This original film footage clip depicts the a Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) Budd Car running along Seton Lake.
Cooper, James. “Maritime matters on the Northwest Coast and affairs of the Hudson’s Bay company in early times.” 1878. Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection. Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkley. BANC MSS P-C 6.
Details from Bancroft Library:
Describes his maritime service with the Hudson's Bay Company from 1844, and the early development of Victoria and Vancouver Island. Primarily an account of the Hudson's Bay Company control over the region and the evolution of local and provincial government.
(32p.)
Mckay, Joseph William. "Recollections of a chief trader in the Hudson's Bay Company." 1878 Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection. Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkley. BANC MSS P-C 24.
Details from Bancroft Library:
McKay came from Canada to Fort Vancouver in the Hudson's Bay Company service in 1844. Describes disturbed conditions in the old Oregon country, in consequence of the American influx; duties in 1845-1846 escorting British officers; visit to San Francisco and Hawaii in 1846 on Company business; Frémont's activities; experiences in charge of Fort Simpson, 1846-1849; relations with the Russian American Company and Indians of the Northwest Coast; duties on Vancouver Island, 1850; discovery of gold on Queen Charlotte Island, 1851, and of coal at Bellingham Bay, 1853; life at Fort Simpson during the Crimean War. Includes typed transcript. (21p. )
Wyld, James. "Map of the Colony of New Caledonia and the British & American Territory West of the Rocky Mountains including Vancouvers Island and the Gold Fields" by James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen & the Prince Consort, Charing Cross East & 2 Royal Exchange, London, July 16, 1858.
Handwritten ethnological notes concerning locations and dialects of Chilcotin, Carrier, Sekani, and "Nah-anes" peoples.
Audio recording is of an interview by Bridget Moran with both Mr. George Henry and Mr. Arnold Davis to discuss their memories of the early town site development of South Fort George and Central Fort George c.1910-c.1917. Mr. Henry was born in 1882 and his family arrived in Quesnel in 1909. Mr. Henry’s interview is primarily about his work as a captain on the BX Sternwheeler up until the time of the railroad arriving in Prince George in 1914. Mr. Davis, who was a Sherriff in Prince George, recalls his childhood memories of Fort George and Central Fort George c.1917. Mr. Davis also discusses his family roots from Ireland, the family’s arrival in Fort George from Ashcroft in 1917 and memories of his father who worked on the sternwheelers on the Fraser River.
Audiocassette Summary
Scope and Content:
Interview with Mr. George Henry
Mr. Henry was born in 1882 in Northern California and his family came to the Cariboo in 1909. He recalls riding his bicycle from Ashcroft to Quesnel in 3 days to find work with the BC Express Company.
Mr. Henry recalls working on the BX and describes the sternwheeler trip from Quesnel to South Fort George; it was a 3 hour trip from Quesnel and included two mail stops ;
Henry recalls an accident onboard the sternwheeler going through the Fraser Canyon (see p.p.11-12 of
Prince George Remembered)
Mr. Henry describes his homestead at South Fort George
Mr. Henry describes the BX sternwheeler being aground at South Fort George c.1920
Mr. Henry recalls spending winters in South Fort George in his log cabin; that work was “plentiful” in 1910 and the population at “about 700”
Mr. Henry notes that the “Indian reserve was at the Hudson’s Bay company” and that the native population was at “about 50”
Mr. Henry recalls the early commercial businesses in South Fort George c.1910 including the Northern Hotel; the candy store and ice cream store and theatre.
Mr. Henry describes the start of the town site of Central Fort George as a “viable little town” which started once the Grand Trunk Railway arrived and recalls the change in population between South Fort George & Central Fort George.
Henry recalls how all the workers came and lived in tents in Central Fort George.
Mr. Henry was not happy about the arrival of the railway as it meant he lost his job on the sternwheeler – he recalls that “us old river rats were just lost” (see p.p.34 of Prince George Remembered)
Bridget then asks Mr. Arnold Davis to recall his memories of early South Fort George
But first asks him to describe his family’s roots (See p.p. 1-2 of Prince George Remembered)
Scope and Content:
Interview with Mr. Arnold Davis
Davis notes he is 6th generation Canadian; family came from Ireland and his grandfather’s brother Jeff Davis became the President of the Confederate States of America.
Davis refers to his mother’s family being on the Prairies at time of the trial of Louis Riel
Davis explains that his grandfather first homesteaded at Banff; then Kamloops; then Ashcroft and on to South Fort George in 1917.
Davis’ father worked for the BC Express Company and he recalls being on the sternwheeler as a child during same time that George Henry worked the boats. Recalls workers on the boat; eating pie on the boat baked by the Chinese cook; (See p. 33 of Prince George Remembered)
Davis recalls the town site of South Fort George. He notes it had a population by 1917 of only “about 300” and that the “boom was over”
Davis describes location of various businesses in South Fort George including the Rex Theatre, George St. Poole Room, McKay Bros. Grocery store, Drugstore, Bairds, Peters Butcher Shop.
Davis recalls that there were many “Yukoners” here at the time and recalls a tale about an old Yukoner
Mr. Davis recalls other people who worked on the BX with his father including Margaret “Granny” Seymour’s father;
Mr. Davis recalls riding up and down the river to Foley’s Cache on the sternwheeler as a child
Mr. Henry then speaks up and recalls trips on the sternwheeler with Arnold Davis on the boat as a child
Tape ends
Colour-coded map depicting lands open for preemption, in “University Reserve,” or reserved for public auction. Depicts land recording divisions, communities, bodies of water, and transport routes.
Colour-coded map depicting surveyed lands alienated, reserved, in B.C. Land Settlement Board Area, or open for preemption. Depicts land districts, land recording divisions, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, and communication lines.
Colour-coded topographic map depicting lands surveyed as alienated, reserved, or open to preemption. Depicts land districts, land recording divisions, communities, bodies of water, communication lines, and transport routes.
Colour-coded map depicting surveyed lands respectively open and closed to preemption. Depicts land recording divisions, land district boundaries, government reserves, communities, bodies of water, and transport routes. Includes topographical inset.
Colour-coded B.C. provincial map depicting sustained-yield units and tree-farm licenses. The area and company names of sustained-yield units (red) and tree-farm licences (green) are explicated in a table.
Map depicts the route of BC Rail and its connecting rail lines.
Item is a map that distinguishes the regions covered by Tree Farm Licence No. 1 granted to Columbia Cellulose and Three Farm Licence No. 40 granted to Skeena Kraft. Major locations indicated in this map include: Prince Rupert, Terrace, Hazelton, Smithers, Kitimat, Skeena River, and Nass River. Railway routes are also shown.
Item is a map of British Columbia and is a key map showing: maps published on scale 1 inch to 2 miles and summary zones of the provincial forest inventory. Map includes index of post offices correct to October 22, 1956.
Large-format map depicts the Monkman Public Sustained Yield Unit (PSYU) east of Prince George.
Data set consists of data collected for Inlin Brook (sites N04-02, -03, -04) and Red Ochre River (N04-05).
This clip of original film footage depicts depicts the Williams Lake Stampede and Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) track inspection.
This original film footage clip depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) train trip in winter from Lake District to Alta Lake.
This original film footage clip depicts the recovery of the April 1, 1954 Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) train wreck at Seton Portage.
This original film footage clip depicts the opening of the new Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) car shop in Squamish with Premier Bennett circa 1970. Around 0:55, W.A.C Bennett is speaking with Eric Prince Stathers, the former Superintendent of Car Equipment at the Squamish shop.
This original film footage clip depicts Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) track inspection with a V-10 vehicle from Fort Nelson to Fort St John in October 1971.
This original film footage clip depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) track inspection trip with a V-10 Vehicle from Fort Nelson to Fort St John, October 1971.
This 16mm film of Eagle Lake Sawmills was produced by Torajiro Sasaki in July 1952, likely commissioned or with permission from the sawmill owners, the Spurs. The film depicts logging and sawmilling operations at the Eagle Lake Sawmill, as well as shots of the bunkhouses, exterior shots of the mill, and the beehive burner. Employees of the mill are shown at work. In 1952, Eagle Lake Sawmill used both machinery and horses in their operations.
Sans titreChismore, George. "Record of travel from Skeena Mouth to Peace River mines." George Chismore Papers. 1871-1900. Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkley. BANC MSS 81/24p.
Details from Bancroft Library:
Include: journal of journey to Peace River Mines, British Columbia, June-Dec. 1871, with descriptions of mines and mining, encounters with Indians, and an account of performing surgery on an injured miner; eleven journals, 1883-1893, primarily of hunting trips to Rogue River, Oregon, and one journal of trip to Siskyous, with descriptions of wilderness, life in hunting camp, account of associations with black ex-slave woodsman-hunter of Rogue River area; journal of trip to St. Petersburg, Russia, June-Sept. 1898, with descriptions of museums, churches, palaces, impressions of life in St. Petersburg, Moscow and other European cities; journal of trip to Panama, Jan.-March 1900; collection of speeches to Bohemian Club; collection of his poems, ca. 1897. Also includes articles about Chismore's medical career. (32p.)
File contains the following data sets:
- S300FINL.XLS [Ministry of Forests lab data report: non-woody forest floor components]
- S301FINL.XLS [Ministry of Forests lab data report: woody forest floor components]
- 660FF97.xls [non-woody and woody forest floor components: mass / unit area (corrected to oven-dry basis)]
- BUCKLIST.xls [table showing internal sample numbers corresponding to lab sample numbers used in MoF lab reports]
File contains the following data sets:
- Archie Site Tree Data.xls [diameter (dbh) and basal area of trees within and overhanging plots]
- Archie Site non-woody forest floor properties (1995).xls [non-woody forest floor chemical properties – individual sample results & plot means]
- Archie Site woody forest floor component properties (1995).xls [total C, N & S concentrations, pool sizes for woody forest floor components]
- Archie Site mineral soil properties (1995).xlsx [0-20 cm mineral soil chemical properties – individual sample results & plot means]
- Archie Site forest floor mass (1995).xlsx [mass per unit area of non-woody & woody forest floor components, corrected to oven-dry basis]
- S221FINL.xls [MoF lab data report: non-woody forest floor components]
- S222FINL.xls [MoF lab data report: woody forest floor components]
- S251FINL.xls [MoF lab data report: 0-20 cm mineral soil]
Topographic map depicting regions, communities, unexplored areas, bodies of water, transport routes, and glaciers.
Regional map depicting land recording divisions, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, elevation, and lighthouses.
Colour-coded topographic map depicting lands surveyed as alienated, reserved, or statutory timber land. Depicts land district boundaries, land recording divisions, HBC posts, triangulation stations, telephone lines, communities, bodies of water, and transport routes. Defines resource type areas (“Land Form,” “Soil,” “Forest Cover,” “Grazing,” “Geological & Mineralogical,” “Fur-Bearing Animals & Game”). Includes explanatory “Natural Resources Reference.”
Topographic map depicts communities, bodies of water, transport routes, parks, game reserves, posts, ports, radio stations, power sites (figures in horse power), steamship routes (distance in nautical miles), and precipitation. Mineral resources summarized locally in red ink.
Colour-coded map depicting surveyed lands alienated, available for purchase or lease under Land Act, and available for pre-emption. Depicts land districts, land recording districts, provincial forests, parks, game reserves, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, communication lines, and triangulation stations.
Colour-coded map depicts surveyed lands alienated, available for purchase or lease under Land Act, or available for pre-emption. Depicts land districts, land recording districts, provincial forests, parks, game reserves, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, communication lines, triangulation stations, and government reserves.
Item consists of a map of British Columbia showing Status of Sustained-Yield Forestry Programme as at December 31, 1969 with colour coded areas indicating Public Sustained Yield Units, Special Scale Areas, Tree Farm Licences, and Major Parks.
Attached description: The graph indicates how Skeena Kraft pulping characteristics compare with the burst-tear properties of other bleached kraft market pulps. In this relationship, Skeena Kraft develops the high bursting strength typical of northern Canadian krafts while retaining a distinct advantage in tearing strength.
Item is a diagram of recausticizing plant and lime kiln.
Item is a diagram of the layout of Skeena Kraft recovery and recausticizing.
Item is a diagram showing the process through chip preparation and continuous digesting, brown stock washing, brown stock screening and cleaning, bleach plant, and bleach stock screening and cleaning.
Item is a map showing the watersheds of Diana Lake, Rainbow Lake and Prudhomme Lake.
This original film footage clip depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) Trip with Premier Bennett from Vancouver to Prince George in 1958. This is believed to be the beginning part of the inaugural train run of the Pacific Great Eastern (PGE) Railway line into Fort St. John in Oct. 1958. The second part of this clip is believed to be "2017.5.2.5 - Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) "Peace River Special" inaugural train to Fort St. John, 1958".
This original film footage clip depicts the inaugural train run of the Pacific Great Eastern (PGE) Railway line into Fort St. John in Oct. 1958. W.A.C. Bennett stops to speak at communities along the route, including Prince George and Dawson Creek. Other personalities, such as "Ma" Murray were also in attendance. The train was called the "Peace River Special". BC centennial flags are visible at the events. This film clip is believed to be a continuation of film clip 2017.5.2.3 "Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) Trip with Premier Bennett from Vancouver to Prince George".
This original film footage clip depicts depicts the first Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) revenue train running south from Fort Nelson with Premier Bennett, September 1971.
Data sets associated with the Cluculz retrospective study (E.P. 886.10):
- 082036.xls -- Elemental analysis (XRF) for mineral horizon samples from profile at Cluculz EP 886.10 site
- CLUCINC.xls -- Summary chemical properties for composite samples in aerobic incubation
- Cluculz Ck 2002 Foliar Analysis.xls -- Analyzed for individual single-tree plots
- Cluculz Ck 2002 Forest Floor.xls -- Forest floor mass data
- Cluculz composite list (2003 samples).xls -- Composite groups (3 original samples in each) used for organic & mineral soils
- Cluculz composite list (incubation experiment).xls -- Composite groups (3 original samples in each) used for organic & mineral soils
- Cluculz composite list for incubations (2003 samples).xls -- Composite groups (3 original samples in each) used for organic & mineral soils
- Cluculz Creek S mineralization - initial fractions (2).xls -- S fractions - organic & mineral soil composites
- Cluculz Creek S mineralization - initial S fractions.xls -- S fractions - organic & mineral soil composites
- Cluculz Creek S mineralization (IC).xls -- S mineralization data for aerobic incubation - organic & mineral soils
- Cluculz foliar and soil data.xls -- Chemical properties of foliage, composite forest floors, composite mineral soils
- Cluculz pH.xls -- pH - organic & mineral soil composites
- Cluculz S fraction graphs.xls -- S fractions - organic & mineral soil composites
- Elemental Analysis of Standard by XRF (2005).xls -- Published & XRF analysis of CANMET TILL-1 soil standard (used in Cluculz XRF analysis)
This data set consists of elemental analysis data for selected B horizons from Wounded Moose paleosols sampled by Tarnocai and Smith. The file includes the original ALS lab report, additional panes showing comparison of replicates, and calculation of a weathering index.
File contains the following data sets:
- Phytolith contents.xls [phytolith content in 5-20 µm silt, tallied by morphological categories; also summarized as % of total soil fine (< 2 mm) fraction]
- M-K (2001) soil LOI data.pdf [LOI (loss-on-ignition) data for sampled soil horizons – proxy measurement for organic matter content]
This 3.5" floppy contains the following EP 1148 .TXT data sets from 1995-1997:
- sbsapc.txt "Long-term soil productivity study, Sub-Boreal Spruce" Intact soil cores
- sbsbd.txt "Long-term soil productivity study, Sub-Boreal Spruce" Bulk density mineral soil 0-20cm
- sbsffc.txt "Long-term Soil Productivity Study, Sub-boreal Spruce" SBS forest floor bulk density and mass3
- sbsfc.txt "Long-term Soil Productivity Study, Sub-boreal spruce" SBS forest floor chemistry
- sbsmc.txt "Long-term Soil Productivity Study, Sub-boreal Spruce sites" SBS mineral soil chemistry
- sbskgff.txt "Long-term soil productivity study, Sub-boreal spruce zone" SBS forest floor nutrient mass in kg/ha
- sbskgmm.txt "Long-term soil productivity study, Sub-boreal spruce" SBS mineral nutrient mass in kg/ha
- sbsom.txt "Long-term Soil Productivity Study, SBS" "SBS bole-only treatment, slash levels"
- sbscr.txt "Long-term soil productivity study, Sub-boreal spruce zone" Timber cruise of initial stands
- sbshtcr.txt "Long-term soil productivity study, SBS" Age vs height curves - pretreatment data (mature stand)
- sbssi.txt "Long-term soil productivity study, Sub-Boreal Spruce zone" Carmean estimates of site indices for initial stand
- sbstr.txt "Long-term soil productivity study, Sub-Boreal Spruce" Tree measurements