![]() Raft the Thompson and stay in one of Kumsheen Rafting Resort’s gold rush themed glamping tents. “Whitewater Rafting Capital of Canada” with several world-class rafting companies navigating the local rapids.While other chiefs argued for annihilation of the outsiders, the Kumsheen Chief Spintlum (Cxpentlm, aka David Spintlum) argued for peace, resulting in a series of six treaties known as the Snyder Treaties, which are lost to history. At Lytton, then still called Camchin, leaders of the miners’ regiments from Yale met with the chiefs of the Nlaka’pamux to parley an end to the war. The Lytton First Nation figure prominently in the history of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush (1858-1860) and of the associated Fraser Canyon War (1858). In 1858, gold was discovered in the Nicomen River (ten miles north-east of Lytton, which was known at that time as “The Forks”). This area was originally known as “Kumsheen” or “Camchin” in the local Nlaka’pamux language, meaning “where the rivers meet” and has been inhabited by the Nlaka’pamux people since time immemorial. Located at the confluence of the Fraser River and its largest tributary, the Thompson River, Lytton has a dry climate with sagebrush growing in the hills and sweeping mountain and river views. When taking this northeast route, Highway 99 takes you past Marble Canyon Provincial Park and Pavilion to Historic Hat Creek Ranch an original 1860s roadhouse and Secwepemc ( shi-huep-muh-k) cultural site. ![]() As you head to Lillooet you will enter into St’át’imc ( stat-lee-um) traditional territory and mountainous and rugged terrain adored by adventure seekers from all over the world where the landscape is wild, rocky and steep, and roads are carved out of mountainsides. Traditionally, the gathering site of the Nlaka’pamux First Nation, today Lytton is known as the “White Water Rafting Capital of Canada,” and is a hub for hiking, camping, and geocaching enthusiasts. Travelling on Highway 12 to Lillooet the landscape is dramatic and makes for an incredible road trip. Travel highway 12 through towering mountains along the fraser riverįrom Lytton, there is the option to drive north to Lillooet, or northwest through picturesque grasslands, canyons and mountains via Spences Bridge. Next Leg (West ) STOPS ON THIS LEG OF THE GOLD RUSH TRAIL
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