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Bow; river, Alta.; the wood which grew on the bank of the river was suitable 
for the making of bows; translation of Cree Indian name, manachaban; 
called ‘‘Askow”’ river on Arrowsmith’s map, 1810. 
Bow; peak, pass, range and lake, Alta.; the lake is called Mi-nis-ne-im-ne in 
Stoney, Os-kow-wioo-si’-pi’-sa-ga-he’-gun in Cree, meaning Coldwater lake. 
Brachiopod; mountain, Baker creek, Bow river, Alta.; its ‘“‘west slopes are liter- 
ally covered with brachiopods and fossil corals.’ (Porter) 
Brazeau; range and river, North Saskatchewan river, Alta.; after an officer of 
the Hudson’s Bay Co.; in charge of Rocky Mountain house during Hector’s 
explorations in the Rockies, 1858-59. (Hector) 
Brazeau; lake, Brazeau river, Alta. (Coleman) 
Brett; mount, Bow river, Alta.; after R. G. Brett, M.D., Lieut.-Governor of Alberta. 
Brewster; creek, Bow river, Alta.; after a well known camp outfitter, Banff. 
Brisco; range, Columbia river, B.C.; after Captain Brisco of the 11th Hussars, 
a friend of Capt. Palliser; accompanied Palliser during his explorations in the 
summer of 1859. (Hector) 
Brisco; post office, Columbia river, B.C. 2 
Broadwood; mount, Elk river, B.C.; after Lewis Broadwood, an English sports- 
man, who lived here some time hunting and fishing. 
*Broken-Leg; lake, Bow river, Alta.; translation of Indian name. 
*Brown; mount, Athabaska pass, Alta. and B.C.; named by David Douglas “in 
honour of R. Brown, Esq., the illustrious botanist’; Robert Brown (1775- 
1858), famous British botanist. 
Brûlé; lake, Athabaska river, Alta.; presumably referring to burnt timber on its 
shores. 
Bryce; mount, Columbia river, B.C. and Alta.; after Viscount James Bryce, the 
then President of the Alpine Club, London, Eng.; British Ambassador at Wash- 
ington, 1907-12. (Stutfield and Collie) 
Burgess; mountain and pass, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; after the late A. M. 
Burgess, Deputy Minister of the Interior. 
Burmis; railway station, Alta.; after two residents, Burns and Kemmis. 
Bush; pass, Alta. and B.C., and peak and river, Columbia river, B.C.; after the 
dense forest (bush) on the banks of the river. 
Butwell; mount, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; after Frank Butwell, firewarden at 
Leanchoil; his cabin is at foot of peak. (Allen) 
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Caithness; railway station, Elk river, B.C.; probably after Caithness, county, 
Scot. 
*Caledonian; valley, Miette river, Alta. and B.C.; the valley of the Miette and 
upper Fraser rivers was formerly so called because it was traversed by the 
Hudson’s Bay Co.’s trail to New Caledonia (present British Columbia be- 
tween lats. 51° 30’ and 57 °00’). Name now obsolete. 
Cameron; lake, brook, mountain, and falls, Waterton river, Alta.; after Maj.- 
Gen. D. H. Cameron, British Commissioner on International boundary, lake 
of the Woods to the Rockies, 1872-76; accompanied Hon. Wm. Macdougall, 
first Lieut.-Governor of Manitoba, as far as Pembina, 1869. 
Canalflat; railway station, Kootenay river; B.C.; after an unused canal between 
the Kootenay and Columbia rivers. Formerly ‘Grohman’ after Baillie- 
Grohman who constructed the canal. 
Canmore; town, Bow river, Alta.; after Kenmore village, Argyllshire, Scotland, 
which from the Gaelic ceam mor, ‘big head;’ orthography changed in error. 
