1883  The road from Carrot River crosses the South Saskatchewan at this point where there is now a first class ferry and stopping house.
1912  None of the stopping-houses along this trail have progressed beyond the most primitive stage. They provide a floor for you to sleep on and a fire-place, in some cases a stove for you to cook your food on; that is all.
1958  . . . farmers have had to subsidize their land with stopping houses, by mining, freighting, railway construction, or, as at present, by logging.