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Location: Near "The Committee's Punch Bowl", Jasper
Emplacement : Près de "The Committee's Punch Bowl", Jasper
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 52.379340, -118.185950
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations) · Coordinates: © OpenStreetMap contributors
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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Athabasca Pass

In January 1811, David Thompson, guided by Thomas the Iroquois, was the first white man to cross the Rockies through this pass. Thence he led his party down the Wood River to the place on the Columbia River later called Boat Encampment. Governor George Simpson subsequently named the small lake at the top of the pass Athe Committee’s Punch Bowl; – a reference to the London Committee of the Hudson’s Bay Company. For almost half a century, the Athabasca Pass was Part of the main fur trade route between Canada and the Oregon country.

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Col Athabasca

En 1811, David Thompson, avec son guide Thomas l’Iroquois, fut le premier Blanc à traverser les montagnes Rocheuses par ce col. De là, il descendit avec sa troupe la rivière Wood jusqu’au lieu nommé plus tard Boat Encampment sur le Columbia. Par la suite, le gouverneur George Simpson donna au petit lac dominant le col le nom de Athe Committee’s Punch Bowl; par allusion au comité londonien de la Compagnie de la Baie d’Hudson. Le col Athabasca fut, durant près d’un demi-siècle, la voie principale du commerce entre le Canada et l’Orégon.