▁the ▁Kap usk asing ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁C och rane ▁District ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ontario , ▁Canada , ▁approximately ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁H ear st . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Mac Ph erson ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁so ▁as ▁not ▁to ▁conflict ▁with ▁another ▁railway ▁stop ▁in ▁Man it oba . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Kap usk asing ▁( pr on ounced ▁ka - pus - K A Y - sing ) ▁gets ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁Kap usk asing ▁River , ▁which ▁was ▁named ▁long ▁before ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁Kap usk asing ▁is ▁a ▁word ▁of ▁C ree ▁origin ▁meaning ▁" B end ▁in ▁the ▁river ". ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁reported ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁in ▁which ▁Kap usk asing ▁lies ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Robert ▁Bell ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁Canada . ▁He ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Kap usk asing ▁River ▁as ▁the ▁" K ai - b ush - ka - sing ". ▁According ▁to ▁Bell ' s ▁information , ▁the ▁Kap usk asing ▁River ▁derived ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁lake ▁at ▁its ▁head . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Col on ization ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁sent ▁parties ▁to ▁survey ▁the ▁region ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁between ▁the ▁Quebec ▁border ▁and ▁Lake ▁N ip ig on . ▁Their ▁main ▁interest ▁was ▁to ▁seek ▁out