Ptomaine Creek

British Columbia. Creek: Fraser River drainage
Flows NW into Forgetmenot Creek S of Intersection Mountain
53.7394 N 120.1011 W — Map 093H09 — GoogleGeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1963
Official in BCCanada

Possibly named by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission in 1923.

References:

  • Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945], and Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953]. Report of the Commission appointed to delimit the boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Part II. 1917 to 1921. From Kicking Horse Pass to Yellowhead Pass.. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1924. Whyte Museum
  • Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945], and Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953]. Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Part iii-a. topographical surveys of the watershed. 1922, 1923, 1924. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1925. Whyte Museum

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