<P> After the company's headquarters moved to Ashcoft in 1886, the main stageline extended from Ascroft to Barkerville, a distance of 280 miles . Other branch lines led to mining camps and settlements all over the Cariboo . </P> <P> The stage fare from Ashcroft to Barkerville was $37.50 in the summer and $42.50 in the winter . Passengers who left the train at Ashcroft and boarded a stage at 4am could expect to arrive at 83 Mile House that evening and Barkerville two days later . </P> <P> In 1903 it was announced that the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway would be coming through from Winnipeg to Prince Rupert via the Yellowhead Pass . In anticipation of the influx of new settlers to the region, Charles Millar expanded the company's services into sternwheelers and automobiles and extended the route to Fort George . </P> <P> The company built an office and steamer landing at the new town of South Fort George in 1910 . </P>

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