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Major James Morrow Walsh
Major
James Morrow Walsh of NWMP fame,
b-
May 22, 1840 in Prescott, County of
Grenville, ON,
d- July 25, 1905
in Brockville ON.
In 1866 he was
commissioned as Lieutenant in the rifle Company of Prescott, and in 1867
appointed Captain and Adjutant of the 56th battalion, on its formation.
He raised and took command of the Prescott Troop of Calvary the same
year, and then was appointed an ensign of the first Ontario battalion of
the Red River Expedition force, but resigned in 1870. He was
gazetted a Brevet-Major in 1872
He served throughout the Fenian raids of 1866 and 1870 and in 1873 was
appointed an inspector of the North west Mounted Police, then being
organized. In the Northwest he had a great reputation with the
Native Indians, especially in the treatment of the Sioux Chief, Sitting
Bull, after he retreated to Canada after defeating Custer.
He was in command of D troop, NWMP in July 1874.
when they went west through
Roche Percee and Estevan area.
Resigned and retired Sept 1, 1883
from the NWMP in the Yukon.
He was the First Governor of the Yukon.
He established and was the President of
the Dominion Coal,
Coke and Transportation Company
which he established in Brandon.
He knew the General Manager of the CPR,
William Cornelius Van Horne, in Fort Qu'Appelle,
while he was there for 2 years.
He sold his coal to the CPR, his biggest customer.
He built an elaborate home
named Indian Chief in Brockville ON.
1870 he married Miss
Mary Mowat of Prescott ON
He had 2 partners in Coal Company in Winnipeg,
before the Dominion Coal Company Mine, in Estevan
He was heavily involved in
this coal mine.
From all accounts, Major Walsh
watched over the operation of the mine.
In one article it stated he was President of the Company.
After the coal quality
deteriorated in the Estevan Mine,
He moved his operations to Roche Percee.
He is listed in a tale that is told book,
as owning NE 1/4 of Section 22, Tsp 2, Rge 8, W2
Entry Aug 8, 1892, Coal Land Sale #77
Receipt of patent, Sept 9, 1892.
He arrived in a
Personal Railcar called the "Virginia"
owned by a Mr. Mr. Arthur Gould Yates.
arriving after dark on
Sept. 10, 1892.
Their story is on my
Dominion Coal Company web
page.
Apr 20, 1894
June 2, 1894
Major Walsh, described as
Manager,
described their new mine, 3 miles down the valley,
east of Roche Percee, alongside the Hassard mine,
the Property of The Souris Coal Mining Company.
Coal quality harder than at Estevan.
He is still adamant the Estevan Mine will remain open.
Another very famous person,
who spent time in Estevan,
at the turn of the Century. |
