B. T. Chappell dressed as Chief Iron Horse at Canadian Pacific Exhibition.1935
City of Vancouver Archives CVA 99-4710

Labelled “Gravel Creek” on 1911 survey plan and on BC map 3J, 1917; labelled “Pleasant Stream” on CNR plan, 1912. “Gravel Creek” adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Name changed to “Chappel [sic] Creek” 29 January 1962 Renamed Chappell Creek 25 January 1944 by F. C. Green, Surveyor-General of British Columbia, after Benjamin Thomas Chappell, superintendant of various western districts for Canadian National Railways. He started his railway career as news agent at Charlottetown on ICR in 1892; supervised the construction of the CNR line into Vancouver; appointed superintendant of Mountain Division, CNR, 1915; retired in 1942 as General Superintendant of Manitoba District with headquarters at Winnipeg. January 1944 letter from B.T. Chappell (file M.1.60)

— British Columbia Geographical Names

Chappell was honoured as Chief Iron Horse during a ceremonial function by eight Cree chiefs before leaving his Saskatchewan CNR post to assume his new position in British Columbia.

— Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area (Saskatoon)

Leslie S. (1891–1977) and Blanche A. (1898–1975) Channel moved from Edmonton to Dunster in 1914. Les was born in Kansas City, Missouri. and married Blanche in Edmonton in 1911. With his father Samuel Moire Channell (1863–1961) and brother John Raymond (1890–1960), Les was in the contracting business in Edmonton, hauling gravel by horse and sleigh for the High Level Bridge. Les and Blanche, Ray (d. 1960) and his wife Minnie (1891–1969) (born Springfield, Missouri) and parents Sam and Lulu all settled in the Dunster-Croydon area, where they logged poles and posts, ran a sawmill, and farmed. In 1925 the family moved to their homestead. Les was a farmer and blacksmith until 1972, when he retired to McBride.

Rollin Thomas Chamberlin
Smithsonian

Rollin T. Chamberlin, L. E. “Slim” Goodell, Allen Carpe, A. L. Withers, George Burns
University of Chicago

The name “Mount Chamberlin” was suggested by the 1949 mountaineering party of Sterling Brown Hendricks [1902–1981] and Andrew John Kauffman [1920–2002]. “Chamberlin Peak” was adopted in 1963 by the British Columbia Geographical Names Office, as there was already a Mount Chamberlin, named in 1917 for the unrelated Edson Chamberlin, about 50 kilometres to the north near Mount Robson.

The name was submitted by Alpine Club of Canada [1906–] to recognize Rollin T. Chamberlin (1881–1948), geologist and mountaineer. Chamberlin ascended Tête Creek in 1924, and made several climbs in that area of the Cariboo Mountains, including the first ascent of Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier (called Mount Titan at the time). Chamberlin, a professor of geology at the University of Chicago, was author of The Gases in Rocks.

The lower photo shows the Cariboo expedition conducting fieldwork. From left: Rollin T. Chamberlin, L. E. “Slim” Goodell (horse-packer), Allen Carpé [1894–1932] (explorer), A. L. (Pete) Withers , George Burns (horse-packer).

Name adopted in 1963 as submitted by the Alpine Club of Canada to recognize Rollin Thomas Chamberlin [1881–1948], geologist and mountaineer.

Chalco Creek and Chalco Mountain so-named “from the copper-like mineral, chalcopyrite, showing at the summit.”

Chalco is from the Greek word for copper. The copper-bearing mineral chalcopyrite (or perhaps chalcocite) appears near the head of this creek.

Name required for water licence purposes; in the absence of any known local name, “Chadwick” was chosen by Water Rights Branch from 1962-63 Superannuants List, after Mrs. Amy G. Chadwick.

One of three routes through Miette Pass.

Origin of the name unknown.

Adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 3H, 1919. Confirmed 12 March 1965; mouth at 53º 37′ 00″ – 120º 46′ 00 on 93H/10, since diverted by highway & secondary road construction. Altered application 30 May 1990; mouth at 53º 38′ 20″ – 121º 47′ 40″ as shown on 1:20 000 TRIM mapping and confirmed by Department of Highways staff at McBride.