| Call #: | Shortt FC3215 .L38 1935 |
| Author: |
Laurie, Richard Carney, 1858-1938
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| Title: | Reminiscences of early days in Battleford and with Middleton's column / by R. C. Laurie ; recollections of incidents of travel, early surveys, Poundmaker racket in 1884, Fish Creek, Batoche, Frog Lake massacre, pursuit of Big Bear, etc. |
| Published: | Battleford, Sask. : Printed at the office of the Saskatchewan Herald, 1935. |
| Description: | 140 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Notes: | R.C. Laurie was the son of P.G. Laurie, the owner and editor of The Saskatchewan Herald. Richard had studied railway engineering and surveying at the Royal Military College from January 1877 to December 1880. He arrived in the North-West at the end of 1880. His reminiscences describe the conditions near Battleford, the discontent of the Indians and Métis and his experiences as a Lieutenant in "F" Company, 90th Winnipeg Rifles, in General Middleton's column. |
| Subject: |
Métis - Grievances - 1880s
Native people - Northwest Territories - Grievances Northwest Field Force - 1885 |