MOUNTED POLICE ROUNDING UP HORSE THIEVES.
From paintingby C. W. Russell, Montana. Courtesy of the Osborne Coy., Toronto.
POLICING THE PLAINS
BEING THE REAL LIFE RECORD OF THE FAMOUSROYAL NORTH-WEST MOUNTED POLICE
By R. G. MACBETH, M.A.
Author of "The Romance of Western Canada."
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
HODDER AND STOUGHTON, LTD.
LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO
MCMXXI
CONTENTS
| I | A Great Tradition | 7 |
| II | Enter the Mounted Police | 25 |
| III | Mobilizing | 33 |
| IV | The Amazing March | 48 |
| V | Business in the Land of Indians | 57 |
| VI | Handling American Indians | 78 |
| VII | The Iron Horses | 93 |
| VIII | Riel Again | 106 |
| IX | Reconstruction | 126 |
| X | Changing Scenery | 141 |
| XI | In the Gold Country | 153 |
| XII | Stirring Days Abroad and at Home | 175 |
| XIII | Modesty and Effectiveness | 206 |
| XIV | On Land and Sea | 233 |
| XV | Glory and Tragedy in the North | 255 |
| XVI | Striking Incidents | 266 |
| XVII | The Great War Period | 281 |
| XVIII | Great Traditions Upheld | 297 |