Giscome Portage

We visited the Huble Homestead/Giscome Portage area 40km north of PG.

In 1863 J R Giscome was shown a shortcut trail over the Continental Divide (rivers flowing to the West coast and rivers flowing to the Artic and East) by local Lhedli Indians.
1870 unwards it was the main route.
Albert Huble built this house in 1912 from logs he felled, cut and trimmed (hewing and whipsawing).

The large barn and animal shelter were built in 1915 & 1914. The barn collapsed in the winter of 72/73 due to heavy snow but was re-erected.


They all contain impliments used in their day and up until recently.
In fact, the blacksmith shop is still functional.


Katie hiding in the meat cache and Libby climbing down.
The Fraser River can be seen behind where the boats from Vancouver would deliver/collect goods on route across the divide.



A canoe in the process of being carved.


The farm was used up until the mid 70's.