fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪndiən wˈɔːɹz, ðə nˈæʃᵻz pˈæs ɹˈaʊt wʌz jˈuːzd ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛksklˈuːsɪvli baɪ stˈɑːkmɛn hˌuː dɹˈoʊv ðɛɹ hˈɜːdz bˈoʊθ wˈeɪz ˌoʊvɚ ðə pˈæs ˌɔn ɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ bˈeɪsɪs ʌntˈɪl ðə tˈɜːn ʌvðə sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
Following the Indian wars, the Naches Pass route was used almost exclusively by stockmen who drove their herds both ways over the pass on a regular basis until the turn of the century.