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Reminiscences of the Royal Mounted Police in the CPR Belt
In 1884 the North West Mounted Police controlled a twenty mile wide belt along the CPR line in British Columbia enforcing a federal liquor ban amid clashes with locals. Sam Steele led precincts during heavy disorder, with eight men bolstering protection for workers like Mr. Ross the constructor and the track layers. A riot at Beaver Creek and violent confrontations near Kicking Horse Flats tested police resolve as Steele personally urged calm and then read the Riot Act to disperse crowds. The episode culminated in arrests and a show of force by Steele, who later left for Calgary to aid rebellion suppression in 1885.
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Mounted Police
C.P.R
British Columbia
B.C
Internal Revenue
Sam Steele
North West Mounted Police
North West
Riel
Saskatchewan
Duck Lake
Inspector Steele
Steele
Northern Pacific
George Hope Johnson
Calgary
Ross
Sergeant Fury
Mr. Ross
Constable Kerr
Johnson