This Short Creek Cairn is also a resting place for the North-West Mounted Police in 1874 on the Great March West. The local first nation found this site to be a power centre. Located just off of Sk Hwy 39, are two arches created by limestone rocks upon which historic animals, and initials are carved. Short Creek Cairn is near the Roche Percee turn off from Highway 39. Roche Percée, an unorganized area is named after a geophysical feature of the area. The little hamlet of Pinto comprises post office and rail siding. The land on either side of the Souris River is too stony for agricultural purposes. 4 rural municipality is dependent upon its grazing lands, oil wells and coal mining. Starting in the south-east is North Portal or the Port of North Portal customs which is the province's only duty-free shop. The junction of Hwy 39 with the Trans–Canada divided four-lane highway is done via a " Parclo" or partial cloverleaf interchange. Highway 39 is divided or twinned in two areas at North Portal as well as north of Weyburn for 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi). 44.3 miles (71.3 km) of Saskatchewan Highway 39 contribute to the CanAm Highway between Weyburn and Corinne. The CanAm Highway comprises Saskatchewan Highways Hwy 35, Hwy 39, Hwy 6, Hwy 3, as well as Hwy 2. The entire length of highway 39 is paved. Highway 39 is one of Canada's busiest highways, facilitating transport for $6 billion in trade goods via approximately 100,000 trucks over the year. On July 3, 2000, Highways and Transportation Minister Maynard Sonntag officiated at the ribbon cutting ceremony opening the new duty-free shop and the twinned highway at Saskatchewan's busiest border crossing. This is a primary Saskatchewan highway maintained by the provincial and national governments and providing a major trucking and tourism route between the United States via Portal, Burke County, North Dakota, and North Portal, Saskatchewan. Highway 39 is a provincial, paved, highway located in the southern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan connecting North Portal and Moose Jaw in the north. Parclo or partial cloverleaf interchange at Sk Hwy 1, the Trans-Canada Highway (east west), Sk Hwy 39 (south) and Sk Hwy 301 (north)
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