Moose Mountain Fort Ellice Trail
N 50° 03.434 W 102° 18.144
13U E 693086 N 5548481
Located on Hwy 9 South of Whitewood.
Waymark Code: WMTNF6
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 12/17/2016
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As the plaque reads:
Moose Mountain Fort Ellice Trail
One the important trails of the nineteenth century crossed here, linking Fort Ellice, at the Junction of the Qu'Appelle and Assiniboine Rivers, with the Moose Mountains and the Plains to the South West.
Fur traders used it early in the 1800's to travel to the Plains, where they hunted buffalo. Their principle food, after 1873, the North West Mounted Police used it for patrols and in the 1800's. It was used by government surveyors sent out to survey the land in preparation for settlers, and by the incoming settlers as a route to their new homes.
In 1857, the Palliser Expedition, scientific expedition sponsored by Canada to determine if the plains were suitable for agriculture. Followed this trail to examine the coal fields at Roche Percée 120 km to the South West.
Government of Saskatchewan
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Marker type: Plaque on Post
Marker placement date: Not listed
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