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.