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The Research of the western Canada which has received in 1763 a new push after arrival of free merchants, proceeded indefatigable rates and during the first quarter of XIX century In particular were put forward in this field Peter Fidler, D. V.Harmon, Sajmon the Milling cutter and David Thompson.

In 1792 Fidler has taken Turner's place as the regular geodesist of Company Gudsonova of a gulf. One year earlier it ' seems, was active assistant Turner. Travelling magazines Fidlera are lost, but already on one cards it is possible to receive representation about its research work. So, it is known, that it has made shooting of a way from the Fort-dzhordzha on Northern Saskatchevan to the river Litl-Bou near to Rocky mountains, has photographed, perhaps, all current of Southern Saskatchevan or at least a part of this river from mouth Red-Dir to point in 190 km above merge of Southern and Northern Saskatchevan (Forks), and also the rivers Northern Saskatchevan, Atabasku and Pis.

' there can be no serious doubt that Fidler was the first European investigating the river Churchill from voloka Frog to a gulf. It posesses also honour of research of the river of Forces from its mouth to a strip of the raised earth turned to Southern American Indian lake on the river Churchill, and also lake Itoni (Etawney) and the river giving a drain to its waters in Gudsonov a gulf ' (Barpi).

This capable geodesist who has worked till 1821 has covered with shootings the huge area between lake Athabasca and Gudsonovym a gulf. The considerable quantity of the material collected by it has found the reflexion on cards Arrousmita and Taylor.

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