ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən, ɪn ˈɜːli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, luːtˈɛnənt ˈæbiːl tˈɪŋkæm hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ɔnðə suːpˌiəɹɪˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv snˈɑːkwɑːmi pˈæs æz ɐ kɹˈɔsmˈaʊntɪn ɹˈaʊt.
In addition, in early 1855, Lieutenant Abiel Tinkham had already reported on the superiority of Snoqualmie Pass as a cross-mountain route.