ˌeɪtʃbˌiːsˈiː ɡˈʌvɚnɚ sˌɜː dʒˈɔːɹdʒ sˈɪmpsən kˈɑːmɛntᵻd ɐbˌaʊt fˈɔːɹt ˈɑːkɐnˌæɡən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn vˈɪzɪt tə ðə kəlˈʌmbiə dˈɪstɹɪkt: ...ɪz ɐn ˈaʊtpoʊst fɹʌmðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌv tˈɑːmpsənz ɹˈɪvɚ fˈɔːɹt tˈɑːmpsən slˈæʃ fˈɔːɹt ʃˈʌswɑːp, meɪntˈeɪnd mˈoːɹ fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv fəsˈɪlᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə tɹˈænspoːɹt bˈɪznəs ʌv ðæt pˈoʊst ænd nˈuː kˌælɪdˈoʊniə ðɐn fɔːɹ tɹˈeɪd æz ðɛɹˌɑːɹ fjˈuː ɔːɹ nˈoʊ fˈɜː bˈɛɹɪŋ ˈænɪməlz ɪnðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ kˈʌntɹi.
HBC Governor Sir George Simpson commented about Fort Okanagan during his 1841 visit to the Columbia District: ...is an outpost from the establishment of Thompson's River [Fort Thompson/Fort Shuswap], maintained more for the purpose of facilitating the transport business of that post and New Caledonia than for trade as there are few or no Fur bearing animals in the surrounding country.