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Foreword | xi | |
Foreword | xiii | |
Introduction | 1 | |
1. | Adventure Calls | 3 |
Arrival of miners | ||
A journey by native canoe up the Fraser to the Chilliwack River | ||
Origins of A.C. Wells | ||
A long trudge to the gold-fields | ||
Allen settles in Yale as a harness maker | ||
Wife Sarah and sister Jane arrive, 1864 | ||
2. | A Lovely Valley | 11 |
J.K. Lord's description of the Chilliwack Valley | ||
A.C. assists at the Evans farm, 1865 | ||
The Royal Engineers' cabin on the trail to Yale | ||
Sarah and baby Lillie move to the Evans farm | ||
Scouting out the land | ||
3. | A Home in the Wilderness | 17 |
Purchase of land and a Crown grant | ||
Building a home, 1867 | ||
Excerpts from Reverend Edward White's diary | ||
Smallpox epidemic | ||
Road building, land clearing, purchase of livestock | ||
Collins Telegraph line | ||
First Protestant church built, 1869 | ||
A new baby and a new barn | ||
4. | Battling High Water | 23 |
Widowed Jane Evans's trip by freight canoe from Yale, 1871 | ||
The productive land | ||
Haymakers' picnic | ||
Further farm improvements | ||
Sarah's saddle horse, Molly | ||
A community "bee" for a campground | ||
The infamous chinook of 1875 and a river battle | ||
Mail delivery in early days | ||
The naming of Edenbank | ||
5. | Sowing the Seeds for Success | 29 |
A pioneer's farm library | ||
Expanding markets for dairy products | ||
Construction of a horse barn, wagon shed and root cellar | ||
The 1880 harvest and a friendly competition | ||
Clearing the farm lane | ||
First creamery | ||
Land clearing in winter | ||
Stock experimentation | ||
A bovine disaster and a Chinese funeral | ||
Hand seeding of thirty acres, 1892 | ||
Threshing grain by steam power | ||
A new silo for corn | ||
Shoring up the riverbank | ||
6. | Father and Son Work Together | 41 |
Edwin's education and marriage to Gertie Kipp | ||
The birth of a son, the building of the "Big Barn" and the big flood, 1894 | ||
Haying methods by horse and team | ||
Haymakers' picnic and camp meetings | ||
First farmers' co-operative, the Eden Bank Creamery Company | ||
Report by The Farmer's Advocate, 1897 | ||
7. | Family and Community Life | 49 |
First Chilliwack exhibition | ||
Camp meetings and a new Methodist church | ||
Allen in public office | ||
Gertrude Kipp and her family | ||
Edwin becomes a partner | ||
Land clearing contract with Kwong | ||
A retirement home, 1898 | ||
Animal exhibitions, purchases and exports | ||
An overseas visit and tragedy at home | ||
"Edenbank" trademark becoming widely known | ||
Daybook entries, 1903 | ||
8. | Edwin, Gertrude and Their Growing Boys | 57 |
Hog cholera on the farm | ||
New creamery built, 1904 | ||
Edwin as a progressive farmer | ||
A succession of sons | ||
Exhibition wins further afield | ||
First B.C. Electric train, 1910 | ||
The Farrow marriage | ||
Fred and George Bryant's recollections | ||
Records of production testing | ||
Oliver's early farm memories | ||
The torch is passed | ||
New home construction, 1913 | ||
9. | A Time of Worry | 67 |
Labour unrest and a strike | ||
Farm workers during World War I | ||
A devastating ice storm | ||
Flu epidemic, 1918 | ||
Death of Gertrude Wells | ||
Bulls Robinhood and Peter Pan do battle | ||
Establishment of farmers' associations | ||
Milk shipped to newly formed FVMPA, 1917 | ||
Diamond wedding anniversary, 1919 | ||
Death of Sarah Wells, 1921 | ||
B.C. Dairymen's Association convention held at Edenbank | ||
Death of A.C. Wells, 1922 | ||
10. | Farm Chores for Teen Boys | 75 |
Margaret Smith's arrival | ||
British farm workers | ||
Crop experiments | ||
School-day chores | ||
Ronald's near-fatal accident | ||
Edwin instructs his sons in veterinary practices and home butchering | ||
Livestock propagation | ||
Tornado the boar loses his tusks | ||
Pure-bred Clydesdales at Edenbank | ||
11. | Horse Tales | 85 |
The breaking of Dan and Red | ||
Sara McKeil arrives to board at the farm | ||
A horse trip to Liumchen with Chief Billy Sepass | ||
Gordon and Oliver save for a special purchase | ||
Oliver rides a bucking bronco | ||
A polo team and Roman riding | ||
12. | A farm of Champions | 93 |
Exhibiting the Ayrshire herd | ||
Bob Stewart and a ripping bull encounter, 1923 | ||
On the Prairie circuit | ||
Ayrshire breeder meetings in Ontario and Quebec, 1925 | ||
Ken Hay prepares herd for show | ||
Oliver's trip to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto | ||
Margaret quilts with winning ribbons | ||
Introduction of Cheviot sheep | ||
Bob Sibbald's show flock | ||
Standing watch at night | ||
13. | Memorable Hands | 99 |
Eight-foot snowdrifts in a severe winter, 1923 | ||
Purchase of Promontory upland for pasture and woodlot | ||
Dr. Milton, a dedicated veterinarian | ||
Heavy workdays by capable farm help | ||
FVMPA purchases land for utility plant | ||
Demolition of old straw barn, a close call and Ron's first flight | ||
Oliver and Gordon attend UBC | ||
Sid Plevy's wild ride | ||
No more hand milking, 1928 | ||
A riding trip to Liumchen Mountain | ||
14. | The Hungry Thirties | 107 |
The Dunwaters' herd and a gift to UBC | ||
Dehorning of the stately Ayrshires | ||
More wins on the Prairie circuit, 1930 | ||
The bull Robinhood and Oliver's encounter | ||
Export trade to Washington, Oregon and China | ||
Oliver as herd manager | ||
The pleasant work of haying | ||
Sara and Oliver marry, 1931 | ||
A royal visit | ||
Hungry men of the Depression | ||
Arrival of the Bells | ||
Cutting corn by hand | ||
Stampede horses | ||
15. | Edenbank Under the Third Generation | 117 |
Oliver takes over the farm, 1939 | ||
Landscape plantings | ||
Wartime farm help | ||
The death of Edwin Wells, 1942 | ||
Records of production testers at the farm | ||
Ayrshire Breeders' classification of herd | ||
Strong showing on the Prairie circuit, 1946 | ||
A very cold journey by rail with cattle to the Royal Winter Fair | ||
Last exhibits of the herd, 1947 | ||
16. | The Great Fraternity | 123 |
Ayrshire breeders, some old and some new associations | ||
First Ayrshire breeders' field day in B.C., held at Edenbank, 1925 | ||
Another field day in 1938 with Highland pipers | ||
Junior Farmers, forerunner of the 4-H clubs | ||
Notable breeders of the period | ||
17. | Irrigation and the Flood of '48 | 127 |
Formation of the Wells Family Society by the five Wells brothers | ||
An experimental irrigation project | ||
The flood of 1948 | ||
Percy Evans brings cows to Edenbank | ||
18. | A New Sire | 131 |
Trips to Quebec and the eastern States to visit Ayrshire breeders | ||
Hugh Bone's visit | ||
Carnell Standard Bearer purchased from Scotland | ||
Cattle sales as far as New Zealand | ||
Improvements to the cattle barn | ||
North Country Cheviots imported from Scotland | ||
Another winter storm, 1950 | ||
Jack Enoch as herdsman | ||
A new tractor and putting up hay with a sweep | ||
Tony and David Way immigrate to Canada | ||
19. | Prominent Guests and A New Resident Breed | 135 |
Sara and Oliver host guests from across Canada and abroad | ||
Oliver chooses Aberdeen Angus after extensive research | ||
Oliver's 1953 daybook entries | ||
Kamloops bull sale | ||
Formation of the B.C. Aberdeen Angus Association | ||
20. | Years of Celebration and Recognition | 141 |
Limiting of herd size to a one-man operation | ||
Centennial field day, 1958, with one thousand visitors | ||
Oliver receives Superior Breeder Award (Canadian) for 1959-60 | ||
Alister Clyne from Wick, Scotland, visits | ||
Oliver awarded life membership of Canadian Ayrshire Breeders' Association | ||
21. | Bringing Nature Back | 145 |
Environmental change on the farm over many years | ||
Wild birds and fish runs | ||
Allan Brooks as a young man | ||
Demise of the valley as a hunter's paradise | ||
Early development of a bird and wildlife sanctuary | ||
22. | An Avian and Artistic Legacy | 149 |
The banding of birds | ||
Encouragement by bird artist Allan Brooks | ||
The bird sanctuary, a successful endeavour | ||
A collection of Allan Brooks paintings | ||
Correspondence with wildlife and nature artists | ||
Canada geese shipped to Britain | ||
Hatching eggs from Alaska, 1950 | ||
Exhibits of Brooks paintings | ||
Art in the family home | ||
23. | A New Era | 157 |
The busy life of a dairy farmer | ||
Sale of the Ayrshires, 1962 | ||
Establishment of Eden Drive | ||
Still farming ninety acres | ||
Family company formed, 1967 | ||
More time for hobbies, including historical research | ||
S. & S. Company supplies black wool to native knitters | ||
Oliver helps revive Salish weaving | ||
John Wallace, canoe maker | ||
Assisting the Chilliwack Arts Council | ||
Grandpa, the babysitter | ||
Christmas 1967 | ||
Epilogue | 169 | |
Acknowledgements | 171 | |
Appendix 1 | Map of the Fraser Valley | 172 |
Appendices 2 & 3 | Wells Family Tree | 174 |
Notes | 176 | |
References | 180 |
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