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Fur, Gold, and Cattle roadside sign and view of Kamloops.

Text on sign : "Fur, Gold, and Cattle. : Founded in 1812, Fort Kamloops stood at a natural crossroads. For 50 years it remained the focus of an inland fur empire until the roaring mining boom of the 1860's. Ranchers, with cattle and horses, replaced the miners. They settled, and stayed, to see two railways bring prosperity anew to this land of sagebursh, sun and great rivers. : Department of Recreation & Conservation."

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Lake of the Shuswap road sign with lake in background.

Text on sign reads: "Lake of the Shuswap. : This beautiful lake takes its name from the Shuswap Indians, northernmost of the great Salishan family and the larges tribe in Interior B.C.. Once numbering over 5,000 these people were fisherman and hunters. They roamed in bands through a vast land of lakes and forest stretching 150 miles to the west, north, and east. : Department of Recreation and Conservation."

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Steamboat Saga.

View of river in Cariboo region of B.C.

Text on sign: "Steamboat Saga. : Smooth rivers and great lakes once were the highways of travel. On them plied stately paddle-wheelers, helping exploration and settlement of the Interior. They speeded gold-seekers bound for the "Big Bend" rush of 1864-65. They freighted grain from the Okanagan. They were vital in building the C.P.R. - and doomed by the railway they helped to build. : Department of Recreation & Conservation."

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