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The March West |
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Diary of Commissioner George Arthur French
On July 8, 1874 the great trek began. The expedition consisted of 275
officers and men, 142 draught oxen, 93 head of cattle, 310 horses, 114
Red River carts, 73 wagons, two 9-pounder field guns, two mortars, mowing
machines, portable forges and field kitchens...
Read Commissioner George Arthur French’s day-by-day account of the treacherous journey that brought peace and order to Canada’s prairies -- the March West of 1874.
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