Railways as Northwest lifeline and regional prosperity
Manitoba Ontario and national leaders press for rapid completion of Southwestern Northwestern Railways to unlock immigrant settlement, land sales and commerce across Manitoba and the Northwest. The piece cites Wheat shipments from Brandon Portage la Prairie and other towns, rail access gaps, and critiques poor management while warning political and military comparisons illustrate the stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Government
C. P. R. Company
Colonization Comics
Vince and Territories
Manitoba
Ontario
British Northwest
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Carberrry
Manitou
Morden
Gretna
Morris
Northwest
Great Northwest
Dominion
Unskilful Fabricator Attacks Major Boulton's Volunteers
A Moosomin correspondent to the Winnipeg Free Press condemns Major Boulton's volunteers for poor equipment and horses. The letter contrasts the complainant’s view with claims that Hudson Bay Company supplies, sturdy saddles, and good saddlery supported the unit. It notes Middleton trusted the volunteers as advance guard and praises their discipline and bravery in early encounters, including Reil's scouts and a hidden foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moosomin
Winnipeg Free Press
Boulton
Hudson Bay Co
Ace
Middleton
Reil
Birtle
Misinterpreted Explosion Mechanism Described
The passage explains a weapon mechanism where powder confinement powers the explosion. A fuse is lit by a gun’s flash and shortened to fit distance, with precise calculations described. The inner tube and outer casings hold components steady while resin melts to secure bullets.
Mail from the Front Describes Troop Movements and Hard Conditions
Sergeant Wood writes from Bowton’s Mounted Infantry about night guard duty, long rides with the Royals, cold weather, scarce provisions, and a first encounter with the enemy. He mentions Middleton’s and Melgund’s commands, a desolate salt plain crossing, and telegraphic links, hoping for letters home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulton
Middleton
Quippette
Dalton
Sents
Toronto
Cox
Salt Plains
Winearlew
Bowlton
Middletom
Humbold
Clark
Middleton Yeaterfay
Crank’s
Creserve
Cole
Old Northwest Trail Poem of a Vanished Prairie Route
The piece laments the old Northwest Trail as a roaming historic route across plains. It recalls elk and buffalo ranges and a cavalcade of painted warriors leaving marks along ridged indented grades. It notes camps by groves or springs and venerates a monument of time that has faded with caravans crossing the prairie.
The Battle at Fish Creek
Reports from Batoche describe a morning clash where Major Boulton's advance unit engaged rebels in a ravine. Volunteer lines held, rebels retreated, and cannon fire dispersed the opposing force. Estimates vary on casualties, with American and Canadian sources noting both deaths and wounds amid disputed details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Daily
Batoche
Boulton
Middleton
Taylor
United States
Winnipeg
Washington
The Shrapnel Shell In Indian Warfare
A 19th century description explains shrapnel shells as devastating to hidden enemy fighters in cover. It notes General Middleton’s limited supply, the shell’s terrifying report, and its effect of scattering metal and bullets through trees, leaving flight as the only safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleton
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Birtle Observer
Per Seem
J. A. Murdoch
DR. Morrison
Peisician
Burgeon
DR. Rolston
Royal Navy
J. Mickle
Hotary Public, Ke
Howard
John Halles
A. Wilcocks
C. J. Mickle
de. Brerie, Mas
Vondon
Canadian Loan Agen
Vebentures
S. Crerar
Biatix, Man
Hallen
F. Qa. Lewis
Man
WE Crawford
Setimates
Mada
Manitob
Jas. Johnston
Elkhorn
T. D. Cavanagh
Prof
Sonn Nodougali
Birtle Hotel
Grand Central Temperance
Birtle, Manitoba
Wiest Clase
Russell
P. Encsen
A&a Now
H. A. Manwaring
W. Ry. Lands
Birtle, Man
Betty Cen
Beulah
Shoal Lake
Jas
Jackson
Taylor Bros
Butchers
Choice Meats
The
Watson Manfacturing Co
A. J. McPherson
Center St
Grand Central Hotel
St. Adams
N. L. Hill
Wain St. Birtle
Would
Bietle Vale
Albert Hall
Weldeets Att
WM. Epwards
A.J. Me
Joseph Broadley
Beulah Manitoba
Manitoba & North- Western Railway
Arden
Stony Creek
H. A
W. R Baker
H. Irish
Harness & Saddlery
D. W. Cumming
J. Roseborough & Brother
Blacksmith
Oakburn
Toddburn and
Rossburn
WM. Gourley
Figs and Waltham Watchps
Cgn
WM. Walley
Minnedosa
Miss W. Smith
Pilain Sewing
Windsor House
Beulah and
W ™. Bailey
Prop’r
Prinetng
Observer Office
Birele
Kent
East Hals
Whalf &Sear
Alfred Boyd
Scott Street
Toauxte
Ont
Our
Hubert Wood
Boulton’s
Is Camp
Humboldt
Observer
J. H. Wood
London
Adniraly
Fish Creek
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