Typewritten letter extract form a friend who once lived in Dawson.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919General Correspondence – A private letter from Clifford Sifton; miscellaneous letters; and a wedding invitation (Paris, France). Handwritten; Typewritten.
Sifton, Clifford, Sir, 1861-1929General Correspondence – Personal letters, various; includes letters from Alice Harwood Farish, and A.R. Macdonell. Handwritten.
Farrish, AliceCorrespondence and related documents concerning Steele's various mining interests and investments, both in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Correspondence sent to Steele related to his duties in the Yukon from Fred White, Yukon Commissioner James. M. Walsh, A.B. Perry, and William Pearce, Superintendent of Mines; includes a completed Chilkoot Pass duty form and instructions for Steele's transfer to Dawson.
Pearce, WilliamOutgoing flimsy copies of letters written bu Superintendent Steele while posted in Dawson City, Yukon; includes some covering explanatory notes by Harwood Steele.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-bound daily journal with hand-written entries, written at Dawson, Skagway, and Lake Bennett. A list of letters mailed and accounts register kept at end of journal.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries; describes leaving the Yukon and travelling back to Ontario Memos, cash accounts and addresses maintained at back of diary See file of separated items from diary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Attached notes from Gertrude and Harwood Steele to their father, and sent with Marie's April 23, 1899 letter to SBS.
Steele, GertrudeAttached letter from SBS's cousin J. B. Clarke, addressed to Marie, and sent with Marie's letter of 18 June 1899 to SBS. The letter discusses, among other things, the Steele's mining claim.
Clarke, J.B.Handwritten letter from Marie to Sam, written while on holiday at Willard Point, Near Portland Mountain, Oregon; 2 pp. and envelope.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951General Correspondence – Personal letter from John McIllree. Handwritten.
McIlree, John HenryLegal documents, reports, and correspondence related to Steele's various mining interests, both in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Correspondence and related documents concerning Steele's various mining interests and investments, both in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Passbook from The Canadian Bank of Commerce
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Correspondence sent to Steele from Comptroller Fred White, discussing (in both an official and private capacity) Steele's transfer back to the North West from the Yukon and the decision to transfer Inspector Harper back to the Territories; a letter from a John Gillespie, discussing his return to Dawson; and a letter marked personal sent to SBS from [J. Burstall] regarding monies owing SBS.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Petition sent to Minister of Interior Clifford Sifton requesting that Steele's recall order from the Yukon be recalled. Includes covering letter and list of signed names.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed 'Hand Book of Ready Reference, Police Duties for Non-Commissioned Officers and Constables of the North-West Mounted Police, Yukon Territory'; hand-written inscription at front of book reads: "Colonel S.B. Steele, C.B.M.V.O. With Compliments of [W.A.?], RNWMP of Canada, Dawson, Yukon, 1904".
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Sheet maps stamped with N.W. Mounted Police on back; includes the following numbered sheets: 1. Sheet No. 2 - Yukon Map 2. Sheet No. 4 - Yukon Map 3. Sheet No. 5 - Yukon Map 4. Sheet No. 6 - Yukon Map 5. Sheet No. 7 - Yukon Map 6. Sheet No. 10 - Yukon Map
Published by the Surveyor-General's Office, Department of the Interior, March 1898
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919In this letter, Sam describes some of the women he has visited in Dawson, and supposes Marie will find him "quite a ladies man!"
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951SBS describes Dawson fire on evening of April 26th, 1899
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Includes several news clippings related to events and people in the Yukon
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Includes an attached letter to SBS from Fred White, NWMP comptroller, re: seeing Mrs. Steele in Ottawa
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Attached with letter are legal documents around a law suit brought against SBS by Joseph McFarland, re: monies owed; includes a letter from the Manager of the Union Bank of Canada in Lethbridge
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Black leather-bound; hand-written entries, Ft. Macleod to the Yukon Notes at back of diary include lists of Miles Canyon pilots
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919General Correspondence – A letter from R.J. Morgan, re: Mining matters in Western Canada, and an article written by H.J. Woodside and sent to SBS, concerning crediting Robert Henderson as the first discoverer of gold in the Klondike; also includes a news clipping of a letter written to the Bruce Herald Newspaper from Woodside. Handwritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919An attached letter from A.E.C. Macdonel in Dawson, Yukon, re: shared mining claim payment, sent with Marie's letter of February 26th, 1902 (in brackets, it is noted that he is 'Marguerite's husband)
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919General Correspondence – From friends and family etc., many congratulating SBS on his Yukon promotion. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919General Correspondence – From friends and includes one memo written by SBS. Handwritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919General Correspondence – Personal letters from W. De Carle Hudson, and a letter commenting on a court-ordered death sentence. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919General Correspondence – Telegrams and many letters congratulating Steele for his military appointment to South Africa; includes letter from his brother Jim; a note from his former instructor at the Military School in Toronto, Sergeant Major Teddy Rundle; and a letter (with accompanying letter of testimony) from Henry Boyle-Runnals, a doctor who practiced in the Klondike. Boyle-Runnals provides a letter of testimony to swear to Steele's character and that he never saw him under the influence of alcohol. Included also is a letter from H.B. Jayne in which he discusses the upcoming Manitoba election, Clifford Sifton, and other politicians including James Allan Smart. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Boyle-Runnalls, Harry, 1857-1913Contains an attached letter from brother-in-law, C.A. Harwood
Harwood, C.A.Legal documents, reports, and correspondence related to Steele's various mining interests and investments, both in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Legal documents, reports, and correspondence related to Steele's various mining interests and investments, both in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Monthly report of Superintendent S.B. Steele at Dawson City, Yukon; type-written.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Hand-written intelligence reports sent to Colonel Steele, reporting on activities on the Creek, including claim owner infractions; includes one undated report extract.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Includes attached news clippings, re: NWMP
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Attached letter to SBS from P.H. Belcher, re: mining claims in the Yukon, dated July 5, 1907
Belcher, Percy H.Cloth-bound; hand-written entries List of letters mailed and cash accounts register maintained at back of journal Journal stamped "1898", but used in 1899
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A handwritten letter to Marie Steele from Inspector Alex Jarvis with the NWMP in the Yukon. He writes about people and changes in Dawson, and discusses his thoughts about leaving the force. Marie sent this letter to Sam in a letter she wrote dated June 17th, 1902.
Jarvis, A.M.Handwritten entries kept by SBS while in the Yukon; includes notes about building construction, by-law information; creek notes, etc.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919General Correspondence – Many from Fort Macleod friends, including A.R. Macdonell. Handwritten.
Macdonell, Alexander R.General Correspondence – From family friends including cousin Esther Miller, a letter from Marie Steele’s sister, Mrs. Alice Harwood Farish with a note from Marie added to the end of the letter; a telegram, and private letter from the Commissioner’s Office in Dawson. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Farrish, AliceGeneral Correspondence – Includes letters from A.R. Macdonell; a reference check; and from C.A. Harwood discussing problems with the postal system. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Harwood, C.A.General Correspondence – Includes letter from [A.M.] Jarvis with attached letter from Marie Steele; memo; a personal letter from A.B. Perry; and a note to “John” from Steele. Handwritten.
Jarvis, A.M.General Correspondence – Letter re: celebration of the Queen’s birthday. Handwritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Extract of a copied letter sent to SBS from C.A. Harwood, and enclosed with Marie's letter to SBS of July 27, 1899.
Harwood, C.A.Legal documents, reports, and correspondence related to mining interests in the Yukon Territory (Claims 18 above on Sulphur and 54 Bonanza); includes a letter from P.H. Belcher, mining partner of SBS's and Mining Inspector, Yukon addressed to Mrs. Steele but intended for forwarding to Sam Steele
Belcher, Percy H.Legal documents, reports, and correspondence related to Steele's various mining interests and investments, both in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Legal documnets, reports, and correspondence related to Steele's various mining interests and investments, both in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Correspondence and related documents concerning Steele's various mining interests and investments, both in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Correspondence sent to Steele related to his duties in the Yukon, including that of Commission Council member; various matters are discussed including a lengthy outlining of a domestic situation, and a letter of appreciation from the Presbyterian Minister in Dawson for Steele's establishment of law and order in the Territory.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A letter of appreciation from the Presbyterian Minister in Dawson, Andrew S. Grant, for Steele's establishment of law and order in the Territory.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919