Frank Bull, one of the pioneers of the Yorkton district, came from Toronto in April of 1883.

He traveled with his wife to the United States, going to Detroit and from there to Winnipeg. They then took the train to Whitewood.

At Whitewood, along with others , Mr. Bull set out with a six-wagon train to Qu'Appelle, while his wife stayed behind. The travelers had to stay in Qu'Appelle for two weeks as the swollen river prevented the ferry from taking them across the valley.

They had to leave some of their goods in Qu'Appelle because the hills were too high for their wagons to navigate with full loads.

From Qu'Appelle they traveled across country with only a compass to guide them. Across what seemed like endless prairie, they traveled until they came to the William Hopkins home, which was located four miles from the present site of Yorkton.

Mr. Bull immediately returned to Qu'Appelle for the rest of his goods.

Two months later, Mrs. Bull came to Yorkton, travelling by oxen and covered wagon from Whitewood, a distance of 60 miles.

Mrs. Bull was the first white woman to come to the Wallace district. The family lived in a tent until a shanty with a sod roof was completed before the winter months.

In 1883 Mr. Bull broke 20 acres of land and the next year put in a crop, but an early frost destroyed the crop, and the wheat was only good for feed.

Times were hard and trying for everyone. Joel Reaman, who had the store, was very good to the settlers at York Colony and took in dairy products and the crops of the land in lieu of cash--even for postage stamps, as he was the postmaster.

Again in 1885 the crops froze.

In 1885 the rebellion was at its height and Mr. Bull enlisted in the Home Guard. Everyone was distressed and runners were kept busy between Yorkton and the surrounding area, keeping settlers informed.

In the absence of Mr. Bull, Mrs. Bull left everything and with the help of Tobias Switzer, hitched the oxen to a wagon which carried as much of their possessions as would fit, along with provisions. Along with four cows, they started out to Armstrong Lake, a distance of 12 miles, where they stayed with other settlers.

After the rebellion was over, Mrs. Bull and the other settlers returned to their homesteads.

Times were hard and Mrs. Bull adapted to the circumstances. She made all the family clothes as well as mitts and mocassins from hides, and caps from mink skins.

The first six years on the homestead were full of difficulties, but later Mr. Bull became a successful farmer and acquired a considerable amount of land.

Along with his successful farming, Mr. Bull was involved in community affairs. By this time the Bulls had a home in Yorkton. He was the vice-president of the first meeting of the Yorkton Fair Board, and when the school district was organized at the new town site in 1891, Mr. Bull was on the first board. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge, and helped to organize the Orange Lodge in Yorkton.

Mr. Bull died at the age of 81 in 1937. A crescent in Weinmaster Park subdivision is named for the family, and the Little Whitesand River, on the east side of the city, continues to be commonly known as Bull's Creek.