▁the ▁same ▁name ▁that ▁lies ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Al aska ▁Highway ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁past ▁the ▁a irst rip . ▁The ▁name ▁der ives ▁histor ically ▁from ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁employees ▁using ▁the ▁Li ard ▁River ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Northern ▁Inter ior ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁a ▁name ▁given ▁by ▁Robert ▁Campbell ▁on ▁his ▁tri ps ▁up ▁river ▁to ▁Fort ▁H alk ett ▁and ▁De ase ▁Lake ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s . ▁ ▁A ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁trad ing ▁post ▁was ▁established ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁with ▁a ▁post master ▁in ▁service ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁but ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁reported ▁abandoned ▁by ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁well ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁R . G . ▁Mc Con nell ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁passed ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁To ad ▁River ▁entering ▁the ▁Li ard ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁He ▁wrote ▁" and ▁To ad ▁River , ▁which ▁comes ▁in ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁through ▁a ▁deep ▁glo omy ▁valley ▁four ▁miles ▁farther ▁down ▁( from ▁the ▁Crow ▁River ▁mentioned ▁previously ▁in ▁the ▁text ). ▁Two ▁miles ▁below ▁To ad ▁River , ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁side , ▁is ▁situated ▁To ad ▁River ▁post , ▁which ▁was ▁abandoned ▁when ▁the ▁post ▁on ▁the ▁Nelson ▁was ▁established ." ▁( ref . ▁Ge ological ▁and ▁Natural