Fort Steele: Gold Rush to Boom Town

by Naomi Miller

Fort Steele began in 1864 as the site of John Galbraith's ferry, which transported eager gold seekers across the Kootenay River to nearby Wild Horse Creek. Major Sam Steele's "D" Division of the North West Mounted Police built Kootenay Post here in 1887 and helped alleviate tensions between white settlers and the Native Ktunaxa people. With all disputes settled peacefully and Steele recalled to Alberta to take on a new challenge, the appreciative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1894384385
• ISBN13: 9781894384384
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd.
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"