America. From the river St. Lavrentija to wood lake

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Back Thompson has returned top, to thresholds Ketl, and from them has risen on the river to the Canoe mouth. Thereby it has finished shooting of all watercourse of Colombia.

But also on it Thompson's works have not come to an end at all. By the end of Anglo-American war it has been appointed by the English party a member of the commission on shooting of border from the river St. Lavrentija to Wood lake. He was engaged in this work within ten years, till 1826 when he has retired. But the need has forced Thompson to go to work again, and during last period of the life he has had time to make still routeing shooting of a way from a boat from lake Huron to the river Ottawa and lake Sent-Piter coast. He has died in poverty in February, 1857

Thompson was one of the largest researchers of all times and, perhaps, the largest researcher of New Light. He does not know to itself(himself) equal concerning the distances covered with it, neither the gone through deprivations, nor accuracy of work. By the made calculations, during the travel it has done 80 000 km which considerable part is necessary on absolutely not known territory to it. Its achievements in particular rise in our estimation when we recollect, that geographical researches were for it only casual or collateral employment, work on preparation of furs for the fur company was the main business giving to it bread. Retiring, he has suggested to let out a card in which works as him would be reflected, and other persons occupied in the same field, but, apparently, hunters to subscribe for a such card was too little, and the card so never and has not seen light. It was not possible to it to publish the ' the Narration ', ' Travelling magazines ' so its great work remained not to its known contemporaries and has received a worthy estimation only for last years.