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world — there was a small army of gamblers, 

 dancers, prostitutes, blacklegs, and crooks of 

 all types and kinds, chafing at the enac- 

 tions made necessary to guarantee law and 

 order. 



"Yet under Ogilvie's administration a man's 

 life was as safe and a woman's person was as 

 secure day or night as in any city of the 

 continent. 



"Ogilvie resigned in 1901. About a year 

 ago, while at La Pass near the mouth of the 

 Saskatchewan, he suffered from what he be- 

 lieved to be ptomaine poisoning. He re- 

 turned to Ottawa and there submitted to an 

 operation. He resumed his work, but in the 

 Winnipeg River district he was again taken 

 ill and was removed to Winnipeg. It was too 

 late^ however. He died on the 12th of No- 

 vember, 191 2." 



A grand range of mountains in the Yukon 

 is named after him, and many trails also, 

 which will keep his name and memory fresh 

 for ages to come. 



This distinguished man left no estate of 

 moment. His faithful wife is still living. I 

 feel sure that the Canadian Government, when 

 this condition is explained, will see that a 

 modest pension is bestowed upon Mrs. Ogilvie, 



