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HISTORY OF SASKATOON
1881-The formation of the Temperance Colonization Society in Toronto.
1882-John N. Lake, Commissioner of the Society, explored the district,
chose the 2,000,000 acres granted, fixed the town-site, and adopted
the name, Saskatoon.
Eby, Goodwin, Hamiltoh and Latham arranged to settle.
1883-The trail from Moose Jaw to Saskatoon blazed; settlers arrived:
Aug. 18th observed as Foundation Day.
1884-More settlers arrived; Mar. 1st The Temperance Colony Pioneers'
Society was organized; in August the school was going.
l885-The Rebellion; White Cap's band passed through Saskatoon; after
the battle of Fish Creek a military hospital was opened here.
1886~Aug. 18, first Quarterly Official Meeting of the Saskatoon Methodist
Mission, Regina District, Manitoba and N.W.T. Conference (marking.
the permanent establishment of the present Grace Church.)
1887-July 12th, Organization of the Central Agricultural Association; first
Exhibition held.
1889~The railway reached Dundurn; the grading to South Saskatoon.
Years of drought turned settlers' attention to ranching, which proved
a paying business.
1890-The railway reached Saskatoon; the station was built on the west
side, where water was more easily secured.
l890-l901-Ranching the prevailing form of business.
1901-E. J. Meilicke and others showed that this is a wheat country.
The tide of settlers followed. Saskatoon began to grow rapidly.
Visit of Lord Minto Governor~General of Canada.
19O2-Village organized
Col. Davidson's special train of Capitalists from U.S.A. went through.
Flood of immigrants into the district in the following years.
Phoenix started by Leonard Norman as a weekly newspaper.
1903~Board of Trade organized. President Jas. Leslie, Secretary J. F.
Cairns.
Barr Colony.
School Trustees purchased for a school site block of land now known
as City Hall square.
Incorporation as a Town.
Council purchased City Park.
Bank of Hamilton first chartered bank to open.
Grand Trunk Railway; Delegation to Ottawa succeeded in having
survey deflected north to the river at Saskatoon.
1904-Railway bridge carried out by the ice.
Great floods in Qu'Appelle valley stopped all railway communication
for forty-nine days.
Material for Elbow bridge on Canadian Northern Railway was un-
loaded at Saskatoon, and freighted by wagon to bridge site.
Timbers for Canadian Northern Railway bridge at Clark's Crossing
unloaded at Saskatoon and floated down river to bridge site.
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NARRATIVES OF SASKATOON1882-1912Genealogy, Saskatoon, Pioneer, Saskatchewan history, Temperance Colony, Temperance Colonization Society, Pioneers,John N. Lake, John Lake, Saskatoon history, Saskatoon Gen Web, Saskatoon Genealogy BY MEN OF THE CITY PREPARED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF SASKATOON PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY BOOK-STORE |
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