South Thompson River (B.C.)

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James A. (Sandy) Graham interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. James A. "Sandy" Graham describes how he was born in Cultrafarm (Shuswap), BC, in 1880 how his father Thomas Graham came from Belfast in the 1870s, and the story of how his father bought a house from Jimmy Ross on the Thompson; the story of how his mother came to the area; incidents about the railroad coming through in 1885; a boat called the "Enderby" which was a side wheeler; Mr. Fortune, the man who ran the boat, including details about his character; details about Mrs. Fortune and the whole family; other families in the area including that of Senator Bostock and the Campbell family; various characters including Jimmy Leighton; steamboats when he was a child, during the time of railroad construction; early days at Chase and the development there from 1908 to 1912; how the sawmill industry affected the town; Jimmy Ross's store there; Mr. Chase, and stories about crossing the river on a scow with all of his household goods. [TRACK 2: blank.]

The sockeye salmon story

Documentary. The International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission's struggle to save the Fraser River sockeye salmon run. Includes research toward and construction of the Hells Gate and Bridge River fishways, and the program for re-stocking depleted streams.