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Old 08-08-2009, 09:56 AM   #157
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Originally Posted by Montana Moe View Post
What are the chances that Simon Fraser ended up being the one to chart the Fraser River?
I know eh??? Pretty astronomical I think!

I was reading a little bit about Alexander MacKenzie, and did you know he originally named what is now the MacKenzie River, the Disappointment River? He was all upset because the river he took ended up not being the North West Passage.
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