I. Manuscript Sources

British Columbia, Water Rights Branch. A Short History of the Development of Irrigation in British Columbia. Victoria. nd. 3p. Provincial Archives of British Columbia (hereinafter P.A.B.C.) File No. GR884 Vol. 1 File 7.

British Columbia, Water Rights Branch. The Water Board of the Province of British Columbia. Victoria. nd. P.A.B.C. File No. GR884 Vol. 1 File 21.

British Columbia, Water Rights Branch. The Water Rights Branch. Victoria. nd. P.A.B.C. File No. Gr 884 Vol. 1 File 20.

British Columbia, Water Rights Branch. Records of the Board of Investigation. Victoria. 1910 - 1913. Kelowna Msueum Archive.

Cleveland, E. A. Irrigation In British Columbia. Department of Lands, Victoria, 1922. 24p. P.A.B.C. File No. GR884 Vol. 1 File 8.

Cottrill, Anna. "The History of Irrigation in Summerland." Unpublished paper written for the Summerland Museum and Arts Society, Summerland. 1981. 16p.

Etcheverry, B. A. Report on Irrigation Conditions of British Columbia and Recommendations for the Initiation of Government Work on Irrigation Investigations. Ministry of Lands, Victoria. 1911. 18p. P.A.B.C. File No. GR368.

Greater Vernon Museum and Archives. Notes in File No. 972 - 84; No. 68 - 80 - 28.

Hornby, B. "The Naramata Irrigation District: Water and Soil." Unpublished paper held by the Naramata Irrigation Distric, n.d. 23p.

Mackenzie, A. R. Report on the Physical and Financial Conditions of Irrigation Projects in the Vernon and Kelowna Districts.2 Volumes. Vancouver. 1916. Copies are held by the Vernon Irrigation District and the Provincial Archives of British Columbia.

Pooley Papers. Private Collection of documents relating to orchard development in the Kelowna area and dealing with the period from roughly 1900 through World War One. Acess arranged through the Pooley family in Kelowna.

Riordan, Sarah. " The History of Summerland's Water System." Unpublished paper written for Summerland Heritage Advisory Committee. 1986.

Rose, George. Diaries 1893, 1894, 1985. Kelowna Museum Archive.

Summerland Museum and Archives. File No. 978 - 636 - 10.

Sutherland, A. K.. Historic Development of Water Legislation in British Columbia. Department of Lands, Victoria. 1955. 8p. P.A.B.C File No. GR 1006 Box 1 File 21.

Waddell, Robert. J. M. Robinson. P.A.B.C. File No. G 0K1 R56W.

B) Theses and Academic Papers.

Dendy, D.R.B. One Huge Orchard: Okanagan Land and Devleopment Companies Before the Great War. Victoria, B. C., University of Victoria, unpublished B. A. essay, 1976.

Johnston, R. H. Water Resources of the Vernon Irrigation District. Vancouver, B. C., University of British Columbia, unpublished M. Sc. thesis, 1971.

O'Riordan, J. The Use of Climate Data to Estimate Irrigation Water Requirements in the South Central Interior of British Columbia. Vancouver, B. C., University of British Columbia, unpublished M. Sc. thesis, 1966.

O'Riordan, J. Efficiency In Irrigation Water Use: A Case Study In The Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. Vancouver, B. C., University of British Columbia, unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, 1969. 162p.

Ormsby, M. A. A Study of the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. Vancouver, B. C., University of British Columbia, unpublished M. A. Thesis, 1931.

Reeves, C. Establishment of the Kelowna Orcharding Area. Vancouver, B. C., University of British Columbia, unpublished M. A. thesis, 1973.

Ruzesky, Jay, Paying for Rain; A History of the South East Kelowna Irrigation District, Unpublished history written for the South East Kelowna Irrigation District, 1988.

Thomson, D. D. "The Development of Irrigation Law and Institutions in the Western States." Vancouver, B. C., University of British Columbia, unpublished Ph.D. paper, 1980.

Thomson, D. D. A History of the Okanagan: Indians and Whites in the Settlement Era, 1860 - 1920. Vancouver, B. C., University of British Columbia, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 1985.

Vandervere, Emmet Kaiser. History of Irrigation in Washington. University of Washington, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 1948.

Yakimovitch, L. M. An Historical Interpretation of the Land Utilization Pattern in the Vernon Rural Area of the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. University of Oregon, unpublished M. A. thesis, 1965. 161p.

II Printed Sources
A) Government Publications

British Columbia. Colonial Proclamation. November 9, 1858. Victoria.

British Columbia. Sessional Papers. Farmers' Institute Report, 1900, 1903, 1906, 1908, 1913. Victoria.

British Columbia. Sessional Papers. Fruit Growers' Association, 1907. Victoria.

British Columbia. Sessional Papers. Report of the Irrigation Commission of British Columbia, 1908. Victoria.

British Columbia. Sessional Papers. Report On Agriculture 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1895-6, 1897, 1901, 1903-4. Victoria.

British Columbia. Sessional Papers. Royal Commission On Agriculture, 1913. Victoria.

British Columbia. Sessional Papers. Water Rights Branch Annual Report, 1912 through 1918. Victoria.

British Columbia. Transactions of the 3rd B. C. Natural Resources Conference, 1950. Victoria.

Clement, Dean F. M. Dyking, Drainage, and Irrigation Commission. Part I, Irrigation Districts. Provincial Secretary, Victoria. 1946.

Environment Canada. Canadian Climate Normals: Vol. 6 Frost, 1951 - 1980. Ottawa. 1982.

Environment Canada. Canadian Climate Normals: 1951 - 1980, Temperature and Precipitation, British Columbia. Ottawa, 1982.

Etcheverry, B. A. Practical Information on Irrigation for British Columbia Fruit Growers, Victoria, King's Printer, 1912.

Evans, Sanford W. Report of the Royal Commission Investigating the Tree Fruit Industry. Three Volumes, Victoria, King's Printer, 1931.

Grunsky, H. W. Report on A Public Irrigation Corporation Bill. Water Rights Branch, Victoria, King's Printer, 1914.

Holland, S. S. Landforms of British Columbia, A Physiographic Outline. Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Victori, Queen's Printer, 1964.

Jones, R. K. and Annas, R. "Vegetation" in The Soil Landscapes of British Columbia. Edited by K. W. G. Valentine et al., Agriculture Canada, Victoria. 1981.

Kelley, C. C. and Spilsbury, R. H. Soil Survey of the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, British Columbia, Department of Agriculture, Victoria, King's Printer, 1949.

Nasmith, H. Late Glacial History and Surficial Deposits of the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Victoria, Queen's Printer, 1962.

Macphee, Dean E. D. The Report of the Royal Commission on the Tree Fruit Industry of British Columbia. Province of British Columbia, Victoria, Queen's Printer, 1958.

Schaefer, D. G. "Climate". in The Soil Landscapes of British Columbia. Edited by K. W. G. Valentine et al., Agriculture Canada, Victoria. 1981.

Swan, Wm. George. Report on the Economic Conditions In Certain Irrigation Districts in the Province. Province of British Columbia, Victoria, King's Printer, 1928.

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White, A. V. Water Powers of British Columbia. Commission of Conservation, Ottawa, King's Printer, 1919.

B) Books and Pamphlets

Andrew, F. W. The Story of Summerland. The Penticton Herald, Penticton. 1945. 55p.

Bealby, J. T. Fruit Ranching in British Columbia. MacMillan and Co., Toronto. 1911. (2nd Edition) 220p.

Boam, H. J. British Columbia. Sells Ltd., London. 1912.

Bowden, L. W. Diffusion of the Decision to Irrigate. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. 1965. 146p.

Cail, R. Land, Man, and the Law. University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver. 1974.

Canadian Wood Pipe and Tanks Ltd.. Catalogue No. 38. Vancouver. circa 1920's. 100p

Carruthers, Edward M. The Creation of and Orchard In British Columbia. Hudson and Kearns, London. circa 1912. 37p.

Central Okanagan Lands Limited. Fruit Farming in Kelowna. Central Okanagan Lands Ltd., Kelowna. n.d., 15p.

Chapman, J. D. The Climate Of British Columbia. Fifth British Columbia Natural Resources Conference. 1952. 47p.

Corbitt, H. W. The History of Kaleden. The Kaleden Community Centre, Kaleden. N.D. 61p.

Ellison Centennial Committee. The History of Ellison District, 1858 - 1958. Ellison Centennial Committee, Kelowna. 1958. 116p.

Glenmore Centennial Committee. Glenmore: The Apple Valley. Glenmore Centenial Committee, Kelowna. 1958.

Hare, F. K. and Thomas, M. K. Climate Canada. Wiley Publishers of Canada, Toronto. 1974. 256p.

Heathcote, R. L. Back of Bourke. Melbourne University Press. 1965

Kinney, C. S. A Treatise on the Law of Irrigation and Water Rights. 2nd Edition. Volume 1 of 4. Bender-Moss Co., San Francisco. 1912.

Meinig, D. W. On The Margins Of The Good Earth. University of Chicago Press. 1962.

Middleton, R. M. The Journal of Lady Aberdeen: The Okanagan Valley in the Nineties. Morriss Publishing Ltd., Victoria. 1986. 91p.

Mitchell, D. and Duffy, D. Bright Sunshine And A Brand New Country. Sound Heritage, Volume VIII, No. 3 (1979) Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria.

Stevenson, D. S. Historical Development and the Operations of British Columbia Irrigation Districts in 1985. Association of British Columbia Irrigation Districts. 1986. 68p.

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C. Newspapers

The Kelowna Clarion, Kelowna, B. C. 1904 - 1905.

The Kelowna Courier and Okanagan Advocate. Kelowna, B. C. 1905 - 1920.

The Summerland Review. "Famous Fruit and Famous Men" December 9, 1948.

Vernon News Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. The Okanagan Valley. Vernon, 1905. 52p.

Vernon News Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd.. Special Edition, 1904.

D. Articles

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Andrew, F. W. "Peachland, Summerland and Naramata." OHS Report No. 19, 1955. pp. 62 - 72.

Andrew, F. W. "Summerland Before Incorporation." OHS Report No. 20, 1956. pp. 7 - 19.

Atkinson, Reg. "Early Penticton." OHS Report No. 19, 1955. pp. 51 - 59.

Baumbrough, L. "Irrigation and Water Legislation in the Pioneer Years." OHS Report No. 43, 1979. pp. 5 - 10.

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Campbell, R. S. et al. "Water Allocation in British Columbia: An Economic Assessment of Public Policy." University of British Columbia Law Review, Volume 7, No. 2. pp. 247 - 292.

Carruthers, W. R. "Edward Maurice Carruthers." OHS Report No. 32, 1968. pp. 63 - 68.

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Clement, J. P. "Early Days in Kelowna." OHS Report No. 24, 1960. p. 117 - 166.

Cochrane, H. "Land and Agricultural Company of Canada." OHS Report No. 26, 1962. pp. 107 - 110.

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Davies, A. M. "The Gray Canal." OHS Report No. 45, 1981. pp. 56 - 61.

Etcheverry, B. A. "Pumping For Irrigation in British Columbia." The Fruit Magazine, October, 1911. pp. 3 - 6.

Fraser, Douglas. "Osoyoos Orchards." OHS Report No. 50, 1986. pp. 21 - 23.

Gray, A. W. "Black Mountain Settlement." OHS Report No. 26, 1962. pp. 45 - 52.

Gray, A. W. "The Wood Lake Water Company Limited." OHS Report No. 29, 1965. pp. 133 - 137.

Gray, A. W.. "The Story of Irrigation - Lifeblood of the Okanagan Valley's Economy." OHS Report No. 32, 1968. pp. 69 - 80.

Harper, M. "A Gullible Pioneer? Lord Aberdeen and the Development of Fruit Farming in the Okanagan Valley, 1890 - 1921." British Journal of Canadian Studies. Volume 1 No. 2, (December 1984). pp. 256 - 281.

Hearn, Terry. "Mining and Land: A Conflict Over Use, 1858 - 1953." New Zealand Law Jornal, August, 1983. pp. 234 - 238.

Knowles, Bill. "Early Irrigation Ditches in Kelowna," OHS Report No. 50, 1986. pp. 27 - 31.

Lee, L. B. "American Influences in the Development of Irrigation in British Columbia." The Influence of the United States on Canadian Development: Eleven Case Studies, Duke University Press. 1972. pp. 144 - 163.

Marriage, F. T. "F. W. Groves, C. E." OHS Report No. 23, 1959. pp. 48 - 54.

Mugford, E. Sr., "The Irrigation Systems." History of Rutland, 1858 - 1958. Rutland Centennial Committee, 1958. pp. 100 - 106.

Orr, Mary Gartrell. "Early History of Water Management on Trout Creek." OHS Report No. 50, 1986. pp. 19 - 20.

Patterson, D. G. "European Financial Capital and British Columbia: An Essay on the Role of the Regional Entrepreneur." B. C. Studies, No. 21, Spring 1974. pp. 33 - 47.

Paynter, Sheila. "Peachland Glazed Cement Pipe Company, 1910 - 1921." OHS Report No. 47, 1983. pp. 46 - 50.

Percy, D. R.. "Water Rights In Alberta." Alberta Law Review, Volume 15, (1977). pp. 142 - 167.

Quigley, Wm.. "Belgo Canadian Land Company." OHS Reoprt No. 25, 1961. pp. 140 - 144.

Rude, B. "History of Vernon Irrigation." OHS Report No. 35, 1971. pp. 108 - 110.

Sismey, Eric D. "Early Summerland" as told by Findlay and Violet Munroe." OHS Report No. 31, 1967. pp. 61 - 71.

Witaker, H. H. "Kaleden in the Early Days." OHS Report No. 15, 1951. pp. 121 - 125.

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