Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 23, 1937 Canada, U.S.A. Personal diary pertaining to trips in Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, Squilax, Revelstoke, travel details, Yoho Camp, Emerald Lake, sightseeing, Moraine Lake, Banff, ACC Camp, Little Yoho, Ta…
Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 23, 1937 Canada, U.S.A.
Personal diary pertaining to trips in Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, Squilax, Revelstoke, travel details, Yoho Camp, Emerald Lake, sightseeing, Moraine Lake, Banff, ACC Camp, Little Yoho, Takakkaw camp, bathing at the Cave and Basin, leisure activities, Lake Louise, fishing, Bas Lake, poor weather in Banff, Cranbrook, Fraser's Landing, Sheep Creek, Penticton, Shuswap Lake, Grand Forks, Spokane, Thompson Falls, Glacier National Park, Avalanche Camp Ground, Two-Medicine Lake, weather descriptions, Old Faithfull Yellowstone, Yellowstone Upper, Middle, Lower Basins, Reno, San Francisco, Yosemite, Stockton, Redding, Portland, Vancouver.
Interaction with May Vaux Valcott in Banff.
Several maps drawn on facing pages, several maps glued to facing pages near end of diary, advertisement for Oakland Bridge.
Financial and distance details for trip from Sidney to Banff, Old Faithful to Sidney, General Costs.
Pertains to a collection of articles pulled from the weekly column of the Cranbrook Courier. The intent behind the publication was to tell the history, and share the stories of those who settled in the East Kootenay area. Readers can expect to receive a personal experience, while learning more about the early settlers of the East Kootenay area.
Contents
Foreword (pg. 3)
Early explorers of East Kootenay (pg. 4)
Fort Steele in its heyday (pg. 5)
Christmas at "the Ferry", 1869 (pg. 11)
Dave Griffith's fireplace (pg. 14)
Dave Griffith, A wild Horse pioneer (pg. 15)
The wonders of wild horse (pg. 16)
Murder on wild horse -
An interview with Bob Dore (pg. 19)
Michael Phillipps (pg. 22)
Blazing the Crows Nest Pass Trail (pg. 23)
An appreciation (pg. 25)
The Sinclairs (pg. 27)
Father Coccola, Early Missionary (pg. 28)
Building the Dewdney Trail (pg. 32)
The Galbrath Brothers, John and Robert (pg. 35)
North West Mounted Police and Sam Steele (pg. 38)
Steamboating days in East Kootenay (pg. 46)
On the upper Columbia (pg. 47)
On the upper Kootenay (pg. 50)
Steamboating at Bonners Ferry (pg. 54)
Henry W. Barr (pg. 55)
The Mathers, another pioneer family (pg. 58)
N.A. Wallinger (pg. 60)
Crankbrook's beginnings (pg. 63)
Henry E. Seelye, Ffirst customs officer (pg. 63)
The Galbraiths at Crankbook (pg. 64)
Colonel James Baker (pg. 65)
V.Hyde Baker (pg. 66)
First Customs Officers (pg. 68)
First Buildings (pg. 68)
Events leading to the discovery of the Sullivan Mine at Kimberley (pg. 72)