@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "f69213a4-74f4-4283-9fc4-4bb5b52c2780"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-11-13"@en, "1893-10-21"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/omr/items/1.0311676/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ Vol. I, No. 9. OKANAGAN FALLS, BRITISH COtflffiBIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1893. $2.00 per Year. Bank of British Colunibia Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1S62. Capital paid up £600,000 $3,000,000 WITH I'OWFIt TO INCREASE. Reserve Fund £260,000 $1,300,000 Head Office: 60 Lombard Street, LONDON, ENGLAND W°- A •""'■* »""' ■"»— = In British Columbia In 'run United States Victoria, Vancouver, Kew Westminster San Francisco, Portland, Nanaimo, Kamloops, Nelson (Kootenay Lake.) Seattle and Tacoma. Agents and Oorkbspondents in Canada and the United States : Hank of Montreal, Canadian Hank of Comfoorco, Imperial Hank of Canada; Hack of Montreal, New York and OnioagO. Telegraphic Transfers and Remittances to and from all points can ho made through thlB Bank at current rates. Collodions carefully attended to and every description of banking business transacted. Qold Dust iiurtiiased. I 4f> **# «.V -vV -vV *!bt *I* ______& «■'■» Sff Vj> *i» /iWl". VjV •i* *JV •,.> *1V ^iV ♦'jV jjjj VtV ^IV *i» *i> ^1V <■!» «J* •,!> .CA* i-l> «V» »»V etf* «.v *y» _3a -vv s?> *t>»t>jv *,«.i>«jmv *-'-?_*>'>-,'t> sli e\\f> "J* */i>*>i\\? f f f # i AlA f m I ¥ f f 9 f Gree ? >r Suceessars MABESCHE, GUSIS & CO., :o Jk. m-mz ___& 3% 3, Government Street, Victoria, B.C. [Established 1873.] Deposits received in Gold, Silver and U.S. currency. Intercut paid on the Hamc on time deposits. Gold dust and U.S. currency purchased at highest market rate",. Sight drafts and tclo.-rraphic transfers issue-1, payable at over 10,000 cities in Canada, the United States, Kuropo, Mexico and China. Exchange on London, available in all parts of Ifiurope, England, Ireland and Scotland. Letters of Credit issued ou the principal cities of tin) United States, Canada bud i-airopo. ^^Sreini.'cfcas *iOT;" ''*FT»T«3SJ.S3, JE-'emst-e-cis «Su Oo. wm miA-i m jS&^I?, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in, and Importer and Manufacturer of FUR I The largest establishment of it; kind on tho mainland of British Columbia. The loading CAliPRT HOUSE in the City. A full lino of Corpora, Square Bugs, Mate, oto. Also Linoleum and fflopr Glottis, as well as House Furnishings of every description. Undbktakinq im Alt ITS buani:i£ks. Stock comi'I.ete. (P.O. box 2.) ?A & 23 Corilova Street, VANCOUVER, B.C. Hamilton Powder Co'y Ok Mon'I'Ueai.. Incowo HATED 1601. Manufacturers of Dynamite, Blasting and Sporting Powder. Wholesale Dealers in Safety Fuse, Detonators and Electric Blasting Apparatus. Office: Victokia, B. C. Wouks: Nanaimo, B. C. General Agent for British Columbia. JIots/ jFtTx&igr x wcnEi. iee l (Establislied 16152) anavfii. Croclioiy, Glassware, Wall Paper, Lamps, Cutlery, Agate Ware and Complete House rTurnishingB. Largest Stock In British Columbia. Write for Prices of anything required. 51 -fcrs S"3 "JE"c»3t-ifc !"*J"li-,ff.ra-fo UNI9N IRON W2RKS ManufaetiireiM of 1 It 1 TU lining and Bulling ltaei Hoisting and Pumping Bnglnoi ito.lH and Concentrating Machinery Copper and Lead Kuniaees Only Steel and Iron Ship Builders on the Paoiftlo Coast. Marine Engines, Hollers and All Classen of Marino Work. First and Mission Streets New York Office: 145 Broadway, SAN FRANCISCO Cable Address, "Union." NICHOLLES & RENOUF 'VA.es-t.r»jLriLipJ, 33:.CS... Fanning. Implements. and. Hardware ALBION lUIN WunKo IU., -V3:«-J^?'Oi-E*,XjS»., 33. C3. Manufacturera of Hydraulic Pipe, Giants, unci MINING MACHINERY Dry Gaofls Furnishings Groceries Boots and Shoos Close Prices Kur Cash Main Street Okanagan Falls 4 _t: m mmmm SE'sj-arfcJLoss Should write for accommodation at enticto Fine Fishing anjUt Shooting in the vicinity j BY THE DAMP FIRES A Fine Old Camp That Will Yet See Better Days. CAMP McKINNEY AND BEYOND. Abandoned Now But Brighter Hopes in Store. -ESa-A-fc&s-fcn. CoXumb: w m m m w ,-^j ___9 jL _%,£* \\_^ Beported for Tiik Minino Hkvikw, (Continued) Like a lone star in the mountain wilderness stands Damp McKinney, for the nearest settlement to it is that of Anarchist mountain, miles so southward. Although standing on a high mountain from which, if the country wore more open, a delightful prospect might lie had (for on all sides are mountains densely timhered, those lying to eastward and northeastward heing drained by the Kettle river and its smaller tributary etreains, and those to southward and southeastward by ltock creek), but as it is, little can be seen owing to the fact that the camp itself stands in the timber. Getting into the camp, among the first comer stakes to come in view are those marking the Anarchist mineral claim, owned by R. G. Sidley, and a •hiort piece farther on is the cluster of -houses with even some pretensions of a fMlblic street which marked the com- .linenccment of a mining town; and With the single exceptions of Kelowna and Camp Fairview there are no Blftces in the lower country south of HBrnon, so far as number of houses is ■jiicerned and the arrangement of ^jj&m along a street, that present a»s iaiuch tho appearance of a budding ,fcQwn. And yet this all is for the pre- sent almost totally abandoned, for Wth the exception of one or two men, Hftne of the once busy population are ■Ht to tell the tale of former hopes and JPJiirations. The style of architecture lis as bold and aspiring as the facili- s of the builders would permit, for the middle of the forest the only mber procurable had to be whip- .{.r_t «vv><3 r... flbh ...-.rc-. S-. ,*—" .-,".-2 .-;,.'^-tv" the favorite tools of the backwoods joiner, cornice, peristyle and archi- rtrave are lacking in the architectural embellishments of the once busy min- p>, in the City Dailies and the pc Magazines for city orders, 8® but you will not get the 5iy country trade through these jS mediums. H3T It requires the Local Weeklies to reach the pocket- books of thoso people who live, and live well, too, in tlii) agricultural and mining districts of the Province. The Okanagan Mining Review is the best medium for reaching the people of the Southern Interior of British Columbia. HHt 11 if" .il Away fl^THOS. ELLIO m W. PELLEW HABVEY Analytical Chemist And Assayer GOLDEN, - - - BRITISH COLUMBIA Silver, Silver. Silver Silver. Silver Silver ASSAYING RATES (Torms Cash in Advance) , Gold or Lead, each $1 SO i Gold and Lead combined 3 IK) and Lead combined 2 90 , Gold and Copper 4 00 and ('upper 3 50 and Gold 2 OD Assayer to the British Columbia Governnieit of all Specimens sent from the Province to THE WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO, 1802. It iff ■§r$ I Dealer in General And Miners' Supplies FAIRVIEW, B.C. Steamer Penticton Leaves Penticton Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday And Leaves Okanagan Landing Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. t3~ Through Freight Rates to Lower Country Points, .tar For Freight and Passenger Rates Apply to THOS. RILEY, Captain ing town of "Rock creek quartz camp," for this is the name it bore to distinguish it from the placer camp-' :it, and near the mouth of Rock creek, and this the old-timers still call it. A large comfortable looking building is the hostelry now owned by Charlie Dietz, who is the only present permanent resident of the place, and beneath its hos- hitable roof many a traveler has been right royally entertained. The store formerly kept by Mr. Thus. Elliott now of Fairview, stands empty and with it a number of other houses, but in addition to this nucleus of a-town there are scattered about the camp, buildings here and there on claims that had been developed, such its shftfu houses, assay offices, cabins, etc. 'These are all closed up and the silence that pervades the place is almost oppressive. An almost mournful air of abondonment over all, though dumps piled up with ore attest the vigor \\\\ iih which termer operations had been carried on, but even this and the timber lying about begin to take on an old look. Hereare to be seen trenches thrown up, "And there thostumbling Iodtro With quartz out-crop iliat lay atop, now levelled to its edge. And mounds of moss-grown stumps beside the woodman's rolling chips, And gashes in the trampled soil that gape with dumb red lips; And yet above the shattered wreck and ruin curling higher. Ah yes! still lifts tlie smoke that marks the welcome old camp lire." At the time of our visit Charlie Dietz was attending court at Fairview and one other man at that time was the sole occupant of the camp, although the trails around the camp were fresh and dusty owing to the fact that a gang of men who had been doing development work on a couple of claims for Jos, Monahan & Co., of Spokane* had left a few days before. Camp McKinney was discovered along in 1883 by McKinney and Rice, who located the Cariboo claim on a ledge running east and west. On this ledge are some seven different claims lying alongside of each qther. Of these, two lie to the east of the Cariboo and four to the west. The Cariboo is now owned by a company, principally Americans, and the leading spirits are Messrs. Monahan and King, of Spokane. On it over $5000 worth of development work has been done, aud this has shown that the ore can be pretty safely-counted on 03" ;puu gold ore; Art Orrniji'Sie.KiniiiSy is'a gold camp. The Amelia lying immediately east of the Cariboo la also owned by Monahan & Co. and was taken up by Lefevre .and B.'irnaliain in 18S5, Ou it about $;XXX) worth of development work Ins been done, embracing a 60-foot shaft and other work. East of tho Amelia is tho Okanagan, taken up by Johnny Moran and Charlie Winkler; and Matt Hodder and Steve Mangott also had interests in it, though it is now owned by J. Irving. About $100Q of work has been done on it and tho ore averages about ijfeiO gold to the ton. West of the Cari- lioo, aud joining it on the s.inie ledge, Is the Alice owned by the Gold Quartz Mining Co., of Victoria, and nest is the Enmia also owned by the same company. On these two about $3X10 worth of development work has been done. Next comes the Maple Leaf which is owned by Jas Leach, and next the Eureka by tho Douglass Mining Co. It was the operations on this mine that gave to Camp McKinney its great status as a mining camp, Oil it is a large shaft house, and an assay office and boarding house for the miners. The development work done on it will go fully $35,000 and consists of a shaft 150 feet deep besides cross cuts. South of the Amelia and Cariboo and joining close on I hem is tho Minnehaha owned by Wm. G. Macmyn, which was flr.it taken up by Lefevre, and known as the Montreal, but being re-staked is now known as tho Minnehaha. It is staked under tile new law and has one or two assessments done on it. South of the Alice and Emma Is the Kamloops owned by Johnny Moran, upon which about $700 worth of work has been done. Another belt lying to the east of these and running north ami south haa several claims. Among these aro the Argen owned by .1. A. Mara, M. P., and west of it the Yanouver owned by Jno. Irving. Both of these have ben,4iaBdmi ed necessary through straining1 him-1 self from heavy lifting. During his absence Professor Crawford holds the belt. Mr. J. Sullivan, late manager of Mr. Ellis' ranch here, left yesterday for hi* own ranch near Mara, which he intends to improve. He and his family will be much missed in the neighborhood. Charlie Gage left yesterday for Tap- pen's Siding. On Tuesday evening the boys gave him a send oil at Hotel d'Economic when a most enjoyable time was spent-. Charlie's genial good nature and pleasant ways have made him many friends cere and they wish him every success. $800 Ter Day. Lately the owners of the Morning Star, Messrs. Mangott & MeEochern, have been getting the use of the Stratheyre Company's quartz mill for a run on their ore, which although not sorted is going over $50 to the ton in free milling gold. About $800 per day is being made on the run. In three shifts the output of gold was fty Ins., aud the owners now hold the Morning Star away up. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. When something will be done towards utilizing tho water-power of the falls. When the proposed hotel will ceaae to be simply proposed. When some of the proposed industries shown on tho townsite company'* map will become realities. When Canada will hads u. &old col- age of her own. When the new hotel at Penticton will be opened. The C. P. R. telegraph line is now open for business from Revelstolce to Nakusp and New Denver. The silver men of the United Statea are more confident than ever of some legislative compromise fairly favorable to their views heing passed very shortly, and indications point strongly in that direction. In default of this they will keep up the fight against the repeal of the Sherman act, unless accompanied by some proposal of subsequent legislation in favor of silver ic-nionetizatiou. IKSILOUS ADVENTURE. Th* iv.rring adventure herein recorded j occu.-':»e! in the early days of the settlement of so-'.'saer;,. Ontario, and the story is still told by Mie'>cseendentsof some of the principal act ** in the event. A p&l iy of savages from New fori had crossed .tvver into Ontario, collected a large number of horses belonging to certain of the settler" and escaped with them across the rivet unmolested. It waa a mere thieving expedition, unattended with loss or life or any viol»»ie. The scout, Joshua Baker, was a tufferer by this foray. Four horses were stolen from him, among them a fine, blooded mare, on which he set a line value. On discovering his loss, without wasting time in summoning the assistance of neighbors, 'ie sei out at once in pursuit, accompanied by .in Irishman in his employ named Oelaney. Bold Mike Delaney was a true son of Erin: a stalwart fellow of about thirty years of age, a native of Dublin. Mike lovoel a fray always, especially when the odds were on the other side, aud he hated red niggers, as the Indians were sometimes called, as the devil hates holy water. "Rid uagurs," lie called them. Though he had been but a few years on the frontier, a lively experience in Indian fighting, during that exciting period when the savages from the neighborhoods of the Miar.ii and the .Scioto, alarmed at tho steady encroachments of the whites, were redoubling their exertions against them, had taught him much of Indian ways. It had not conquered in him, however, a spirit of reckless audacity which, on more than one occasion, had been near proving the end of him. The scout, on the other hand, by a long and active apprenticeship in border warfare, had become thoroughly versed in Indian character, in savage ways and wiles, and war, one of the most trusted men upon the frontier. Though ventursome he was prudent, i.nd enjoyed among the settlers a reputation for courage and sagacity not inferior to that of Boone or Kenton. For two days they followed' the trail in Ohio in a northwesterly direction without getting an opportunity to strike, so vigilant were the savages, so keenly apprehensive of pursuit. Each evening spies were posted on commanding points and vigilant watch was maintained throughout the night, so much did they fear the white man's vengeance. On the evening of the third day, the pursued party,fifteen in number, came upon a camp of thirty or forty other Indians, from whom they had probably separated to make the raid into Ontario. They were encamped in a meadow, covered with grass, which lay between tali forests on the east nnd west. These, closing round it at a distance on the north, formed an amphitheatre of woods. On the south, the prospect was unobstructed almost as far as the eye could reach, save by bushes occasionally and here and there clumps of small trees The pursuers now took counsel with each other as to thj best course to be pursued. Both were of opinion thatthelndianswould not llkaly be at any time more off then guard than they would become now, made confident of security by so great an accession oi numbers. The camp was on the east side of the meadow close to the forest, wherein secreted, the pursuers peered forth through the leaves of the underwood upon the foe. frio miar had they approached that they could not only hear distinctly the voices, but could distinguish the features of some of the nearer Indian?,,..,.,. . . ,. ' %o thlW*M M»^jCM>P tie Wses, of wnicjr tnere were nearTyahuudred, m eluding those stolen and those belonging t j the Indians, were turned loose to browse upon the pasturage of the wild meadow. Their strayings were limited by a narrow stream which crossed the meadow from forest to foresl. No other restraint seemed imposed. . The hunters, having made due Burvey of the camp, then determined to withdraw and take up a position iu nearer proximity to the horses. The shades of night, which were rapidly coming on, enabled them to execute this maneuver with less likelihoo 1 of detection. Withdrawing more toward tho interior of the wood, they descended a long, gently sloping hill within the forest, and reached tho bank of the stream referred to, where it left the meadow. Following its course, they presently emerged into the open, keeping carefully behind the shelter of the bank. Twilight had set in now, and the prospect was becoming more obscured every moment. The moon, which rode high in the heavens, was nearly hidden by clouds, while faint gleams of lightning and the rumble of dis taut thunder, announced an approaching storm, tho o*mp-fire3 were seen to the south, burning brightly, and dusky forms Hitting about them. "Hist, Mike !" whispered Baker, laying I is 'mud on his companion's shoulder, as the t piered over the bank in the direction I. the camp, "Was that a voice yonder? I'a k I" Both men bout their ears to listen. There by the tree, I mean." "I heard nothing more than a chipmunk barkin' in the bush," answered Mike, presently. "A more ilegent sound, heme soul, than any redskin iver made." "I must have been mistaken," replied the other. A brief silence thereupon ensued, after whitfh lie continued : "I'd like to know just where to lay hands on the mare. I can't make her out now. But 1 marked her well this evening, browsing toward tho middle of the field. She was feeding this way. She can't bo far from hero now, unless she turned back, Which nlie may have done." " If wo can ase a dozen or so of thim ofl by the side of the wood yonder and get away, we'll bo doin1 good day'ii job, I'm I thiukin" remarked Oelaney, "It ought I 11?' '.'■' he so hard,' " if'.vo yC" t..o ropes safe?" inquired the Scout, after a paus during which he rose, half erect, upon the bank in order to take a wider survey of the prospect. As safe as mosilf." replied Mike, "and that's not so safe aither, perhaps, but ready for use, all tho same. Here a flash of lightning, moro vivid than any that had occurred yet, lit up the scone, and was followed by a louder peal of thunder than any that had preceded it. " Whew ! But that is near I" exclaimed Delaney. " Tno storm is coming on fast. It's raining now and coming in big drops." " Let us keep along the bank and reeon- noitcr. The lightning will aid us in finding wl a, wo are after. But make use of every bush." " All right. Lade on !" assented Miko. The horses were seen feeding together in groups or dotted over the pasture, but the darkness prevented them from being separately identified. The hunters belleiod that if they escaped observation from the camp the;y would be seour&from detection. They hail not observed that Indian guards had stationed themselves, earlier in the evening, along 'ne line of the stream, to lva',cc ';.e horses. These were lying thero now, separated by intervals of three or four hundred feat, crouching in the long grass, one not two hundred feet ahead of them. Tlie lightning was beoeming every moment mora frequent and vivid now, and tho thunder nearer and louder. Presently, a Hash of dazzling brilliance lit up the field with the splendor of noonday,, and was followed, or a-jcompanied rather, by a deafening crash which seemed to rend the very heavens. Some of the horses neighed with affright and went galloping about the pasture. "There is the mare now, not twenty paces away I" cxlaimed Baker, who was standing now upright upon the bank, with Delaney beside him, unscreened by any tree or bush. " Her and auld Christopher beside her," said the lalter. " I'd know ihe two among a thousand. How it lightens ! Whew I" " Give me the ropes, and I'll get them hbot in a jiffy by such continuous light, pteep along the bank.JMike, and head them that way it they run. Quick !" Delaney handed hiin the ropes and proceeded to do as directed ; but he had not taken a dozen steps, stumbling along over the inequalities of the ground, when a dark object sprang up out of the grass before him, the muzzle of a gun was placed to his bre'iiRt and the trigger drawn. A flash followed, but tho weapon remained undischarged. It was thus, by the merest accident, that Delaney's life was saved. Finding his gun useless, the Indian—for such it was—uttering a whoop of alarm which rang above ilie storm, grasped for his knife ; but, before he could extricate it, Delaney sprang upon him. 4 dasperate struggle ensued upon the edge of the steep bank. For a few moments the result of the contest seemed doubtful. The two men were pretty evenly matched in strength, but Delaney was the more active and the more expert wrestler. Ihe Indian all the time kept uttering that alarming whoop. Now they bore away from the bank,anon they approached it. Their forms toppled upon the edge. Their feet with difficulty retained a hold upon it, and nothing but a miracle seemed adequate to keep them from being precipitated into the stream. Delaney had his wits alert, however, to prevent such a catastrophe. Bracing himself with one foot against a slight projection of the bauk, with a skillful move of the other he knocked his opponent's feet from under him. The Indian fell, with his head away from the stream, and Delaney fell upon him. " Take that for the div'J's son of a rid nagur I" he exclaimed, drawing his knife and plunging it into his foe. Then, extricating himself quickly from the grasp of the dead Indian, he made swiftly toward Baker. The scout, at a distance, was busy with the horses, unaware of the struggle just concluded, thouizh he had heard the outcry. Meanwhile the yells of the savage had aroused the camp, as well as the others stationed along the bank of the stream, and by the wood, ifells resounded on all hands. The horses, loose in the pasture, torrified by the noise and confusion, were charging about, and a regular stampede was commencing ; while the Indians, perplexed and uncertain as yet as to the nature or number of the foe, were bounding about, uttering most diabolical shrieks, and brandishing their weapons. Grim warrior*,stalwart of form, scarred in battle, young braves who had been no more than once or twice upon the w ar-vath, all naked to the waist, hideous with fierce passion, mingled their yells together in horrible discord. . TheJigJilgioe wa» no incessant now that, there was scarcely any intermission between its flashes, the thunder made a continuous roar, and the wind, which was high, swept the rain in sheets. " Mount, Mike!" yelled Baker, at the top of his voice, seing Delaney come bounding toward him, and throwing him the rope with which he had secured Christopher "The game is up, and we must run for it!" So saying he threw himself upon the marc's back, and dashed his heels into her sides. The noble animal pawed the air for a moment, then, to her master's "On! On!' sprang forward like a shot, Mike closely following upon Christopher. Down they bore at a furious pace upon the foe whose forms were illumined witli ghastly distinctness by the lightning. The next moment they were in the midst of the hellish confusion, dealing blows to right and left of them as they tore along. It was as mad a career as was ever run by mortal men, amid yeHs, curses and groans, scattered fires and asoenaing clouds of smoke and ashes, the whole herd thundering along in front, beside and behind them. Many bullets flew about their ears, but these and other missiles, as if by miracle, tl.ey escaped. In another moment the ordeal was past. The howls, groans and cries of baffled rage from the camp grew fainter ond fainter as they receded, and soon died out altogether. The steady beat of hoofs was, aside from those ot the tempest, the only sound which fell upon the ears of the hunters, whose steeds rapidly bore them to tho van. Soon the storm, having spent its main force, be gan to alnte. Tho clouds gradually broke up and rrlied away, and the moon and stars shone forth. The pace of the horses, from a headlong gallop, continued unabated for a milo or two, then slackened by degrees to a trot and finally lo a walk. At a little after dawn the hunters came up with a party who, like themselves, had set forth in pursuit of the savages. Having either missed the trail or despairing of overtaking tho foe, they were returning home. The sight of their property, which they had given up for lost, thus unexpectedly restored without any hazard on their part in its recovery, was a surprise indeed and a gratification. The increase, of course, beloved to the hunters, IxOw maiiy Isdilns were killed or wounded in that wild Btampede thoy never knew, but many must have perished. As for Baker and Delaney, their deed won them praiso wherever it was known, and was long talked of on the frontier, even where bold deeds were common. THE NORTH-WEST POLICE- MOTJBTSD UtteOr Bedouin Superstitions About Horses The Bedouin is full of horse superstitions. His horse-lore is much like, but ess than, that of our old-fashioned liveryman of a past generation. He knows a horse's habits and diseases by observation solely; he has no idea of anatomy. Every species of wind trouble to which the horse is subject he merely describes as " having something wroug inside him." He treats a horse on a system of old Baws. For lameness ha has but one remedy, the hot iron. His horse will work to twenty or even twenty-live years old but he thinks that he " grows weaker" after twelve In buying he looks more at marks than points. In the throe Northern counties of Northumberland, Durham and Cumberland. England, about 120,000 persons are engaged ;n coal-mine work. POETRY. A Remarkable Ac-lili-vi-iu i-nt by guni/.alioii The mounted police bejan theiij and scored from the outset. Wejjl tield-guos and two mortars, ami re} their own transport train for si- they marched S lit miles westward $1 an unknown country inhabited byjl dians and a few score white desperi till the Ricky Mountains were in Leaving Calonel Macleod, the Assistant Commissioner, to build a fort in the yery heart of the country of the terrible Back- feet, wlisre no white man's life was then safe, and sending another detachment north to Edmonton among the AssiniUlines and Wooil Crees, the main colnnan turned back by way finding their intended heaelquarters j*er« not ready they returned to Dufferin. The thermometer, which had stood at 100° F. in the shade yiien they inarched out, marked 30° . F. below zero on their return. \\ In four months to a day, they traveled 1959 miles besides the distances covered by£de- taeliments on special service. Once beyond the rich prairies of Manitoba, hard woijlt in the gravel drifts of the Missouri Coteaj among tlie broken gullies of Worii tain and the Cypress Hills told heavil; their animals. Many good horses through want of water aud food in th plains where cactus and sage-brush an only vegetation round the alkaline la' die from the effects of unaccustomed fi or from the bitter cold that came on