Brief article describes the Saskatchewan Archives acquisition of a ledger of telegraphs from the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) telegraph station at Clark’s Crossing, near Saskatoon, dated April 18 - June 26, 1885. Many telegraphs discuss the battles of the 1885 North-West Resistance, the capture of Louis Riel, and contain historically relevant names: Edgar Dewdney, Major General Middlton, Pasqua (Chief Paskwa), Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Chief Poundmaker), Mistahimaskwa (Chief Big Bear), Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 6.
Author/Creator
Jeremy Mohr
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
Saskatchewan History, vol. 68, no. 1, Spring, 2016, pp. 6-11
Publication Date
2016
Location
Resource Type
Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
Language