Fort Ellice-Fort Carlton Trail
N 50° 38.380 W 101° 41.670
14U E 309480 N 5613219
Located North of Spy Hill on Hwy 8.
Waymark Code: WMTNE3
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 12/17/2016
Views: 3
As the plaque reads:
Preserve Our Heritage
Fort Ellice-Fort Carlton Trail
The old cart-trail which pioneers called the Battleford Trail once past this spot. It was part of the great overland route linking Fort Garry with Edmonton House during the fur trade era.
A fast cart-train would make the 900 mile trip in six weeks.
Fort Ellice stood 25 miles South-East along the trail and Fort Carlton 250 miles to the North-West.
Between these central depots of the fur trade would ply the brigades of Red River carts, laden with furs, trade-goods and provisions.
Metis hunters from the Red River often followed the trail westward seeking the buffalo herds.
When the NWMP entered the West in 1874, one column took this route from Fort Ellice to Edmonton.
Later it served the first freighters and settlers of this part of Saskatchewan.
A Saskatchewan Historic Site
Saskatchewan
Department of Natural Resources
Marker type: Plaque on Post
Marker placement date: Not listed
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