40 Years on the Yukon Telegraph by Lawrence, Guy - 1990(1965)

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Regatta City Press Ltd., 1990T. paperback. Good. 0.7283 8.4291 5.8504.

Caryall Books Ltd., Quesnel, 1990, Fine Trade Paperback, 122 pages, 6" x 9".

Quesnel, British Columbia: Caryall Books Ltd., 1990. Book. Fine condition. Paperback. First reprint edition. Octavo (8vo). 122 pages of text including an index. Paperback edition in fine condition published in 1990; a reprint of the original 1965 first edition. Illustrated with historic photographs and maps of the region. This is an autobiography which details Lawrence's arrival in Canada in 1898 from England to prospect in the Klondike Gold Fields. While en route, a gold strike was made at Atlin, British Columbia which was closer, and caused a change of plans. Spending two years working in various mining camps in Atlin, Lawrence joined the Yukon Telegraph Line, which was just being completed. This "lifeline" ran 1900 miles from Vancouver, B.C. through Ashcroft to Hazleton, Whitehorse and Dawson City. Up to World War I, Lawrence worked from isolated wilderness cabins, relaying messages and repairing lines. After serving overseas in the war, he ran the telegraph office in Stewart, which… Read More

Quesnel, British Columbia: Caryall Books Ltd., 1990. Book. Fine condition. Paperback. First reprint edition. Octavo (8vo). 122 pages of text including an index. Paperback edition in fine condition published in 1990; a reprint of the original 1965 first edition. Illustrated with historic photographs and maps of the region. This is an autobiography which details Lawrence's arrival in Canada in 1898 from England to prospect in the Klondike Gold Fields. While en route, a gold strike was made at Atlin, British Columbia which was closer, and caused a change of plans. Spending two years working in various mining camps in Atlin, Lawrence joined the Yukon Telegraph Line, which was just being completed. This "lifeline" ran 1900 miles from Vancouver, B.C. through Ashcroft to Hazleton, Whitehorse and Dawson City. Up to World War I, Lawrence worked from isolated wilderness cabins, relaying messages and repairing lines. After serving overseas in the war, he ran the telegraph office in Stewart, which… Read More

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Quesnel, British Columbia: Caryall Books Ltd., 1990. Book. Fine condition. Paperback. First reprint edition. Octavo (8vo). Two same edition books in new condition. 122 pages of text including an index. New condition paperback reprint of the original 1965 first edition. Illustrated with historic photographs and maps of the region. Autobiography which details Lawrence's arrival in Canada in 1898 from England to prospect in the Klondike Gold Fields. While en route, a gold strike was made at Atlin, British Columbia which was closer, and caused a change of plans. Spending two years working in various mining camps in Atlin, Lawrence joined the Yukon Telegraph Line, which was just being completed. This "lifeline" ran 1900 miles from Vancouver, B.C. through Ashcroft to Hazleton, Whitehorse and Dawson City. Up to WWI, Lawrence worked from isolated wilderness cabins, relaying messages and repairing lines. After serving overseas in the war, he ran the telegraph office in Stewart, which ran… Read More

Canada: Caryall Books, 1990. Book. Good.. Paperback. Reprint. Light wear. Amazon has this under the listing for Cariboo Yarns by the same author. This ISBN is for 40 Years on the Yukon Telegraph, matching the picture, not the title..

Quesnel: Caryall Books, 1990. Reprint. Paperback. Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. ix 122.paperback edition, previous owners inscription on half title page

2nd printing. "Born in England, Guy Lawrence came to Canada with his father, as a young man in 1898. After two years of working at different mining camps in Atlin, Guy Lawrence joined the Yukon Telegraph Line, that was just being ompleted. From the beginning of the Century up to World War One, Guy worked from isolated wilderness cabins, relaying and repairing the telegraph line. After serving overseas in the war, Guy ran the telegraph office in Stewart, B.C. Guy Lawrence remained in Stewart for 26 years, retiring in 1946. This book is a personal account of the diaries of Guy Lawrence and a fascinating record of one of B.C.'s earliest communication links with the wilderness of it's northern communities."