Charles Constantine (13 November 1846 – 5 May 1912) was a Canadian Northwest Mounted Police officer and superintendent. After serving in the Canadian militia during the Red River Rebellion (1870) and the Northwest Rebellion (1885), he was commissioned as an inspector in the Northwest Mounted Police in 1886. After serving in Banff and Regina, he was sent to survey the Yukon district in 1894 as the government was concerned about the influx of American miners and the liquor trade. He forecast that a gold rush was imminent and reported that there was an urgent need for a police force. In the following year, he went back to the Yukon with a force of 20 men who were in place when the Klondike Gold Rush started in 1897. Constantine's efforts ensured that law was maintanied during the gold rush, that Canadian sovereignty was assured and helped create the Mounties' international reputation. November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... The military history of Canada includes both those military actions centred on the territory encompassing modern Canada, and participation of the Canadian military in conflicts, and also in peacekeeping, around the world. ... The Métis provisional government The Red River Rebellion of 1869 – 1870 is the term most often used to describe the actions of a provisional government established by Métis leader Louis Riel in 1869 at the Red River Settlement in what is now the Canadian province of Manitoba. ... The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) was a brief and unsuccessful attempt by the Métis people of Saskatchewan to establish their own sovereign nation independent of the Dominion of Canada. ... Banff (51°10′ N 115°33′ W Elevation: 4800 feet) is the largest town situated within Banff National Park above the Bow Falls just before the junction of the Bow River and Spray Rivers and is known for its mountainous surroundings and hot springs. ... Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the provincial capital of Saskatchewan, Canada and was incorporated as a city on June 19, 1903. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th)  - Land 474,391 km²  - Water 8,052 km² (1. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A typical gold mining operation, on Bonanza Creek The Klondike Gold Rush was a frenzy of gold rush immigration to and gold prospecting in the Klondike near Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, Canada, after gold was discovered in the late 19th century. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

He left the Yukon in 1898, replaced by Sam Steele and returned to the prairies after being promoted to Superintendent. In 1902, he returned to the north to establish forts at Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories and Herschel Island off the Yukon Arctic Ocean coast. This was the first foray by the NWMP north of the Arctic circle. Sir Samuel Benfield Steele Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele, CB, KCMG, MVO (January 5, 1849 - January 30, 1919) was a famous member of the North West Mounted Police. ... Herschel Island is an island in the Beaufort Sea, which is considered part of the Arctic Ocean. ... World map showing the five major circles of latitude Two shirtless young men brave the cold at the edge of the Arctic Circle in Grimsey, Iceland. ...

After returning to the Athabasca District in 1905, Constantine was responsible for building a trail from Fort St. John, British Columbia to Teslin Lake in the Yukon, although work on the trail was abandoned in 1908. He died in 1912 in California following an operation. Fort Saint John (more common spelling Fort St. ...