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William F. Butler report on security in the Saskatchewan, March 10, 1871. This link takes you to download page.

Inspector Walsh (commander of Fort Walsh) reports from Wood Mountain on an early encounter with the Sioux, describing in dramatic detail the tension between US Army General Miles and the Indians he is waiting for just south of the boundary - 1879.

Frenchman River Valley, Eastend PFRA Irrigation Project and the Butala or Morvik cattle being moved, 8km S of Chimney Coulee

Jones Peak, 30 km SW of Chimney Coulee

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• Butala, Sharon, the perfection of the morning: an apprenticeship in nature. Toronto: HarperCollins, 1994. page 112/113.

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