"Steamer Benton a Tough Boat to End, Locke of Benton Recounts Trip made to Fort Benton 1881", The River Press : Newspapers and magazines 1956.

"Steamer Benton a Tough Boat to End, Locke of Benton Recounts Trip made to Fort Benton 1881", The River Press : Newspapers and magazines

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12891718

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Other authors / contributors:	The River Press, author. Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.
Notes:	This collection was compiled by Eleanor Luxton, a Glenbow Museum staff member, who was hired from 1956 to 1961 to gather information pertaining to southern Alberta pioneers, North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), Presbyterian missionaries, Fort Whoop Up, whiskey traders, Fort Benton, newspaper and newspaper editors, First Nations of Canada of Canada, and southern Alberta history in general. The information came primarily from interviews with pioneers and their descendants, and from articles in Montana and Alberta newspapers. The collection consists of alphabetically arranged biographical files, typescripts of newspaper articles and research notes, and photographs of NWMP, oldtimers and general views of southern Alberta. Consists of these series: Fort Benton and Montana (1867-1956); North-West Mounted Police - General (1872-1947); North-West Mounted Police - Detachments and outposts (1882-1955); North-West Mounted Police - Old timers (1913-1957); Southern Alberta newspapers and editors (1923-1955); Presbyterian Church and ministers (1883-1926; First Nations of Canada of Canada (1877-1954); High River pioneers (compiled 1956-1960); Southern Alberta general history (compiled 1956-1961); and photographs (1870s-1930s). AMDigital Reference: M-4561-15. Reproduction of: "Steamer Benton a Tough Boat to End, Locke of Benton Recounts Trip made to Fort Benton 1881", The River Press 20675. Glenbow Museum Description based on online resource (viewed on April 12, 2017).
Summary:	Description: 6 pages describing Steamboat Benton, it's journeys, and duties. It also lists the wages paid to the officers on board.

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Item Description:	This collection was compiled by Eleanor Luxton, a Glenbow Museum staff member, who was hired from 1956 to 1961 to gather information pertaining to southern Alberta pioneers, North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), Presbyterian missionaries, Fort Whoop Up, whiskey traders, Fort Benton, newspaper and newspaper editors, First Nations of Canada of Canada, and southern Alberta history in general. The information came primarily from interviews with pioneers and their descendants, and from articles in Montana and Alberta newspapers. The collection consists of alphabetically arranged biographical files, typescripts of newspaper articles and research notes, and photographs of NWMP, oldtimers and general views of southern Alberta. Consists of these series: Fort Benton and Montana (1867-1956); North-West Mounted Police - General (1872-1947); North-West Mounted Police - Detachments and outposts (1882-1955); North-West Mounted Police - Old timers (1913-1957); Southern Alberta newspapers and editors (1923-1955); Presbyterian Church and ministers (1883-1926; First Nations of Canada of Canada (1877-1954); High River pioneers (compiled 1956-1960); Southern Alberta general history (compiled 1956-1961); and photographs (1870s-1930s). AMDigital Reference: M-4561-15.
Physical Description:	1 online resource