 On August 16, 1862, Wright won the contract to build the 47 mile (76 km) long section of the Old Cariboo Road from Lillooet to Cut-Off Valley, which connects from the Fraser River at Pavlion, over Pavilion Mountain via Kelly Lake to Clinton, British Columbia, as "47 Mile House" would become known.He was also given the option to complete the rest of the 151 miles (243 km) of construction to Alexandria, which he also undertook.By the end of the 1862 season, his crews had completed the road as far as the 127 Mile post.He built a camp for his workers for the winter of at 70 Mile House and then purchased the property outright the following spring.