High slack : Waddington's gold road and the Bute Inlet massacre of 1864

Williams, Judith 1940- (Author).

Summary: "In the winter of 1861, Robert Homfray made a perilous journey up Bute Inlet to begin surveying for Alfred Waddington's 'gold road', which was to link British Columbia's coast with the Cariboo. It was hoped that the road would open up the territory to gold prospectors and homesteaders; instead it dead-ended just above Homathko Canyon with the massacre of the road crew sent to build it. The colonial government called it murder; the Tsilhqot'in people called it war. More than a century later Judith Williams retraces Homfray's journey. By justaposing her impressions with the written and oral histories of the event, she peels back some of the many layers of 'truth' to reveal what is both a stirring tale and an engrossing glimpse of life in the Chilcotin over 130 years ago." --back cover

Record details

ISBN: 0921586450 :
ISBN: 9780921586456 :
Physical Description: 119 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 23 cm.
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Publisher: Vancouver : New Star Books, c1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Bute Wax -- Figures in stone -- A winter journey in 1861 -- Yay K Wum -- Up the Amazon to Tibet -- Shadow -- As to the very important topic of surrender -- A question of colonial importance -- A mirror of war -- Will Bute Wax surrender its secret?