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TheOkanagan Trailwas an inland route to theFraser Canyon Gold Rushfrom theLower Columbiaregion of theWashingtonandOregon Territoriesin 1858–1859. The route was essentially the same as that used by theHudson's Bay Companyfur brigades, following theColumbia Riverto the confluence of theOkanogan River,and then up that river's watercourse viaOsoyoos,Skaha(Dog) andOkanaganlakes, then using a pass via Monte Creek toFort Kamloops,at the confluence of theNorthandSouth Thompsonrivers. From there, the route went west down theThompson Rivereither to the lower gold-bearing bars of theFraser Riverbetween what is nowLytton, British ColumbiaandYale, British Columbia,or via Hat Creek andMarble Canyonto the upper Fraser goldfields around present-dayLillooet, British Columbia.A shorter branch-route to the lower Thompson and lower Fraser Canyon diverged from the main route at the confluence of theSimilkameen Riverand the Okanogan (at present-dayOroville, Washington). Cayoosh and The Fountains are today'sLillooet, British Columbiaand environs.
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edit- Mather, Ken (2018).Trail North: The Okanagan Trail of 1858-68 and Its Origins in British Columbia and Washington.Heritage House.ISBN978-1-77203-230-7.
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