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Mary Vaux; mount, Maligne river, Athabaska river, Alta.; after Miss Mary Vaux 
“who, like the other members of her family,’’ has taken great interest in the 
Canadian Rockies. (Schaffer) 
Massive; railway station and mountain, Bow river, Alta.; descriptive of mountain. 
Merlin; lake, Pipestone river, Bow river, Alta.; at the foot of a mountain which 
bears a fancied resemblance to Merlin’s castle—‘‘a picturesque cluster of tower- 
like rocks.”’ (Porter) 
Michael; peak, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; after Prof. A. Michael, Boston, Mass.; 
made first ascents of mounts Victoria, Lefroy and Gordon. (Whymper) 
Michel; town, creek and mount, Elk river, B.C.; after late Michael Phillipps, Elko, 
B.C.; came to British Columbia in 1863; clerk in Hudson’s Bay Co. post, fort 
Shepherd, 1864; in charge of H.B. Co. post at mouth of Wild Horse creek, 1865. 
Miette; mountain and river, Athabaska river, Alta.; Hector says: ‘‘the mountain 
has only once been ascended from the south side by a hunter, named Miette, 
after whom it was named.” 
Miette; railway station, Athabaska river, Alta. 
Mill; creek, Oldman river, Alta.; from a mill near mouth of creek. 
Minnewanka; lake, Bow river, Alta.; Indian name meaning ‘lake of the water- 
spirit.’ The Indian legend runs that: One of the first Indians who saw this 
lake did so from the summit of one of the highest mountains which surround it. 
In the lake he saw an enormous fish, so large that, from where he stood, it 
appeared to be as long as the lake; he, therefore, called it ‘The lake of the Evil 
Water-spirit.’ 
Formerly called ‘Devil’s lake;’ M’né-sto, or ‘Cannibal lake’ in Stoney; 
K1'-noo-kt'-mow, or ‘Long lake’ in Cree. Sir George Simpson named it 
‘Peechee lake’ after his guide, but, as this name had not appeared on any map 
or obtained any currency, Dawson transferred it to a mountain south of the 
lake. 
Minster; mountain, North Saskatchewan river, Alta.; presents “the imposing 
walls of cathedral-shaped mountains.”’ (Coleman) 
Mirror; lake, Bow river, Alta.; from the reflection in the lake when seen from a 
great height above. 
Misko; creek, Kicking Horse river, B.C.; Cree Indian name, signifying ‘“‘red.”’ 
Mist; mountain, Highwood river, Alta.; from the clouds on the mountain when 
named by Dr. Dawson in 1884. 
Mist; creek, Highwood river, Alta. (Dawson) 
Mistaya; river, North Saskatchewan river, Alta.; Indian name meaning ‘‘bear’’; 
formerly known as Bear river or Little fork; name changed to avoid duplication. 
Misty; range, Highwood river, Alta.; named by Dr. Dawson in 1884, from clouds 
that covered the summits. 
Mitchell; range, Kootenay river, B.C.; after a travelling companion of Captain 
Brisco (q.v.). (Hector) 
Moberly; railway station, Columbia river, B.C.; after late Walter Moberly, C.E., 
who made explorations for the Canadian Pacific railway in the Gold range, 
Selkirks and Rockies; in 1865, he discovered Eagle pass, and the Illecillewaet 
valley; established Columbia River depot on site of present station, 1871. 
Moberly; mount, Athabaska river, Alta.; after an officer of the Hudson’s Bay Co.; 
in charge of Jasper house when Hector surveyed the Athabaska valley in 
1859. (Hector) 
