1873
The Canadian Encyclopedia - On 23 May 1873, the Canadian Parliament passed an act to establish “a Mounted Police Force for the North-West Territories.” Formerly known as Rupert’s Land, the domain of the Hudson’s Bay Company, the North-West Territories had been purchased by Canada in 1870. It included all of present-day Manitoba, and parts of Saskatchewan, Alberta and Canada’s northern territories.
October 18th: George Arthur French begins his term as commissioner of the NWMP.
Calgary Herald, July 6th, 1973
1874
The Canadian Encyclopedia - On July 8th, 300 officers and men of the NWMP set out from Dufferin, Manitoba, on a grueling, two-month, 1,300-kilometre march across untracked prairie.
North-West Mounted Police officers, Fort Walsh, 1878; Commissioner James Macleod sat centre (copied from Wikipedia, believed to be public domain)
The image above appeared in the November 18th, 1933, Calgary Herald with the caption below.
1875
Headquarters are established at Swan River Barracks.
Posts are set up at Fort Calgary, Fort Saskatchewan and Fort Carlton.
1876
On March 11th, sub/const. John Nash dies when a wagon load of large logs tips over. Upon falling from the wagon, he is struck in the head and fatally injured.
On July 22nd, James Macleod is named commissioner of the NWMP.
1877
1878
Headquarters of the NWMP are moved to Fort Walsh.
1879
On November 17th, constable Marmaduke Graburn becomes the first member of the NWMP killed in the line of duty.
1880
James Macleod resigns from the NWMP on October 31st. Acheson Gosford Irvine assumes the post of commissioner.
1881
1882
NWMP headquarters are moved to Regina.
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