RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-03-13 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. William T. "Bill" Murphy describes how his father, John Joseph Murphy, came over to Canada from Ireland to Seaward Bluff as a stone mason in the 1880s and worked for the CPR. He worked as a homesteader as well, and worked at Ruby Creek. Mr. Murphy describes Yale at the turn of the century; some old timers, such as Ned Stout, a pioneer who came up the Fraser who lived to be 104 years old; more about Yale, homesteading, the development of Yale including the CNR and roads being built, Laidlaw, the St. Alma Valley, Indians on the reserve, the church, more on Indians, schools, and finally, the hard winters. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-25 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Ed Barry discusses his grandfather, Ed Stout, who was a pioneer of Barkerville. His personality and several anecdotes are discussed. Then he discusses his father, Charles Barry, who came out to work on the railroads. He was a bridge builder. Mr. Barry describes many old-timers and the history and significance of Yale in great detail. He discusses the cemetery; the Chinese immigrants who worked on the railway; Yale as a railway and mining town; the things which have changed over time such as the educational system; the growth of Yale; several characters, and some anecdotes. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Footage. This is a compilation of footage showing motoring through the Fraser Canyon from Hope to near Lytton. Depicted at length are the canyon gorges and the turbulent Fraser River, as well as the highway and railway routes along the steep canyon walls. Also shows motorists' accommodations en route: Fort Hope Tavern, All Hallow's Lodge (Yale), and Alexandra Lodge.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Silk train wreck in Fraser Canyon, B.C. PERIOD COVERED: 1920-1930 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-02-23 SUMMARY: Mr. F.W. Campbell recalls the wreck of a silk train in the Fraser Canyon during the 1920s. (The third voice heard on the tape is Miss Merle Campbell.)

Stock shots. Original footage and outs compiled from various Parry Films for use in TWENTY GREAT YEARS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (1972). Includes BC Electric buses in North & West Vancouver, ca.1949; section from GIANT MASCOT showing mine fire and aftermath; general views of Vancouver and Victoria (1960s); BC and CN ferries; the commissioning of the ferry "Queen of Prince Rupert" by W.A.C. Bennett and other dignitaries (Victoria Inner Harbour & Swartz Bay, April 1966); sport fishing; skiing; costumed dancers in pageant; agricultural exhibition; installation of picnic tables (Okanagan Lake Provincial Park?); airliner in flight & aerial views; Greyhound bus on highway; tracking shot up Douglas Street, Victoria, 1960s; freight train in Fraser Canyon; Premier Bennett and Hydro officials open powerhouse (Duncan dam, 1967?) and Portage Mountain dam, 1967; ratification of Columbia River Treaty at Peace Arch Park, 1964; Simon Fraser University scenes; family in car on highway. There are also some scenes shot specifically for TWENTY GREAT YEARS.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. W.M. York, a First Nations man, discusses what Spuzzum was like when he was a child; the significance of the railroad on the area around 1882; he discusses his grandfather who drowned; miners; more on the railway; Andrew Onderdonk and Spuzzum. [TRACK 2: blank.]