[WHITE] PLACE-NAMES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 509 
Beaverfoot; river and range, Columbia river, B.C.; Dawson says that it is a trans- 
lation of Stoney Indian name of the river. 
Beehive; mountain, Livingstone river, Oldman river, Alta.; descriptive. 
Bellevue; railway station, Crowsnest river, Alta.; descriptive. 
Belly; river and mountain, Oldman river, Alta.; after the Atsina, a detached 
branch of the Arapaho, now on a reserve in Montana; are known to the other 
Arapaho as Hitfinéna, ‘beggars’ or ‘spongers’ whence the tribal sign, commonly, 
but incorrectly, rendered ‘belly people’ or ‘big bellies’; the ‘Gros Ventres’ of 
the French Canadians and now their popular name. The river was, formerly, 
called ‘Mokowanis,’ also ‘Mokomans.’ Mokowants is Blackfoot for ‘belly.’ 
Berland; creek, Columbia river, B.C., after Edward Berland, the guide sent from 
the Hudson’s Bay Co.’s post at fort Colville to meet Sir Geo. Simpson with a 
relay of horses, 1841. 
Biddle; mount and pass, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; after M. Biddle, who climbed 
mount Sir Donald in 1902. 
Bident; mount, Bow river, Alta.; resembles a double tooth. 
Bighorn; creek and range, North Saskatchewan river, Alta.; translation of Indian name; 
in earlier days these mountains were noted hunting grounds for the bighorn. 
Bingay; creek, Elk river, B.C.; after a Canadian Pacific railway employee. 
Blackwater; creek, Columbia river, B.C.; descriptive. 
Blaeberry; river, Columbia river, B.C.; after the blaeberries that are found in 
abundance on the banks of the stream. (Hector) 
Blairmore; town and creek, Crownsest river, Alta.; after two railway contractors, 
Blair and More (or Moore). 
Blakiston; brook and mountain, Waterton river, Oldman river, Alta.; after 
Lieut. Thomas Blakiston, R.A.; attached to the Palliser expedition as magnetic 
observer; examined the North Kootenay and South Kootenay passes; quar- 
relled with Palliser and made an independent report. 
Blaylock; creek, Elk river, B.C.; after S. G. Blaylock, M.E., Consolidated Mining 
and Smelting Co., Trail; sometime, in charge of Canadian Pacific Ry. Co.’s 
development of coal in vicinity. 
Bleasdell; creek, Elk river, B.C.; after A. W. Bleasdell, who located coal measures 
in vicinity. 
Blue; mountain, Spray river, Alta. and B.C.; from blue appearance when seen from 
a distance. 
Bluewater; creek, Columbia river, B.C.; descriptive. 
*Boat Encampment; abandoned post, Canoe river, B.C.; at this point, David 
Thompson, 1811, built the canoes that carried him to the Pacific. 
Bonnet; peak, Bow river, Alta.; descriptive of summit of mountain. 
Boom; lake, Bow river, Alta.; the driftwood dammed against a shoal resembled 
a lumberman’s boom. 
Boom; peak, Bow river, Alta. and B.C. 
Bosworth; mount, Bow river, Alta. and B.C.; after G. M. Bosworth, 4th Vice- 
President, Canadian Pacific railway. 
Boulder; creek, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; descriptive. 
*Boule Roche; mount, Athabaska river, Alta.; a descriptive name. 
Boundary; mountains, Waterton river, Alta. and B.C.; from their situation near 
junction of boundaries of Alberta, British Columbia and United States. 
Boundary; pass, Waterton river, Alta. and B.C. 
Bourgeau; mount, Bow river, Alta.; after E. Bourgeau, botanist to the Palliser 
expedition, 1857-60. (Hector) 
