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Four ---~ Months ~-~-~-- Under Arms -----.--- Page 3 day I LEFT my native village of April, 1884, enroute of Hastings. Ontario, on the 3pth for Prince Albert, N.W. Territories. Leaving the main line of the C.P.R. at a station called Troy we finished the remainder of our journey by horses and wagon across the prairie for seven days, and arrived at Prince Albert on the 20th day of May, 1884. I soon learned that there was a strong feeling of discontent among the half-breeds or Metis, for while sitting on the grandstand watching the sports on the 24th of May, I overheard a man telling a group of listeners about a trip that he and two other men had made as delegates to Ottawa to bring certain claims of the settlers to the attention of the Government. Petitions had been forwarded in previous years without rcsults. so a delegation had been sent to Ottawa a couple of months previollsly to bring their claims more particularly to the attention of the Government, but they refused to meet the delegation or consider their claims in any way. This refus,,] of the Government to meet the delegation, added to their discontent, and they took other means to secure what they felt was their just rights. Following the putting down of the first Riel Rebellion in 1871. Louis Riel had been outlawed from Canada, and was living in Montana and as his term of outlawry had expired, a delegation was sent over, asking him to come and help them secure their rights. He finalIy consented to come, and arrived at Batoche in mid-summer, 1884, and from that lime agitation was carried on with meetings held in aU the French settlements and with the Indi;ms. DELEGATES TO OTTAWA AND RIEL :Vhmy rumors were circulated, some from persons who were in a position to get reliable information. I worked for a contractor whO was a very close friend of Canon Matheson, who was on the staff of Emanuel Anglican College, and they had several mission fields in the surrounding district, and were able to get reliable information. He told my employer that a very serious condition was developing. These rumors naturally caused uneasiness among the residents in and around Prince Albert, as their claims were not generally understood by many of the townspeople, and a letter signed by some of the leading citizens was sent to Riel. asking him to arrange for a meeting in the town, and fully explain all their claims. He readily agreed, and a meeting was arranged for in January. 1885, in Truscott's Hall. This was a long narrow building, with front entrance from River Street, and extended to Gore Street at the rear end, and a stage at that end, with an exit from it to Gore Street behind. The day set for the meeting arrived. and Riel with a numerous retinue drove into town shortly after noon in their low wooden sleighs and parked them in Gore Street at the rear of the hall. Lcaving a few men in charge the rest entered the hall from the rear and occupied the stage, while Riel and two of his party came down on the main floor and took seats in front of the stage and behind a long table. A detail of four N.W.M.P. under command of Sergt. Stewart
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Title | Four Months Under Arms |
Subject | Rebellions; History; War; Rebels; Military organizations; |
Description | A book written by H.S. Nelson about his experiences fighting in the second Riel Rebellion. |
Author(s) | H.S. Nelson |
Publisher | New Denver, British Columbia |
Date | 1940? |
Language | en |
Format | |
Type | text |
Identifier | ebook001 |
Collection | Digibooks |
Repository | AU Digital Library |
Rights | Subject to the Copyright Act |
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Title | Page 03 |
OCR | Four ---~ Months ~-~-~-- Under Arms -----.--- Page 3 day I LEFT my native village of April, 1884, enroute of Hastings. Ontario, on the 3pth for Prince Albert, N.W. Territories. Leaving the main line of the C.P.R. at a station called Troy we finished the remainder of our journey by horses and wagon across the prairie for seven days, and arrived at Prince Albert on the 20th day of May, 1884. I soon learned that there was a strong feeling of discontent among the half-breeds or Metis, for while sitting on the grandstand watching the sports on the 24th of May, I overheard a man telling a group of listeners about a trip that he and two other men had made as delegates to Ottawa to bring certain claims of the settlers to the attention of the Government. Petitions had been forwarded in previous years without rcsults. so a delegation had been sent to Ottawa a couple of months previollsly to bring their claims more particularly to the attention of the Government, but they refused to meet the delegation or consider their claims in any way. This refus,,] of the Government to meet the delegation, added to their discontent, and they took other means to secure what they felt was their just rights. Following the putting down of the first Riel Rebellion in 1871. Louis Riel had been outlawed from Canada, and was living in Montana and as his term of outlawry had expired, a delegation was sent over, asking him to come and help them secure their rights. He finalIy consented to come, and arrived at Batoche in mid-summer, 1884, and from that lime agitation was carried on with meetings held in aU the French settlements and with the Indi;ms. DELEGATES TO OTTAWA AND RIEL :Vhmy rumors were circulated, some from persons who were in a position to get reliable information. I worked for a contractor whO was a very close friend of Canon Matheson, who was on the staff of Emanuel Anglican College, and they had several mission fields in the surrounding district, and were able to get reliable information. He told my employer that a very serious condition was developing. These rumors naturally caused uneasiness among the residents in and around Prince Albert, as their claims were not generally understood by many of the townspeople, and a letter signed by some of the leading citizens was sent to Riel. asking him to arrange for a meeting in the town, and fully explain all their claims. He readily agreed, and a meeting was arranged for in January. 1885, in Truscott's Hall. This was a long narrow building, with front entrance from River Street, and extended to Gore Street at the rear end, and a stage at that end, with an exit from it to Gore Street behind. The day set for the meeting arrived. and Riel with a numerous retinue drove into town shortly after noon in their low wooden sleighs and parked them in Gore Street at the rear of the hall. Lcaving a few men in charge the rest entered the hall from the rear and occupied the stage, while Riel and two of his party came down on the main floor and took seats in front of the stage and behind a long table. A detail of four N.W.M.P. under command of Sergt. Stewart |
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