Although Hill and the Great Northern eventually chose Marias Pass,  to the north, as the route over the Continental Divide for their transcontinental railroad, Hill saw to it that Rogers Pass in Montana was named after the surveyor.
Hill and the Great Northern Railroad decided on Marias Pass, a location to the north of their intended route, for their transcontinental railroad. Nonetheless, Hill made sure that Rogers Pass in Montana was named after the surveyor who had surveyed it.