1 00:00:00,350 --> 00:00:03,169 Canadian folklore and ghost stories as 2 00:00:03,169 --> 00:00:03,179 Canadian folklore and ghost stories as 3 00:00:03,179 --> 00:00:06,860 Canadian folklore and ghost stories as retold by author Becca Ferguson narrated 4 00:00:06,860 --> 00:00:06,870 retold by author Becca Ferguson narrated 5 00:00:06,870 --> 00:00:11,180 retold by author Becca Ferguson narrated by Robbie Ferguson this is the Red River 6 00:00:11,180 --> 00:00:11,190 by Robbie Ferguson this is the Red River 7 00:00:11,190 --> 00:00:16,760 by Robbie Ferguson this is the Red River oxcart ghost of Manitoba 8 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:16,770 9 00:00:16,770 --> 00:00:18,090 [Music] 10 00:00:18,090 --> 00:00:18,100 [Music] 11 00:00:18,100 --> 00:00:20,769 [Music] ghost seen at the fort 12 00:00:20,769 --> 00:00:20,779 ghost seen at the fort 13 00:00:20,779 --> 00:00:22,960 ghost seen at the fort nightly vigils of the sentries made 14 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:22,970 nightly vigils of the sentries made 15 00:00:22,970 --> 00:00:25,600 nightly vigils of the sentries made hideous by an apparition was the title 16 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:25,610 hideous by an apparition was the title 17 00:00:25,610 --> 00:00:27,700 hideous by an apparition was the title of a newspaper article in the August 18 00:00:27,700 --> 00:00:27,710 of a newspaper article in the August 19 00:00:27,710 --> 00:00:31,770 of a newspaper article in the August 29th 1903 issue of the morning telegram 20 00:00:31,770 --> 00:00:31,780 29th 1903 issue of the morning telegram 21 00:00:31,780 --> 00:00:34,210 29th 1903 issue of the morning telegram in the nineteenth century 22 00:00:34,210 --> 00:00:34,220 in the nineteenth century 23 00:00:34,220 --> 00:00:36,280 in the nineteenth century the Red River Trails in Winnipeg 24 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:36,290 the Red River Trails in Winnipeg 25 00:00:36,290 --> 00:00:38,979 the Red River Trails in Winnipeg Manitoba were a trade route of oxcart 26 00:00:38,979 --> 00:00:38,989 Manitoba were a trade route of oxcart 27 00:00:38,989 --> 00:00:40,600 Manitoba were a trade route of oxcart roads that connected the Red River 28 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:40,610 roads that connected the Red River 29 00:00:40,610 --> 00:00:43,360 roads that connected the Red River Colony and Fort Garry in British North 30 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:43,370 Colony and Fort Garry in British North 31 00:00:43,370 --> 00:00:46,000 Colony and Fort Garry in British North America all the way to the Mississippi 32 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:46,010 America all the way to the Mississippi 33 00:00:46,010 --> 00:00:49,360 America all the way to the Mississippi River in the United States in those days 34 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:49,370 River in the United States in those days 35 00:00:49,370 --> 00:00:51,670 River in the United States in those days the area was inhabited by Scottish 36 00:00:51,670 --> 00:00:51,680 the area was inhabited by Scottish 37 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:53,709 the area was inhabited by Scottish settlers and the matey 38 00:00:53,709 --> 00:00:53,719 settlers and the matey 39 00:00:53,719 --> 00:00:56,110 settlers and the matey who at the time were disparagingly 40 00:00:56,110 --> 00:00:56,120 who at the time were disparagingly 41 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,260 who at the time were disparagingly referred to as half-breeds due to their 42 00:00:59,260 --> 00:00:59,270 referred to as half-breeds due to their 43 00:00:59,270 --> 00:01:02,319 referred to as half-breeds due to their French and First Nations heritage the 44 00:01:02,319 --> 00:01:02,329 French and First Nations heritage the 45 00:01:02,329 --> 00:01:04,719 French and First Nations heritage the land was not shared mutually between the 46 00:01:04,719 --> 00:01:04,729 land was not shared mutually between the 47 00:01:04,729 --> 00:01:06,969 land was not shared mutually between the two groups and thus regarding the 48 00:01:06,969 --> 00:01:06,979 two groups and thus regarding the 49 00:01:06,979 --> 00:01:09,160 two groups and thus regarding the haunting at Fort Garry the newspaper 50 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:09,170 haunting at Fort Garry the newspaper 51 00:01:09,170 --> 00:01:12,100 haunting at Fort Garry the newspaper speculated that the first owners of the 52 00:01:12,100 --> 00:01:12,110 speculated that the first owners of the 53 00:01:12,110 --> 00:01:13,930 speculated that the first owners of the Red River Valley were resenting the 54 00:01:13,930 --> 00:01:13,940 Red River Valley were resenting the 55 00:01:13,940 --> 00:01:15,850 Red River Valley were resenting the intrusion of the Northwest Mounted 56 00:01:15,850 --> 00:01:15,860 intrusion of the Northwest Mounted 57 00:01:15,860 --> 00:01:18,340 intrusion of the Northwest Mounted Rifles upon the grounds sacred to their 58 00:01:18,340 --> 00:01:18,350 Rifles upon the grounds sacred to their 59 00:01:18,350 --> 00:01:20,520 Rifles upon the grounds sacred to their dead and making their displeasure 60 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:20,530 dead and making their displeasure 61 00:01:20,530 --> 00:01:27,520 dead and making their displeasure severely felt one ominous summer evening 62 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:27,530 severely felt one ominous summer evening 63 00:01:27,530 --> 00:01:29,949 severely felt one ominous summer evening in the wee hours of the night a lone 64 00:01:29,949 --> 00:01:29,959 in the wee hours of the night a lone 65 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,320 in the wee hours of the night a lone soldier standing guard outside the lower 66 00:01:32,320 --> 00:01:32,330 soldier standing guard outside the lower 67 00:01:32,330 --> 00:01:34,839 soldier standing guard outside the lower four carri saw something dark and 68 00:01:34,839 --> 00:01:34,849 four carri saw something dark and 69 00:01:34,849 --> 00:01:38,830 four carri saw something dark and looming approaching in the mist next 70 00:01:38,830 --> 00:01:38,840 looming approaching in the mist next 71 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,350 looming approaching in the mist next came the rhythmic clip clopping of 72 00:01:41,350 --> 00:01:41,360 came the rhythmic clip clopping of 73 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,529 came the rhythmic clip clopping of hooves an ox car appeared from the gloom 74 00:01:44,529 --> 00:01:44,539 hooves an ox car appeared from the gloom 75 00:01:44,539 --> 00:01:47,080 hooves an ox car appeared from the gloom driven by a matey man and 76 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:47,090 driven by a matey man and 77 00:01:47,090 --> 00:01:50,200 driven by a matey man and woman though puzzled by the outdated 78 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:50,210 woman though puzzled by the outdated 79 00:01:50,210 --> 00:01:52,480 woman though puzzled by the outdated look of the lot the soldier shrugged it 80 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:52,490 look of the lot the soldier shrugged it 81 00:01:52,490 --> 00:01:55,240 look of the lot the soldier shrugged it off and said nothing as the cart slowly 82 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:55,250 off and said nothing as the cart slowly 83 00:01:55,250 --> 00:01:58,270 off and said nothing as the cart slowly lumbered by a few minutes later however 84 00:01:58,270 --> 00:01:58,280 lumbered by a few minutes later however 85 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,550 lumbered by a few minutes later however another dark form appeared in the 86 00:02:00,550 --> 00:02:00,560 another dark form appeared in the 87 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,219 another dark form appeared in the distant mist and what seemed to be the 88 00:02:03,219 --> 00:02:03,229 distant mist and what seemed to be the 89 00:02:03,229 --> 00:02:07,389 distant mist and what seemed to be the very same ox cart traveled by again the 90 00:02:07,389 --> 00:02:07,399 very same ox cart traveled by again the 91 00:02:07,399 --> 00:02:10,960 very same ox cart traveled by again the third time it appeared the soldier began 92 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:10,970 third time it appeared the soldier began 93 00:02:10,970 --> 00:02:14,800 third time it appeared the soldier began to tremble palms damp and sweat on his 94 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:14,810 to tremble palms damp and sweat on his 95 00:02:14,810 --> 00:02:17,740 to tremble palms damp and sweat on his brow he ordered the cart to halt but no 96 00:02:17,740 --> 00:02:17,750 brow he ordered the cart to halt but no 97 00:02:17,750 --> 00:02:19,630 brow he ordered the cart to halt but no sooner had his authoritative words wrung 98 00:02:19,630 --> 00:02:19,640 sooner had his authoritative words wrung 99 00:02:19,640 --> 00:02:22,300 sooner had his authoritative words wrung out when the entire apparition vanished 100 00:02:22,300 --> 00:02:22,310 out when the entire apparition vanished 101 00:02:22,310 --> 00:02:25,900 out when the entire apparition vanished like smoke in the wind seconds later it 102 00:02:25,900 --> 00:02:25,910 like smoke in the wind seconds later it 103 00:02:25,910 --> 00:02:27,400 like smoke in the wind seconds later it reappeared in the distance and 104 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:27,410 reappeared in the distance and 105 00:02:27,410 --> 00:02:29,770 reappeared in the distance and disappeared again when he hysterically 106 00:02:29,770 --> 00:02:29,780 disappeared again when he hysterically 107 00:02:29,780 --> 00:02:33,039 disappeared again when he hysterically cried out for it to stop by now he was 108 00:02:33,039 --> 00:02:33,049 cried out for it to stop by now he was 109 00:02:33,049 --> 00:02:35,259 cried out for it to stop by now he was in a full-blown panic and threw his 110 00:02:35,259 --> 00:02:35,269 in a full-blown panic and threw his 111 00:02:35,269 --> 00:02:38,170 in a full-blown panic and threw his rifle to the ground running away back at 112 00:02:38,170 --> 00:02:38,180 rifle to the ground running away back at 113 00:02:38,180 --> 00:02:40,630 rifle to the ground running away back at the fort his fellow soldiers laughed off 114 00:02:40,630 --> 00:02:40,640 the fort his fellow soldiers laughed off 115 00:02:40,640 --> 00:02:43,229 the fort his fellow soldiers laughed off his story but the next night another 116 00:02:43,229 --> 00:02:43,239 his story but the next night another 117 00:02:43,239 --> 00:02:46,710 his story but the next night another soldier on duty had the same experience 118 00:02:46,710 --> 00:02:46,720 soldier on duty had the same experience 119 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:51,280 soldier on duty had the same experience one by one it happened to them all until 120 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:51,290 one by one it happened to them all until 121 00:02:51,290 --> 00:02:54,890 one by one it happened to them all until there was no left who could mock 122 00:02:54,890 --> 00:02:54,900 there was no left who could mock 123 00:02:54,900 --> 00:02:58,809 there was no left who could mock [Music] 124 00:02:58,809 --> 00:02:58,819 [Music] 125 00:02:58,819 --> 00:03:02,000 [Music] this has been the Red River oxcart ghost 126 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:02,010 this has been the Red River oxcart ghost 127 00:03:02,010 --> 00:03:05,330 this has been the Red 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