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Pine Pass Mystery Drives Northern Railway Promises
The article traces the elusive Pine Pass from early fur trade days through 1875, detailing explorers like Mackenzie, Fraser’s era, Simon La Malice, Pete Toy and Joe Oates, and surveys by Charles Horetzky and A R C Selwyn. It notes attempts to chart a northern rail route to Kitimat, urged by Horetzky and Selwyn, and ends with continued interest and provisional endorsement over the Yellowhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Pass
Peace River Country
Mackenzie
Rocky Mountains
Peace River Pass
Pacific
Simon Fraser
la Malice
McLeod Lake
Pete Toy
Fraser River
Peace
Joe Oates
Peace River
Rockies
Parsnip
Finlay
Misinchinka River
Charles Horetzky
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kitimat
Selwyn
Fort St. John
Horetzky
Yellowhead