Fortified post erected by Thompson for North West Co. in 1807 on the west side of Columbia river B. C. one mile down stream from the north end of lake Windermere, about one mile northwest of Athalmer and just north of Toby Creek. It was the first post erected in that region. Sometimes called Fort Kootanae. After the union of 1821 was operated by the Hudson's Bay Co. for some time and was included in the 1856 list of forts. Shown on map No. 6.