The North-West Mounted Police also used the facility for training in the 1870s.
The North-West Mounted Police built a barracks and the hall was moved over from the southern location (2.5 miles).
From 1874 the North-West Mounted Police began to extend formal government into the area.
In 1882 the North-West Mounted Police established their presence on the north east shore.
The North-West Mounted Police will not let them pass unless they have 1000 pounds of food per person.
It became a North-West Mounted Police post in 1875.
European settlement began with the arrival of the North-West Mounted Police in the mid 19th century.
His contract as a guide for the North-West Mounted Police was to last twenty-two years.
After a period as a rancher he joined the North-West Mounted Police in 1894.
The fort was later taken over by the North-West Mounted Police who used it until 1893.
