New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
KLONUIHE'S CONHANDER IN TOWN
A MAN WHO HAS SEEN SERVICE AND WILL
GIVE JUSTICE TO EVERY ONE
HIS EXPEDITION.


Major G. NJ Walsh arrived In this city on sunday
evening and stayed AT the Murray Hill Hotel until
last night. when he returned to Montreal Major
Walsh who has been selected the admnistra-
tive officer Of the Canadian Yukon by the Canadlan
Government is widely known 10 American miners
on tho Canadian border line and to United states
ARMY officers on the frontier. His iron-gray nair
is brushed back from his forehead, ana ne wears
n,us,ache and dab Of hair on his chin that en-
nhosizss his square law The Major is feet 10
inches tall and weighs about one hundred ana
ninety pounds He IS straight as an arrow,
souare-shouldered and athletic, and he Is adm'tea
bv the men and adored by the women In the re-
rions where he is best known His career IN MANI
toha and the Northwest is replete with stirring In
cidents He is as brave lion. a strict disoi-
pIinarian. tactful and just Major Walsh possesses
a fair share of the worlds goods. and he Is gem
arous and warm hearted. true and loyal TO MS
friends >,..
I. was Major Walsh who organized the Nor'h.
west mounted police. one OF the most elnc'e"'
bodies Of men under the flag of Great britain
ror, Walsh WAS named after him. and his fame as
a sunnressor of lawessness and his just dealings
v,,,b m. Indians made his name a watchword
ororp the early settlers in Manitoba ana briush
columbia II his advice had been TAKEN theFe
would have been no Rel rebellion IN MANITOBA
Whom General Miles chased Sitting Bull ana his
cioux warriors out Of the Little Big Horn region
walsh rounded them up and received the surren-
dor of Sitting Bull. At this time he made the
,oou.intance Of General Miles. and they became
fas friends General Miles is a great admrer Oh
Major Walsh and considers him one OF the pest
orr,rizers as well as one Of the most intelligent,
for-eeeing astute commanders he has ever met
Major Walsh visited Wall-st yesterday to see
come Of his old friends and companions who were
With him when the Canadian Pacific Railroad was
construct 3D. He was warmly received ana talked
and chatted about the days when emigration 10
the whea. regions OF Manitoba ana the Nor'h"eSt
Territorv was at it's food. American investors ana
miners are reioiced that Major Walsh was sel"St"u
AZ the administrative officer ~ IN" 'anadltn
Yukon He Is emnently fitted Tor the post ailo
every American miner from the Canadian boun.
,ary line 20 Mexico feels confident thdt ne VIII re-
ceive all tha' is justly due 10 MN throuisn ,he @
will have three hundred selected men, properly
armed and equipped and several Maxim guns as
force under his command; M ,i,i,sts N
made for some OF the supplies ana equipinen,S u.
this city yesterday. The expedition Will start LOT
the Yukon on British warshiP rom Aaneouver, a. @
red on the ship that upon the arrival OF the
expedition AT Dyea the voyage np the fnnon aa can
of telegraph will be carried along ana commune
cation between the Canadian min"s. IN the hlon.
dixie established with the Canadian Government
as Il II is possible to do 80
With Major Walsh at the head OF the Yukon
police. the Klondike region on the canadian side
who shoot will do well To give a wide berth.
Major Walsh and his men are familiar WIKI desc
Rockies and from the boundary line Of the United
States to the region OF eternal ice and snow or the
Arctic. The men are Injured To hardship and their
commander knows just what they require Tor tneir
duties In the klondike region II Is probable that
the expedition VIII essay the crossing OF the chill
koot Pass and attempt TO reach the mining re-
gions by November. 1t Is safe 10 say that the
Expedition under Major Walshs command will he
the best equipped that has yet started for the new
la nd gold