-December 31, 1944: Diamond J Ranch
- January 1-May 26, 1945: Diamond J Ranch
- May 26-June 1, 1945: Trip to Fort Ware
- June 3-7, 1945: Trip to Thutade Lake as a packer for Emil Bronlund, mining engineer for Consolidated Mining and Smelting
- June 7-October 5, 1945: Thutade Lake
Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, July 1, 1945 to March 31, 1946:
- June 3-7, 1945: Trip to Thutade Lake as a packer for Emil Bronlund, mining engineer for Consolidated Mining and Smelting
- June 7-October 5, 1945: Thutade Lake
- October 5-12, 1945: Trip to Fort Ware
- October 14-26, 1945: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 27-December 31, 1945: Diamond J Ranch
- January 1-February 25, 1946: Diamond J Ranch
- February 25-March 3, 1946: Trip to Fort Ware
- March 3-13, 1946: Fort Ware
- March 13-26, 1946: Fort Ware to Fort St. James
- March 27-April 15, 1946: Fort St. James, working with Hendry Kinniburgh
Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, April 1, 1946 to September 30, 1947:
- March 27-April 15, 1946: Fort St. James, working with Hendry Kinniburgh
- April 15-May 3, 1946: Took the Greyhound bus from Prince George to southern BC to visit family (Keremeos, Penticton, Cawston)
- May 3-5, 1946: Travelled with family to Wenatchee, Washington to see a flower show
- May 6-11, 1946: Returned with family to Cawston, BC
- May 12-14, 1946: Return trip north to Fort St. James on the Greyhound bus via Keremeos, Ashcroft, Quesnel, and Prince George
- May 15-28, 1946: Preparing for summer work in Fort St. James
- May 28-September 4, 1946: Departed from Fort St. James for employment with Emil Bronlund and the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co., packing through the Omineca District up to Thutade Lake
- September 9-October 25, 1946: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 26, 1946-May 27, 1947: Diamond J Ranch
- May 27-June 17, 1947: Travel to the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey and preparations for work
- June 18-October 11, 1947: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, October 1, 1947 to April 30, 1948:
- October 1-11, 1947: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey, travel to Lower Post
- October 11-21, 1947: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 21, 1947-May 27, 1948: Off season at Diamond J Ranch, with supply visits from bush planes
Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, May 1, 1948 to October 29, 1948:
- May 1-27, 1948: Spring at Diamond J Ranch, with supply visits from bush planes
- May 27-June 6, 1948: Trip to Lower Post and preparation for work
- June 7-October 1, 1948: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
- September 26-October 18, 1948: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 18-29, 1948: Diamond J Ranch
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, October 1, 1944 to July 1, 1945:
- September 28-October 21, 1944: Fort Ware trip to pick up food and machinery left after the Bedaux expedition
- October 22-December 31, 1944: Diamond J Ranch
- January 1-May 26, 1945: Diamond J Ranch
- May 26-June 1, 1945: Trip to Fort Ware
- June 3-7, 1945: Trip to Thutade Lake as a packer for Emil Bronlund, mining engineer for Consolidated Mining and Smelting
- June 7-October 5, 1945: Thutade Lake
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, January 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943:
- January 1-May 19, 1943: Working at Diamond J Ranch with Craig Forfar
- May 19-30, 1943: Trip to Fort Ware
- May 30-June 30, 1943: At Fort Ware, preparing for packing BC Government triangulation survey trip to surveying location and waiting for Skook Davidson to arrive with horses purchased from Jim Beattie
- June 18-July 13, 1943: Travel to surveying location
- July 15-August 17, 1943: Taking care of case camp while survey crews in field
- August 17-26, 1943: All crews working together
- August 27-October 23, 1943: Return trips between Fort Ware and Diamond J Ranch
- October 23-December 31, 1943: Diamond J Ranch
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, January 1, 1944 to September 30, 1944:
- January 1-May 27, 1944: Diamond J Ranch
- May 27-June 6, 1944: Travel to Lower Post
- June 6-18, 1944: Waiting for C.H. Ney, land surveyor for the Dominion Geodetic Survey
- June 19-August 28, 1944: Packing for the Dominion astrofix survey
- August 28-September 7, 1944: Lower Post
- September 7-24: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- September 28-[October 21], 1944: Fort Ware trip to pick up food and machinery left after the Bedaux expedition
Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, October 1, 1942 to December 31, 1943:
- October 1-13, 1942: Employed with the United States Army in Northern BC, packing and outfitting for the survey crews of the Alaska Highway in the areas of Deserters Canyon, Fort Ware, Sifton Pass, and Fox Pass
- October 16-29, 1942: Journey to Kechika River and Skook Davidson's Diamond J Ranch
- October 30-December 31, 1942: Working and establishing residence at Skook Davidson's Diamond J Ranch
- January 1-May 19, 1943: Working at Diamond J Ranch with Craig Forfar
- May 19-30, 1943: Trip to Fort Ware
- May 30-June 30, 1943: At Fort Ware, preparing for packing BC Government triangulation survey trip to surveying location and waiting for Skook Davidson to arrive with horses purchased from Jim Beattie
- June 18-July 13, 1943: Travel to surveying location
- July 15-August 17, 1943: Taking care of case camp while survey crews in field
- August 17-26, 1943: All crews working together
- August 27-October 23, 1943: Return trips between Fort Ware and Diamond J Ranch
- October 23-December 31, 1943: Diamond J Ranch