Gabriel (Gabor) Nyeste was one of the leaders of the Scouts of the First Kitimat Troop (Boy Scouts). He moved to Kitimat to work on the Alcan project and left in the early 60s. He passed away in Kamloops in July 2020.
Custodial History
Donated by Gabriel Nyeste, Aug 6 1983.
Scope and Content
Burns Lake Review article "Ex-residents like life in Kitimat". Ex Guiders.
The Surf Inlet Gold Mine was located on Princess Royal Island above Surf Inlet. Limited production began in 1902 and then ceased in 1905. The mine reopened production in 1917, after major development occurred. It was then operated by the Tonapah Belmont Development Company of Philadelphia. The mine closed in 1926. Three mines were opened in 1934 by Surf Inlet Consolidated Gold Mines, including the Surf Inlet Mine, the Pugsley Mine and the Belmont Mine. These closed permanently in 1943.
Custodial History
Donated by Bulkley Valley Museum/Dirk Mendel
Scope and Content
Folder containing stack of correspondance with Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Canada from the Surf Inlet Consolodated Gold Mines Ltd from 1941.
British Columbia Heritage Series - Series 1, Our Native Peoples - Volume 7, Kwakiutl. Prep by Provincial Archives, Provincial Museum, Victoria, 1966. (A Social Studies Bulletin of the Dept. of Education) (hand-written, 4 pages)
From the Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, series III Volume IX, 1915. The Social Organization of the West Coast Tribes by E. Sapir, Ph.D. (12 pages)
Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada for the Year 1887 Volume V, Montreal Dawson Brothers, Publishers, 1888. People of Vancouver Island/G.M. Dawson on the Kwakiool (36 pages)
Jenness, Indians of Canada, Chap XXI, "Tribes of the Pacific Coast, p. 344-45 (hand-written, 26 pages)
Collection of materials that Patricia Robertson used for her PhD.
Custodial History
Donated to the museum by Patricia Robertson.
Scope and Content
Folder containing research material.
British Columbia Heritage Series - Series 1, Our Native Peoples - Volume 7, Kwakiutl. Prep by Provincial Archives, Provincial Museum, Victoria, 1966. (A Social Studies Bulletin of the Dept. of Education) (hand-written, 4 pages)
From the Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, series III Volume IX, 1915. The Social Organization of the West Coast Tribes by E. Sapir, Ph.D. (12 pages)
Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada for the Year 1887 Volume V, Montreal Dawson Brothers, Publishers, 1888. People of Vancouver Island/G.M. Dawson on the Kwakiool (36 pages)
Jenness, Indians of Canada, Chap XXI, "Tribes of the Pacific Coast, p. 344-45 (hand-written, 26 pages)
Northern Sentinel April 15, 1954 1st issue, High Expectations - railway, Kitimat pulp + paper co Ltd, Alcan Power to Begin in July or August (hand-written, 17 pages)
Collection of materials that Patricia Robertson used for her PhD.
Custodial History
Donated to the museum by Patricia Robertson.
Scope and Content
Folder containing research material.
Northern Sentinel April 15, 1954 1st issue, High Expectations - railway, Kitimat pulp + paper co Ltd, Alcan Power to Begin in July or August (hand-written, 17 pages)
Time and Place by Timothy Starr, Chief Councillor of Kitamaat Village. From Northern Sentinel 1956 (1 page)
Letter to Mr. Ed Meade, February 5, 1975
Sentinel Hill, Daduk'wilatzi
The Founding of Kitamaat. Speaker: Mr. Jeffrey Legaik (13 pages)
Historic Sign. Info drafted by Grodon Robinson at Gisela's request (2 pages)
Kitimat River Village (1 page)
Letter to Mr. Shakespeare from H, Duker. Re: Kitimat Indian Names (6 pages)
"Historical Inventory of the Kitimat-Stikine Region" compiled by R.K. Kaser, September 1974, for the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, Terrace BC (4 pages)
Krause, Tlingit Indians
Fisheries fact Sheet. Eulachon, Anchovy, and Pilchard
Oolachon Fishing in the Kitimat River. Kitimat Northern Sentinel, April 16, 1957
Casey volume two number six. "The Kitamaat Story" (2 pages)
Collection of materials that Patricia Robertson used for her PhD.
Custodial History
Donated to the museum by Patricia Robertson.
Scope and Content
Folder containing research material.
Time and Place by Timothy Starr, Chief Councillor of Kitamaat Village. From Northern Sentinel 1956 (1 page)
Letter to Mr. Ed Meade, February 5, 1975
Sentinel Hill, Daduk'wilatzi
The Founding of Kitamaat. Speaker: Mr. Jeffrey Legaik (13 pages)
Historic Sign. Info drafted by Grodon Robinson at Gisela's request (2 pages)
Kitimat River Village (1 page)
Letter to Mr. Shakespeare from H, Duker. Re: Kitimat Indian Names (6 pages)
"Historical Inventory of the Kitimat-Stikine Region" compiled by R.K. Kaser, September 1974, for the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, Terrace BC (4 pages)
Krause, Tlingit Indians
Fisheries fact Sheet. Eulachon, Anchovy, and Pilchard
Oolachon Fishing in the Kitimat River. Kitimat Northern Sentinel, April 16, 1957
Casey volume two number six. "The Kitamaat Story" (2 pages)
The Social Organization of the Haisla of British Columbia by R.L. Olsen. Anthropological Vol.2 No.5 pp 169-2000, University of California Press, Berkeley, Calif, 1940 (33 pages)
Collection of materials that Patricia Robertson used for her PhD.
Custodial History
Donated to the museum by Patricia Robertson.
Scope and Content
Folder containing research material.
The Social Organization of the Haisla of British Columbia by R.L. Olsen. Anthropological Vol.2 No.5 pp 169-2000, University of California Press, Berkeley, Calif, 1940 (33 pages)
Social Life and Religion of the Indians in Kitimat by Wan A. Lopatin. Univ. of Southern California, Social Science Series, No. 26, Univ. of Southern Calif. Press, Los Angeles, 1945 (hand-written, 29 pages)
Collection of materials that Patricia Robertson used for her PhD.
Custodial History
Donated to the museum by Patricia Robertson.
Scope and Content
Folder containing research material.
Social Life and Religion of the Indians in Kitimat by Wan A. Lopatin. Univ. of Southern California, Social Science Series, No. 26, Univ. of Southern Calif. Press, Los Angeles, 1945 (hand-written, 29 pages)
From Kane, Wanderings of an Artist Among the Indians of North America (appendix), pp. 458-459 (photocopy, 1 page)
A Voyage of Discovery (Vancouver) Chapter III (hand-written, 1 page)
Casey Sez, Novemeber 4, 1951 (2 pages)
Articles pertaining to Kemano (3 pages)
Translation from French document inserted in the oldest baptismal record kept at St. Paul's Indian Church, North Vancouver BC (3 pages)
Photo of and article about Herbert Naden Clague
Appendix G. Report on Explorations from Douglas, Gardner, and Dean Inlets, Eastward in the Cascade Mountains. Bellabella, North-west Coast, British Columbia, Novemeber 15, 1874 (7 pages)
The History of the Northern Interior of British Columbia by A.G. Morice. Ye Galleon Press, Fairfield, Washington, 1971. (Orig published 1904) (hand-written, 2 pages)
Adventure in Two Hemispheres Including Captain Vancouver's Voyage by James Stirrat Marshall + Carrier Adventure. Talex Printing Service, Vancouver, 1955 (hand-written/photocopy, 3 pages)
Cross in the Wilderness by Kay Cronin. Mitchell Press Vancouver, 1960 (hand-written/photocopy, 3 pages)
History of Clague Mountain (1 page)
Death Notice on Clague from "Cowichen Leader", Duncan BC. Dec 1921. (hand-written, 13 pages)
Inland Navigation - NW Coast of America, June 1973 (7 pages)
Report on the Skeena River District, August 9th 1899 (4 pages)
Kitamaat to Kitsilas by W.R. Stuart (10 pages)
Story of Kitimat Site Goes Back 300 Years, Langley Advance Aug. 19 1954 (clipping)
Article from "The Alaska Sportsman" Vol XIX, No.6, June 1953
Copy of envelopes from old letters from Kitimat
An Alternate Route, road to Groundhog May Make Kitimate its Terminus. From "the Omenica Miner", Hazelton BC, sat Nov 14 1914, Vol IV No 11 (hand-written, 6 pages)
Collection of materials that Patricia Robertson used for her PhD.
Custodial History
Donated to the museum by Patricia Robertson.
Scope and Content
Folder containing research material.
From Kane, Wanderings of an Artist Among the Indians of North America (appendix), pp. 458-459 (photocopy, 1 page)
A Voyage of Discovery (Vancouver) Chapter III (hand-written, 1 page)
Casey Sez, Novemeber 4, 1951 (2 pages)
Articles pertaining to Kemano (3 pages)
Translation from French document inserted in the oldest baptismal record kept at St. Paul's Indian Church, North Vancouver BC (3 pages)
Photo of and article about Herbert Naden Clague
Appendix G. Report on Explorations from Douglas, Gardner, and Dean Inlets, Eastward in the Cascade Mountains. Bellabella, North-west Coast, British Columbia, Novemeber 15, 1874 (7 pages)
The History of the Northern Interior of British Columbia by A.G. Morice. Ye Galleon Press, Fairfield, Washington, 1971. (Orig published 1904) (hand-written, 2 pages)
Adventure in Two Hemispheres Including Captain Vancouver's Voyage by James Stirrat Marshall + Carrier Adventure. Talex Printing Service, Vancouver, 1955 (hand-written/photocopy, 3 pages)
Cross in the Wilderness by Kay Cronin. Mitchell Press Vancouver, 1960 (hand-written/photocopy, 3 pages)
History of Clague Mountain (1 page)
Death Notice on Clague from "Cowichen Leader", Duncan BC. Dec 1921. (hand-written, 13 pages)
Inland Navigation - NW Coast of America, June 1973 (7 pages)
Report on the Skeena River District, August 9th 1899 (4 pages)
Kitamaat to Kitsilas by W.R. Stuart (10 pages)
Story of Kitimat Site Goes Back 300 Years, Langley Advance Aug. 19 1954 (clipping)
Article from "The Alaska Sportsman" Vol XIX, No.6, June 1953
Copy of envelopes from old letters from Kitimat
An Alternate Route, road to Groundhog May Make Kitimate its Terminus. From "the Omenica Miner", Hazelton BC, sat Nov 14 1914, Vol IV No 11 (hand-written, 6 pages)