Calendar of Selkirk Papers
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A copied version of the Calendar of Selkirk Papers, including information about interactions with Indigenous persons in the area at the time.
A set of historical and bibliographical notes compiled by Dr. Russell on water transportation in what is today the prairie provinces. Includes information on the Northcote of 1885 Resistance fame. Also discusses the employment of Metis and First Nations men on riverboats, and gives prices at Gabriel's Crossing (Gabriel Dumont's ferry operation).