Policing the Plains - Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Policing the Plains, by R.G. MacBethThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Policing the PlainsBeing the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted PoliceAuthor: R.G. MacBethRelease Date: August 2, 2007 [EBook #22220]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK POLICING THE PLAINS ***Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online DistributedProofreading TeamMOUNTED POLICE ROUNDING UP HORSE THIEVES.MOUNTED POLICE ROUNDING UP HORSE THIEVES.From painting by C. W. Russell, Montana. Courtesy of the Osborne Coy., Toronto.POLICING THE PLAINSBEING THE REAL LIFE RECORD OF THE FAMOUS ROYAL NORTH-WEST MOUNTED POLICEBy R. G. MACBETH, M.A.Author of "The Romance of Western Canada."WITH ILLUSTRATIONSHODDER AND STOUGHTON, LTD.LONDON NEW YORK TORONTOMCMXXICONTENTSI A Great Tradition 7II Enter the Mounted Police 25III Mobilizing 33IV The Amazing March 48V Business in the Land of Indians 57VI Handling American Indians 78VII The Iron Horses 93VIII Riel Again 106IX Reconstruction 126X Changing Scenery 141XI In the Gold Country 153XII Stirring Days Abroad and at Home 175XIII Modesty and Effectiveness 206XIV On Land and Sea 233XV Glory and Tragedy in the North 255XVI Striking Incidents 266XVII ...