ɹˈɑːbɚt stˈiːvɛnsən, ɐ wˈɪtnəs tə ðə wɪθdɹˈɔːl ɹᵻkˈɔːld ðˈæt:æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv ˌaʊɚ vˈɪzɪt ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɪndiənz ɪn ðæt pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi wɜː kˈɑːŋɡɹɪɡˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðə fˈɔːɹt ɐsˈɪstɪŋ ðə fˈæktɚɹ ɪn pˈækɪŋ ˌʌp ðə ɡˈʊdz pɹɪpˈæɹətˌoːɹi tə mˈuːvɪŋ ðə pˈoʊst tə kˈɛɹɪmɪˌoʊz ɪn bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə.
Robert Stevenson, a witness to the withdrawal recalled that:At the time of our visit all the Indians in that part of the country were congregated at the fort assisting the factor in packing up the goods preparatory to moving the post to Keremeos in British Columbia.