Fernie Point

Fernie Point (52˚39'00" 128˚59'00" SE side of Aristazabal I). William Fernie (1837–1921), born at Kimbolton, England, arrived in Victoria in 1860 after travelling widely. He prospected for gold at Revelstoke, the Cariboo and the Boundary district and worked on the Dewdney Trail. Fernie settled in the Kootenays, serving as government agent and mining recorder, 1876–82, then found coal in 1887 while prospecting on Michel Ck. With his brother Peter (see Fernie I), he discovered the extent of...

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