Fort Whoop UP

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Fort Whoop UP

• The Lawless NW Territories 1870s

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Fort Whoop Up

• Ilegal Whiskey Trade
• (officially known as Fort Hamilton)
• during the late 1800s served as a centre for
  various illegal activities
• during this time, the sale of whiskey was
  outlawed
• however, no police force in the region at the
  time
• many whiskey traders settled area and charged
  high prices for their goods.
• destroyed by fire within a year of its
  construction
• deliberate arson so better fort built in place

Native people waiting to trade at Fort Whoop-Up.
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Whoop-Up Bug Juice

• Whoop-Up Bug Juice was a highly-priced alcohol
• spiked with ginger, molasses, and red pepper
• coloured with black chewing tobacco, watered
  down, and boiled to make "firewater
• outlaws of Fort Whoop-Up and surrounding areas
  directly contributed to the formation of the
  North-West Mounted Police.

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NWMP Arrive

• North-West Mounted Police helped drive-out the
  Whoop-Up whiskey traders
• first strike came after a Native complained at
  Fort Macleod about being sold overpriced Whoop-Up
  Bug Juice
• Shortly after, the North-West Mounted Police
  caught and fined the traders
• whiskey traders were chased out of "Whoop-Up
  Country"

Fort Macleod
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James Macleod's quarters