Mount Johnston (up Horsethief Creek), Johnston Road (south of Invermere)
For all that the name Jim Johnston is relatively well known in local historical circles, I was surprised by how little there is recorded about him in print.
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Red Line
Red Line Peak, Red Line Creek (flowing into McDonald Creek)
Associated Names: Named after the Red Line group of mines at the head of the creek. The Red Line (1898-c.1902) was also known as the McDonald Mines (1902), the Ptarmigan Mines (1903-1920s), and Selkirk Ptarmigan Mines Ltd (1958-1964?)
“There is no doubt that the mine will never be reopened again, and there is also no doubt that a great deal more money was spent on the property than ever its showing of ore warranted.” (Report to the Minister of Mines, 1915)
In The Windermere 