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Peterson, Charlie - Interview

Item number (ISN):

176742

Series title:

Voice of the Pioneer

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1975

Item number (ISN):

176742

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

MCNEIL, Bill

Accession:

1981-0111

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1975

Release date:

1987-01

Production company:

Bill McNeil (Interviewer)

Description:

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Unedited interview by Bill McNeil of Charlie Peterson, a longtime resident of Red Lake, Ontario, about the history of the Red Lake gold strikes, the early prospectors, and his work as a modern prospector. Peterson talks about the Hudson's Bay store and post office - the only buildings in Red Lake in the early 1920s, the gold strike in 1925 by the Howey brothers, the ensuing gold rush, and the raw frontier town of Red Lake with its makeshift hotels, dancehalls, and taverns, and the growth of the town as men settled down with their familes. Peterson also talks about the dream of finding the "mother lode" that attracts prospectors, and the hard work, rough life, knowledge of geology and "just plain luck" that prospectors require. He also describes his modified tractor that he outfitted with scrapers and drills, and his hope that he will someday strike gold on a claim he owns near the wealthy Campbell Red Lake mine. His recollections of "Copper pipe" John and "Farmer" Bill, two well known characters from Red Lake, round out the interview.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Interview prepared for broadcast on the CBC radio series VOICE OF THE PIONEER in three installments, on January 9, 16 and 23, 1976. Also rebroadcast as part of a three-part series on VOICE OF THE PIONEER on the Red Lake gold rush in three installments, on May 4, 11 and 18, 1986.

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Vault ISN:

176513

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1981-0111/095

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

649006

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

176742-1981-0111-095-s1.WAV
176742-1981-0111-095-s2.WAV

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

BWF

Made from:

1981-0111/095

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

649007

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

176742-1981-0111-095-s1.MP3
176742-1981-0111-095-s2.MP3

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

MP3

Made from:

1981-0111/095

Status:

REF
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Open

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permisson of Bill McNeilCBC has rights only for one broadcast of VOICE OF THE PIONEER.Contact for Bill McNeil: Dawn McNeil Lemaire.

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