The Mystery of the Reg.# Under a Saddle

 The Mystery of the Reg.# Under a Saddle

'Friends Not Forgotten'

This note was received today from Mr. David Thompson-Upton.

Dear Joe;

"I am emailing you in regards to a NWMP California style saddle that we have on loan at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta. 

This saddle is marked with the number 386 under it and I was thinking it possibly could be a Reg. #?  

I ran the Reg #386 on your database and it comes back to a Robert Stewart but he was only in the Force from 1879 to 1880.   

However, this type of saddle was not in use with the NWMP until 1884, or so, and by that time Robert Stewart had left the Force. 

So, I am wondering if you could possibly help me with what the number could be?  

Possibly the saddle belonged to a member that had been posted at Police Coulee near Writing-on-Stone Prov Park which started with a tent camp in 1887 and ran until 1918".

Mr. Thompson-Upton has concluded that the saddle with the #386 does not belong to Reg.#386, Constable Robert Stewart.

Does anyone think they know the answer to the riddle?

'Maintain Our Memories'

J. J. Healy,

Reg.#23685