An attached letter written to Marie Steele, from Inspector Alex M. Jarvis stationed in the Yukon.
Jarvis, A.M.A typewritten letter sent to Marie Steele from Frank Oliver in Ottawa, and forwarded to SBS, re: Police Pension Bill.
Oliver, FrankA 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.3 p. personal letter to Mrs. Macleod, dated 20th of April, 1910.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Handwritten entries kept by SBS while in the Yukon; includes notes about building construction, by-law information; creek notes, etc.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-191911 p. typed letter from F.W. Spicer to SBS in reply to request for memories of time spent in the NWMP.
Spicer, F.W.Typewritten manuscript about Lieut. James F. Macleod, and draft memoir material in Sam's handwriting on this same subject
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cover letter from Mr. Hogg (private secretary for James Ross), along with a six page account James Ross wrote of his experience with the N.W.M.P. during the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. 09 January 1911.
Ross, JamesHandwritten letter to Lt. Col. {Erskine Irving} from SBS dated January 13th, 1911.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Pocket diary, black leather bound; hand-written entries
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos, accounts maintained at back of book File with separate loose items from diary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries; more of a notebook.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos and cash accounts kept at back of diary File with separate items removed
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; hand-written entries; more of a notebook filled with memoranda, lists, and draft notes One item removed (see separated materials note)
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; hand-written entries Cash accounts maintained at back of diary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos, cash accounts, weather record maintained at back of diary File with loose items maintained
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos and cash accounts kept at back of diary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; hand-written entries; more of a notebook; largely unwritten in
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-bound; hand-written entries
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black 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), 1848-1919Black, leather bound; hand-written entries File of items removed from diary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-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), 1848-1919Burgandy 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), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries with entries related to the Canadian Mounted Rifles and Lord Strathcona's Horse
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; hand-written entries Cash accounts kept at back of diary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; 1 Jan. 1889 - 12 Jun. 1889; 12 Jun. 1891 - Nov. 1892 (intermittant entries) Memos and accounts maintained at back of diary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos and cash accounts maintained at back of diary Separate file of loose items retained
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos and cash accounts maintained at back of diary Separate file with items removed from diary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-bound; hand-written entries
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries Cash accounts kept at back of diary File with items removed from diary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-bound; very brief hand-written entries; largely empty One accounts notation at back of journal
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Prather, J.B. The Gold Fields of the Klondike. Brooklyn, New York: The Albertype Co., 189[9]. (inscribed ‘Lt. Colonel S.B. Steele, with feelings of deepest respect; from E. Harris…’)
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919[Times Journal Press]. Canadian Club of Fort William Annual. Fort William: Times Journal Press, 1910. (An essay by S.B. Steele is included in the volume, titled: “Some Reminiscences of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Force)
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A hand-written letter to Major General Strange from Trooper Edward Cole, re: payment for a horse used with the Steele's Scouts.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-19191 p. letter, hand-written on lined paper, by SBS; seal affixed; statement prepared by Sam Steele asking for North-West Mounted Police assistance in capturing three men suspected of stealing a band of horses from a Macleod district rance; seal affixed to document, 27 January 1889.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Handwritten letter sent from SBS in Fort Macleod to "My dear Galbraith", discussing the Charcoal Blood Indian murder case; 19 October 1896; 3 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound diary with hand-written entries; mostly written from Beaver Creek, B.C.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; memos and accounts kept at back of book. One item, a note from D.L. Meetison, was removed and placed behind the diary in the same file.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; more of a notebook filled with memoranda and notes. A horse race card was removed from the diary and placed behind it in the same file.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; memos and cash account at back of book.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; more of a notebook filled with memoranda lists, draft notes. One letter from Cowdry Brothers, Bankers has been removed from the diary and placed behind it in the same file.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; cash accounts kept at back of diary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; memos, cash accounts, and weather record kept at back of diary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; memos and cash accounts kept at back of book.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; more of a notebook and largely empty.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-bound daily journal with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries, written while travelling from Fort Macleod to the Yukon. Notes at the back of the diary include lists of Miles Canyon pilots.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound diary written from Fort Macleod, Lethbridge, and Willow Creek; memoranda at back of diary.
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 pocket diary with hand-written entries; written while leaving the Yukon and travelling to Ontario. Memos, cash accountes and addresses maintained at back of diary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary, hand-written entries from Kootenay Ferry, Kootenay, Fort Macleod. Cash accounts kept at back of diary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written intermittant entries from Fort Macleod, Milk River, and Pincher Creeek; memos and accounts kept at back of book.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries; mostly written from Fort Macleod. Memos, cash accounts kept at back of book.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries while in Fort Macleod; memo's and cash accounts kept at back of diary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-bound daily journal with hand written entries from Fort Macleod; one memo written to SBS from [D.L. Meetison] requesting a loan, removed from diary and placed behind it in file.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; cash accounts kept at back of diary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-bound daily journal with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; very brief entries, largely empty; one cash accounts notation at back of journal.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed report: "Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1888". Ottawa: Printed for the Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, 1889. 206 pp.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted report: "Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1890". Ottawa. Printed for the Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, 1891. 200 pp.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted report: "Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1894". Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1895. 235 pp.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted report: "Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1896". Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1897. Two copies
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted report: Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1897. Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1898. 318 pp. Two copies of report.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted report: Report of the North-West Mounted Police 1898 (Commissioner L.W. Herchmer). Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1899. 359 pp. Three copies of report.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted and bound reports: Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1897, and Report of the North-West Mounted Police 1898. Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 678 pp.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPublished reports of the Department of Militia and Defence of the Dominion of Canada. Report Upon the Supression in the North-West Territories, and Matters in Connection Therewith, in 1885. Presented to Parliament. Ottawa, 1886.128 pp. and Report of Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Jackson ... On Matters in Connection With the Supression of the Rebellion in the North-West Territories, in 1885. Presented to Parliament. Ottawa, 1887. 44 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Report of The Commissioner North-West Mounted Police 1874, and printed by order of Department of Justice. The report title page is signed: "SB Steele Supt [?], D. Division, and also signed by G.A. French Lt. Col.
French, George ArthurPublished Report of the commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1884. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published report of the North-West Mounted Police Part III 1900. Published in Ottawa by Order of Parliament, 1901. Report is stamped in three places with "Commanding B Division, South African Constabulary, 9 July 1903".
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Report of the North-West Mounted Police 1903. Published in Ottawa by Order of Parliament, 1904.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published report of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, 1908. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published report of the Royal North West Mounted Police, 1911. Reports and Other Papers Relating to the McPherson-Dawson Police Patrol - Winter 1910-1911 and the Death of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald and all Members of the Patrol. Printed in Ottawa.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published report of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police for the Year Ended September 30, 1919. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament. Pencilled on the back cover of the report is: "[Met] 27 Regina in 1883".
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919First Annual Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 1898. Supplement to the Thirty-First Annual Report of the Department of Marine and Fisheries. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed report: The North-West Territories Gazette, December 15th, 1890 (extract pg. 205-218). Published by Authority.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Annual Report of the Department of the Interior for the Year Ended in December 1880. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament. Part II includes the North-West Mounted Police Force Commissioner's Report for 1880.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Report of the North-West Mounted Police, 1902 printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Report of the North-West Mounted Police 1905. Published in Ottawa by Order of Parliament, 1906.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Supplementary Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1895. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament, 1896.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Gordon, A.R. (Andrew Robertson). Report of the Hudson’s Bay Expedition under the Command of Lieut. A. R. Gordon, R.N., 1884. Ottawa: [Department of Marine and Fisheries], 188[5].
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919An undercover report written by a NWMP Officer, reporting on criminals and their activities in the Goldfields. Includes an envelope addressed to Col. Steele, Barracks
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919An undercover report written by a NWMP Officer, reporting on criminals and their activities in the Goldfields. Handwritten 2 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919An undercover report written by a NWMP Officer, reporting on criminals and their activities in the Goldfields. Handwritten 1 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A handwritten report sent to Col. S.B. Steele from an underground NWMP officer, Alfred J. Thomas, reporting on claim owners on Hunker Creek defrauding the Dominion Government. 5 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A handwritten report sent to Col. S.B. Steele from an underground NWMP officer, [N.G. Della Tarre], reporting on claim owners on Hunker Creek defrauding the Dominion Government. 3 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A handwritten report sent to Col. S.B. Steele from Inspector W.H. Scarth, discussing claim activity and problems on Klondike Creeks. 3 pp.
Scarth, W.H. , InspectorOne handwritten page extract of a NWMP report concerning threats and shooting involving individuals named Paisley and Ferguson. 1 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Manual printed for the Winchester Carbine and the Enfield Revolver; printed in Ottawa by MacLean, Roger & Co. Includes some added hand-written annotation to the text.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Rules and regulations for the guardrooms and cells of the NWM Police [when] used as prisons; a printed rule book for the 'Government of Gaols' in the North West Territories, heavily annotated to apply to NWMP jails in the Yukon.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed revised general orders booklet; Steele's signature appears in booklet.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed revised general orders booklet; also used by Steele with the South African Constabulary and stamped with the SAC stamp on the inside and back cover pages.
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), 1848-1919Two pages from The Globe of December 8th, 1897 with an article entitled: "Riders of the Plains". Policing in the Yukon and the Northwest generally is discussed and photographs accompany the article.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth fibre map of the Dominion of Canada, published by the Department of Railways & Canada, Collingwood Schreiber, Engineer in Chief, Government Railways.
This map pre-dates the establishment of the NWMP but likely used by the Force after its establishment in 1873.
Annotated on the back of the map: "Col. S.B. Steele From Vivian"
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Plan showing the proposed posts from Lake Superior to Red River Settlement; compiled from Messrs Dawson and Napier's maps.
The map pre-dates the establishment of the NWMP, but likely used by the Force after its establishment in 1873.
Color is added to highlight the Pigeon River route and the the Kaministiguia Route.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919R.N.W. Mounted Police - To Accompany Annual Report, 1909: 1. Districts in the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan 2. Districts throughout Canada Two published, folded maps
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919