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*Canoe; river, Columbia river, B.C.; named by David Thompson, explorer; at its 
mouth, 1811, he built the canoes that carried him to the Pacific. 
Canon; creek, Oldman river, Alta.; descriptive. 
(Carbon; river and hill, Oldman river, Alta.; after coal outcroppings in vicinity. 
| Carbon; creek, Elk river, B.C. 
Carnarvon; mount, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; named by A. M. Burgess after Earl 
of Carnarvon (1831-90), Colonial Secretary, 1874-80; acted as arbiter between 
the Dominion and British Columbia in 1874; his decision is known as the 
‘Carnarvon terms.’ Formerly “McMullen,” named by McArthur after his 
assistant. 
Cascade; mountain and river, Bow river, Alta.; from translation of the Indian name, 
‘Mountain-where-the-water-falls,’ which was abbreviated by Hector to 
‘Cascade.’ 
Castle; mountain, Bow river, Alta.; from its resemblance to a series of battle- 
ments and turrets. (Hector) 
Castle; railway station, Bow river, Alta.; in 1884, was called Silver City. 
Castle; mountain, Columbia river, B.C. 
Castle; river, Oldman river, Alta. 
Castle Rock; mountain, Ghost river, Alta. 
Cataract; river, Highwood river, Alta.; from the falls on this stream. 
Cataract; brook, Kicking Horse river, B.C. 
Cataract; pass, North Saskatchewan river, Alta.; after Cataract (now, Cline) river. 
Cataract; peak, Red Deer river, Alta.; after falls in vicinity. 
Cathedral; mountain, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; from its resemblance to a 
cathedral. 
Cathedral Crags; mountain, Kicking Horse river, B.C. 
Centre; peak, Oldman river, Alta.; descriptive. 
Chaba; river, Athabaska river, Alta.; named by A. P. Coleman after beaver dams 
and cuttings along its course. Chaba is Stoney for ‘‘beaver.”’ 
Chaba; mountain, Athabaska river, Alta. 
Chancellor; peak, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; after Sir John Boyd (1837-1916), 
Chancellor of Ontario, one of the arbitrators in the case of Canadian Pacific Ry. 
Co. vs. Crown, in 1886. 
Charlton; mount, Maligne river, Athabaska river, Alta.;. after H. R. Charlton, 
General Advertising Agent, Grand Trunk Ry. (Schaffer) 
Chauncey; creek, Fording river, B.C.; after an employee of the Canadian Pacific 
Ry. \ 
Chimney; ridge, Oldman river, Alta.; descriptive. 
Chimney Rock; mountain, Oldman river, Alta. 
*Chiniki; lake, creek, railway station and hill, Bow river, Alta.; after a Stoney 
Indian chief. 
Christie; mount, Athabaska pass, Alta.; after Chief Factor Wm. J. Christie of 
the Hudson’s Bay Co., who was in charge at Edmonton when the Palliser 
expedition wintered there, 1858-59, (Hector) 
Chungo; creek, Brazeau river, Alta.; Stoney Indian word signifying “trail.” 
Cirque; peak, Bow river, Alta.; descriptive, the stream from its south front heads 
in a great ‘cirque’ or amphitheatre. 
Clearwater; river, North Saskatchewan river, Alta.; descriptive. 
Cline; mount and river, North Saskatchewan river, Alta.; Hector says that his 
Indian guide reported a trail up the White Goat river from Kootenay 
plain to Jasper house, travelled by a trader named Cline, who used it when 
collecting provisions for the winter; the peak was named by Collie. 
