The Cariboo Trail
N 48° 18.407 W 119° 37.879
11U E 304889 N 5353745
Someone ought to tell the TV writers about this trail. It ran for 800 miles, about as far as the Chisholm Trail back east, and with a lot more ups and downs.
Waymark Code: WMXXA
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2006
Views: 42
This beautiful river valley forms a natural north-south passage, used for centuries by indians, later came Hudson's Bay Company fur brigades, packing pelts from Canada to Fort Okanogan. Hardly had the dust settled from the last brigade (1846) when prospectors began drifting through, panning for gold. The big strikes in the Cariboo produced a rush in the early 60's. To feed the hungry miners. Cowboys and cusswords drove thousands of cattle past here to the gold fields around Barkerville, B.C. The last drive was in 1868.
Marker Name: The Cariboo Trail
Marker Type: Roadside
Town name: Okanogan, WA
Placer: Okanogan County Historical Society
Related website: [Web Link]
Date marker was placed: Not listed
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