their visit in the following words: "Alexander Mackenzie,
from Canada, by land, the twenty-second of July, one 
thousand seven hundred and ninety-three." The hardships
of the return journey, begun on July 23rd, were lightened
by the thought of success and by the certainty of their 
route.
150. Fraser and Thompson -From the ranks of the 
North-West Company there came two other noted explorers
in this period, Simon Fraser and David Thompson. The 
deeds of these men are recalled by the names of two 
important rivers of British Columbia. It was from the 
Fraser River that Mackenzie turned aside. Fraser himself 
followed its difficult course to the mouth. Thompson was 
a noted surveyor as well as an explorer. In the year 
after his return from the Pacific he prepared a great 
map of the territory he explored. This map now hangs 
in the Parliament Buildings at Toronto.

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