RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Catherine Christy remembers her life at Big Bar. Mrs. Christy's father, Robert Chisholm, came to Big Bar in the early 1880s. She speaks about her life on the farm; a typical day when she was a child; cattle ranching; her mother, Catherine Dickey; and life as a single mother. She also discusses illness; sheep; the Chinese; other people in the area; and farmers at Big Bar. TRACK 2: Mrs. Christy discusses her maternal grandfather, James Dickey; and her mother. She then describes marketing turkeys, and more about life on the farm. The town of Lillooet is described circa 1910. She also discusses fruit farming; the Texas Creek area; and stories about the Big Bar area. The interview ends with a description of ranch life before 1920.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-08-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. George McLean recalls his life. He was born in 1905 at the Gang Ranch, which was owned by his grandfather, William Walter Wycotte. He describes how he went to school at Empire Valley; the Grinder family, adopted in 1918 by William "Bill" Grinder; the Big Bar region; his life from 1926 in the Chilcotin country; and joining the Provincial Police Force. He recalls an episode about law and order at Riske Creek. TRACK 2: McLean continues the story at Riske Creek. He describes his experience working as a Pony Express runner from Hanceville to the White Water Mine in 1929. Then he describes the Chilcotin; packing supplies for the Bralorne mine; and finally there is music, and a description of Cataline's violin.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Col. G.S. Andrews talks of his early education, experiences as a teacher, and survey work in BC PERIOD COVERED: 1920-1933 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1980-11-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: G.S. Andrews talks of his early schooling in Vancouver and problems encountered in obtaining admission to UBC. Teaching certificate obtained from Normal School. Early teaching experiences at Big Bar Creek. Description of travels to Kelly Lake and the establishment of the school at Kelly Lake. Teaching methods and memories of Kelly Lake school. TRACK 2: Andrews talks of his continuing education after four years of teaching. Toronto university and first year forestry. Reasons for entering forestry. Surveying as an undergraduate. Permanent employment in B.C. Forestry department. Recounts the first time he used aerial photography. Survey methods before the advent of aerial photography. Report on Flathead forest. Tranquille and Naskonlith forest and use of aerial photos. Use of aerial photgraphy in the Shuswap forest. Bush River. The period prior to travelling to England to continue his education.

CALL NUMBER: T0306:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-29 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Harry Marriott describes his immigration from England to Canada in 1907. He describes his work on the Gang Ranch in 1912, his service in WWI, homesteading, several characters who settled in the Cariboo at the turn of the century, and in the 1960s. He discusses the growth of the OK Ranching Co. Ltd. the effects of logging;why he chose to live in Canada and working on a ranch in Washington State. TRACK 2: Marriott discusses his inability to get government jobs in the U.S.; ranching at Big Bar Lake in 1919; dry farmers; sheep farmers; the Gang Ranch and its history.

CALL NUMBER: T0306:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-29 SUMMARY: TRACK 1 & 2: Mr. Marriott offers insight and anecdotes about characters and the town of Clinton.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Gussie Haller and Mrs. Maggie Haller of North Kamloops discuss their lineage in the Cariboo. Mr. Haller tells the story of his father coming to the Cariboo in 1858, as he settled at the Big Bar Creek; a trading post, now called the O.K. Ranch. His grandfather, Phil Grinder and the Grinder family also started the Jack Pine Ranch. They were dry farmers. Mr. Haller discusses smallpox; various people who were in the area, including Conrad Kostring; a description of dances and Christmas gatherings in the area. Finally, Mr. Haller tells the story of his father's pack train which traveled the Naas River.

TRACK 2: Mrs. Haller tells the story of her grandmother, the daughter of a Haida Chief. Her grandfather, Joe Tresierra, left Spain during a cholera outbreak and became a packer in BC. She tells the story of packers lost near Hazelton and a crossing bridge Yale. She describes her grandmother. She describes how the family lived in Clinton and how her paternal grandfather, John Miller, ran the ferry at Churn Creek. She describes high water; pet deer; the smallpox epidemic; and her grandparent's ranch. Then Mr. Haller describes how his father built a sawmill and dams. He describes his father's store and speaks of how his father packed supplies from Lillooet to Yale.

CALL NUMBER: T2442:0001 track 1
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tales of the ranches : part 1
SUMMARY: In the first of three episodes, this program tells the story of how Harry Marriott came to B.C. and worked on the Gang ranch, and the early history of the ranch, with anecdotes mainly told by Marriott. Also discussed: the early history of ranching in B.C., the Harper Brothers, the Gang Ranch, Carl Wycott, the Big Bar country, and old Phil Grinder. Voices heard include: Harry Marriott, Harry Coldwell, Tom Carolan, Albert J.Drinkell, and Henry Castillou.

CALL NUMBER: T2442:0001 track 2
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tales of the ranches : part 2
SUMMARY: The second of three episodes. More stories about the Gang ranch, Carl Wycott, Harry Marriott, the Big Bar country and old Phil Grinder. The voices heard include Harry Marriott, Harry Coldwell, TomCarolan, Albert J. Drinkell, and Henry Castillou.

CALL NUMBER: T2442:0002 track 1
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tales of the ranches : part 3
SUMMARY: The third of three episodes. The beginnings of Harry Marriott's own ranch at Little Big Bar. The Chisholm boys and their lonely ranch. Marriott recalls his life on the O.K. Ranch at Big Bar Creek. Harry Marriott, Mrs.Catherine Christy, Gus Haller, Tom Carolan, Albert J. Drinkell, and Harry Coldwell recall life on other Cariboo ranches at the turn of the 20th century. [TRACK 2: blank.];

Supreme Court Assizes record book including juror's lists, 1878-1909; Supreme Court cause book, 1892-1909; County Court plaint and procedure book, 1879-1881; Court of Revision assessment records, 1891-1903; and register of bills of sale of mining claims in the Lillooet District (including Big Bar and Anderson Lake), 1878-1891.

Pages 3-17; Register of Bills of Sale of mining claims, Lillooet District (Big Bar, Anderson Lake) (mostly signed by Mining Recorder), 1878-1891

Pages 21-100; 135-200; Supreme Court Assizes record book, Clinton, includes jurors lists, 1878-1909

Page 87; Supreme Court Civil cause books, Clinton, 1892-1909

Pages 100-133; County Court plaint and procedure book, Clinton (1/79 - 4/81), May 1879 - 1881

Pages 205-215; Court of Revision - Assessment, Clinton, 1891-1903

CALL NUMBER: T0423:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Thomas "Tom" Carolan discusses various aspects of settlement and life in the Cariboo, 1850 to 1930. The interview begins with the story of William Pinchbeck, Cariboo pioneer. Stories follow about Amadie Isnardy; Mexican packers and the pack trains; Antonio Boitano; the Chilco Ranch area; the local history of the Cariboo; his perceptions of Native people; and the television series "Cariboo Country". Carolan discusses his own background in Alberta and hunting wild horses in the Cariboo, circa 1927. He tells stories about the famous packer Jean Caux ("Cataline"), the Tressiera family, and Rosetti.

TRACK 2: Carolan continues his stories about packers and Cataline. He describes fiddlers in the Cariboo; Johnny MacLean and the MacLean brothers; hangings in Williams Lake; Judge Begbie's justice; Charlie Skinner; the James railway survey circa 1870; more on William Pinchbeck; and the Cache Creek boarding school. Mr. Carolan discusses settlers entering the Chilcotin and the China Flats; and Chinese miners. He mentions Becher's place at Riske Creek; the Bryant family; and the hurdy-gurdy girls.

CALL NUMBER: T0423:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Carolan describes dances at the big ranches and changes in the Cariboo after WWI. Then he describes cattle in the Cariboo; Amedee Isnardy of Chimney Creek Ranch; the importance of Barkerville; and law and order. Mr. Carolan describes ranchers and ranches of the Chilcotin; the Harper family; Alkali Lake Ranch; Canoe Creek Ranch; Henry Koster; and Upper Dog Creek Ranch. Then he discusses the Big Bar area; raising pigs; and ranches on Chilcotin River.

TRACK 2: The final installment begins with a description of roads in the Chilcotin; Benny Franklin; the ways of the pioneers; Mr. Carolan's family background; and a discussion of Hudson's Bay company activities in the early 1800s. Fur trade routes are mentioned as well as Hudson's Bay Company posts at Anahim Lake. Finally, Pat McClinchy, an old timer of the western Chilotin; the Lee family; John Cook, a Gulf Island pioneer; and children of white/Indian parentage are discussed.