Three hours march this morning brought us to a large
tributary from the north taking its rise from Mount Ball, the pyramidal
top of which, completely snow-clad,
had a very imposing appearance from this side. ...
The snowpacked scene in the centre is Mount Ball. Hector
must have had a better day.
But hockey fans won't care. The mountain to the right I am sure they will
think is far more important. In 1901 it was named after Frederick Arthur
Stanley (1841-1908), Canada's 6th Governor General whose name is known to
all hockey lovers for the Stanley Cup.
Sorry, but we are interested Mt. Ball and Ball Pass.
These landmarks were named by Hector after John Ball (1818 -1889) who was
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in the British Government from
1855 to 1857. Ball was a friend of John Pallisers who not only helped secure
government support for the expedition but also was a great help in organizing
it. He had many interests induding mathematics, meteorology, botany, glaciers
and mountains and was the first president of the Alpine Club of Great Britain.
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