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86CANADA AND ITS PROVINCESpolitical history, 189-92 ; placed under department of Interior (1873), 200; North-West Territories Amendment Act of 1888,226 ;creation of two provinces, 266 ;educational clauses of measure modified, 6 154-5 ;terms of provincial status, 19 268 ;slownessof decentralization in, 20 334-5 ; politicalhistory since 1905, (Saskatchewan) 270-5,(Alberta) 275-80 first ; provincial elections,6 157. Population, 19 162, 172 (1881, 1891,1894, 1897, 1901, 1906), 176 ; growth of,167-8; percentage of increase (1891-1901,1901-6), 252.North-West Council : its first session, 200 ;changes of location, 200-1 its; gradual transformation, 201-2 ; first electoral districtsand first election, 202-3 and n. ; table showing change in proportion of elected members(1877-87), 204 ; range of its activities, 204-5,213 ;table showing electoral districts, namesof members, and numbers of voters (1886),204 n. ; powers of lieutenant-governor incouncil, 205-6 ;and claims of half-breeds,209-10 ;resolution on Kiel execution, 211 n. ;urges clemency to half-breeds, 212 ; agitation for reform, 213-14, 216-17 ;its constitutional position, 217-18 ;territorial representation in Dominion parliament, 219-20 ;propose introduction of ballot, 220.Legislative Assembly its first meeting,:221-2 ; struggle for responsible government,220, 221, 222-47 ;its first members, 222-4 ;advisory council on finance a conflict ofinterpretation, 226-7 ;conflict with lieutenant-governor, 228-38, 239 ;reforms inadvisory council, 237-9 ; appointment ofexecutive council, 239-40 ;deadlock onelection of speaker, 242-3 ;constitutionaland financial position, 245-7 ;limited grantof self-government (1897), 247 ; struggle forprovincial status, 248-70 ;aloof fromDominion party politics, 251 ; refusedprovincial status (1902), 258-9 four ; plansof Territorial division, 260 ; separate schoolsissue a bar to autonomy, 261-3.See Agriculture; Education ; Fisheries ;Forests ; Government Judicial ; Systems ;Laud ; Mining ; Municipal Institutions ;Physical Features ;Prairie Provinces ;Public Finance ; Railways Roads ; ; SeparateSchools.Saskatchewan College of Agriculture. Theinstitution and its extension work, 20 577-9.Saskatchewan Rebellion. See North -WestRebellion.Saskatchewan River. Discovery of, 1 133 -4 ;its course and length, 20 543 ; explored byde Noyelles, 1 136 ; testimony of Britishtraders as to French posts on, 144-6 ; beginning of steam navigation on, 10 567 ;navigable extent and steamer services, 567.Saskatchewan, University of. Its origin andgrowth, 20 467-70.Saskatchewan Valley Land Company. Itssuccessful colonizing work, 19 178-9.Saskatoon. The settlement in 1890, 19 171 ;rise in prices occasioned by arrival of Barrcolonists, 183 ; development assisted byBarr colonists, 185 ; rejoicing afc on arrivalof first locomotive (1890), 185 n. ; population (1901, 1911), 20327 ; assessment systemof, 407.Saskatoon. Lakes freighter, 10 557.Satellite, H.M.S. At ceremony of foundingcolony of British Columbia, 21 150 : marinesfrom employed during M c Gowan riots, 153.Saturnia. Donaldson Line steamship, 10 614.Saugeen. Chippewas of surrender land without compensation, 5 337.Sault-au-Matelot. Seigniory of granted toLouis H6bert (1623), 2 323 n., 530.Sault-au-Reeollet. Why so called, 1 59.Sault St Louis. See Long Sault.Sault Ste Marie. Neutrals settle at, 1 69 ;trade of controlled by Ottawas, 7 1 ; centralmart of North-West, 75 ;mission of Dablonand Marquette at, 85 ;French claim toNorth American sovereignty made at, 102-3 ;occupied by British, 3 58 ;fort attackedduring Pontiac s War, 64 ; horse tramwayconstructed, 10 543 ; cessions of Indianlands at, 5 346 ;steel production (1910), 18634.Sault Ste Marie Canal. Lock constructed byNorth-West Company, 10 529 ;its completion, 529-30; increase in traffic (1897-1912), 530, 536 ;smallness of inter-laketraffic prior to its construction, 542-3.Saulteux. Educational work on behalf of, atRed River, 20 419, 424-5 ; cede territory, 7597.Saumarez, Sir Thomas (1760-1845). Presidentand commander-in-chief in New Brunswick(1813-14), 13 184.Saunders, Sir Charles (1713-75), admiral. Sailsfrom Spithead (February 16, 1759), 1 277 ;sketch of, 277-8 ;at siege of Quebec, 285,289, 294, 298, 307, 308 ;endorses Egmont smemorial, 13 341.Saunders, Charles Edward (&. 1867). Breedswheat-plant more suitable for northernlatitudes than the Red Fife, 20 518.Saunders, Edward Manning (1829-1916). HisThree Premiers of Nova Scotia, 12 510; oninfluence of Baptists of Maritime Provinces,11 359.Saunders, John (1754-1834), chief justice ofNew Brunswick (1822-34). Member ofassembly of New Brunswick, 13 174; presides at trial of Miramichi rioters, 195 ;president of legislative council, 200.Saunders, Margaret Marshall (b. 18^1). Authorof Beautiful Joe, 12 528.Saunders, William (1836-1914). Member ofOntario Agricultural Commission (1880), 18572 ; organises experimental farms, 7 667.Sauve. Mission teacher at Pembina, 11 123,20 418.Savage, John. Patentee of West Shefford, 15150.Savignon. Huron who accompanied Champlainto France, 1 47.Sawyer, A. W. President of Acadia College,11 357.Sawyer, Everett W. President of OkanaganCollege, Summerland, B.C., 11 375 ;member