57 10 1402 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/7de18af874d37d076e00480d9433a1ba.jpg c195cb8619d784a2b23fe3227ee07efa Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed manuscript Text Any textual data included in the document. Transcription of Manuscript C I rushed out calling upon Mr. Johnston to get the Riot Act and come with me. I seized his Winchesters Rifle from the constable on guard at the gaol, and ran to the bridge, and as the crowd was on the point of making a rush on to it, I covered them with rifle and called upon them to halt or I would fire. They answered with curses, and cries of “Look at the --- --- ---, his own death bed makes no difference to him!” but they halted. In the meantime the prisoner was struggling fiercely with the men who had him, but half way across Walters raising his huge fist struck him on the temple and with Craig trailed him by the collar, as insensible as a rag, and as the woman passed screaming “You red coated --- --- ---!” I said “Take her in, too!” and went forward over the bridge to the crowd.  Johnston by this time had joined me with the Riot Act which he had to get by kicking the orderly room door open, the key being with Constable Fane who was busy in the riot, and we stood together before the rioters. Johnston opened the book, and I said “Listen to this, and keep your hands off your ‘guns’ or I will shoot the first man of you who makes a hostile movement”. Johnston then read the Riot Act and when he had finished I said “You have taken advantage of the fact that a rebellion has broken out in the North West and that I have only a handful of men, but as desperate diseases require desperate remedies and both and disease and remedy are here, I warn you that if I find more than twelve of you standing together or any large crowd assembled I will open fire upon you, and mow you down! Now disperse at once and behave yourselves!” By this time a considerable number of engineers, responsible merchants and contractors all well armed had assembled at the barracks to back me up. The eight Mounted Police stood at the head of the bridge under Fury with magazines charged, ready to act when needed. Johnston and I remained where we were until the rioters had dispersed then sent the man whom Fury had wounded to the hospital for treatment from the C.P.R. doctors. Mr. Ross was very kind to him. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Steele Collection MS 2008.1.1.3.2.110 Description An account of the resource CPR Strike Scene, Manuscript C, page 362 (circa 1911-1915) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bruce Peel Special Collections CPR manuscript memoir NWMP Riot https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/13c74a46977560ce30799a433950c13e.jpg 3363181775e086f651fbe9622854eec0 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/268a620a0d8e8cc4f093129e6ee5f559.jpg 875279067bbec886c6864b96de3c0e9b https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/11c27fdc100bf574e535b428983a9413.jpg 185a541373005d2f5f9366906ed6d407 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource Steele Collection MS 2008.1.1.1.3.6.13 Description An account of the resource Letter from Roger Pocock to Sam Steele (8 March 1909) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bruce Peel Special Collections memoir Publishing Writing https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/92b8209768a46424bdbb4519a8d64a6f.jpg d50d6479993c6b8a8013c2f3d54ca706 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/763a919f25d979e3c90d33fe8203fd56.jpg 13a06b78f21e0d1fceb63b180bd9f941 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/08e11b9271d32487ce397f7c1015abfe.jpg 12693530f8454b82cca6b56c2da31cf9 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/1f4b7cb4f8571921492e0570da288d25.jpg 8233aa6108bb6503a7f153ca593c7275 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/fc05cb5e90a5c8e0bc13b9d891f190ac.jpg 5cb15f64310cc4bcaa7f13978361f44a https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/94269752dbe7a0867d9cb353ec911b4b.jpg a62a25c03c7f9240bd1963018d065ea7 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/c0df5bc6cf390b10675b8f879029ae19.jpg 65eba8572cb63a3d9fb31f75d73f95b0 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/728c83307ab788d6b82838d181e1b677.jpg 6edf88ea4c1fb2524366e808243a074a Document A resource containing textual data. 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(9 January 1911) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bruce Peel Special Collections CPR memoir NWMP Riot Writing https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/43b70bda439919bb011bbff9fb37fce6.jpg dc3c3433d043ce3be237596eb80c5e74 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/72ed058fbb951b661abb3bda9bd8cec7.jpg 6ed919c147f5a932bc7bc5c966156733 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Steele Collection MS 2008.1.1.1.3.12.5 Description An account of the resource Letter from James Ross (written by Mr Hogg--private secretary) to Sam Steele (23 January 1911) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bruce Peel Special Collections CPR memoir NWMP Riot Writing https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/b416e04d7a27ff426d4b7f5c8d3a0b42.jpg d6ec6887ea0be8b49aeb5e52ab4da87d https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/3e899cf625b588e47493a7f738348eb6.jpg 3058029dd8b9a1c36412e62586a2f1f7 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/f031b53e382267be43d46b0b207b6ddc.jpg f41da154104d2dfe61d56e08f4aee542 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/b33bdfdf659c5adf7093c49c8477c68c.jpg cbe4b37d5208b6e35ebee722357fc05e https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/5da2ad90f2fe400cf92540f73effbc7c.jpg 5509e42e53814f3b49862869a36e2660 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/50d0f2284f91142eceaeb8c51e589b8a.jpg 23ce40db85fe4290fffffbc2c45b18c1 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/47ad3f19137b67c24796bb28afd952c3.jpg b99ace84b234bcddebf0001086ba45dc https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/6651162920be63a106de368650ee66ce.jpg abc131ac29c38607cc418cc8e0c75aa7 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/bd884e04fa85c22a66df0d072cd57036.jpg ef1bdf341a3130309d4ac9812f5bc4b2 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/135d16d1c46c51524d6a0a1bb2adef51.jpg 041f35dae0ff9466fbf233390ae37c9c https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/3800b8aeb9247be2285532e1ec8a05b6.jpg f530ed3f41af4c8b716abee375485173 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter and marked up typed document Text Any textual data included in the document. Transcription of the letter and one of the additional pages about the CPR scene. The additional notes about Fury and Kerr that do not relate to the CPR are not transcribed. The Ross document is also not transcribed as it is typed. My good old friend I have to apologize for not having been able to attend to your request before but not expecting any letters of importance had not told the P.O. to forward mine to above [Toronto] where I have been staying since Xmas. However I went up Saturday I found upon reading the statement sent by you and the letters, the proper and most speedy way was to go straight to see Fury which I did this Monday morning, from Newmarket & getting off at Richmond Hill walking about a mile to his place. I read him each paragraph separately and heard what he had to say to each making a tick in pencil which was to mean “that's so” if he agreed with what was stated. His mind seems quite clear upon what did occur about any-thing which he saw himself & all the notes in pencil are his words. Engineer A___________[illegible name] joined in and with Louis Lukes paymaster went forward with Fury and some of your men to pay the men which pay was principally Back [double underlined] pay and the with-holding of which was the cause of the commotion. I was myself present at our camp with 5 men and about 50 horses the rest of the outfit having gone on with our James Ross to the _______[illegible word] to start work there, therefore leaving out Beaver crk camp empty and which the strikers intended to take possession of until matters were settled. I told some of them I would be “delighted” to have them which pleased them very much but they never came or molested us. Fury tells me that all the assistance James Ross gave was order Engine and Caboose to take Hugh Behan up to Palliser where he was fined $ 100. I will be glad to hear from you that this has been of some service. H Erskine Irving Note included with the letter: I have looked up Pete Kerr your orderly and got him to go carefully over the James Ross statement. He corroborates Fury in every instance. I have also marked in red ink in your letter to me as not correct what your friend stated. Neither of these men remember [sic] any thing of that. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Steele Collection MS 2008.1.1.1.3.12.6 Description An account of the resource Letter from Irving to Steele, includes marked up copy of Ross' account of the CPR riot (23 January 1911) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bruce Peel Special Collections CPR memoir NWMP Riot Writing https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/940bae3cd790500f23b95efa690cf5f1.jpg 5db393ccbd68dc0314641b45b71158e1 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/4f612d05eb70a3b129905f4aed0400dd.jpg db7b503abbcdc350aba621aa0b4fb73a https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/d5278618231a74aa9eea74bd689ac44b.jpg 64ece4e10bd5195bddbca940823f933a Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Text Any textual data included in the document. Transcription November 18 1912 Dear Colonel Steele, Your letter of 16th inst to hand, am sorry you could not visit Maple Creek this Fall we are getting anxious about the commencement of the Armory Building & you could have probably given us some encouragement. I also missed you from the Stampede gathering at Calgary we had a great time renewing old aquaintances. You should get a copy of the Veterans Parade photo from Marcel at Calgary, it does not show all who were there but most of them appear. The freshest looking man of the whole bunch was Asst Comm Jst Mc I. and one of the oldest looking was Pete McDonald, but the most of them are looking good for some years yet it is a case of survival of the fittest. Regarding arrest of “Star Child” “Kakatosoinak” Jerry Potts & myself were working on the case for some months on information given by “Weasel Moccasin” Api-itskiw this is the man you mention as having been first arrested in June 1881 we heard from a woman we were familiar with that Star Child had returned & in the Blood Camp reported to may Col H.D Jarvis he sent me with Jerry, Const W. Wilson the redheaded Dentist and _____ [illegible word in parentheses] James Jarvis now Major & Cmd to get here, we left Macleod after midnight for the Blood Reserve and arrived before dawn we had a description of the locality in the Camp where he kept himself and laid close watching the lodge he was supposed to be in, at the final sign of dawn he came out of the lodge, fully armed & got sight of one & got his Winchester Carbine on me at about 10 feet away. Hold me of [sic] I made a move hand or foot he would shoot he held the gun on me for fully half an hour until I distracted his attention by appearing to speak to someone behind him, he turned finally around & I jumped on him and the carbine discharged. This alarmed the whole camp who turned out and surrounded the party. I had Star Child on the ground pretty well choked, then got the handcuffs on him. Red Crow, Strangling Wolf and “One Spot” made the other Indians leave us alone & helped us get Star Child away from the Camp, but about 200 bucks followed us to MacLeod, and in spite of the Chief. He was tried before Judge MacLeod and a jury of six some time after the arrest and acquitted “not sufficient evidence” He practically admitted his guilt a dozen times stated what he killed Graburn for but he got off. Damned Jurors made his sneak [sentence is almost illegible] into the brush when the affair started and next showed up until we were crossing Billy River he always had a yellow streak. Your book will be an interesting publication when completed and I surely must have a copy, for the experiences we all met with in the old days were well worth recording. Any assistance I can give you for recalling circumstances from 75/ on will be cheerfully rendered. Yours sincerely, D. Paterson Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Steele Collection MS 2008.1.1.1.3.12.8 Description An account of the resource Letter from David Paterson to Steele (18 November 1912) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bruce Peel Special Collections manuscript memoir murder NWMP https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/d0f3a8b90b6a353c84a2122c2d24ff81.jpg 85fa805cfeb4bf690a802fa2d03e8d34 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Text Any textual data included in the document. Transcription November 20 1912 Dear Colonel Steele. Regarding your query for the reason of Graburn’s murder, Weasel Moccasin told Jerry that Graburn had been monkeying with a young girl, a daughter of one of his women, but not one of Weasel Moccasins own. Star Child wanted this girl himself and it seems that they had a scrap over her and that Graburn struck Star Child in the face, this happened some time before the murder, and Star Child laid for Graburn to get what he thought was an opportunity. Jerry Potts and I were in the Blood Camp nearly every day during the Spring of 1881 looking for evidence & watching for Star Child to come from across the Line, and he used to tell me as nearly as he could in English what was said. The girl herself acknowledged there had been a fight. I was not present at the whole of the proceedings in Camp, as after the first day, I was kept on the move between the fort and the Blood Reserve bringing in Indians who were wanted. I knew nearly the whole tribe then and could make myself understood fairly well, and Jerry was needed as Interpreter in the Post. I always thought they let him go to prevent trouble, but of course after working on the case I might have thought the evidence was conclusive to the Judge and Jury as it was to my mind and had been prejuged [sic] etc. Yours faithfully, D. Paterson Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Steele Collection MS 2008.1.1.1.3.12.8b Description An account of the resource Letter from David Paterson to Sam Steele (20 November 1912) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bruce Peel Special Collections manuscript memoir murder NWMP https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/d6273ce0c8525a9ea649bc402ac47f8c.jpg 1b9a55c67170748c84019b4b4a10412b Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. Pencil sketch Text Any textual data included in the document. Sketch illustrates the CPR strike scene from Forty Years in Canada that is transcribed below: I rushed out, calling upon Mr. Johnston to get the Riot Act and come with me. Seizing the Winchester rifle from the constable on guard at the gaol, I ran to the bridge, and as the crowd was on the point of making a rush on to it, I covered them with the rifle and called upon them to halt or I would fire. They answered with curses and cries of ‘Look at the _____ ; his  own death-bed makes no difference to him!” but they halted. In the meantime the prisoner was struggling fiercely with the men who had him, but half-way across Walters raised his huge fist and struck him over the temple, and with Craig trailed him by the collar, as insensible as a rag. As the woman passed screaming, “You read coated ----------!” I said “Take her in too!” and went forward over the bridge to the crowd. By this time Johnston had joined me with the Riot Act, which he had to get to by kicking the orderly-room door open, the key being with Constable Fane, who was busy in the riot, and we stood together before the rioters. Johnston opened the book, ad I said, “Listen to this, and keep your hands off your guns, or I will shoot the first man of you who makes a hostile movement.” Johnston then read the Riot Act, and when he had finished I said, “You have taken advantage of the fact that a rebellion has broken out in the north west and that I have only a handful of men, but, as desperate diseases require desperate remedies, and both disease and remedy are here, I warn you that if I find more than twelve of you standing together or any large crowd assembled I will open fire upon you and mow you down! By this time a considerable number of engineers, respectable merchants and contractors, all well armed, had assembled at the barracks to back me up. The eight Mounted Police stood at the head of the bridge under Fury with magazines charged, ready to act when needed. Johnston and I remained where we were until the rioters had dispersed and then sent the man whom Fury had wounded to the hospital for treatmentfrom the C.P.R. doctors. Mr. Ross was very kind to him. Forty Years in Canada, 199-200 Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Pencil sketch on paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Steele Collection, Harwood Steele sketch Description An account of the resource Harwood Steele's sketch of his father's stand on the bridge during the CPR riot (date unknown) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bruce Peel Special Collections CPR NWMP Riot https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/cebf05899f5a295193ed3a249d437dc9.jpg ba0469846cfe927c874f7d197bdeb4b2 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/0034e17ed6fc83fccc8cddd2b1cadfde.jpg 828a0d13978ae694cbf94aabb70064b6 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/16b71f805e279b6a537abd9e7ad15d8a.jpg 22c4713a7eebd4eeef0fd637bb458052 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Handwritten manuscript Text Any textual data included in the document. Transcription About the latter end of November one of our men was murdered by an Indian. This young fellow a mere lad, was the son of the late Captain Grayburn of the Marine department Ottawa, and a great favorite. He was one of the men on herd duty under Sergeant Giveen, and had been sent up the valley of the creek to get a picket rope and an axe which had been forgotten at a former camp ground from which the picquet [sic] had been recently moved and not returning when expected a search was made, and no trace of the lad being found a report was sent into the fort from whence a party reinforced by the men at the herd camp searched until a late hour, and patrols circled for trails in the vicinity until darkness compelled them to desist, next morning they were at it again. Colonel Macleod, Sergeants Johnston and Giveen, Constables Manseau and others with Potts at last came on the trail which had been partly covered with snow. The murdered man spoke the Blackfoot language well although he was a recruit of the previous spring and was a great favorite not only with his comrades but with the Indians as well. We learned from the trail that he had been joined by two Indians who had ridden with him between them, no doubt conversing, when one had halted suddenly and fired a shot into the lads back and he had fallen head-foremost, but there would have been no trace of the crime at that place had not Jerry Potts horse kicked up some bloody snow. A further search then revealed Grayburns hat hanging on a bush and in a ravine below it the body was found where it had been thrown by the murderers a short distance from there his horse had been led into the woods tied to a tree and shot dead. From there an attempt was made to track the murderers out on to the prairie, but a chinook wind had sprung up and melted the snow, and the ground being frozen not a trace was left. Patrols and scouts searched every crossing, every hollow where snow might lie, but in vain. The cause of this outrage was for some time a mystery. No one would believe that the lad had given the least cause for it. He was kindness itself and as he had learnt the language and could talk signs he was often seen conversing with the Indians and learning as much as he could of their manners... Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Steele Collection MS 2008.1.1.3.3.67 Subject The topic of the resource Sam Steele Description An account of the resource Murder of a NWMP officer scene, Manuscript A, 557-559 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1911-1915 manuscript memoir murder NWMP https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/569e548671db83c5ad836a78e30de50b.jpg b9d28dc1947df3b9c87068607d383116 https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/44daa056f316aa33b9524882f66b0d89.jpg dea3b8d694552821f7742ecc9c3a4cde https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/files/original/93461be7c3f383dbcaff8c1524c845e5.jpg 698b6cf3da6b809ba56de6d6c0cb29fd Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed manuscript with handwritte comments Text Any textual data included in the document. Transcription About the latter end of November a sad circumstance took place in the murder of one of our men by an Indian. Constable Grayburn, a son of Captain Grayburn of the Marine Department at Ottawa was the victim he was one of the horse guard at the herd camp some miles up the valle [sic] and had been sent to get a picket rope and an axe which had been forgotten at a former Camp Ground from which the Guard had recently moved and not returning when expected a search was made and a report sent in to the Fort. A party including those at the herd camp searched until a late hour and patrols circled for trails in the vicinity until they had to wait for daylight. Next morning they were at it again, Colonel Macleod, Sergeants Johnston and Giveen Constables Manseau and others with Potts at last came upon the trail that which had been partly covered with snow. The murdered man spoke the Blackfoot language well although he was a recruit of the previous spring and was a great favourite with the his comrades and the Indians as well, had he had been joined by two Indians who had ridden on each side of his, no doubt in conversation when at last one of the them bolted suddenly and fired a shot through the lad’s back. He had fallen head foremost but at the place where he was shot there would have been no trace of the crime had not Jerry Potts horse kicked up some bloody snow. A further search revealed Grayburn’s hat hanging on a bush and in a ravine and below it the body was found where it had been thrown. A little distance from there his horse had been led into the woods tied to a tree and shot dead.    an attempt was made to track the murderers out on to the prairie, but a chinook wind had melted the snow, and the ground being frozen not a trace was left. Patrols searched every crossing, every hollow where snow might still be found but in vain.  The cause of this outrage was for some time a mystery, no one would believe that the lad, for such he was, had given the slightest cause for revenge. He was kindness and itself and as he had picked up on the language and could talk sign, he was always talking conversing with them and learning as much as he could of their manners, customs, and mode of life. A clue was at last obtained which eventually led to the arrest of the murderer, it was that, a few days previous, a young constable of bad temper and no experience who had taken over from an old hand the cooking for the camp, had on finding some Indians in the cabin, who had been allowed to sit there by his predecessor and smoke their pipes, made a sudden rush for them and pushed them outdoors. One of them on whom he had laid hands turned when he got outside, made the sign of stabbing him in the heart. The wild Indian is too much of a gentleman to permit any hostile laying on of hands and anyone who does it must answer for his temerity. ______ [Illegible word crossed out] any person will do as an object upon which to wreck his vengeance, and no doubt poor Grayburn gave the Indians the first opportunity which he took advantage. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Steele Collection MS 2008.1.13.2.86 Subject The topic of the resource Sam Steele Description An account of the resource Murder of an NWMP office. Manuscript B, 548-550 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1911-1915 manuscript memoir murder NWMP