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[Mocks crew flier world within the m The picture on the cover of, the current Beaver represents the very last dog-train baying Lower Fort Garry (Iddl). The artist by Charles F. Confort, ‘The Stone Fort was commenced in 1831, and the Trudson’s Bay company calen dar for, 1931 marks the centenary of beginnings in building the Fork left in good condition this day. The Weaver does much to quicken and keep slive in the nower gener ation an interest in the early hem tory of this western and north+ wwestern country. In, the present issue, first place goes to two con temporary Fur Traders, Chief Fac tor C. 8. French, who has retired, and Chief Tractor Ralph Parsons, who, subeeds him in the olice. Both men began at the bottom of the ladder and have served the great company in remote outposts; and both re men of that strong, upstanding typs which has been the mark of Hudson's Bay company officials all down the line. A short article by Henry McKay, vat Grand’ Rapids, gies us the true derivation of the name Manitoba, Cree word, originally “‘Man-itd wan-paoy. In the Fraternity of Medicine Men, C. H. M. Gordon, of Pine Falls, describes the sqnual Dog Feast and conference of a medicine men, conjurers for heath, see Mr. French contributes on ace count of an experiment in a luxuri ous steamboat on the Peace river, it was called the D. A. Thomas, for Lord Rhondda. In 1915, the Welsh magnate, was induced to un dertake industrial development 2 that valley, and he placed a “con siderable sum at the disposal of his Canadian manager. To use offee current slang term, both the development (oil wells, cogmings, ‘colonization, etc.), and the steamer were “too previous.” In 1924, the T A. Thomas passed into the post session of the Hudson's Bay com pany, “and has continued to prove ther “upsutabilty to the Peace Tver. “sThe editor describes the High land gathering at Banff: three days of sport and evenings of music and Scottish dancing at the Canadian Pacific Railway hotel; also Covenanting Sabbath. The Mounted Pallea is an essential part of the pageant It is surprising to find the fatsouz quatraine, “She Lone Shieling, misquoted and man spelled. Here i¢ is is in the original version: “From Lie Jone shieling on the misty island, Mountains divide us and the Wiste of seis— fet stlls the blood is strong, the heart is Highland, And we in dreams behold the Hebrides. The whole poem has been trace rated into Greek and into Latin, and has been Wedded to aiusic. THE BOORMAN.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Sat, Dec 27, 1930
Page 15
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