Paintings of the Telegraph Trail

This group of paintings were painted by J. C. White in 1866

The first Relay-Station out from Quesnel at Herkyelthtie lake. May 18, 1866.
Image PDP2902 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Station #2 on the Telegraph trail at Westroad (Blackwater) river crossing. May 30, 1866.
Image PDP2903 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Station #3, Elkatazglee [Bobtail] lake. June 11, 1866.
Image PDP2904 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives 


Station #5 at Nechako river crossing near Fort Fraser, B.C.. June 28, 1866.
Image PDP2905 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Station #6 at west end of Fraser lake near Stellako. July 3, 1866.
Image PDP2906 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Construction crew around the campfire. Moon rising near Endako crossing, July, 1866.
Image PDP2907 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives 


Pack train with construction supplies on Telegraph trail, crossing Endako river. July 9, 1866.
Image PDP2908 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Richmond lake looking north from the telegraph trail. July 10, 1866.
Image PDP2910 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


North end of Burns lake, looking west. July 17, 1866.
Image PDP2912 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Station #8 at Decker's lake. July 23, 1866.
Image PDP2913 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives 


Station #9, Elwyn lake. July 28, 1866.
Image PDP2916 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives 


Construction camp at Station #9, Elwyn lake. China Nose bluff on left. July 29, 1866.
Image PDP2917 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Stacking hay at Elwyn lake. China Nose bluff in background. July 29, 1866.
Image PDP2918 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Upper Bulkley valley in early August, 1866.
Image PDP2919 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


J.C.White, self-portrait. Bulkley valley, 1866.
Image PDP2921 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Station #10, Bulkley valley, 1866.
Image PDP2922 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Line men, Bulkley valley, 1866
Image PDP2923 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


The telegraph trail.
Image PDP2924 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Coast Range in sight, Bulkley valley, 1866.
Image PDP2925 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Six mile lake near Hazelton, 1866.
Image PDP2927 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives


Near Hazelton, 1866.
Image PDP2928 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives



End of the line, 1866.
Image PDP2929 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives 


J.C. White - The Artist that painted the above illustrations.
Courtesy of the Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley