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Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Quesnel Cariboo Observer
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Ancient Carrier symbols on large rocks
Written language saw decline in rock paintings
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ncient Carrier Nations painted some symbols or messages on this unusual rock near the eastern end of Euchiniko Lake where the Harringtons now run a lodge. Geologically, the rock is called an erratic, which has been carried from miles away by a glacier and deposited helter skelter when the ice melted. It is 4.5m high. There are a good number of erratics in B.C. and white early explorers, fur traders and miners, did not mention pictographs, some did such as Father Morice in his 1901 book. Alexander Mackenzie
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Historical Footnotes reported in 1793 that First Nations guides had great skill in chart making to orient the explorer. Each band who painted, had their own symbols but there is a commonality in many of the paintings. There are not very many in the Chilcotin, some are at Farwell Canyon and at
Towdystan near Highway 20. It is interesting when an alphabet is devised, rock painting declines much as typewriters have been replaced by computers. Dating pictographs can be done by calculating the age of lichens on the rocks as the plants grow at a known very, very slow rate. Many pictographs are thousands of years old and still visible. The rock pictured, sits at 126.66 km along the Grease Trail, by a path just off the route that led from the mouth of the Blackwater River (on maps “The West road River”) to the Bella Coola Valley. This route became B.C.’s
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first heritage trail in 1987, with a 200 m wide path along its 347 km length. Both ends of the trail have been marked by huge boulders (the one at the Fraser River end has to be moved twice to avoid a large land slip and a moving Fraser River.) While traveling, erratics are easy to spot, ones with paintings mean you are not the first person to go this way. Quesnel Library has the book Pictographs in the Interior of B.C. by John Corner, 1968. Andy Motherwell is an amateur historian and regular Observer columnist.
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Joe Weber September 25, 1932 ~ February 7, 2012
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Joe Weber of Quesnel, BC passed away peacefully in his sleep February 7, 2012. Services were held for Joe on February 11 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with Father Martin Peyton officiating. Joe’s pallbearers were Charlie Weber, Ollie Weber, Jason Simms, Justin Simms, Greg Weber and Chad Weber. Joe was born in Saskatchewan on September 25, 1932. He moved to Osoyoos BC where he met and later married Ann Degenhardt on June 16, 1954. They lived in the Okanagan for a few years where their children Don, Joanne and Bernice were born. They then travelled north, living in 100 Mile House before moving to Williams Lake where Brenda was born. They
came to and settled in Quesnel in 1967. Joe kept busy with his trucking business and later his farm on Rau Rd. When it was time to retire they bought a house on the Barkerville Hwy. Joe enjoyed traveling, fishing, farming, playing cards and socializing with family and friends. His grandchildren were the highlight of his life. He is survived by his loving children; Don Weber, Joanne (Dale) Simms, Bernice Weber and Brenda (Alan) Carpenter, grandchildren Carrie, Chad, Jennifer, Jason, Justin, Jessica and Christopher, great grandchildren Josh, Zack and Charlie-Ann. Also survived by Ludvina Ashenbrenner, Liz (Gerald)
Pendergraft, Jack (Barb) Weber, Ollie (Joy) Weber, Charlie (Audrey) Weber, sister-in-law Mary Raab, Liz (Peewee) Lacroix, brother-in-law John (Cathy) Degenhardt, Leo (Ursula) Degenhardt and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his loving wife Ann in 2003. Donations in Joe’s memory may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. The family would like to say a special thank you to Maria and Rick Mathers for the care and kindness they have given our father in his last years. They would also like to thank our many friends and family for all their cards, food, flowers, prayers and visits. Don, Joanne, Bernice, Brenda & families
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Edith McKay
July 27, 1920 - February 12, 2012 Edith will be dearly missed by all her family and friends. Edith is predeceased by first husband Jack, second husband Harold, third husband Scotty, son John, brothers; George, Vince and granddaughter Bonnie Jean. Edith is survived by her daughters; Pat (Ken) Dahl, Jeanne (Marvin) Holm, grandchildren; Danny (Robin) Dahl, Sheila (Trevor) Kazimirchuk, Jacqueline (Robin) Rustad, Marcus (Betty) Holm, Marvin Jr. (Tammie) Holm, plus many greatgrandchildren and great great grandchildren. Edith was involved in local politics where she became Quesnel’s first Lady Alderwoman.
She loved to bake and made sure that all the family’s freezers were full of goodies, she was also a hard worker, building many houses, auto court and a trailer park. She was always there to give a helping hand. Edith spent the last eleven years living with her daughter Pat (Ken) Dahl in Quesnel. There was a Celebration of Life Service and Tea held at the Elks Hall on Saturday, February 18, 2012, officated by Marvin Kempner.