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Shooting the rapids
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Explorations in the Interior of the Labrador Peninsula, the Country of the Montagnais and Nasquapee Indians; Henry Youle Hind. London: Longman, Green, Roberts, Longman, & Green, 1863.
Source: National Library of Canada

Resting on the portage path
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Explorations in the Interior of the Labrador Peninsula, the Country of the Montagnais and Nasquapee Indians; Henry Youle Hind. London: Longman, Green, Roberts, Longman,& Green, 1863.
Source: National Library of Canada

In searching for a route to the Pacific Ocean, Mackenzie discovered what is now known as the Mackenzie River
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Source: National Library of Canada

Mackenzie successfully reached the Pacific Ocean on his second voyage
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Source: National Library of Canada

Map of Mackenzie's route to the Pacific, 1795
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The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. "Investigator" Capt. R. M'Clure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854; Robert McClure. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857.
Source: National Library of Canada

Simon Fraser
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The History of the Northern Interior of British Columbia; A.G. Morice. Toronto: William Briggs, 1905.
Source: National Library of Canada

Simon Fraser Descending the Fraser River
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Source: National Archives of Canada

Mackenzie River
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Credit: National Archives of Canada/C-093016
Source: National Archives of Canada

Fraser found a route to the Pacific Ocean along what is now known as the Fraser River, but the route was too difficult to be used for the fur trade
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Source: National Library of Canada

David Thompson in the Athabasca Pass
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Source: National Archives of Canada