RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1975-06-30 SUMMARY: An oral history interview with A. Cecil Henry, who describes Williams Lake in 1930, the Williams Lake Stampede, cowboying at the Gang Ranch and Chilko Ranch, his own ranch on Big Creek, and his work as a game guide.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Stage drivng in the Cariboo RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967 SUMMARY: An oral history interview with Albert Power, who was "born and raised" a cowboy, and drove a stage in the Cariboo. He talks about a trip from Ashcroft to Quesnel ca. 1913, and cattle drives from the Gang Ranch to Fort Fraser.

CALL NUMBER: T0314:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Alfred Joseph Drinkell tells some stories about the history of the Dog Creek area of the Cariboo, from 1860 to 1914. Drinkell discusses his arrival in BC in 1911. He describes the ranches he worked at around Ashcroft, Joseph Smith's place, and his financial problems and life before he came to BC. He tells anecdotes about Judge Begbie. He tells a story about Samsome, a local doctor, and the legendary packer Jean Caux ("Cataline").

TRACK 2: Drinkell relates the story of Cataline's last trip and describes many trails in the area. He speaks of Joy Sim, a Chinese doctor, and pioneer medicine. He discusses some of Cataline's packers: Robbins, Wiggins Dan Smith, and the first settlers in the area. He describes the Hudson's Bay Trail, freighting, roads in the area, stories about Phil Grinder of Jesmond, a local school teacher, and educated people.

CALL NUMBER: T0314:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Drinkell describes the early days of Ashcroft, the Chinese in the area, two anecdotes: the Wright of the Dog Creek Ferry and the Stobie of the Gang Ranch. He offers the background of the Gang Ranch and describes cattle drives, the Duke Of York, a Barkerville bartender, and local Indians.

TRACK 2: Drinkell discusses cowboys, social life and Christmas. Then he mentions Indian-White relationships and a story about Indians and the law. He discusses the Chilcotin and Shuswap Indians, problems with the reserve system, Chinese settlers in the Dog Creek area, and the importance of Chinese in the area. Finally, Drinkell tells the story of five Indian women who killed themselves over a white man, and how nails and gold dust were used as money.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life as a Cariboo cowboy and stage driver RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967 SUMMARY: Bob French arrived in the Cariboo in 1892 at the age of 13. Driving a stage coach; robbers on the road from Barkerville. Life as a cowboy. Head cowboy on the Gang ranch. Cattle drives to Ashcroft. Crossing rivers. The first automobiles in the area.

SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Two short interviews with people of the Cariboo. (1) Mrs. Elizabeth Wendel, who came to the Cariboo in 1910, describes how she learned to ride and hunt, and recalls her first hunting experience of shooting a grizzly bear with a .22 rifle [ca. 8 minutes]. (2) The next interview is with an unnamed steamboat captain (born ca. 1874). In 1900, he was piloting steamboats for the Canadian National line between Victoria and Vancouver, and landed a new job running riverboats on the Fraser River between Soda Creek and Quesnel. After some blasting to clear rocks along the route, the service was extended to Prince George in 1909. Later on, two steamboats built by Foley, Welch and Stewart operated between Tete Jaune Cache and Prince George, south to Soda Creek, and up the Nechako to the site of Vanderhoof. He discusses the three companies running boats on the Upper Fraser: the Fort George Trading and Lumber Company; Foley, Welch and Stewart; and the BX (Barnard's Express) company. His account includes descriptions of the boat schedules and the boats themselves, which operated on the Fraser until 1920. The boats burned wood for fuel and had a crew of about twenty. Some discussion of passengers and freight carried. Stories about the packer Jean Caux, known as "Cataline". [ca. 17 minutes] (3) The final piece is an editorial by Willis about cowboy heroes on radio and television and in movies, as compared to the reality of being a cowboy. [ca. 4 minutes] [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mr. Desroaches spent most of his life as a cowboy in the Chilcotin; he arrived in the Cariboo in 1929.;

Footage. Shows a round-up of wild horses at the Flying U Ranch at Green Lake (near 70 Mile House, B.C.). Long sequences include ranch hands racing over hilly grassland, herding horses, then sorting them in the corral.

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.

CALL NUMBER: T0006:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Leslie Leighton : life in the Cariboo PERIOD COVERED: 1860-1920 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-01 SUMMARY: Mr. Leslie Leighton talks about his father's and his own experiences in the Cariboo and Fraser-Thompson regions, 1860-1920. TRACK 1: Family background, mother's side (Uren). Town of Savona c.1870. Fat;her's background: a telegrapher who worked for Collins Overland Telegraph. A Chinese telegrapher. Mother's family. Ranch at Savona. Discussion of early rodeos, c.1905. Breaking horses. Ashcroft and Savona. "Stage Billy". Roads in Barkerville area. TRACK 2: Barkerville and people there, ca.1900: Andrew Kelly, John Bowron, George Turnstall, other old-timers. Stage business. Beginnings of Inland Express Company. Roads. People on the stage coaches. Other towns in the Cariboo. General comments.

CALL NUMBER: T0006:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Leslie Leighton : Walhachin and other memories of the Fraser-Thompson area PERIOD COVERED: 1894-1920 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-01 SUMMARY: Mr. Leslie Leighton talks about the development of Walhachin and other recollections of his experiences in the Fraser-Thompson area, 1894-1920. TRACK 1: Cataline (Jean Caux), a well-known packer. Chinese miners. Mining in area. The story of Walhachin and the Walhachin irrigation flume. The decline of Walhachin. Involvement of the Marquis of Anglesey. Anecdotes about Alphonse Foucault. Freight wagons and jerkline teams. More on Foucault and various exploits. More on Walhachin flume. Memory of first CPR train through Ashcroft. Story about Sir William Mackenzie's daughter Ethel and her husband. [TRACK 2: blank.]

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.];

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Tommy Wycotte discusses his early work as a labourer, cowboy and teamster. He also talks about Indian medicine, fighting between Indian bands, hunting and gathering in hard times, the origin of the name Williams Lake, and the Sugarcane Reserve.

TRACK 2: Wycotte continues by discussing animals and hunting, his knowledge of the pre-Christian religion, the fur trade, and negative aspects of Indian drinking habits.

Amateur film. House. Changing car tire. Ranch. Squirrel. Horse on range. Cowboys. Car in woods. Guests on horses. Bucking bronco, wild cow. Lake view. Car with fixed tire: Boyd's Garage. View of mountains. Fixing car again.