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AflHUflh I^EPOl^T I'OR THE YEAR 1889 •MiMTi-s OF AxxiAi, MKKTi:;(; HKi.i) i.i:i!ki;aky 11th, ISilO, \M, (ii-kici.;h,s, I.OR mm, Ki.rxTKi) tukkkat; iionorakv. lou- KKSPONDIXC, AM) LIl'I.: MIMHI.US; AM) I.ISTS Ol" KXCHAXCKS AM) DON ATK )\S KKCKIVKl) DrKINC, IS.S!). WlXXIPIXi : MAXITOHA VUnr. PRKSS I'RIXr. iSHd. ■1 1 ( kt'vj Rev, I''. I The HistoFieal and Seientifie Society of Manitoba. OFFICERS FOR 1890. President: C. X. I?Ki,i„ !•. R. (). S. h'iM \'ict-rrcsi(leiit : Rev. .V. IJ. Hainl. .Second Vice-I're> : K. !■;. W. c;<--.-; ,■■ ■- - '1 ' i ■ -» m 8 The Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba Consists of llu' followiiij; dairies of Miiiilicis : Honorary Members. Corresponding Members. Life Members. $25.00. Active Members, S5.00 per annum TIk- siibscnplioii to Uiu Cily I.ihrary, managed by the Society, i> >!- per aiiiiuiii. Memljers of tlie Council of Manitoba Iniversity ami Undergraduates iiaw access to the Isbister I.ilirarv in custody of the Socictv. Lord Unfferin. I'". I'arkman. Col. I'alliser. (ietieral I,orr iIk- Historical laiiil Siiiiililic Society of Mauitolia was I lull! ill llic City Ilall, \\'iniii])cj^', on the Kvfiiiti),^ of Tuesday, l"i'l)riiai\- 11th, ls!i(», jln llif ahsciK'f of the rresideul, the first I Vii.f-rie;.iileiit took the chair. After the IrcaiiiiiK of the ininutes of the previous liuuuial lueetinji, the rc])ort of theCouncil jfor l.S>l ;\Iay, declared vacant. No election |t<» fill the vacancy was held, however. I\ipfis k'cad. — At the .Society's meet- linjis, the following papers have been K-ail : 1. President's Inaugural Atldress, bv . X. Hell. " Henrv's Journal of Invents in Reil KVK.\ OAKS MoNl .M K.NI'. The Hociety lias iiiul under coiisidiTatiDn the clcsiability of crfctiiij,', upon tlif site i)f that en^fiigciiient, a iiiuimiiicnl to euiiiiiit'ni(pr ate thf hattU' of Seven Dak,-. Arraiitreiiifnts for a plot of hand ni)on the battleticld were made early in the year. i)esitiis for the iiidnii- ipent were in\ ited, and \* vas ultimately de- cided to erect a i>lain stone shaft, to cdst about Sl.'»0. It was intended that this slimild lia\e been in position last tall; but, owiiij,' to the dithciiltv whicti se. I'Ol'.T OAllliV CAIKWAV. The society lias been priiliiisi'd by tlie Mud- soiTs P.av Company the stone >,'ate\vay which is now all that reiiiaius of old l''ort ( Jan y. Lfforts ' have been made to seciiretlie j,'n)uns, 1 )iir- iiig the ])ast year a conniiittee of the council I \\ a- appointed to confer with the ( Joverii ir of : tiie coiiipaiiy for the jun pose of aseertaiiiint,' whether it Would not be pos-ible to secure from that corporation a j,'ift of some lots el^e- I where in the city, to which the ;(ateway liiifj^ht I be removed. The iiejjotiatioiis failed, liow- \ ever, the company decliii!^ to .accede to the I Society '.s pro|)ositiuii. Tlie gateway is now so I dilapidated that in a very siiort time it will ' lie in such a condition as to render it.s restora- j lion iiii|)ossible. It is hoped tiiat before it is too late, some one will be found sufficiently ; public-spiriteii and xeiieroiis to plao- at tin' disi)osal of the Society a site to whicii thi.s in- teresting relic may be removed aiul where it may be preserved from destruction and decay. 1.'. f 11 i I Hi ItOIANK Al, I ilMI'inilUiN. Aliiitlicr .■.iilijict which h.i-* in'cii|p:ril the Sdcii'ly's iittciiticm hiin Imtii a priiposiil tuniriT !l ili|ilnliia ,'ini| lllt'ilill fi>l' the Ix'Ht, (iillictinli (if Ixitiiiiical ■•|ML'iiiiiTi< iiiiuli' liv 111' 111 liutiinists. It Wil^ llllfi)rtllll!itrlv tiMi hiti in the scusoli « lii'ii thin |)ri>|i(i.siil wiix ('(PdMidi'ii'd for any (li'linatf iictiuii to Im- taUi'ii last yt ir, Imt it ]-■ a inatttT which may well lie dealt with hy fhi' S icicty licfort' next Mpriii^f. It is (.'huiiii'd that ('Lsfwhi'ic ciimiif'titidiiH of this kind have liccii very sMcccssfiil and have duni' much to stiinulittf Ijotanical ri'scarch. Ml ^Kl .M. 'The iiiusciuii will tic iiiDfc partiuiilai'ly rcfcri'cd tip in tlu' icpcpit of the N'at\iial History coiniiiittcc. l>min|,r the year it« contents have l»eeti inc. .used hy the addition of several articles (pf interest. Amonfi them may he noticed the donations of Mr. H. K. .Vrinstron;,', of I'eel liiver, coiisist- in^r of Imiws aiifl arrows, doj( whi|i. fish lines and hone lio;ikH; ami that of .Nfr. .lames .Mc- Doiigall, of the Hudson's Hay Company, con- sisting of a valuable collection of Ksriuimo curiosities. Tlie society sent, in 1S8M, a collcc- ti(pii of fossils to the (ieological Museum at Ottawa, in return for which it has n'ceived from the assistant director of that institution, l^r. Whitcaves. several specimens tliat had not previously a jilace in its cases. In this con- nection It may l)e remarki'd tiiac the hill which is now het'orc Parliament respecting' the Dominion (io\ eminent (Geological department authorizes duplicates of its collections to he furnished to scieiitiKc, literary and educational societies in Canada and other countries, and, if this becomes law, the council trusts endeav- ours will 1)0 made by this Society to ot)tain from the 'Jeological Museum a considerable addition to its jires^nt collection. It must be apparent to every member of the Society who has given the matter even casual ctpusideration th.'it the acconniiodation for the museum is now veiy inadeciuate. The articles cannot be jn'operly classified iior exhibited tip advantage. (Jiie of the most jiressing duties of the Society is the re-classitication of its col- lection and tlie secui'ing ()f more suitable ac- cumniodation for it. liKIKKKNCK I.lHKAin. I'itt'orts have been made this vfar to make some additions to the Society's Keference Library, which, owing to scarcity of funds, has been for several years past scimcwhat neglected. Early in the year the library com- mittee was authoriiced to expend the sum of •S20 a month for six months of tiie xcar for this ])urpose. Thi' JOncyclopicdia IJritamiica is now completed; the Narrative and Critical History of .\merica," edited by .lustiu W'iu- sor, (in eight viplumes. ) has been purchased, and eleven volumes of ilakluyt's voyages have been bound during the year. By donation, this library has been increased by ()4 lioiind volumes and reports from the I'nited States government, by oS reiKjrts from tiie Dominion government's distribution office, and by six volumes of the (iciiealogieal DiclionaiA ' Canadian {''amilics, which havi' been liim, l)y the -ipcicty. friiiii th"' Liliraiy of I'arliainni' ()ttawu; besides several \alualile gifts fim privnti' imliN iiluiils, whicli are iiientioncil i the schcihile of dipiiatiuns attacheil. In a'lij. tion to the foieg(piiig, new shelving has hi.| provided. KKAlPlN'i; lUIO.M AMI I'l III.K.' l.lllK.Mt^. perhaps the most popi 'ar. if not the nin.' useful. Work the Society is doing is the mail.- tainaiice of a pulplic library and reading rimin bt(piA :!ll."i ■:, (iii)i,'ia|p|p.\ uikI V'ipyngt's .'ilJ liii)U'rii|ili.v 140 u .\Ia«ii/iiioj< Ill" ',. Pocfrv IIS .,■ Kduc'itiiPliul -Jd". l'. Classiciil .11) (Jeiieial hiteraturc ;«i7 i: Total , ll,4.'.7 7.:;; The total increase of books issued overth' previous year is, therefore, .S.")(). The number of new books added during tl;> year is 211. The followng new magazines and pa|»r- have been subscribed f(pr since the hist aiiini.i meeting: The Forum, Scribner's Maga/iii'. the North American Review, the Maga/.iiU' i ' American History, the Bystander and thcT ronto Kmpire. It is a matter of great regret that the ciiv council has jirovided for the current civic yciii an ajiproiiriation of only .s4()0 for the Societv By the last agreement made between the Sn ciety and the city c(puncil the Sociiti I in consideration lof an annual grant (pf xii^'j andthefreeuseof theroomsoccupied by it iiitli> city hall, agreed to hand over to the city tli' whole of itscirculatinglibrary.toiiiaintainalii' raryfor thecity (including the expenseof libra! iaiis), t

ers, who contribute in n way to the Society's fumls, have the priviitL'' of consulting the Society's valuable referent' 6 I >iuliiiiiiii\ ' VI' llCI'll In, 111, >l I'ai'li.iiiii ii- iMi' ^'iftf. I'h.i IIH'lltiolK i| I IviiiK liu^ l),.ii (' I.IIIIIAIIK I' not the iihk; III,' i'^ the iijiiiif (1 I't'uiliiiif 1-1 "'11, !>• wi'll |i It mil IIIPllxT (if li«.k. lUfVKnii. yiar .- lN«S I>- l.HI'.l i,>: -Jn/i ■.;) .... ;iiJ ;;]. nil It, tilV M. ll.s ,,: ... . -.iCi.'i I.-' .MIT T' .... U,4r.7 ;,:;; 1 JHSllwl U\C|- til' (Idi'd (luri lit,' til' kiiU's iuid |iu|iir- .'I' till- lust illlllli.l hiicl'.s Mu^f:i/iii'. till' Majjrii/.im- ■ ■iKler ami the T fl'i't tliiit tlic citvl MU'ient civic vfiii ( for tilt,' Siiciftv between tile S, cil the Siicii'ti iial K''i'it of •'^'i'*' Mipied byit iiitli' • to the city tli' | ■,toniiiiTitainnlii' expeuseof lilirat I dicals to till' ill' of NdOO, (whii: )f the city as pur oiint of stihsfri] S2 a year. Tl • | lied its part >' e ex|jenditiiii '" Dok.s the lihrai' ttractive to rtii I il. The trea,Mir year, i-veii win | was not self mi> 81 W over wlia: ivliat was receii BesideH this, a ion has been gn ,ry"s nianageiiuii: id, in additiiin 1 11 the jmblic lii contribute in H' ave the pri\iit'.'' iluable referenct I iiiiiil Nrntliwi'st library. It is hoped that the Iclty I'li'l'iril, III view of the inillielisely greater I \|«llilitll|i' which \Mill!d be necessiiieiel.\ to be ( iillipejled to lea\" the Work I iif cniKlurtiiiK' a public lilirary to tlie city it- .I'll, w I I iiiciea.'-e the appropriation to at least I till' iiiiiniiiit the s X'iitN' is entitled to illldiT its ;il.'|rl'hllllt. .\ speciid report of the joint library eoin- I iiiitti'f i- liei'ewith appended, VIslloll,*. Till' Society's rooms have lieen \isited by a |.iii(i' iiiiiiiliir ot strangers diiriiiK the year, I till' iiiiiiilier that rek'isteiid in the book beiiij; I :i."i;i ; ill addition to tlie-e there was a eoiisider iiliji' liiilliler of Vsllich the .SiicietV has 11 I re- I it ' !■' HI. I'M ll.\M;h>. Ill till' I'lirly part of the year a title |)iikc and iiii|i\ lit the Society's transactions was pri |.,ii'iil anil printed, and >iui to all the sin'ietii-- I'll It- I'xcliiinKe list ill order that they iiii(,'hi liavi' iN piiblicatioiiHb.nindin aniiiiiforni man- I IHT. .\ii c\aiiiiiiatioii of all the pnlilicatioiis re- li'i'ivi'd by the .■-ociety ill e.vchaiiKc for its own liii- heiii conducted, and where any No'nines I liiiM' lieeii found missing,' the societies or insti- titimi- by which they were issued lliini' been eunmiuiiicated witii and ii'.ki'd to bejfood eTi(i'-j.r|i tosupply extra co]iies. Tlii>* reipiest has Ijeni cheerfully complied I »ltli whenever |)l)hsible, .V list 111 tlie societies willi which this one is \i'liiiiit,'in^ Is attached. There is no doubt |ilial till- miuht be Considerably added to with ;i>l\alitaf;e. 1)<).N.\T1()N.S. .Appended is ii comjilctc list of all do- nations rcooived during the year and the nanus of the donors, to whom the Society I lakes this opportunity of expressinjj its I'liiinks. CO.M.MrXIC.VTlONS. .\ coninnmication has been received I from Mr. .AlcCharles, of Sanlt Ste. Marie, -Miihiijan, one of tlie Society's life ineni- hcrs, ciiclosin.if a letter from Donald Mc- ll'licrsnn to the late Ivarl of .Selkirk, j^iv- [inj; ail account of the Hattle of Seven Mi.iks. Coiinminications have also been receiv- Icil from Rev. John :McI.ean, one of the jf^oiicty's correspoiuling members, on the subject of Indian Cairns, and frotn .Mr. r^biKoliii :\IcI,eo(I, y. C, of Ottawa, with |n fcrencc to the site of old I'ort (iarry. MKMBKR.S. There is liut little difference in the Imcnibership of the Society, so far as num- licrs are concerned, between that of last jycar and that of ISSS. The following is la comparison of the number of members in each class for each of tlie vcars tneii- tioiied : ls.s,>., l.S.S'). IlllllOtlll'.V II) ■>\ l'iii'ri'>ii iliiii^ ., 'JU 34 l.ir.v .... tH ie .V'tive M n blliiai'v Siilisi'i'llii'i's ., US 3HH Since the last annual meet ilc' Hi- Ksi'ellency i.oid Stanley iif l'ie>tiiii ha- 1 ii pleased to Mi'cept liiiiiiiialV liienibe|"i>l|iipiif .\tliaba-'ea. It is with deep ri'tfri t the societS' records the lo-< liy death diirini,' the year of the fnllnwin^' ineinbeis: Ijiiiiiirarx', ('apt. Kennedy, died •(an. "J.'i, bSltO; eoriespi nilltit,', lion. Senator llardistv, died ( )ct. l.i. 1 .s'.i; life. Mi. ( ;. ,|. r.rvdK'S die.l Kelt. I."i, IN!!: actise. Mr. Haniel Car. y. died .Ian. I, IS'.Kt. IINAMI.M, [ .\ detaiU'd account of the Inianeifil con- dition of the Society will be found in the rejiort of the 'iVeasuier liereto attached. ^ The revenue last year was Sl,;!| J.4l', as com])ared with S'Jnuo.::; tin- ])reviousyear. . The exijenditure has been 'SJi.'lli.i'O, wliere- ! as in ISS.S it was .S|,77J.7'). The Society I starts the new year with a balance of [ §.'!7;».:i- t(j its credit, as compared with a : balance of S:i:i7..')J on the !Hh I'eb'y, ls8!). , It is very lu cessary, if the .Society is to continue linancially i>r<>s])er()ns, that something shall be done by members themselves to increase the membership. .Stei)S have been taken to ailvertise the Society during the year by exhibiting in jjublic ])laces t-ards setting forth the ad- vantages it offers, but this is not sufficient . Individual inllucnce is necessary to en- large the membershi)) list to any extent. If every member would make it a point to secure at least one additional member during the coming year, the Society would, at the end of that ])eriod, occujiy a stable and prosperous ])osition, and it is surely not estimating the jiersonal iiitluence of members too highly to believe that such a res. ill is jiossible of realization. Ch.vs. X. I'.i.M,, F. H. TtTRNOCK, President. Corres. ,Secretar\-. KIN.VNCl-; C()MMn'TI-:i';'.S RIvl'oRT. The I'inance Committee's rejiort con sistel of the followin.g st.itement : i'\ \ h.i 'I ; Tin; TIIKASIKKK. Dr. ( \sll IlKCKIVK.n. Historical I'n'ilii' Silr. Id'h. I, ill. IIijl. xsr£ <.-Kr','ri'?-^''X<^;- r^'r. I'cli. 'J. Uillmicc of riisli iiiraiicc iif same for ISfS (tovt'i'imiciit '^riipil till' IMSII si III! 7(1 (10 .'ill (Id .-• 1(17 (Id ISllO r.'ii. ;!(') iiii'iiilit'i'sfccs t(iri-i.M!-. Historical Socii't,\ iMi (ID 1 Life .Mciiilicr fee :!.'i no I'ci's for I'nlilic Library hraiicb for IS'.lii ". Sales iif pamiililcfs; aNii liiiis. I'liblii- Library liiaii'li line \'car Total rccci\cil > s:i:{ -,:> •JT7 (in :!l 11(1 J- 17^ !HI lU'ccilits Historical braiicli . . . .>' s:a ,V2 ili'ci'ii>ts I'lililic libr.irv braiicli. 47S !Hl sl,3f2 42 is: HI. Ki'b. S. To balance IiuikI •asli on HISTOUKAL SOCIKTV. (K. ( \SM I'Mli. Historical Soc. l!r. I'lilillc Libiary. s^filll (Ml .Salaries for year eiiilinj; :U .iaii., isit , librarian anil a.ssistant. . Statioiipry, stamps ami siiii(lr.\ items for .\ ear Iiisnrance inemiums, Isbister.. Kvpenses of Slieh es and lixtnres for library and readiic.; room Hooks purchased for leference library I'riiitiii,^' of pami)lilcts, etc., oni; year liindin;.;' books I''rei;,'lit on siiecimciis tor mu- semii I'. (). box, xtanips, stationery siindrv items for year Total paid I'ayments, Historical Uraiieli . ... Payments, I'nblic Library Branch Keb. S.IMKI, balance cash on band at credit. Historical Hrancli .Mldf wbicb is resi)ectfiill,\ submitted. SlKI'llKN N.MliN, Treasurer of Historical Society, 41) DM s7 4.-I ^>n\ i:, 7i> 7 .'id 2;i (id :{7(i 2.-I i^'M^i !).') st7(i 2;) r.(i2 '.l.'i credit. ;i7;i 22 sl,:il2 42 Kia'ORT or Till': arcm/Komm.icai, and NATIKAI. ULSTOKV COMMITTRK. As llirot' incnihcrs of the AirhiL'oloj.;i- cal and Natural IIislor\- Connnittee have left till" rity, wt- arc wilhmit a (juoruin. On l)(.'liair of the CoinniitU'e, howcvor, I 1)L'H to report that wt- held several nieel- iii<.;s duriii;,' the early part of the yea- Sever.'d additions have been niadetothtl ninsi'nin as reported b)- the Curator, In;: these were all of the nature of donation. | The Committee did not feel justified !■ asking for a j^rant of money to purclia.-tj S])eeimens, etc. , which ate much neede^ to ^iw value to many fraj.{mentary en! lections nov.' deposited in our cases. The arran;^ements rej^ardiufj^ room In- the cases and the most inefiioienl lii;';:: are so exceediuj^ly poor that some 1h11i:| aeeommodation is urgently ref|uirei!. large number of ])ersons daily ins])ec'l oi,- colk'ctions, and with lu'ltev rooms ;i:i; light they might be made a much iiiorti attractive feature of our recorded work On behalf of the Committee. ' Chas. N. Hi:ll, Chairman ui;i'()KT i)i' Tiri': joint i.ihkaks coMM[TTi:i;. Tile Joint Library Committee of llu Historical Society and City Council begsii report the ])roceedings of its second year'- work. On behalf of the vSociety the coml inittee consisted of Rev. Dr. Hryce ( ch.air I man). Rev. Prof Hart and Judge Arda!,'h.| The representatives of the City Council were ISIessrs. K. McKenzie, Colin II j Campbell and \V. (rrundy. The librarians emi)loyed at the beyiii iiing of the year, iNIiss I'lorence InksUri ; librarian, and INIiss Klla Jackson, a~sis;- ant librarian, are still continued and li.ivti done the work recpiired of them to tlit satisfaction of the Committee. Tliti work of purchasing the books rec|uini; for the library has gone on regularly ^Ir. \V. I). Russell was again givcv. the contract for sii])plyiiig the book- his tender being considered the in(K| favorable. Hooks to the number > '2i\ have been received and totheamoun: of $-];>. 4(). These have been regularlyl added and stamped as the pn)]ierty of llu | city, and have been of much service ;: keej)ing up the interest in the librarv Some difficulty at ])resent exists as to cr deriiig books ibr the current four nioiil!^ I The agreement between the City Couiu; J and the Historical Society call's for siiKJ ])er annum. In tlie estimates of the Cii; C(niiicil i^Ai)i) was jirovided. rnles> th| additional amount of ^liOO can be jirovi! ed, the Committee will l)e comjjelleil i' curtail its orders for the next few moulli- 1 Reading Room. — The usual :naga/iiu-| and pajiers supplied to our readers \verc| furnished during the year bv Mr. R. 1 Richardson, he having been the succt■^ fill tenderer. The contract for the >e,i:l just now begun has also been awarded u[ Mr. Richanlson. The amount of Mr f) r ijnKAKv kiclianlscm's tender is $li)l.")(). As staled in the >sis. I r.oodridiie and Turnock bein.!.; ap]>()inleil scrutineers. For nuMnbers of the Council J the following gentlemen were nominated' j jjiulge Ardagh, Rev. .\. K Hainl, C. X. ' iiell, Rev. Dr. Bryce, W.Chesterton, I'rof. I Cochrane, N.IL Cowdry, Rev. I'rof. Hart, Ij. T. Huggard, Dr. Kaird, John ]MacI?eth, jSUphen Nairn, His Worship ■Mayor Pear- son and 1'. II. Turnock. I'jjon a ballot llieiug taken all of these were elected. I'or the position of Tresident, first. Rev. j.\. H. I'.aird, and then Mr. K. Iv. W. Good- jriil.iie were non)inated, but both gentle- liiieu regretted their inability to act. Mr. |C. N. bell, the retiring 1 'resident, was Itlieii re-elected. Other elections, which Iwure all unanimous, were : I'irst \'ice- Irresident, Rev. A. H. Haird (re-elected i ; jvSicoiul Vice-President, R. Iv. W. (lood- Iridge ; Corresponding Secretary. I". H. jTuniock (re-elected); Recording Secre- [tary, J. T. Huggard ; Treasurer. Stejihen iNairn (reelecte(' '. o'riii':u iusi.m;.ss. Dr. Hryce, seconded bj- Mr. Turnock, lliioved that the whole of the $250 grant Ireceived from the Local (lovernnient, be llcvole 1 by the library coTumittee to pur- ' chasing books for tlu^ reference library- and l)indiug newspapers, etc., and the mo- lion after a short discission was carried. .\ resolution was als.t passed, upon the motion of Mr. Nairn and Mr. tioodriilge, i jkhat the joint library committee be in- ktnuted to communicate with the City Council with a view to securing additional Vcconnnodation for the purposes of the I Society. It was pointed out that the li- brary and reading room is now very [ fiani])ed for space, and as there are rooms ! in the city hall which are now or arc soon likely to become vacant, it was j)r(»posed they should be secured. .Several new mcnd)ers were balloted for and elected. The meeting then adjourned. ST.VNDINC. COM.MITTKIS. After the adjournment of the Society, a council meeting for the election of com- mittees was held, with the following re- sult : rinaiue, Messrs. Nairn (chairman), Cowdry, Huggard, MacHeth and Pearson. Librar\ , .Messrs. Hryce (chairman'), Ilart, Ardagh, Haird and Turnock. .\rchaol- ogy, ^Messrs. P.ell (chairman ), (loodridge, Cochrane, I.aird and Chesterton. The members chosen to represent the Society on the Joint Library Ct)nnnittee were Messrs. Anlagh, Hryce and Hart. A vote of thanks was passed to the re- tiring auditor, Mr. W. J. Akin, who was re-elected. Appendix A. DONATIONS I'ROM l-RH. W* TO 'DO. 1. Two eo])ies of newspajier " Leif ICr- icson," and jihotoof Leif Hricson landing in America. IVom Ma- ie A. Hrown. 2. Tile New West. I'roni the Publish- ers. ;{. il) Pro. of the Waterways Conven- tion held at Sault Ste Marie. [2) Tenth annual rei)ort Winnipeg l?oard of 'J'rade. (.'{I The Inter-.State Commerce I, aw, '87. (4) Holiday number ot Northwestern Miller, loi Reports of Supt. of Ilducation for Protestant Schools of Manitoba, I88()- IHS.S. 1-rom President C. N. Hell. 4. Kdward Jessup and his Descendants. I-'rom II. CV Jessup, Hanover, N. H. -"). -Minor Anti. (L*) The fuel (jues- tion in the Northwest. [',',) Culture and Practical Power ; an adilress delivered at I.ansdow 11 College. I'rom Nicholas l"loo— >u*ggjgy«b*W»f< My. m 10. The Hlackfoot Sun Dance (pani])h- let). From Rev. John Maclean. 11. The Church Times. I<"roni 1". II. Turnock. See donation .'?6. 12. Annual Report of Harbor Comniis- sionerB for 188S. From C. J. IJrown, Citv Clerk. i;>. I'-ive books Farliameniarj' Papers, 18H4. F'rom F'erguson & Co. , .stationers. 14. " The Academy" for April and May, 18SM. I'our numbers .\cta Victoriana, From Mr. A. Bowerman. 1o. The Coming Oil Aj^e. Pamphlet. I'Voni C. Marvin, Hnglaud. 1(>. Annual Reports of Protestant School Districts, 188(1-7-8. From S. Mulvey. 17. Chicago Times, small copy. I'rom W. A. Garnham. 18. Canada since I'nioii of 1841. 2 vols. From R. R. Cochrane. lil. Notes of Cretaceous Rocks of X. \V. Doni. of Canada. Notes on the Indian Tribes of Yukon District and Hritish Col- umbia. I'rom Dr. G. M. Dawson. l!0. Anpierits from Omeuica Mines, Vital Creek. From J. H. Inkster. 21. Les Bourgeois de la Compaguie du Nord-Ouest. F'roni Archbishop Tache. 22. Debates House of Commons of Can- ada, vols. 1 &H., 188!t. I'rom Mr. W. B. Scarth, M.P. 2;{. The Kngiuecring and Mining Jour- nal. From vS. Braunlich (Sec.) N. Y. 24. Acts and Pro. of the loth General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Canada. F'rom Rev. .\. B. Bainl. 2."). Illustrated Mon. Northwest Maga- zine. From F;.V. .Smalley, editor, .St Paul. 26. Episodes in the life of Joseph Heavitoe. F'rom the author, Jas. Penny. 27. Massey's Illustrated Magazine, Oc- tober. 28. Received Mr. A. McArthur's por- trait, Oct. 21, '89. From Dean Grisdale. 29. 1, F'skimo cooking vessel IW. Rejjort of the 4th .\nnual Meeting of the I'Hnois .Society of Engineers ami | Surveyors. Report of Pro. of the Associ- ation of I). Iv. S's. From J. h. Doupe. 84. The Mining Journal. I-'rom A. 5I(. Charles, Sudbury. •Vi. Ryerson Memorial Volume, 1844-1 7(). " Lady Car," by Mrs. Oliphant. The Bells of Penraven. F'rom Judge Ardagh. | m. Morning Call, Dec. '8<> to Feb. 'H!i F'rcc Press, Nov. '^8 to May '89 inclusivt Census of Canada, 1870-71. Ontario Ag-| ricultural Commission, 1881, Report. Re- port on (reologv. 187-). Statutes of Caul a.la, 'tii', '80, '80', '81, '82, •7;{, '82. Statutes | of Quebec, '79. '80, '81, '8;!, '84, '8'), '8oue hooks. F'rom R. H. Armstrong, Peel River. 81. Prince Albert .Saskatchewan. From the Etlitor. 32. 1, Notes to accompany a j)relimin- ary map of the Duck and Riding !\Iouu- taiiis in Northwestern Manitoba. 2, Jour- neys of David Thompson in N. Western A nierica. 3, Report on a part of Northern .\lberta. 4, Map 3 (ieol. Map of part of Geologist's Association, England Nor. .\lberta, 1880. ■"), Map 4, showing (ijrman Colonial .Society, wooded and prairie trails in Northern Al- ('Tuelph Scientific .Societv. berta. N, W. T.. 188(t. I'rom Mr. J. B. Gun's I'nclainied Money Index. Tvrell, Ottawa. , Harvard Tniversitv. Cordova, .Academia Nacional de BienciaN| Cornell University. Davenjiort Academy of .Science. Dept. Agriculture, Ottawa. Dept. Agriculture & Innnigration, Wps; Distribution Oflice, Ottawa. Ivlisha Mitchell .Scientific .Society. P'ngineering Clul) of Phihulelphia. I^ntomologist. F'ja I'rovincial ("fovcrnnient. janitoha University, lassachusetts Historical Society. Iflcorological vServicc. : lilwaukee Public Museum. ! linnesota Historical Society. |iUluilungen des Vereins l-'ur Erd- kuiids, Leipzig. aUiral History Society of (iiasgow. aUiral .Science As>.ocia. of Staten Island. E\v Brunswick Historical Society, ew Muglaud Historical and (ienealogi- ca! Society, w Jersey Historical Socit't)'. EW York Academy of Science, ew \'()rk Microsco))ical Society. EW York State Library. prtli Dakota University. Dva Scotia Historical .Society. Dvii Sootia Institute of Natural Science. uinisuiatic M: Anti(iuarian Society, Phil- ailclpliia. laniisuiaslic .S: .\:iti([uariau Society, Mon- treal. |iio .\rclueological X: Historical Society. bciila Historical Society. Jitario .V^ricultural College. ' labody Academy of .Science, kilosopliical Society, ( Glasgow. llilic Library Newcastle-on-Tyne. Itkett ^licroscopical .Society, byal Colonial Institute. byal Geographical .Society. bval I'hysical Society, byal Society of Canada, byal Society of New South Wales. piitary Institute of (ireat Hritain. pitia^'o, Verhandlungen des Deutschen Wisscnchaftlichen Vereins zu. pkatclu'wan Institute, jiitlisonian Institution. rictL' .\mericaine de France. |ciely of Arts. ciety of Chemical Industry. ritty de (ieographe Cominerciale du Havre. Louis .Veadeun- of Science. iroutd l'ul)lic Library. iKNJili. ( k'ographica'l Society. jS. Department Agriculture.' jS. Ihueau of Education. Is Hureau of Ethnology. IT. S. Department of Interior. Navv. State. Oeological Survey. Treasury. War. Victoria Institute. Warner Observatory. Wien Annalen des K. K. Natur-Histori- schen Hof-Muscums Wisconsin State Historical Society. Worcester Society of Anticpiity. Winnipeg Board of Trade. .\ppendi.\ C. LIST Ol- NEWSl'Al'lvRS KlvCEIVEU. \Hm, FREE. Rattleford, N.W.T.— .Saskatcli. Herald. Brandon, Man. — Sun. Times. Calgary, N. W.T.— Herald. Centralia — News. Chicago, U.vS.A. — Union Signal. Edmonton. N.W.T.— Bulletin. Fvinerson, Man. — International. Times. Gladstone, Man. — .Vge. Lethbridge, N.W.T. — News. London, Ontario — Free Press. MacLeod, Fort, ^n'.W.T.— Gazette. Manitou, Man. — Mercury. ]Medicine Hat. N.W.T. —Times. Milton, Dakota — Globe, Miles City, Dak — Stock Grower's Journal. Minnedosa, Man. — Tribune. Moosejaw, N.W.T. — Times. Moosomin, N.W.T.— Courier. Morden, Man. — Monitor. New Westminster, B.C. — P.rit. Columbian. Truth. Neepawa, Man. — Register. Ottawa, Out. — Canadian Mining Review. Journal. Prince Albert, N.W.T. — .Saskatchewan. Times. Pilot Mound, Man. — Sentinel. Portage la Prairie, Man. — Liberal. " " Review. Port Arthur, Out. — .Sentinel. Qu'Appelle, N.W.T.— Progress. yu'Appelle, Fort, N.W.T.— Vidette. R^picl City, Man. — .Spectator. " " Vindicator. Rat Portage, Out.— News. Regina, N.W.T. — ^Journal. " Leader. Selkirk, Man. — Record. Stonewall, Man. — News. St. Boniface, Man. — Le Manitoba. St. Paul, Minn. — Northwest ^laya/ine. Victoria, B.C. — Colonist. Virden, Man. — .\dviince. trsn^Wi'if'rr V2 Winiiipc!. >( <« «t ti II i< II II II II II -Call. Colonist. Commercial. I'ree Press. Ileiiderson's Crazetteer. Heimskriii,ti;la. lyaiicel. I.o^jberf,'. ]/Ouest vlaiiadien. Manitoba College Jonrnal. Manitoba Gazette. Nonl-Ouest Conrier. Nor'-West I'armer. Tost Office C.niile. .Scandinavian Canadian. vScliool Times. .Si Rings. .Sun. vSt. John's College Jonrnal. Waghorn's (Uiide. Tribune. I'Al'ER.S ORDKRIvI). London, Ivig. — Field. " " Graphic. " " Illustrated News. Punch. Times, weeklv. Inith. Montreal, Can. — Dominion Illustrated. " " (>azette. New York, r.S..\.— Harper's Weeklv. Ileralcl. Scientific American and Supplement. Toronto, Out -Ivm])ire. Globe. Grii). Mall. Week. M A( i.\/I X I';S ( )R DKK I-; I > .\nurican History. All .Amateur. .\rt lonrnal. .\tlantic Mf)nthly. Argosy. Hlackwood. iJyslauder. Century. , Chambers'. Conlemporarx-. Cornhill. h'dinlturgh Review. Ivnglish Illustratt'd. I'ortnightly. I'oruui. Good Wi ds. Harper's .vionthly. .vittle's Living .\,ge. Longman. Macmillan. Nature. Nineteenth Century. North .Vnu'V. Review. Popular .ScicMice. (Quarterly Review. .Scotti:^h Review. .Scrii)ner. .Sunday Magazine. Westminster Review. Vi % 11 *n. ■^^•.m:, *i-j' .--"-Hi* ■ --'■'^vr^-' ■^ c-V. :Vi3« • v-J Sr, rlx. 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