The last obstacle to navigation was just downriver from Soda Creek, the Soda Creek Canyon, so the terminus of river navigation on the upper Fraser River was located at Soda Creek. From there a steamer could travel with no obstructions to Quesnel where a stage road ran to Barkerville. The stages of Barnard's Express would travel on the Cariboo Road up from Yale and connect with the Victoria at Soda Creek, a distance of .
The final hurdle to river passage was situated downstream from Soda Creek, the Soda Creek Canyon, thus marking the endpoint of navigation on the upper Fraser River at Soda Creek. From there, a steamship could travel unimpeded to Quesnel, where a stagecoach route connected to Barkerville. The stages operated by Barnard's Express would journey along the Cariboo Road from Yale and link with the Victoria at Soda Creek, a distance of .