Sinclair Pass
| Sinclair Pass | |
|---|---|
 View to the south-east from the viewpoint near Sinclair Pass | |
| Elevation | 1,486 m (4,875 ft) |
| Traversed by |  Hwy 93(Banff-Windermere Highway) |
| Location | British Columbia,Canada |
| Range | Kootenay Ranges,Canadian Rockies |
| Coordinates | 50°40′24″N115°56′8″W/ 50.67333°N 115.93556°W |
  Location ofSinclair Passin British Columbia | |
Sinclair Pass(el. 1,486 m or 4,875 ft) is a highmountain passinKootenay National Parkbetween theColumbiaandKootenay Riversto the northeast of present-dayRadium Hot Springs[1]in the province ofBritish Columbia,Canada.
History
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It was named afterJames Sinclair,afur tradingmerchant fromRed River colony.In 1841, under the guidance of Cree chiefMaskepetoon,[2]Sinclair travelled through the pass while leading an expedition consisting of 121 people from 23Métisfamilies fromRed River Colony.[3]They were hired by thePugets Sound Agricultural Companyto settle outsideCowlitz FarmandFort Nisquallyin modernWashingtonstate. This was an attempt to get the northern bank of theColumbia Riverawarded to theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelandin any potential settlement in theOregon boundary dispute.[4]
See also
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^"Sinclair Pass".BC Geographical Names.
- ^"Maskepetoon".Canadian Dictionary of Biography.
- ^Simpson 1847,p. 62.
- ^Galbraith 1954,p. 252-256.
Bibliography
[edit]- Galbraith, John S.(1954), "The Early History of the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company, 1838-43",Oregon Historical Quarterly,55(3), Portland, OR: Oregon Historical Society: 234–259
- Simpson, George(1847),An Overland Journey Round the World, during the Years 1841 and 1842.,Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard
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