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Meanwhile, General Middleton had marched from Batoche to Prince Albert, where he arrived on May 17th and then pushed on to Battleford, where he joined Otter Here Poundmaker and his braves came in and surrendered. After an impressive pow-wow, Poundmaker and several other chiefs were sent prisoners to Regina, and the rest released with a warning. From Battleford, the Expeditionary Force continued west to Fort Pitt, the infantry being carried by steamers up the Saskatchewan, and the mounted men marching by the south trail. About the middle of June, Big Bear's prisoners, who had succeeded in escaping, arrived at Fort Pitt. Finally Big Bear, deserted by most of his braves, gave himself up to an officer of the Mounted Police. With his surrender expired the last vestiges of the insurrection of 1885. Altogether some 5,885 men, of whom 5,330 were militia and 555 Mounted Police, had seen military service in one capacity or an-other in connection with the suppression of the Rebellion. Of the militia 4,380 were infantry, 650 cavalry, and 300 artillery. In addition, 2,500 men were employed in connection with the transport, commissariat, and other non-combatant branches of the service. The expedition cost Canada $5,000,000—the price of procrastination.