The first contingent : the North-West Mounted Police, 1873-74. Whiskey, horses, and death : the Cypress Hills Massacre and its sequel / by Philip Goldring. The Dawson daily news : journalism in the Klondike / by Edward F. Bush.

The first contingent : the North-West Mounted Police, 1873-74. Whiskey, horses, and death : the Cypress Hills Massacre and its sequel / by Philip Goldring. The Dawson daily news : journalism in the Klondike / by Edward F. Bush.

By
Goldring, Philip.

Publication Date
1979

Publication Information
[Ottawa, Ont. : National Historic Parks and Sites Branch,

Volume
21

Physical Description
131 p. : ill.

Geographic Term
Cypress Hills (Alta. and Sask.) Massacre, 1873 -- History.

Series
OCCASIONAL PAPERS IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY / CANADIAN HISTORIC SITES ;

Additional Contributors
Goldring, Philip. Whiskey, horses, and death.
 
Bush, Edward F.

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographies.

Summary
The North-West Mounted Police force was created in 1873 to provide a buffer between the native population of the plains and the incoming settlers from Ontario and elsewhere. This document looks at the origins and development of the Mounted Police force during its early years, 1873-74.

Language
English

ISBN
9780660005676


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
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