Foreword | p. xi |
Foreword | p. xiii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Adventure Calls | p. 3 |
Arrival of miners | |
A journey by native canoe up the Fraser to the Chilliwack River | |
Origins of A.C. Wells | |
A long trudge to the gold-fields | |
Allen settles in Yale as a harness maker | |
Wife Sarah and sister Jane arrive, 1864 | |
A Lovely Valley | p. 11 |
J.K. Lord's description of the Chilliwack Valley | |
A.C. assists at the Evans farm, 1865 | |
The Royal Engineers' cabin on the trail to Yale | |
Sarah and baby Lillie move to the Evans farm | |
Scouting out the land | |
A Home in the Wilderness | p. 17 |
Purchase of land and a Crown grant | |
Building a home, 1867 | |
Excerpts from Reverend Edward White's diary | |
Smallpox epidemic | |
Road building, land clearing, purchase of livestock | |
Collins Telegraph line | |
First Protestant church built, 1869 | |
A new baby and a new barn | |
Battling High Water | p. 23 |
Widowed Jane Evans's trip by freight canoe from Yale, 1871 | |
The productive land | |
Haymakers' picnic | |
Further farm improvements | |
Sarah's saddle horse, Molly | |
A community "bee" for a campground | |
The infamous chinook of 1875 and a river battle | |
Mail delivery in early days | |
The naming of Edenbank | |
Sowing the Seeds for Success | p. 29 |
A pioneer's farm library | |
Expanding markets for dairy products | |
Construction of a horse barn, wagon shed and root cellar | |
The 1880 harvest and a friendly competition | |
Clearing the farm lane | |
First creamery | |
Land clearing in winter | |
Stock experimentation | |
A bovine disaster and a Chinese funeral | |
Hand seeding of thirty acres, 1892 | |
Threshing grain by steam power | |
A new silo for corn | |
Shoring up the riverbank | |
Father and Son Work Together | p. 41 |
Edwin's education and marriage to Gertie Kipp | |
The birth of a son, the building of the "Big Barn" and the big flood, 1894 | |
Haying methods by horse and team | |
Haymakers' picnic and camp meetings | |
First farmers' co-operative, the Eden Bank Creamery Company | |
Report by The Farmer's Advocate, 1897 | |
Family and Community Life | p. 49 |
First Chilliwack exhibition | |
Camp meetings and a new Methodist church | |
Allen in public office | |
Gertrude Kipp and her family | |
Edwin becomes a partner | |
Land clearing contract with Kwong | |
A retirement home, 1898 | |
Animal exhibitions, purchases and exports | |
An overseas visit and tragedy at home | |
"Edenbank" trademark becoming widely known | |
Daybook entries, 1903 | |
Edwin, Gertrude and Their Growing Boys | p. 57 |
Hog cholera on the farm | |
New creamery built, 1904 | |
Edwin as a progressive farmer | |
A succession of sons | |
Exhibition wins further afield | |
First B.C. Electric train, 1910 | |
The Farrow marriage | |
Fred and George Bryant's recollections | |
Records of production testing | |
Oliver's early farm memories | |
The torch is passed | |
New home construction, 1913 | |
A Time of Worry | p. 67 |
Labour unrest and a strike | |
Farm workers during World War I | |
A devastating ice storm | |
Flu epidemic, 1918 | |
Death of Gertrude Wells | |
Bulls Robinhood and Peter Pan do battle | |
Establishment of farmers' associations | |
Milk shipped to newly formed FVMPA, 1917 | |
Diamond wedding anniversary, 1919 | |
Death of Sarah Wells, 1921 | |
B.C. Dairymen's Association convention held at Edenbank | |
Death of A.C. Wells, 1922 | |
Farm Chores for Teen Boys | p. 75 |
Margaret Smith's arrival | |
British farm workers | |
Crop experiments | |
School-day chores | |
Ronald's near-fatal accident | |
Edwin instructs his sons in veterinary practices and home butchering | |
Livestock propagation | |
Tornado the boar loses his tusks | |
Pure-bred Clydesdales at Edenbank | |
Horse Tales | p. 85 |
The breaking of Dan and Red | |
Sara McKeil arrives to board at the farm | |
A horse trip to Liumchen with Chief Billy Sepass | |
Gordon and Oliver save for a special purchase | |
Oliver rides a bucking bronco | |
A polo team and Roman riding | |
A farm of Champions | p. 93 |
Exhibiting the Ayrshire herd | |
Bob Stewart and a ripping bull encounter, 1923 | |
On the Prairie circuit | |
Ayrshire breeder meetings in Ontario and Quebec, 1925 | |
Ken Hay prepares herd for show | |
Oliver's trip to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto | |
Margaret quilts with winning ribbons | |
Introduction of Cheviot sheep | |
Bob Sibbald's show flock | |
Standing watch at night | |
Memorable Hands | p. 99 |
Eight-foot snowdrifts in a severe winter, 1923 | |
Purchase of Promontory upland for pasture and woodlot | |
Dr. Milton, a dedicated veterinarian | |
Heavy workdays by capable farm help | |
FVMPA purchases land for utility plant | |
Demolition of old straw barn, a close call and Ron's first flight | |
Oliver and Gordon attend UBC | |
Sid Plevy's wild ride | |
No more hand milking, 1928 | |
A riding trip to Liumchen Mountain | |
The Hungry Thirties | p. 107 |
The Dunwaters' herd and a gift to UBC | |
Dehorning of the stately Ayrshires | |
More wins on the Prairie circuit, 1930 | |
The bull Robinhood and Oliver's encounter | |
Export trade to Washington, Oregon and China | |
Oliver as herd manager | |
The pleasant work of haying | |
Sara and Oliver marry, 1931 | |
A royal visit | |
Hungry men of the Depression | |
Arrival of the Bells | |
Cutting corn by hand | |
Stampede horses | |
Edenbank Under the Third Generation | p. 117 |
Oliver takes over the farm, 1939 | |
Landscape plantings | |
Wartime farm help | |
The death of Edwin Wells, 1942 | |
Records of production testers at the farm | |
Ayrshire Breeders' classification of herd | |
Strong showing on the Prairie circuit, 1946 | |
A very cold journey by rail with cattle to the Royal Winter Fair | |
Last exhibits of the herd, 1947 | |
The Great Fraternity | p. 123 |
Ayrshire breeders, some old and some new associations | |
First Ayrshire breeders' field day in B.C., held at Edenbank, 1925 | |
Another field day in 1938 with Highland pipers | |
Junior Farmers, forerunner of the 4-H clubs | |
Notable breeders of the period | |
Irrigation and the Flood of '48 | p. 127 |
Formation of the Wells Family Society by the five Wells brothers | |
An experimental irrigation project | |
The flood of 1948 | |
Percy Evans brings cows to Edenbank | |
A New Sire | p. 131 |
Trips to Quebec and the eastern States to visit Ayrshire breeders | |
Hugh Bone's visit | |
Carnell Standard Bearer purchased from Scotland | |
Cattle sales as far as New Zealand | |
Improvements to the cattle barn | |
North Country Cheviots imported from Scotland | |
Another winter storm, 1950 | |
Jack Enoch as herdsman | |
A new tractor and putting up hay with a sweep | |
Tony and David Way immigrate to Canada | |
Prominent Guests and A New Resident Breed | p. 135 |
Sara and Oliver host guests from across Canada and abroad | |
Oliver chooses Aberdeen Angus after extensive research | |
Oliver's 1953 daybook entries | |
Kamloops bull sale | |
Formation of the B.C. Aberdeen Angus Association | |
Years of Celebration and Recognition | p. 141 |
Limiting of herd size to a one-man operation | |
Centennial field day, 1958, with one thousand visitors | |
Oliver receives Superior Breeder Award (Canadian) for 1959-60 | |
Alister Clyne from Wick, Scotland, visits | |
Oliver awarded life membership of Canadian Ayrshire Breeders' Association | |
Bringing Nature Back | p. 145 |
Environmental change on the farm over many years | |
Wild birds and fish runs | |
Allan Brooks as a young man | |
Demise of the valley as a hunter's paradise | |
Early development of a bird and wildlife sanctuary | |
An Avian and Artistic Legacy | p. 149 |
The banding of birds | |
Encouragement by bird artist Allan Brooks | |
The bird sanctuary, a successful endeavour | |
A collection of Allan Brooks paintings | |
Correspondence with wildlife and nature artists | |
Canada geese shipped to Britain | |
Hatching eggs from Alaska, 1950 | |
Exhibits of Brooks paintings | |
Art in the family home | |
A New Era | p. 157 |
The busy life of a dairy farmer | |
Sale of the Ayrshires, 1962 | |
Establishment of Eden Drive | |
Still farming ninety acres | |
Family company formed, 1967 | |
More time for hobbies, including historical research | |
S. & S. Company supplies black wool to native knitters | |
Oliver helps revive Salish weaving | |
John Wallace, canoe maker | |
Assisting the Chilliwack Arts Council | |
Grandpa, the babysitter | |
Christmas 1967 | |
Epilogue | p. 169 |
Acknowledgements | p. 171 |
Map of the Fraser Valley | p. 172 |
Wells Family Tree | p. 174 |
Notes | p. 176 |
References | p. 180 |
Index | p. 182 |
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