Qu"Appelle Trail - Paper. - n.d.
Database ID | 25150 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Series | XLVIII | |
File/Item Reference | XLVIII-34b-QuAppelle (Box 47) | |
Date of creation | n.d. | |
Physical description/extent | 1 document; 2 pages of textual records | |
Number of images | 2 | |
Historical note | The Wood Mountain-Fort Qu'Appelle Trail was a provisional supply route during the height of the fur trade. It was approximately 250 km in length and crossed vast expanses of southern prairie. From east to west it followed a general southwest direction from Fort Qu'Appelle, south of Regina, through the Dirt Hills ending in Wood Mountain. The trail functioned as an important provisional route supplying Hudson's Bay Company posts southwest of Fort Qu'Appelle. Lebret missionaries also used the trail extensively, as it was their only access to numerous Métis settlements. Chief Sitting Bull and his followers are reported to have used the trail when seeking refuge from American authorities in the late 19th century. | |
Scope and content | Report relating to the history of the Wood MountainÂFort Qu'Appelle Trail, surveyed in 1883 and covered large areas of southern Saskatchewan. Author may be [A.S. Morton]. | |
Copyright holder | Unknown | |
Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Other notes | Item from Special Collection Pamphlets file [Forts and trails.] Correspondence and clippings, 1949-1956. | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 2 Treaty 4 Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Cotton, A.F. | |
Subject | Early European Settlers Geography Law Enforcement -- NWMP Trails Wildlife - Buffalo | |
Date Range(s) | 1940-1949 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25150 |