Near Coulee City in Grant County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
The Cariboo Cattle Trail
Photographed By Chris English, October 18, 2022
1. The Cariboo Cattle Trail Marker
Inscription.
The Cariboo Cattle Trail. . Indians lived in this coulee many centuries ago. You are standing on an ancient Indian camp site. The Indian trail came down the steep hill behind you and crossed the coulee to the east. The famous Cariboo Cattle Trail crossed the coulee here going from Oregon to the Cariboo and Thompson mines in Canada. The trail was over 500 miles long and used from 1859 to 1868 to supply miners with food. Dry coulee to the east was the main wagon road to Coulee City used by early homesteaders living near Blue Lake in the early 1900's. This road can be seen from here 1/2 mile to the east.
Indians lived in this coulee many centuries ago. You are standing on an ancient Indian camp site. The Indian trail came down the steep hill behind you and crossed the coulee to the east. The famous Cariboo Cattle Trail crossed the coulee here going from Oregon to the Cariboo and Thompson mines in Canada. The trail was over 500 miles long and used from 1859 to 1868 to supply miners with food. Dry coulee to the east was the main wagon road to Coulee City used by early homesteaders living near Blue Lake in the early 1900's. This road can be seen from here 1/2 mile to the east.
Location. 47° 32.529′ N, 119° 28.246′ W. Marker is near Coulee City, Washington, in Grant County. Marker is on Washington Route 17 at milepost 88,, 0.1 miles south of Moore Road Northeast, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31199 Rte 17, Soap Lake WA 98851, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2022, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
