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              2012.13.2.19 · Subseries · 1955-2011
              Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

              Subseries contains material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research on various areas in British Columbia and Alberta. Includes written notes by Kent Sedgwick, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings relating to towns and settlements. These areas include Quesnel, Likely, the Yukon Telegraph Trail, Barkerville, Wells, the Cariboo region, Fort Alexandria, Soda Creek, the Chilcotin region, Jasper, the Rocky Mountains, Mackenzie, Tumbler Ridge, the Peace River region, Fort St. James, the Omineca region, Kitimat, Lethbridge, the Bulkley Valley, and Fort Mcleod. These files cover a variety of topics including Chinese people in British Columbia, land settlement, tourism, and historic information on the regions.

              2007.17.1.4 · Item · 1935
              Part of James Joseph Claxton Photograph Collection

              Photograph depicts a snow-covered forest clearing with six structures and a truck. Buildings have been numbered 1-8 with pen. Original handwritten annotations on verso of photograph are signed by Tom Marsh. Photograph is taped to paper. Typed annotation on recto of paper reads: “1. Bridge over creek. 2. Blacksmith shop. 3. Powerhouse. 4. Headframe over 200’ shaft. 5. Office 6. Water tanks from powerhouse. 7. Bunkhouse. 8. Truck. 9. Cookhouse behind #6 cannot be seen. We were always able to find the cookhouse even though hidden in this picture. Taken about 1935 by Russell Ross, supt. Quesnel Quarts Mine. Tom Marsh, Box 156, Squamish B. C.”

              2009.5.4.3 · Item · [1937?]
              Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

              Photograph depicts Bob standing to right of house, holding an eagle by the wings. A very young Alan stands beside him, and younger brother Fred in front. Short wood fence crosses midground, trees in background. Typed annotation on recto of photograph: "Quesnel B.C. 1936 Northern B.C. Eagle shot at Dragon Lake, B.C. 7 ft. 6 in spread. Mounted by Jack Lestin, Prince George,"

              2002.12.5.2 · Item · c.1970 - c.1989
              Part of Bob Harkins fonds

              Item consists of typed transcript of interview with Ivor Guest discussing his early memories of Prince George as a river man and logging. Includes discussion of Cataline, and Quaw family.

              Harkins, Bob
              2002.12.21 · Item · 1979
              Part of Bob Harkins fonds

              Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Tom Payne who discusses his life, emigration from England, service in World War I, and career as shoemaker in Quesnel. Also discusses his subsequent work at the Experimental Farm in Prince George

              Harkins, Bob
              2008.3.1.19.3 · Item · March 1992
              Part of Bridget Moran fonds

              Photograph depicts Bridget Moran standing behind Mary John in unknown room. Unidentified woman semi-visible on far right (see item 2008.3.1.19.2). Accompanying photo caption: "Caribou College, Quesnel, March /92".

              Carson Avenue, Quesnel, BC
              2011.3.1.16 · Item · ca. 1930
              Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

              Street view photograph looking down Carson Avenue at the Front St. intersection in Quesnel, BC. Several identified businesses line the gravel avenue on the right; however Cowan's Hardware store is visible at the intersection on the left. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Carson Ave., Quesnel, B.C. 1930 Looking East."

              Cottonwood House
              2012.13.1.126.49 · Item · [1990?]
              Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

              Image depicts the Cottonwood House Historic Site along Barkerville Highway, east of Quesnel, B.C. A sign posted by the fence reads: "For over half a century the Boyd family operated this haven for man and beast. Here weary travellers found lodging, food, and drink. Here fresh horses were hitched to stage-coaches and miners bought supplies. This historic road-house, built in 1864, stood as an oasis of civilization on the frontier of a rich new land."

              2009.5.3.25 · Item · [ca. 1912]
              Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

              Photograph depicts men standing near three covered wagons pulled by team of horses on street. Buildings line the street on left behind trees with protective structures built around their trunks. A windmill stands near small building and woodpiles in background on right. Trees on hill are visible in distance. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Quesnel".

              Dairy Farm - Interior
              2012.13.1.50.073 · Item · [1978?]
              Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

              Image depicts numerous pieces of machinery in the interior of a building at a dairy farm, located somewhere near Quesnel, B.C. Several unknown individuals are present.

              Farm
              2012.13.1.50.067 · Item · 1978
              Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

              Image depicts a farm on the west side of the Fraser, south of Quesnel, B.C.

              Front Street, Quesnel, BC
              2011.3.1.17 · Item · ca. 1930
              Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

              Street view photograph taken at the intersection of Front Street and Carson Avenue. Several men are gathered at Cowan's Hardware store on the corner. Also visible in this photograph is the Cariboo Hotel (visible furthest to the left), and the British American Hotel which is partially visible behind the J.A. Fraser store. Printed annotation on recto reads: "On Front Street, Quesnel, B.C."

              Gordon Wyness Album
              2020.05 · Collection · 1936

              In 1936, Gordon Young Wyness was employed by Philip M. Monckton, a B.C. Land Surveyor. Between June 5 and October 8, Wyness joined Monckton and a group of others on a land survey expedition in northwestern BC. The survey crew travelled to various locations in the area including Telkwa, Hazelton, Burns Lake, Francoise Lake, Vanderhoof, Prince George, Quesnel, Lytton, and Hope. Wyness documented their journey in this photograph album. Based on the photographs, it appears that the crew led by Philip Monckton consisted of Jack Lee and Gordon Wyness; Mrs. Lavender Monckton (nee O'Hara) also accompanied the group.

              In addition to the 50 photographs included in the album, this collection also includes five additional unique photographs that accompanied the album.

              Wyness, Gordon Young
              2020.05.44 · Item · 1936
              Part of Gordon Wyness Album

              Photograph depicts Gordon Wyness sitting on a historic boat, which he described as built ca. 1860 and could carry "7 Indians" and 5000 lbs of freight up the river. Located nearby is a telegraph cairn erected to commemorate the Collins Overland Telegraph lines that began in Quesnel in 1865. Until 1907, Quesnel was the terminus for the telegraph line. Behind Wyness is a replica of a Cornish water wheel that was originally located at Williams Creek in Barkerville. This location is now called Ceal Tingley Memorial Park-Heritage Corner and is located along Front Street in Quesnel, near the Fraser River Bridge. The cairn and water wheel still stand in this location, however the boat was removed around 1941.

              According to additional information from Quesnel & District Museum & Archives, Wyness may have been provided with inaccurate information about the canoe depicted. The canoe believed to have been located at that spot was actually created in 1905 to pack out the Grand Trunk Preliminary Survey Team, which was led by J.M. Rolston.

              Holts Ranch
              2014.10.1.151 · Item · 1911
              Part of Arthur Holland Land Surveying Collection

              Photograph depicts a cluster of log buildings with fences and corrals. A field in the foreground, trees and low hills in the distance. On the road from Quesnell to Fraser Lake 1911.

              2007.17 · Collection · 1920-01-01 - 1982-12-31

              Collection consists of 140 photographs pertaining to the life and pursuits of James Joseph Claxton over the course of sixty years. Subject areas identified within this collection include: quartz and placer mining in the Cariboo; Kingcome Village; the Royal Irish Contabulary; Roderick's Jewelers, New Westminster; the "M.S. Columbia III"; Kwakiutl petrographs in Fort Rupert; totem poles at Alert Bay; and the Salmon Arm Boy Scouts of Canada group.

              Claxton, James Joseph
              2004.5.06 · Item · 1911-1912
              Part of Fort Fraser Historical Photograph Collection

              Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "39. Leaving Quesnel for Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts an automobile parked in front of a hotel with a sign on its back end that reads: "From Vancouver to Fort Fraser". Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.

              2001.1.102 · Item · [31 July 1893 or 31 July 1898]
              Part of NBCA Document and Ephemera Collection

              Transcription:
              [Envelope addressed to:]
              Mr. George Abbot, 50 State Street, Boston, Mass, U.S.
              Brown Bros + Co
              [Envelope postmarked from 150 Mile House on Aug 2, 1893 or Aug 2, 1898]

              Cariboo Camp, July 31st
              Dear Aggie + George
              It seems very strange to be all these thousands of miles away, in so short a space of time, and surrounded by conditions so totally different from anything I ever saw, and I find that with all the information received from J.B. that I really knew nothing about it. The journey from Ashcroft was very hard as the roads were so fearfully dusty that for the first 30 miles, I was very much worn out + discouraged and my mouth was parched, nostrils sore, and eyes irritated, for the dust is alkaline, and the water full of it, so that we were very thirsty and yet afraid to drink at the houses on the way, but afterward the wind was in our favour + blew from the north, so it drove the dust behind us and we got along much better. We started on Sunday morning from Ashcroft about 9 a.m. and that day drove 68 miles, with two changes of horses. Monday we drove 75 miles and got within 82 miles of Camp. On Tuesday we drove to within 32 miles of Quesnelle and got there about 11 a.m. and could easily have made the Camp that evening, but found the horses all out in the pasture, which is an enclosure many miles in extent and altho they went in search of horses for 2 or more hours could not find them, so we had to stop all night and the next morning they got the horses, and we got in about 1 p.m. and I met a most hearty reception, as I knew I would, from John, but must say that everyone here (as it is a large colony) are very kind + Mrs Hobson has done everything to make me feel at home. Their house is a perfect burrow of cosiness, and I was perfectly astonished to find things so homelike + delightful. Mrs H has a beautiful flower garden—sweet peas in abundance and a great variety of other flowers looking healthy + fine. They also have a fine vegetable garden, lettuce, peas, cauliflower, onions, beets, potatoes, and all looking fine. Of course they are irrigated, for everything is fearfully dry, and a few days before I got here, John had 150 [men?] fighting fires in the mountains for 3 days + was fearful of the destruction of this Camp, but they saved it by cutting down the timber + back-firing, as they call it, further up the ditch (which I shall see later) they had men cover up or bury with dirt, 40,000th of [illegible] which was saved and one building was burnt and John says the business cost the Company at least $5000.00, but he thinks they got off cheap. I got here on Wednesday + after a good clean up + a good dinner, I went with John to the Mine, and saw the blasting + two Monitors at work, and can assume for it is a most wonderful sight, the [illegible] of the monitors, and the rush of rocks + water thro’ the Flumes is something astonishing, after looking at them a little while, we went back to Camp (for you must know the Mine is more than ½ miles away and after supper had a long talk with John, and he opened a Bottle of Champagne, + I went to bed feeling very tired + happy. Next morning got up about 8 and found [illegible] waiting for me to go to breakfast. Went to the Mines again afterward, after going to the Reservoir + walking down the Ditch, when I saw the clean up of one short piece of Sluice, about 40 or 50 ft in length, it is done by tearing up the Blocks + Riffles, which are laid in a perfectly tight bottom of planks, + a continual stream of water, about 3 inches deep is run thro the sluice box. The men wearing rubber boots + they commence at the top first + follow down, + as they lift the Blocks + Riffles that stop the gold, a man with a peculiar scoop shovel fills the sand + gravel into a pan, and the pan-man lets the water wash it out and the precious stuff then shows in the [shape?] of quicksilver + the gold is enclosed in the same + is amalgam which they carefully put in a sheet iron pail very strongly made. The whole process was interesting + also exciting, on acct of the anxiety as to the result. Well when they got to the end of the clean quicksilver jad been poured back into the flasks over 800 ounces of amalgam, which we brought home with us, and put into the safe. Mind you, I could not tell you how many hundred of feet of Sluice there are, but many, and John says lots of it far richer. [illegible] the ore cleaned, + he expects over $100,000.00 when the final clean up comes, which will be in a week or so for he says he saved the clean up for me to see. It is impossible me to tell you how kind he is to me in every way—and this visit will be to me, a memory as long as I live. There are lots of plans ahead. We are going fishing tomorrow and Horseback rides are planned, then I am going to Horsefly, + spend a night or more there, and I don’t know what beside. Went down to the Mine with John this morning and one of the men brought + handed to me, 2 specimens of coarse gold, which are unusual one some like this [sketch of gold nugget, 2 cm wide] and as large, pure, the other smaller. The larger John says about $2.50. I have found out how exciting a business it must be, especially when you have an interest in what you find. Henry Hobson was very cordial and altho he is much changed, I begin to get familiar with his old look. Robbie is a pretty interesting boy, and takes to me for which I am very thankful as he brings to me my little grandson, J.R. and I tell Robbie about him, and he says he wishes he would come + play with him, he is larger + heavier than J.R. as he weighs 35 lbs. his nurse is a very nice girl, and seems devoted to him he always speaks of her, “as his Mary”. I hope to get letters from home, by next Mail, which will be next Thursday. There is only one Mail a week in here. I have written several disjointed epistles, but I think John telegraphed to your mother that I was safe here from the [illegible] that he said last night that I was not to worry for they knew at home I was all right in Cariboo. They live as well here as at [Jonnys? Jamys?] Hotel, and our party at table is Mr + Mrs H, a Mr Warner, the Doctor, + Henry, and we have about everything you could wish. So you see I have fallen in good hands and I wish it were possible you could see things here as they are, you would be interested + astonished. I trust you + the children are well, and that your mother + Nellie are also well. It seems a long time since I left Lynn and yet it is so short a time since.
              The weather here is very fine. The atmosphere invigorating, about 65, and the nights delightfully cool, and conductive to sleep and I am sure it will do me a great deal of good. I suppose George will go on his vacation soon, and am sure he needs it. I wish you could go with him. I often think of you all, hope D + [Odlin?] is home, + the better of his trip, only I trust you will not need his services. I am sure you are easier, when he is [within?] call. Mrs Hobson is going to write Nellie, and send some samples of silk that she wants from Mrs Chase as she could not finish her cushion, not having enough, + she wants her to fold it in a newspaper, but she will tell her about it herself—
              I write to you + your mother will see this + Helen, but it is very hard for me to write. I am very anxious to hear from home, but I know it is not time yet so am patient, but shall be most thankful when I hear. Much love to you + George. Kiss Radford + the [illegible] baby for me, love to your mother + Helen, Aunt Aggie + not forgetting Nap—I hope he will keep well, he was not first-rate when I left. Mr + Mrs Hobson both send kindest regards to you all, and now I must stop and am always your affectionate Father
              I want both you + George to write.

              Mining in the Cariboo
              2007.17.1 · File · [ca. 1933-1942]
              Part of James Joseph Claxton Photograph Collection

              This file consists of 10 photographs pertaining to the Hixon Creek Cariboo Gold Company, and the Quesnel Quartz Mine; as well as two sheets of letterhead from the "Hixon Gold Recovery Ltd." a handwritten speech re: a mineral claim, and a hand drawn map and overlay pertaining to the Wellington and Highland (Belle or Lass) mineral claims.

              2009.5.3.26 · Item · [ca. 1912]
              Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

              Photograph depicts four men standing under balcony of hotel near other buildings on street. Trees line the street, with protective structures built around their trunks. It is speculated that one of these men may be Mr. A. K. Bourchier. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "As you were".

              Oral History: Bea Dezell
              2014.6.1.14 · File · 2004
              Part of Rustad & Dezell Family fonds

              File consists of an electronic oral history transcript documenting the life of Bea Dezell from approximately 189? to 2004. Interview conducted in May and June 2004 by Denise Torgerson and transcript prepared by Elaine Hauck, both of Prince George Oral History Group.

              PGE Quesnel
              2013.6.36.1.045.30 · Item · 1966
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph location is unknown, but Davies stated it to be possibly somewhere north of Quesnel. A bridge is visible.

              PGE Quesnel
              2013.6.36.1.045.39 · Item · [July 1966]
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts a down freight of 75 cars passing under the Quesnel to Barkerville road about 4 miles out of Quesnel.

              2012.13.2.21.01 · File · 1983-1991
              Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

              File consists of records created or collected by Kent Sedgwick relating to various community projects associated with river parks. Example projects included in the file are a proposed Carrier village at Hudson Bay Slough, a Cottonwood Island park, proposed commercial boat tours on the Nechako and Fraser River, and the Quesnel Paddlewheel Park. Includes a project proposal document by the Fort George Band entitled "Establishing a Permanent Carrier Village in Prince George" (1990); a 1991 meeting package of the Nechako and Fraser River Valleys Committee (regarding the Cottonwood Island property and development of the Heritage River Trails System); a 1991 memorandum entitled "Prince George River Runners - Proposed commercial boat tours on the Nechako and Fraser River"; a 1983 "Submission to Rivers Committee Public Hearings by Heritage Advisory Committee, City of Prince George" describing the various river-adjacent heritage sites in Prince George; and documentation from the Quesnel Paddlewheel Association.