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Alexander Mackenzie journeys to the Beaufort Sea, following what would later be named the Mackenzie River. [3] David Thompson learns surveying from Philip Turnor. [4] Lord Grenville proposes that lands in Upper Canada be held in free and common soccage, and that the tenure of Lower Canadian lands be optional with the inhabitants. [5]
The Mackenzie River expedition of 1825–1827 was the second of three Arctic expeditions led by explorer John Franklin and organized by the Royal Navy. Its goal was the exploration of the North American coast between the mouths of the Mackenzie and Coppermine rivers and Bering Strait , in what is now present-day Alaska , Yukon , the Northwest ...
The Mackenzie River has a similar range of fish fauna to the Mississippi River system. It is believed that the two river systems were connected during the Ice Ages by meltwater lakes and channels, allowing fish in the two rivers to interbreed. [48] Fish in the Mackenzie River proper include the northern pike, several minnow species, and lake ...
The Mackenzie River itself, the great waterway extending to the Arctic Ocean, was first put on European maps by Alexander Mackenzie in 1789, the Scottish trader who explored the river. [1] The watershed thus became a vital part of the North American fur trade , and before the advent of the airplane or road networks, the river was the only ...
The Methye Portage was designated a National Historic Site in 1933 [23] and the Clearwater River was designated a Canadian Heritage River in 1986. [24] Today the Methye Portage and the Saskatchewan portion of the Clearwater River are within the Clearwater River Provincial Park. A bronze plaque is set in a stone cairn at the entrance to the portage.
The Mackenzie River and Mount Sir Alexander are named after him. As a leading member of the North West Company, he aspired to extend the Company's operations into western Canada and selling those furs in China. His hopes thus were intrusions on the monopoly positions of both the Hudson's Bay Company and the East India Company. [1]
In 1789, the North West Company had commissioned Alexander Mackenzie to find a navigable river route to the Pacific Ocean. The route he discovered in 1793 — ascending the West Road River and descending the Bella Coola River — opened up new sources of fur but proved to be too difficult to be practicable as a trading route to the Pacific ...
The river narrows, and takes a tight turn north, near the river's confluence with the Mountain River, near mile 630. [2] Barry Gough, in his account of explorer Alexander Mackenzie 's transit of the river, recounted how Mackenzie's guides described the rapids as "the most difficult, dangerous stretch of the river to canoe."