This historic map from the Palliser Expedition shows Blakiston's route crossing the Belly River (now Old Man River), then following the valley between the Livingstone Range and the Porcupine Hills.

He notes a trail coming from the Crows Nest Pass but decides not to follow it, instead, taking the route preferred by the Natives - the North Kootenay Pass.

Note: On the map he has named today's Castle River "Railway River."

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