Battleford

Battleford, in Saskatchewan, North-west Territories of Canada, at the junction of the Battle River with the Saskatchewan, unfortunately not near the main track or branches of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The North-west Territories were organised as a part of the Dominion in 1875, and Battleford was the seat of government from October 1876 to March 1883, when the capital was transferred to Regina (q.v.). The country near is rolling prairie, thickly grassed, without tree or scrub.