iz2 Mackenzie’s Voyages

Mackenzie had left below in charge of one of the forts, and
after whom Finlay River is named. Canoes and boats are
usually let down the north side, or they may be portaged on
either side. Expert canoemen sometimes run them with
empty canoes. While they look formidable enough, gas-
boats of considerable size have been warped up time and
again. ‘I’o Mackenzie and his expert voyageurs Finlay Rapids
as well as the Parle-Pas would be mere child’s-play

Surmounting these obstructions the expedition found
itself at Finlay Forks, where Finlay River, coming in from
the north down the Great Valley that parallels the Rockies
on the west, joins with the Parsnip, which flows north in
the same valley. ‘he two here unite, turn sharply east, and
tumble in a cataract over Finlay Rapids, and the combined
waters then take the name of Peace River until the stream
is lost in the Slave.