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My fourth book, Robson Valley: a Concise Story in Time, was published in 2022.
This is a 65-page Booklet, 8.5" x 11" containing a number of vintage photos in support of early 20th-century.
These stories were compiled and submitted to the University of Northern British Columbia in support of their Upper Fraser Historical Geography Oral History Project.
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After reading CHIPS FROM MY AXE, D. W. in Alberta, Canada writes: "I enjoyed that book so much - what an author - love his writing ...".
And D.P. in British Columbia, Canada writes: "....although I have only read the first chapter, it was decided we need to buy three more copies".
Get your own copy of CHIPS FROM MY AXE, and then you will have creative answers to some Annotated Quizzical Questions. You may learn Why Your Feet Smell and Your Nose Runs. Or maybe you have often wondered If a Pacer Paces and a Trotter Trots does a Hackney Hack? You can also read about a 500+ mile journey behind a wheelbarrow with a herd of goats following along. This marathon walk happened in 1938. There is more - Cowboy Poetry, Geology, Solving the mystery of a R.N.W.M.P. murder case in Canada's Yukon Territory and re-live a 1941-42 winter at a small logging camp. Mount Quanstrom, on right side of the cover photo, is tied to the 13-page Geology section. The invitation is out, Contact me.
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Photos by Valerie Jeck: Lloyd Jeck on Granite Mountain, Clearwater, B.C., 2013. Dunn Peak, centre background.
The above Testimonial came from Fred G. Another Testimonial, from Marie E., follows here:
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In 1931, Lloyd Jeck was born in the small British Columbia town of McBride. This mountain valley lies west of the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the eastern border of the province. Many of the stories, contained in the four books that he has written, are centred in and around this spectacular
location. Excerpts from two reader testimonials are shown above.
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Read on to learn how you can get the story about Hugh Gillis, who came west to British Columbia in 1862 in search of GOLD. Read this story, and MUCH MORE, in British Columbia TRAILS Heading North
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British Columbia TRAILS Heading North
ABOUT: Using a unique theme of Then and Now, the author guides the reader through the central corridor of British Columbia, from Osoyoos at the USA border, to the Omineca area in the northern half of the province.
The story about Hugh Gillis, and much more, is in this book. The 1859-1860 Journal of early explorer Frank Sylvestor is included verbatim and describes a late winter pack trip with 42 mules carrying 300-400 pounds each. Plus additional pioneer and adventure stories to inform and delight.
The five adventurer's researched and written about are listed here, showing place and year of birth:
-Arnt Arntzen: northern Norway, 1890
-John Freemont Smith: Island of St. Croix, 1850
-Ben Snipes: North Carolina, U.S.A., 1835
-Frank Sylvestor: (Not clear) New York, Poland or England, year 1837
-Hugh Gillis: Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1835
The NOW sections of the book, bring to the reader more recent author experiences and viewpoints.
You may order copies of the TRAIL book by CONTACTING the author and using INTERAC e-transfer.
ABOUT: Using a unique theme of Then and Now, the author guides the reader through the central corridor of British Columbia, from Osoyoos at the USA border, to the Omineca area in the northern half of the province.
The story about Hugh Gillis, and much more, is in this book. The 1859-1860 Journal of early explorer Frank Sylvestor is included verbatim and describes a late winter pack trip with 42 mules carrying 300-400 pounds each. Plus additional pioneer and adventure stories to inform and delight.
The five adventurer's researched and written about are listed here, showing place and year of birth:
-Arnt Arntzen: northern Norway, 1890
-John Freemont Smith: Island of St. Croix, 1850
-Ben Snipes: North Carolina, U.S.A., 1835
-Frank Sylvestor: (Not clear) New York, Poland or England, year 1837
-Hugh Gillis: Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1835
The NOW sections of the book, bring to the reader more recent author experiences and viewpoints.
You may order copies of the TRAIL book by CONTACTING the author and using INTERAC e-transfer.
Cover Photo: Looking South along Jeck Road at Mount Quanstrom, elevation 3,038 m (9,967 feet). Located just north of Wells Gray Park the peak was named after RCAF Flying Officer William Quanstrom from Quesnel, B.C.
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Beaver Mountain, Robson Valley, British Columbia, Canada. See that horizontal white line in centre of photo? That is Rock Ledge No. 1, described in my book Chips From My Axe. There used to be a one-roomed-log school at the left hand end of that escarpment. For seven years I walked one mile to that building to acquire the eight elementary grades. The photographer, who took the picture, was standing very near to the CNR tracks, on Eddy Road at junction of Titiryn Road. Distance, from CNR tracks to the rock ledge, is about three miles (4.828 km).
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In the Shadow of the Peaks: Rocky Mountain Tales
Author: Lloyd Jeck, 1931 -
Publisher: Majeck Publishing (2000), Penticton, B.C., Canada
ISBN 0968673104
Soft Cover 192 pages (includes 55 B/W images)
Robson Valley (B.C.) -History--Anecdotes--Biography--Natural History
Jeck, Lloyd, 1931-
Author: Lloyd Jeck, 1931 -
Publisher: Majeck Publishing (2000), Penticton, B.C., Canada
ISBN 0968673104
Soft Cover 192 pages (includes 55 B/W images)
Robson Valley (B.C.) -History--Anecdotes--Biography--Natural History
Jeck, Lloyd, 1931-
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British Columbia Trails Heading North
Stories of five early pioneers create the backbone of the book. Let yourself slip back in time to when these daring men travelled to and within British Columbia's mountainous terrain. We go back to where they came from and follow their tracks to this country and into the treacherous wilds of undeveloped lands.
During the 1920s wild horses were competing with increasing Okanagan beef herds. Local cowboys took action and rounded up 1,400 head which were all crowded into one large corral. Early one morning the gate was opened and probably Canada's largest "horse drive" was underway. This was the beginning of a journey that took the animals all the way to Russia. Read about it in British Columbia Trails Heading North.
Author: Lloyd Jeck, 1931 -
Publisher: Majeck Publishing (2011), Clearwater,
B.C., Canada ISBN 9780968673119
Soft Cover 261 pages (includes Images, End-notes and Index)
History - Pioneers - Biography - Outdoor Recreation
Jeck, Lloyd 1931-
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During the 1920s wild horses were competing with increasing Okanagan beef herds. Local cowboys took action and rounded up 1,400 head which were all crowded into one large corral. Early one morning the gate was opened and probably Canada's largest "horse drive" was underway. This was the beginning of a journey that took the animals all the way to Russia. Read about it in British Columbia Trails Heading North.
Author: Lloyd Jeck, 1931 -
Publisher: Majeck Publishing (2011), Clearwater,
B.C., Canada ISBN 9780968673119
Soft Cover 261 pages (includes Images, End-notes and Index)
History - Pioneers - Biography - Outdoor Recreation
Jeck, Lloyd 1931-
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An excerpt from "Ben Snipes - Baron of Beef" in British Columbia Trails Heading North by Lloyd Jeck.
"Ben's ranching successes are legendary. Some estimates, during the peak of his ranching career, placed herd numbers at "- -125,000 head of beef cattle and 20,000 horses". Whatever the real tally, the man had great vision and the fortitude to work his way through whatever obstacle confronted him. Snipes drove herd's of cattle into British Columbia to feed hungry miners at Barkerville. Ben Snipes died in 1906 and is buried in the cemetery at The Dalles, Oregon, USA".
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In the Shadow of the Peaks:
Rocky Mountain Tales
The following is a written comment received from J. in Osoyoos, B.C.:
"Just a short note to let you know how much I enjoyed "In The Shadow Of The Peaks". It is so very well written. I could relate to so many of your adventures having grown up in Northern Alberta when my dad was developing the land. Your ability to hold the reader through your writing is extraordinary and I thank you for that."
The following is a written comment received from J. in Osoyoos, B.C.:
"Just a short note to let you know how much I enjoyed "In The Shadow Of The Peaks". It is so very well written. I could relate to so many of your adventures having grown up in Northern Alberta when my dad was developing the land. Your ability to hold the reader through your writing is extraordinary and I thank you for that."
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Photo Below Map: Beaver Mountain, Robson Valley, near McBride, B.C., Canada.
Grab a copy of "In the Shadow of the Peaks" to get the details. Map shows geographic location of country-living described in the "Shadow" book.
Grab a copy of "In the Shadow of the Peaks" to get the details. Map shows geographic location of country-living described in the "Shadow" book.
This is the type of construction unit that the author writes about in chapter 21 of the "Shadow" book. Circa 1938, Hwy #16 near Tete Jaune Cache, B.C., Canada.
BUCK MULE DEER photo, shown here, was taken through a north-side window of our home at 6:30 AM on August 2, 2012.
CORRAL SITE in the North Thompson Valley. Horse is 17 hands tall.
2013 Photo. All photography by Lloyd Jeck unless otherwise stated.
2013 Photo. All photography by Lloyd Jeck unless otherwise stated.