Letter from Daisy Gooding

• Other Authors: (Author), (Interviewer), (Publisher)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1979
• Subjects: Ferry > Postal Service > Prohibition > Personal History > Athabasca River > Northwest Mounted Police (NWMP) > Immigration > Athabasca; AB > World War 1 (WWl); Athabasca River
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/au%3A38844/datastream/OBJ/download; http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/AthaArch/id/2050; https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/au%3A38844

Letter - Mrs. Daisy Gooding shares many anecdotes about the life of a ferryman in Athabasca from 1905 until 1923. Her father, Mr. Christopher Johnston, operated a ferry on the Athabasca River during the 1920 to 1921 season. She tells of her parents' life in the town of Athabasca with her father becoming the town policeman, after the Northwest Mounted Police detachment closed, and his further jobs as a homesteader and ferryman. Stories are told about her father dealing with the many interesting situations arising from policing in a small town (3 pages)