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Mad Trapper of Rat River

Started by SwampDonkey, May 18, 2007, 07:40:11 PM

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SwampDonkey

Story of Albert Johnson
http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/NWT/madtrapper.htm

Movies of about Albert Johnson

The Mad Trapper (1972) TV
Death Hunt (1981)

Books

Mad Trapper of Rat River
The Mad Trapper
The death of Albert Johnson
THE MAD TRAPPER OF RAT RIVER - Albert Johnson


Documentary in the works: 'The Hunted', length-60 minutes. By Myth Merchant Films of Alberta.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2006/11/30/trapper-dig.html

Songs

Canadian born country singer Wilf Carter, 'The Capture Of Albert Johnson'.

Lyrics:
There in that far-north country lived a trapper thought insane.
Some of his redskin neighbors to the pólice sent a complaint.

Two redcoats of the Mounties, who are known for their fame,
Went north to find the trouble. On this trapper was put the blame.

They journeyed out to his cabin. No harm was meant, you know.
But the trapper with his six-gun, he laid a Mountie low.

'Twas then that the trouble started, and as the story goes forth,
It was the greatest manhunt in the hist'ry of the north.

For weeks and weeks they trailed him through the snow and the bitter cold,
And the hardships that he endured we folks will never know.

Once when they had him surrounded while trailing him through the snow,
He laid another deadly shot, laid another Mountie low.

Still on and on they trailed him. This trapper he knew his game.
He'd backtrack on his trailers, this man they thought insane.

Now the chances of his escape for the trapper they were too slim.
They hunted him by day. They hunted him by night. This manhunt they must win.

Then just in the evening twilight, he was climbing up a hill.
This trapper sighted his trailers, aimed another shot to kill.

Down deep in the snow for shelter, the bullets were flying low.
He aimed another deadly shot, laid another Mountie low.

The rest of them heard the shooting. They quickly joined the lead;
And under a hail of bullets his riddled body dropped dead.

Now the greatest of the manhunts are [sic] ended in the history of that northern land,
But we'll give credit to the Mountie. They always get their man.
"No amount of belief makes something a fact." James Randi

1 Thessalonians 5:21

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Fla._Deadheader


Wasn't this already a movie, with Charles Bronson ???
All truth passes through three stages:
   First, it is ridiculed;
   Second, it is violently opposed; and
   Third, it is accepted as self-evident.

-- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

SwampDonkey

Yes, 'Death Hunt' with Charles Bronson as the mad trapper and Lee Marvin as a mounty.
"No amount of belief makes something a fact." James Randi

1 Thessalonians 5:21

2020 Polaris Ranger 570 to forward firewood, Husqvarna 555 XT Pro, Stihl FS560 clearing saw and continuously thinning my ground, on the side. Grow them trees. (((o)))

sawguy21

That is a fascinating story. The hunt helped prove the value of aircraft in the north.
old age and treachery will always overcome youth and enthusiasm

isawlogs


  I havethat book here some wheres . Good book .
A man does not always grow wise as he grows old , but he always grows old as he grows wise .

   Marcel

fuzzybear

    When I get to town later today I'll try to stop by the RCMP/NWMP cemetery and take a picture. The Mounties that were killed are burried there.  Along with the lost patrol and about a dozen other officers.
    From 1899 to 1930 the average age of these brave men burried there is 20 yo. Most died trying to save there fellow human beings. One 19 yo mountie died trying to save his dog team when they broke through the ice on the Stewart River. 
    These young men risked all for the adventure of a life time and $45 a month. The temperature ranged from 90f in the summer to -75f in the winter.
    The men and woman who braved the north for gold and a simpler way of life were tough as nails. Even today it takes a special person to live "up north". Especially living out in the bush.
I never met a tree I didn't like!!

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