from another list. Sender was Karen Alton akalton@cici.mb.ca << In the Wentworth Bygones of 1967 #7 there is an acticle on pg 76 called He Died with Custer. You might like to read it after the following. lst basis info. He was the grandson of Mr & Mrs John Winer of Hamilton , son of their daughter Augusta wife of Dr.Alexander H. Cooke of Mount Pleasant, Brant County and attended classes in Central School Hamilton. Excerpts from newspaper article The Western Producer Apr 15/1999 Custer weapon sells for $60,000 by Brenda Kossowan I will not quote the article but give you a precise. The weapon was put up for auction in Red Deer Alberta on the day after easter. A phone in bid paid $60,000 for a pistol, holster and pocketknife recovered from the historic Battle of Little Big Horn. The bidding was opened at$40,000. They were the property of Lt. William winer Cooke, an Ontario born cavalry officer who died with Lt.-Col. George Armstrong Custer at the 1876 army-Indian battle known as Custer's last stand. Legend says the barrel on the muzzle-loaded Remington percussion revolver split as Cooke tried to fire at an attacking warrior. The deceased officer's great nephew of Watrous, sask said that the barrel is split. Apparently the warrkor that killed Cook removed the gun, holster and pocketknife from the body, later, fearing retaliation, he turned it over to an officer of the Northwest Mounted Police who sent them on to the U.S. army and they sent them to Lt. Cook's mother's family. Cook apparently as a last act at the battle wrote a note asking Capt. Benteen to send help. P.S. Anyone interested in the RCMP March West go to this website: www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca click on The March West. Our little town is hosting them the evening of May 12 with a dinner and they are camping here and then moving on after breakfast on May 13 on their trek. K.A. >> For more info please send new email to Karen Alton akalton@cici.mb.ca