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Q \x ^2 WINNIPEG: *~ PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY BY THE FREE PRESS. 1894. IJi The Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. — — <••«- — — 3ffi:2rs far iSQA. President Rkv, Pkok. Baiko. 1st Vice-President Dr. Laird. '2ad " Wm. Clark, Esq. Corresponding Secretary . . John MacBkth, E.sy. Recording .Secretary . . . . J. T. Hu<;oari), Esq. Treasurer Stephen Nairn, Esq. Standi ag (LomvrMizzz. KINAN'CK ANI> FKOPKKTY tO.MMlTTEK. S. Nairn (convener). C. N. Bell. E. Ohlen. ARCH.'KOL.OGICAL, ETC., COMMITTKE. E. Ohlen (convener). Jno. MacBeth. Wm. Clark. Dr. Rryce. Rev. J. J. Roy. G. W. Winckler. LIBRARY AM> PUIILICATION COMMITTKl!:. Prof. Baird (convener). J. E. Forslund. C. N. Bell. S. Nairn. Dr. Bryce.» Prof. Hart. .M)I>T LIHKAKY COMMITTKE. Dr. Hryce (convener!. S. Nairn. Aid. B. E. ChafFey. Prof. Hart. C. N. Bell vS. Nairn. Jno. MacBeth. Wm. Clark. G. W. Winckler. Aid. T. C. Sproule. Lieut. -Governor Schultz. J. E. Forslund. J. T. Hug^ard. E. Ohlen. .\. B. Beihune. Aid. J. B. Henderson. Dr. Laird. Prof. Hart. Prof. Baird. Dr. Br\ ce. Rev. J. J. Roy. ' 1 ill. ■■<■■ ' The Historical and Seientif ie Society of Manitoba ((IN'Msis III I III KIII.IIWIM. ( I Asshs OK NIKVIIKKs: Honorary Members. Life Members, |2o.(M) Corresponding Members. Active Members, Jio.iMt per annum Associate Members, $2 (Mi per annum. 3iznzro.ru 3/Lemccri. Manjuis of DulTcrin and .\va. J. 1'. VVliitvavts, I). Sc. Rev. Principal Grant. Sir Donald A. vSniith. Marquis of Lansdowne. Rev. I'ere Laconibe. Sanford I'leming, Ks(j., CMC, Earl of .\berdeen. (leiieral Lord Wolseley Lord Mountstephen. Archdeacon MrlJonald. Sir J. Wni. Dawson. Marquis of Lome. Rev. John MacDouj^all. Earl of Derby. Xorrccpoadiag 3/Cembcrc. rrof. H. Y. Hind, Windsor, N.S. Office, St. Paul. Dr. Tache, Ottawa. Henry J. Morgan, Esq Fortescue, Chief l-'actor II. H.C Jos retired, Hagot street, Kingston. Yen. Archdeacon McDonald, Fort McPherson, care H. B. Co., F>1- monton. S. K. Parsons, ICsti., Montreal. Jas. McDougall, ICsq.. Chief I'actor, n. H. Co., Winnipeg. Robt. Campbell, Esq.* I^lphinstone, Manitoba. Prof. Rell, Ottawa. Chas. Mair, Esq., Okanagan, H.C. Roderick Ross, Esq., West Selkirk, Manitoba. Dr. G. M. Dawson, Ottawa. Alexander Matheson, H.B.Co., Red Rock, Nepigon, Ont. Dr. W. M. McKav, F't. Chipewyan, H. B. Co. Peter W. Bell, Esq., Kingston. Prof. Macoun, Ottawa. D. M. Stewart, Esq., N. P. Land Ottawa. R. J. W. Pither, Esq., Rat Portn),'i' Prof. J. H. Panton, Guelph. Rev. W. A. Burman, Winnipeg. Rev. Dr. Jno. MacLeaii, Pt. Arthur, Out Hon. S. A. Green, Mas.s. Hist. vSocy., Boston. J. W. R. Swan, U.S.A. Acting Consul- (ieueral, St. Petersburg. J. B. Tyrrell, Esq., Ottawa. Yen Archdeacon J. A. Mackav, I'riiut Albert, N.W.T. Rev. Malcolm Scott, Ft. Yerniillioii, Peace River, N.W.T. Yen Archdeacon Yincent, Moose I'ac- tory, Hudson's Bay, via Mattawa River. Rt. Rev. R. Young, Fort Yerniillioii, Peace River, N.W.T. F. H. Turnock, Esq., Calgary. Archer Martin, Esq., Victoria, 15. C. Ernest E. Thompson, Estj., Toronto. Sl^h DyLemberE, Hon. J. C. .\ikins, Toronto. J H. Ashdown, Esq., Winnipeg. Rev. Dr. Bryce, Winnipeg. J. Carnsell, Esq., Chief Factor, H.B. Co., Fort Simpson, McKenzie River. Wm. Cowan, M.D., St. Paul, Minn. Rev. A. E. Cowley, Winnipeg. R. E. W. Goodridge, Esq., Chicago. W. H. Hughan, Esq., Middleburgh, N.Y. Capt. L. M. Lewis, Montreal. Wm. Martin, FySq., Winnipeg. Jos. Wrigley, ex-Chief Commissioner H.B.Co., London, Eng. A. McCharles, Esq., Sault Ste. Marie Mich. F. W. Stobart, Esq , Winnipeg. Hon. J. C. Schultz, Government House Winnipeg. Archbishop Tache, St. Boniface. H. S. Wesbrook, Esq., Winnipeg. Members of the Council of Manitoba University and Undergraduates have access to the Isbister Library in custody of the Society. ANNUAL MEETING. )er anmnn Undergrailuates Tlif fourteenth annual meeting- of tlu' Hi.stoiical and Sciciititic Society of Manitolta was held on the I'ith dav of Ftliiiuiry, liS!)4, in the city council chamber, Wninipe;,'. licv. Prof. BainI, the Presidt'iit. called upon His Honor, Ijiutenant-Governoi- Schnit/, to read a paper ijpon " A Kor- i„'(itti'ii Noi'thern Fortres.s," and, at the conclusion of His lliinur's paper, the Rev. Dr. Hryce moved a hearty vote of tliaiiks to the Lieiitenant-Uovevnor for his interesting address, jiiid also for tiie donations made theicwitli to thf archives of tile So(!iety. Mr. ('. N. Hell coidially seconded the motion, arul Prof. Btxii'd thanked His H(»nor ou behalf of the meudiers. The Rev. Dr. Hryce read a paper upon "The Karly Days III' Winnipefj," and, after the thanks of tlie Society were duly (•(iiivcyeij to the learned Doctor, the Annual Repoitof tlie Kxecutive C'ouncil was presented to the Society and adopted. It was MS follows : — The S(jciety cannot express yreat satisfaction in the (pian- titv of oritfinal work perforined durintr the last veai- by its ineinbers. In fact the nuu)ber of papers read has been less than durino' any like period in the Society's history. For many years there had been a desii-e on the part of the Society to preserve Old Fort Ciarry. Finally the Society, Hurin*; the past yeai', endeavoured to cairy out this object. The Fort was built by Governor Christie in iHlii). It was iM) b'et lon^' from north to .south, and 280 feet wide. After its erection it became the home of the Council of Assiniboia. troiii the time of the organization of the Council in l^.So until the ivbellion ot 18f)i). ".Many a stormy scene, historic in the annals of this coun- try. took place umler its walls. The wild fury of the half- hrcfij.s at the trial of Sayer, in 184i*, the rebellion of Kiel, in 1M)9. and the mad execution of Scott just outside its walln, tlic removal of the wounded man to the .south-west bastitjn, Hiul thence in .secret to an unknown irrave. These were some VI of tli«' stormy .seeiies of wliich it was the nilfint witiu-ss. Tlun u;^iiiii, many «li.stiriyuisli(Ml guests, of names fam2,()()0 or .SS.OOO, wej-e devoted t(j this one oliji-ct finally, after nnich regret, the ett()rt was .seen to be of no avail, and now the .scene of many an old-time confei'encc ol the fathei's of this land, and of manv an historic meetinu'. hii> heen left to crumble into ruins. MUSEl'M. The SoeietyV: Mu.seum is grao. a skeleton exeeedinijly well mouiitcil by VVaiil, of Rochester. MEMHEltS. Mr. Arciier Martin, the first V^ ice-President, is now resi- dent in Victoria, B.C., and is a corresponding mend»ei'. TIk' corresponding .secretary, Mr. K. H. Fes,senden, has removi'd from the C'ity. Bv death, however, the most sevei'e lo.ss that has been siit' fered for j'ears fell upon the Society during the past sinniiier. "The Kivc I'oits of Winnipe^f. 'rransac. Royal Society of Canada, Sec. U., taii \ ill. Kfv. (jeorgf Bryce, I.I..D." First His Honor \V. 1). Ar"j{, ri'turnini,' at't«'r i lioliilay to his jiKHciul laliors, ilii'il. April 16, I89.'i. of heart H^ain intmste'l the United States CJovtin nient in preventing c.oniniunication lietween reltels in Sas- katchfwan and their friends in Montana. For his vitforous advocacy (tf the merits of this Noitli- western country he was called " Saskatchewan Taylor," a titlt- that did not seem to he a source of annoyance to hinj. His latest vision was The A. B. C Railway — The Alaska nm] British ('olumhia Railway. The zeal with which he adrocatnl the interests of his "other country " was only limited by tin- duties he owed to hi.s own. Although he never wrote or published a paper under the Society's auspices, he added much to the value of the papers read by an eloquent ccmiment from the richness of his own mental store. Amonj^ the old people of this country, " the Puritans of this land," as he affectionately used to style them, he was loved and esteemed. They all knew him, and to the home of each one he was always a welcome guest. Death also fell heavily among the corresponding members. Early in the year Dr. John Rae, the well known Arctic ex- plorer, died. He lectured before the Society on the 14th day of OctoV)er, 1882, upon The Arctic Regions and Hudson's Hay Route. His death occurred 22nd July, 1893. Francis Parkman, the well known historian, was also a corresponding member. He died 8th November, 1893. The third among the list of deaths of corresponding niem- bers was John Robert Spencer, who died in VVinnipei;, November llth, 1893. He was born in Montreal, April ITtli 1881, came to Rupert's Land in 1869, and shortly after went to York Factoi-y where he held the position of second in charge of that post untill 1873. In the latter year he was app«»inted master of Fort (Jhurchill. In 1888 he was in charge of York Factory retmnini; to C'hurchill the follow ini; year wheie he remained in charge till July, 1893, when lit- ►els in Sas- 9 left itii a furlough. He ha 1000 Society IJr. l.ihr.ii\Hr, Jan. 1. Cash balance from 1892 | 13 4o Dec. 30. Members' fees for 1893 115 00 Life membership fee 25 00 University, for care and insurance of the Isbister Library, 1893 70 00 Local Government Grant for 1893 i'»0 Ot» Fees Public Library for 1893 $4tio ■>:> Fines and catalogues sold for 1893 It) 90 Total gross receipts for 1893 .... $473 45 ^48-2 lo 1893. Total receipts, Historical Branch 473 45 •' Public Library 482 15 Totals 1995 »iO 1893. Dec. 31. To Balance Cash on hand at credit of the Historical Society Branch $21 20 CASH PAID. 1893. Dec. 31. Paid for books during 1893 $161 05 Printing reports and papers 81 35 Sundry expenses, postage stamps, &c . . . 21 30 Insurance Isbister, two years 40 00 Salaries for 1893, Public Library Branch . . $«12 i)(i P. O. Box, postage and sundries Is 7U Gross total expenditures for 1893 . $303 70 $fWO 70 1893. Expenditures Historical Branch 303 70 Public Library Branch 630 70 Dec. 31. Balance Cash on hand at credit Historical Branch 21 20 Total $955 6(1 W of which is respectfully submitted. Stki'HEn Nairn, Kxaniiued and found correct. A. E. Fkrtk, February 13th, 1894. 11 Report of the Library Coniiiiittee. ricul , V.T. 1 l'ul)li> .ihr.ii \ Hi. \ 45 j 00 3 00 00 00 $4ti.') -J.') l« 90 3 45 $481! lo rs 45 il 15 03 70 $ks. The matter was repeat- eijlv discussed bv several mend»ers of the council, who ai'e specialists in the lines of work in which the Society is collect- ing liooks, and wlu» offered their services with the prospect (»f sjieiiding considt^rable time in the work of cataloguing ; but what can be done when, aftrr all the troul»le was undertaken, ihei'c are nu shelves for the books, and they can only be piled oil the floor '. The additions made, sincr the last re)>ort, to the Society's list of North West books include several valual)le items. Aiiioiig them are Pere Fetitot's geographical, linguistic and ttiiiiological .studies of the McKcnzie Kiver hidians and their coiiiitry, in thirteen volumes, purchased from l)ufos.se, of I'aris : the I'ecent reprint of Lewis ami Clark's journey across tlic continent : a complete set of the Statutes of Manitoba ; Mild a number of minoi' works n(iw out of print and very ditlieiilt to get. In addition t(» the volumes .secu'ed by pur- t liiisc, the usual series of exchanues have been i-eceived and -Kiiie of the Society's friends liave contributed to its archives liuc pamphlets and maps. Conspicuous among these stands the name of Archer Martin. Esq.. late first vice-president of the Siieiet}'. A lai'ge free hand crayon ]»ortrait of the tiist Keciinler of Rupert's Land, Adam Thorn, ha.s been added to the ^li'wly increa,sing picture gallery connected with the early liistoiy of the country. All which is respectfully submitted. Andrew B. Baird, Chair man. % hi m m ."*<* 12 lU'ilMH't of »loiiit Library Coiniiiittee. You)- Coniniittee has carried on tlie work committed [« tlieir care during the past year with much harmony nrul success. The number ot iMeetin<.'s held duiinj^' the year anfl tlie attendance are as follows: Theie were nine nieetint,'s of which the iiieml)ers attenddl as foUows : Ilev. Dr. Bryce attended U Rev. Pn.f. Hart , - S Mr. S. Nairn " 7 Aid. Sproule " 7 Aid. Henderson n 4 Aid. Nares (until Oct l«i) attended. .."i Aid. Richards (after Oct. 1 fi) attended The contract for magazines and books was this year awarded to Messrs. Hart k MacPherson, the lowest tt nder. is. Several new magazines have V)et'n added as follows : Canadian Magazine. Lippincott's Temple Bar. The Idler. McCluie's. The Nation. The Month. Outing. The Tabic I Grip. " The Strand. The nuudvi of books purchased during the year is '.Wi at a co.st of $28().1<). The amount on hand at date inchidinj: the 1892 balance to carry the Committee on till May i« The books ai'e disti'ibuted in departments as follows:- History 48 ; Fiction l(>2: Science IS; Voyage and Geography 11; Hi(»grapliy 4:>; Poetry 29; Literature 88 ; Miscellaneous 18. The nundier of subscribers to the City Library at date is 228 &H 'ompared with 172 at the same date last year. ■. ^ II ■: 13 The orders given included almost all Ihose nm:ical Service. Milwaukee Public Museum. Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Horticultural Societj'. Minnesota Academy Natural Science. Mexico Observatorio A.-ttrononiico Nacional. Natural Histor> Societj' of Glasj^ow. Natural Science Association of Staten Island. Nebraska University. New Brunswick Natural History Society. New York Historical Society. New York Academy of Sciences. New York Mici'oscopical Society. New Y{»rk State Library. New South Wales, Government Board foi International Exchanges. Nova Scotia Historical Society. Nova Scotia Institute of Science. Oneida Historical Society. Ottawa Mining Review. Philosophical Society of Glasgow. Philadelphia Numismatic and Antiquarian Society. Public Library, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Quekett Microscopical Society. Queen's University, Kinj^ston, Canada. Rochester Academy of Sciences. Royal Colonial Institute. Royal Geographical Society. Royal Physical Society. Royal Society of Canada. Royal Society of New South Wales. Sanitary Institute of Great Britain. Santiago, Verhandlungen des Deutschen Wissenchaftlichen Vereins. 17 Saskatdiowan Institute. School of Milling;, Kinjrston. Smithsonian Institute. Socit'tv of Arts (Enofhind). Swt'(ienl)or(( Pulilishing Association. St. Louis Academy of Science. St. Louis Public Library. Turniito Univeisitv. Toi'onto Public Library. TyiK'side (Jeof^raphical Society. U S. Department of Agricultvire. Interior. " Navy. State. " (Jeological Survey. " Treasury. War. 1'. S. Bureau of Kthnolojjv. Education. W S. National Museunt. Vicioria In.stitute. Wicn Natur Histori.schen Hof-Museunis. Wisconsin State Historical Society. Worcester Society Antitjuity. Wesley College, Winnipeg. Winnipeg Board of Trade. Wiiuiipeg Grain and Produce Exchange. Vatican Library, Rome. i( \ !]■' ^-%\ m !»/ I I '■! I vii in appcn&iy C. MAGAZINES ORDERED FOR 189«. Arena. Art Amateur. Art Journal. Atlantic Monthly. Argosy. Hlackwood. Canadian Ma<;a/,ine. Catholic World. Century. ( 'handlers' Jcnirnal. Conteinporarv. Cornhill. J)oininion Illustrated. Edinburgh Review. English Illustrated. Fortnightly. Forum. Good Words. Harper's Monthly. Littell's Living Age. Literary Northwest. Longman. MacMillan. Magazine of American History. Manitohan. Nature. Nineteenth Century! North American Review. Popular Science Monthly. Quarterly Review Review of Reviews, English EI1 Ull • ^^H Edmonton, N.W.T., Bulletin. ws, Kn*4lis)i ■ >i i: Tinie.s. Kinerson, Man., Tinie.s. 's, Ameritian ■ Elkhoin, " District Advocate. ^^H Glenhoro, " Gazette. (iblstone, " Age. Haniiota, " Hustler. . Hartney, " Star. <3W ^H L.'thhri.lge, N.W.T., News. rr w . ^^m London, Ont.. Free Press. MacLeod, N.W.T., (iazette. .Manitou, Man., Mercury. ^^H MediHne Hat, N.W.T., Times. •Melita, Man., Enterpri.se. ^H Miinu'doja, Man., Tribiuie. ■ •Moosejaw, N.W.T., Times. Miiusdmiii, N.W.T., Spectator. Miirdcn, Man., Herald. Monitor. Niw Westminster, B.C., Weekly Columbian. IViiico Albert, N.W.T., Saskatchewan Times. Pilot .Mound, Man., Sentinel. I'oitajjt' la Prairie, Man., Liberal. U l( Review. ay-) 1 ipplemeiit a pMit Arthur, Ont., Sentinel. (^n'ApiMdle, N.W.T., " Fort, Progress. Vidette. jHapid ( 'ity. Man., Reporter. Spectator. II I Rat Portage, Ont., Krjrina, N.VV.T., RuHHell, Alan., Selkirk, Man., Souri.s, Man.. Stonewall, Man., St. Boniface, Man., St. Paul. Minn., U.S.A., Vancouver, B.C., Victoria, B.C., Virden, Man., Wawane.sa Man., Wliitew()()( 1, Assa., Winni|)e^,^ Man.,