Great Slave River
Britishnoun
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The wood buffalo still exists on Great Slave River, but, where we were, the only memorials of the animal were its paths and wallows, and its bones half-buried in the fertile earth.
From Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 by Mair, Charles
A few bands of Buffalo are said to exist in the country east of Great Slave River.
From The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake by Seton, Ernest Thompson
Two famous places for drive hunting in olden days were Point Carcajou on Peace River, and the Grand Detour on Great Slave River.
From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard
From Fort Chippewayan he had swung to the northwest in the line of the great frozen lakes, skirting Athabasca and following the Great Slave River to the lake of the same name.
From Man Size by Raine, William MacLeod
This route is usually taken in the winter as it cuts off a large angle in going to the Great Slave River.
From The Journey to the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
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