baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ðɪ ˌeɪtʃbˌiːsˈiː ɐsˈuːmd kəntɹˈoʊl ʌv fˈɔːɹt ˈɑːkɐnˌoʊɡən, ɪt hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi lˈɔst ɪts sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns ɪnðə fˈɜː tɹˈeɪd; kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli "nˈoʊ ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌvðə kˈʌmpəni wʌz ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli stˈeɪʃənd ðˈɛɹ..."
By the time the HBC assumed control of Fort Okanogan, it had already lost its significance in the fur trade; consequently "no officer of the company was regularly stationed there..."