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Living in the shadow of FIsher Peak : the life and times of Jack Fisher : a historical novel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19888
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2010
- Author
- Powell, Keith G.
- Publisher
- Cranbrook, B.C. : Wild Horse Creek Press
- Edition
- second edition
- Call Number
- 02.3 P87l
- Author
- Powell, Keith G.
- Responsibility
- Keith G. Powell
- Edition
- second edition
- Publisher
- Cranbrook, B.C. : Wild Horse Creek Press
- Published Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 174 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to the life and history of adventurer and gold seeker, John S. “Jack” Fisher. Written by author Keith Powell, the publication shares the details of Fishers migration to Wild Horse Creek in Kootenay Country. The author uses narrative, diary entries and photographs to share the history of Jack Fisher. The compelling history encourages the reader to remember and honor those who have come before us in spreading knowledge and wisdom of the mountains.
- Contents
- Chapter 1: The massacre (pg. 5)
- Chapter 2: Golf fever (pg. 11)
- Chapter 3: On the trail (pg. 23)
- Letters home - Two (pg. 25)
- Chapter 4: California: Gold at last (pg. 33)
- Letters home - Two (pg. 43)
- Chapter 5: California Encounters (pg. 47)
- Chapter 6: The voyage north (pg. 59)
- Chapter 7: Hell gate, Montana territory (pg. 67)
- Chapter 8: Washington territory (pg. 75)
- Chapter 9: On to Kootenai country (pg. 85)
- Letter home - one (pg. 88)
- Chapter 10: Stud Horse Creek (pg. 93)
- Chapter 11: Life on the Wild Horse Creek (pg. 101)
- Chapter 12: A farewell to Fisherville (pg. 119)
- Chapter 13: Clash of justice on the Kootenai (pg. 129)
- Chapter 14: The Flathead years (pg. 139)
- Chapter 15: Cub reporter (pg. 145)
- Chapter 16: The interview (pg. 151)
- Epilogue (pg. 157)
- Author's note (pg. 161)
- Notes
- Annotated – the front inside cover of the publication has been annotated by author. Annotation reads: “Keith G. Powell”
- ISBN
- 9780981214610
- Accession Number
- 2019.62
- Call Number
- 02.3 P87l
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The McClellan Expedition of 1868
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19814
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Dempsey, Hugh A.
- Publisher
- Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta
- Call Number
- P
1 website
- Author
- Dempsey, Hugh A.
- Responsibility
- Hugh A. Dempsey
- Publisher
- Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta
- Published Date
- 2019
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Article pertains to an expedition led by John L. McLellan in 1868 from the Missouri River to Rocky Mountain House along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains
- Notes
- In Alberta History, Spring 2019, Volume 67, Number 2, p. 2 - 7
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Historical Society of Alberta website
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The cariboo story
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20066
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1958
- Author
- Lindsay, F.W.
- Publisher
- [Quesnel, B.C.] : [Quesnel Advertiser
- Call Number
- 08.2 L64t
- Author
- Lindsay, F.W.
- Responsibility
- F.W. Lindsay
- Publisher
- [Quesnel, B.C.] : [Quesnel Advertiser
- Published Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 52 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of stories combined to tell the story of Cariboo, British Columbia. While not entirely complete in nature, the author dedicates the history to the men who chose the disgruntled forest life, over that of comfort and stability. The author, F.W. Lindsay explains the relationship between pioneers and Americans, arguing that our best pioneers were American men. Readers can expect to learn more about Cariboo, while taking in the patriotic undertones of the publication.
- Notes
- by F.W. Lindsay ; with pen and ink illustrations by Gwen Lewis.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08.2 L64t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Cariboo yarns
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20065
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1973
- Author
- Lindsay, F.W.
- Publisher
- Quesnel, B.C., [publisher not identified]
- Call Number
- 08.2 L64c
- Author
- Lindsay, F.W.
- Responsibility
- F.W. Lindsay
- Publisher
- Quesnel, B.C., [publisher not identified]
- Published Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 64 pages illustrations 24 cm
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Gold rush
- Cariboo Mountains
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of informal stories about Cariboo country during, prior to and after the gold rush. The publication has been dedicated to the prospectors themselves. Cariboo yarns was created in an attempt to share the stories of the men who made the history during the Cariboo gold rush. Through the use of diaries and other archival materials, readers can expect to learn more about the gold rush from the accounts of men who experienced it firsthand.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08.2 L64c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The far country
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15280
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1954
- Publisher
- Universal Studios
- Call Number
- 06.3 F22c DVD
- Responsibility
- Starring James Stewart, Walter Brennan, Ruth Roman, Corrine Calvet
- Publisher
- Universal Studios
- Published Date
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD
- Call Number
- 06.3 F22c DVD
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Lost Lemon Mine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6161
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1956?]
- Author
- Riley, Dan
- Call Number
- 08.3 R45
- Author
- Riley, Dan
- Responsibility
- by Dan Riley, Tom Primrose and Hugh Dempsey
- Published Date
- [1956?]
- Physical Description
- 40p. : ill., maps, ports
- Series
- Frontier book, 4
- Accession Number
- 700
- Call Number
- 08.3 R45
- Collection
- Archives Library
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On the Canadian Rocky Mountains with special reference to that part of the range between the forty-ninth parallel and the headwaters of the Red Deer River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5444
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1886?
- Author
- Dawson, George Mercer
- Call Number
- 03.2 D32o
- Author
- Dawson, George Mercer
- Responsibility
- read before Section C, British Association, Birmingham Meeting, 1886
- Published Date
- 1886?
- Physical Description
- 16p
- Subjects
- Coal
- Columbia Valley
- Gold
- Mining
- Stoney Indians
- Notes
- Reprinted from the "Canadian Record of Science"
- Accession Number
- 668
- Call Number
- 03.2 D32o
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- Archives Library
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The secret of Bulldog Kelly
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12747
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Chapman, Rodney
- Call Number
- 06 W11 Pam
- Author
- Chapman, Rodney
- Physical Description
- p.43-47 : ill., map
- Notes
- In Edmonton, vol.5, no.8, November 1983
- Accession Number
- 16000
- Call Number
- 06 W11 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Treasure trails of Western Canada : a history of lost mines & buried or sunken treasure located in Western Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7331
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1972
- Author
- Lazeo, Lawrence A
- Publisher
- New Westminster : Western Heritage Supply
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Call Number
- 03.6 L45t Pam
- Author
- Lazeo, Lawrence A
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- New Westminster : Western Heritage Supply
- Published Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 47p. : ill., ports
- Subjects
- Crime
- Gold
- Mining
- Valemount (B.C.)
- Accession Number
- 28500
- Call Number
- 03.6 L45t Pam
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- Archives Library
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Unearthing Eldorado
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15181
- Author
- Pass, Foreest D
- Physical Description
- p.10
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In Canada's History, vol.96, no.6, December 2016/January 2017
- William Scouse and his three companions discovered a fortune in the Klonkide. Scouse's long lost diary has been located
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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