er ▁on ▁his ▁single ▁quarter ▁section ▁of ▁land ▁could ▁bare ly ▁afford ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁ox en ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁cost ▁around ▁$ 2 5 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁a ▁good ▁team ▁of ▁horses ▁would ▁run ▁about ▁$ 6 0 0 . ▁($ 2 5 0 ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁$ ▁in ▁present ▁day ▁terms ▁and ▁$ 6 0 0 ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁$ .) ▁ ▁Dec line ▁ ▁Nom ination ▁of ▁Regin a ▁as ▁territorial ▁capital ▁The ▁cat ast rop he ▁of ▁Lieutenant - G overn or ▁Ed gar ▁D ew d ney ▁nomin ating ▁P ile - of - B ones , ▁later ▁Regin a , ▁as ▁his ▁Territ orial ▁Capital ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁dis aster s ▁to ▁be fall ▁Qu ' App elle . ▁The ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle , ▁Long ▁Lake ▁and ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁which ▁linked ▁Regin a , ▁S ask ato on ▁and ▁Prince ▁Albert , ▁ended ▁Qu ' App elle ' s ▁important ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁distribution ▁centre . ▁Bishop ▁Burn ' s ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁Model ▁Farm ▁and ▁transfer ▁of ▁Bishop ' s ▁Court ▁( the ▁bishop ' s ▁" pal ace ") ▁from ▁Qu ' App elle ▁to ▁Indian ▁Head ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁acceler ated ▁the ▁decl ine . ▁There after ▁Qu ' App elle ' s ▁pret ensions ▁as ▁the ▁would - be ▁met ro pole