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On Western Trails in the Early
Seventies
Frontier Pioneer Life in the Canadian North-west,
By John McDougall |
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Contents
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Chapter I.
Condition of Red River country—Sublime isolation
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Chapter II.
Up the Bow Valley—Visit "Bear's Paw's" lodge—Move into South
country—Cross the Big Red
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Chapter III.
Push on to Edmonton—Down the Saskatchewan—Call at Fort Ellis
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Chapter IV.
At White Fish Lake—Spurious civilization—Back to Edmonton—Buffalo hunt
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Chapter V.
Down the Red Deer—"The Dry Rat "—surrounded by Blackfeet—Await
developments
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Chapter VI.
Clamoring for our blood—Learn some Blackfoot—Leave Blackfoot camp—Down
the Bow Valley—Doctor loses his teeth
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Chapter VII.
Ford the Bow River—Blackfoot method of catching eagles—"Dry Rat" shoots
ducks on the Sabbath— Reach Fort Kipp—Country without government— Cross
the 49th Parallel
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Chapter VIII.
Cross the Milk River—Down the big Alkali Flat—Fight with buffalo
bulls—Reach Fort Benton, terrible blizzard—Take shelter at a ranch
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Chapter IX.
Up the Teton—Blizzard continues—Buffalo hunts— Across the Divide into
the North country—Cross Tail Creek
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Chapter X.
Ford the Saskatchewan—In the Peace Hills—Meet "Muddy Bull"—Ford the Red
Deer—Great buffalo chase—Violent snowstorm—Cross the Dog Pond into
foothill country—Land a revelation to us— Move Into Bow Valley
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Chapter XI.
Determine to build—sawpits erected—Finish our fort— Kept alert all night
by Blackfeet—Start for Edmonton—Old buffalo trails our bridle paths
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Chapter XII.
Camp in pine forest—Leave Chinook range—Relax our vigilance—New Year's
Eve—With friends at Edmonton, cold intense
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Chapter XIII.
Bear's Bill—Breaking trail—On short rations—Begin slow march to
mountains—Misery delights In company—Spend night in Indian lodge
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Chapter XIV.
Reach our fort—Magnificent buffalo hunt—Narrow escape for my life—Saved
by a log—Stamping out whiskey trade—Urge Hudson's Bay Co. to extend
operations
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Chapter XV.
Hear from Edmonton—Prepare for long trip—Again rolling south
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Chapter XVI.
Cross the Elbow—What is good for John is god for you—Cross High
River—Meet genuine son of Erin —Strike for upper trail along the
Mountains— Arrive at Plegan agency
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Chapter XVII.
At Fort Shaw—Life in Montana—Treatment of Indians—In Whoopup
country—Meet strange character
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Chapter XVIII.
Down the Little Bow—Fall in with Indians—Ticklish position—Harangue the
Indians—Saved—Horse trading
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Chapter XIX.
Scouting - Wonderful instinct of animal life
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Chapter XX.
Nearing our fort - Mosquitos worst I ever saw -
Brother's wife gives 'birth to daughter
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Chapter XXI.
Ran buffalo herd - Meet "Old. Sun " - Become
acquainted with "Big Plume" - Harassed by Blackfeet - First news of the
Mounted Police - Government decides to establish law and order - Break
news to Indians.
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Chapter XXII.
Receive my commission from Government - Make ready
for long journey - Mishap in river - Trouble in crossing stream.
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Chapter XXIII.
Cross the Ghost River - Deliver message to Stoneys
- Arrange with head chief "Bear's Paw," to accompany me - Big drunk
among Indians - Interview - Chief Crowfoot.
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Chapter XXIV.
Strike for Whoopup country - In the great pasture
country - Meet Mr. Joseph Healey - Keep Union Jack - floating on our
waggon.
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Chapter XXV.
Up in the foothills - Visit the fort - What might
have been.
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Chapter XXVI.
Tribes begin to gather - Hudson's Bay Company
decide to establish a fort - Make friends with Indians - My brother
returns from Fort Benton - Buffalo abound.
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Chapter XXVII.
No word from Mounted Police - Whiskey traders
flourishing - Ugly rumors from Old Man's River - Decide to investigate -
Encounter violent storms - Fall in with Indians.
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Chapter XXVIII.
Make for Pine Creek - Cross the Porcupine
Hills - Indian's body cached in tree - Meet Col. Macleod of Mounted
Police - Police build fort - Government established without a shot being
fired - Reach home again.
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Chapter XXIX.
Start for Northern Fort and settlement on bank of
North Saskatchewan - Found Mounted Police quartered at Edmonton - Col.
Jarvis' marvellous stories - Police adapt themselves to new conditions -
Find our cache on the Red Deer.
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Chapter XXX.
An unexpected addition to our larder—Help Hudson's Bay men—Travel
through great herds of buffalo— Kill a whole herd of buffalo at one
run—Buy unique "silk robe" from Stoney Indian
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Chapter XXXI.
Back to the fort—Prepare for permanent establishment of mission—Send
despatches to Mounted Police at Fort Macleod—First Protestant Church
parade of Mounted Police—Taken ill suddenly—Make trying journey for help
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Chapter XXXII.
Reach home again—Major Walsh establishes Mounted Police post in Cypress
Hills—Meet strange frontiersman—Montana rattlesnakes—One law for Indian
and another law for white man
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Chapter XXXIII.
At Fort Benton—Steamer comes up the river—Strange scenes on
landing—First sight of a silk hat—Start for Sun River settlement
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Chapter XXXIV.
A unique storm—Stock stampede—Half a million buffalo in one
herd—Surprised by Piegans
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Chapter XXXV.
Government fully established—Mounted Police in control of situation—Meet
Chief "Bear's Paw "—Good news from the hill fort—Home again
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