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Helmet; mountain, Kootenay river, B.C.; descriptive of summit. 
Henretta; creek, Fording river, B.C.; after a mining engineer; had charge of Cana- 
dian Pacific Ry. Co.’s development of coal measures in vicinity. 
Herchmer; mount, Elk river, B.C.; after H. W. Herchmer, Pres., Game Pro- 
tective Association, Fernie. (Hornaday) 
High Rock; range, Elk river, B.C. and Alta.; from the precipitous, rocky character 
of its summit as compared with the hills near its base. 
Highwood; river, Bow river, Alta.; translation of Indian name, Spitzee, which 
so called because the river is on nearly the same level as the prairie instead 
of in a ‘bottom’; as a result, the belt of timber along the stream is much 
‘higher’ than usual and is visible at a considerable distance; called ‘High Woods”, 
river by Blakiston. 
Fr de range, Highwood river, Alta. 
Hillcrest; mountain and railway station, Oldman river, Alta.; after Charles P. 
Hill, Managing Director of the Hillcrest Coal and Coke Co. 
Hole-in-the-wall; mountain, Bow river, Alta.; from a cave in the side of the 
mountain; literal translation of Stoney Indian name. 
*Hooker; mount, Athabaska pass, Alta, and B.C.; named by David Douglas 
“in honour of my early patron the Professor of Botany in the University of 
Glasgow,” Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), noted English botanist; 
‘appointed Director of Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, in 1841. 
Hornaday; mount and pass, Bull river, B.C.; after Dr. John M. Hornaday, director 
of the New York Zoological park. 
Horseshoe; glacier, Bow river, and ridge, Oldman river, Alta.; descriptive. 
Hosmer; town and creek, Elk river, B.C.; after Chas. R. Hosmer, Montreal, 
director of the Canadian Pacific Ry. 
Howse; pass and peak, North Saskatchewan river, Alta. and B.C.; after Joseph 
Howse; in 1810, he crossed the mountains by this pass and travelled southward 
to near present Kalispell, Montana, where he built a post—the only post west 
of the Rockies, constructed by the Hudson’s Bay Co., prior to the union with the 
North West Co. in 1821. 
Huber; mount, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; after Emil Huber, Swiss Alpine Club; 
in 1890, Messrs. Huber, Sulzer and Cooper made the first ascent of mount 
Sir Donald, Selkirk mts. 
Hungabee; mount, Bow river, Alta. and B.C.; a Stoney Indian word signifying 
“chieftain”; name suggested by its dominating appearance as compared with 
the other peaks in vicinity. 
Hunter; range, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; named by Hector; possibly after 
John Hunter (1728-93), famous Scottish anatomist and surgeon. 
Hurd; mount, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; after Major Hurd, a Canadian Pacific 
engineer who made exploratory surveys up the Kananaskis and other rivers. 
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Ice; river, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; from its rising in the glaciers of mount Vaux; 
translation of Stoney Indian name Wash-ma-wap-ta. (Dawson) 
Inglismaldie; mountain, Bow river, Alta.; after Inglismaldie castle, seat of the 
Earl of Kintore, Kincardineshire, Scot. 
Isabella; lake, Siffleur river, Alta.; named by C. S. Thompson after his sister. 
Isolated; peak, Livingstone river, Alta., and peak, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; 
descriptive. 
