“Podunk… Trails: Nobody could be in Princeton long without knowing Podunk Davis… but very few knew he was Willard Alfred. He was a real Hillman-prospector. Of Welsh origin, born Dakota Territory where his father was in rail-roading. Left home early, to Kentucky, did a bit of blacksmithing, barbering, you name it. But was really only at home in the hills, and his homes were all over; he had many scattered cabins. Life saving medal 1926 for rescue of Nurse Warburton off Hope Trail; eventually did get dead lost in Pitt River country. After many invitations, in 1935 I agreed to go hunting with him at his 12 mile cabin. It snowed, he figured we wouldn’t come, so he left Hope Trail takeoff with his horses. Full moon came out… wild but lovely. He followed no trail, but tracks were clear and luckily saw light in his cabin just as he was getting into bed. Many Podunk yarns elsewhere. His cabin was on… or off… what Claude Snowden says was Brigade Trail cut-off… up 12 Mile Creek, linking with Granite and hence to Tulameen, the Campment des Femmes of Brigade Trail of 47… From Hope up Coquihalla, then Sowqua, over to Peers to headwaters of Podunk Creek, down that creek to cross Tulameen at junction (Guards Camp) via Lodestone and Jackson Mtn., (?) Flat, Otter Valley, Nicola, Anderson River to Kamloops. From the Persons photograph collection (PER).”