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D«,tTT M.kwt.k MINES BRANCH Edoini Haanil, Ph. D., Diaacruii. LODE MINING IN YUKON: AN INVESTIGATION OF QUARTZ DEPOSITS IN THE KLONDIKE DIVISION T. A. MacLean, M.E. .^1^^ mm OTTAWA GOVIRKMINT PaiNTINO BdB«AU 1IU4 No. aas T'lrv,' '^r'/^^S'i Fronltsiitti-t Trn^k iit iniiin i ntry, iliuli-, and on- r-oiki't. Viniis mi,,.'. Winn in iiprn t> Mim.ifh MINKS BRANCH I.I i,»;NK II«artiiifiit of MiiH"., Ollawu. Sill, In iicninliiiK't' >»itli r. ui.« urn i'««iii'(l li\ you on Muy 17, MH2, I iniiiK-iliutcly prori'i'ilcd ti. »'iiko-; for tin' |iiir|>oM' of cxiiiiiiiiiiiK ' '•• iiiorc iiiipoi'taiit (|iiart/. (li'iio^itH in tli< liiininir ilistrirt^ of Dawxon, Duncan •TiTk. and Conrad; with a vifw to a.«ct'rtainiiiK tlifir Kold i-ontrnt. and n-portiuK u|M>n tliiir prolialiltcionoinic value. At the rr(|u<'Ht of flaini owners. I visited several properties in tin- Wliitehorse (•op|)er l>e|t. and now lie ti sul>niit my report. ! sv' fortunate in seeuruiK llie a,ssiHtanee of .Mr. I). M.irj.aeldan. of N I •'• Mountain. N.S.. whose experience in pro^pccii.iK, s,'in>i>lin|i; and iiiiilMlK in Nova Scotia K<>ld mines rendered his >ervices of j^reat practical value. I have, moreover, to ackiuiwIet'.Ke ni'' indelitedness to the vainouK staff memhers of the Mines Mranch. and the( ieoloKical Survey, for as«il.-;t:;aff> rweived durinn the i)rejmration of this report; and particul.irly to the various writers referred to, for data used throunhout. The reiMirt is arcompanied hy »» maps, 'M'> sketelies, and 40 photoKniphs. The sketches are designed, primarily, with a vii'vv to their heinn of u.sp to prospectors in the field: l^x inilu'atiuK the jMiints sampled on their various prop«'rties. The criticism m.iy I"' offered that ' >o much attention and sj)ace has been jjiven to deposits, or jiroperties, which, on exaininaiion, have not shown values to warrant the hope that they are even prospects. My answer to this is, that in places, deposits have lieen heralded and advertised in such I', nuuiner that the p\it)lic mi){ht well he in doubt as to their nature; and furthiT, the men who have spent and are still spending their tinu' and money on the ground, are enlitled (o all the detailed information obtained during the progress of this work. I have the honour to be. Sir, Your obedient s«'rvant. (Signed) T. .\. MacLean. MoxTKE.^l.. March M. 1913. CONTENTS. ( IIAI'IKK I. I'AI.K. iNTHKOrtTOKV, . . . — Hi.-lcirii'ul Tran^porltition <'liiMiiIf Tinilicr Proccdiirr IliluTary l-lquipiiH'nt Mclliciil lit siunplitiK < 'a]ruliiiii>i)< :ifti-r sMiiipiinir. A^^a.v >lirf't> ii'\planali(in I ( linc'ral lAlnil iit ilic lirlil III III I -J ' UAl'lKH II I law ^iin iiiiliin^ ili^lt'ii-t . (icolocy.. . (Quartz vi'ins NJi't 111 Ills of prii^pi-rlillH - Mines anil prii^pri'l' 'I'lic I.iini* Star iriinr Ilistiiiy .. K(|uipint'nt Nature of deposit (Quartz irelh(»l of workinc the deposit . Sampling l''.xplanalion of seetiiinal saliiple- Mill-run I Iperatinii eosts, Sutiiiiiary Assay si tsl 4. Kliiorado Doitie Deposit Development . . Assay -lieet .'l Hear rreek (iorilon niineral elaim Developinent , , 'ropocrapliy (Quartz . . Nature of ileposil Sampling ( 'onelusion \'irtrin mineral ilaim I.oeation 'riipouraph\' . Previous work . 1 le\ elopment of (Jllartz , •lean I mineral elaim ( 'reek seel ion Assay slii'els I! 7 Colileniiuleh < 'ullen iiroup < ieneral ileseription I'eaeock mineral elaiiii Home^take mineral elaim Assay slleet S N'iolei ^roup History Deseription of depilsil Development Assay sheets i| 1(1 MaeKinnoti ereek Indian River Tert iary roeks. . . N:vtl!re of deposit Di^triliutioii 17 17 IS l!l ■2tt '.'11 L'l) ■-'I :is ;is 40 M 41 41 41 41 41 42 42 4.> 42 42 4:! 4:'. 44 4li 47 M M .ill ."ili .■jN •12 V\i.y., Drvclopnifnt tt.'i Hritunn>:t rluiin ... 65 Thistli* and luljoininK <*laini> 06 Assjiy ^hertJ* 11-14 67 Cnnglnnirnitc rrcck 7'-\ Distribution nf confsloiiH.Tatr 7:t Drvrlopmcnl To Kfspf'ranzH and Raven iiiincml claims 74 KinK Dimir proixTtic?* 7ii I.htyd KToup 76 Deposit 76 Development 78 (Quartz 7K Cjumniary 78 (ireen (iulch (iroup 7i» Nature of deposit. 7W Dewl()pinent 79 Tiwer N&y >lieet l.") SO Yellow Jaeket mineral elaim HI Summary Hi Assay sheet Ki H2 (t((Id-run group h;1 Deposit H:i Develfipment H'.\ Assay sheet 17 HS Patliison or (^ueen Dome jiroup 87 I )evelopment 87 Hox < 'ar group 87 Nature of the rountry 87 Development 88 Assiy the-t 18 «» Mitchell Kioup Ul Natuie of deposit 91 1 )evelopment 91 Summai V 95 Assay sheets 19-21 96 Toitland tjioup 101 < letieial statement. . 10! (uH)d J'aith mineral claim 101 JuiuIh) min'ral elaim 102 CJaia inineral elaim 102 Haker mineral elaim Huion mineral elaim. Sumi.iaiv Assay sluets 22 2;i . D. Ma<'Kay piupelties Development John Fawei-tt's pit)perties, i Hhi'T elainis Natuie of eounti U 102 io:i w.\ 104 UMi m\ 107 los lOS Devehtpment lOH HillsUiinunh mineral claim lOH Assay sheet 24 . . . 110 Joseph louiniei mineral elaim 1 12 Sunuiiif mineral elaim U2 Dojiie I.I I'litiniH (Dublin kuIcIii. (icnrrttl f*tat('in('nt CJi\>loKy I'olronrupliy Some quiirtz U|> I'iaKli- ^roup Assay sheet 35 . Inih'Pi-ndenee fj;r<>up. Assay sheet 'M\ 14T 14!) 1.V) lAO 1S2 1S3 1.15 ]>u)»lin (iuU-h: suiniiiary and eimelusions 157 Wliiti'liorre mining district (ieneral statetnent History A (<•« inininK prnperties Thel>ueh|(i Ijoeation . . Ownership . K(|uipiiient Nature of thi' (U^posit Development , , , Valerie Development work.-. K(|uipinent (irafterand Best Chance Best Chance ( 1IA1'T1;U IV. 15(1 tSt) 15» tao 160 100 IflO 160 1«U l«l 162 162 102 162 16:1 >ummary a .Vnaconda ( Milconda. riorence, and C Depi)sit Development . Assay sheets ;I7 ;iS inrad minci';it claims. nd conclusions 1*1:1 164 lliS I lid lIMi ; 1«H 171 171 171 171 176 17« 176 177 17S 17H l.HO IM lH:i 1S4 185 188 ISS lS!t . 18« 189 191 194 194 194 195 19() 1!)7 CHAl'TKK V. < 'onrad mining district Wlu'aton section IntHMluction. , . Keonoinic Keolojty i('airnes) Mining properties Buffalo Hump »eroup. Colden Slipper mineral claim Sunri.se mineral <*laim .\ssay sheet :«! .\s.say sheet 40 . Tally Ho Knaip. Whirlwind jrroup ( Becker an*i ( 'ochrane) . . , Development . . Sutmnarv and conclusions .\ssay sheets 41 42 \\ indy .\riii section Nature of the country and deposits. . Mining properties Mic-Mac (iroup Development , , .\ssay sheets 43-44 Hump.T ^roup \'enus extensi()n . Development Humper No. 1 Red I>eer mineral claim Till' Venus . \ssav slu-et 45 . , " HI. Town of (irand Fork.', looking down Kldorado from a point on tlie main road. \ portion of the fame.tt vm; Dniiririfi.-:. I'k.. I. DiuKrain to illustrate I'orniiihi •' J. Diagram to illuslrale rorinula :i. ."sketch of l.one Star workings t. Plan of iinderisrouncl workings, l.unc .Star mine ."). Di.'iRrani to illustrat;- sampling of open-cut, Imw Star mme. (i. I)i.inram to illustrate sampling of Corthay drift, I.one Star mine 7. Open-cut, Uohin mineral claim, l.one Star mine S, Sketch showiiiK work , on Britannia mineral claim.. " Itj. Sketch .showing workings on Kclipse and Dolly claims 17. l.\) l.loyling of drift on \enus Kxtension. at elev.ilion of S20 feet ^ Sketch diagram to illustrate sampling of drift, at bottom of 4,j' slope. Sketch showing locatio.i of samples from big ojjen-cut, Hum])er No. 1 . V.i. Sketch of entry ami drift. Mumper No. 1... 14. .Section on Huniper No. 1 vein at face of drift, etc i."). Ideal section Coal gulch (.\fter .\rchd. MacKinno i:{ 14 24 2I> 27 :«) 4.-> 4(1 .")•» .M tj2 )14 (■(.■> (iti 7:1 8:i ss <):i 102 120 i:i2 i:i.-) i:«) I.-):! ItU 1S2 1S2 is:i VM) 1 1.).") !'.)."> l!Mi ! '.)l) I'.Mi 20.1 ;;it). Ml) IK. Mining distrii'ts ,>f Yukon l)awsIl li;is lor onic yc;ir> i);i>l Ihmii ;itlr;icliii)i coii- fiilcraliU' attciitioii. As cMfly ;is tSU'.l. (|u;irlz (i;iiiii> were Nliikcd uver cniiNidciulilc arciis throunliout Klondike district. Imt de'.-eloitnieni work li;is. ji''ii''r;illy, liccn cjirried on iu ii desultory I'lisliiun. Miid little real minin); lias lieen dime. Staking continued, however, lieiiee. at the present lime, cpiartz elaiinsiire located over wide areas thro.inhout the mining; districts of Dawson and |)iin<'an creek in norti.en Yukon; ( 'olirad ami Whitehorse in the south; liesides extensive areas in the White river and other outlying ])ortions of ^'nkoii territory. The last mentioned, however, do not come within the scope of this report, except in so f.ar ;is the latter incidentally touches upon White Hiver copjicr. H i sliiriciil. .\ comparatively detailed history of fjold production in Yukon may he found in various reports of the (leolojjical Survey. isMied during the last tw"nty-six years'. UrieHy, ])lacer (iold was found on the Yukon as early as ISti',)'. 'I his river was furtlier ])rospccted hetweeu 1S7I5 and 1S7S. and from \HH: to 1SS(). Bar miniu};; on the Hi-; Salmon. Lewes. Felly, and Stewart rivers was con(hicted witli increasing profit, until ISSti. wlieii coarse gold was first discovered in Fortymile region the '•reater jiart of which ])roved to lie in Alaska and later on Sixtyi'.iile and its tril>utaries: the latter heiiig the chief jiroducers of Y'ukon tintil 18!)(). when the Klondike' creeks were discovered, and in ISitS and the following years, pour(>d forth their wonder- ful stream of Rold, which hy the end of l',U2 will have reached a total output valued at more than !i!!l4().()()().0()(). iDaWMin. Dr. (i. M.. (iiol. Surv. Ciin.. Ann. Kept.. Viil. III. Part I. 1SK7-88. pp. 17X 1K.3b. McCDnncll. K. (i.. Kept, (n Klondike^ C.c.Ul 1-icl.l,-^, .\nn. Kept., Hi-ol. Surv., 1905, I'urt 1», Vol. XIV. Krock. R. W.. <\im. licpt. Gw!. Surv.. 1U0«. rp. IK 23. Cp.irnes, D. D , l.oin' Star iniiif, >itu!iliil at tin- lit-ad of Nictdria uulcli. caiiii- inin pr iliont :{(),(MMI. ami the k<>IiI liroduction «2'J,27.*.,(MM). In l!H2, tht- population was estimated at H,5(H). and the Hold production at sliKhtly over S.')..")(H1,(MMI, !«!»,.')(M) heinn prodm'ed liy ii»Ul lode mining operations. With tlie ilecrease in the producti(^n of phu'er UnUl. the hopes of the residents have for some time heen diroted to loile inininK, •n"! .'i certain amount of desuiiory work and development have l)een undertaken over a l.ir^e area, hut with only inditTerent results. 'I'Ms is due, in jiart, to the following facts: (1) (hat prospectors were Ken ...ny inifamiliar with lode mining: (2; that little or no hi(': "Lode mining his so far made little progress in the Klondike district, although a great namher of claims have heen staked, and some develo])ment work has heen done on a few of them. The veiMs are usually small and non-persistent, although they occasi(mally swell out into considenihle lenses of (|uartz. They often give fair assays, and, in i)laces show free golil, hut, e.vcept in rare instanres. are too small individuahv to make mines. They occur in great ahundanee and in some sections constitute a consideral)le proportion of the whole rock mass". The local government gave, from time to titue, some assistaiK'e, notahly in the form of roads and trails to the prop<'rties. Indeed the extent of road-making has heen (piite remarkable, indicating that the authorities realized the ahsolute necessity of good roads in any attemj)t to deveh)p tliis extensive territory. The Dominion government also gave aid in the form of .v sampling mill- and assay office, and sent a couple of diamond drills into the district; hut in 1!M)5 the mill was abandoned or dism.antled: the assay office closed; and the drills allowed to remain idh- until the latter part of this season, whe:i one of them was being set u], at the Pueblo mine near Whiteliorse. In ll'll, Dr. D. D. Cairiies reported, in part, as follows': '•Consider- able interest has of late been displayed concerning the (piartz of the Klondike, and special efforts are being mach' to ' A>*iici;ilii>ll. Iiy Ic-uliitinli. .i|i|M:ll(ii liilhill tiiiii ( in\cniliiilit tiir ll^^i-tiliur ill thr itiii|j mill ami laliuratury fur tic iii MiiiiK uf uri. I )r. ('airni'-. \\ liu had \civ rciiiilly iiiadi a riir«ui\ (Aaiim 'lun uf a fi W iii I'.i- (|llarl/ pruprllii«. urulc llir Mine- I'lianrli. j-'cl. II, 'IJ, a-« fuliuw»': " l*'ur a iniiiilHr i wlaii 'ti" liuVfrmiH'iil mill and a-»a\ ullin iii |);iw-un >mii' clu-id, nl-'ti\i|\ \i'\ fi'W a>*ays uf tl.i' (|iiart/ uf |l,f Kluiidiki- h.av ln' n • .1 nd a- im v df|iusils alc lii'iii^ di-ru\cri'd I'.arli yi'ar IpiiI iittli- .•uii-, in ihi' pr'ilialilc \.alilc uf tl.r Iml' uf |l;c> (piall/ liu\K k< -iM'lii 'u ! ili-trii'i ". l)uMimluii ( lii\ ri iiiiii'iil I'l'-puiiilcd III i'.c ai t'a' N iikui. Miiii'r>' .\»u('iatiuii li\ making a y,ciirruii- appn'pi !*ii- i- 'pt-M uf iarr>iii|u; iin ll.c .vurk dc^irili.d in ll.i' mpurl. 'I' lllll-'llnilnl nni . In li.r ca^c ni \\.v liaM'ilrr. facililir- fur iicllin- id It a''c now 1. I'lithcr parluur rar ur >tal< t^" .m ac- ■ l>ruvidt'd dear lu !)aw>uii: distant fruin \aiii-uii\ ( ' \ii Sk i. I.IKI iiiilr^. Hut upi'ratur^ >ti iniiic^ arc -rriuu-i\ h.-mdi.-ap lu tlic VI Ty lic'.a\y Iraii^purlatiuii i-liarjii'^ uii all ii| ni ;,, iti ,r 1 iWUllC u»i«?»tr- < Iniiiili With ri'uard Inii."ill\ il 111. '" - ''■'•' "'''''. "" ••"• -'il'i'l'- "^' "• iintliiliu Init Miiall Kri.wtli. clii.'lly nf -i.ni.i'. pnplar. aii.l l.inli w.iv tcmiid in ili'' itivalir IM.rlii.n III' tlif ili-tiii't tiaviiMMl. Nc(Ts-ar> -iiiall tiiiilnr. Inr iiiiniii(i np.iatinii«. i- u'li'i'iHy :i\ ailal.li'. liMWrv.T. tiiuiiuli - inip.!>:-il.li' 1<. xi'iif' tor tli.'in a Mipply ..t timl.cr at ria>oiiaM.' .''.-I. I'lix'i Jiiri . ■j'lif .•lii.l aifli.ultii- ill tl..' way ol' an .nv.'tivr proM.iition nf tin' .ontciiiplat.'.l iiiviMi>£ati..ii of Viik..ii .|Uiutz .l.i...-il- wiif luiiiront.'.l on arvivinn at l)a\\>on. on .Imi'' *'<■ I'M'-'. imni.Mliat.ly altrr oi.ininii ..f naviiia- tioli. 'ri.r main oli>ta.l.> wi'lf a- follow-: \< 'n.r ureat I'Xti'lit of tlic tirlil a- i ipand wi'l, ihr lilllitrd avall- :Jp1i' tliiii' ami liiraii>. :'. 'I'll. ..ITiiintiatinu of known ili ii.i-it-. U Tlir iiiappinn of an itin.'rar.v tl.al would rnilira<-c examination of the more promisinu pvoperti.-, will; minimum lo-> of time .in.' t.- uii- neees-arilv retraeinn uroiliul. Through the eourt.'-y of Dr. AlMv.l Thom).M.ii. M.l'.. ami lli.' Iloii. Ceor^e Ula.-k, ( 'ommis-ioner lor Yukon, .luarter- were -eeure.l m th.' Kov.'niment a.lmini-tration l.iiihiii Si at Daw-oii; ami the ).ul,llc weie a.lviM',1, Ihroiltih tla- .•olumii- o. ■■ lo.-al pre-s. that all p.'rsons intere-tea in |,„1,. niiniiiK pr<.i.ertie- -hoiiM pt in toiieli with the Mininti Kiiwimrr. specially ( imi.-sioneil l.\ the Dominion ( M.veriinient . to iiivestisiate tla- (|uarl/ (lei>osit> of the re(iion. .\ |,roiii]>t fi.'iieral lopon-e was ih.' reMilt. Within a week, many l.ersons int.Te-ted had furnished da. a on whieli it was i.ossii.h' to plan ail itilierafy. suhjeet t.i sueh mo.lili.'ation as iiiish* later I.e .leelned lure - sarv. .\- a miml.er <.f the iiropelties i:. the immediat.' vieinity ot i)aws<,n are h.eated up the ereeks. at var> mc .listaiie.'s. and in .lilTer;'!'.! .liivetions, that eity uas iiatmaily -eir^'ted as a !.as.- for ,,jHr:!ti»!r-. and. .a v.-nrkroom was estalilislied tliere. I'l M) II. I III li. I.I. o;i tllr lilllu limit ..I Hunk' I ' H . k. ..|i|i,,.il. ill. |m.,.i||, ,,( |..,-| ■ ],:„vi- .1. . k AriiUiUciiK'iits Acre iiiiulc with Mr. Wrti. ( '. Siiiic as^itviT, nl' Diiwsoii - now 'rcrritnrial ( loxcriiiiiciil ;i>s:iycr, with 1i(;i(1(|1i:iiI()n ;it W liitfhorsc — t'lir the ]>rnm|)t ;iss;iyiiin of >;iirii)lcs. This \\;is coiisidi'n'd iiii|t(r;itivc, in order to ])rt'i);ir(' d;it;i I'ur iiiiiricili;it(' advice to ])ros|)e(tors on tlieir own jiruiind: the latter hein^i iiiforiiied that adsiee a'- to eoinparat ive vahies or iiieth ot this Report. 1 1 1 III rarii. Melow i> a list showiii}; I hi' order in which dilTerent properties wer- examined, tofiether with a K<'n<'ral outline ot the route> ailopteil. DefaiK as to distances, etc.. appear in the Heport in connexion with each indi- \idllal ]irolieity. iience. need only be casuidlx' rel'erred to ;il this staii,!'. The hrsi property examined .and s:iiii|iled \v;is the l.oiie Star mine at \ ictoria Kuh-li. 'I'his selection was m.-ide without hesii^ition on accoimi of its compar:iti\'e acces>iliili|y, and owin^ to the fact tl,;it it is the onK' produciuy: loile mini' in the l);iwson miniiisi districi . i'he propeit\- is ime of se\-ef,-il miiitioiied liy hoth .Mr. .Met 'onnell and l)i-, ( aiiiies, as amony,' the incjie pidmisitin de|>osits: nlhers lieilii;' 'I'lie .Mitel, I'll. The \ iolet . and The l.lo\d (Iroiips. I?ear ('reek, .and DuMiu (iulch the l.atler ill t he I )iinc:iii ( feek mining district . The I. one .s^tar was reached \ ia |l,e Klondike failw.iy. from Dawson to (iiand I'orks. at the juiiclioti of lildoiado and iiouan/a creeks, .and li' there li,\- team. ,a, further distance of six miles, vi:i lioii;in/a (a'eek and \ ictoria fiulch. to lhc> mine. The patty which consisted o'' the writer: Mr. D. .Maid.achlan as iirst assistant; .and .Mr. 1{. !'>. iisnoiil :,s helper reached the mine on Krid.iv-, .June 11; and havinji' hroUiiht the s.atnplinj; onllil. rtanained until .-s.aturdax- exeninii. .lime I'L': on whii-h date a lirief \isit w;is also m.ade to the llldorado Dome an ad.joiiiiiiu; properl,\. lii'ar creek on the Ixlondike was next \isited, .lime 'Jo to 'Jl*. where three dilVerent |)roperties w ere examined. namel\': ( eirdon M. ( '.. Xirfjin M. ('.. and .lean I .M . ( '. ( »n the j,ist date mentioned a preliminary visit was made to the pro|)ert ies of Mr, ,lohn Kawcelt on the ri^ht fork of Hunker creek. < >n July :i. the p;irt>. aiaamipanied hy Da\ id ( 'ullen. left Dawson hy sta^e coach to inspect |iro])erties on I'lldorado; naniel,\ . < loldeti C.illch ami The \iolel ; remaininu until .inly 12, then proc led, hv !n>'anH of Alex. .Vyers te;im-w .afjon, to MacKinnon ireek. where ten da,vs were sjient in the ex.aniin.alion of the properties of .Messrs. .MacKinnon liros. and associates at this jilace. '{"he |)roperlies of Mr. Chris, lot herfjill and associates on Imliaii river and ( 'oniiloiiierat"' creek were a.lso inspected. s ( >n .Inly 'M) tlic piiity i)iiiccc'|'in wiln -cNcral hundred pnund- u] ~ample^ which had ,ie(ainiul.il ei| dmini; the ru-h nl' field Wdlk. : ' there cnmpleled them. (In Ai .(i Dr. \\ ( l!~ heinu. an acldilinnal memher nl the parl\ a vi>il u.a> neide In |ii'(ipei-| ie- nl' the Wells C^Uart/. .\lininu ( 'n.. nn l.apine creek, a lriliutai\ nl llnck (a'eek. Tl.i- wa^ reached hy dlivimi nvef the ninuntain> hack "I Dav.-nu. a di-t.ima- nl' ^nine I 'J niile^. \>\ a \'ery iduuh and steep r(i:'(l. (In .\n)i. iM uc lel'l Dau-nu li> S.S. ■■\ide|i." Inr .Ma>n. ■_'ll) miles distant nn the Steuaii riser, en mnle I'nr DuMin uulcli. .\rri\c(l at Ma\(i Saturday nifiht. .\ujj,. 21. .and prncee(le(| next day hy team waiinii .and iiack hnrses, re.aeliinji Dulilin ;iulch ahniit ."lO mihs inland t'rnin .\l.a\(i and n\ cr a very he.avy tr.ail \\'e(lne~da\ .Vu.i:. -'S. The prn|iertie> xisited extended nver a leliiith nl ahnllt N miles, and were as I'nllnw^: Stewart .and ( '.at In iifnup. Independence jirnup. I'dtatd Hill lirnuj). Shamrnck iiniiii). ( llive jirniip. lilue Lead jifnup. lviy:le (i. iiud t'roin thence on the Idtli I'nr Dawsnii: t.akinjt small hoal Irnin Mayo. rowed dowji lire Sti wart and ^'liknii, ca!!in)i at miniiij!: prn)iert\ of I'lckerinti I'nn 111. T.iwii 111' (ininil 1 ork-. luiikini; ilnwii lldi A IMUlioll if llir iMllli'l wllili' 1 hillM mill ■1 i- IMilii :t piiHit -rt-n in I 111' ii:i uli Ihr |]i:i ■kmnuml. IV\1 f' t. It.'iM.'ii]''. TIk' Ih.l.mk (all., l.hirk , III. llM- c|..ll.- ITHlrl, 1 l.nuiiii. r - |i:irls at l.oiilin.ut ial)lii. U>u\ .,i' \1 1 . II iir. I). MiKla.lilari wliil.-. ;m,l Dr. W m. al'ii i' an inl titi^ia-t ic Titiiiini: riiari. wlm ' a^'i~l tIm' l.-Ic iiiiMliii: iti'ld-Mv in .*■«< iiIm III ^ uk'in 1) ;m(l ;i>!M)ci;it»'* idi I lie rinlit limit of tlic ^ ukoii. mIhmiI IS miles ;i1h(\c Daw si hi, rcacliiiin till' latter eity nil Friday evening, Sept. \'.i. Tlie |)n(pert>' nt .1. A. AjiilersMii (111 I'Acelsior creek was next visiteil l)\ Mr. I). Macl.aelilaii: ami nu Sept. "21 a sei'uiid visit was made to the Lone Star and Mldorado Dome jiroperties. On Sept. 'j;{, aecoiiipanied liy Mr. I'ii'keriny:, we \isiled properties (111 Hunker creek: iiicliidinu ( 'aliforiiia (iirl, and I'nexpected Mineral Claim. 11 and K> miles from Dawson. respecti\i'l\ ; and on Sept. '2\. made a second visit to Hear crei'k, iiicliidint!; an inspection of tlie properties of Mr. W. < ). Smith, on tlie left limit of Klondike, alioiit half-a-milc lielow the month of Hear creek. Sept. '2s. eiiil>arked for \\ hit choree and ( 'arcro", u here i' u,i- airaii^ed that some jiroperties in the Wheaton. Watson, and \\ iiii|\ Arm, -hoiild he vi»ite(l'. .\t this slasic the ap|iropriation for the work heinu aliiio-l cxhtiu^lcd, it was im)iossilile to do more than look o\cr the )>roiiiiil. :ind -eciirc a few trial samples in the sliortcsi possihle time. .\ hrief \isit wa~ made to the I'liehlo cop|ier mine of t he \tLi - Miiiliiu; < 'om]iany. near \\ hiteliorse. also to t In \ .ilerie. ( lr:ifler. .'liid lie^l < haiice; conlr(dled hy the same companv '. The Aracond.a cupper properly. :; \r\\ iinh'~ from \\ hilehoi'^e, w:i- next ^•isi1(•l|. and samiiled. t )ct . .'). droNc to \\ heaioii \ia liohiiisi m. en route to the IJiiffalo II 11111] I jiroiip ow ned liy ( ieo. St- "lis: 'I'.-illy Ho uroiip: .■iml The \\ hirlw iml .iiroup of Becker and (dchrai,. . .\rriviiiji at (Vrcro-- on (let. 17. we ]iroceeded liy motor hoal throiijih hike- Nan- Tajii-h. and M;ir-h. In h'ifly- iiiile river, in the vicinity of which are siin.-iied ( lolconda .■mil I'hireiice mineral claiiiis. Siilise(iucnt te this, a visit was made hy motor lioal to Windy .\rni: and samples taken from the Micinac jtroiip of I'. Kennedy, tlie lliimper liroiip of D.-iil and Meininji. and The \'eniis mine aie of ('oh ( 'onr.-id's ]iroperties: the trip lieiiiy: conipletcil on ( let. :!S, ,\fter lea\inii this tield, a stop-over was arraiisred for purposes of oliser\:itioii and coni|iarisoii at the .Vhaska Treadwell mine on Dmiijlas island. To the initialed, it will he icadilv seen hv a iil.ance over ihe alio\c itinerary that aiiylhinu like an exhaustive exaniination of ihi- field w;i- impossihle; since many of the individual properties visited, would, alone. r"(itiire weeks of thoroiiiili sami)linii. to accur.atcly determine their \.'tlue. The choice, however, lay lietweeii a complete sampling of se\cral deposits, with possilily neii'.-itivc re-ults -to the exclusion of all others. ' ( ':iiriii>, 1). 1)., li'pl, ■111 ii I'nrticiiKi'' ( '.inrail arid W liinhm-i' .Mininu I)i-triri-. Yukon, ( iciil. ,-iurv, Ciin., I'KIs, Sci' also Me- ir Nn, :;l, Wln-illun l)i~tlicl, liv < 'iiillli'-, Cr-ul, .Surv, (':inail:i. I',ir.', = .McCiinncll, H, (,., W liili'liiir-i- C.ippcr li.lt, ^ ukim Tii . Cul, sul\ . ( an., i'lll'.i. s,,., ;.K., s.jni 1!"P' <■'■"! ■■^Miv 1iiii'wli:it |iri'liiiiin:ii',\ I'XMiiiiiial imi lit' till' uii'Mltr |"iiliiiii lit till' (iriil. witli *iitlii'iriit «:impliint tn imiirjili' tlic ))riiiiii>inK iiuitiiinv, in tin' Impi' tliiil imi';imi mi^tlit lir t'liuinl later for tlii'ir till 111 iinjli iiivi'«t'n£:itimi. Tln' i.ittrr phiii w.'i* ;iiliipu'il, :i> licin^j till' iillly pi';iilii':ilili' liH'tliiiil. .'llnl llii' i>lir ln"-t I'Mlrill.'itiil tii MtVnnl tin' mi'Mti'>t ;iiniiiiiit lit iiifiiriii.'itiiiii lnr iln' ira-'t rxpi'iiilituri' of tiiiii' ami iiiiniry. i.ljUl ItltH lit . Tiii- i'iiii-i~lril 111' an nlilinal'S >alllpliiin lUltfit a- InllnW'-; I >iliipli'\ liaiiii iil'r 1 l'n>lirl' Uvi'iftlil 17.')lli».i I larjii' niiiftaf ami pr^lli'. I »i'l 111' *rn rli> S- Kl llli'>li. 1 M't i;{l riiiil rlii>i'l>. 1 lialnllirl' ami '1 pl'ii«prrlilin pirk~. 1 ^nimitli nililiii' iiiixiiiii i-lntli. ! -patula anil 1 ranii'l liair lini^'i. 1 I'liaiimi^ -kin anil Imttli' nf i|uii'i\-il\ ii'. 1 li'at l.rl' iil'i' -alllpiiliti -ark 'IS" ,■ ■J.*i"j. Aliinit .")(l() iii'i'i'— ai'V iliii'k -ainpliiiu: -ark- li" • ltl"i. 1 pi'ii-prrtiil''- jiiilil pan. 1 I'liatiiliin rirriilar -priiij; lialam r, tiraijiiali'il li'oin _' n/-, I" (i(t IK-. I fii'lil lialaiH'i' i\vi'i(iliinu tn 1(1 inu. i I ])in'k('i rniniia-- anil rlimniiriri'. i -iirvi-yiir- ri)ni))ass. 1 .")(( tt. sti'i'l tai>t'. I lii'lil jila-- i-ti'i'i'ii liimii'ular- S ]ni\vi'i";. I'lirki't inaiinilyinji jila— r-. 1 l).\ kiiilak witli I ripnd. ! ani'iuiil liaiumrti'r. 1 li|i)\v-pipi' si't with -unilrirs. Hlankrt- ami -umlr>' 'iiiall I'liokiii^!: uti'ii-il- wrir al ii iiu'lmli'il. tiijfi'tliiT wiili -ui'li -upplirs a- wiTc ii'iniircil fruin tinn- tu tiinr. wlii'ii iniivinji tlii'iiii^ili tl.i' iniirr i-nlatiil purtion- nt' the tielil. Ml lliiiil iif Slim iilnifi. ( »\viiiji til till' jii'i'at \arii'ty a- rejiai'ils rharai'trr. i-.\ti'nt. ami iIcn-cI- iipnii'iit ill till' ili'|)iisits visitcil. it iu'eamc in'ci'-sary to aiiiii)t tlie iiictlioil iii' sampling to local riitnlitions. .\s ;i ;;i'iii'ral fuli' the cruslnT auil -aniplint;: outfit witi' taken to the tii'lil or to a i-entr.'il Ineatioii in the vicinity of a niiiiiliei' of ailjacent proiier- ties, ami samples collccteil, asseinlihil. anil worked u)). Tlie sanii)les varied in weifiht from a few pounds uj) to l,2r)() jjoumls, the yjeater nunilier however, lieinsi. a))))ro\iin!itelv, (i luiiinds. Ill I'iix' ul ii ill (ililti'lv i\|)ii«i'il il(|>ii«il. s;ilii|ilcs Will' n(litlall\ l:ikili I'riPlli tlir I'lltirc widlli lit' till' liiilf it lliit iivrr I iVrl wiilc; lull ili tlir i:iM> III' itfi'iltt r \viiltli», Iwii III' miirr -Mllililr- wrrr Inkrli In rr|irf»iril ;i •friiiiii. Till' liiliKitlliliii.'ti ilitir\;iU ;it wliirli -^Mliiplo wrlr l;iki'll, VMliiil. Iilll wlicrt'Sfl' CKiivinii'llt , tril nv lurlvc ll|) til litlx iVi't. iilmiu llir »tlikr. iMilllil lir inlu|itc(l. A> llilirli "MlliplilitJ \V!i^ iliilii' ii\ir iillliTii|i|iiliK- :Uiil iilliir irri'Kuliir cxiMiMiri's it will Kc «i'ti, that mm\ tisril nilf .i- In iiitii\al- rmilil lint III' riuiilly tnllnwi'il. Maii\ nf till' unrkinn* nl' |i|ii«|M it- wirr iliai ri»«ilili'. iiwilm In walri anil ice nr ntlicr nlistriictinn, ill wliirli r\(iil -a i|)li-^ uiri' laki'ii tinni fXi-aviitcil vt'iii inatiiT. Iinlii'il llif latter wa« tmlv >alii|ili'il In tiiriii^li trial nr inilicatnr vampire, ami. in >niiir r:i»r-. 'n rlni'k aiiipli' takiii I'miii till' wnrkiiitj-. All -.■Miiplr- wi'ii' cantiillv ^iialiliil. liiiMu iiiiiniiliali'lv --ai'ki'il ami Mimivi'il In thf wnlkrnnlll. ilricil, it' llicr>«ar> . Iirnkill ami rlU^lliil tlimiiuli liljlit moll, nr at lilliis l'nrt.\ llir>li M-rniis. tliiai IlliM'il li\ inlliiiu nil .a ^iii illi riililiir ^l.rct. ciiiii'il. anil <|iiartirril ilnwii. until twn lialt-pniiml iliiplii ati'> wire ^criirid tlif fiiir~ Irmn ili^ranU hiinv. i.iriliilly lini>liril nil II. (• >l,fi'l. 'ri.r tiii.al >:iinpli- \\irr tlicii niiinln'ri'il li> inr.iii^ nl' a I'nlili'il paper las ili»ii|e tie >ai'k. ^e.aleil with IM'ivale -eai tlnin tlie .Milie^ Deparliiienl. ami Im-keil in the leather >ai'k. until miiIi time a- niie vet i-illil lie (lelivereil In the a^^aver ill DaWMiii. alnl the iluplieate- fnrwarileil In Ottawa, 'I'lie ilisearil> were then |iannei| ami examiiieil t'nr mineral?-. ;iml. where mii»ar> anil as time ixrmitleil. Ie>teil hv mean- nl' the lilnw-pipe. In Ihe ea>e nl' the l.'iriiest sample-. ll,e-e Were Iirnkill with hammer-, lir-l In .-ilinut -mall ejiji; -i/.e. mixeil ami (|uarterei!. the (|U:irler- lieiiiji re- lirnkell -mailer, ami aHMin i|Uartere(| ilnwil in -e\ent\ nr -i'\ elil \ -li\ e pniinil-. then iril-l.eil ."ml reilueeil in the usual maimer. Sample-, taken at hiililin (jilh-h. were jieiier.allx -ni.iUer than nlher-. mill Ihe final iluplicale- were ijuarler. in-leail nl' h.all pmiml wei;:lii. 'I'liis was enii-iilereil ailvisalile in view of the lieee--il\ nl paikinn llielll Iwentv- tive nr thirt> miles n\ir muuh ami wet irail-. .\ iew Wnnl- ill alitieipalinll nl pn--iMe rriliei-111 a- In U-elulne— nl -ample-, ret'erreil In alinVe. a- lia\illj; heen taken I'miii pile- nl' e\ea\-.-lleil material. These samjiles iiiax'. li> snme pallie- lie ile-itinaleil a- "urali" samples, whieh are eh;iraeteri/eil l>> Mr. Kirkanl' a- "I'lie last re-nrt nf ineapaeit v." .Mr. T. I,.iiie Carter, writiiiji fm the laiitineeriii); .ami Miiiiin; .Inurnar-. wliile ajjiveinii with Mr. Hiek.'nl in his eninlemnatinn nf "jirali" >.iiiiiiles says: "The nnl,\ place where the '(irali' may I mpln\eil is in lesiinn waste rnek leaving Ihe -nrliiiu linu-e." The i|ue-tinn may lie askeil. t ' Sainiilini! ;u»l ll-tiiiiiiti I i in- in ;i Miiir, p. :'i:i. ^ I lM..t . fr..!ti l{ii'{.^!n-.! .Ill S;tiiinl)ntr iiii'l I'.^l ilii:it iwti ill' I It'r in 11 Mini>. II. I'm H ll.l :.:':::';: ■■...■..., ,.,,„t,oxr.U.|. Il,:il >;Mn!.l(- 1I1IHHM11 ,,1,.,1,, 11, -i.-' ;i';. WMK'. Ill ■ ■■ -•-■'' -■ '-'^ .■■•i.n-.....u. ..I "'•;';•„"■,., ,.,,„,,, ,.1,.-, :,.-.■ Mi,,> ,„ ,..|M,-..„, ■,. . ... 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"l""'^"-^""'""''''^ ;,rn".l.l.'. ^ ,,.,,„,,.,,, ,,, ,, ,nii ll-t an. 1 V. al-m^ l> ---....,• Ill- -u,.l..- II. nil. -:.n- .,„.„,v ..lilni. ,„^,,,H.rllii'valui-'i«lirv,n..u.i i'^. .1. "'•,,„ .^>a>..n,i.l.vu.i,i.U,. •'■>'''';''7''',' :,,,„.„„,, n„.v,.a, .H..,i.au.,.hi.va,-;....i.fa,.,..r..n,...,l...|.al|.ul:.U..ii. :ulilitic>ii '" 'li'' ^^""1' l,.|^(•ll nil :i injr thr Inll.iwinK iwo prol.l.'in ■ , ,. .: ...:, l.r,. in:. Mini , I'll- VW-'-'^- ;i':-;n:;;;';;i,'['v>n,::ni;;'':^v-."'^ Mt \ I. i. SiiHiplilit' (|ii:ill/ |>il> r,. :ir tin \ i..l. t -li,,lt. I ,l.l..| :..1m, S 1, K :'.!)is.". :{ ' ■ I 'nil ill ■111 I. 'I'll ililiTlliilii' the .■ivir.-iiir \:ilui' 111' till- ^crliiin (il M'iii A lirtWfi'll Ihr -:ilii|ilrs wli.i-r \vii||l|s ;iiv W , ailil W, ;il|,| v;illli- \' ; ;.Mi| \ ,. ''''^i"'i''ivi'l.\-. iliiiliT tlii' .■! iiii|iliii|i idal Ihr v:ilin-. v:ir\ m;Mlu:.||y nvrr il.c •■iri'.-i In 111! \', III \', ill II, !■ ,|Jrri-lioii ,|. Micii .u .iiiv i|U,.inrr \ Imm W, i llic \-,'llllr V = , (\ . - V, ) + \- ([ (1) W , - W, V - W.. M'/ y /? *^2 Ih.. i. 1 li:ll-'lalli to lllu-i|;il( l'.,l l.-i. Ill- y + U I (2) A = 'W, + W,) .1 Kv X - .1 7 \' > il\ : A - :i\(T;i!;i' wilur iif ihr ^ri-timi A. I'miii ( I I mill (2) \\' \V,\, + \\,\.i f a •-* C .1 W , \'i f \\,\, i\V, + \V,) (I, 1 vy ilx-'2 :i \v, + \\ ." + ., \\.\, + \VA.. \V,\, + WA, i\V, -\\.) (V.,-V,) :«it."i,s :M 14 'n„la-t tinn - O wIkh W, = \\ ^ .„„„„l,,on.rl.rti>..'byM.l.>t,tulio„... n..nn ,,r V, = V: .111.1 i- JI.'iuTrllv -inal W, V, f W. V-' ,..,„ ,„, lakru as tl. ,v,.n,'i(' valur t-- MTtion A. 1 .1,.. f,„it-(i/ nr I'lHit-cinllar mrl l.,„l, !iy wl.icli tl.c :::::::^;:;::;;:,:'.: s;::;:,:r;;;,;: f ; - ,... «■ .■ > ;Uviam,tl,issuml>ytl..M.ni..f.lltlu.w.,l.l.s. /4 "^-"'1 1 ''j I,,;.:;, nmi-'KUU to ill.;-!. air (M>n'lll;i. ■IN. liuil .1.- av.ni... vMui- fn.ni . ..uni-»-; -f s.iii,.!!.^ ,li„,.,,„.,, lH.txvrrli-;'ini)lr-:'lMl A 1!.' .l'-' .\„ = i\V, + \N .1 „ ''' A, = -W> + W.i ._, .1- .1. .V, = l\V:, + \\.> ., :!Vcr:'Sf v;i alur- l"i- A, Aj = A, = WA.i ^ ^VA: W.i + \v, \\,V, + WA.. W, + W: \V,V. + WA 1 W. + NV. \v,Vi + ^VA. W, f NVi iScC I Kill. I- I i; iA X avcrasii' vahw for A) ^ .(vcrafii' vahn' <'\ cr ll .1, i; A (\V„V„ + \V,Vil I + y,Uu\v aiva saiiipli'.l = ^^^^ j,,^, _^ (\V,\ 1 + WiV,. _^ '1' + (\V,V-: + "^•^'^t* .," ''' * \Vi ( i'iiui\:ili'ii1 to jiivinii cacli s,-iiii|)lc valiir :iu iiii|ii'!l:iiHT (or wcifilit) i)r(i|).)rtiiiii."l to its saiiiplc widtli inultipliicl liy IklIT tlir -11111 ol Ihi' ilistaliccs 1(1 the Iwii ailjai'cnl samples. Avcraniiiji in this iiiauiicr assmiirs. as in |)i(il)lciii 1. that tlic values hetueen varioil- adjaeeiit samples ehaiii;e jinidilallx-. it' the -.am|)les are taken eipiidistanll^'. the almve a\erai;e liei'dmes v„ ^] + \,\V, + V,W, + \ ,\Vi + V, ^\' which, with the exeeptiiin nf the tui) eiiil sani] s. is simjily '^i\iii}i each value an imi)c)rtaiice in the jieiieral axerajie propoitidnal tu the width "f its sami)le. 'I'he two end sami)les afe shuwn tu ha\-e halt' thi- impol'tanee. thiilliih in |>faetiee it is (MlstiMliar.V tu lii\-e the tun end ~amples the lull impuftaiice |)rii))()rtiiinal tci theif fespeetive widths." '{"he alxive foiinnlae have lieei\ u-ed in e(inne.\i(in with wcilkiiifi niit a iiiimlier (if the avefajte \ahies liixcn thfduiihiillt thi- fepoit. hence, it w.as th(iii<;ht liest to ine(irp( irate tlie ahuve dis(ai----i(in. Inr the lienelit ol fe:;ders of this rejxirt. who may not have aciM-ss to the ofiuiiial text. 'i"liou;ih lia'-ed on the iiiteiii'ations shown, it is not neeess;ii- - that the irian in the field should woffv o\-ef his inaliilil\- to unijefst.and the intetif.il ealeulus. as. ii\ simple suIjsI it iltion of \;dues. fcpr the \-.-|fiolls factof-. e.u. widths, assay \a I lies, distances, he ma \ re.'iilily m.ake 11-e of the fofmnhae. .l.'-'i.// Shnls: h'sjilinit:! mil . l-'of a l)fo|)er ilinietst.aildini: of the .-l^-aX' sheets, it -hollld he iKited that the assa>- results, used in ino-l of the cahailalions, are those eonductefl hy ^[r. Win, ('. Sitne, of Dawson'. 'I'his is necessary since at the time of writing: the text, results ui maiiv of the check assays are not a v:iil;ilile. 'I'he latter are heinjj eoiiduefed li>- Mr. X. I,, 'ruiiier. under the direction of Mr. V. (i. Wait, of the Div'sion of < 'heiiiistr\-. Mines Hr.aiich. <>ttaw,a. Where these (litTer materially trom the local a-s;iys. a comiiarison ha- lieen instituted hy foot-notes in the text, ■ Ml. Siiiir a— :Ul'ii liir ill- 1 .;7."l -illlipli- lahrli. Mr. lioiicrl .-IIKIII. rillllnrial ( r.iVi rillllc.|il a— ay.T at Wliitclliirr^i' up tn Hrt. t'.UL', a--a,vi-.| -aiiipl.-- fruin Wliili li,,i-i- aii.l Wlicaluii |in.p,iii, - vi-ili-il. M il l I i i i i wui i i i i i in III ■■III II in \m\ \ • ■■■nt-y' ' .W ^»i ■■ .,,,,1 . ;■,,,.,'• :it f.() .■.■1.1- i»T ,,unrci. n-iH.Hivrlv, .■in.l .-..piMT tn I. j ,,,,„, ,„,,. II, A~ .HUM l.c cNpcHr,!, in ,lr:,liiP.- nill, nv.|- i:.(l>:uu|.lr,, n l,.vv in^tMiH.- will W ^oun.l iii wl.i.-h a .-.M.Ma.Tal.lc' var.ul.un .mmmm's ,„.,w..r„ thr ..-ifiinal an,l the .'h.'-k a».v.. iK.lal.ly in ..as., ul Nos. W IS •'•> :,7, 1S2. 171. -'ti'.t. •271I. 277. -Ns, ;it)S. :;I7. His. :',:!! :!.i.. ..-., •.,.•. ■\s\'~ud :isii '\'\i\> Minplv .M.nlirn.-^ the w-U ivc^ni/ra lad. that .i tiur ,..,i,uair„t anv.l..|..M. ran .n>ly hr arriv...! at aflrr a sutliricnt nunilu.,- „r .MM.vlr- l.avr lM'. (u ,ui'(il l-:.rh>il "f llii l-'iihl. ,;,.„,,,.,„.,. l,a^ l.iin ma.lr to ll,.- Jiivat rXtrnt ol Ik. lirM. M<.>- ,xnr„atlv tl... Kion.lik.' ;zoia lirl.l^ ..nihraiv that povtnm ol \ nkon lyin- |,..uvr,.|,'an,lwitl,intk.. valley- of tl,r Yukon river on th.' ^v.•s1 . Klon.l.ke nvn- on tke nortli, Imlian river on tl.e south, a.ul eMen.l to Flat ami Domm- i,,n ereek- on ike ea-t. eoveriu.li aKout Mid s.,uare miU's. While moM of the e ami of Conra. mmr^ ',liMriei- The latter .listriet inelmle- portions of Wheaton ami Win. In \rm s,.,.tio„-. all of whieh lie within an area of ah..u, 1 .01)0 s,,uare nules.^ l„ or.ler therefore, that this report may he ,,uite clear, the wnole ,,..1,1 iraver-e,l i- liere .livi.hMl aimmji the four minin;t .hslru't- ..t Daw-on. Dunean ereek. Whiteh.orse. ami Conrad. ::;l;l:,;;;,,:::i''i::7;:':i,lr:;;;:;':::;:;'''w.^ ., m- i. ■'■.,.. ,ii.r.n. ,-. uniiiip'Ttiiiit . -!--'-■ k-! 17 CHAPTER II. DAWSON MIMNC I )|S ll!|( 1'. (ieolojiy. Mlli'h 111' ll.i' u,rr.- ! ):i\v^iin, \[r( iiiini'll. ( niiiir-. Kci'li-. ( ,rin~rll, .111(1 (ill, ITS. .■111(1 iii:iy lie 1(11111(1 ill rcpiirt-' i--iif(| li\ it,c ( Iciildiiicnl .■^m\c\ (Imiilii the ii:i-t I'diirtci'ii yc.ir-'. Uricli>'. the (iCilidny n\ tl.c I ).I\V-(I11 di-llicl i- (•( ill||llic;l I ci 1 . ;i!|il ruck l((iiii;iti(iii< ::!■(• I'diiiKl raiiiiiiiij: in ti.uc llirdiijili |lic liic'ilcr pail (d llic i;('dIdL:ic:il ■•(■.•lie. and cxl.iliil iiij; varied st nicl lu'c and cdiiipd^it ion. In iii.aiiy iii^tancc-. il i> praclicaily im|)ii-.-ililc tn ali^dlutch cla^-ilv' (•( Tlain dl' !),(• rock Idlin.alion- dii accniiiil nf nr:idii:d allcralidii (jI iii:i>~i\"c iuiicdil- l'(ii-k> iutd -cki-N. and cki^lic IMck~ ililn llic ;ip|)caral|cc d| iuncdil- nick^. 'I'lic IdlldW iii'^ l.aiiic 111' l'(il'niali(iii-> lia- lircii .•iddptcd a- a pplicililc ; - ■lAiii.i: (IF I (iiiMA I i(i\> iii;(,isxim; wriii ihi. (ii.iii>i.' i> wii.'- Mctiini'irpt.ii- r.t iiiin ( lilMiii.. -rtii-i- ( r \-t;itlilif liinc-Inni Sli:ilili.-.| :ci(l inlii.lr.l I -.'l.i-l- (.i.^k-, I lly l';il;C- K loll, 1 i k. -r rir- S.-li, ,1,. ;,:i. i , lll'.i i I .■ -rl,l-t - u/.i>\< Il'Iii I'll- iirivrin I )_\ k<- d ((ii;iM / pt .|pli,\ r\ \M(lr-ih-. lliMillli'- Mmm-,. \luU Di:,!,:,-.' .~;irKl-lc.iic-, .■..ii;!lij|iiir:itc-. _' Inilitt r. rt Sc.lilii. nt;i|\ 1 ;;il isTt I n;il \ 1 !;i\ -. >h;ili -. i:il !n,Ii;irii.U- -Ii;il' ~ ;ill'l liiliiin- '■> I J II|)I1\C lo'k- ■r.TIi < ;r;iiiii.'- w iili liidi II.'. Ii(irii!ii(iii|. . SiTpcntinc- l)iali:i-(' I..1I1 r l!riipti\ ( - l'»u-pli\ 1 m ~ An. I. -it. - l!li>..Ui,- Sdinc 111' till- later |-!nii>ti\"e niek'^ are intruded llirdiiiili tlie nlder --elii-ts ,iiid M'diment-iry nieks, in the t'uriu ot' dykes, ^tnek- and >lieet>. l{(iek~ 111 the X.asiiia Series iieeur both ti> the smith and In tlie iKirth (if the ina'n aiirit'eriiiis area, and are, ])riilialily, the dldest in tiie district. MlHIll M.C..iiiicll. !(.(;., Kldiidikc (i.il.l li.l.l-. IIMI.-. .McC.imii'U. I!. (I.. Kl,,iiilikc C.l.l 1 i.l.l>. llMKi Kci'l.'. .1.. Ippci- St. Willi liivir. ^ni.| CmiiimII. c.. l',, 1 !!ivf r :iii.'. 1 1 il.ul.n.-. ^'llk..l[ and Mackcnzi.'. llllt.S (■;iirn(^. I). 1).. ( '..ii:;i.l mimI W .iii.-li..i -.• Miniiii- l)i-tri.l-. N iik..n. i!HM( Mi( ■.Jiiiiiil. K. (;.. \\ iiii.li.H-.- ("' pp. 1 H.ii . Vuk..ii. Ullll Caiini-s, 1). I).. I.i-Hi's aii.l N.ir.l.'n>ki..|.l Hiv.r C.ial Di-tiiit. Viik..ii. lillL' Cairn. •>. I). I).. \Vl,.:ii.in Di^tiiit. Niik.m Tcirii.ny. \ltrirl, .•aminji at, average wi.lll, ul upward- -i sixiccii mile-. •1-|„, ,„.incil.ai rock of the mtIo .■nu-ist. ol a wl.lt. ■, or li-hl -rr,,, ...lourcl -•ricitr M-l,ist whos<' i.rinripal .Mm-tilii.'nt .uH..'ral- ar.^ -.tri.-ilr ,,„„,,, ,|,lorit(.. -luart/. with sinall.T pcrn.iitafj.'s of ..rthoclax' ami pla^iK- .■la-c. Tlii'^ schist. a.Tonlit,- to Dr. .\. K. Uarh.w', ori-ii.atr.l •■hictlv Irom ll.r orformatioi. ami altcruliou of (piart/ i)orphyric> ai^l alii..! ro.k-. I'lacticallvall the 'Jold i.ro(hi<-in!: crrcks occur v.ithui the area occupicl l,v these -chists, while the .lUartz veins, so far ,iiscov.Te.l. lie p'uerally ..h.nu the slop.-s at.a ri.llies of the hills, which constitute the sun.lHlt-. or ilivicles. hetweeli the different water . oinses. With reference to the ori^iin of Yukon f;"ltar rid"e and also in the rii.i-ro<'k exi)oM'd on i)lacer claim- now !,eie.^ olHM-.atcd in the ^^ulch helow. as well as in the srnvel> where ,t wa- found angular and hut slijihtly worn. ■ It is verv pvohahh' that many l.illion> of tons hoth of .lUart/. and -chi-l- lave lieen firound . ■|'hi-"o|.,.MS up an avenue for discussion as to whether th.' y:ol,l wa- uvininallv di>tvil.tite as t,, !..■ economicallvvaluahh.. The fad of la i-c -rains and nujisiety iiohl occui- ,i„... in ,|.c creek>. would -eeni to hav warrant,.l the ho)..' ol the pro-pe, which. ,is staf.l. .w.-uv wi.h^ly .li-trihuted thmiiiih- .„„ ,j,.. old schist. ,-e r.H-ks of the Kl.m.like. are im'vaihnsily ..I tl... l.,,„icular varietv. an.l .ire tound sonn^tiiues interh.'.l.h'.l with th.-chi-ts ■uid aoain .aittin^ tlu^ latter both in strike ami -lip. Huuch.-s an.l stnn.^.'r- „f ,,uart/ and sheet-i.k.' veins ulso occur, th.> latter Generally uilerl.'av,.,l with the folia of the schists. In si/.e the veins vary from tractions ..1 an mch U>:,.l n. .\«n. Hrpt. C.nl. S,„vv, V„l. \IV. l!.!..".., p. I'.M,. -Sum Urpi. (.mi. Sui\. fail., r.«l.i. p. !■'■ . A„„.Ji..p. (;.:.!. :n>rv.. Vol, XIV. l';-' ;,^,;;;,;'V;;.,.„,,,„,„.„ „„| ,;,.,„nM.l„«l O,-. .iUai..,,. pp. 4.S'.' .s:i i Mi,.l.;ir.n. Dr. M., ■(loM.' It^ C ^■!-,„„p.,.v M>Cm,..,.-11. Ann. K.pi d.-l. Surv , lim/i. al.ovr ,,«„.. pp, :;■.„ III,.. T?75^f^^^^^HS^R^W^^^^^^^^?ff 1«» ill widlli. iml ,1 iVw iiiilic* ill iiimtli. ii|t In »<'V<'r;tl I'lil uiijr. 'I'lu'V ;irr. ill ))l;ii'(-. M'\rr:ii liuinlricl tVct liiiic: iimi;i11>'. Ihiwcmi'. the iiiiliviilii;'! Ii'iix's :iri' (•iiii>iili'niiiiy Ir—-. 'ry)iir:il (ir cxliiwivc fis>mi' \i'ili-^ ;iic r;in'. lilnl. nii ;icn>iilit (it ti.r i|cciilcill\- s|.|,i,t(isr' :ilii| t'nictliri'ii cLnriirtcr nf Ijic (•licin^illi: mrk^. lr;ii|il\ |mss into llir l\|ii'- ;iii(i\'r ri'lVri'cij tci :!s iirinii' |)n'\;ilriil tiidiijil.iiiil tic liistricl. Dr. (','iiriic~ ciiiii'liiilc- tliis tn lir due til tl,i> tri'iiui'iit ili\cr~iiiii, in wliolc or ill |);irt, nt' tl.f (iii;trtz-lii':iriiin; siilutiniis, trniii tl.c- |iaiiiri:i;ir (•li;ililic!s. :iliiiij; wliii'h tl.i'V liiiiilit. :it iiliy tiiuc. lie tr;i\rlli|i!i. Ill (•ciiilr:i>t with thi' .■linivr it iii;i\' lie licrr iKitcil, in p,"--ini;', tli:it, ill r.'isi' III' (unirt/. deposits, liiilli III 1 )iiliiiii uuich ;nid at tlic soiiil.trii rml ot ^'iikoii district, fissure veins occur in coin|):iratively reuul.ir tonii. c;irr\iiii; widths whii'li \;ir\ troiii several inches up to a tew tcet. lor hundred- nl' t'eet aiollK the strilvC. ;iniL at Duiilin ^uich, the tissiired heh e\telids ih.'inx itioiisand leel in the s.-ii;ie direi'lioii and contains a nuinlnr ol' tissuri' \-eiiis whicli have every iiiiiic.'ition ot' coiitiiiuil\' at (h'pth. Methods of Prospecting. Hel'ereiice has liei'ii iiniih' to hici< ot' sy-teiii;it ic pr' coiisiiine much time and iiioncv ln'fore .-iiiy iiiforinalion ;i- to the |irolialile extent or \allle of the deposit i- -ecured. 'i'hi' |iid|)ositii)n f(ir the prospector or miner i- simple and iii:i\' lie enuncialed somewhat as tollow-: I. earn most altoiit your ]iroperl> witli the lc;i-t po--ilili' expenditure. ( )lie fool of siider fiuit of ileplh than jier foot of -urface. hoth must ultimately 111' oil,, lined, mnl fnitln Imii jiinsjn ilnr the kiio\vleilt>:i' ot hi- surface outline- and \:dues is, as .a rule. ri'adil>' ohtainalile. If these are liromisiin; iiioney can iisuall> he found to assist him for developing!; at deiith. It is not the intention of this Report to (luestioii the value of sinkinti - owiu'r- of ipiartz claims. It is the intention, rather, to eniphasi/e advice jjiven in the field, to wit: that, when an ore hody is di-covereil. it is fiood policy to sta>' with the ore. ;:'. oiiiiii;; ion;; and i-Xjieli-IVi- truss-Ciit i:i'r';e.- tlriV-^i inT t'u- imrj) i-e ot t;i))i)iiiu; the lead at depth, since it may not he there. .Vtni asjain. to siuiit)li' systeiiialicall,\' and thoroughly, all workings durinsi their )irojiress. 20 \,.h1,.,-1 oI |1..' .tlM.V >inM.I.' pih.ri|)lr I.M-- n.-.t iKi- -li-llirt ,|,:,1-. lilul ll,,. larir..! .A^H'I lMloriM;iti-.|, wlH. IVilMf 1 In IHIIIiIht- mI .Ir,. .Ml- nil wlil.-l, tl.ull-:.|i.U ..I ,l<.ll:it- l.iivr l.-'-n -|.rnl i- iMll.v I: ■nliil.lr. Mines and Prospects. of |l,,- Inrtv-ciKM l.ni|M'lli.- vi-ilc.l. \lr iu;i,inrilv cnIiiI .il .•' I in ' MM il r ,1,A, Inpin.m tl.;''U ;mIu:i1 ,-i-.-,-incnt «..rU iv,|uiiv.l, A .lUirilHT rviam.-ca |.„.,„, ,.v| naitun- xvi-1. Lul i„r;.iiiv n-ull- in l!,.' -I.;M"' iyvrA i,rn|). rl ii- ■,l Dul.lin siuld.. a coni^lr in Wl.caioM l{i...|- Mrlinn. n.rlii.linti tl.r Wl.irl- wiiMli:nmi...i-Mrck.Tiiu4fncl.nni..; |1 ,■ Uuhmmt -nmp ul' 1 Viilninl l-lcMiinii ,„i WiiMJv Arm. hrM,!.- >.'Vci-m1 c-m'!"'' :'r..|.. iVm- in Hu' \Vl.i1.'l."i>c ru,.|MT l„.li. and ..tl.cr if-Mi- i.ro|.,Tiir- I l.i'du^l out iLr wli.ilc .li-trni vi-itr,l. iiii; i.iisi; >r\K.' I.nailinii. 'I'l.' nip.Tly, known :is |1..' I.nuf Siar jinuip^ i^ ^i'uatrd ,„, |l„. caMcrn ;i.l rr.>iii Daws.m. A -tafif .-oa.-l, l.'av.'s ll..' latt.'r .-ity .laily tor < iraii.l Forks, an.l \\u-yy i- a ^ov.Tnni.'iit roa.l .'Lar t.> ll..' iniiii', tl..' lalt.r l.avins: Ix'.'n Imill. at a ro-t .if ST.IMIO. in I'.MIU. It is a .-oinparativ.-ly jioo.l. tl.ouiili vi'ry -tt'c|> roa.l, risiiiji s.nnc l..'.(M) f.'.'t in tl.f last two n.ilfs. It tak.- lliiv.' I., tour l.iurs for a K.'avy K'aiii to .i.nirn.'y fi . Cnm.l F..rks, an.l the .'ost of fr.'iiil.tinji to t!..' iniiif is on.- (■.•nt i>.-r ii.iuii.l. Uisinni. Tl.c l.istorv .if the L.m.' Star iiiiiif .lat.'s hack t.i IS'.I'.I. wli.-ii th.s.. .'laiins w.r.' first stakc.l l.y M.'ssrs. Chut.'. Corthay. an.l St.wart; l,ut it wa- not until lUllll that the F.m.' Star ('.niipany . I.iinit.'d. wasorjiaii- i/...l hy Dr. Win. Catt... It is rcjiist.Tc.l at Ottawa and has its hca.l ..fli.'.' ill Daws.Mi. H..tw.fn I'.MI'.l an.l I'.lfi al.out Sf.MHM), in roun.l fijiuivs. hav.- Ii.a'u spent in pur. ■has.', <'(|uipiin'iit and .l.vclopinciii. .M,.C,„m.-ll, .\nn. II -p.., ( ;.• .1. .Sinvy. I't. H. V.,1. viv : pp. (I Mi",, I ■..irn... S,„m. li.-pl. (;.■..!. Siiivcy, mil. |>. :i.i ■HHiM^ mmmmtm I'ix:i \ II ( t)if|i lilt, l.iHii- St;ir iriiric \i.-li-.|-. ihiftly 111: Mr^-. ;i||i| liillik lii(il«c, a Ir.iipii liililililiii '_'<•' > i!."i', 1 ' _; »tciri('»; lil;irk>inilh simp. Iti' • 'Jtl'; luwciiiiu; ui'.u till- ;i..'>tMr nr;ivil\ I I'.ilii. Ill haiidlt' it.lMMI lli-.iicl in i:ir; ( >iic- .lci-lii|:i IIiihIn t->l,ilh|i lllill. \\ill| rlU'l.rr: .">()-h |i. (l(ntr:il lllcilllc iiiipIuI' mIIihIkiI in jiiiwcr tr;iiiMiii--iiiii liiii', roniicctiii); wiili pnwi r phmi ot il.c Nmi'iiii l.iuht .1111! I'liwir ( iiinp.inx. \illiiii I'J lii/iii.^il. '\']\r nllt«l;illililii; t'l'Mlllli' 111' llir ilcpu-il i» iIk'I it cmi^i-N cii' M niiiiiT;ili/iil /.n]f ny iii:i»- hmiial inii. cmHi-iI liy tl.i (ivmhi- ■ rill' Mmililir I. mil'," Sii l:ir :i» -Imwil li\ prc^illl ilcV I'liipllicllt llir su-cillid iinulili I i.nilr i- lM:iilr up 111 :i 1 lac lillliilM'r iil' iplMII/ lrll»(*. ur kiillicys. ^hrcl-likr Villi-. Iilllli-lii- ami sllitltiil- III' (|ll:!IIZ. raillilv illi: I liliilli:li :i 111:1-- nl liiii:M rnii- III' Mficilii- aiiil rliliiril ii- M'lii-I-. wliirh :ili- liiili-li ilil-liiil. lulilnl I'liil llirl.lllliifpl.ii^iil. 11. 1' iliiliviilil:il iplarl/ Irli-i'- arr \rl\ irir^illar aliil pii--r-- Init liltir I'lilililillil \ . Tliry iirrur in a /.mir iir Kril lia\iim. ill liiii>l plan-, a Wr-l- niiilliwc-lrrly >liikr. 'i'lii- "IJiiiililiT l.iiilr" lia-. la'ri'liil'iiri', Ihtii rmitiiii'il to a n.-'irnu I. It. uliii'li. wkrn vi-ilril ill .luni', \va- lifiny; wmki'il \ an uprn-riil alHuit III In I.") trri wiilr. I'J tii IS Irit ilrrp. Mini having a Jiillilal -Iriki' N . s.'i \\ .' \.i\, I. calling; .-imicwhal iiitn tl.i' ciintniir- nl iKr hill ami tlm- iiiailii;'ll\ inri-casinjr iln' l,ii):lil nl' tlic wurkintj tarr. 'i'hi-ri' wa-. iiii\vr\ IT, iiu apiiavi'iit I'la-nn Inr iniitinin^ I'a- wnrkiiin- tu a wiiitii of 10 or I.") I'lil. .a- nil ilitinril wall- uirr apparfiil. ainl ui-mral iniiicatiiiiis iminli'il in thr |irnlialiilily n| i|,r Imlr i-\iiiii|inj; \\r-t\v:Ti|. lirnfliicilillK tiiwatil- tl.r >UinMlit . whiTi' lii-a\ >' i\pn-mr- nl i|U.art/ nrrill inl at intervals alniiy: tlif >Iriki' fur a ili-tania- nl' mmr than a llaiu-anil Inl I'riim the |)n'scnt nprii lul . In llii niiiin-itr ilirri linn, anil ili-lani linni llii' wnrkin;;- almiH IIMMI In 1. .■)()() feet, a M'ctinn nf the tnrniatinii i- ilixln-iil \>y '{"liirlrcii I'up.- wliirii (•rus--('iit- the -liijic tn \ irtiiiia milrli. in a ilirrriinii N.'iO" \].. ami lAliiisi's ipiart/ ami -(•l.i>l> -iniilar In ll.i' ni-rurriiii-i- at llir tiiiiir. 'riii> (•nmlitiiiii was iiiilnl. at iiitirvals. cliar ilnwii the im)) to Xirtnriii iinli'li, when' sixMiniciis cairyiiif; ffi'c ^olij wri-f takrii friini the rim ruck iiy Mr. Krfil. Maicr iliiriny: jilacir npiratinii- nn his rlaiiiis liclnw thf I.nni' Star. A riiiiscrvativc I'-tiniatf nf thf prnpiirtinn nf (lUartz. a- ■•ninparnl with the wliolc mass, woiilil lie finiii "20 tn 2.") prr icnt. 1 .\11 Iii-aritit:- uivrii in tlii- rtport an- iiianmt i.-. ilir ;i\ti;ii;i- \;iii;iiicin litintf :i- fnltnu-. lor DuwMin inininu ili-lrii't li.V K.; tur Dunian (rrik ili-trict :i4 I'.V K.; Wliitrlmr-i' :)l 4.i' K. - 'I'liirlrrr: Pup tnkt-' it-^ ri*f in Hit- -idf lii!!. nlnni! :i f !:'rU':t::'l f't !:ft'-f:: huii'lf'l f'--l '-a-: r:;. frnm tin- mini', jtiiil runs \. 211^ V.. inio \'ictiiria uulrli, in-ur ptarir ^rroiiinl uf Mr. l'n— cut ;Mii| ilrilN A- it 1 ;■- lirrii linil!(l tl..il tl r i \r;i\ .'il ril IMi I iTI-. I 111! i\|lli-l|ri- In tl 1- :'lllli -|)l I I1-. I:'|lii|l\ -nllrll- .■lllil ( III Mil ill-, ll.i \M;' I I ,iT- inu iir ii\iiL'l|iiM lii;ii I'l- -lill.n'r n.-nlllv :.rriiiinl- li'f ll,r \ :il iiilimi tliiiii ll ■ Ml ilipll, (Jiiiiii:. 'I'l.r i|u,iii/. i- nil II I.) IK wl.iii'. Ill uri\ , witli iii-i\ -i.'Im mi -ri'lll*. Ill' lr:i-lnii .;l\ Inwti'l. ;i- Will ;'» a rri|ili-li XMliilv. < 'nlllpMI-Mru il\ iilllr liiillflali^.'ilinil nrrlir-.. Iii|| ll.r i|i|Mrt/ .ilnl -'l.i^i- nil' liiilli I'liiiliil In i:ill\ -lii;ill |HTi'illl;li:i> nl' ilnli alui. niia>iiiliall.\ , rn|i|)rr !>> rill-. liiKi'll.iT uilh jinlil. 'I'l.c unlii iinair-. iir|irrali> . 11 1 1- ami , ii\ liin . Iiill rnal- lii:'~-i-. -ralr- ami -mall !i'.i:sicl- ai'i' '■ himiI, imll, in i|Uail/ ami DM (iinlaii I'ai-f-. wl.llr -iiiall, w laal -llki' uralll- arr -ninrl inn- Inillnl In III' mi-l.ril -i-|,i-l-. Small \'alin - nrnir a--nriali-i| witl, I la- -ul|ii,ii|r- \hlli(i,l i,( W'nil.ihii Ihi l>t/in-:l. Tl IT, \vl,ii-li i- mml, I'larliliiil In ll.f ilrplli wnfki'l in n|)i'n-rul :• | )| ll n\i Ilia t I'l \ Is iViI i- i-,-p-i|\ ininril. It is Inaijiil illlii ;i ilump rar al ll.r l',"ri' nj' tl,r i-ilt. I r.aiiillircl In ti.i' lai-r wliirli liail lii'i'ii liiailr Irmii tl.i' ijrill In Inu : iluillpril I'.i'ii' inin a il.iilr. ami witlalrauii li\ rar- jni-ati'il in ll.i' linvir IiaiI wl.n-r I'.aparilv i- ;ilinul l,.-)(l(lll.-. it i- tlii'll traillinril almul . Inimlli'il .ami liltv Vanl- in ll.r l.r.aii nl I III' im-linr ami I lirrr iliinipiil intn a i-.ar ni' ilmilili' I la- liiiiii' i-ar'- raparil \ . 'I'l.i' l.allrr. nil rrrii\in)i lla' I >\ n i-;tr|n.ii|- I'mili I'r ininr. i- Inwrlril l,.'i()U Irrl. nr alinilt l.all'wav nil iLr ilii lilii'. .ami ihllnpi'il illln alinll.nr r;ir. wl.ii'; i- ill turn Inwrrril li\ .a -irnml jii-.ar In ll.r mill, -illlaliil al'niil a ll.nii-aml Irrl \i'rlirallv lirlnw ll.r Inilir ami ili-lan! :>,.'ill(l lirl ainiiu ll.r tlamlilnv ll hail liriai III' piarliiT In -nil lla- nlr. ami .iImkiI niir r.ar in llirrr Wi'M In ll.i' mill, tun Jininji In ll.r ui-lr iliinip. Tlii- pl'.aiiirr inailil ailinl until .\lli;n-l, wl.rn ll.r lli;ni.a^rinr'lt . ai liini n'l -Uiiur-liini- a- In I 'ir p.i--i- liili'\' 111' miliiny: I'.i' mini' run. .ami nl' rMrmlni'i Ihr wiilt'i nf : '.r unrkiny; -. l-ln-ril 'la' mill Irnlll .\UHU-1 S In \'2. inrlll-i Vr. Inr ihr pllrp 1-r 111' lii.akilijr nrri--ar\ i-li.-'n;;r- ami .a-lju-t imiil - l;i inrira-i- ll,r mill r.iparitx. .ami ri-lartril nil .\uiiu-l i:!. -in . v nirl. .l.ilr. until (li-inlirr I , w l.rii I l.r iiiiiir clnsi'il Inr I hr winlrr. Mr. .'siarii -l.atr- mil a. -in'j;|r rar wa- -rnl In tl.i' wa.stc ilump. .\t thr -ainr liinr. tl.r Wnrkinu I'.arr u.a- wiilninl. ami. iii-tr.ail nl' III or I.") iVct, w.-is I'nliml In hr o.'i I'l-rt .arm— tl.r Inp. in Srplclilhcr. U lirll vi.sjti'd (lurinii ii.irl nl .a ila\. Thi- ml rr-ull. ;i- -l.ili'il hy the iiian;ii;rr. was. tli.at tlir mill nutput wa- inulliplinl hy ihriT; .avrrii^r vahn- rrrnvrrnl nllly IVll ahniil •_*'! rrllt- prrtnii ami Ins- ill iiprratlllu: "f appfi ixiiiiatrlv .s;| t>it'l rf I into ■) ii'iin ..i- itii.lil tii' I i L . . .ink..intt 24 ■£ 'A X o i -*% -I — o Z. 0-^ o ,i z. «*' (J < t '/. /, (*. t- > I'lMi; VIll Li)a.n ciil ini.. .hut. , tlir..iml, ii. i:,i-.- fr..i,i i..u.i |, \ , I. I.,,,,,^ >,;,,. |„„„ :{!US.-) J', I'HIK \. . Ill i.j of iiicliii-- I^im< St;ir itiinr I'l .1. M I In- r-.n- nil ciMviiy ii:ui.w;!.\ . I. "in- Simi mini', \ T. I'm.. XII. I'hii'iT cliiiiri^ut Iri'il. MMiiriin \ii'tiiri:i i£uli-li. l.oi Star mill and ciavitj tramline alx> ^llllHn in till- l>a'ki£iinin:iiii|>lrr< tiikiii from ll.f |,iiiic Miir |iiii|hi I \ . \(i\ iVw liavr sliiiwii fvi'li l:iir ' \\\t-*. The (Icpci-il is :iii uin. lal one. iiml pn'-fiitnl piciili.ir ilillii'iillic». in view id' iIlc lirii'f liinc avail. I)li' I'lir ihr wdik. It WHS not kiiiiwii, (Icfiiiilt'ly. wiictlirr I'lr '|iiarl/. i nitainii! all Ilic values, or wlictlicr tlirsc wcrr iltstriliiitt'il lliroiiu'i tlii' i|iiarl>i aiiij srliisis. While a sNsleiii of sorliiin Was in vo)jiie. under tin' clireeliun of the foreman, it was (|uite empirical. It was, therefore, with a view tn ileline these pitiiil-. Ih.il llie>aniples were taken of ipiartz lenses aloue. of sehists alone, and of l)itli tiuether. .•IS well as a\'eraue seetioiial saln|ile-. The assay returns, however, as will lie -eiii hy referring to ai e iiu|>a'i>- iuK assay sheets I- 1.' WiTe so uniformly low. th.it ail .averajje v.alue of the Jeposit. worked out on any hasis pos^ilile, would »hoW it lietweeli .'lit cents and 81 per ton. 'I'he mill returns, on the other hitnd, show an averajje which varies liv the montli, hut slij{htly, from .SIS.tl'.M to .SH.'.M). over a period of niire tha'i four months, and a tonnage of 2, itt.'i tons milled.' Taken alone, the assa> results would |iracticall\- c.indemn the properly, liiit, from oliscrvation, it can lie definitely stated that rich luriche. of (|uarl/. fre(|U( ntly occur. .\ somewhat )i;irallel case is that of the Aruentine lode of the Tomlriy MiniiiK t'omi)an\, ;il Telhiriile, ('olorado; where, .o lurdinjj to |{ick.ir,l, a careful sami)lin(j of a lilock of ground, at interv.als of 1(1 feet, yielded an average of S7 i)i'r ton. all rich spots carrying visiMe yold Ixinj: aMiideil. The work was iloni' hy an inspectiiuj enjjineer of recotjni/.ccl capacity; nevertlielcss, the actual mill returns were *'JH per ton.' 'I'he usual teiidency is the reverse of the above, however, and mill returns i;ener,tll\ underrun estimates hased on samplini; ami assayinji. Opi ii-i lit. fiiiiilili I l.iiilr: l\j/iliin(itiiiii nf Si liimiiil Siiiiiiili ■< So few of these saini)les assayed any value>. ahove traces, that an extended calcula- tion is scarcely necessary. The followinu; is jjivcTi, however, rs illustratinij: il) the method of sami)liii)j this imrlion of the workinus. and i2) ,i)(plyiiu£ the formula jjiven on pay;e i:{ to work out the resultant avcraije. In the ..i-companyinn fi(iure: AM = face of cut, whose width ' I'"or :issii>' >h('rt" -re pp. '.V2 -17. ■ S<'i' statcnicnt of ii)ill run l>\ tin- iTi:inanc r, p J'.l fnrwiiril Tin- i - eonfiiini'l l.\ llir ;innu;il .-•tatrmrnt ^^i tin* (■nlnpiin\ . ■' Kii-k:inl, "SaTiiplini! iml I'M I'f i >ri', ' p. C.', ..TTTT ■'Km iw lukfli :,« fiill'iW-- ^, J.) .-^ Hi '. " ;r>» lit' ** i •• h;>5 11' i 1 i» :5r \ 14 WW »v,, .- VH - 11' .'l^'*! 10 W, (1) s'. '• ;t:.c. w. 1,1' 1 s w, ( tl 1 7\ w 1.1 • >' w p.\ 11 111. V.r-'i I (•>.■) Va nil. \ nil. V, ! UV - *ul)-l ill" '".',''.',' !i—"!;:'::.::":r!ii,;"un ^avu ;ii> assay n-turn nt 4-. ,.„ ■, l)iasr>:un...ill»-ral.--Hn,|.U"E . ,^, „,.. i,,v.-n iin.l.-i . >" ^ , • ,,„. ,„„p,.rlv ,,.. whui. -^ ■— •■^';:",';;::';'...r„z., ■•nuivi' ,i ill. ,1,,. valur<.tHOr.)Mr t „unr.-. ..r «»•■> ix-r »»" \ssay Sill ,M.n-.l . Til m.l -'. ' - \alu'' js- ■< p. arili'l I» i. tie ;•-'.' ,,.->iltini! . |i„».,-v;ilil|ili'il \ .\'i' innii iimI all avtTMUi lit' T.li' « i'U-i .\ .i ■ .1, 1; t'L .1 . (I . I'.."i.l II • till 7 .'. • -'() •-• « lit 7 ■ 111 7 X ;{.'• > .-; 7.". II >: t>ti f •■♦- '2 - 2 J _• '2 — (l.7ti'.i. Ill -a\ 77i' iMi iiiM. 'i'l.i- avcraur III 77 i-rm- |wr tmi ,- -Mill, ul.al li~- ihaii ''',<■ .'I'll t.liii'l ii' llli'r'ii. u ' Irl, \5 II lir jiiiii .1 III lie Sit SSI ill a.Miliiiii III tl,i .ilii.'.r >crliiiiiai -alli|ili ^, a riiii|i!r ul' li'ial ~aliiplr>. Nil. 7, trniii tl.i' iiiil'lli v.all. aM<| \i, ll. I'lipiu tl.r »iii|ti| uall nf lli. riil. t;a\( \ aliir> 111' '_'. .-kil. l.iii iliat':':iiii 111 it!ii-lr:i'r ^.HMpliliL .M ( '..i ' l,.i\ ,|i .\(iaii'. invest ij;a I iln; -aiiipli - t'r.ilM tlir < 'urthav ^ imirl .if i|iin~ luluw. ami ii.~in;i a ~kclclii)i iliasralii tu niiliciitr tl,' a|i|irii\iiiiati' )i'i~itii'ii ul llic ." <1":""- Nos. Assay S» '. S;iiiii)l<' - ''" "1- •)' ^■.\iUt = 111'- II .V •>■> Mml 'l'-\. aliil ^l';, ^ ," .,„artx = 2KM SauM-l" - ^V, = 1 '-:.". --> "-^'-^ ,„ ■>\\ =V2" sf\iist -ml IS - »" M>i:>'"ti'- o.s:t •■ Of, =H)" .iuarl/ = iiil- • • .J.) = :?' .Iriii - "•■ _NV.= l'-4" -\V:.= M)" O.C.S = V.: ,l,= tit) nil. =V. (l:,= U).-> •2.l'.t = V, .1, W () = V:, .1- M) = V„ - • '"•""™":"- ,„„.v,, ...:....> -'- ^ . ;"Tr;'::;.-':s;:;r:;;;;::---..-N"..T.>v.,....u-' :::::::.„... ..™ »■•■ -'■'- ""■- , ii..-"i>i ■-■■"'• '■"•";'.';;';' !;;,-;;;;;;;:::;:V;::::''"r 7' -■"•"'■"■'■" "" ' „^t,:;L.'™r;;*>;;..r'.-... * •■'- ■ ""•"' i>iit a Til ).; \. Si 'aril'.'- I.- \. >(.arll'.- , , I „,^.,v^ llii> II. Ill pan-"" ■ „,r.. a.-ti.iliMl «..i.pl."«- 1,^, ,,„, „,„„al ^li.tiii.int "t .1.. I ■ .■■n,i~-.ti.trniii.ii-f'"""'^ '""'"' 21> diilil (.rlrnchil fnnti iiprii-cnl tin Laiir Slur, l.ld.. mini , ihiiiiuj .•'ininiKr i>J' 1012. IIS jiir liinil: i>f lirilish .\inlli Ainiiirii cirlilicntis. M:iy. .Iiiiic Mild •'itl.v S:{.S,SO J-J, In. Ill !» " H Ttl OjK riilinii ro.-ils. Ai'i-oniiii;; to tiic iii:iii:i;ji'iiiciit. Si'|itciiilit r opi r;ilioii> rcMiilcii in ;i net profit, over ;ill charncs. of nhoiit one ilolhii- jicr ton. lliii> l would lie inateriallv reduced if the miinher of stani))s could he increased, ami inipro\-eineiit^ which the m.iii.ifrer has in view jirovided. The ])resent mill is well e(iuii>ped. .\.s mentioned ;d.ove. it is a l- staiiip .loshua lleiidy. with stam|)s arraiificd in two halteries, liavinii; aiito- in.i'ie f 1 and triple discharge, and two \\' X '■•' plates for ain.alsiaiiiatint;. Tailinns are carried over aliout I.") feet of sluice lio\. with wooden rillles. and two sets of lilankets. where concentrates ;ire retaineil. '{'he concentrates assay 812 and upwards, per ton, Imt the |)erceiitay;e of concentration has not heen checked up. .\ .')'» M.I', (ieiier.il I'llcctric molcu- furnishes jiower from the Iraiis- inissioii line attached to power line of the Northern l.ishi ami Power Coiii- jiany. and. with this ehir> ' at present. S|.")IM)I» per month .■ind hoard. Koreman's >alary " l.'>() 110 " Milhnan's pa\ " .")()(! " i|ay " Miner's pa\ " I 00 " " " Cook's jiay •• 1 00 " " " ' In .luiii- llii- mill Iniiii.-inr v\.i- mIi.mii I'.' icin- In Jl Inmr-: wlillr in Sipliinlici il h.i> ini^i.l in mImiui :iii Imm- in '.'I hiiui>. ■ t >w li!ir I,, III,. ,|,.(|i;m, ,", j,,.i«, ,i,.,I i,,l,.,,._( in l\... .,...;., . . ^ 'An- i-, M !;,;;;! r:;;i I :;::;;.;::;! 30 . . Ill- i.v (liv '2. liv lujtli'' ^- N '•■■',;■' ■■ :;.t:;l'^.:!n."*- ^- in :.)ul :.l>.mt tlu' nn..-: ... . ,.,f,,....ftluMU..v.s..pl->.'H.l..sofpvovMo... Tot.. .st,..ia.nhHn...ton.., ^^^^^^^^^^ 'l-^ K> " 11.. l'.!rsis.tn.shK _. _, ^^^j >^'"""- \vlW " <-v' K..n,s..n.. 0,1 ^^^^ ^^ ^^^, '"'f'" 10 - 11.. ':=''"'Tr.:MitV >*4.oo ^^■-- ^=^>* r, 10 " 11.. Can.n.ai.M.t^ . ^ ^^^^, ,,,. , .j,,,. l''"''<"*"^ •■ 40 •• 11.. '''■'''.^....^....■r-n,.,....-vsr;::;ru;::.:;:;;S--t^ i;:;.:':;:;'-' :-'-:-""-■'■ - " to loilc iniuinsi- ,, into . p-.'^t ...""■• »^^<' "•' ,. . ,...uU .i ..xa,ahK.tio,. I.0V..IU ;!'-; :';;.l^, .„,,Uu. shouM ,,•„,; n...va to tU< property .s t ■. ■ > ^^^^^^ ^^^^^,,. ., „,,.,n,l .„.Uvtak..u. or. l."'t.-r .t.ll, "^ \. ,„, ..v.v S..UV...S on tl>e prop.'Vt> • . „,,.. ,0 a.uonstn,t.. . . .- ;;'^^^. ,,^,„^ „,., .„,..,.,.. ..... ....1....-1 ,,„,,sn.portoai.ytl..'...a..a!l. .."»!■ '" tli'^'^'l""'- . , , <„,,,.n this uKiy l.f :i ,1...... ■''■■'"••'•;^;;;:,: . ,..;,..s..i...-..i; ';"»■,"":;':;: lll.xiM' .,f „ .„ul sch Sts were scfll in .1 I" i ,,,,,,. ^t;ir workiuK^^. .:;;--> '•>-- --ri '^:;::;: : rl-u-n ..ti. a...npt.on o. <... Kiaor-.ulo Doiu." propovty. M Tl <• I one Sl;ir Company is li:;tiilii appid I' pn.>i).Tl its iMopcrly. M.solutcly (Icprndciit. "I the mill, to nicct or money witli wliic-h t( it is. on tl.c r CCOVITV systematic iievelo]>metit. ^et tl ations can Ix- realized. current (•xi)enses. tl.c ('om));'i.y c..iiinoI undertaki Is must 111 done liel'ore any ^reat expect- Tl the r ere 1- littl. (piestion l.iit th.at sucli a i)roperty a- tl.is. if located orcuimie district of Ndrtl.ern Ontario, would and financed fur i.rl, I //.v(/v prii.''-jii(iiiiii. le anii)ly supported, It is not the jmrpose. or intent on. ot a < i proposition of t!.is kind. Tl, )vernmi'iit;il report to iioost property is l.,Te in fairly set forth, tojr.'tl.rr witl at time of writiufj. e situatioji with rejj.-ird to this |.articfors and miners to take thi- field, with the lode mining industry mijiht thus 1 (■lent encouragement to ind wi.en a new eia in le inaiicurateil. uci .aetive connexion 394Sj— a 32 y. < I / c '.*■«! i. is4 t T-' - -^, f "^ s.- - / d si — 3 7 = '5 3 7 ■ iX. -n 5 " r ." ■E £ 11 .= > i 3-r -p Of. *». -/. ■I. *»• ■^; M ■J M i < "a c f/j £»• •" e 5S S-- •f* H -/. ;i; ^ Z "5 I ' ' I .- i ^ I X C ! C ' s I I j I i? j? i ^ •-■;*. 1=1* I ! I I I - i M ! I ?l i I- 1 I i' = 1= i i I ; 1-3 1 I = s 1- = S. ' - r- 1 y. y. I i '?■ '.f<\ ?i I I I I IS O i s 1 : ill is I «5 I tC * i 2 I 5 1^ C i C 1 C i •/. ex ■f. I I CI i « 1 ! 1 i 1 i i i i -! 33 ' y. * a ** T, = li ^'^ S IS c c .S C ^ ■- ^ Si -.5 ; '^ '^ c - 5 r !■ -^ 5 T T^ ^~* a = .i 3 - e - C 3 :i(»48il 34 i I mi 4=i i = I =1 » ;■; 4 : 3 ! i ! 3 ■r. •t. ■ji 9. ■r. ■f. 3_^ x i u. ul ' ** i ? 3 i = = , _ 5. I i ? ? I S. ' V. ili •A ■^ I S 5 1 '4 I - p \% :{.') x' , ■■£ 3 ! 3 !i ^ * ! ii 'i 9 ! .. c c : :u\ ■f. 3 ■I. S = ■ =2 15 V ^ *" ■35.= — c: 2 .: •; u S.s ^=3 ii fi /; «< 2 g 3 S It •-5 I t I " |£ I S= 1-5 St \ 3 - 5* 11 ^^ "^ ^y. ! I ? £ O = X ■ §' ^ 3- mil ! ^ - =■: a5 is / I ;; i i — _ 1 ^ I _ i 5 A ^ "1" ' i'^ 2 i ' N 7. c 3 •/. I I S i ?. - B. s 5 ? -.Ha T E r •/ I C I O' iT=f I ! J f II i B el 9 I 3 .. I t ^S 9-1 ' -" i *s lit - ■■ i r. X 2 + s + 9 7 ; I 5? i ao I -c ■' I 5 2 .■« Cs-27?l ^it ~, 7. S iM — 5-i 7'i X 1 i>- » _ ! X ; is a i x , - I ; ! ■ 3 => = ^/: :m I I iHiK Mm I II I Ml I'll IMi|ipi:h|i. Diiiiii' (^ii:iit;: Mminn <'u.. I.Iil.. curilruU ;tl luimr.il riailiis wl.irh, ns ini'iitiiiiitil mImiM', ailjoin tl'' lH'npcitv iif Ihc Ijiiiic Stiir ( 'iilii|);'ri\ . Llil.. Mini iirnipv ll.c area wlili-li lurni^ ll.c ■.iiilfhcni ainl \M«lrlli slopes (if ll.c divide liflwccii HiMi.iii/t.'t .'iini lliilmadii crci-ks mi (lie iilir -idr. and \irtoria. < )iu (liaiidc and ( iay ^ulil.t- on the nllicr, Tlii^i' arc aiimnn ll.r rirl.ol citcks of Kloiidiki'. 'I'l.r claims arc uiiKrantcd. Init arc in >£ood •■tandiiiu;. Tl.c coiniiany i> capilali/cil at S|.(MI(1.0(H». i im-i~lin«: nf Hill. (Mill -liarc- of coiiiinon -lock at *10. Tlic cl.icf olliccr« arc: \. .1. Doiioliiic, President. |):av-on. M. S. I'lads. \iec-l'ic«idcn1. Dawson, T. A. Kirtli. Secy.-'rreaMircr. l)awsoii. Mr. \\ . I). Mackay. formerly of Pawson, now of Nancoiivir. is financial aKcnt. anil Mr. I- red. Kennedy was in cliarnc on tiic j;roiind diiiiiiy; a |iortion of tl.c season. l)i jiiisit. .\s already stated, this deposit reseinlilcs in ki nefa! cliar;i"-- tcrislies that of the Lone Star, so much so that an\ detailed ilescripti>in would lie larjiely a repetition. Over such an extensive area, local v.ariations naturally occur, with reference to colour, hardness, stajje of metamorphisin of the schists, and licrcentaii"' of tie (|uarl/. l)evelo|)incii|s, so far, cxhiliit thi' irrcen cMoritic and paler sericilic schists, with decoiiiiiosed or crushed, ochre. m,, oxidi/ed. (piartzosc material, also wl.itc and d.arkcr (piart/ stringers, whicli in |ii;iccs liiiljic into hir^er masses. IhnUijiiiK III. Tl.c workings visited cunsisted of a ^haft I' X ti' - "id feet deep, located near the siiinmil of the divide, on the N'iclnna i^nlch side, and alioiit 2.(1(10 feci in a southeasterly direction frmn the !,;ine Star workin.ns. No work w.is in iirojrres at the time of this exaniiii.-itioii, a'ld the 111 it loin and sides of the sl.aft were largely ciiver<'d with ice. The dump, however, sliowed a much smaller ))erceulay:e of quiiri/. than pievailed in th' Lone Star workings. One sample taken assayed S:{ cents. The onl\ other work visited on this projicrty was an ii])en-cut on the Holiiii miiu'lal claim, situated on the southwestern sjnpe of the ili\ii|e. and prolialily ."i.lMMI leet southwesterly from the open-cut at the Line Star mine. This was some Id feet in jire.iti^l width, IS feit jiircit" • ie'ifith. and from () to S feet dec]). r I I.I' 'luaitz ucciir- :i' ;i lliiiir. icniiiilly riArriiiK il,.' Iiniiiiin i.i t|,,. I MliVatiiili: its ll,ickll(»N, iA|)n-( I'nilliil ti> III' |,"(". NiitiH'niiis >triiiuiis aUo niriir. .-iiHiririit wurk ha- imt i.ct'ii ilniii' to • li'diic the haliiri' i.r tl.c cxiciii 111' il.i- i.i'i'iirri'iii'i', l>iit llic i-rii-l nl atnl iiTi'milar I'oiHJitiuii ,,( tt.r >(|,'..|, \\,,h\<\ -..I'ln tu imjiiali' a »lii|r. Tl..' |trii|M.rrii.li ol' <|iiarlz «.■■> .'^tiin.'.li .1 a> al.uiit ;',.". pir ii-iil ..I' tl.i ul.,,l, I'lii'k iiiaN-., '■\ •'■ i. i.^-h V y I II.. 7. I (pen .lit, li.il.iii M I A. I^iaii/ ami ^. lii-i irmvi I; H. ( iii-l.. .1 -i(ii>i»; ( . (^luiilz; I), Kli'li ^trirttfi r- 'I'lii' ipiart/ is lraii>liin'iit. or wliMi' In (irc.v in ciiicnir. will, pali'i'^ nf ■ i.irk inm stains, varicil liy rusty nxiili/cij piirtiniis, ill piai'cs. iiiiiiiiiiti' is fiiiiiiil ill tl.i' (Hiarl/, snirictinii's ..cciiniMK in riiln' tiiriii as a psi'iiddniorpli nt' ])yritc. Fiiiir samples were taken as iinlieated nn almve skeicl, i.f i),e iiii, 'I'wii I.f these, namely It.'i.S ami 'M\U. assayeil S(( eents per tun, anil ull.ir two only traces. Near s:imi>le ;{.')S, sdiiie rii'li stringers uf ipiariz, '_'" tu :{" in thiekness, I'xliiliiteil a niimlier uf >; | si)eeiinens with free jjiilil, uf erx st.'illine character, in the ipiiirt/,. while very tine jjolil w.-s seen ilisseiriinale.l tlinmuli tlic associateil schists, which are uf iirww cl.lurite ami scriciie much erusheil ami ilecumijuscil, .\ small piupurtiun lA jiyrites \v,is nuiieiil. The ass.'iys, as in the case uf the l.une Star, have nut .leneinstrate.l values which were ."itually seen, in place, in this particular upeninn, ■■'H'l this (lei)usit shuulil certainly lie further e\plurei|, ,'u\ a iiumlier uf tuns uf the material. Cunilitiuns are su clusely allieil tu thuse uf the neiiilil>uuriii« prupert>- that little f.irther lieeil lie s.'iiil, e.seept th.at tlie cumpany Wuiilil du well 1:. cuncentrate its clTurls un ilevelu|)meiit uf this prumisinir sliuwiiiic, in su,.!. ;i mi'iiner as tu avuid the jiitfalls encuuntered by su many uf the hide mince uf Vwkun ami elsewhere: and when funds ;ire supplied fur purpuses uf dcvelup ncni. let them lie expendeil luw.'irds ;!Ci|llirillK a re.'isuii.'ilily exact kiiuwleilKeuf the dcpusit, rather than in the iilacinj; uf elaliurate machinery, which if may liecume necessary tu scrap liefure installatiun is cumjiiete ur in iit!;iT s;irf:;*'f ornr-ntriitafiun. tit M « V c — f 3-1 - * 'I i if ■: - ., S -ill 3 i el -§3 -f i :S :-72.i 7 a s - iH .■■/■. is i- ■ •(- i» ii is * i? ^- ' 5 111 T. ■5 a m^r 41 IIK\K I Kh.KK (l.'lillis \i?.ilril I, CIV ih rnlilp.iMV wil ll .h ilill WliililiiW nt I );n\ ...|i w.n- ( lufiltiii. N'iriiiii ;iii..|' .'iiiil I- Mimmiitr,! Il is siliiMlfd ,1(1 the iiorlli h|.,|h'. or liulit liiiiit. i.l Kisciviiy pi||> half u null' ii|. till' |iii|) II..III ihi' ii«lii limit i.t Mc;ii- n.-rk. tin- |>ii|) juiimiK |!..ir rii'ck twii mill's iiliiivi' till' l,'itt>r'> I'litn inin Kii.n.liki livir. Ihiili, 1,1,11 III. A tiinni'l i- l.iTi' ilrivih intu tin' >iilr hill, lur a Ii'iikH, Hi -I. nil' 10 tVi't, III It N. \V. liiri'i'tinii. Ihr .nti', l.ciiiK :il>iiul hall' a iiiih- ili>taiil •iiim, ami I'li'Vid..! :{(K» li'ct aliuvi' ii,r inuiitli i.; ihr puj,. ami an rstimati'ii ili-taini i)t' it'U ^ rt rmm its bi'ii, A -mall Dpi' i-riii i» loi-ati'.l aliiiiil l."i(l I'l'cl \ \v In.m thi' I'liin ami IIMI lilt hinlicr in ili'vatiiiii. Ti>iiii!ir/ii>lni. 'I'hi' niiiund li-.'s rupiilly im Iml' -idi's ul' tlii' pup. ami at a ilislaiicc of siiiiii' :{,(MI() fci'l n, .-tiiwcstiTly fniiii - in'ii. m lim with the timnc'l, thfri.>«'iii clcvatiini isaliiMit 7.">(l fci'l, tin- siiinmif l.cinn muci bctti'. wiHiilril than Ihi- Ihwit sIhiiis. I'lijilar ami sliinti'il ~pnici' from _* in. to (i ill. on the stump jtri'vail tonithiT with some uhiti' hi! -h. (^iiiirh. For si'viTal hiimlri'il fi'it up this slopi', outiToppiims of i|iiaitz ar" si'iii for a width of ovit ")tl fret, indicating: its widi' distrilnition oviT the proptTty. liiit asidi' from liic tiiuni'l and one small oprn-iul. nii'',iiuj lias hi'cn doiii' lo pios|)i'rt it. .\'i:,'n- ,( Di/itisil So far as roiiid In' Icariii'd l'.\- thr miaiirc di'vri- til'iu. ;.! !n- deposit loiisistK of a mass of mii-acciMis or si'rii'ilic srhists ■'''' --■■■'<■ • 'istosi' (|uartzili's. thr lattrr }j<'ii' I'*' m ri'd oxidi' and liarki-r iron stains. . ■ . .o'l-prrsistiiit strinniTs of (pi.-irtz vvi'iv ohsiTVi'd in Ihr lunni'l. .-''■■'■' "I' twn inchrs in ihickni'ss and miii'li lirokni: thr iarjji'st ui .' ' ;i.,i cN.'ii'd 2' J in. \i'iiis of diToiiiposi'cl tah-osi' m,it>'rial up to 1 iii'.'!:i . li |!,i kni'ss oiTiir ruttintj the schist mass in .'i more or los rcjiular iiiaiim r. The schists have. here, a prc\ .liiinij diixif :!tr nortli iiortli.astcrly. 'I'he quartz is milky to jjreyisli in colour. Tlic whole mass ajipears miiicralizeil with sul|)hides, and stains of carlionaics prev.-iil. the schists nencrally lieinn much s])ottcd with tjreeii of malach.ifc and l.'ridit l.h.ie of a/strifc aUn with hmwr. of iroii t.xitlt - 42 riic ••(•lii>ts ;irt' soil Mini iTiiirililc wlicii cxpii.-i'il to tin' :iliiin.-.|il,cri'. TIkisc I'nnii tlic iliiiii|> ill the tiimii'l prcM'iit ctiariictrristics hIiikisI iilciitic'il with Miinc t'ciiiiiil ill tin- ())H'ii-('iit at tlic l.nni" Star iniiic. \'icliiria (j"'<'li- witli tl;(' ililTcrclicc tiiat iicrr \v;!s iinlcil tl.c Krccii ami liliic s|i()1tcil appcai- ancc rcfcricil Id aliovc. Hiilli (Hiartz ami sciiists carry iiiiiifraU: those ohscrvcd hcitiu '''"" ami (■ni)])cr pyrites, (le('(im))i>seil or partially nxiili/.ed earlniiiates ni' c.tppei-. and sDiiie jjaleiia. Siuiiiiliiiii. Five samples iniiiiliered ♦.'» I I were taken fniiii the almve- iiieiitidiied tunnel, and two others, Nos. ('»:? ami tU, from siirtiu'e exposures on the hillside. (See ass,ay sheet Xo. (t.) Only one of the lot assayed over a trace in value, e.j;. No. 4"), located .") feet from the mouth o' the tunnel, assayed 7.') cents i)er Ion. ('iiiichisiiiii . From the facts outlined aliove and the alisence of free Koid ill ;in\- of the iiaiininjjs, it may l>e inferred that, so far at any rale, tliis |)rospecl has not disclos(>d aiiythiiiij of economic value. vfii'tux }n.\i:i{M. ( i.MM. iii:.\n ( I{Ei:k. This c|;iiiii is now owned liy .Mr. (Ills l']ri<'son. who ac(iuired it from Mr. .lolm \\ hilelaw. Diiriiiji the lime of examination in June, Mr. ICrics in was not on the proi)erly, and no work was heiiif!; done. At his reipii-i it was afiain visited hy a|)pointment on Se|)tenilier 21. Iiut hi-. I'aliin w."^ closed .and I e was alisent. I.iii-aliiifi. It is situatecl on the left limil and iiea.r the niiiilh ni Dix-oveiy |uip where Ihe latter enters the left limit of Hear creek. ll may here he remarked that there are really two pu|)s de-isiualc I as Discovers . one eiiterin<; from the ri^ht and the other. o))i)osile it . cuieriM'.: from Hie left li'iits of Hear. '/''//)')(/(v(/)////. The jiroiind rises (|uiti' sti'cply. ;it an anjjie ]»roliaiil> of lid', fnim li.e creek to a seconilary i)lateau, or liencli, elevated some ;{()!l feel l.iijl.ei- ll.;iii the creek lied at Ihe iiioillh of the pup. ,ilid over a iiiirliiiii ol I his |il:!teaii |)lacer miiiinji ojieralions had lieen condui'lee materia!: M |iroportion of tinely fiiinind up ([uarl/ w.as ,also noted, The >c'ii.i- uf tie (Juiiip^ lieiiiK comi),aratively >iift, .are consideralily worn Im -\/.f tliy vi'r\ fi'iiiii a coujile of inches in diameter, or w; llli. and 1 inci thick, tip fi .iiid S iiic'l.e- in ijreati'^t iliainetei'. and 2 or H inches thick. I'l MK Mil. I)i.-.i'ovi-ry I'lip. tiHikin;; in ;i N' W , ilin-'-tum up tin- jmp ttoui iV-ir rri-i .-tdiif lirill, ill tlir foniriKuiiii, i> lf>tini! the ^'i;i\( 1.- <'ii ilu- riiiiit tiniit of tlio cn't-k. i 43 t^tjjirl/ luiiiul oil the (luiu|i l^ iKit iiiiicli worn and t'lr pi'i)>iiitii'n is siiiiill. 'I'liis i^ -i txpicni cxainplt' ol .1 cliMnii'ltTi-tic tV:ii)id|(ii;ilcl\- dcsci il,i i| l.y Mr. Mi'< 'oim, II' : "A -ictioii ;u'ro>- the v,illi\ of any of tlic jjold luarinn >1 n !iii> ''ii ferine lli< Klondike shows :i comiiaridiv'lv iiiirviiw tronuli-likc df |)rcssion ImIow. Ironi !."»<» to :'.(!(! feet d('i|i liordcriil on oni or l>oth sides liy \m.!< lienehes Inxond wliieh the surface rise- ,., easy, fairly ieni;l;ir slojies up to the crests of tlie intervcniiiu ridges. The |pei:ches represrni fragments of older 4-alle\-l>ott(>nis partialh de~tro\ed >>\ the excavation of the pn -ent \alhy.- Auriferou> >rravei^ occur on tin portion^ of the old valley l.ott(»ms still rciuainiiiB. I'm-itiii" ir. in later i .'o-ip(-ctint; of the area for- the ])urpose cjf develol)ilitJ lode \alnes. A tn^nch cuttmii this area for a ienjilh of 12'i leei in the direction S. Ml° W cross-cuts the Ix'd rock aid e\|)oses light coiouri'd laminated, and |)artially decoinixised, sericite schists, which strike, generally, in a north- westerly and southeasti'rly dire.iion. With these schists occur haads of reddisli hrown and aiuethystine coloured schists, in conjunction with (piartz strinjjers and lenses, of similar colourings. i)rol)ahiy due to tlu' presence of iron proto.^ides. The <|uartz bodies iiave the <:eneral strike of the schists. I'sually. the (|uart/. individual-, thnutih lackiny; in continuity, occur within a narrow helt of the schists which api)ears to strike in an easterly direction clear acniss the jiup. .is outcropiiiuds .are found on the o])])osite side and at intermediate points for a distance of st \-eral liundreil feet. I)< ri lojiiiK III iij Quartz. I're>ent workings in addition to the i)lacer operations alio\i' noted com|irise; (1 ) .V siiaft. (2) .V trench oO' S. ]•;. from the shaft. CO .V tunnel driven HI' into the hill. il) The shaft is sunk near |)isco\ery |)ost to tlie depth of about '20 feet. The lirst eight feet contain but little (piartz: with increasing; depth stringers and buin'hes were eiu'ountered, and. for the last ten i'ei't the ' I'iiri n. Ann, licpt. (;<■..! , .s,„v.,s. \..l MV.i). L'«h M, ( -..nii. 11 .mi Kl..n.likc ( .old I i,l,l-. II ' \c,i\ rtiuii i- l.iijirly il) (|lia)tz. l''iir tlic wliolr i|f|)tl; llic |>rii(iciil Kin ii| i|ll:irtz i\(;v:it((| Wdillij lie iilidilt 1(1 |)c r ciul. A s;illl|ilr. Nh. .W.t. Iiikrn cli'.'ir ;'(ii"S III' Ixittiiiil. ( I' wiilcl |i:iniinl (jiiiiil cdIoui^ I't Hiilil. (2) Tl.c |(rii-i|ircl trciicli is .")(• I'ci't K. \>\ S. K. Irom i!,c .-iKift it i(iMt;ii > liuiK'l.o lit' (lUiirt/. with liilt little licliliili' rurin. I'iiC (|il;ilt/ is fli;ir:ict til »;■> . nil sc;niis or I'racliin' faces it is n(>iieraiiy rusty, thniiuli t'lis i». at times, \aiiei| liy ]>ale to darker liritwnish, aitd airaiii redilish nilunrs. Tiie lijtl ter ((iliiiinil variety >isiiall> exhiliits a jire.'sy lustre. 'I"\\(i samiiles. Nil-.. ,")() and .">". Iidth pi'imed liiiiid ciilniirs nl' i^nld. .''iid a small )ir(i|)iirti(iii nt' inm suljiliides. (1?) Tl.e tunnel is diiveii on a system uf |>;irli;:ll> inleil.Min}; \eiiis :nu\ striiijiers III' (|Uartz. dippipji fjeiierally X. \].. tl.rnuiih tl.e sehi-i^. :■! :'ii}:lis III' :{()" til ti(l° and haviiiij a iiiirtli\veslerl\- strike, Tlie I'aee of tlie tuuiiel cinnprises almilt 2."i i)er eint i|Uaitz. Tie whole m;"-s of (piartz and encliisin}; seliists is niueh di-luilnd. liriiken and I'rushed. sii th.at little re;:ul;irity uw.y lie i-iiiiuted upiin. ."^ehi-ls are 1)1' chlorite with lighter liandinjrs of sericite. The (|U;irtz is white and h'aii lookinir. except where lissured or fraitureil, when it is coated with the usual rusty stain, due to the oxidation of sul- phide minerals. At times it occurs "frozen" to the schists at tlie contact. Minerais ,ioteil are j)yrites, jjalena and jjold. l''iiur samples were taken from tl.e tmmel, ami aM showed colours of jjold in the jiau. The assays are not so uniformly I'livourahlt', liut sami)le No. ti.'i, taken from quartz ill the face of the tunnel, assayed Sl!i..')S, which, in conjunction with tlie fuvouralile show from i)anniiins, woiihl indicate that promising results initjht follow further opening up of this ])rospect. Of ten samples taken from the Nirnin claiiii. .-dl liut one showed colours of jiold in the pan, and while it would he useless to attempt to work out an avrrane value of the deposit from assay results which mostly show only traces, it may be asserted that a mill test of ipiartz from either of the openinf^s referred to minht he exiiected to demonstrate workalile values In this connexion it was stated l>y parties supposed to he in .Mr. i'lricson's contidence. th.it he had ordered a mill and expected to have it in oiieration next ve;iso i. .//;.1.\ / MISEH.M. ( I.MM. This claim is loiitrolled liy .Mr. .lohn Whitelaw. It lies alony: I)is- ivery imp, adjoininn the \'irjj;iii claim on the south or s;iuthwest. l)(\i!u|.lii«lil w.irk colir-ir-ts (.f <»|I' J)ni-.|l(Ct troicli. „V up,. i, -rut in Ir.t ililu tl,r >i,l,. hill, nil ll,,. left limit u( . mimI .•ll.u.it lidd iVil lloln tl.r pup l..'il. It is aJMilit I.IMKI firt snlltlirlly In.tll thr sliMlt nn thr \ iltjili I'iaiiii. :iii(| tl.c cltviitidii is !>.") tVct liclow thiit ul' tl.c >;ii<| >l,;ilt. Tl.is tri'ticll cniss-cills :i purtioii of u I,.,l«,. ,,f " stiiii(icr or shfct.Ml vein .,f (|iiarlz cuts ihr schists and pafi'llds the main Icly;,.. |,„t dips towards it as showji in sketch. The whulc mass shows mmicfoMs t'i-actiiiv scams at rijiJit alleles to the licddinji |. lanes or schist folia. Near the entrance, and a few feet iiorlhw.-ird of the trench. ;i sm.all Miowiii- of ,piartz is uneovere,!. This is characterized l.y horizont.al I'cddinji and is I' thick. Suflieient work has not 1 n done to iirojxrly uncover this le.JKe so that its i)rol,al)le extent could not he Kauffeil. < »ne sample was taken from the s .■>:;. .M. .-,.-,. .-,<) ,,„ assay sheet No. 7.J ;!!tis.-, -li m iC) (HF.I'.K SHCTIOS. Al>()ut 4(M) vur.ls up Bf:ir cm'k, ln-yond tlic moiitli of Discovery pup, and <>n tin- rinlit limit of thi- ircck. occurs iiu outcrop ()f •country' which ^Vlls reported locally as Ix-inn ii likely prospect. A section is here shown us tyi)iciil. Jind indicivtinR some reguliirity of fonuiition. On exuiniiiivtion. however. nothiiiK was seen in the nature of a Kold prospect. «•» -'«.- "M« '•^•*'» ''•- ••• "'' »■ itgfmm'^ k' - ■•■ ■. -'"'^= -•SUf^' . 4mert»m *a^ffa«t* »j -^ C-*** Tv^ *•"'' :v:^^-- '■•■•■ , .-r-—- '• jnTT'"""'"' ,.-' -^'..r C'..* ^ / t_ Plan of ty»»« l'!(i.1». OutiTop iif ~'e overburcU-n. The southern end . • section is adjacent t;i Xo. 1 pup at its entry ou the right limit of Be; creek. A small prospect opening had been started about the centre of the above secticm. and from this, one sample. Xo. <)2. was taken, which proved of no value. 47 ■C 9 B s s i s = 2 • £ a ! £ H : S K -S 19 9. . K s ' a li 1 > ! > i ^ e 5 I £ ?i z a. ** s i o = I s .-as ■M a £ E 3 _ Wl c s £ £ 6 f C 3 c UJ i ^ s '/ •/ c ■'■ e Z ^ "s i s S2 s §■ = r C - ?! c :: e S C 5 ' C T. ^ H u* 3 ! 7 i ~ i 2 I « 1 = I 5 c s. s ;is I" ll^ ! ■/ ; I 3 3 j; c 2 - - X - V 5 r^ a : --5 5 — i I -r 1 >^ .y. ^ 3 ? = 5 S I ! -r. 3 3 3 M 3 ftU I.OI.DKA <.IH II (loltli'ii uiili )i or tl pup. inity It*' ilt'scrilinl as >ii tlic It'll limit of I'ildnratlii rrct-k, Iniir tiiili > (li!4t:int Innn (iriiiilak<<. and iloini-Htakr No. 'i. Hill iimo HOMCSTAHt ".\ " Shati y x'i' .Vi' (lu»n anil an s' luiiiiil up i In- hill. »-:t>t w.-il-ii. ■If !."> from -urfacv u< ilnfi whiili i- .VI' ami at riiilii anvil". Ill till- pu|). i p. 10 I-'iiiir ( 'rinvn-tfrantiil rlitiln^ iiwiii-il i.r rtintmllril li\ Daviil (ullin of |)aw-im. Hi III nil l)i.-liiin. Thf coiiiilry ruck is Mricitc and cliloriti' schist, ilil)pinK 20' to 2-">'' to the cast and fairlv rcuular. (Quartz masses, sheets, lenses and strinjji'rs are intruded into the scliists. tlic latter heinjj in ])la('es lient or liulKi'd to permit of llie intrusion. Finely interlianded (|Uart/. an there is a close similarity to the formation ijcscrilied as occiiTinjt at \ictoria (juhh. hut here the (|uart/, shows in heavier iiodies and tlie «( ij-l- air less crushed and metamorphosed The (piartz i>- cliar.icteristic of that found in ))revious deposits visited, heint; "f :' I'^'i'l ^""l ''«''' coiiMired vari< ty. stained l>y iron oxides which {live it a rusty appearance on fractured or cleavage fat'cs. .\ variety .also was sei'ii cii.iracterizcd liy the i)resence of r( \viiit<'il tlirtiiiKliKul ilir nimilrx rock. liriiiK t'liiinil ImiIIi on tilt' hill t>Io|)i'?« hihI in liir lu'il of tli*- |{<>l<°l>' Miiirr:il>i noted siri' iron pvrili'. i'ii;ili'o|)yriti'. ami -onn' liornitc, ll('<'ll^ionlklly |i:irti:illy ili'i-oni|HiM-il ro|i|i)'rrarl)onati"« (a/.urili'antlinalai'liitcl. Ot ilir four ciainiH rrfcrrril to, tin- I'rarork anil lliiinr^titki- arc the two wliicli rviilrncc -onic little ilfvi'lopnicnl work. I'liiiiiiL M iiiniil ( liiiiii. Work licrc con»i«l'> of i|i a tunnel •iluatcii aliout a-^ ■"liowii |''iij. Il)i anil driven N. Cm" W. into the liill. the niout'i of the tunnel f'li'i'iti the Kuli'li ; I'Ji a cro'ss-cut trench at the mouth oi the tunnel. The eieviilion here is a|i|iro\imateiy JtilH I'let. lieinit ItKt feel aliovc the mouth of lliilijen nulch.and '.Mil feet aliove (;rani| l''ork-. the elevation of which is I7;«l feet. This tunnel iro»s-cut< a niimlier of len-e. mh'I stringers of (|uiirt/ in the manner illustrated in Ki^. 11. ex.: r.»«4» •"• ««!«* «9 ft Smmpf^H'H I'm. 1 1. Sk It I'll illu-init iMK iiiriiMfiicc t.f <(u;it u in 'unrifl dm I*fur«nk M.( *. (iol.l'nmilt'i). Fiill\' niH-tliird till' cxciivatinn i> in qiinrt/. A liiH' ot" (iUMrt/ (mtrrn|)piiijr.< was noted txti'inlinu \\Vm\i. ix ridnc hack from the ttnuirl N. (10° W. lor several huii«lnMi feet. Sain])le HO was taken from one of these ero|>|)inji;s. ahout lot! feet from the tunnel. MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART (ANSI ond ISO TEST CHART No. 2| ^ >IPPLIED INA/1G E I =r. 'f5.1 Cast Ma-n St'*et r.S ^ocheste'. New fork l*609 USA — ^ (?16) 482 - 0300 - Phone 1^— (716) 288 - 5989 - Fo« -.2 linliciitions !in' tliiit .'i cioNS-ciit trench (in this licit wiiuld cxixisc a ciiiiiiitioii simihir t(i tlutt fomid at the eiitv:'iic<- (if the tiiiuicl. where heavy inasscs (if (|uart/ reach to within a fdiit (if the surface. th>is cxhiliitiiiy; a series of lenses and stringers wliich strike in a X.W. and S.Iv /one, and (lip easterly. Of six sain])les from tl,e tunnel, one from the face, Xo, 78, assayed 42 cents; the other five gave no values. Seven siimjilcs in all were taken from this claim and none of these showed any }i<'ld either in i)anninvs or in the assay, except Xo. 7S aliovc mentioned. II()iiHsUtl;v MiiKial Claim, (liMin (iiilrh.- Formation is here ex- IMised liy the creek, and is found to consist of the usual sericite and chhirite schists, with the a(hlition of some talcose material. Finely handed schists occur intersected l.y lenses and stringers of (juartz crossing tlie gulch E. and W., and varying from fractions of an inch to IS inches in thickness. Forty feet of trencli, which runs along the lied of the gulch from shaft H (Fig. 10) exhibits a large ])r(ii)ortion of cpiartz, the individuals occurring at intervals of a couiile of feet. Work (m this claim consists of the two shafts \ and B (Fig. 10). and the prospect trench referred to al)ov(>, running from shaft U in the creek. On account of tlie workings being filled with water, tliey were not accessible, but according to Mr, CuUen, shaft .\, 4 X 0- ").") feet deei), hiis an eight foot drift from the bottom in an easterly direction. The dumj) froii< this shaft shows chiefly sericite schists, witli a very small percentage oi quartz, the whole containing small ([uantities of jjyrites. Tlie mouth of the shaft is 2.") feet above the bed of the gulcli. One sample of fpiartz and schist from the dump (Xo. 84) gave no values. Sliaft B is h)cate(l in the bed of the gulch. It is 1") feet diH^j), and fr.im it a drift was made 'A feet in length, at right angles to the gulch. The dump c(msists largely of a green banded rock together with stringers of (piartz and fehlspar and some green schists highly mineralized with coi)i)er jiyrites. Sampl(>s 82 and 83 were taken from the dump, and, though neither showed gold in the paunings, tlie latter as-viyed $1 . IG. 53 \u I ^ i 1 I 1 1 I i I I ^ I I s I 1 I — c c S 3 I = a o is S I '- 2 I 1 e '?- = §.■ i -^ 3 — l"^ I 4 i4!4 - z, s I EC 54 ■'■ c t. o v- -o 55 VKII.ET (iROlP. Tills j{r()U|) consists of four chiiins and a fraction, all crown jji'iintcd. as follows: "Bin .Mm," "\iolct," "Violet and Hiitli Fraction," "Hiitli" and '"Lady (lay," situated al)out ."> miles from (irand Forks, on the divMe between Eldorado and <)])liir creeks, the latter a tributary of Indian river. It is reached from (Jrand F'orks hy driving around the head of Kldorado. crossinR on the divide between I'^ldorado and Caulder creeks, and hack along the ridfje overlooking Eldorado, left limit; the whole distance heinj; aiiout 10 miles, and the elevation, in the vicinity of the mine, varii's between :{,4()() arul .iMm feet. Hixtorji. It was not learned when these claims were first staked, except that it was previous to liK)"). .Mr. T. (i. Wilson, then resident in Dawson, j)romoted a company to open up the mine. Operations began cm a ('(msiderable scale, and the ecpiipment and works, described more in detail below, were established. Work ;• )ntinurd under this regime uj) to 1!K)7. when it is said that the expenditure of -StiO.OOO had been made. The funds then became exhausted, and the pro|)erty was sold by public auction, in September, 1910, and ac(iuired by the present owner, Mr. H. H. Honen. of Dawson. The latter has, so far, done nothing with it. Little information is now available as to the results obtained for the above considerable expenditure. The shafts, and underground workings, are filled with water, or frozen up. and very little surface work, by way of exposing the deposit, was (lone, and most of it is now partially filled with debris. The renmant of an as.say plant was found in the shaft house. A gravity tramway was [)artially constructed, of native timl)er, for a distance of sonic 8.500 feet, desccni'ing (m a slope of 10° to 15°. and ter- minating in a liifih trestle, at Ophir creek. This was to have been the mill-site, where a small stream of water flows-continually it is said — in the creek. The above was an ill-advised undertaking, as the money was needed to ])ros])ect and jirove the value of the ore bodies. If, as mentioned above, S(iO,0()() had ln-en exi)ended. it may justly be said at this tiiu; that it should have furnished much more reliable informaticm as to the true status of this dejjosit than api)ears now availidile from any source. Description of Dcpoxit. -Xi^ a, r of their prospecting operations, the owners came to the conclu.sion that this (h'posit consisted of three ' McConnill. Pari H, Annual Hi'piirt (ii-nloniial Survey. l!K).i, Vol. .\IV, p. (i.iB. Cairncs. Sum. Hep. (ii't)l<)ciral Survey. 1911, pp. ,'i7-38. ")<» (liiartz veins, (iiii- i)t' which strikes easterly' witii the (Micli)siiiK schists, l)iit (lii)s aer'iss tlieiii.- This h;ul l)eeii uucKvered hy :iu open-cut tur a length of .')(! feet ;nul fouiiil, liy Dr. Cairues'. ti vary from tlirce to six feel ill width. Me( "oiHieli also (h'scriijcs it as iirokeii hy several small faults. .\t the time of examination ;liis o]ien-cut was |)artialiy tilled hy dehris. .\s a result of this, and the inaccessihility of the shafts, little could he learned at first hand from tlic devel((i)iiient ])reviously carried on. As a result of some surfac(> tn^iichiii};, liowever, in addition to outcroi)])in}is, it was learned that the ([Uartz occurs ])lentifully in a helt, which varie-i in width from a few feet, to ui)wards of a Inindred feet, striking easterly and westerly for several thousand feet, and emt, racing tiie vein refencd to above. The (|iiartz occurs, generally, in individual masses, from a few inches II)) to six feet in width, and ten feet or moro in leuKtli, and whili' there may he lack of regularity and continuity to tlie indivi(hial ([iiartz bodies there is decich'd continuity to tlie licit, which may he traced through, and heyoiid the pro])erty easterly towards (ilacier pup. ('onsidcral)le detail work would lie necessary to ahsolutely (h^fiue the width of the (|uart/. zone, hut, un outcroi)i)iii({s aloiifj the ridjjes md exposures at ' — 150' deep, witli sliaft house about 12' X 30'; liead sheave, etc. A ]iower hoist liad been in use, but at present nothing but a liaud windlass n^mains. Some drifting had boon dono,^ but, as stat"d, this could not be seen. A quartz i)ile of about loO tons was made neai the shaft, and the waste duini)s carried jjorhaps 10 per cent of (luartz, the balance l)cing schist. Probably one-third of all material excavated would be (piartz. This sliaft is located towards tlie western limit of the Violet claim. (See jilate \I, p. 12.) Two other sliafts, 3.)' and ")">' res])ectively, are located westerly from the main sliaft, and arc on the Ruth claim. A number of open-cuts or trenches have ex](osed some (piartz, both easterly from the main shaft on the Violet claim, and westerly on Ruth and Lad}' Ciay. ' Bcirings Kivop tlirougliout tliis report an' niaiimtic- tlic variatiiin l)cinK 3.V <'ast. The al'ove would, therefore, he about soultiea..,terly, .Vstron. '' McConnell, K. G., "lleport on Klondike Gold lields," .\n. Hep. (ieol. Survey tan.. 100.5, Vol. XI. p. 8.5b. ' Cairnes, IJ.D., "Quart! Mining in Klonilike Distriet." Sum. Rep. (ieol. Survey, liMlft, pp.lli-22. < fairne«. T) II , "Qn.irt?, Mining in Klondike." Sum Rep Geo). Sur., !«0ay Sheet No. '.(, jiajje .")S, that not one <'(l<>iir of jjold was ])anned in soi'- 2') s,inii)ies from Nos. S.VlO'.t. and. further, tliid of the six sami)les ( Nos. .S.VdOi, from the l.")() ton >,uartz i)ile. oidy the hist two assayed over a tri're. ;'nd only live samples ill twenty-five assayed any values. It is not pretended that the assay results here {iivcii .ire eonelsiuve or that they rei)reseiit an averan*' of this deposit; an analysis of results leads to the same eonelusion as in the ease of the hone Star, namely, that a thorounii mill test is tlip hest mi'ans of deeidinn definitely as to whether this jiroperty is workable. There is no (luestion aliout ;i very h'r^c lonmiiie of (|iiarlz hoin^ iivailahle. l{esults of the ahove samjilinji are. however, only moderately eneoiira(jin(i. 5H s X ■t. a. -/. a. « £ L. ■ <3a 3 I R-5 .«r a = i- * S f S'— — = c a 5 P " » -3 i-i II 3? = c a I - s Is! c » N I K *£ c _ - S I -'a i:? i ill s - 5 - a is I s: j£ Ss \ i J II I "I V L- I . *ft - wt I 5 --.i I \y. :f- C ! I ^ i M I eg S IS 50 f ! e2~ ! t 8 B : i ^ i Si 4.0- ■■ s > 2 9! "3 a II r i 3 6.i - t ' WW SK .!: ^. r= v! •A ■A s •A s; i is jg.S * ,. « 1 •- ? is I = i 3 1 ^. ■A - hi 3 " t>l UlttS.")— 7 W2 M \l KI\S"N ' UK. IK. IMtl.W lil\i:i{ TEllTlMiy ItorKS.' S r titt.rii chimi- Mir l.<|-.' -iMk.d, |.l .^Ulll.il .l> uM .•oliti;l..llirr;ilr. ■|-|i.' ilii-M-- I'M. nil iciH tmIIv cM-tnly :iimI w.-I. tly. nr >uiii.'\vli;it ii..rtlic;i-.t- .lly .'ImI -uiilh\M-l.rl\. ill liiM' with HliliiiiliiM, ..I- DiMc.v.rv <-liiilii. wliirli Wil- -l!,k.',l liv |)..|i;il.l M;'(Kiimoi.. :tlMl i- \«r:,\i'<\ on llr lillhl limit of M;irl\..innii .-iv.U. l.ituc.ii ll ivr : ' d hMir iiiili-. In>ni il« nioiill,. :il ln, pari H. VmI. .\1V. pp. Imh :mtl f<>W.. tut MritMiinia clMiiii i^ ilif only cirn rripwn-uiMiiliil. I'hf |iriiiii|i,il nwncrs :irc Mrs>r». I)i>ii;ili| iiinl Arcliil .ilil MMcKiniiiPii, lnuiliirv mImi kindly |il,iiT(l Hill' 111 tlirir ramii-, liill\ ii|iii|i|Mi|, :il ihc ili«|iiis;il cif '|if rxiiiiiiiiriK |),'iil\ . 'I"lii» ilriMi>il liiiil liicii tinirli ill till' piililii' I'M', l.H','ill\. fur •.unif yr;ir«<, !iiiil, "11 iii'i'iiMiil 111' it> riithrr I'xri'ptiiiiiMl I'liiiriirii'i-. I'l.ii^iilmil.lc .iiti'iilinii Wlis nist'li it. vsilh ;i \,''\\ ti> MMTrlMimnii it- i\ti||t. i- Wrll ;i« tlir l£iil(l ('"iiti'rit, iti till' iiiiiiii'ili: ii' vicinity nf 'lir crcfk. Xilliin 11} Dfiiiisil. |t ii* a ('iiinjli)iiirriit('. wliirli l•^>ll>i^t^. )i«'iii'l':iil\ . iif wi'll roiii'il, iival >liii|H'il. wliitt', i|Uiirt/ |ii'lil(ii'», \ar\iin£ in -izr Ifoiii .i t'r.'M'tiiiii III' an inch tu -.(vcral inclic- in urcMlr-l iliainctci, tLc ascr.iK"' lii'inn lifiilinlily iinilcr an incli; tuncilicr with a lo^ iMici'iitaKi- i>l' siiiallcr schist pi'lililc-. ilic wlmlc ciiiiKJnincrati'il iir I'lincntcil tnjrctliir l.y a wliitc, or ii(£lit urcy, -iliccuiis pa>tc.tlii' latter ciun|i.i»('i| ui tlic iiiiirc finely untuiul lip p.'irtii'lo. iir jtrain-. "f quart/, ami scl,i-i. Mr. Mc( iiimcll, wrilint; in HMI."i, sa\>:' 'V^ays uf M'Xiral ilnllars t<» tlu' tun arc rcportcil I'miii tliiv cuimlinncratc. ami :• mill Ic'^i ul' tun tons, at the jjovrrnnient slanip-ni'll at Dawson, jjave S'_'.2| jur ten. I'lic ^old is ilctrilal, occiirrintj in tlic matrix, and the depo-it ma> lie cunsiilcred an .•Micieiit placer. )>riilialiiy of licach origin." !e noticed that llie two at, almost identical, except in the matter of hardness. It is altogether likely that there is a close (jenetic relation lielwecn the two. Ihe))resent dilTerence lieinj; due to the lact that tie White channel so-called, is foniiil generally overlyinjf schist lied-ruck: while the coiikIo- inerate is associated with igneous .inilesites, and a variety of \iilcanic rocks, as trachytes, puriihv ries. phoiiolitcs. etc.. the latter pruliably •lccouiitiii(£ for ajiencies which prodiiced the ceinentinn tojiether of the jjr.'ivels. Some ])ortii>ns of the deposit are \i'ry tirml> connlomeratcd. while others afiain are found Imt weakly i nnded. and easily reduced to condition of loose jiravel. This cementing action has t.'ikiii place over ,'i comparatively wido area, einhraced in that section south of Indian river, which extendis from a |)oint ojiposite (Quartz creek, eastwardly. .'icross MacKinmin to and lieyond Montana creel., a distance of some eijjht or ten miles; and is now rei)resented liy the con>;lomerates found in the vicinity of MacKinnon ami ( 'onulomeraie creeks, the latter a triliutary of Montana creek. Throufrlmul this area, however, sandstones and shalc' are also widely distrihuted. and igneous masses, referred to aliove, have cut into the con. I>:rl n, Vr.ii. H.p. C.-i!, S;irvi ;i',)48.")— 7,', MV p lU'.B. tu j;lnini'i;'t('. 1(i sucli :in extent. tli:it. in tlie cjise y trencliinn :intl jirosiHMtinn; limre espeeinlly. ;is tlie i)orlin Hrilainiia < hum. owned hy Messrs. .\!ahoto)irapli. re|)resentiii}i the deposit as il .-piicTs in elevation, lookiiiji east, from the iil>posite limit of the creek. \ (.Vdss-sectiou of the creek \,dley. lookinii south. co\erinii i)ortions of Britannia and 'I'lisl! iim>. ^I.ow- |)roph\ry umlerlyinj; the creek and exteiMlinji in tl;e direction of its left limit, lor rliolll a lliou-a.ld feet west- wi'rdlv. where corulomerate ; ,u.: in nccurs. 1 Srif-arnia Claim ., ^ • •; f* Thisrie Cai-n ■ 5i: -;:-}i-.- a" 9'^^' I T^; ^orpnyry I I,, i:; I, I, 111 ill .1 ion ..I \l.'ic'l\iiiiii)ii c-i.i k, I.I. .kiliL' -mil h. Ill (I ,. 1: i|,M- iT-e. l.oWe\-,'r, it-- character i> coM-idiTalily altered, ihi re^uharl nek lieiiii: coiijilomera'e of more cumpai-l form, darker in colour i.a dark hluish shade lieinfi pivvah nl i ami. iedecd. havinji it- con-tituenl iiiilividuals so closely s(iuee/ed toi:ell.( r a- lo foini :• -olid cry-lalline mas-: liul this, auaiii. .urade- hack to the ]ire\ailinii type aftei- a width which, Ihoufih not well defined, apjiear- lo vary from .-i few feel iij) lo a hundred nr more led. \\ hile il was iiol ii(;--ilile. in lie lime availahle, to ahsolulely define the !i;ri!- i;j' lie ci le '^^ !i !! ! icv: ! e l"!!'"! in thi- \iciiiil\ of \I:icl\ililion creek, it w; ■ liaccd. I'\ meal' of oul/riip and Irendi e\|io-ure-, easterly and westerlx , I'.Mt XIV. 'I'll.' Il;ini(~ iiiiiH'. I.civi'lt iruli'li- Noi ■ tli'' .lipth ■( ilic |):iy •rr;ivrl, :il-ii ilic c\ii-llinl (■..luliliiiiKif till' Kiililicil liiiuMi 1-. A riic»l ■! liltlc timth-. Mr. Hiirnrs is sliitwn in the piiiuri. rv I'l.UK W. Miiutli "f liiTinil. i\iic>.-iim c •iiii^lciiiiiiati', Hiii:iTiTiiii iiiinrral flanii. Nlai'Kinintn cn-rk. Tlii' irroup ronipii-i's lift to ritlit 1 1 liri-. I'ollni- (iill, Dc.iiiilcl MaiKinncMi. Aiili.l. Mai'Kiiiiiiiii. dfi. I'M... W I. lliiiaiHilM mill. 1:1' cl:iiiii. I';i l' i-,,ni:l.imi r;'lf liiil cut ;i- il upp' ;ir* 'rii;it I'lr en tin ^ iua i;ii: t iiiii*'! nil i:iiicc, 1 M«\ [•\\n Wll sm k^ E 1 ' ^ ■ ■_y^- 'v^W ^^^iB^-^ >.• ■ >- ■ ■ > ■ wj f#* • » ..-> ...►-. - ■'- •^ , , V . : — : ^-i , -'. PsK^^^^?'^ ^^^^ l':ii-f 4(1' <(>nj:htir ciatc liill, Hritunniji niiti'ia fliiiiii. ( mM iiiinnal claiin in tlir fon-irnnnul. nn Thi^tl.- iir. ;i> ;ilri';iil\ ini^nliuniil. xinicwlial iiurlliciiNtiTls mihI »iiiiiliwi»ti riy. tor a (li>laiifi> 111' alioiil I. (Hill led. 1.00(1 iVct ul' |>ur|ili> i> iiiti r\ .niiiu: in llic cTi'ck valli'V. As to ilcplli. lliis ha> nut 1 ii inuvcli. i)i:\ i:i.()i'Mi:\T. Hritdinilii vliiiiti. WOrk uii |l i-. claim ccni^isl-' nt' an ii|>cm-ciiI . I'uiluwcil li\ a Imillfl. 27 iVcl into ll.c side l.ill. a» s!,n\vii in Kiji. I J. and a lilllr tu r — ' Ih;, 11. Srctinii iliiiiuirii tiinii' 1 "t' niii;iiini;i M.f ■. tl.f niirtli of tlii> a >lial'l. l' :\ Ii' — ••'• iVi't down, nnxv fillcrl with watiT. Mulh arc in ciinitiiPMicratc. Si.iii.' trenching \va> c of dctininsj; the iiniit< dt' this dcpii^ii, .\ t\\(>->Iam|) liatter>', dI steam piston type, was Idimd. dismanlh^d. cili the liniui'd. A test had iiei'ii made willi it, ii\ Mes-i's. .MacKinniin. ('hrkc. and ( i.iis. Futi eriiili, in lUll, i)y innniny; liifdujih a lew Inns cil' the material tf>>m the tumicl acd shaft dumps. .MhhiI .'iO ceiil~ a l(in wer.- I'epdllcd tu ha\'e lieen reciivel'ed : the small \alues lieiii;; i\\U'. acciirdini; 111 Mr. MacKinmin. tu the lad that the cold occnr~ iu loo line a I'orm loi- .■imaliiami'tion. 'l"hirty-one samples were taken iVom Bfitani.ia claim. lo\ir lieiin; Irom the tunnel, two from ihe shafi il, in rows, I! ( ', I). I !, a- -hown in Fi-. l.V (If the whole lot, mil oIK' a— a.\' o\eV a trace wa- oKlailied, liUt three sampler ( TJ'.', 1:50, .and 1 UH, di-l rihuteil at interval- t,ver the length of the deposit ad.jaccut to the >oulhern contact, >!io\\e(l :i few very line colour- of <;old ill the i)aii. Other iniuerals noted were dark iron -ulphides and carl "mate- i -iileritei. l-'or full details of sami)li's see as-a\ si, eels 11 |-_> and 1;'. .V c(imi)arison was instituted aliovi' with ihedep.isit of While channi'l gravels, worked as a jjlacer mine on Lovcit ^iilcli. where value-, .accurdiii^i to Mr. Marncs, are ])ractic:dly all fouml in the (i or 7 \'vf\ ad,ia<'i nl 1o, and ilicl'I'limi ."lionl l.S ini'hi- of liedrcck. This is illustratcil in IM.ate .\1\ alio\-e. l-'or lie year I'.tll the averaj' ■ tiau.i- was S'J per cnliii- m yiii'il. lit' s iiiii'whitt similar uriiiiii. :imiI I'lniilitinii. liir tlir riiimliiMicritti' ilfpa^it. it wiiiiM ;i|>|>i'iir pnili.'ilili' that pnisiifrtiiiij lit ili'iilli iiiindt miriivrr s mu'wIiMt »iiiiil;ir v;iliii'>. KurtliiT pin-ipri'liii); at tl iiiit.'rt vviiiilil ilrmiiii--tr:'ti' this. X *■**■ C ■■»■ •»*•" 1 f »>.. '"t/ "'"': X. !' BRITANNIA C L A •;( !*>•#• M 1 ' !-«-? ' • f ..> T- •'-... »"• «f'" \ •■•-'• ;■' ,„ .— .••" .[- ) , ;;-'■> 1. MM r«^^ - '•» " '1 ^' / J » ! < 4' 1 A AnrfMilt* \} ...1... P~. »hy«l. I -~r )-':<;. I'l. Ski'tcli to illtl^trati- ini>tlicHl <>f ^.-mipliim roii^lniniTali' on Itritariiiia M.< '. Tiic ))ri'sciit s'laft. ill ('iinv;l''iiii'rati', mini. I. also, ]h> driven ti> hfilmck. which, il is tliimjiht, would hr rcirhi'd at no jjrrat drpth hclow its |)r('sfiit Ixitt 1111. Thixll'iiiid Ailjiiiiiiiiii Cldiiiis. On the Thistlf claiiii ]r -in'ctinsj con- sists of an SO-fool sliaft, situated 2(10 feet from the licil of the creek, a shallow shaft ahout 1(1 feet deep, near the cabin, an.' a little surface scratching. T! 'se are all in jiorjihyry. I'.'issiiij; westerly, out of the porjjhyry. conglomerate is tound. e.xtendinjj from the Thistle, into the (.'anadian mineral claim. The latter is con'roUed hy Mr. ("hris. '•"othernill; it has a shaft 10 feet down, in coiijjlomerate. Outcrop of conjjlomerate was also found ahout 000 feet westerly from the shaft. See sketch of claims (Fin. 12, p. (»2). Sam])les l.'id and I.")') were taken from the ahove exposures, resiiectively. liut showed no values. The .\rctic claim was visited in comiiany with Mr, Kot herein, hut no e.\))osures "ould tie found for jmrpost if sann)lin{!:. •i7 i? • -I ^ z i. ^ i ' ^ ■- c a I ^ 1 .■» 5 = c ^ :; i: J; 3C ' X. X 1 b'i u u :i u U u •A m 9. i i J! J J i a JS J t 7 5 s s s r . i X 1. 7. — * £. — ;^ y m 'I . ■» . s a hi * ^ i i I I 3 a I I 1 i i. I i •'-as 7. ;-ix -= 6 ~ - 7 " : e £ c Z 2 si s s !5 \\ 'J; is : ? 7 i :{<)48r) s 70 ? i ^ J _3 - I I ■/•. y. y. y. y. y I I ;i; c y. I 5 ! 5 I is •- i J - '- .2 I ~ ! ■ I z.y. -¥ 4.2 "I ri -1 ~ O ;i!Ms:) s.\ a 5 3 ;r. I? - i 72 _ _ ; ^ ; z. 7 s - — ' = — •'. £ ^ 7 j -*•. 1 " .'" ■' ~ r Z / 5 k .' i s 1 11? "a ■X. - 7 :: 4 is - a. ■4 ■r r ■y. r / s > ^ ? z c * ^-i a = = 'c = ■ I c = = T' :^5 = i i i: b s z. 3 : 2 - i< ^ c — — "" •- •" — — — ^ _^ _i e i = c = e ■- - z 9! -=' * 5; ■ri -r •ri •M >i a k s .1 5 f 'g S b. fi r > i« ~ _^ ^ "* -CM ^ •tt y. - ■ = ^ 5 *= J 's ' = .i ^ - x_ ■ ^ ^ ^■ 5 i .-■ z ^ ^ ^ 1 '^ 3S >• ~ •I 5J :; -= ^ .£ 5 "7 ?• C ■^ '^ 1a. -/. "5 ^ "s g . ^ 3 -T* r ^ -= a* r 5 ^ = JL S C==^ ■^ S :. "^^ ^ 3~ ri f z = 3^ .S " a! ' 1 E -* ■/■ -* 2 "= ^ i . r • 3. :^ ■- C 5 5 — ■-.= i = s = It •» 3 I I ( OSCLOMKIiATE CHEEK. 'I'l.is creek runs into MoiitaiKi creek, "ii its left limit, imd the latter, some two miles helow, joins tl'.e left limit of Indian river. It \v:is readied l)y drivinu from MacKinnon creek, on the Indian Hiver roatl. S or miles to Montana, up Montana 2 miles to the nioutli of ( 'onuloinerate cr<'i'k these are fairly fjood roads -thence uj) ( 'oiiKlomerate creek al)oiit :?'j miles, over a very roii(jli road, to Kotlieruill's (•ai)in. on the I'^clipse miiierid claim. The clinili from the mouth of Conniomerate creek is :{SI) feel. Some IS mineral claims are staked in this vicinity; those visited, in comi)a'i> with Mr. Fotherfjill. I'eiiijj: l';clip-.e, Dolly. Hull Moose. Siiow- Ihike. .Mice, and ( !old Leaf. Dixliiliiiliiiii. The coMKlomerate occurs widely dislrihuted: it is found on lioth sides of the creek, over a width of some hundrcils of feet, intersected, however, with slides of ])(irphyry. ,'ind isjneous i'ltrusions, the l.-'Uer fonniiiii the m.-ii^ mass of the summit>. f DOLLY ill. Hi, .ski'irli -Iwiwhir winkinu^ Ivlip-r Mli'i I ) '-1:1111!-. ri i^ deposit has the characteristics alreai'y noted in comiexiou with the cony:lomerate ,-it MacKinnon creek, and need not he more particularl>' descrilied. I)( II Iniiiiii III. Work con>ists of a couple of ))rospecl shafts, and :i nund)ei' of surface^ trendies. One shaft . on the left limit of the creek, near Fother^ill's cahin on Kclipse claim, is sunk 'M)' in confjiomerate. Sample l.")() was taken from thi' bottom of this shaft: it panned a few- \ery line colours of K"ld. Imt assa>i'(l no value. .\ trench. l.")(l feet northerly, is dun 4' dee]), in coujilomerate, and sainiile No. 1 It) was here l;:keli, hut. wliell assiived, JitiVi- no valuta 74 On the ri^lit limit, .ilxiut KM) feet from the first mciitiMiicd sli;ilt. luid fartlicr up the () It, sh.ilt on the Dolly cliiim. This slial't is sunk very clo-o to the stn-uin. For :i depth of 44 tVct. tliis cxliihits frozen l)l!ick inuek which ovnlies tl feet of connlonienite. The iijjper 2 ft. section of the latter consists hirp'ly of ;i ^rey s;indston<' connloniernte, huvinji a few pehhles of (piartz and of schist scattered throunhout tiie s;iiid niatri.x, while the lower \ fi. section is conKJonierate, already di'sciihed as tyi)ic.ii of tlie district, Sani])le No. 14',t. from the duni]). and No. l.Vi, from the hottoni of the shaft, were here taken, and both ii,inneil a few (ijie colours of };old, hut assay "d no values. On the other four claims visited, namely, Hull .Moose, .-Jii^wflake, .\lice. and ( iold Leaf, outcro]) and trcMches have ex])osed the eoniilomerale at various i)l.ices. Trenches have heeii sunk at intervals of about 1.0(10 to 1,'_'00 feel, for ;i distance of two to three thousand feet in a X.W, direction, all heinu, in conjjiomerate. The surface material consists of gravel to the de])lh of a foot or two, whi<'ii then heeonies more compacted, and, finally, at a dei)th of 4 to (i ft. assumes the condition of conglomerate. Kinht sam|)les were taken from six claims, and are mimhered 1 Ki-l.Vi, inclusive. None of tliese as.say>d over traces and all were very slifihtly nuneralized with sul])liitk's and carhonates of iron, Considerahle trenchinji' would he re(pured to define the contacts, as the , however, no doulit that -A very larjic hody may he outlined on tl\is crei'k. i:si'i:i;.\\z.\ asd h.\vk\ mixf.iim. ( i.mm. Ill addition to the coniilomerate ])roi)erties noted above. 2 claims, situated on Indian river, belonjiinji: to Mr, Chris, Fotliersill. were visitecl ill coni))aiiy with the owner. Tliese were Esperanza and l{aveii mineral claims. K-ipinnnii Mintral Clulni. This claim is situated on the riiiht limit of Indian river, about l', mile above the Indi.-ui Hiver roadhouse. which is on the o))])osite, or left, limit. The formation consists of eouiiliy schists, which outcroi) in a lar.u'e exixisure, at the edge of a slo gh, formed here by the river, .V rocky bluff rises, at a steej) angle, to a heiglit of 110 feet at this ])lace. Near the water h'vel, an open-cut, succeeded b\ a short tunnel, each measuring 12 feet in length, has l)een driven X, \V. into the bank. Tlie whole rock mass is a much decomposed schist, jirobably of chlorite and serieite. together with talcose material. Small stringers or lenses of (luartz, u|) to several inches wide, but non-iiersisteiit, occur in the schist. 'I'iie latter iiave a uniform diji of about MV to :<.")" S. \\ .. ;ind the (piartz aijpciirs to Ik'(1 with the himiiup of the scliists. The coluur of tlicsc schists varies hetweeii uclireous aii))er pyrite is found ovi'r the cleavage, or fractun . ces of the ([iiartz scliists. jiivins it a s])eckle(l a))- l>caran(e. The tunnel lias so caved and fallen that it is very unsafe, and ajiy ex- tensive sainpliiifi was impossible. Two samples, Xos. \A.i and 144. taken across the roof a.hout (> feet in from the mouth, jiave assay results of trace and nil resjiectively. (.\ss.iy sheet X. X'.i.i The dei)osit is in the nature of a '"mass'' of some considerable- extent, but ;i])])arently of no economic value. Ki\(. DDMi: 1'Uiii'i:k.I]:s. The Kinji Dome is the hijihest ))oint iji the Kloiidiki uold district, haviiijj -in ele\-ation of 4.2.")0 feet, and I'orming a central elevated liub .sur- rounded, as it were, by somewhat lesser eminences. From this centre radiate jjractically all the im])or1ajit gold bearing creeks of the district, including Bonanza, (iold Bottom and Hunker, flowing northwesterly and northerly into Klondike river: Dominion, (iold Run .ind Sulphur, flowing easterly' and southeasterly, and (Quartz, flowing southwesterly into Indian river. This whole section evidences u])heaval. and folding action, with sul.>se([uent erosion. Tlie present summits exhibit a larger j)ro',!ortioi>. of (|il;iit/ tli;iii tlic liiwcr Icvrls. 'I'lii^ (li)iilillcs> iicnuiiits I'm- Ihrir n'''"'''''" resist Mlici' to llic action of crodiiiK elements. As iiieiitioneil in llie itinerary, jiroix'rties in tliis vicinity, within a raiiiu- ol ten to fifteen miles, were worked from a central cami) "<'t'r the Dome. The liiiildiiius here ci)m|>rise a lar^e tive-roomed cahin with oiit- hnildintts for stahle and storeroom, which were hailt liy thi' Yukon ( iovern- m"iit for the aceomiiiodation of its emplovces chn'ini!: construction oi' the road-. This olTered ample accommodation for the crusher, and a sami)linn wiirkroom was titled tip. similar to th;it maintaini'd in Dawson. ()ccupa- tion (if these (piarters lasted from .luly :{| to .\\ijjust Id. 'This piirtiun of the district !■. Iiesi reached l)\ drivinj: from Dawson \i|) Klondike to the mouth of Hunker creek, thence up llmiker hy the present st.'ijje route, passinsi ( dadwin's roadhousc at the mouth of (lold IJottom creek, 'J(t miles dist:ini from l)awsiin. I'ouinier's roadliouse :!i ihc l,c;'d of Hunker, is 7 miles farthci. and at tins pnuit a ro.ad ttirns to tl.e riuhl. and extends in a snutl.erly direction for a disl-iin'e nf H mile>. to tl.e inler^eclion of t'.e lidlic road from the Dome to ( iold Hun) where li.e :diii\e e.-'inp is situated Tl.e uhole di-tance from Dawsou is aliout i{(l mile- ;M:d tl.e iTnnl) approxim.atcly :>.('()(l feet. i'mperties here \isited are nienticilic il in tl.e iline|-ar\ alio\i' ai.il de-ciilied in rs. .lames l.loyil. .1. .\. Sefjlier- ,inil W ni. Nro|)iiali'l\ de-erilies the cundition^: '.V nundier of e\pos\ue- of iiuait/. '1 to (i feet in width, occur on this ])ropert\-. hut in nnl> a few )ilac( s could the thickness of the veins and their relations to t he wall locks lie deterini,}ed : the other known occau'reiu'es nf (piart/ were cither -till moi'e or ' >- covereil with su])erticial materials, or the variou- -I .-tits. cuts. etc.. that I .id at one time exixiseil tlic \eins, contained con- -ider.-ihle water or otlicr niateri.-ils that had draiiiecl uv fallen in ^im'c the work w,!- performed." Tl.e .'iIkixi' is typical of conditions found l.-ist .Vuiiiist. t tf the 17 claims. 4 were \isile detineil hy two shafts, each about :5ll' deej). suid< on Coiisiu .lack claim, on eitl.ei- -ide (if Lhiyd's cabin, and distant about 2.')(l feet from each other. • of t>((° t<» 70°. and liaviiiK i-vrrv appfaralirt', in the •Hli.afi at leant, of lieinit a l.v])ical remilar ti^suri- vein. Tl.e eoimlrv rork i> mcImm of xerieile and I'lilorite. Outcrop of lloat in line witli the aliove ^^hafts \va> followed into ilie Hluelierrv. Mary Fraction, and Primrose mineral claiin<. .itYordint; •>troii|{ pre>uniptive evidence that a more or le<'s continuous vein miicl i l..^ .-;--» l-'iii. 17. I.iiiytl icroiip in part, til illtisir.-itr Inratinll i»f s.-uiipl('>. Mr. I.loyd is of opinion tiiat sever.al api)roxiinately jjarallel veins occur tlirounhout tlie deposit. ;iiid. wliih- Hoat outcro])i)in){s and sundry trenrhes would intUcut*- a lilteral (listril>uti(Mi of the ((uartz m an easterly and westerly direction. tl,e work is insiifficient to estalilisji the existence of a numher of well defined veins. "H hin III/, till nl III :>i|i|itiiiii til t\ir ^liiil'ts jiliovi' lliitril. :< tlllilli'l lia-. Iiiiii ilriviii > l.'r \V., »iiiiir 7»' iiiiii ll,r «ii|r i,ill. nil il,.- ii({l,t limit ' • 'jiriliiiii cirik it» ciitrv lii'inif Mimttl.iiiu: uvrr u liiiinlricl (Vet trn' n- rri'ck Ix'il. Mr. MnXil's intriltinli was tn rrnss-cilt till' Mil' Mil .•iilditimial |:!(l |Vrl slmiild ar<'ulii|»li«.|i tliis, |irc>\ iililin t'.r vri I irnular ami |iiT»isl( 1,1, iSfc |''iji;. 17 M. > This tiiiMK'l I. li' l.inli. :,' «j,lc :ii III,. 1,.|M', »' al till- ti.|i, ai'.il i' vv.ll limlM'i'i'il A ciii..i|i I'ar is ni'i mi a pmIci rail-, lliiMii'i'ii.iil I'.c Icuuli, nl ll.r luiiiicl, '{"l.c iMck i. I, I'll' a I'lPllliiai't. ti'ic liamlnl >i'l.i>.t. i-ln-ily a|i(i|-ciai'li- liiU a i|iiailzili'. wit', iiiti'iliaiiili'ms ,,| i|ii;.|'iz ;.'mI ^iiii .ir >.(••. i-l, ( trca-inii- allv >liiall -tii'ici'i's :"iii li'ii>t-< ol qiiait/ arc f iiiuil lu'd'ji'l wil', ti,i' si-l.i«ts. wiiirli sii'il^,. \,|;. anil S,\\.. a'lil ilip S,r;, Sam|ili' Nip, Mil, aciiiss |l,i' iVi'i' lit' 'I.I' IIIMiii-l, ~'.ip\M'il hii \,-ilm'. Ill :• siniil I'lly ilirrrtiiiti I'liilii tl.i' aliiivi' riti'X, a'lil alMiiil 7IMI iVi't ill-Iaut, a -I all I'X.'i' -aiil tn l.i' .'ill' ilii'ii. iia> l.< -iink, ;,U , ,,i, |l.,. .Man [•'riirlioii, 'I'll' i'\i'a\atii.ii i~. r' icily , in schists a« i- c\ iilciicij \,\ ihi- iiiliii|i. (Jiiiiil:. l^ii: It/ liMiml uM tl c i|iim|i was |iaitiall,\ wl.itc ami partialis iilsty. ami I: iiicil |>\ rilo anil galena : a trial saiii|i|i'. No, iri."i. as>a\i'il ^ij ill Kulil ami IS cents in silver. .\mitl,i'i- s'.al't \\,is snnk. in sd.ist. nn tKv Mar.x l''r."i'liiiii. In a ilcjith 111 2(t iir '.'."i lict. This i^ si«natc(l alumt JOd led S.W. Ifiini the aliove "lO s|,att. Siiiiie ((i;,irt/. uf a nicyish-liliiwn ciilmir. '.vas taken tniiii the ililiii|i. Iiir s:inple \ii. Kili. ami a few line enliiiirs iil ^'ulil were panneil. The .'issav sl,mi.,| only lit cents xalilc. < >n the I'riniriise I'laiin is a partly ea\e(l pil, :{' X Ml' - il' deep, distant siilnc ,'>(I0 I'eet S,l';. tVnlii the liiinel iin the Mar\ Kiactini, (^ilart/ 111' a yfcy. seiiii-traiislm'cnt charaeter, is fiinnd here in sericile schist, lint :■ s.-iiiplc 111' it. Nil. l(i:{. )ia\c no value. Tl c advisaliility of l.aviii)i these varimis wnrkinns cleaned and hailed iHil, su that the.\ tnijjht lie exaiiiined, w;s siifinesteil tii Air. Lln.vd, wliu Was. hnwcNcr. app; reiitly nnalilc In acciiinplish the Wurk. Siniiiiiiini. The niilcriip mi this property is practically all lluat. and lhmin:h well dctiiied in an easterly and westerly direction, is iiisiillicieiit 111 itselt to ]iriive tl.e existence of a nniiilicr of dcHneil veins. This iniKhl readily be iliiiii li\ cr.iss-trcnchinn the hill, which s|,,p,.s from the ri^iht limit of Carilioii creek, at intervals of a few hnmlred feet, say. until Imtli the position and strike of any veins that may exist are well eNp.is,.d, when sections of them miulit he stripiied and siimpled. I'lu.. W l,li'\ii I iiiitii-1 on M;ir-\ rr:ii!inn. -iiilir litiiit, lalih..!, r,,rk. N I j^itKKs ^?y:.v'-"'MFaBfe^!iwig'.aMa«^B»ar < v "' z^u 7!) On the wliolc tlicrc is evidence of ;in extensive licit carrv inn lurjje (luantities of (|ii;irtz, wliicli, in addition to the jjroveii vein Uetween shafts (1) and (2), slioiild constitute a i)rosi)ect worth further investigation. A small showinji of free jjold was noted in several si)eciinens from the dumi) of Xo. 2 shaft, aiid colours of jjold were i)anned from a sam))le. (^uite u few tons of (piartz have been piled out at hoth Nos. 1 and 2 shafts. and mill tests of this would afford valuable information as to its true character. Out of nine samples taken, oidy three assayed a .- values, tlie lushest, No. 10"), beinj; SI. 48. (See assay sheet Xo. 1")). (iRKKS (IVLCH a ROUP. This i)roperty is s-ituated at the head of (Ireen }!;iil<'li- a tril)utary of Suli)hur creek, and adjoins the Lloyd group on the west. It comprises about 30 claims and 4 fractions: 10 of the claims, in the vicinity of tlie ridj^e road, are surveveut one assayed values, several being fair, and one reaching as high as SI 2.80 (see as's.ay sheet Xo. 18). Dcrcliipmint. Work luis I)eeu confined to Tiger Xo. 1 and Yellow Jacket claims. Tiijrr Xo. /.The former embraces a knob-like summit, (iO to 7") feet above the road at the head of the gulcli, on which is located a shaft, 4'xO'. said to be .")() feet deeii. Tliis, however, was j)artially filled with water and ice to a ])oint 20 fe(>t from the surface. At that level a lense of (|Uartz was exhibited, striking K. and \V., and having a jx'rpendicular attitude. It varied from 1 to 2 feet in width, and was feet deep, in dark green chloritic schist walls. A '.i" to 4" gouge of talcose material was foiuid at the nortliern contact. 39485—9 _; y / SO ? 1 5 XI It. Tlic <|U!irt/ is licic t.\l)ic;il iif llic (listlicl. i.ciliji white 1c) Kiev. Mild :il limes rusty, euiit.-iiiiiiifi- e(ii)|ier i)yrites, u:iieii:i nlid simie udld. S.-iiiiple Ni). ISO, neniv. L' tl . (if this vein. .-issMVed S-2:2\. w l.ile .-i lri;d siiliiiiie. Nil. IT'.t, iVoiii e\e:i\:i|ed qil.-irl/ mi ti.e duiil)), u;i\e .-.n :i^^:i\- reluril of SI. SI. .\ -Mliiple. Xii. •_':!!. \v:i> t.'iixeii. :,\-.i>. IVimi . .:'V\y. in ;. siiKlli lini-peetiiijr treneli ill thi vicinity i,( the sl.;itl. wl.ieli fiiive an :is~;iy v;ilue n\ .s | :5(). .\linilt -.'L'.") feet e:isl fniin this >ii:itt is ;(ii ii|)eiiiiiti (i ft. in diaiiieler .-ind S II. deep, expiisinn' a Vein 12" vide, dijiiiin.u slijilitly iiurtl.erly, lliniiiKli tie se|,is|v. .\ >;ii ,|il|. i\n. ISlI I ere panned eiildiils 1)1 ^njd. ;ind :'ss;iyc(I ] or licnei.es. .-ind :i Iininel. TI.e ipi.-riz oeeiirs irrenuh! rl.s in len-es. si, eels and sirinuer-.: in places ciillinii the sel.ivts l„,il. in strike ;'nd dip. .-'nd .-isiain interliedded with tliein. .Mm.iiI ll.e centre of tl.i- claim is ;iii open-cut. 'i.'! feei im,, |1 ,. -ji|,. |;i||_ wl.ii'l, expose-. :< vein of (juartz l,s" wide, strikiiiu nori '.we-i and diiipiiijj; till \,J-:. will, tl,e M'l,i>t,. Tie face of tI.e cut i- HI feel l.iul. .■■nd 1 I,, 1) leel wide. 'j'Le i|ii;irl/. i-v while to i;re.\i-h. and contain- ■-onie Li.-den:'. S.-'iiiple .\o. |,sj, taken acre^- lhi> vein, .-I ll e la. f the ciil. a-s:tved SJL' :;ii. '1 here i, not -iillicieiil Work lo indic.-'le ihe e\."cl n.-^luic or proli:d>l(; cMenI ol lie vein. It iiffef- all icleal oppi iii uiiil .\ for drift inu. Near the -oiilleni lioindalx. ;'lid -.cmie :;i)ll feel iVdiii l^e we-leni holllidar.v of Ihi.- ciailll. a Iiiimk I enler- the .-Ide i,ilh Tie e|e\ ..I i, ,ii would here lie -onie ."idll feel liehiw the i^iiad. Tl i- liimieh wl ich i~ .■•iMiiii 7,-, feet in l''i',ii'! . ill a direction X. 1(1 i:.. ua- l.einn dri\eii liy Mr. Ti mhur for the plU'lloM- of cros^-cutlilin the forin.^ll ion . which l,e|-i' e 'll-,i-|- ,if m'eeiiisll .sericite ,■11. d i|ll.-irlz schi-l-. |)yki-of dei-uinpo-i e matelial also occur, and i|Uari/. i- found iireiiul:ir!y di-irihiiled j,, ,,| ,,f -triniieis. ^\lil'' I''' dump exhiliil-. .-I very .-ni.ill pereelit.-Mie o ,,.allz. the preseiit, lace 111 tl e eri,s--cul contaii;.- alioiit 7.") per cent, in ihe fMrm of strinjiers. Samjile No. is:;. 1,-kei! c|e:.r .-ero-s thi~ fac. a-a,\ed only 2:! (■eiiK. .\s .-dre.-'d.v pointed oiil, thi- is .i ,ery -low .■iiid e\pen-i\i' nielhod of liro-pectiny., wl.ei-e jio definite \ein :,as lieen loc'Hed. One other openinu.-. hetween the tunnel and the road, wa- samiiled. Iillt L;a\e no vallie>. '{'he occurn^nce ',\as illdelenilin,-ile. SiniiiiKini. It will lie noticed th;it the a--,'y resiill> are siifli,.i(.,,t|v proinisinn' to warrant further prospeciiim-. i.See assay el No. Uj). iSaniples .\os. 2:'il .■ind 17'.l ISI). ;iii.is,"— !»', 82 y. \ w S i o z ■A 'A a, o :=5 d y. ■^ £. «• H •rr M ^ ^i^ ■- Ul >. •'. I ■r. *-| 3 L. 3 > *< ^ 4, W s a ."Zk a. ^ ^ ? 02 nil ^ 's i e = o - C-l - __ I s ^ T 1 T Si si j ' i g i 2 I c-= ■ ■ll-r. 5- £■■=■5 is .■5 is = I He O 3 ■ u EH ^ 3 1 % >, e ^ > ^ 9I 5i ^ '\j 83 <;oLI) h'CX aiiOVl'. {\V. D. MwKn>i and 0///(m.) riiis iiroju'ity, wliicli, acfiinlinn to Mr. MacKiiy, comiiriscs jiiiio claims, is sitnuicd ;it the licud of ' '-itld Hun, ;iiul iiUmji, tlic rid^o on tlic rinht limit of I'ofthuid K'lli''- '• '"< traversed hy the novcrniiiciit wai;ou roiul hi'twccn the liox Car station near tin' Dome and (lold Run creek, the dis- tan -I' from tlie former beinjj al)out ten miles. The iJrojM'rty is also adjacent to .loe .loc roadliouse, now vacant. /J(7»).v(7.--( ienerally. the condition here is almo.st identical with that found on the I.one Star ridne, \'ictoria Kulcli. (Quartz is distributed, in ihe various forms described' throughout the schists, which in places arc liijihly metaTuorpho>ecl. Drrt'lopmcnt. — A number of surface cuts made at intervals alon^ the ridfje in a northerly and southerly direction, exi)oses lenses of (|uart/.. whicli occur irregularly, and vary in width from a few incJies uj) to 2' - 6". On beinj; sampled, these did not show any values. t "Ian of Cut- Oum- Nate - Vein is sho^n la fide dipping N e so and striking N W and S C Cuts Schists on dip and strikes with !."'-! OutirfZ Scl;sfs y ■*'- \~y-')^''. • Dump '- -' Side elevation of Cut Sec A-B I'm. IS. I'lun, <'lcviiti')n of cut and scrticm .V-l) on vein, Piunccr .M.C- (iolil H'ln i-'rnup, I'oiihiMcl Kuiili. On the Pioneer mineral claim, however, outeroi)pinp:s of wliite quartz oecur for a di.stance of several liundrcd feet in a southeasterly-northwest- erly dirccticm from the ridge towards Portland gulch, where the vein is uncovered In- an o])en-cut. which is at an elevation about 8(10 feet above M the IkiI nl llif iiuli-h iiiiil cli>t;mt l.'.'ltd to 1,.")U(I In I Iniiii it- liuli! limit. Thi- n|Mii-rul i- S Icit Idli;:. I tVct wide mill (i tcci iiulcldli at tlif face It i> iiiailc iito ll.r>i(lr 'ill and unci. vers a vein IS" widr. whicli dip- ■")()'N.K., (Mllliiiu, tlic -ihi-N. I'Ut -liikinn willi ihtiii Tlii- M'in ha- tli.' a|i|)i'aiaiiri' of a v uniar li>-uic. luiI llir i^cinial lark (if coiiliiiuitx- of ilic (|iiartz vriii- in tlii- \ icinit \ caii-o one to lioitali- m jiroiiKUiicinir it a |ici-i>trnl one without nioi( ))ioo!' tlian jin-ciit dcMlop- lin-nt allMnl-. It i- alto;' thrr likely, howivcr. that it will lie lound to follow the line of outeropiiinu- lefern d to al"i\-e a- oecuniliK lor a di-t;,nci' of scvel'al hundred feet . .\ -mall -howinti' of flee LMild \\a- hel'e found in the (|Uallz. Siiinal -tain-, due to iron oxide-, were seen. 'rhri'e -amjiles of (|Uart/C were taken from tlii- lead. One of them. No. 17(1. from an outerop. and two. No-. 171 and 17'_'. from the ahox'e oi)en- (Mit. all panned eolour- of ,uold. and the two latter a— ayed s:',l.!KI and Sli. t"- rc-peetively. Till- depo-il -hould he further inve-t ijjal ed liy driftiny on the leail. niid <'arefully -am] hni:. The pro-pect i- (piite eni'oi.rat'inn. I See -amp'e- No-. 1(17 17'_'. on a— a> -heet No. 17.' -T -^ /. I i a 2 m H a X r. T >, -S < ' ■ 5. » b ^ 1 'e s 'c i s o 5 - a. i i £ , i £ i i £ C i C i C i 3 •* = .- = -- 7^ s. i. a. - - * L. . £ £ J!= 1^^ i MB W r 21 ;^ ■/. ' » a H7 'Dii^ Kriiup, i'i)in|)ri ''liiiins iiiicl ){ Iriictinns, is locatfil mi tlir diviilf ln'twccii I'lirthiiiil :iiL(l Liiui jjiilclii's, Imtli tritniturics mi the rijjlit limit (if Dmniiiioii crrck. Tln' property is (Mintrollcd hy Dr. S. .). l'':iuikiifr. wiio is iisvuciittt'd with other paities in Dawson. Mr. S;uii. Thiirlnir is in ciiarKe jrminil. Only one of the aliove claims was visited. It was orininail.N stained hy Krank Wilsoji .\rn' 'd. ,lime "it), lillMt, when it was eulied Jennie Mineral Claiiii. l)ut this nan, ■ has since Keen ciiantjed. and it is now known ,is Flora Mineral Claim. I))rili)iiiiii'iit. Two exjiosiires of (|uart/. occur at a distance of ahmi* H.">() feet Iv and W. from each other. The eastern ex|)ostire. on the summit of the divide, is made li>' a cross-cut trench. 4") feet lonn, X. and S.. and 4 feet deej). while the western eximsure consists of :< massive outcrop of (|uart/ fully 12 feet wide. The su])|)osition is that a vein o<'curs strikinn easterly and westerly, and that in case of the first mentioned trench, this vein has trifurcated, tlie throe resultant brunclics being each about 3 feet wide, .and separated by schist, (] feet and it feet in width res])ectivoly. The (piartz i.s milky and opaciue witli rusty cleavanf faces, ai)])ure.Uly lacking in minerals, but. when 'slicd and ])anned, it exhibited small i)er- centanos of jralena and ])yrit( , i one samjile (Xo. 178) of ([uartz from the trench colours of gold were seen. Six sami)les, luimbered 17;?-178, wen; taken, but. when assayed, they nave no values. (Assay sheet Xo. 17.) From the above data, it may be noted that, thounii the quartz may contain some little gold in si)ots, as demonstrated l)y the .olours fotnid in one ])an, yet the ])rosi)ect has, thus far. not been particularly eiicoura}iin(i. BOX (Mi cRorr. Tlie j)roi)erty. known j!;<'i"'i':'ll.v 'inder the above' name. coni))rises 14 chiiius. Tliese are not, strictly s])eakin(i:. Ki"<)Ui)pd vmder joint ownership, but six of the claims are controlled by Mrs. .lane miners Orrell and her sister. Miss Summers, and the other eight claims by Mr. Muri)hy, Mrs. O'Brien, and otlicrs of Dawson. Mr. Sam. Tliurbur looks aft.r tlie assess- ment work. Tlie ))roi)erty is situated on the divide between Bonanza and Soda creeks, the latter a tributary of (iold Bottom, and it adjoins tlie Box ("ar station on the Klondike railway. Xnlnre of tin ('(luiitrji. -Tlw cuujitry consists of Klondike schist, chiefly sericitc. of a jjrt'y to greenisli colour, and having jiearly lustre oji cleavage faces, (^uarlz occurs in the form of veins, lenses, bunches ;ind striugers. 'I'l 1- -liiki m| |I.c M'iii- ii\(r |l r' urirtri- |i:iil (i| |l i' u'.iilr .•nr.i i- pic- \;iiliiiiil\ n.'ii'.ui-lrrl\ . lull isri|.l miii» \mic iiohd, .■■•hI imi |I,( ImmiuI.' clMilll. ;i t r:i\ > Inlur mI ipi;'!! /. U I ic'. -IlilM- alnilll N. ill! I!^ I- (AImi-imI. ( >lic :i|>|):'ltHll\ vvcll (Iclilicil \ till. W l.irl iii|liTii|i- :il iiilciA :iU nlniiu |l,r ■^uimnil iiiii'd, ri.i-. ul.iTi' iA|i;i«i'(l. r.irrii'il ;i wiilll. nl' 2 iVcl , ami. ni-ar I'll' vilt'lai'i- \ rail', I li PI HI I alHiiH (ill U( -K ami iill I' f -c' i-l - «'jc'>. laff. l.a\i' a al an\ ral llal (lip 1(1 iKr ra-l. \ c-ciii|ilr 111 iiulci>i|>]iiiiii- 111 |la- M-iii. m-ar I'.i' Hii\ < ar »lal mii. aii' -.Imuii ill |)lalf \\ III I'.. Til 1,1 ivwilK «. 'I'la-r l,a\r ic-i-lcil \l<- ailid.i nl iiniliiiii I'll iiinil - III a L^natrr r\triil 0.:<\\ I ' c -rl,i-l- aliil -lami nill l.clui'i'ii I ami .". lri'1 in la'iul.t. i'\l:iliil iiin a I'lcali. I anl. ijiiail/ M'iii. i'aii'> iiiii a uiillli ni •_• liil , it i-- i'l,aiarli'i'i/('il li> alofiH-i' ul ali\ liiiliiTal-. TKi' ijiiarl/ i- unirrallv iiiilk-wi ilc and u|ia(|i|c' tnit. in |ilaiT-, -'aiw- a ni,l \ t ui-fiir, a in I I l,r niiiiiTal-. liiiiiiil ari' iii'ii ii\iil<--. ii\rili'>. nali'iia. iiialai'l.ili'. a'nl a/urilr: iihM'.' iarrl.\ . mil 11 11-^ III udld. and in l' r a~»a\ ^, -nine hi mil \aliir- in -ihir nia\ lir nnli'd. I), II hifniK III. (liiU 1 uii 111' iLi' aliiiM- riaiiii- I'X'iliit an> i|r\ rlii|iiiiiiil . cii.. lla' .lark I'nl and I'.i' Krvimli' rlailn-. Oil [\.i- liinm'r. a -Kail .'i It. • 7 II. \\ a - -link In a drjil^ nl ll.'i hil. Adjiiiniiii' I'.I' -liall i- a Innrl, _'.") ,. . Intiii. '.' it.-:!' j it. widr. and li II .-7 II. di'i''|.. ••. L... 111., ill. l'I:in ami -. . ii..nai I'li'vaiiun .if -lialt anil rn'n.h ..n .la.'k r..i M.<'. \. (ji.ai!,-. K. .".iiTlriii ^rliivl- u 11 h ituall/ lliali I- ial; ( '. 1 i\i.li/. .1 iiiiTli lal /olir 'riic -haft is. I'm- tl.i' iim-l pari, fillrd with watrr. Tin' diiiiip rmiipri-r- schist and nthrr nxidizi'd iiiatrrh-il. the wl.nli' cNhiliitiii". (irci'ii 'ind Muc stMiiis, due In ciipprr (■arliniialcs. al-o lirnun iixidizi'd and di rmiipn-id iron nri'. prnli,alil\' hi'iiiatitc. -idcriti'. I'tc 'I'hr pnrtinii nf Iri'iirh. adjniiiinji till' -hat't. for a Iciiii:! h nl' Mt . rxhiliils similar (•niiditiniis, whilr the rciiiainimj: 17 t'i'ct cniiiiiriscs a iiiiiiilicr nt' small quart/ li'iiscs. iiitriidi'd thrniiiilmiil the niiliiial \ I'liillit 1 \ . ^^r.tu JH'I II. Ill I. . II .l;i( k I'.. I li.llH nii ■ hum. Il..\ ( ,1 ■■,.„i,, Ml . -.un. I 1,111 I. Ill :,• llir wuhIIm--. m Till' i|ii;irl/ lirrc is lirdwni-li uml Mclircuiis in i-iilcuir. Iiavinn wli;il in known IIS 11 'kiiiilly' aiipciirimci'; it riuitiiiiix liiin<-lic» < '' Kiilctia. Thr |)rii))iit'tiiiii of (jimrt/ t(i M'hi»l is not ni"'"!!. liitwcvi-r. sumI tin' orriirriMicf may lie churaclrri/cil ;i>< :i lilillflalizci' /iiHc, wImixc liKiUKliini •• arr IHil vir\ well (li'finnl. lull (li'priid wpon iiKHavw to tlctiTiriiiif whcrt' ])ay nrv t'xi'/,. of silver, or a value' of *1(>. .").") per ton Tlie averaiie if tlie lliret other sectional samples, taken across the hot- toni of the tn'iich. is as follows; IHIi 1H7 IS- A lassav ol) •-» 7:)-;{ » OH-2'j f)4-2 71,. feet fet't H 2.'i II) 20 1 2S n».7:{ $2 l« (See assay sheet No. IS.) Present tlwards of (i feet in width, and one vein, striking about X. 40° W.. has been almost, if not (piite. ])roveji continuous for over '2.000 feet of its length. This may be eitiier a fairly regular fissure vein, or a connected line of (inart./ lenses, the ex[)osures leading rather to the latter conclusion, in wliich event, some of the lenses are (piite massive and persistent. D(V(hij)iii(til. Most of the development work has been done on the above-mentioned vein. It consists of cross-cut trenches, at intervals of 100 feet, and ui)wards, together with stri))i)ing of viirious portions, as much as 400 feet of the vein beuig uncovered in the vicinity of the cabin. Here it is found to be from 2 to (i feet wide, dipi)ing about 00° easterly. ' tSoe :iUo (^uririz Miriinir in Klnniliki'. I) I) Cfiirni'- Sijm V'l R'-p ':•■'■! S'rvcv (' I'Jll, p. :w. 39485—10 »2 !iU(l I'uttiiiK the scliists Ix.tli in ilip :tii(l strike. Tin- scliists Imvc ii dip (if :v1)(i\it 40° westerly. An outline of tiiis vein is shown on Fi;.;. 20. Tiiis is intended to illilstnite the method of s:unl)linn whieli \v;i- eoinhleted :it intervals over the whoh' lenjlth ..f the lea.l cihout 'J.'JOO feel with the exeeiition that one interval of (mO feet on the strike was not exposed and could not he sampled). At the northwesterly extremity of these workinjjs, a shaft was sunk to a (h'pth of S4 feet. This Was full of water at the time the prol)erty wa> examined. Some drifting; at the hottom of th.' shaft is said to liave heeu done. From evi.lenee furnished hy the dumi), it would appear that the exeavatiou was larjiely in schists, the (piartz forming from 20 to 2.") jier cent of the whole rock mass. The ((uartz was, however, piled out separ- ately on the dump. Three trial saini)les'of (piartz from this i)ile i Nos. ll>:i 104 ami llt.'>) jrave the folh)win(? assay results: S2A:\. SKI. 47. and nil. resixctiv.'ly. AH showed jjalena and i)yrite. when crushed and panned, anil No. 101 exhihiled fijie colours of jjold in the l)an. i 1 ■Wp< end X2Z0 CASTLE I9J ■ 94 £ Shaft H4 d^r/j I 200+fi»0! ?o?EGAN -j| SI I 2Jd^?F*oo I PORTLAND fj-AIR y-»»K MO Fi'pt ^ 1 IticlL ;{<.)4s,-) 10', I'll.. -'D. I'orl 1,111 of Mitel,, il |)i.,|i, it>, ii...ii 111,. Duiii,.. 114 Twelve saniiiles N(i>. l!K)-'2(tS,) inclusive. No. IHH heiiiK oinitted. were tnkm where trenches (.ccurred :it the interviils shiwii nii Fiji. 2(». WhcM issuyed. tliese tjiive no values. Kroni the fact that the discards t'roin some of the s;uiii)les jjanned colours of jjold. it is thouuht the assays here may i\ot have done full justice to the property. The followiiiK sami)les. referred to. >:ave colours of fjold in the pan: Xos. 10(1. 202. 201, 20."), 200 and 20S. Xo. 200 assayed S22.72 ovir a width of 4 feet, and also exhibited ^ood coloiH's of t;"ld in the pan. Xos. 210, 211. 2i:>, and 21 I jiave no values when assayed, hut all exce|)t X<>. 210 showed colours of (jold, when imnned. From the ahove explanation it will he seen that an averane value of this deiMisit worked out from the few preliminary samides that jjave assay values, would do an injustice to the i)roi)erty. The ahove may he considered a concrete illustration of the oft noted fact that a fev small samples of free-milling (piartz do not afford a true measure of value.' and that only an average value based on a larsie iiund)er of sam))les should he considered as reasonably conclusive. The aliove (piartz lead is an exiensive one, and im-liminary sampling indicates the occurrence of at least a small ])ercenta};e of f£old. it may be in a scmiewhat '.spotty' manner: nevertheless, this ])orti(m of the deposit Avell deserves thoroufih investijiation. A unviter number of sam])les should be taken from the strii)i)eles, the originals beinfi ui)war(ls of half a ton, and these should be cut (lowi\ in the manner described in this rejiort under the general head of samiilinsj. .\ trench about (t.")0 I'eet, S. .'lO" E. from the Mitcl-"11 cabin, cross-cuts a vein, which appears about 4 feet wi(h'. This vein strikes in a direction l)arallel with the main lead, described above, and dips easterly, also. The schists are here consideralily crushed and me1amor])hosed. aiul are characterized by lack of definite bedding. The trench has partially caved and affords little oi)porliniity for a careful investigation of the occurrence. The (luartz is very white and lean h)oking, but crushed samples are seen to contain a little galena and pyrite. Xo gold was found in sanii)les Xos. 21.")-210 taken at this o))ening. On the Castle mineral claim a number of other openings. besi. 217 and 21S. 1 Cimipare iliirdiiiiiu on llxiiiniiiatiiiii and Valuation of Mines. Trims, fan. Sor.C K..\ol. X\ II, 14 ■<■>■ Plate XXIII. (iuartz pile at the Mitchill sliaft, (•a>tlc niinpral claim. lb 4^ Samples N«iK. 2\\i-'222. inclusive, tnkcii ;it opcniiins shdwn in tl.c ;il)i>v«' V\ii. 2(). Kiivc 111) Viiliics, except tli.it Nii. '.''iO. from treueh A, piiiiricd II very siiiiill sli(i\vii»K of niM. Siimmai!/. A imml)er of (|U!irt/ veins oeeiir on t.iiis property. In llie ease of one of th. m, at least, (1( veioi)nient lias shown a stronu le.id, witli jmnnisinu indieatlons. and sevend n"""! values. .Vs already intimated, this should he further sami)led. If ixissihle, a few tons, taken at points here shown to carry some K'M. should he suhjeeted to careful mill tests. There is also ami)le oi)i)ortunity for prosjjectinK at depth. .\s trial sami)les, taki'n .roni the dumi) of the shaft, have indicated the presence of some fair values, the sliid't sliouid he cleaned out and sampled. If the vein is there found to he regular, and persistent, at (U'ptli, the outlook for this projjerty is fairly promisintj. 13 l 96 s V. f- u u B v. < f. U •J. c c w s C y. u is U •A J, ^ •• •V 1 91 ai 9! 1 ■! . "'i •5 . ? . a E K T w w ? w 1 ^ ? T 9! 9il 9i& 9i& il 1 a 11 II « li s 3 w ;. > 'S ^ i 1 1 i 'fl i ■ 9 e: 1 e "S _ 'a 1 1 1 Hw"| 1 1 e e .s c - # !! ;! .. ri fl-I = •f *i "\U r* « t 1 1 1 1 >"i -1 »• a 5"* J? t w o o >. « s 1 .. X. « .« ^m — _. n: 1 = 2 ff-i Sj 'a 'b 'b 'b 'e -;?2l 3 1 < 1 ; ^ 6 OD . — -- • ^ ^ ^ ^ 8 -. 1 Ol •a ■5 "3 + _ 1 c 1 1 : e •S ^ •5 °l ^ i ^ ^^• S 3 s S 1 I 1 •s •5 a •« ^3 5 s *•* •5 is a i. •S-5 + + 1 — 2 < 1 X 5 24 >: 5 •7 a X X £-- 1! 11 ■J. 5 7.'" s l\ 1 a : "3 1-5 Ex e 1 i 5 H w 1 u* __C c •< < i ■^ ac 3C oc e c t-- s *?* 1 1 -■• 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 :. ^ •I <£ r- e t* u- ■f tf 2 — 1 -2 X 1 £ ^ "o .2 ^2 J w >>1 'E X 4; *S *C & C if tc d 9 s "7 3 s £ X ^ tf cs i CeS s n cc __ is •$ " jj [3 d "u 0. e 9! N w,5 N N N N *■ N s t r t t X. i^ e- rt s 3 s) 3 3 ^ 3 3 } 9 <§ c r-* .■-v c c 0^ (J : 1 ?6 OS 2 i S 1 o> ^ S = i>^ ! ~ i •J. 1 1 97 ^ e e e « ! 9! II ■ jd a s 9 I ■i f f £ i I 1 i 2 c 1 5, t ^ i? jj M •i t c 1 a 5 a ... '' i 1 - £ >. 7 = -= ^ 3 - T £ '.ts r5 * - n < - s < - 9 ^ /; S '"^ Jf r^ >., s ?:- r. a k z t. " 5 - : a t-r '^ IT i j ? •It *l = i^ l«l '£ i II 1 a : I e I S -5i is 14 1. ■/ 7 cj: * = s ^ *■ Z ■/. C 3 S — — "^ & \& Z I ](M) o X 'J. •■ I -. I f i u ^■■Z ' - £"» B%•^ si i IV 3« i=^-e;"- I 'c 1 '5 5£ __ 2 ^. c — i'i I i = 5 a .J W X i 5 — p.- •J : c M »•* 3i s: =: i i = 7 a .* T. S. \M. — ■ C-I >.-? 101 I'OHTLAM) CHOVl'. Tliis |>ri)))crty is locutcd on the dividi", hctwcfii i'lirlhuid tiulcli :ind Kdhiiisoii 1)111), tril)utari('s of Doniiiiioii cn-ck. It ndjoiiis tlic lijjlit limit of the liittcr creek, and extends to tlie rimht limit of Portland jiuleli. The Kroiip (■onii)rises 5 mineral claims, named: Jumho, (iuod Faith, Cl.na, Maker, and Huron, which were examined hy Mr. MacF.achlan, who found the owner, Mr. \V. H. Mitchell, at work on the jjroperty. Mr. Mitclicll's cahin is situated on (lood Faith mineral claim, ahout 1, .')(»() feet from Dominion creek. The route taken from the headfiuarters of the party, on the Dome, was alonj; the ridne road, a distance of 10 miles to tlie h(>a barrels. :i heiiif; ojie .•d)ove the other, and 2 lyiii^ side by side, imnu'diately to the south. Of the first ;{ barrels, the lower 2 .ire e.ach IH iiu'hes in diameter, and the ui)per one is 24 inches, while tlios<'. at tli<' side are each 14 inches in diameter, and include a few inches of schisi , 'tween the ([uartz. The extent of the treiich exi)osure is about 1^0 feet. .\ more accurate imi)ression of these barri'l leads is conveve(l I . coni))arin>j the component i)arts of the vein to trunks of trees lyinn side by side. Marrel leads occur in the Waverly jiold district of Xova Scotia, the orifjin of which has been discussed at some length by Dawson,' Packard, -' Faribault.' Woodman.' MacLaren.' and others. The three first (pioted maint:iin that they are caused by a foldinj;; and crumpling; of the strata, as. for exam))le. in the case of th(> crown of an anticlinal fold, which has been crumpled by p'cat lateral jiressure. Woodman, on the other hanil. believes these veins t.ake their form as a result of the simioiis course of the fissures in which the ([uartz has been de])osited. The latter view would api)ear to fit the conditions in the case of this Portland itulch lead, as the lamina- tion of the enclosing schists does not ajipear to follow the corrugations of the ((uart/ veins. ' DhU'sihi'm Ai'.-t'linn (H'oInir\', p, tVJA. ■ Mill. .V Sci. I'n-^s. Oiti.lMr .'), l',HI7. ' (Juidc Hook No. 1 of llif InliTiiutional (ii-ol. ( oin-n ^s. l!ll;i, I'url I, Tin- linlil-lHiiriiii; of NovH Sfotia, pp. 174 17H. ' I'ror. »nl. Sci., .\I, 1(M):i. p, Ii7. 'Golil; Its (ic'olo|i;j<'iil OiiMuinnii' iinil CicoKriipliiiMl Di^lriliulion, p. 4(>4. 102 A s:iiiii)Ic (\ii. 212) taken across tliis lead did not sli(n\ any values. .Iinnlii) Minrnil Cldiiii. This eiaiiii lies to tlie west of the ( lood Faith iiiineiai claitii. ( »n the Portland nuleli side, a iarjie exjiosure. or liead of white (luart/. oceiirs. wiiicii is 21 feet wide and 14 feet hinli. The direct ioji of a line ah)njj the face would he X. 40° K. Its outlook is on I'ortl.-ind Kuleh, hut the mass dijjs into the hill. III.. L'l. Skrl.h of ItMllvi lr;i(ls (;„,m1 Taitli M.C. I>(|| 1 1:111.1 Knlrtl lArtiT M;i<-Ijiclil:in.i On the southwest side of this mass. 150 feet of trenching exixises the quartz. The eoinitry is a close handed schist, and the ((uartz ai)|)ears to bed witli the sdiist folia. It is a lean looking, white, ([uartz, and. so far as noted, earrii's no minerals. .V trial sanii)le (\o. litS) >;ave no values when assayed. Cliira Mini rill ll(iiin.-\\)i)n\ 2.000 feet south of thecahin a vein occurs on the Clara mineral claim. This vein is 20 inches wide, strikes \. H0° \V. and dips 20° to the eastward, cuttiiiK the schist folia, hoth in strike and dij). It is exposed for .ihont 8o feet of its leuKth. Two sami)les (Xos. 240 and 241), taken across the lead at ojiposite cuds of the cut. show values of 47 cents, and trace, rt'spectively. The latter sample, however, showed a very few fine colours of j^old in the ])an. linl.ir Mlninil Claim, .\hout 2,000 feet S. K. from the trench, on the ( lara mineral claim, aljove descrihed. a lead is exposed on the Haker mineral 1(« claim ^y an IS toot trnich. Tl.is Irad raiTics a uiiltli of ■_>(» inches, strikes X. (i(»° K.. an!a.ws practically Jio mineralisation. Sample No. 242 showeil only ;i ir.ace wlien assayeil. Huron Miimiil Cbiim. Near ti.e southern houndary of this claim is a helt of (inart/.. which has i.een parti.illy expos,..! for :?7 feet of its length. .\ cross-cut exhibits a width of 7 feet of .piart/. I.ut h.as not uniMivcrcft he contact. The (piart/ is here char.acterizeil liy a somewhat rusty stain and was '"'"'•1 <' iitiiin -^'nie jialena and pyrite. Two sami)les ! .\os. 2415 and 244 ' taken across the exposed jjorlion of the helt, sIiowimI no values, in -;<'ld. aliove traces, and No. 24)5 (jave 0. Hi oz. of silve,-. SiimiiKirii. Tills property cont;iins laifie (piantities of (piartz. whicli occurs m the form of veins. These veins a))i>ear to vary in strike, that is. some have a northeasterly ami others a northwesterly strike. 'I'hese veins hnljic in ])laces to ^reat masses. Iiul present development does not al)l>ear to have disclosed much in the way =?; ! S j s %/. \ C % y i el .:« i r e Krt r »* y. T. •/. S ^ i 3 X -1 £ c s; 3 s 3 CS 1 » 2-E &S I 2 £ .2 ,-"^ ^ J s r 3J IS §•5- lOo S i ^ ' ~ a. I =_.. *- - c r" 5 £ ■- X " - '^ > i '/, X '/. _ 5i .s - '^ > ~" c *»; ^5^ X 3 a. s s o Si » a c St (si? !•= 'X X :<: s S i '- >1 I a? 5 S is ;i!»4xr)— 1 1 U. />. MACKAY I'liOl'F.HTIKS. {Utiiil iif Ihinl.ii.) Tl,,-,.,- .-iMinis. ,.r TMtli.T. two .•hmns itn.l a fructi..n wiv Iut- visit.-.l, .-.-.. .I.nnic. KiiiH K.hvard, an.l (i..l.l H.m FnictK.n. "" Tl>cs.- -.m- situat.Ml .m the .livi.l.'. h.-twr..,. tlu' Kovcn.n.rut mi.l t.. Munkor rnTk an.l tl,at tu Sulphur .■.•...•k. an.l a liltl.- 1.. tl... s..utl, ..t Hunk.-r sunnnit. (Juart. ...■.•ur> in vius .„■ l^n.-s, an.l als., in «n-at n.a.s..s, t .r..u« ...u ,1,.. s..l,ist ....untrv. In ta..t tU.. .,uart/. a,.,...ars t., pnMl.,nn,uvt.. t -v..u« mut H l„.lt ^^■Wu■h strik..s S. 70° K.. au.l .•arri.'s a xvi.lth ..I ni..n. than U)(l .•.■t, i..r ■, .listan.M. ..!■ n..t loss than S(t(» lV..t. au.l this u.ay ,...ss,l. y .ra.-h luauy th.msan.l lV..t, as it tiivs th.- in.,.r..ssi..n ..f ..xt.M-.hMS cl-'ar a.T..ss th." valley t.i tl .■ rijil't fork .)l' Hunker. 'l>rnh,nnr„l. n..vl..].nu.nl w..rk .•ou.,.ris..s a shaft an.l a pit ..r ..,»■»- cut, ..n the .l.'nni.. u.in..ral elai.u. an.l a,, op'-.-ait .m t.u- ( ...l.l Uuu I ra.^t.on. Tii.'slr.ft is »' X 7'- .-.Ofe-'t .l.'.'P- lh.>ex.'avati..n l..'inn all in .luartz. N,.ar the shaft is a larji.' outerop ..f .luart/.. whieh is ahout L". X -'() l.-et ni area, hut (piit.' irref;utar in outlin.'. |,„„.,aiat..lv a.lj..iuinj. this. t.. the s„uthw..st. is a pit. al...ut (i feet in aian,et..r an.l .V tV,. .l.-l.. whi.'h ..xposes ..uartz ni a vry .•rushe.l an.l >i,att..r...l c.u.liti.-n. tl... s.-i,iM l...in« als,. si.nilarly ehara.'ten/..>.l. Tie .luart/. is tr,n..rallv n.ilky white. .,r translu.-.'ut. an.l. though l..m looking., th.. ••rushe.l samples ,..n..rally .-..ntain ^al.M.a an.l ,.yr.t.., wh.le s..ni.. v.TV fin.. e..l..urs of ji.-hl w..r.. also n..te.l ni th.. pan. X trial sanipl.. (N... 22(i), fr.MU th.. .lump of th.. shaft, assay...l onWM ,.,.,: iu value, an.l a sampl.. from the out.'rop al...v.. nu.ut...u...l Ur\n. Ut, P.V.. n.. valu.. wh..,, assaye.l. Sam,>le r, he ren.arke.l that eonsuler.n, the „„„„ut of .,uart/,. the sanM.les wlu.-h it was poss.i,!.. to take wer.. e.Hupar- utivelv few in numht.r. I'lMK WIV. (iimrt/ .Mit.p.p „n,l ^Imtl. tlir lallcr iimnrdiatrlv in ti-,in( of il,r liiiur.' .m .Irnnir imncnil claim ut \\ . I). M:i7 J(ni\ F.wycHrrs i'hoi'khtihk. I {Hiiihl Fiirk-, lliiiikir Cmk.) In coiiiiiiiiiy with Mr. Fawci-tt. ,t Imiri.d trip uns luu.lc. on .lunr 2!». over various proiu-rtics situalc.l mIomk Hunker (■r.'cl<. |.;ity them a.-d previous operators, a considerable area has lieeii cieaJied to hed-rock. The formation is sericite schist, together with linht handed (piartz schist. Lenses and stringers of (piartz occur in the schists. These vary from a fraction of an inch up to 2 feet in width. The (|uartz has little rcKularity. except that it may he said to have a iirevailing strike easterly and westerly. The schists dij) ..outi.easterly. l)ut where (puirtz lenses are intruded the schist folia are curved or Im.ken to make way for the (luartz. The latter is dull mrey in colour, vitreous and generally lean lookinfT, hut in places this ajipearance is varied hy oxidation of min".^. A couple .>! oil,cr sanii'ies i\o>. 7(» and 71) were taken from a small trench-like depression. ! .cated on the extreme southern side of tlie liydraul- iced area referre.i lo al)orou){li miiH'ra! claims, wliicli adjoin cacli other, and arc locatcci on 21 I'lip. alioiit a niilf from its nioutli. and tlic Alplionsc mineral claim, wliicli is on the left limit of ;{() I'up, a trihiitary on the left limit of Hunker's riulit fork. It is also opposite creek claim No. H"), alxive, on Hunker, and aliout I.IMMI feet from the creek lied. Mr. Kawcett's cahin. on the Hranilon mineral claim, at the head of 24 Pui). is distant from Dawson, via thi' Hunker road, aliout 2.') mile«. \iiliiri of Ciiiinliii. The country is here serieite, chlorite, and ipiart/ Hchists. with (piartzites, which urade into each other, at times l»ein({ characterized liy inlerl)andin)£s of the schists, (piartzites and (piarti!. The latter occurs also in veins, m.'isses or hunchi's, and strinuers, throughout wide helts of country. If there is ;iny regularity in its mode of occurrence it has jirohaltly a prevailin« strike, west-northwesterly, or. jierhaps, more nearly easterly and westerly, (lenerally, however, the ipiartz is found irrcRidarly l>ut widely distrihuted, so that it forms a lart£e i»ercenta(je of the whole rock mass, l)iirloi)nirnt. -This consists of ,'i lar(j;e numlier of opr'u-cuts, trendies, and ]>its, scattered over the iiroperties. On the Brandon mineral claim an o|»ii-cut. 2(K) feet southwest from thecaliin, and at an elevation M\ feet liiKher a trench, exhibited a consider- ahle j)ro))ortion of (piartz of a rusty or ochreuus ajipearanee. The work had caved so hadly that little <'(iuld lu- jmlged jis to the nature of the occurrence. .\ trial sample (No. (17) was taken, anil when cnishe.l .ind p.-imied .■ihowed some pyrite. and K-'tve an assay return of Ol oz. nold and -.Vi oz. silver, e(|uivalent to $\.\4 prr ton. Uillshoriiiiiih Mini ml Cliiim. 'M) yards N. 20"' K. from the cal>in. and KM) feet higher in elevation, a larKt' (lUantity of ipiartz i.-, exposed hy o])en-cuts and outcroppiiiKs, No regular vein is found, Imt the agurenate tonnage of the (piartz is prtilialdy very tjreat. It is of a very white, lean looking appearance, and no values resulted from a trial sample (No. 72j. I'yrite occurs in small percentages. \ more important occurrence is exposed on the .Mphoiise mineral claim. This is about I ', miles, in an avenine direction S. iO" K. from Fawcelt's cabin. .\ trail is blazed through a grove of small poplar. si)ruce. and white birch, for the greater part of the distance, A vein of (piartz is here exjxised, which has the appearance of a regular fissure. It is cross-cut iii three ])laces, over a length of 17.') feet of its strike which is in a directi(m N. 8.')° W. Its width is now exposed in only two cuts, the third trench, having caved in and covj-red uj) the vein. It is 1 Tlir riuht fork is llml fork wliiili is on tlic rialit luinil side wliin UmkinK up Ihi' slnaiii I Ins is rcvcrsi'ii whi-n the liiiiils' nf ihr ir>-.k arc- nfirrcl to. ilir riiiln limit iMinu tliiit on the ri(tlii hand siilc whi-n liiokin^ 'limii strcalii. 100 I'lUiiitl 111 he from 2 IVil in niic cul tu an iivira({<- '•! I frti ,; jiirlir« in tlif ofht-r. Tlu' (lip is 4(»" to iHf iKirthiTly. tlu' wall rock Ix-inn 'i laininattil or scliisto^r (|iiarl/.itt'. partially uMitimI or ilri'oinpoMcii. Several iiicl.t'^ in iliirknes-* of a nisty »joii({c is i'liuml iirlwriii I he vein and the cruslii'd I'ootwall. This ({ouiif lonsi-ts i.t' tincl\ cruslivil ([Uartz. Its ocurrcniT is. Iiowevcr, rviilcntiy very local, a* it \va» noic.l in only one section of the vein. Samples Nos, 2:U and SA't represent a -eetion across tlie face at llie niONl liorlliwesterly ex|Misiire of till' vein. Tliesc ;ia\-e no v.duc nhen assayed. No. t»S is a sanijile clear across tlie vein in the face of il,e inicrinidiate 4-ut. and Nos. 2Hti and '2M . coniliincd, represent a second sample of the »anie. None of these Kave any values aliove traces when assayed, luit No. tiS showed s(ime ;;ooil colours of (jold in tlic pan. From the lowiT trench, which, :is stated, was caved, a rc^itular sainjiie of tin- vein could not In' secured, lint a c- ■ r ^ 2 : 2 £ X i IS X A U X ;/. r H V X .S »"3 ilk II »» p 2 li 1^ I I j I 9 1 X i S 0. s fi. •4 M I 3 l3t c ; 5 - - / .a it ! 2 S3 r Ill i I 1 I a 1 I ! I • I I i 9 -5 S i_ r 3 1 I a: I I I 112 Jo.-:, h'liiiniiir Minvnil Chiiin. AIhmiI 200y;irri('t(>r, lias a iniiitTal claim, wliii'li, <>i\ liciiitj visitctl, was t'luinil to rxliiliit a trt'iK'li wl.icli liail caved in since the worl; was iltine. I.itlle ciiiild !)(■ judnetl uf the l)lusl)ecl, Itiil there was eonijiaratively iitth- (|uart/ and no r-'nular di'iiosit. Tlie country here resend)les a pornhyry. .\ trial .sample (No. 22:'.) Iieinn taken of the material was found l)arren of any nietallic minerals. • See assav sheet No. 21.) Siiiiiiiiit Miiiniil Cldim. This claim lies immediately south wi'sterly from the Hunker summit, ami aiijoins the aliove-descrihed MacKay property on the northeast. It Itelonifs to Mr. .las. Cameron. The country is sericite schist, and (piart/. occurs in tlie form of strinjjers, kidneys and. possilily, veins. ( Jutcroppinns extend over a lenjjth of :{(»(» feet, in a direction S. Tit" K., /.'.. paralli'l to the licit noteii on the MacKay properties. Practically nothing has lieen done to (h'veloj) the .[eposit. One small trench, 2' X <>'-l' feet in width. This is foiiml on the summit of the divide, ami is cxp(ise>l .at intervals hy outcrops, trenches, ami a couple of shafts. These extend over a lenntli of .aliout l,."i(t(t feet. The strike is N \V. and S K. and the app.ircnt di|) li.V to Tit' northeasterly, with the enclosing schists. The occurrence is prolialil.\- ienticui;ir. li:< Ih'vcliiinninl. Work w.'is in pmjrrcss diiriiiK the scnsoii of I'.MMt anil possil.ly (liirint? tlic fMllowinn sciisoii.' Ndiliiiin was hcintj j; the cpnirtz itself. |,y cross-cuttinn the surface, smkinn ;' coii])le of liundred feet, and systematically sampling the workings, sliould h.Hve proven whether or not an orc-l>ody of vahie exists. Whereas, the whole resources of the compjinv were si)ciit in .|rivin)i a deadhead tunnel. The latter is a mood piece (if work. ;is tunnels ;:(., I)ut the resultant information is all nejjative. 'i'he .ahove is a typical instance of the >j<'ni'ral condition already referred to in this report, inider '.Methods of Prospecting.' and re(|uires no further comment. .\ few trial samjiies were taken IVom the surlace showings and one from the lunnei. No. :{(m was tak<>n from (piartz on the rtii>iis of ciuartz. Tlic ttimicl. ;it :iii clcvutioii III' (HM) tVct Inwcr, cxluliils u cDinpiinitivcly sini'l piT('i'nt;i){<' lit' iivc few s:iiuplcH, and tlic pri>H)>(M't is sufKcicitly n m I t i i'lvitc :i iitill test, if tliiit ciuild lie !irriiii|icd ;it rc:is ni'ihlc cost. Ill SKKIi MISKHAL CLAIM. iSiiiii. Tliiirhiir.) Tliis claim is located on tl.c >amc divide as the Dome I.ode ])i'opcrty. It lies also on the ritjlit limit of the rijjlit fork of Hunker i-reek. alxmt 1,(1(1(1 feet cast of tlie creek lied. Tli' m.'iin road jjasscs tliroiifjli it. Mr, 'I'liurliur started an open-cut into the side hill, ali.ivc the road, aud struck a vein, which ai)])ears to striki' alioiit S. 7")' I'"., and to dij) 4(1' north- erly through the country which h,i- al"iut the same dip southerK. This vein, where exi)ose.l, sliovvcd a width of about I'.t niches. The wall rock is a schist, ^jradinn \\\Ut Icminated (|uart/,ite, of a grey to jireenis'i colour. Moth ipiartz and country show minerMlizatioii. Iiy pyrites, and the ipiart/ contains (ralena. This \iin, for \'2 inches of its width, on il>e footwall. is made u)) of f;drl_\ Noli of crusl.cd ipiartz, and decomp .las vi>i(cd Mt* Mr. Thurhur. and noihinji could he judged as to the continuity of tlie \i'in. Sample No. lUl . ;icro-.s 1"2" of tl.c hard (|uarlz. showed some }£alena and |)\rite. and \o. I(l2. acro>^ 7" of Ihi i rushed veiii-Mi.il ter. |i,-iuncd ciiiisider- alile irou p\ nies. and one colour oi ijold. In each case tie ass:ii ■•howed no vahi*'. iSeeassjiv shi'cl \(i. H>, p. '«» H7;/./..s Ql .\HT/. Ml.MM. ro.1//^i.\ )'.' f Ij' linii Crril.-.) \ lart£e nuinlier of claim> have liecn -laked OH Lcpine creek, north (if the Klondike river, nio^t of them ln'inji licld liy t'■^ aliovc comp.any. Dr. Wells, of Dawson, i^ head 'i this tttiiipiiny, and. oii .\\ijiust 1(1, ai mi>anied the |)arty, which thu-' consisttti of 4 memlieis. The trail on Moosehiile mountain was a vcr\ roujrh om over which to lict a team of horses, and id'ter nci£ne way it was thouuhl liesi lo nlurn hy drivinii down I.ci)ine .and !{ock creek~ to Klondike river, tlji- ro.ail r.iminji out JU>t o|)po-ite i'.c.ir <'reek. M.< ..nil. ii II I. , ll.iH.ii ..ti Kl.m.lik. C.lil Kiil.h, I'lin I., An l{. p i ir..l. S.u Ciiii. IIKI."). \..l .\1\ , |i t.,-,h iir. The cljiims vi>ilf(l (111 l,c])iiic creek were: tl.e<;re;it K;i stern, M.iy Mel), niiiienil cliiiin. Hilly Hutloii, mid Hose. Tj,,. Hcse iiiineriil ehiim i> ,,11 il.,. rinlit limit of Lejiine creek. 7 mill's ;il„.ve Kock creek, where il enters the iMlter, which then eontimies down .■ihinit 1 ' ._. miles to the Klondike river. Xaliin 11} (oiintnj. This is neneridly sericite schist, which in phices h.is heeoine silicified. I.ei.ses of (|u:irtz occur throuuhoiil the schist- Init .ire not so i)lentifiil .-is in in;iny other s.M-tioiis visited. .Vss(.ei;it.-.l with lh«' schists is ;) (|ii;irlz jx.rfihx ry which tr.iverses n coiiijmrrttively exte'isiv.- ;ire.i. I)iirevionsl> made h.sd c;i\.ii m. <»M ihc Uosc innieral chum, .-i wide d\ ke or ledue uf l.inl's ey»' (>or()hyry is friiind traver-inji the sh.pe Iroiii tlic ri^hl limit ..f Hniter cr»ek. Tvvi. sampler \„s, _'(MI .•Mid HA I w.iv tiikm at variou- trench exposiirev I. Ill no V;dlle>" fiillrid A liiiinel h.id he( II driven -uinr di-t.-iiicc into ti.e -ide hill, the e'ilr\' l.eieiiiie;.rtheriiiht limit of the creek, l.ilt lhi> w;,sii, 1 (hniderous coiidit ion wh-n visited, .-iiid could not I.e penetr.ated. There did not appear to lie ;in.\ vi'iii. however. < )ccasional St tinners of (piartz were seen in the -ichists ,,f tl,e 'lump. .V little |)\ rite was noticed, hut no valii 's were found in viniplr No. ■_'<'(2 t.-'keii from this niiitcriiiL One shaft, said to he :!(h deep. \v;.s located lii'side t he « .-iter ditch of the Yukon Cold Coinijany. .ihoiit 2(10 yards northerly from the caliin. This was sunk in silicified >chist. which exhiliited lense^ of <|U,-r1/. Two t liil sami)lev ,Nos. 2l(iand 2t7i from the .lump of this shaft ji.-.ve no v.ilue wlien assayed. 1 and 2.'.2i u;ivconl.\ tr.-ic-, when ass.-iycd. 'M'Ciilini 11. :il„,M, i-ili-.l, p. III.'. Oil till Mill/ Mrl). Miiuriil Cliiliii. ji couple of |)its iirt' iipciird wlicrc it would apprur stiiifls were intciiilcil to he sunk. Tlicsc arc only ;i few feet iiliart, the hirjier lieiiijt S feet in (liiviueter juul 4 or .") feet dee]). The schists are liere rusty, and ajjain ])ale ({reen in colour and ineta- iriorphoscd in a manner similar to th.at noticed at the I,one Star. N'ictoria Kulch. One sample i N'o. 2.")4.\) K-'^vf an assay ;is hlnh as 2(1 cents; three others (2'):i, 'J.")4 and 2.").'>i only nil and traces. (hi tilt null/ liiittiiii Mini nil Claim, a shaft ahout 10 feet deej), .'ind a small ))it, or open-cut, ,-ire found near eacli other, '{'he condition here is similar to that already descrihol, exctivated material lieinn chietl> silicified schi>ls. Two samples (Xos. 2.'itl and 2')" i taken from the pit (i;i\c trace and nil respectively, and No>. 2.")S and 2.">'.t from ti.e dump of tic shaft, save no values. Nineteen sMmi)les were taken from this pro|)erty, and r>idy one uiave any v.-due alio\c traces, i.e.. 2."»4.\. which showed a value of 2(1 cent> per toil. 117 a: Sg j ill ■I 5 ^ N 21: 7 5 ■ s r- 'i. 3 ■* S -^ ^ i S IT'S ij 5 ^ tfl ?! c 3 *« >^ ^ i «• H _ _ — ti U < u " c > '- * S r r. f £ u < 3 x 3 >• ' _ •/ ■/. y .' y I y. c a. 5s .J S ! 2- US I \ •9. ^- ^ — — ? 5*5 i T ■5,=! _2 ? — s 5 s ''• S 5 3: 11 V »-s c 1;?. I 53 i T i J — 3. ; ~~a. , -f o. 1 t 1=^ 1 I IS §5 II!) ■I. a. I frai y. 5? Nsi y. s . z.y. 3-S i S S ; •9. a- k. si e 5 rial t.ri •9. r- i 'S i 1 J2 &" 5* .i ;SSP? j. 53 b .1 E y. y. — c I .^SMm. piutrmrrY of mf.ssus pk kkuisc .\.\i> .\ssnti.\Ti:s. OS yi Ko\ iiiVKii- Tliis i)r..|).Tty is MluHtr.l ..i> th- linl.t limit ..f Yukon riv.-r, ul-nut IS iniirs al...vr Diiwm.h. mu.I ;i ("Ui.li- "f miU's h..ii«Ii "f Aiiislir rr.'.-k. Tlir iin.n.'.liiitr MirnmiulinK c.uutry is s-l,ist. A I.ikIi uii.l M.'.p l,,u,k Moixs .„. Iron. tl,.. riv.T. AlH.ut 1.1 frrt al-.v \U- wairr IrvH, ,., ,,„„,i, .,,• tunn.-l. W.T.. start...l int., Il.r hill, at a .li>tanr.. of :;<• f.Mt a).art. The nu.rc soutl.rrlv oi... n.-vcr ^..i l.ry.n.l a start, l.ul th- i....ih.rl> on,. WIS .Iriv.M. 711 1'.'H N. (i.r K. int.. ih- hill, "ii a v.-ii. of (|.iarl/. whirh strikes m .t'ratilinl srhists. with a .lip of Wl s.-uthcastrrly. (S..,- Kin. J-i.) I h.« ouart/. whi.'h is n.urh l.n.krn. is al.out II in. lu ^ wi.h' at Ihr rntry. l-ut ,,i,M.K,.s to a few in.-h..s in wi.lth throu(jlH.ut the (jr-atrr i.ortioi. ot the .Irift Tl..' schists .'onsist ..f all.TnatintJ h.an.ls. fr.Mn 12 in.-h.s to IS n>.-hcs thi.-k. ..f n.or.. or l-ss .h.-..in|...s..,l slaflik.. av..l srai-hiti.' niat.T.al, an.l ..f ^m-nisl, -hist. t<.«.th.T with .hifk i.r..\vn, ir.m-stain.'.l an.l s|„.ar.'.l nxk. Kui. i'2, St'iliiin ul vtin, ii'ircli ontrv, rii-ki rinit rircipirtv. Hi . limiliil Vukonrivir. '.I'lVirk i.iiniTiiliz'i! M"k, i'm Hii^ly k.t.v iir urapli- itif»(tii^t, it)i|Uiirt«."triiiKir^ in Brrtni^'ti ^rliist, !/» ":"''» liriipliitir-iliiat. The .l.T..nM)..s.'.l Kniphitic schists nmtaiii nuni.T.ms l..iuchcs ..f rusty ,,uart/. .Mnl..Ml,l,..l in th.Mn. Th- al..,v.-nu'nti..n.>.l .Irift is toll..w.M hy ., ,.r..ss.<.ut about 1 1(1 f.-.-t in l.^nnth, 100 iV.-t l.cinn t.. th.- niiht ..t th.' .Irift . \s -x .'l.'ar .'Ximsur.' ..f th.' formation .'xists on the .mtsi.h' l.ank, at th.' la.-.' of t,..' .Irift .'ntry. this ,'r..ss-.'ut is another .-xami.l.' ..f nns.lin-.'t.'.l .'Hort in an att.'iapt to .ipcn uj) a pr.isiurt. , , , , Th.' s.'.'.m.l .'ntry start.'.l was p;,rtially in .p.art/ also, hut th.' v...rk was altan.h)ii<'.l aft.T a f.'W f.'.'t .>f .Irift. Fiv.' trial s;in.pl." N.'s. :U2-:iUl) wr.' tak.'U fn.n. various |.arls „f th.' workiniis. On.' of th.'s.' sav.- an assay ..f m..r.' than a tra.-.'. .'.(£., No :Vt.-\ lak.'ii a.'r..ss th.- fa.'.' of c. ..f siol-l. 'iv.-'l'-"t '-' '" '■•'"'^ '"■•■ '""• 'l''"' l"-"^'"'"' is n.il attra.'liv.'. r.'i i:\( Ki.sioii ( iii:i:h .\\in:i{so.\ r/.i /»/>•. I'luprrlV l.rr.' \v;i> vi>ilr.l I,; Mr. I), MM.I.iirl.lMli, wli,, .IrsrrilM- it IIS ln||u\V>: Kxi.Mor .r.'i.k tl<.\v« in ;i ii>.rl!.i:.M.i!.v .lin.tiun, :,,h1 .nl.f. il.r i.li limit i.f Viikot. riv.r. alM.iit .■>;{ mil.- mIm.v.' |);iw«uii, Kiv.- iiiilis up the nvrk. from its nu.utli. » rlnirnN ),..,vr Imth st^ikcl l,\ MrsMs. .1, A. An.l. i-,,n Miul .M:M'l,it..xl,. 'rt..-.. ,nv iiMiiii'.l: I'Vniif. Mi.lniKlit \V<,i r. ! ;ii:Miiii.-, Mini HiInIci'. \ li.lt „r .lyk.' i.r .jiijirt/ pi.t-pliyrv. :iImiiii ;!()() |-,.,.| „i.|. . -ink.- . .,-tiil\ ■ mil w.-Lily :i.-r..>s tl... vu-vk. T\i\> w:is tr;i I l,.|- m\ . rai tt,,,i|,;,,i.| '^"'''' ''"' '":"•' '"' '!•<' ^"Ulii is n,-;,,ii|,.. „|,j|,, III, I, ,,, ,1 ,. ,|,„,| 1^ .^ ^,,^..^ liii.' «r:iiiM'.l r..fk, whi.'l, in ll,.> liol.l l.as s..hi.'« l,at ih.- .i|.|., anin.- .,f ,, .ht'k Kf.y liin.'sti.ii.-. an.l is locally kii..\vii a> mi.I, ( m appli.'al i.>ii ..I .liluli' l.yilr...-i,l..ri.- a.i.l. the i.tT.'ivcs.'.ncc v\a Imhi a- I. ni.li.at.- a Very small p.Tccntatrf of lim.'. valu.v The licit .)f p..ii>jiyiy cmstitntcs t'.i' mal.ii: .listant ;il.oul IfHI i.rt in.in tl.. crci'k Im'.I. I''i\.. sampl.'s. .•i.MM.Iir.Ml t\f.i,-:.l ..; ll... n..— w.-yr lak.n, IS I'llll.lWM .\i.. ;{»S. alioiil 1,211(1 tc.'t \u-l.Tly Inmi !•,■ lumi.l. tl,, ,.1,.\ .n „,„ here hcinn -i^d iV.t l.i^l.cr tl.aii ll.c l;.it.v N... :UU, al.out (•>(» iV.'t up-tivani fr.im tl... cnlr\ in ■, .lir.Mli.m parallel with tli.- sircatn itsdl. No. :5.')0. taken acr.iss I tVit wi.lt I, ..f ||,|. tunn.l fa.-... Nil. :{.'>!. taken ali.nit :{(! t'eit il.iwn str.'am tmm lli.. .ntry. No. H.-.li. taken ali.int l.2(MMV.'l easterly trmn tl,.. tiimi.l. ..in,l .-.t ,.,n elevati.in .")„ far a> n.it.'.l. tl.rr.' .- |)raetieiilly no min.rali/.ati.in. .\>s.-i;, >heet N... 27.i .■51HS.-:— r_", I \Ti '3 i •£ -i ~ "2 ■I ? is ? i .S^~ J» '■J ^ >. it ' \ '' 7 t- ^ y. i T *-■ 5 K - "*• 3 ^ ■< "a a: ii X i 3"^ t J §•/-. T O 1, M "«3 W - 5 R .»'■ w Ui ■/. ■ 'ji n r 1^ 3! a-s X. ^ H :£ ^ 3 e ■c I a 2 1,1 • e S £ i i - ' Hanp r.';{ 1 f ^ I '1 I ^: ! J. ^ i- i I -2 r- I •3 ,« I I *i MKMXorv RBoiunoN mr quit (ANSI and ISO TiST CHAUT No. 2) 1.0 1^ |L25 |U lit U£ 2.5 12.2 A 1653 toM Hon StrMt (7ia) iw-sna-Fo. 124 CMJFOHM.X (illil. MISKHAL (I. MM. Tl.is cliiiiii is situated on left limit of llattir fjilicli, a trihutary on llic ri>!:li1 limit of Ilinikci-, distant 11 miles from Dawson. Mr. l'iekei-in<;-. of (licentielil and I'iekeiins. i>s iiitcvesteil in this inoiierty. An o))en-cut, about 10(1 yards up the fiuleli from the main road, exixises a vein of (|uart/ '2 feet wide, which strikes N. :5(l^ V.. and st.mds about vertical within schist walls. 'i"he (luartz is rusty and does not ai)i)car t- carry any minerals. 'I'here is iioi sufficient work done to enable one to judfie of the extent of the lead. .V coui)le of sami)les Were taken. One (No. 'M\\) from across the width of the vein, and No. :{()2. a trial from excavated vein matter. Neither showed values wlien assayed. (See assay sjieet No. 28.) rSEXl'KCTKn MIXhh'AL CLAIM. This claim is located at thi head of a jjulch. about a mile from the main road, on the ri^ht limit of Hunker, oiiposite SO Vnp. or a little al)ove Last Chance, the two latter beinfi; on the left limit of Hunker creek. The distance from Dawson is i:{ miles. This ])roi)erty was visited in com))any with Mr. Fickrrins!:. who furnished trans])ortation in his motor car. At the liead of this gulch a steep hill rises with a sloi)e of about M)°. This whole hill consists of quartz ])ori)hyry, of a white to greyish colour. In ])laces a puri)le or violet stain is found, carrying a width of about a foot, and running through the i)or])hyry in a direction i)arallel with the {ontours of the hill. DiirlopitHht. Work consists of a small ojien-cut, and an entry into the side liill. The latter is about 10 feet in length. Tliis cross-cuts a i)ortion of the dci)osit in which the purjjle stain ooriirs, near the mouth of the (:])ening, and again the stain is found at the face. The colour is the oidy distinguishing feature, as there is no vein formation. A sami)le (No. '■W.\), taken across about 8 feet of jniriihyry, including tlie pur])le stained portion near the entrance, gave no value when assayed. No. 3(j3, taken across 3 feet of the entry face, gave an assay of S:j c(>nts per ton. There does not appear to be much i'. the deposit, to olTer encouragement to the ])rospect()r. Il I C I I-'.-) I ■■ I y. . " ,'■ c ■ 3 - I 1 I ^_ 1 \y. -i - ir y y. ^ i? < b >J « .0 W 3 < S a § 1 S 5 ■< MS to M — -■- 1 3 1 > ! J i 1 1 I to I e 3 3 >, 1 1 ■ 5. : : I : 126 PfiOI'KliTY OF 11 . O. SMITH, KLOSDIKK. (ic'jUn Aijc Mlinnil ('Iniiii. Alxiut half a mile hclow tlic luoiith of Hear creek, on the left limit o: the Klondike and adjoining the luaiii road, is a hill of dark K^ipliitie- lookiufj scliist', containinn strinners and small lenses or liunelies of (luartz. A tunnel wlios(! entry is at the margin of the road, has been driven southwest 27 feet into the schist. Strhi);ers an found to reach .".(I or (Id feet in lieisil.t and 2 feet in diameter on the stuinj). The town of Mayo is situated on tlie rijrht limit of the Stewart, imme- diately above the mouth of the Mayo river, whicli here enters the former. The townsite is level, and a Kood. .brk, loamy soil is found ..ver a compar- atively e.xtensivo area. Vi'jjetahles and Krain flourish, and the laiul is evidently capable of beiii-? made liighly productive. From Mayo to Dublin gulch is between 4.") ami .->() miles, in a general tlirectiou north-northwesterly. For ten miles of this distance th-re is a good road to Minto Hridfic a village at the junction of Minto creek and Mayo river. For a further distance of 10 miles the road is roujih, thousli passable for a heavv wagon. This is the road terminus, however, and Lrx.k-oiit Cabin is here situated at tlie foot of the western sh.pe of Mt, Haldane (Look-out Mountain,, The balance of the distance is over a trail which is imjiassable for an\- c(mveyancc other than pack animals. Muskegs, marshy and liummockV ground are encountered. This trail passes ahmg the valley of Black creek, a trih.itary of .\rinto creek and over the divide between Black and Ross creek:., following the ' Kcclc, .1,, .\nn, H.-p. (ic >IATKMKNT. The claims slaketerly and southwesterly direction over a length of eight or nine miles so far as yet known. The most important arc located along the limits and at the head of Dublin gulch.' wliich enters the left limit of Haggart creek, a tributary of .McCiucsten river. With the e,\ce|)tion of one pro|)erty. •Independence drou]).' on tlie divide between Haggart and Secret creeks. 5 miles distant southwesterly from the moutli of Dublin gulch, all the l)ro])crties examined in this district are located in the immediate vicinity of Dublin gulch. When visited in Se|)temlier. the claims weri' unsurveyed. but arrange- ments were then being made to correct that deficiency. It is very likel> that tliis has been done in at least a few cases. (iKOLOdY. liriefly. the formation locally cimsists of (luartzites. ((uartz mica schists, or micaceous schistose ([uartzites and chlorite schists. ])rol)ably referable to McCouneU's Xasina sories.'-' Tlie ([Uartzites and (luartz schists a so ch)sely associated as to grade into one another. Fine bandrd quart' .es and silicified schists ])revail. with iuterbaiulings of (piartz. The average thickness of these bands would be about one-sixteenth of an incli. These (piartzites and schists arc intruded, in places, by heavy masses of grey biotite granite, and again by dykes of decomjiosed and altered granite and by other dark and much altered igneous re " . tentatively classified as an altered diabase. I Cairncs. I) I).. S . l{i'p. (Iwl. Survey (':in.. liUl. p. 40. '- MrCdnnill, 1{. (; art H, .\nn. Ki'p. <'i'"l- Survey Can.. KHI.i. pp. 1;;b l.in. I'IMK \.\V. Mininc cnnincrs piirty cm the ll:,(;i;;,ii ( n.k trail in routi- K. Dublin Kuk-li. f I2!> 'I'l.i' M'hists Mini (iiiurtzitc- vary in (•(iliiiir, fiurii lij;lii >;rcy tn uniMiisli : !i irddish. liiMiilcd, vnrii'ty is also iioticcaMc ainl aiiaiii clark iron stain*, arr prcvali'iit tl,riiinfli(iiit. Dyiii'riiic tuicc>* have. here, caused trenii'iidnus inuvciiiciits of ilic cartli's iTiisl. wliicli l.avf nsidltd in uieat I'rartiirini:. |)i'i'|i jiulchcs occur liclow \Kf suniniits. which show (•\idcii,'c ot' erosion. I'llniiiriiiihij. A few spicinicii^ ot Duhjiii kuIcIi npc|< were lakeu, and from li.ein thin sc<'tions were miMle. These were, lor llie most part, illus- trative of the iiititnate association, in jjlaces. i,f the schists and (|uartzites, which, as ;dre;idy noted, appear to oracle into each other, so that, in the field, if is iinpossil.le to absolutely sep.irate one from the other. ( >iie >peci- iiieii. however, consisted of dark vein-matter, which a|)iieared indeterminate in tl;e field (descrilied l.elow as No. 2 di, and another, of highly altered or nii'tainerphosed dyke material (descrihed helow under No. 1 ci, both of the latter lieinj; taken from the Moo.se tuiuiel, on Stewart and Citto property. Dr. ( 'airnes. of the (leojonical Surve\ , who examined these sections ttnhical note on them: No. 2a, Qii(iitzil( . consists dominantly of interlockiiifj grain- of (piart/, and al.-o some disseminated j)articles of iron ore. There is an almost entire lack of uroiind mass, the (piartz grains theinseUcs. in the proces- of metamorphism, having grown to fill most of the interstitial space. No. 21). Miciicdiii.s scliiKtiisr i/iiartzlli\ consists domiiumtl\- of (piartz and mic;i anil is a mashed and sheared sedimentary rock wliich has lieen so metamcjijil.! sed as to have th. -neral aji|)earan( f a tyiiical mica schist. Siiu'c, however, the origin of the ick is decidedly sedimcMlary. and since also its general structure is that of a .piartzite, it is i)rol)al)ly belter to con- sider it as an altered quartzite. The (piaitz gr.ains are doniinantly inter- digited or interlocked, and the mica occurs as irregul;ir shreds and ;iggre- gates. distributed throughout the (piartz particles. The mica was originally for the gre.iter i)art a brownish biotite, but has been largely altered to limon- ite and a colourless mica. No. 2c, AII(,,J illnhiiKC .■'. a much altered igneous rock that apix'ars to have had an o])hitic structure and is jaobably :i metamorphosed dinbase. A great amotint of secondary biotite occms scattered I 'Ughout the rock in the form of irregtdar shreds, wliich tend, to a great ■ it. to obscure its structure and original mineralogical comixisition. Xo. 2(1. Vein wiiUrinl, consists mainly of (piartz, muscovite and iron ore as well jxissibly as other ojjaciue minerals. The yellow ))ow(h'i-like mineral w},ic}i is so prominent in tlie liaiid specimen is lost in the i)repara- tiou of tlie thin section. This si)ecimen could jn-obably be better deter- niiiieil cJicmically and crystallographically tiian petrograi)hically.' In addition to great intrusive masses of grey l)iotlte granite, it is evident ,.at otlier varieties occm'. as shown i>y evatuination of a random sjn'cimen "f float, described as follows: - I III I \(>, ;{, (hiiiiili. " Mri;!i>('i(|iirilly. tlii- i-. :\ (iri'vi^'i. Ilircliinil lc\l nrrd. |>!i!iMirii('l\ «l;illiiir luck (if t.\liii;il ^rMiiilic Ijaliit. in wl.iili (|ii.irl/, |ili|»|i:ii' ami liiiitilr :irc ili-limlly \i-il)lc to llic uilMiiliil eye I'lidrr tl.r iiiii'!(i.|)r lli^ link |irc>\(» III lie a rticiliiim Irxlurrd, I.hIdi ry-,talliMi' lnck laxillK a liyiiiilinmiiipl.ic >tnirliirf ami )M>ssc^^»iiii.' a t,\|ii(al itraiiilif KaKil. It nm- sists (liiiililiaiitly of (niail/. alkali tclil>|i,ii-. acidir liiut-alkali li li|>|)ar and liidlitc. wit'i a >-linlit aimiiiiit i if accost n-y iinn mc. and aUn >inii"' --iiiiiidaTy inuscuvitc diiisiil iiiainis fi"m tl.r ailcrali"'' of ll.c fcl.U|iar-.. 'ri.c fcld- spais doiiiiiiantly cxljliii a \\a\\ i\lincliuii -liiuiiuj tl.r i-nck tu l,avc> liccn Milijcclcd t(p >1ii'^-. cir -liaiii. Tl.c M"k i> I'.ii' II titaiiilc ii?\ iiiurc strictly ■ pcakinu:, sinci' llic iiiiiv piiiiiafx Irrr i-iiinjiii'sia'i ihI'icim' (ii-c-c iI i- lii;p| itc. tiic iiarliciilMi- >(>i'ciim'ii cxaiuiind i-i a uraiiililc. in all pr.iKal.iJit \ . cit'icr •<|jcciinins from the vicitiity will lie found It c miain niiisr iviic or ainpl.iliolc." Siiiiii (jKiiitz l)i iinsits. At Dniilin unlrl.. qnartz veins mciir. widely, tl.ronnliout a fissured licit of tlicse scliists, wliicli lies alonu a >ienerali>- well defined uniiile contact, strikiiin northerly and soutlierly. aloinj the ridue. aliove the left limit of Diililin (jnlch. and. towards the head of the nulcl,. nimiiniJ into the I'otjito hills. These hills ari' rounded and steep, and are .•■|)tiy named. They have an elevation of .'i.KMt feet. i.e.. -.ime 'J. 00(1 feet, or mole, aiiovc the mouth of Diililin (£ulch. These veins have, (jeuar; lly, a northeasterly and southwesterly strike, which varies hetween N. 10° K. and X. (\U° K.. and they appear t,i head towards the uraiiitc contact. Tho:i>jl:. ^jenerally, not tliere explored, it is thought they may run into a contact vein. ( »ne drift, on the ( Hi\c claim, is saiil tiy Mr. ,1. Iv Moskelund. who iicrformcd the work, to have exposed this condition, though, when visited, this drift was in;iccessil:!e. These veins \ar.\ jireatly in width, from a few inches uj) to six feet, and even more. ( Iccasionaliy itoss veins were noted, that is. strikinjr north- westerly and southeasterly, liiit these ap])ear to lie rather the cxce()tioi' Oni', however, ajijiarently of some imp .i.sMii.iliiiii will, .i uncii Hciiiuilit.i iliydiniiN Mi-i;i:il.i,l hriii' in HP ci.ii-l iiuliil .1- lolLiw-: As..( »„. K<',.0;,... .' Ill :s lit, :;i I'll 1 I .':i I) I:; !l'l js 'ri.iM|iiarl/. a IK I -i-nnM|iii. l,.i...| i,.'i\ oi'i'iir ii, the iiatun ni a |i.i\ -,lr(;,U. I'folu I (.I-:. Hl> to •.'(I il|.li.>wi(|-, sliikilili willi.Plill the Mill-. Ili.'l;itlrrc,>u- *i>tiiiK. Kincniily, i.fa vein lillinu coimiiummI ,,f .|iiaii/. ami -ili.ili.il .•uiiuln. Most uf tl,.' veins a|)|)far ti. cut tl.c srhists. Im.iI, in stiil»r and .lip. .\s a ivMilt ..f \. ii. lunnatjon. tl.c walls .,f tl riuinal lissui-c. wl.ir,. .ccii uiid.-i- Uli'iind. u.ii- I'oiini. to l:avc liccn suKjtrlcd to tnctasoina'ic altrfalion, :ind ate nioiv or less iiidctiTinin.itc. Similarly, tl.i' irrccnish |.a\-str. ik, tl,ou«l, well di'tincd. is rliara<'ti'ri/..d l,y irrcjiular outline, a- it cl.i.uj.ii's ironi .a derided mreen, in ti.e .•eiitre. t.. a paler -li.-i.l.' on eitlier -ide. and Kiadu.illy I'jides into t lie main mass of vein material. Tlus inejiular outline i- douKl- less d .(■ to une(|ual l.ardiie-- of mat. rial .■.iii>titut iii^ tli.' ..r.linar.v vein tilling:, with resultant inipre(r|,ati<.n from tl.i> cireulatinK waters. al..n}j lines, or /.iiii's. of least resistanei'. Til veins are usually and, in i)laces, heavily minerali/eil, wi jirsenical pyrites; iron .ir.' .(.■ciirs and .■(•.•asiojially i)articles of pyrite an f.iund, (See FiK. 2:!. I I,eachiii(r an.i oxid:itioii of suli)lii.le ..ns ha- taken ' I).i,n„i,„-,l Ky Mr. f. < 1. W;ur. ( ■|,i,.( „f tl,,. ( ■),. n,i-iry I)ivi-i-.... Mir,.- Iln.n.-l,. >'"n-liI.-l-.-..r„|,alal,v.|y.,.,:in-.HM.u,ni,.-,inr;,,i:„l;,, It i- .l.ml.lful « l,.i h.-r il 1,,,.. .,,f,,, lii.n fiiunil It, any ,,lliii li.iality llnniii .S|.|.,iIm, Diina'* 1), -.liiitiM'- Miii.Tn: .i;.\ . pp. sjl 22 .HI, i:,!. I'.HMl ■S,-,,r,„lil,.. 'S< I. H,, HI IK dm II p, 1 iKlllii.ulliMHn .' Hy.lriius fiTrii' al-iriat,-, .\> (I I, ... ) 4 II 11 .14 Ii I.-. 11 loun.l l.r.|nn .■,,l,,ur m ,-,Ttain iinlairi- in .Sav.ny, a*«.Mi;,f,; witli .,,.,„.,,„„,/, . Im,ui„| at -\.nl,in>k. silH.iia. ,n In,,- ,-,yMal>: aii.l al-,, a- an ai„.., „(„„„ ,.ni-t .,.• ir,,i,-int,r ..n l,.ivl. I., pa/ ami Muart/.; I.,.k-Kr... n in tl,,. ( ,,rn,~li „,in,.>. ,.,.ati„K .aviti,- ,,f Uvnaimm- .ii.art/.: [,.un,l al-,, ,,, tl,<.Mma.-i(.,.ra..>. Itrazil: l)i~trl.t ,,t I.u.lna. l',ri,. in an ,artl,v f.„i„ ; at 1 1„. ^,.1,1 „,i,„-, „( Vi,t„na in .Xustialia. in nuart/. wiili at-.niipyiit,. ami (t,,!,!. C.mrally '..iiniluitl, ,.,,|,p,.r,,r, ml pyrin- ..ni.atini! lavili,.^.,] ,|iiaitz an,l lii,„,Mii,. a-."iat. ,| '■>itli pyril.. ,ir with pl,ari,,a,.,.-iil, anil yari.ius .upper arM.iiati->. Si-(,niihh iiiTur.^ iilh ii4 In limtiiiil, \n Iron— inti.f iir a, !'irpl,(iu» Smniditc. < .lour~; hriiii n.U... in, n, hint . ,j,ihiir,.h. pub ip' ■ "i^h ,„■ irhll, . ars, nnpi/riU. \'XI ; f = |;liKT thniudliout \Uc zoiii- ..f oxiiliition wliich ••xti-n.U l<>. an.' .• '.i»>l.V bcvoiid, tli<" (l.'i.tl. HO fur i.r..M|>..-. though very tin.-, im.l jjppHr.'i'll.v well (IwHeminnti-d, »h .•vi thr f:ut tt.iit n.'iirly a\\ iIh- hhiui l.-s piii.iM.I Kii\- iiiH' colourx of niM ill tlK- I'lnii of inimit.- -lust. Si.iiir wire Kol.l wii> notfd. FrtMiucutly, Mniill viiiii.-. in silv.T \ .n- fonn.l in the lixsiiys. Fio. 23. T.\ piiiil scrtiiin iif nurifrnius veins lit Dublin uulili. Associiit.Ml witli tho inoro rcKuUir fissure M-ins iiro stringers, lumfhrs, :iiul, more nireiv, lenscs of tinition and ci: relation. Stringers : i smaller bunches of (luartz, wliich as mentioned above, oce-r both thr ^d.out tlie vein tilling and in zones adjoining the maui vcu> (1 1 not a,)p ■•■.- to have the typical associated green seorodite, neither are t.uy. so fai us noted, as highly auriferous as the jiay streak above referred to. It has been suggested that this pay streak may be tlie result of second- ary fissuring and enricliment at a later date than the original vein formation. It'is, however, more probably due to the fact that, as the available space became more confined, a proportionately greater amount of deposition or precipitation from the metalliferous waters ensued until the fissure became tinaDv filled; the typical green seorodite (hydrous arsenate of fcnic iruiO- being rather an end product of tho more eooU-d and acid circul- 133 "In.K « rn 11, Ihr -,|.|..T /.,nr. wImt.- uriKinul ,ul,,|,„l.- arr .I..- .,,,..1 uith V, is ,„,l ,,r.Mh,rt. „i iM.tuls, oxi.l..H. Hilirat.-^ Mil|.l,at.s, ..r arMuat.-s' 1 1 ,n-.-nw|, ^taia has Im^.i, r .Kniz<.,| us .listin.tiv... I.v thr pr,, -" ln.> af Dul.lu, Kulrh :u„l ju.t as tl..- ,„irpl,. (|.,orit.. of rnppi,. ,r',,|, "'"''"'"; •""•"■;'• «""'■• '" l'".v '-'•'■. V. this has l,..,.n „f a,H..iMan u l.a.-l !.. Ihr ,„. imnarv !,r,.,p,.rti„K .,f . ,.rtaiii of th.-s.- nroprrtitN r„i,k.. the ( npp.. ..r...k y "m. . wl,|. l, . . .nr in irn aular on- nlioots. wi.h.n thr hKmin-«. of Krrat.T ...rti.-ai thai, iai.ral . xt, , .,:' h.n ih. -n str.ak follow, th.. tissun-H i„ ,h,. mann.T al.ov,. „.,t..,l; as ,„ „, p-.r-Mnu'r at .|. i.tl, tl.ix can oiiiy lie Kiiriiiisctt. H<'ck^ in h;. work on th. natur.. of Or.. IVposits, ,|,.vot... ronsi,!..,- al.i.- span, to th,- .l.M-ussion of Thr Arsenical (iol.Uiuart/ Veins, which have hccn work..,l s.n... IHSl at Santa Cruz, i„ th.. Stat., of Santa Karl ..r-. Hon.hiras'. « )..,.uiT..nccs of a sin.ilar kin.l «r.. scatfr..,! all ov.r North' Am..nca an.l .n.lu.i.- v.-ins in th.. Huronian s,.hists at .Marnu.ra, Oniario- lh..y ar.. found also at 1'..ss..k,.„, in Brazil, Mca.low lak... Californi.,' tynni.lr -u north of Km^.T-lorp in the Transvaal, .-tc. Wi'llo soin.. .",f tl...sc an- r..f..rr...l to us l„..hl..,l an.l ..th..rs as ?ru.. fissure v.. ns. ' havinu .•..nsulerahl.. van-.tton in th.. .natt,.r l.oth of asso..iat..,l rock, an.l nu.tallic nun.rals. y.-t ,t ,voul,| ai.p..ar that owin^ to ...-rtain ,,oints of sinnla.-itv th..y an. suppos..,! to a.l.nit of the same ^..neral ciassifi.-ation I. nas l,een naUl that. in. classifyinK a v..in by its nnn.ral .onf-nt. he n.a,n p..mt to he r..n,..n.l,..r,.,| is. that on.-'s jn.lK,n,.at shoul.l not I,.'. I.as..,l .,n ..„.. s,,..cnn..n, or on a f.-w sp..,.in...MH in a colle,..ion Th.. ^..-ht^I character of th. v..in shoul.l inHt..a,l l.e .{..frinin..,! fr..n, th.. exnuination nf very tnuny saini>les tak..n fron, n.ost .liv..r... parts of the v..in. an.l so far aH ,nay l.,- possil.l,. ,|ata foun.l in ..onnexion with .s.-parat.. lo,i,.s ..vr an ana should he nn,t,.d, an.l ^y\u■n s.^ientific ohs..rvati..ns hav.. he,.n thus '..ad., an.l r..,..,nl,..l. .,v..r a p..ri.m of ti,n.-. it l„.con...s ,>ossihl,. to finallv nrme at an exact gn-upiuK or .■h.ssifi,.ati.,n of th.. ^•arious v..in f.,r.nations. \U..tl.er ,t is ..,th..r p..ss,hle .,r a.lvisahl.. to n.ak.. a particular classifi..ati..n suffi..„.ntly .•o,npn.h,.ns.v.. to inclu.h- ,l,.posits ov..r wi.lelv ..xt..n.l,..| ..r ,lu-..rs.. n.K,.,ns. is op,.n to .,u..stion. Th.. writer is indine.l to ..ct....' V h McLaren- wh..n he says that sin..e aurif..n,us v.-ins or .l..p..s„s na. he of any fo.n., n.ay occur in any n.ck, an.l n.ay have r,.ceive.l th..ir K .1.1 fron. vanons sourc..s, parti..ular ..lassifications ha.se,! on si.nila.itv ..f funn ..f .lepostt, or ..l..nt.ty .,f n.atr.x. or of a.sociat...! .ninerals can serve ... us,.fnl purpose. a,.,l thonRh su..h .•>assificati..ns an.l con.parisons have -.■n -•urn.nt for ,n,,ny y,.ars, the majorily of thn,' hare helped the miner a,ul,>n.„ect. .., a ,rhit, ati.l hc^-e prove.I a source of c.mfusion and e.nhar- ; MrL:tr.i, .1. M (;„|,l: i,, ,;„,, ,),. , , , 18SI.("u..t:iWlc <■""''-'"•'.•'"« M'-'PHk..! Vrinsot M,.rn,nn.. * Gold alMivp ('it., p. 42. 39480— i:i Trao-'. Am. Inst. Min. Kn 134 ra^sment to the student. Be that as it may, however, there has as yet been too Httle work d<.n.' 0,1 the Dublin Ruleh veins to warrant more than tentative, an.l verv R.-neral eonelusions. as to their charaeter. The important (,uestions to b.- answere former puj) about nine •iml a half miles from the mouth <.f the gulch. Work has been c(mfined to the Happv Jack and Victoria mineral claims, and cimsists of a couple of tunnels with drifts, together with some considerable surface trenching. Several' veins have been partially ex])osed; one known as the Creen vein, ,,n the left limit of Olive pup, las been cross trenched at intervals for over u hundred and fifty feet. It strikes N. 08° W. and carries a width of from 2 to 8 feet. , , WK.tit 12.T feet of tunnelling was done by Mr. Jack Stewart m the vicinilv of, but not .m, the vein itself. This work disclosed stringers of ([uartz associated with impregnated zones of country. Five sectional 1 T1,P wnrd 'I'UD ■• wli.T.' usivl in this rep^m. signitios a stn.ill tril)uiary ..[ .. KuUU. The term ha. Wn aaopt-Ml in <1 >v.-ra,n,.nt rrport. issued fr„n. tim- to t.r,>.., and .nay be foun.l on the various iiiapx of the Yukon territory. Goological Sketch Map of DUBLIN GULCH Mining IVoperty 39485— p. 134. ■'//I" 'I' ^y.- ^ ^ < . * * *. ■< i^ I. Mining FVopffrfies @ nttdfs Mill Graup Qv Sh«rnr»v* ""~--^/ rassmcnt to tlio i beoii too little WO) tcntiitive, niid v import iHit (picstii Y\ikoii art'; (a) How iiiii Ih) What is ((•) What an (d) Wliat is These fjuosti only as the data ( »ne of tlie greatt or mining iua])s, steeji and compa to ])roi)erly corr Some of the feet, ami it is c which may liavt It should he not( cross-eut the for :il)I)e!'r ;ip])roxin attitude, :iiiil cu noted. h;'ve a ])r Of the Dul exhibited most five luinend clai wliii'li enter tin and a half mile> the nai)i)y Jae! tunnelf;. with ( Several veiiis }; on the left limi a hundred and 2 to 8 feet, AlK)ut 12.") vicinity of, hu' (juartz associa' 'The wiml "I'u has bpi'n ivltipti'il i various iiiups of th»' I'HTK \.\VI. ' r.,~M I ,„iry. vi.Mniiy .,f (;,■.-. n v.i,,. >,,.„:,,, ,,„ ] ,^,,, I>r-':i< rt\-. DiiMiii j_'iii,.||. 39485—1^1 if- ^ siinipU's were tiikm at intcrviils hIouk tlii' tiniiu'l. iiiiil tlicsc jj.'ivc :in itviTiiHf iissjiy Viiliic of !*;{.t)l per ton. Two trial saiii))lcs from walls of the tuiijit-l nave i<4.tM and trace rcs))cctivcly. A trial saiui)lr from the dump at (iif timncl moiitli navi- .«ll.lt); while five s<'ctional samples from the nurface trcnclu's on the (ircen vein avcrauf'd only iM) cents over a length of l.">0 feet 'lid width of .i feel. Another cross-cut is driven S. 7')° Iv 200 feet into the side liill, on tiie left limit of Dulilin unh'h and to the south of the Olive imi). .Vt a distance of 12.") feet in, this tunnel cross-cuts a fissure .-ein, whi<'h strikes a])]>r(i\- imately X..")()°K., has a i)erpendicu!ar attitude, and cuts tlie schists \n)t\, in strike and dii>. This was drifted uixm for 2" fei't rijtht and 47 feet left, or 74 feet in all. It carries an average widtii of 4 feet, which, however 1)u1k<'s to 7 feet in the face of the iefthand drift. / AlUJi^ w /^ ■■ Micaiwui SehiitMi QuanutM 1M..\N lll...ir.t,n» ".mi.l,,,, VII'TOIUA laMnOHK MN.'VKI. I-KLV Mrwitr: ■»« ' htin |>mfit.rt\ OUkLIH SULCI! '..'>■< ■;^'^ I"i(i.24. I li This vein consists generally of a central paystreak. from "> to 20 inches wide, of ^jreenish ((Uartz andscorodite with de<'omi)ose(l and oxidized portions of rusty (|uartzose material, to^etlicr witli a vein fillinj? of (juartz and country. This occurrence has been named the Nictoria or .Moose tunnel vein. The arithmetic mvnn nj in xampUx^ taken at ai)i)roximatcly ('([uidistant intervals, is S4.;5'), hut allowinn for variahle widths itlie so-called foot- ounce method) the average is S:i.4S ixr (on. Simultaneously with the above two stimples, one in the face of each drift, taken hv Dr. Catto and assaved bv Mr. .Vthelstane Dav (assaver for ' One sample ( Nd. 27Hi inrluitctl in the iiliovc wa> taken from surfaee trcncli on tliis vein al>ov« the tunnel. tlie Hank of H N A.) nave .'<14 44 over a wiiltli of 20 inchi's ami »>4.l:{ ovir a width of 7 feet, or an I'vir'njc of *('»;{(). Thnr Iritil siiiiiiihs. ti'kfn from tlic (liiiiip near tlic cntraiu'c of the tunn<'l, Rave Ihc followinx result'*: \o. 2SS i.sssiycd *l()., 8i;i.2:i; No. 2iK). .«;4.."):i thr tint two being niiiterial from paystrcak .'ind the tliird from vein filiiny;. AsHinninn tliat the first two rcj)n'scnt an avcrani' of thr pay sln-ak, i.e., S15.()H, and tliat tiif matrria! of this pay stn-ak rcpri'scnts alxtiit on '- cjuartcr of thcwhoh' mass, i's against thrcf-iiuartcrs of the vein filling at •S4..");{, we then would havr I's an nvcragi' of rxcavalcd vein matter 87.17'. The aliove figures nmy lie t;'ken to indieate that values soniewheri' lit'twoon .*:i 4K and S7 17 are established in a tentative manner as a ])rol)- ;d)U' average. ]^^2 '■••" *•■'■-■ Z' I'm. 25. S.'ction on Ciiliin vein, Sti-wiirt iinil CiittM property lookinK wcat. Tiikcn from first tri'ncfi iii>out 500' N. m" v.. from Sti'wart'. riibin. .\«s!iy Viiluc, iirri'n <|uiirtz iind srorcMlitr. llO.fi" (h-r (on. A third vein, known j'.s the ("i'.bin vein, lias been uncovered at a dis- tance o. 4(K) to .")()() feet X K. from Stewart's cabin, on the side hill on the right limit of Stewart ))U]). The strike is ajjproximately N . 10° l.")° K. Several trenches cross-cut this vein at intervals of .")() feet. The width varies from 2 to S feet, and the cliaracter of the vein is typical of the district. The average of .") samjjles taken at intervals over a length of a hundretl feet is between S:i and S4. Still another prospect is shown by a trench about l.")() feet iji a direction S.35°W. from the entrance of Moose tunnel. .\ vein is there ex})osed 3 feet wide, striking as near as might be judged N. 10°-l.5° E. and dipping 68° westerly. Tliis is called vein in diabase. .\ sample across the ve'n gave $0.94. From th( foregoing results it is considered tliat this Stewart and ("atto property well warrants more extensive development. ' Tfiis i.s buMM! on tlic >upposition that in this 4' vein. 1' mifflit !>r taken -is :» fap- average \\ij)('rly cnrri'liitcfl. (hviiiK tn llic irrrnul.-irity nf tin- unmiul it w.is :il)s impossihlc. witliniit !i |>i:iii. tii (il)t:iin an cxiict and I'lmpn-- liciisivf kiuiwicdjji- (if the prulialilf extent of these iniliviiiual vi'ins. or their rehition to each other. The owners were similarly haiiiliea|i|ieil, and on advii'e. ininiediateiy tnade arrangements for this work to lie clone, l.ifore the season should have closed. i:»H it it s IM 1 ii X ■f. ? 5 i n i s C 9 ?i ?i ^ 3 S £ •S^ J, il ■T I S< J c'-- 3 s - 1^1 s r — -■ ? *c E .J r ">^ £ - E "^?" ■ c i — « - :. s ~ / ."^ C-- C *" » ■? F *- .^ ■^ ' ^ n'ii 3lPi's jii '■ ^ ' > 5 5'^ g . >. =^ |_= 7 i? £■ -_ — " e i 1 ■§ S-x; s Is a !8E is i 9 2 ? P "is 4 5i H X ll I a* I n !fl a J £ 9* »i ♦I ^ <* 2 ft S V s 3 5 i " . t** ~ , • 1 e 1 • 7 2 ;« ,8 II ti g 'i e a : • ! o : • i ; ■ Si . c t d ^ SI >» « ■ a ' C ■ 51 f r ! & - E C c r Z i 9 r V r r ■s 1 a - 3 ^ 5 • 3 3 < 1 "5-^ ' "r ^ ~ ^T "fl"7 ^ 'V — - *■ ■ ^ -^ ri — e ■" f? ^^ 5 -■ fi f .= 1 3 -^.£ — ^ >* r. / i^ ' 1^' 5 - _-— »s>; T ; * - "?i2 4^' 15 ? 1 4 i * ■U u ?, a* 2 s ^ e 1 e — 3 ]a '^ i^ i ■ ]« 1 ;i 1 i ' •2' 1 J^ li "8 "B 1i « 1 i'- 1i li ■!•? St" H 1-r' ' S i ?-i i-pii -- 1.2 \n Jk l^i IH < H ^ *» t ' . ii «t: 1 ' /. T * V. f I 3! J r E Ml s ^ s 'a |1 1 r hi- ' r s - ■* -» - fi . » ?; - Tl •* - - rt i!. _ t| 1^ 5 "3 1 '; y. ' i» •" - ^ = " h X - • . $ s fl - ^. 7. ^U i S 9 s I £ '\n 2 s ?; 1 c c "^ 3 M X -• ■ Z ~> c - •^r "^y. 'J II •4. n = r > B 1 ,M ^ . iff >s ■^ ■;.£ "^ « ■/. ; a *'3 — -z T _ 5 fl = ;— ' r i 3 , ■: ^t £ 1 -1 !- ! i SI 3- •:-= r -r ^ c ' a a T j 3 S i 5 , s « - if;' ^^^ » J = c c c = >r = 142 7-r 7 ^ is .■ 5 " u - -^ . j: S C * f 2.-? 1. 143 Siimiiiiirii iifAsKiii/ ShrrtK .V((.s. ,JH. .in anil .U .- H2 siinii)lc> in all wcrr taken on this ])r()i)('rty. as follows: \',\ on tl.c (irccn vein and working, of wliicli .") were sectional samples from tl.e tunnel', anil, ti.e dilTerent widths lieii\n allowcMJ for, jji'vc a mean assay value of SlitUIi ))er ton over ai\ average width of 4 feet. Two samples were indicators fr.im w;dls of tlie tuimel and assayi'd 84 (i.") ;ind trace res|)ectively. One sainpi<' was an iixlicator from the tunnel duin)) and n.ave Sll . 10. l''ive were sectional sami)les from the surface trenches oji the (Incn vein, with an average value, based on .Mr. Sime's results, of aliout '.ID cents, over a length of lod feet and width of li feet. At the time that these saini)les were taken. Dr. Catto also took one 20 inches wide from the cejitre trench on the (Ireen vein, which was assayed hy Mr. Athelstane Day (as-.uyer for tiie Hank of H.N.V.. Dawsoni. This jissayed *ll.i:{ per ton. /•'/)'( fidii/iilts inrf titl.(ii (III till' Ctihiii riiii and (lave an avera^je over lOtt feet in length hy 2:\ feet width, of s;! 20 lat the sami' time Dr. Catto took 2 sanil)les wliich when assayed nave >l(i. I,S and s;V2. IS respectively!. (hii- Slim [ill liiktn fniiii iiii ijrjinsiirr inllnl 'nlii in iliiihiisi.' assayed S{\ \)\ over a width of li feet. Thirtiiii KiiiiijiUx u'lri' lukiii iil.so friiiii tin .Uoo.vi Tniinil niii. 10 heiiiji sectional sami)les across the vein, covering; aliout 74 feet of driftinjj,. These >jave an averatje of some S;}.4S. the mean width lieins 2((2 feet. Three sam])les from vein matter on the dump s^ave assays of 810. 02. .Sl;{.2S and S4.."ili respectively. \\ the same time Dr. Catto sampled iioth ends of the drift, the ritihl drift Kivinfi 814.44 over a width of 10 inches and tlie left drift jiivin^i sj ..l;5 over a width of 7 feet. OLIVE (!R()l I'. .\djoininfj the .'stewart and ( 'atto i)ro|)erly is the < •live, on the opposite limit of Olive l)up. The only work that has lie<'n done here is on the ()iive mineral claim itself, which i- rejfistereil in Mrs. .\jines ,laiie Kenzie's name. SI.e is rejiresented on the liiound hy her lirother. .Mr. l{oi)t. Kisher. Work consists of several surface trenches, a short cross-cut tunnel ,ni rc'prr^iiit >:imp!i- nl' ;i^^(»ciali-il ^tiiiiiri'i- an. I ii irvMilaf o.cuiii'iiifx of imprr^natrtl 144 About 800 feet from tlie mouth of Olive pup, on its right limit, is 'Hob' Fisher's cabin, and 7')() feet in a direction N. ii()° K. from this, and at an elevation of ."530 feet liiRher, a tunnel was started into the hill, about N. 20° E., for a distance of 8 feet. Here a split was made to follow a dyke of altered and decomjiosed uranite, containinn (piartz strinners, the drift being X. 72° E. Portions of this drift were allowed to cave so badly tliat wlien visited it was impossil)le to penetrate beyond 30 feet. Mr. Moskeland stated that, at 00 feet along this ilrift he cross-cut a good vein of quartz striking witli the main granite contact, and tliat this vein contained a green pay streak 20 inches in width. He drifted on this vein for a immber of feet, and the existence of the i)ay streak was evidenced by green vein matter on tlie dump. A coujile of trial samjiles from this (Xos. ;ilt) and 317) gave values of .S35.71 and 8.51.0.') per ton respectively. Two sam])les taken lo feet apart in the drift on tlie above mentione I-., b. u.t. ,) ,|,li„ ^ulcli, ut ;ui appn-M- .„, „,.. ri.lu.. .1...V.. th.. ri.ht hnut. uv.nn to.k ot 1> 1 ' ^ ' ^ .,^ „„ J,,., ,„,, al 111 >^"""" • " „„i i,iit -1 hc'ivv mass. 1)1- iiiuii 111 v-"> '• ''■•■'• " •■"""'":'" ' """ V nroil... ul.,ihasal,iailyni.t.Misat>p,. varirl V. "". s;v:5(»piv touii'spivtivoly. .■,„. ^,.v,.ral IminliTil f.Ti •-'-•'''''-'-'''^''''•'■:::r::':;p; V t'^^ •^^""••■' -n... otlcr v,..,i piosp.rt.Ml ^^. s t ,pp. ^ ^ „.,-ni-h.-s aown stn.a„. fro,,, th. ahov.. .li---.l...|l op..u. u, > ^ .^ ^,.,,^.„^^„„,, -■•--^';'-l;::s:rr;:.^:'..t;::'^ ij;..a. s.„.. ^..;;\,,:aH,:;:::;.:;a.n..u.u.s;;.^^^^ 1 foot of \vl it.' (luart/.. .•arninK noii siilpMo. , ,., .■(lUU-.l |1 (. nciaii-i-cii.r pi-fsi'iitcliatla 1 II. .ii :,!';:t.: ,r;;.';:uv^ >■.»-"■•; « '""" " ,,:„ .i,r.k ;.«" i.'t..l »hl. ni-.y s,,..„..l .i|. .,..».■'.. , , lV..t iiiwiilthol'll.i^i'i:'"'''''''-'' values from trmrs U> n/"."" 1><;'' '"" ■alui.s frimi iracs U, .^m.uu ■ ^.^.^^^„^ ^,,.„,,, ,t ■n... .irp;i' !-<'^- '"^i"'^'"' •' ""'> "■' . , . uii.iio"!' H.-st v..s,ats ,vo„l.l pr..hal.ly !..■ ol.ta lu-l l>> ' >'^ ^ ,,, ■„,,„.■,• ilia^onally. A- thr pr.': jrrolll „ll,.M-...sst....p.iavil.srap.uUf;^=m.M:n„. I'iMt \\\ III I .11-1 'II-; 11,' .rill iir.rcivi'iril ,111 ihi' iL'lil lliiiii ,,f i|„. 111:. Ill I'.irU III I liililin iziil.li. :-'5BaBC£-.T«-/''* 1 i It; "■^ilS ... "J » £ i ■--s 2 '^ * > — * ft e ; -^ s 5 c- 9 e s o I ■^ •y. — . -^ b»-^« a. It 'mi i: 5 * X S e' ' -J 5'"^ US k ^ w a: — * K !5 ^ X ■5 _i ■1. ^ z 5 r ■I. S3 -7 sk 3 Q si I •3 uirS.'^w^ rr--.^,— .,1 7sT -JM IIH * 7 ■- i! ., ■^ n *« Z '/ « =^ a. s C T '" -*; >.• ; ?! 1i: •^ ;;■ lAO in.ih: i.K.\n <;i{pro,H-rtyiH,-o,>troll...ll..v Mr. Muwh. ( . SpraK,.- of DiiwMon, Son.r proMMMit work ..i. \Uv Ulur 1..imI .nm.rnl .luini wus in proKr.-s .luriMK tl,.. M.M.on of llM'i, A .lu.ft ums M.rt.Ml. n.-ar tl... .i.inmit wl.irl. ov.-rlooks tho Irft limit of St.wiirt pup. un.l w- M.nk r. f.-.-t on a v.m. wl>i.-ii Hirik.'s N. K, tl.rouul. :i .lyk.' of uH.t.mI «r!init.' un.l .i.r.M.ip..s.Ml ,,UMrt/if, Hn.l l.n. ii p.-rp.'n.li.nlur .dtilu.l.'. This v.in .•..inpns.-s 2 f.-H .'f ,1 „npoM..l Kr.Tni-h .iuart/..M. tnat.Ti.l. inin.T.ru.'.l with sulph..lrs ot untin.ony. nT>.n\<: :u..l iron, wh.-^h ^iv .1 . l.lui>h .'hM f..r ai.....t S m.-lu^^ of it-i wi.'ih. Th.' I.a;.n.-.- of t f.'.'l rxpo-.'-l in ih.' wi.lth of ih.' ^hiift is Mlfr.'.t an.l ,l,.,.onr,.os.a .Ivk.- n.:it..ri>il, .-ont.ininK Mrin^.Ts un.l tnn.chrs ..1 rusty haft. in a norihwcst.-rly .lir.MMion an op-n-Mit rxpo^.s a «r.M.nish .l...'on.p..s...l .,uartzos.- vm. m .•..ntact with ,lcfompos,..l granite .m th.^ wst, an.l tal.'os." material on the i-ast. A Hampl.- (No. :V.'f.) tak.'H over a wi.lth of 2 f.'H assaycl S2(1.72: while ... f,.,., .outhw.st.rlv fn.m this a s.-c.n.l cut. .-l.aract.Ti/.e.l by s..mewhat similar ...,n.liti..ns: «avv a sample, whieh assaye.l S2.(Mi. As these trendies ,n..n-lv .-.mstitute surface serat.'hinc the ...Turren.-.- is in.l.^termmale. but suKK'-sts the probability ..f a w.-ll .h^fined vein beinn un.-..vere.l by furth.r |)r(is()eetin)j. The i.rosixet is eneo\ira(iin(i. KAdl.K (iHori'. This uroup e..nsists of S mineral elaims situated ..n Kacle pup, a tributary on the l.'ft limit of Dublin nul.'h. ab..nt thre<-.,uarters of iv nule from the hitter's mouth. Mr. Bowies C. SiiraRue and otliers. of I)aws..n. hold this proi.erty, and the owners are represented <.ii the (in.und by Mr. 'Ii..b' Fislier. Th.e hitter accom]wnien thr M.iitliwi'xt huU- ,,f llir pup. ii verv ^trrp. at tinu'H aliMust p. rp.n.li.ular wall tAliil.its a l,.'|t of n.uiitrv . iiiiil i|u.irt;. ami .•utiiainiiiK l"ur liH^urr vriii^, tin- lir«t ..f wliirli is .xiM,...,! ahout ll,ni..|tiaiiir, ui a mil*- from the moutli ol ihr pup. />.. nrar lis h.a.l. Tl.i. v.in. .allnl \o. i i-. 12 iiirli<.s wi,|,., Mrik.- N K. witli p.Tp.n,liruliir altiind... Thr .-..untry >trik<'> \. an.l S. aii l.'.i.l .issav.'.l ..nl\ ii tract', whilf ^ampl(■ N... :{'js, irmu .an .xpusun- Im1..w, .innivc.I S'.'T :il i»v, is j)arlially .xi)..-..! in v.rli.'al tac.., lor a h.iKht i,( M) U-vt. 'riii' width .»f this v.'in will avrraji.' !> in.'h.'s. hi .>ni' plac- it liifurcat.'s. th.' hrimrhes cticlosiiiK scvrral inches ..f .•ounlry. thf t..tal wi.lth h.r.' lM'ini£ 14 inches. This c.ui.lition. as a r.sult of surfac' matt.T int.Tv.'nin«. c.ml.l be note.! for only 2 feet in l.eiKhi. Th.' vein has a v.tv w.'ll-. It strike-^ X K.. .lippin« slitihtiy K. through the country, it consists of <|u.'irtz ali.xit ..ne foot ill wi.lth strike of the veil fiuind ill th.' v.'i Sample Mii). 1. '.Vc. .{ Viiii is e •eiiiiiKs. .at .lisi.inces .if 2(1 IV.'t .ilT thi' line ..f iin(jei> of (pi;iit/ of ;t similar .-iiaracter to that •.iwar.l- the latt.r." ■r . ssay.'.l .s| 1 -Jit. ahoiit KM) f.'.t w.'st of No. ;{, stnk.'s alioiit ))arallel with it an.l has simii."r .•h,"r,'icl.ri>lics. Its wi.lth is ah.iui S inches and it is c.iiniiose.l of dark. ni>t> .|u.-nt/ and il.'comi>os. d materi.il.' .\ >ami)l.' assaye.l S|(). <»."). A couiile of other sampl.'s. from oi).iMut>. whi.ii .xhihit.'.l i>rok.'n (luartz stringers and il.comi)oM'il .■ounlry, in the vi.inily of the veins, gave values of .s2 1,S an.l -Sl.ti;? r.s(..'.tiv.'ly. 'These veins hav.' every indication of true tiv-uns. w hi.'ii may ext.-n.l f.ir .'..nsi.h'rahie .listanc.'s. Th.y ap])ear t.. I..' ai>pr.ixini:itelv jiarall.d with .'ach .ither.' The assays show v.'iy ■■ ouralil.' n^ulis. an.l soin.' -^yst.Miiatic jiros- pectiiifj shoul.l I).' undertaken. ;is. for example. In .lril'tiji,u .in th.' veili^. '^ I .VJ y y y *• rf ^ar^vm. i.\i)i:ri:.\hi:\( !■: cHori'. 'I'l.is Kniii)) cdiisisls of cifilit iiiihcral clMiiiis Iccittfcl on ttic -i..uth- wcstcin sli.,M> of the ilivi.lc, hctwccii llanji.irl mikI S.cicI (•lv^■k^. M.'ssi>. .It. 1,11 Alvcrstun ;iii(l (Ir.-uii ll;nit'tiii;inM .■(niinil I lir pinpntv . 'I'hc idiiiKT resides ;il Dulilln ciilcli. The l-oulr iMkrn. when visiliiif. this ^inuiid. \\;i> u|> dill jiulcl, |',,r a (li!rol)ert\ . \ >' '% h- J i I'-i. !*.*» A . lllitrpi'lKlcnn 'ilolip "! tiiimt;il ' iinii>. The l;isl inile tmver-ed i>. over a hell of country whieh e\hiliit- \ ery lieavy oiiteropiiinjis of white i|U:irt/. -Irikiiin \ i;. S W . ill l)laees aloii}; the iiiteriiiedi.-ti- le\el>, meat (juantities of lirokeii fpi.artz. ill the nature of hufje -lides. are tound eoveriiiii the hilisi, >. It is only in lieiieral strike that this oeiairreni'e hears any resenilihinee to the deposits deserjiied as typical of Diililiu uulch. In respect to the wide distrihution mass .,f mimTaliz.'d ((uartzitos ami schists. The vom is ..vcr- lai.l bv .-. f.rt ..f t.r..krn (luartz ami .lc<'..mi.ns...l schist. S.^vral small sh.-.'tc.l (Miartz veins. ..r fi.M.rs, liuvo hcci. ..nc.untcrcd .m th.- h.wcr cmht feet (. the slnft These are interl.e.l.le.l with a l.lack ttraphitic schist. ..r sheared .,„a ,uctam..rph<,se.l K^tphic ,,uart/,ite. Huth ...uart/. and schists are c.n- siderahlv sh.'ared and crushed and are intermingled witli each otlu- and h.,th are nmieraliz.-d, chiefly with stil.nite (antim.-ny tn-sulphide, M.,>;,) and iron ore. Three specimens typical of the .luartzites, from which thin sections were made, ar" described as foUows:' •No. lA. Qumizitc, consist inn of ;'l"'<'^< entirely interlocking and inter- firown (luartz grains. N„ In Sh.mTfl QwrtziU.-TWxs section rei.res..nts a much sheared an.l iiiljhlv metamorph..s...l sedim.'ntary rock, an.l consists d..mina,ntly of Muartz l.iotite, musc..vit.> an.l amphil-.-h'. with a • .;ht amount ..f iron ..re. The (luartz composes the bulk .,f th.- ro.'k and ..ecurs as interl...>kin« nrauis. The rock also contains a c.msiderable amount ..f bi..tite an.l also s.,me colourl..:. mica, ami misbt therefore 1... term.Ml a micaccus schistose cuartzil.' Tlu. r..ck sp.'cimen, however, iippears t.. be somewhat .lifferent fr.,m th.- thin s.Ttion, as it is m.t n..ti.-eably s.-hist..s<>, whereas th.> section has a de.'ided schist. ise structure. N„ I,- Sluvn'l Qnm-tzd, . -.\ highly metam..rphosc.l se.lim.'utary rock, .■onsistiufi mainly ..f .piartz ami bi.,tite, with also some musov.te, st.bmte and ir.m ore," l'r.-ent d.^v.'l..pm.'nt is m.t suffi.'ient t.. affor.l a.leciuat." .lata as t.. th.' exact natur.' .,r pn.babl." ext.^nt ..f this ..ccurr.-uce. Tlu- ..y-Tbunlen obscures ti.e c.untrv, exc-pt where it is exposed in the shaft. 1 hv tren.'h is m<.r..lv a shalL.w surface cut, in which a few quartz strnw-rs are s.M-n in the s..hists. Th.' latter do n.M . lu're, appear to be minerahz.>.l. 1 ..ssil.ly the ,.c.'urr,'nce may be rcKarde.l as a fracture z..ne which has b<'c..nu. imprejinate.1 bv upwar.l cir.'ulatinsi metalliferous soluti.ms I he iraetures finallv became fiU.-.l with a silici..us residue, whose particles appear to be coated with, an.l hel.l t..sether by the greenish sc.rocWe ;^ '^*;«1>- ^eferr.H to as being a hv.lrous arsenate ,.f ferric in.n, (teAs(),+2 H.O), <.i (Fe,<).,. .\s.<),-,. 4 h",(>). This material goes t.. make up the greater pr<.p..r- tion ..f the small vein r.-f.Tre.l to above. till- aliDVi' liricf note on tln-iii. „,>i™lly exuinin-l l,,v I.r. 1.. D. Cairn.'S wl.o kiiully furn islicil 1.-).- I y. y. r.~ r" 5- =' » r>' a z s'y. •ew'x^'^m^ 'i.t^^'' • i> \m I ix I I." six saiiil)l('s were l;tkcii I'nnn the .'ilxivc \V(iikiiis;s. 'Hum. may he rcnuiilcil. mcp'lN, .-ts triiil s;lnll)l(•^. Nns. 2!n :iii(l '2'X2 wire iiikcii fnnii ('xc:i\ atni urniii-l| \iiii nialtcr. uir the (liiiiip, mikI assayed .")7i-. ami (Kiiv ics| lively. \i). 2!U was a saiiijile across an S inch vein, almut H feet iVoni the l)uttoni of tlie shaft. It assa.yed .sl.(»7. No. 2!»l. (lark n.ek from the Imttoni of the sliaft. :{ fe-i w' le. liavc s().:r.. No. "iil.'f. from (|Uarl/ ami ..chi^I. ;{ feel wiile, in the trench, jiave •SO.,')*), and No. •2!Mi. an !S" section of j-n^y r|narl/ floor, ncir the Sotioni of the sJiaft. nave only trace when assa\C(l. The values obtained from this ])rospeet are not marly s,, jri„„| ^i^ m,„| of those from the Dnlilin ( oilch properties, and ;is will he sei'U. devi^ioiiment lias not so far shown uj) aiiMhinsi of ecoi lic imixirtance. Two otlier samples. Nos. -Jll? and 'illS, ^l|o^^n on ;iss;iy sheet No. :i(i. ••j.prcst'nt trial sami)les from the belt of white (|uart;. which was encountered en route. ;if distances of about ;{.()()() ,ind ."i. 011(1 feet respectively. N.i;. from the above-mentioned shaft. DiiiMN (.ri,(ir; -iM\i\in '\n rosci.i skins. Ill n))arin}; the v;due>. v,-riou-ly shown throuiihoiit the Diiliii'i (iulch i)roperties. with tl.(vse of thi' bone Si;ir mine, tor example, it must be stated, that condition^, in the two localities, are very different. Whereas s:5 i(,s4 ore minht be e i)onan/a in (•.••se of the Lone Star, it is tl.outrl.t th;it nothing less i|.;oi .s;.S per ton. over a stopinji width ot. say. :> teet. could be of mn.cl. ecoiKiinic importance, either uiitler pre-ent conditions, or under rny which are hkelv to be re.di/ed in the immediate future. ;it Dublin Jiulc'.. >e\i'ral t.'ictors ma> be mentioMed which an. in p.-^it. responsi!i|e tor the more onerous conditions .-it Dublin i;ulch: ' 1 ) The difference in the nature of the deposits. (2) The greater distance from source of sui)plie-. and difliculiy of access, throii!.'!, lack of ro.-'ds. Ci.i I'robabilitN- of }ii-(\,ter expense in re'-,i\'eriim the \alnes. Ot these the lir^t-ment iotied i-. \iltimately. the imp.. fn- K.-M «''"'';'ll> ...•.■...> w! Mill an.l l.boratury t.-M> - ''^ ^^.^^"^ ^, ,,,, ,>,„. ,.,1.1 is very fin<- .ml SO.U.. ..f tlu- v.lu->. ^ " . " ,^^^^,,,i.,„ ,..,ul.l l.r.-hul.ly iuv.lv.' ,,r..p..se.l pl.nt sb..ul.l n ,j,„,,„. m. K.'^ A^ain, t., .,u..t.. M . • ^ " ,^„ ,^,,„„,t at vah.atum woul.l h. „f any w..rtl>. tl... •■uRin.' t, at '' ^ ■ ' • ^.^,,,,tu^aiv hocminR a muu'. ,.easur.- ..f !-'-'>' '^>/"Vu;XuS...n. au.l sh.ml.l pn.s.nt all th.. S;:;::" ::;;;- :;:->^"-- --- '"" •--"' "^" "" "'■^'"^' ,;ily ,l,.m.sm« '^-^ ^ .;^;^^" , ..^ a str.-n, possibility that ,iven, are generally U-Vnv ""l"^'''""', f ;, ;; a,.,aile,l work than was on Lthe. a-^^<>''"th^-3'=":; \:;:;a;lHshin.. ........1 n>as.,na..l.. this occasion possible, migiu r ;i::,rr;x::;^"n;«.w„« ..„.,.. ^T;iInv.lli,r..K,l.V...l'l.il.»l.;lplji'^, iHar,l.nan ni, Kx,i;...mt1i..n i.n.l \. 1!)0:!. I'urt n. PP- "'l-t '■^■ ii;ati>>n ,.t Mini- Triiii-. <'!!"■ .i:„ v,.i. xvii. r;'^''i'H^-^:&:i:ri>Wi^^5t. 1'? I'LATE WtX. I'oi-tion nf I)i,|,li„ iri.l.li -I,, mini; S,iii|,.V nlncor Kii.uiul. 1 hi- iMcruni.iin in iln' hackiirouncl :i(lj(,inr. ihr n'lrhi iimii i,f ilic jtulch :5!)4,S.-.— !.- \.'-' I'IMI \\.\. ^■"::"/.::w:r;;:/K,.;:;;:-,:;; -^!;r;,;,. -;--:;l;;",;;-':';::- I i!U^o loi "^W'-i%'-^^'^y-^: ■fceF'- m^eTJ^^c:^rmmisai&^m IA<> CIIAPTKR IV. WHITKIJOHsi; MINiXd DISTUKT. (;envrul Stutetnent. With t),r ,.x,...,,tiun ul- unr ,,u.trt/-K..l.l |,ro^,M.,.( t„ wit : 1 1„. ( ;„l...,iuli, an.l Mor.n.M. ,I.m..is, lucut-.l n,.ar tin- rJKi.t limit „f Kiffvmil.. rivr md ■m... ,.r t.n n..l..s ...ust of \Vl.it,.l„.rH,.. all ..tl„.r rniiu.i„ ,,ru,,..rfi.^ vinit',.,! i„ this . As only a f,.w hours «.t.' npont on any onr of thrs.., a v.ry l.ri.-f n.tVr..n.r will 1.,- Mrulr lo thr koilt.-iI i-oM(|lllons ul the cami.. •Mr K. (i. McCoiin.l!, o| ih<. ( ;,.ol„Kir;,l Surv.y Mran.h, n.a.i.a .ar.^fiil Htudv of this distrirt in I'M)!., an.l has writtm a v.rv .•on.,.n.h..nsiv.. n-nort •m-l.T th.. raption -rh- \,.Mt..l ,rs,. Copp.T H,.|t, Yukon T.rritorv' 1 his .■ontam.s a hrirf outiin,. of th- history, K-olo^y, an.l K^i.Tal IVatun.s ot tho .listrirt. to^otlMT with a .h'smption of all th.. n,i„in(; pr ,-ti..s „f any importaiic.' ai that .late. Conditions hav.. n<.t chanK.Ml Kivaliy ,iM... I!.(l!l, ,.x,.,.p, that ..n- proiKTty, fh.. l>u,.|.l... has .•.,ni.. into Kr.'at.T pnMnin..nc... whil,. n.ai.v olh.Ts that w..n« tli.^n Immiir ,h.v..!op..<| hav.^ siu.v l„.,.n almn.lon.'d. History. A.Tordii.K to .\I,.( •„„n.ll, this ,.ainp was ,lis,.ov..n.l l,v miners .„, th.ar way t., Dawson u, tl,.' sunun.T of IS-C. Th.' hist ..laiin t.. 1... locat..! was th.. ( opp,.r K.nu, „u July .i. Is'is, f,,llow..,| .h..rtlv aft.Twanls l,v the Ana.-.m.la. an.l th.. Hin an.l l.ittl.. Chi.f: whil.. in |.S!M. th.. I'u,.|,h,' B..st < lian,... A,vti,.Chi..f, (!raft,.r. Nal..-,... War Kaul... an.l ..th.^rs, wr.. ,lis,.ov- i'r(..l an.l staked. I)evel.,,mu.nt w.,rk w,..> th.n Mart.-l ..n a nuinh.r ,,f ij,.. -.dnn pr,,s- I>e<-ts. an.l .■ontinu...l. soin.wh.-.t inl..nnitt..ntlv. mitil I'.MIC, wh<.n th.. i)riee.jf '•"1-lxT iM.Kan t.. rise, an.l ,•, nun.l...r ui tl„. n..,st pn.misiuii , l,.,i,ns w, v.- tak.'U ov.'r hy ...mipaiiK.s .,r in.livi.lual .ii)..rators. l"l. t.. IIMMt, how,.v..r, th.. total amount ,,f .l..v..lopm,.nt work ..arri.-.I on throuKh.mt th.. .listriet .li.l n..t ..x......,l ;!,:,0(» f....t. and th.. total shipments iKU. 4, 00() „„s. At that tim,. th(. .,r.. was haul...l, l.y w,.iK.m n.a.l. t., \Vhit.>- Imrse. forshipm..nt .m th.. Whit.. F,.,ss r,.dlw,.iv, th.. ,.ost ..f ,l..|iverv to the rai way hems nl.out one-thir.l th,. total transp.,rtali.,n eharKefrom the mine to the smelt<.r. This e.m.liti.m has 1 „ mueh imi)rov...l hv th.. ...mstnic- tion ot as,,ur from the main line of the railway, through se%Tral .,f th.. pr.- IHTties, mt., the Puel.lo. Th.- total eost of tnuisnortation and smeltin.- >omi.ii...d, IS now apimmmately .s.j.U as agiiiust SIO to S12 p,.r ton ^^BSNm^mif^i^- inmrmr Ilil) l)„nni. tl.v ,,-.„ ol \.U. ,.,..,„ ..v|MTl,,lth:>l:M,,M|,iU.n„:.l „|,i,„„.,l '.-. tMHMun, ..f ur... ....I .1... n.:iM:.«r n.u . S|" M, ,1 > > .'>(MNMi.ii- \\"lllil '" '''M'l"" "" ' ,. , „li,.|, — '';/'t::^.'t:^•'::;;;-^^ - ' ^^""- f:"i.\ «:'-• "> ••"- horM' ' "I'l"'' '^" '' \ Ki'w Mini"* Properties. rill: I'l l l_„n,l.:i>. T' 1- 1>1"I'''> " ,.,,..,1 :.|„„il C' ; mile- J',, tin' ciiiU- ,1 |l r ,U\:<- M...,-.ri,-.l^v..,>..,~.>n..-l-.'-'f' '; ^''■'y': ,.. V. M > i> -:r,::,:::.:r;:;:.-'::>'"-'-:'»-''- '■ '- n ...-.In i ui-t I'ni" vM'ikit'V t* '' •* •'''■ •Ls w r "^ 111. 'Hi I •"■ 11'"' 11.. •^ ,;,(, 1,.|,, n.tur.i MiiiuhM ;,l ;;(KI h.|>. will Im' h ;iv:iiliil>l<' ..J.' .V,,,,,,Jw..l..n.ins,allnlio...-,..l....-..MU:,, . ..jvpncity. i.s well as tl,.' rlhccM-y ..I 1 1..' pl.'"'- '" I'" I'' •111(1 lil'."'"' '"^ '■ , .; .11, ...' f --''■ -'r 'r • :;;:';;";^:r:r:.;:;;.i:r:^ p: if** i ^ Ji ? • « r i » i ■• a Z'f"^ y ,' .■"!^ -ii^- ® i; s .V V .c •'; (3^ ! \ I'LATK XXM. I*o\\i-r-l»i)UM'. ^tn -tiafl-lKiUM . f.ilL'r. c t. ilii I'm l>lii cupprr iiiiiH WliitrlMtrM-, V 'I'. 1-1,MK \\\ll ( . A- MrAU\ . : --1 . 111,111:;' I . IGl Acconlijig to Beck' magjictic iron ore is the most important ore of con- tact metamorphic deposits, while copper snl|)lii(le ores are next in import- ance. Hy 'contact-inetamorpliic ore (h'i)osit' is meant, an (tre deposited within stratified roelvs, under tlie influence of contact-metu' •,(i»-|)hism, in the vicinity of tiie ixiundary or contact hetween tliese s'.ra'.fied roclis and igneous masses. At the Puehlo tlie ore lias been dejxisited in limestoiif near the contact betw(>en the limestone and fsranite. and owing to metasomatic rephice- ment of a portion of the limestcme hy ore. the outliiie of the ore hody is not clearly defined, and the surface area is therefore very irregular and difficult of exact determination. It appears to he ahout 300 feet long hy 170 to 2(M) feet wide. McC'oimell mentions tlie surface section as measuring ahout 33.000 square feet, and that th.e ore hody was, in 1000, proven at one i)oint to 100 feet in depth .and that, at a depth of 70 f-et, drifts of 120 feet north- woterly, and 3") feet southwesterly, IkmI been made, all in ore. Recently nio.st of the surface area has been excavated, or mined by open-face method, to a de])th of jxissibly 20 to 30 feet, and has furnishe;! ore, which, according to the mnnagement averaged ;iliout 3} j i)er cent in co)ii)er. So far as icvel.i])meiit lias showji, the values ri'covered ha\i' all I .'ii from the carbonate ores, malachite, and azurite. or from oxides, as cuiirite. which throughout the oxidized zone have rejilaced the original or ])riiiiarv sul- phi„ tlx pn-.-ipMl on. out..n.,.s. Tl.is ,.u,.tiuu.-l up 1- U'Ol. hm.I, aft.T mm i^ntrrva! "' ^J V;''-^ .l..v..lopn...ut work ^vas n.su,n..a. in U.07, l-y Mr. A. M. I'mI-h.t. "t NM.'t.- , rs,. ^^l,.. ina.lr important ,lis<..,v.Ti..s. wlirh •■..nsisf.! of rwt, or.' shouts in tlr torn, of l.^nses. Tt.r.T Icnsrs w.mv fouu,! on tl... surlar.-, an,l on.. .,t ,1,-ptli of S4 feet. The latter i.n,v..,l to he al.ont oO X 1. led m ;'i-a ;„„1 was ..ncount.T.M witt,in tie /one of eonlaet l-etwe..;, l.nwston,. and iirano-iliorite. . , . .i Drrrloi.nu.t \\od: TLi, .-..nsi-ts. n, a.Mit.on to tLe .nrt.e,. u ... k ,.,.,..,.,,,,,, ,„. „f ,„ i,„,li,„.a sl.aft, sai.l t.. !,.• MM) f...'! .l.rp, t.-^et ,.t w. ': arifts ..satinfj U-Uu-rn jnn an.l :-;()l) f.'.'t at tl... S4 toot l.-vl. Only .,ne .„vTt.o.,t las so far K..". .l..^ ..l.,pe.l at this U'V.! T\.v ...•eu,T....v^ 1 ,.,,. -.s in tl e ru..l.lo. are viv iroyilar i i .mtliM.^. Imt it ,s (pute p.N.l.al.l.' that ..th.^r sh.M.ts ..r l.-ns..s ^^\\\ U- ,MU...UMt..|-ej ..ptu.... 1 Uese eons.st mainly .'.f exi.L.rinK'the S4 f.-.t level, in tl... h..)... ..f lo..ati..fi ml.litu.nal shoots .)f .)re. , , i -. EuHiim.nt. -Tins e.msists, in i)art, ..f a .,() 1..,,. portable l.o.hr, on.' 2 <•^!iml..r h.-ist, an InjiersoU-Haml eompressor with steam eylm.ler 12 X 1- aml air eylimler 12J X 12, and one ("unu-ron sinkmn pump. Ih'Te is also good aee..mm.Hlati.m, as to l.uiUlinKs, which inelu.les shaft an.l holler house, mess house and s.-veral .-ahins, f..r us., of miii.>r.-. A water tank. 1(, feet I siilc ill' llif truck. Tlic clcxiitiiiii varies miiiii'\v1i;i1 hctwccii TOO and SOO I'cct ahovc W liiti'lii)i-sc. Like tlif \':'li'ri<', tli('»c arc now lii'lil 1)\- the Atlas Ndiiinm ( 'i)iii|ian\ ilinlcr a workiiiK o)(tinii. At the (Iral'ter. tlic ore liody, where e\pl(ireil, siirrn\iii(ls a core nt' wliite cr\>tallhic liiiiestuiu'; ahoiil '2S feet in width 'I'iic (ire has liccn t'cillowcd at tlic .V) toot h'Vel partially around this cDre, tor a Icnuth of l.')0 feel. I's width Varies from a few feet to 17 feet. < 'onsider- al)lc sto))inu has liccn done from this level, ti.e st()))cs reachinj; near to the surface in places. Dcjith has iieen ))roven to ai)ouI 100 feet, liy means of a shaft. The intention is to follow this imniecliatclv to the l.">0 foot level. The ore differs somewhat from the I'liclilo and N'aicric. and contain^ liornitc, as well as ehalcopyrite. ( 'o))per carlionalcs, malacliitc and .izuritc. .ilid the oxide cuprite, arc found. .McConncll reports native copjier in small (piaiitities. also magnetite and i)yrite. and shipments of 2.000 tons carryinf; from ti to S ))er cent cop)icr with aiiout s:'> per ton in ijold and silviT. .\ random sample i No. 4(t!ti from ore contained in |l.e liin was taken i>y the writer and niiw the followini; results: <'o]i|)er s:;^ per cent, jiold •IKJoz.. efpiivalent to S2!).!W |)i'r ton. lirst Chinici. 'I'liis jiropertx contains the larjicst sinfacc showing of co])per ore associj'ted witli magnetite so far discovered in t'le district'. The ore has 1)00)1 developed alotin a tjranitc-lime contact, and theoutcro)) projects ahove \\\i\ surface, ttiviufj; it a mound-like a])pearance, the height of the mound hoing alxiut 20 feet. This outcrop is a coi)|)er stained mass of inaKiif'tite. Tho c()])])er occurs (jenerally as hornite atLil chalcopyrit<". with some carbonates and oxides, small values in )nM and sih'er are .said to occur. The width of this mound-like mass reaches a maximum of oO or tiO feet, and it is probably several hundred feet in length. A\ h.on visited in October, a sliot drill was at work over this outcro)) and a number of holes ha.d been drilled, with but iiidilTerent results, it is believed. The writer did Jiot have an oiiiiorttnnty of checkiu}; u]) the cores. Siuiimari/ and Conchtnioiif: -The .\tlas Mining? ('ompan\ has only recently taken over the above proiiertics, and is scarcely more than started with its various prospect inj;; schemes. The nature of the work already inaURuratcd besjjeaks for this field a thorouKh test durinn the cominn season. \\ hen the Ciovcrnnient diamond ■ .))■ licit, p. 41. 1(>4 drill mi. l..-inK phinnl, it wus f.miul to 1... Inclci.iK in nnportunt .•.,».|.in.-n . It is b.>li.n-...l, howcvr, that tho n..p:irtm.-nt int.-.ul.-l r.'plHe.nR th.- short- ftKC «o that the drill ininiit ho able to r.',ul.-r offi.-icnt servwe ux tlan vory imiKirtiint work. It would 1.0 of Rrout Hdviiutiigo to l.otl. tlu- ownors ..f the proj.erlus, and to tho Covoriwiiont, to have tlu' work of this .Irill ii.spoot..! and tho results chookod by a roprcsontativc of tho Minos DopHrlmont. A.\.\(()S'I>.\. Ono othor o<.p]..T property ^isito.l was ti.at .-nd.ra.-inK tho Anaoouda and Rabbit Foot claims, both Crowuurautod, and ownod by Messrs \\ hitnoy und Pedh.r. Wni. I'uekett, E. A. Dixon and Donal.l Ross, all ot Wh.tehors,. This ,)roperty is loeatod n<>ar Melntxro Crook orossiuK, on tho road to Dawson, Vi miles from Whitehorse. In eompany with Mr. Fuokott this was visited duri>iK part of an alter- On tho Anaeonda elaim a number of surface trenches expose an ore bo.lv striking north and south, ..f tromolit... associated with bornite. ehal- copvrito. malachite and a>.urite. which reaches a width of ton to twelve foot in places, antl strikes through a bolt of limestone, which is, in p aces greatly alter.'d. The (jranito contact is apparently betwoeu ..0 au.l lOU foot castorlv from the tvbove ore body. V shaft was started, and sunk to a depth of 'i.') or :{0 feet. This exhibited string.-r-liko bands of copper carbonates, and of chalcoi)ynt.> ■Old bornite, .alternatinK with leaner mineralize.l rock. Tho whole bomsj 'm ulter.Ml and silicified minoralizo.l limestone, probably tr.-molite ore and Irarnet, roforre.l to by McComiell • and illustrate.l i-< tho following section from one of tho trenches. 1 Wliitclior^' CiipiMT Kelt. p. 'A. m^jmmK a If Fig. 26. 5^ I -J is a 5 a 3 a. sS!?s-«'»s*! 5 .- Sfction showinu alt.'rnatini.' Lands ut uro, liiiiist.inc ami t'arnct ^MrConni!!! Sale 40 R'"'. t" 1 ""li- I'l \n N.WIII. « -rrr 1 1 ;'. ' k ^. jjy 1 •■ ^^ ■ •«,,^ «• * '"Hot drill ;iT work on thr lii-i ( h.-m.-.- ...ppi r prusiKTl. WiiilclMtr-r ili'iriii, \ V . 39485— l(i if ! I ! i I 11 -^ ^- ■ -g. — ^H!^t Iti.-. Frmn tin- iilmvc srclion it will l.r hitii that sniuljcr tri'iimlitc ori' lindics p.ir.'illcl till' main ImmIv. 'I'lic latl.r i* >ii|>i)«wi| tn iic a lin^ whicli .•arrirs a width of \2 tVci for alxnit 1(10 jVct aloiiK the -trikf. tlicii narrows iliiwn. Ill any rvciit l(n>>r«. a|i|)iar (|uiti' pci^i^tfiit aluii), ,li" >aini' jjcncra! strike, and rwss ti-fiicliiiiK lia> I n Amu- at intrrvals of sivcral Inmdrrd IVct, pretty well acr.is* the claiin. and "iiln the llii| j'oct, wIhtc a ■-nmr- wliat similar conditiipn t-. tn that imii'd dii Mic Anai'ond.i. Thrrc samples weri' taken Irciin tlie Anaconda, and "iie IVnm lh(» {{aliliit Foot eluim. Tin fiml. .\'i). jo;. i> a seetion across III feel of on. from a trench ahoiit 70 feet northerly from the Anaconda shaft. 'I'lii^ ^ave an assay of .')■ I ))er cent copper with truces of koM and silver.' '/'//( .srniiiil siiniph. \„. 411.;, was taken at random from Ihe excavated ore on the shiift duiii),. It Kave on assay of 7 i:{ per i-eiii copper with I laces of ){old and silver. Thi thini .siimiilf. Xo. .',()(i, was taken over a width of 12 feet from a. trench near the side of 11 road Ihroiiuh the property, and dist.ini aliout, 7(M) feet southerly from the shaft. This assayeil ;iS7 per cent copper. Oiif xainiilr, .\o. 4117, was a trial .sample from -haft iliiinp of the KaMiit Foot. This assayed tl- 42 per cent copper. .Ul nave traces in ({old and silver. NothiiiK is known of tlie char.icler of the dejiosit at depth as all the workings are shallow. It would, however, seem that a i .msider.dile tonn.'itje of s^ood ore iiiinht, here he readily reci)vered. Operations at the I'uchio have shown tliat a handsome profit is possil.li- from :{'._, percent copi)er ore of the Kcner.a! <'harai'ter of those fouivil in this district. I'nsjn'cls for this camp, therefore, look liri«;lit in the event tliat prices of the metal are maintained at, or near, tin- present level. COI.COSDA. FfJ>Hi:.\( /:. AM) (OMIM) MISI.H.M. (I. AIMS. This |)idperty is hx'ated ahout :{ miles northeasterly from the ri^ht limit of the I.ewes or Fiftymile river, at a poini 12 miles I.elow .Marsh lake, and is distant, as the crow Hies, probably !t or l(» miles from White- ht uf l)u«.lui. uIht. 'I aRi^t. uimI Mhi^I.. Tl,.> pr..„..r,v i. own.a l-y Mr. Arti.ur rU,nnv->u of P.-mu -.., who. work upuii it ill I'.Ht: and 11M)S. vals f.VM.v.ral ,li..u>M..,l IVrt in a w..-,-n..r,hw.-t..rlv in.! .,iM-,..„th- r;: ; :ti:;::':::^.: ;;. :Mi;...n..^.n. s, ... ........ ..... n^i. h..rn .-.i.l ui -l^. v..,-. t... ..u.rt. .mtcr.,, i- U ..'H n. 'iv a.;.^s iil-n. ui.,„., .»r s,..,thw. rh. liu. .. .li.V.-ut ,....1..^ .l..n« the v.-i.i it .1!.- ...'.•n |.Min.l t.. straitilitii. to n.-ar llir vrtuul ' 1 art. is oi a tnilky t.. ,....,1. ....lour «it.i i.r..wi..l^ .-r nM> ^U^^ Knrinklinii of pvritc was not.'., in plac-'. ' /..,.1,» ;.. -n.- -.--s of . shall -1.1 M-ra. ^rn.W - •;; vJui .nLral..lain. .oni.. o.-n-uts on tl-. H.-n-iK-... ami a s..a„ -uul """''''■■•'' "''''"''■'''^*''''''''iM''rv!.i.. a, ,.wf.....M .t...Mi,fa. 1.1. Tlifslialt- wcri- nia.-.....r..^ t!.. n.oui., , : :rVr..... 1.-1.- ns suninn.. This ... ha.l ..nly 1»- ariv.u . , -.■.•. ; " i„. ,,. .„.,. .„ ,. .f..r...i..m, sanipU's this is known a. '.■ h slp...s U. aiM U. w..r.. tak..n h..,,^ whU. N... 4. ,^^^^^^^^^^^ Hiun .k liuiu a >:aall tn.n..h 200 tV-'t uortli..rly Ironi th.. l.H u . ""The most .-xti^isiv.. .l..vc.l..,.n..ut is that .m the t.ol-o,.. sh.ift w.is ih..r.. Mink (1.-. f.rt in .|Uar./, an.l th..n ons..t into li it vL lurtlu.r th.. ..l.j....t. ..f niakii-ff th,- oirs..t l.-u.^^ ... .v rapi.l ;^1 :"!^:!•; ':l,!nt.t h.v.-l. ul t.... purp..,. „■ ..ross...uttin«anu.ln,tm^ k::^. ;. .., ...m ....um ...• foii..w...i i.> ^..^^^n •--;,;^ --■,;;; ,;; to () tV,.' aa.l has prai-tu-allv .i vriical .tttitmU. A |.U' tv: Th.. --hist I I, xwrv. -7 I .1 "IP V * * . ♦ " ' ■ ■ liuJii' \cin oiit'-rnppiinr n(;ii Si.-vrn- --lialt. I ..nr.-Ml nnnrral rh-iiii, \\ hitt-hortc inituni: ili^iri' (. N iikon I i.f V n n a I ; 167 c(>i)i)('r ])yrit('s WHS iiotifi'd in the (|U:trt/. A coujjIc of (ipcn-cnts, at intcrviils for n distiUR't^ of some lUK) feet Ix-yond the shaft, were also visit 0(1. Ten trial saiiij)l('s were taken from tin- vein and various portions of till' workings. Only one showed a colour of gold in the pan and none of them n;ive values over 20 eer s ])er ton in K'>l'l- See assay sheet Xo. :1H, for full details of samples. 1()8 I i i t i I H 1 «ar a « rt a. 1 1 < ai g t ^ £~ a< o _. »'5 9 • o ^ ! ^ ^ ' = a: r u fc •^ 3 i cs ^.z " T. 'Jm 3 •>■ . e : ;d 33 u ! '5 y* "3 u i ' S. M< — ^ r. ; l--i- 2 h \ gas- ^ ^ si — "-i ! ■fa A c c ■^'3 ti 1 X, '. ' c < 1 £ ■■ X B \. ' •w* 'X < 2 i 3 M* uz ^ X .. *" r. ■— r' '<" t. -r" -r. ^ 71 ■^ 1 •— X -- s c ? X 5 ■= B. . "1 Ji. a** c o C8 o s a 8 F £ ;>< ? 9 ^ § -S < < 1 f, ?■ 1- ■5 ' K « I £.= o CJ M " ! < ?6 e ^ 9" a c III •5 ■ •C S el s a. C 5. a si -. £ e "^ r i I St •A X 1 1 u n 1 flS £^- j < ^a !<;•) u 170 ?^j ,. i;^ ? * >.-= — 7. i; ■a.- '; # c = 7— S c X 3 3 ;i 5 -2 =; U • ; > 7 n: e t i ■r. 21 S-2 I "I 1^ 3 ■-' if _■/. if lis .S >i riyprf s I ai 5 as 2 a I t 3 n p. 171 CHAPTER V COXHAD MINIXd niSTHK'T. Properties visited in tliis iiiiniii)! district are, for purposes of tiiis re|)ort. grouped under the two suhdistriets : Whiainn :inil Wiiitli/ Ann. Wheaton Section. I.\TK(>t)l(Tlo\. As an inlr above-mentioned matters will, however, all right themselves, but some time is required, as the district is still new and com-u :^tivcly unknown ; and it is hoped that the properties containing ;kr, ore will be i)roducing in the near future. During the summer of 1 :•• tlit lail- way Commission it rnrrrnss. Y T.. showed on Voh. S, 1910. that 543 c.l.um ' hU fn^n roronlVa!?"^^ in Whrat.,,. .liMriH. Of this nun.b-r only « worn rocor.h.i previous to 190«, ami I'i7 ot the 543 were still in good stundinK. 17:i C'arilxm lo Sksinwny shall not exceed S'2 uiul $1.7.'), respectively, jier ton. 'I'lie Yukon (loverniiieiit lius jilso ponstrueted \va>?oii roads to dilTerenl parts of tlie Wlieatoii district, so that now all the claims ure on. or n'ay lie easily come: ted with one of these roads, and are distant not more than 12 to :{.") m, (> l>y road from Holiinson on the Whiteliorse |';^^s and Yukon railway. Finally, the men mininir in the district are l>eeomiiitr more exijcrienced, and more (piait/ miners are coming into the country-, ^o that a lack of practical workers will also >oon become a thing of the i);i-t. (!(ii,i>-Sii,VKi{ N'kins. StiintiKiri/. ■Tnder this headinj? 't is intended to nive a lirief summ.uy of the more imixirtant facts, frei- from infereni'c, concerning these >ri, Id-silver veins. "These veins are of wide-sjiread distrihiition in southern Yukon, and constitute the major portion of the ore deposits, not only of Wheaton district, hut also of Windy Arm district to the southeast. They occur in Wheaton district throughout a northwesterly trending licit Iti miles lonu and S to miles wide. Tlie majority of the deixisits occur in a strip. 2 mih's wide, which extends up the centre of this licit and inchnles Mt. Stevens, Wheaton mountain, Tally-Ho mountain, ( lold hill, and Mineral hill. Other veins have heeii found on Mt. .\nderson and Hed ridf;e to the west and east, resi)ectively. of this 2 mile helt. "The majority of tlie veins strike, in a jj<'i>t. They vary in thickness from a few indies to 7 or N feet, hut the average vein in the granite is from 8 to 4 feet thick. When veins occur, however, in the scliists the minerals have tieen de))osited either in lens-sha))ed masses between the foliation-i)lanes of the enclosing rock, or in irregular fissures wJiicli may occur connecting these lenses or may he independent of them. Thus tlie rlejiosits in these scJastosi' rocks are extremely irregular in form, but iiave a general trend i)arallel to the strike 174 of th<. .nin.-rul holt in whi.-h U-.y ...•••nr. "l Iw hulk ..f tho.... ..n..^. in !.■».. wl,i.-h u„p..ur to 1.UV.. .n .v.-r.«.- wi.lth ..f ti t.. S f.-t ^^'Y^'mZlZ ,,,.„ l.,nK. ( )n.- ..x...,.ti..nul l.-nK on tlu- Ann.- . >un. .h .hout MM n, an.l :U. f.M.t wi.l.«. Wins in this tor.n.tion huv- h.-n tra.-.-l ovr 1,(MM. tu t. ronsistinu of !i succession of lenses iu..l eo.uiectnm fissures. ••The vein-tillin«s c.nsist. in neurly M cuses, n.ainly of .luurt/ vvlm- .. with M.hor.linate a.nounts of c.icite. constitute the «.n«ue •"•-"•>•=;- ' „„art/. n..,v pres..nt . .nussive .,,,,earunce nn.l he so In.ely eryst.ilnu. th. 1 itnu.i rvstuls cun h.. s..en .ith the nnke.l eye: or .t may con.s i.. V of tar«e. weli-fornM..l prisn.s which are either n>,eria..e.l or ,,o nte, ifa parallel manner towanl the centre of the vein, thus lorn.m« .l.stmc ;;.,n,!-structun.s. All .ra.lations l.twen these types ot s,rn..,ure n.a> he ^""""Calena is the n.-.s! chara.^.eristic n.etalliferous n.ineral. an.l i. the ,.nly ..... ......urriuK in any ..onshlerahle amount. It n.ay he -ry h.e y crysia - line, when it is known as -steel-Kah.na. ' ..r may occur as ••>'^- " ^ ^ •u, inch to th.- e.l^... Pvrit.^ an.l .•hal.-..pynte oc-asumally exist m s .tt r. .1 ^ . e Nati '• «..1.1 an.l sylvanit... as w.-ll as hessite. p.. ....•, --' '^^^ r Is., occui. L have he.-n i.lentiiie.l in ..nly two l.^ahti... ( ...hi n 1 ,„.l Mt. Stevens. The k.,1<1 is generally very tin., an.l ...-.urs appa...ntl> Loth as a primarv min.-ral an.l as an ..xi.lati.m pr...luct ..t th.- telhin.l.-s. "The native Kol.l an.l t..lluri.l..s hav.. so far .mly heen f...m.l in small p..,.kets .m the iUM He.^f .•laim ..n (h.Ul hiU. ami in -- ';;^;^;;;;;; ^; vhich ....mpris,..l ..hieHy a lar,.- mass of s..v..ral t.,ns. ..un.l n... the sun n .,,• Mt St.-v ..ns. S..me ..f tl..' sampl.^s ..f pockets .,t th,.se ..n-s hav.; assav .-l -everal th..usan.l .L.lh.r. ,.er t.m in K..hl an.l silv..r. Th.- s..ur.M. ot th.. n.'h „uart. on Mt. St..v..ns has „.,t as y..t l,...-n .lis....v..n.,l; hut it s....ms prohal.l. m^.l..rin, th.- lar,.. si... ..f tl... main mass fouml an.l its angular chara.-te.. t t .e vein fr..m which it is .l..riv...l is pr.-sent ..n th.. h.ll on which i w>. ,„,.„.l 1, is n..t kn..wn. within cl.;s.. limits, what av.rus.. amoun s .,f J. an. silv..r th.. .UtTen.nt v.-ins in th.. .listri.-t carry; hut s.-l.-.t... .-n- fn.m tl... m..r.. pr..misin, ..laims ..n Mt. St..vens, Wlu-at..,. n.ount.m, Min.-ral hill, ami ..Is.-wh.-re. .-ontains fn.m S-21) t.. !*S0 per t..n. ■ -Ph.. z..n.. ..f v..iu ..xi.lati.m is v.-ry shaUow. an.l .h-.'s not ap,..;a, to h-tv.. ha.l anv appn-ciahl,- .-.-..mnni.. .-fiV.-ts upon th.-se .h-posits. I noM- I ;;::i ;mn..rais JL ...-.-ur at tl... surfa.-.. an.l have always h...-n ....o.....,-.l ahov.. th.- :iO foot, lev.-l; als.. .... /.....- ..f surfa.-e enr,ch..,..<.t .lu.. to xv. .ith. r ini: has l....-n .l.-tt^.tetl. ;., ,i,., •■Mu.intt in \Vh..at..n .listrh-t. :.s ,n,.uti..n...l ah..v... is ev.-ry wh..,-.. m h nrosp;..t staKC as vet ; an.l. althouf^h th.. ^rol.l-silv..r veins have h.-en .-xploit.-l Z^ than n,.. ..the. class..s..f .lep...itsin th.- '^'^]^^\''^^-^y^:;'XZ. has 100 f....t ..r m..re of work h....n perf..n,u..l. On the (.o..l H.. t .l.nu ,„, (;.,l.l i,ill th.-re are a numh.-r ..f .hlft>. cros.-cuts, ra^e^ ^;=: ^ ;^- ^^ as«r.-Batin»r s,-veral humlr.'.l feet. On f..ur ..ther .-lamis. .o to .i,,0 t.. t ot 17.-> work hiH l»'fu txirutfd, chicHy in the form of ilrifls. I'lircc i.f tlic'ic drifts liiivc licrii drivi-n ' of the pro|)erties ))ossess ore in siifJieieiit (|iiiinti- ties anil eoiitainiiiK the re<|uisile vahies to allow of the^r l.einK I)riitital.lv mined to any ronsideraMe extent under present eonditions. Ihltiihil Dincriptiims. "Thr \'(in-JisKiiir.s. The >j<>ld-silvei (piartz veins are of two tyi>es, eaeh restrieted in its oeeurrenee to one type of rock. These are (\) sim|)le Kol(l-(|U!irtz veins in the Jurassic fjranitic intru^ives. i2) lenticular veins in the Mt. Stevens schists. These two types contain similar miner.ils. lieliMiK to the same vein-system, and are contemporaneous in formation. Their ilitTerences are due. as will he explained later, to the ellect of the containing rock on the foimaiion of the fissures. "Dlsiriltiitiitii. Tlie majority of these fissures are limited in Wheaton district to a belt l(i miles loan by 2 miles wide. This belt extends in a southeasterly direction from Watson rivei. on the north, to the southern portion of Mt. Stevens, which are jxiints at the nortli and south edjjes. respectively, of Wheaton district. Ten miles farther to the southeast, and in line with the general direction of this mineral belt, are a number of similar veins, in Windy .\ini district. Also, ores which jmibably belonj; to this class are reported to have been found to the north of Watson rivei and in a line witli those knowji to the south. Thus when this jiortiou of southern Yukon has become more explored it will iiroii.ibly be found that tliese veins exist throuKhout an area jiff.'itly in excess of that existing in Wheaton district. "The narrow belt above described incliuh's imrtions of Mt. Si Tally-IIo mountain, Wheaton mountain, (!old hill, Hoilnett and Mineral hill. In addition, a few veins h.-ive been found soi on either side of this area. The most distant of imjiortance discovered, is that seen on the Hij) and Wolf claim>^ on Mt. .\ I'Vens. mountain. distal ice about 4 miles to the west of the main belt. iKlerson. t eiiis were also noted on the eastern end of Red ridjie and elsewhere. 2 to :{ miles to the e.ist of this bolt. So that altogether these fi.-siiles occur tlirouj;hout an area of S or 9 miles wide, extendinn to the west to include Mt. .\nderson. and to the east to the eastern edge of Red ridge 'FoniKilionx ill which thv Jixxunx wr((C. -The.se ore lisMin s occur 111 Coast Range intrusives which are cliiefh granites and granodioriti th, Stevens group. iloritic ;\ui\ scricitic schist- id grr-enstoiit-M-!iisfs of th( Mt.. 176 i II I Vli ..f lli.-sf fis-nr.-s so fur Jis i- known ^*t^ikt• in . .,.„*;',;; •:;:,.:;";..n;V'::',;,':. ,„.„„ „. >..■.. i.. « '• ->■ :'■■": ^' «■■"■■"'' ■""•', ':,:,.,,, ,,1 iH.i,.w. .•". \ ;::t^,!T:i:;;rLra,.ir ..;;;-..... - '•-■ ^iilc of tho liikf n.nvin= vall..y .n.l .Wr.. for... ^''^^ ^ --;; .i': , , ..^ l....,!.... i^ ,l..o to its .•l.:m)jc of rours.- trom u no.th. ,1, to .i MINIMI I'UOPKItTIKS. ,...,r the san....it. ... nn .l.'vat.on of ahont 2.. < • ';"..,, ,^. ^,„^,,,, :*Lr;!::,,::"t;:;:-.,:^rx;:rT::,..:'r ™„... Miiirisc, (Ifscrilx's tl.c 4S.- i ■I i ' I »^r -% I'l ui \ \ W I Sc\rn f.,(if Kumil,. II tu;tr 1 /. \ .Ml. ^1111' (-. I -l:.,l.liriL' in 1 1 tirni' tiroup M- ^t. nill- Cil rl;i;in I' '111. |)l:i, n. ;ill\ 111.- i..,.iwmII. a7ft i 1^ ^ ,' 177 Ulth II,, ,Ktk.',| .V... TIh. V, yy Unl,! ha> Uvi'H (Icriv.'.l l,V . .xi, hit i. HI l!-n|,, ;l,r xylvilllitr. I, lit M.I f l|„. ^,,1,1 ,,ccil|s. ;il)));nvnt U . ;,'> -A |.riM.;,l-v "H'. ri„. t.-lluri,|.. exists in miimII I,.„i.-I,.-.. M:,tt..|v,| t ImMiuliuul th'.' (HIM it/. At MVrnil places on this aii.l :i.lj..iiiiiin clMiliis, smaller iiias-es aii.l piece, ot iiitili-KHMle .(iiartz iKtve l.eeii tuiin.l, ;ill ..f wliiel, .ire aiiiiiilar in tnnn. •I" lint appear to have he,,, trai.sp,,rte,l far. ,iu.l are loim,! ehieljv rie.ir the simimii (,| the mimiitaiiis. Fur th<'se reasons, it i> tlioiiirht that the rich nxutrt/. was )irol,aMy orittinally o |;ir :i- ji on oiler veins -houniir ii.fti\-e ^^,,1, iiineraU t'liiml Til e vein i- fully 7 feet thick ii ade, hut will not le pl.-ice. where all opeii-cill lin- heei ;i\.raKe more tlian 2 or .\ feet in thickiio f '' ■"'" •''■'■f. where it has 1 n iiartiaily exjiosed or a ilisi.-iiu The strike of this \ cii n IS souti:e,i>terlv aiMitio I to the ah th i\<' mentioMe.l open-cut. and drift. ol free (•ros>-euts, at ili>tai • dip northeast. In leNclopiieiii consists ici'- e-.tim-itcd to hi' 20. I2lt;ind l.();i:i i, respi i-iivi'ly, from the lowct one. which i, that ne. meiilin'ied all a, lAposmjr :i 7-foot wide ve workinii- in. Tl illsid c 1^ vvrv >lc'e,i and t' are. for the nci^t (larl, tilled in with ~lidc, ,. th;it (clIv ii I- lowest cut 1- tic vei I "Mows: N'o>. :{7I a:id :{72 n <'learly exj) ised. S.un, ilc- I ike i m ly !„■ ^umni irize.l represent a section .acr.i-, the .niarl/! vei at iliis point, while No. ;{7;i comprises one foot in u-hl t'l. Iroin p the \ein. which sho n at re of Xo. :i74 is als )Ws coiiNideralile mmer.ilizati > a section of the veiii fiMiii t!i ilion liy nalen.i. >:iiupl« d cut. Tne,e »'iow only traces on assav. Xo :{7.") is a trial -imple of e\ca\;itcd quartz \eii from cut Xo. :;. and Xo-. :!7(i and ;;77 of materi.il found at the uiM.erinoNt cut. The \\\<> last show fiood valuc~. 17X y .. jj •• / £ / •A **. "T -— >tatr.l lluvt. pr-viuu^ to tl.r work l.nvhiK ravr.l in. Im- ki.l Mru.'k thr vrii. xvl.i.h Mt thi^ i.l..- .•i,.p'..r. .1 t.. I... ..hou. :5 tVH VVl.lr. ■n,,. ,1,111 nl.rrr.l to M.nv ^^:.^ in.n..s.i!,l.., ,l.ir tn ImII.,. .l.l,n«. .•!.• . •ui.l -.•.nii-lr Nu. :i7S i^ nrn-rnt.tiv.. of a -iMall ,MTn..,la-.' nl tl,.' .■xravaf.! „,;U...b!. vvl.ir',, i.i |.l;.c-.>. .MM.ui- in tl -• Innn ul' .|Uart/. stnM^.T-, t!,ru„ul,uul the n.fk mas-, iS.t a-sav >1 tNi.. ii'.t.i V, tlw proSH'H is al-uv.. tin.l,rI-li,Lr. it is a V.rv .l.tl.nilt nnr In work. «>wi„« ,o loos,. sli,l.. ...atrrial. tin.h.T is r,.,uin.,l ... nm.H.x.o,. Witt. :,li ,.ro>s-,.utH. Ilaa tl... .i|.|Mr .ait .......tionra aKovr l.-... u...!,....,! ,!„. work n.i^rM r..a,lilv hav 1....... to|low..,l .i|. witl> a,lva..lajj... .'.4 a,.....^s ,„ ,1... v..i., -:,lrK..a.-.l..l. .\s it is. ,.,,„-i.l..ral>l.. ,.ros,,....t„>« I.l.lst vH Im- ,1„„, iM.fon. ..v.... an a|.i..oxln.at,. ..sii...at.. of .1.. ..sfnt an.l av.rau.' val...^ of ll.c ore-Ill (Iv <"m li.. oolaii'cil. TI... win itself. wl.T.. s.n.l.l...! .a I'la--.., Las -'.own no vain-. ( \ .r rid, ...at..,i.l i- s,.,.,ni"«l.v f. s.rinp'.s of .i..a.l/ or i;-,..u s|„l...i 1.. tMs r(.s|M.(.t tl.. |iro^|H...| is (lis;.|i|)oiiiti.>)i. TM.I.y-llo <:l><>l !■■ This iiroui. .-on.i.iiM., nin.. n.inn'al dai.ns, lo.-.,1.-l !-> .\l.-.s. .\,lain liin.i., <•..!. It-win. iul..h. a trila.ta,> on tie rit.1.1 !...'.. oi W laaton river sona- H ive ana a I, alt n.il.'s fi-"n. tl... \U'j: Wrud. Wh.n Ills evan.i.'ation was n.aae lOr.ol,,,- S, ;'..|-_'. nm, th.. „w.,..rs were f.mna .11..... tl .' work. I.e...'.. maMV aelails as to on- >l..|.i>.....ts. v.au..s eu„whieh n.i^tl.t otl...rwiM. liave uITohI,,! useful information, w.-.v not m.t...l. It was .n.a..,-st ..a, howev..,. tln.t a eonsia..ral.le lonna^.- ot p.tv or., l.aa l.e..n st,i|),..Ml. A ..mnK.r of saeks of ,..ek.a ore, ivaay loi f„t"iir.. sl.ii.na.ut. wer.. foun.l on tl... ,.n.p..rt> ai.a it was eunvntly r..,.orte.l tl.at tla- ..wn-.i-s |)ro|M,sea t., ..ontin.i.' a.v.-lo|..n..ni m tl,.. .n.m.'-l.ate '"""so far i,ra..ti..allv all tl... work Las l„... , |...| (o.-n.-a . . t'.,.. ,l..v..loi....ei.t „f .„,.. v.in fonn.l ontl... l...a.l...- n.i..insi elai,... TKis v..i.. stnk... ... a -.o.ith- ..:.M,.rlv .lin.elion l.a...i..K i..to H,.. \Vl,....ler .ni.....-al e.a.l... It has |,....„ .irift...! .t|.on f..r some .W f...t of its h^ujith, .\ v,.„t er...,-,.,,! has also 1„...„ ,„;..l... a...l s'.n.e stopinj; .•arri..,l on l.y .n..a.,s ol t'.,v,. r.'.is..^, th.. n.-.st ,.Xt..l.siv.. iH.inu al.o.lt h-. f....t il|. th.. piteh ..f th.. v.'.,.. ■n„. .,,,, ,,,,.,„- in a l,|-......iat..,l fa.. It-......, t t , V2 f.-t thi.k, ... a ^rauiti.. f,.rn.at....,'. This , ,„.■ st,ik..s in a „.aihw..M..,lv an.l s m.h,.as..., v ,lin...ti.m an.l .l.p- ..ort h..ast..rly at an«l..-. whi..h. wh..,v unU-,\ appear to v.rv iM.tw...... :..! Mn.lai.nost v..rl,..:a. .\ elay.y «oU^ie al.....t hall a,. ...eh thi.'.k is form...; .... h..lh walls „f ,(,.. fa.ilt..,l / e,.., .-m.! -ti.n-..,-s ,.l s .m..what similar mafrial. as w.^ll a, small la.u.-hes ..r -l>.i..u..r~ ..t .|..art/. .Haasr irn.'- ...1 V\l....ai.i. .liatri.-t, a. :.l...vr, p. las. IRl f hnniulioiil I lie liiiTfia. A vein of (|iiiirt/. whicli varies in wi.ltli rr.nn -a livv iiicl.rs ii]i to lliri-c iVit lia^ Imtii ii.Ml alunn llif I'cM.tw.ill i.l' il .:(iMc. So far a> |n.i-.|),.rli'il tl,is na.'l.o it> iiiaximmii widlli will in |l. fir^t 12fl iVct i.f tl.c iliill. all. I wliirli it I'alU utT t ilii'l.cs and tinalK iiiiicl i> an avciM'jc i.f almiit »i\ Intl. IM'l.o (lul, ^'1 that the pivs.'ht tacr ni lli. diift f\liil,it- lilfcria. with, l.iiwcvcr, a (•(insjilcralilc |)rci|iintiipn ul ijuail/. IS connfxinn ( 'airiicN ^ax^: '■ Tl i- tl.ici, lif^-- of ti.c iniarlz lia^ K i|i|»!iriaitly ('(inilitinncl Ky ll.r anamnl ul Mii^inal av.iil.il A- tiv i^-uri- \\all> til CI'XslMlli/l- wlii'ii lanlliim oniiis caNilii' ilr -.n.icc in Wlilrh lavr iiuariaMv irn uniar Mirl'; III- ~|)ari^ air |)rii(luri'i| ImIwcih tliini that Iciiil til licci.inc tilli'il with tl.i' fiaanifiils that an- |)iiMlniril I Ihr ui'nnlniu Znlii'. nil :ii i-uiml III tl.c I'l-rat ainmint nl lucccia I'unniil, winiiil in ll.i- \\a\ iMininc niiii in siiinc |)la(cs tl.an in nil cr^, .-'iiil tie niin iiiiin ciiniiiact iTal lii-arinn '.niiitinn* t r aloiiu tie I'iMd-wall wmilil mi ...i> .Mrunnl l.c aMc In .|i|Mp-.il il.ir avciliny; <|iiai-t,; anil a-Miriali'il niiniral- iihinI rradik 111' lai-i--.. The Inn '^■'I'li 'it' the i|llarl/ la- ;'|>|)an'iilly lirni -iiHi . . . l-ll-llt In Jiri'-s liai-k Ihi' l:i-;;ii pieces anil innrc cnii-nlidalcil piiilinii- ni the l.tcccialcd matter «!crc not iipdcr inn uicat pre-urc. Hii- rc.iir.imiiim ihc-e rnrk materials tu mumc cMchi. and inak iiiti rnuin Inr lie i|iiiii/ Id cnnliiii forming ai.inir tie fnnl-wall ilia layer nf \aryiiiu thickin-,. |i wmild priilialijc rnmi the •e ciinsi(|cratinii> at if tl i- li-Mirc i- fnll lilacc> will lie fniiiiil where the mek inateri.iU t;i ^•ein i^ ajiain nf wnrkahle Ihickne--," 111! anpear iiwicj nihil- l\e pL-iee In i|ii,ill/. and ll i'he (luart/ is liinerally minerali/ed wilh .■'inriilit'er.iii-. ual faiiiy evenh distrilniled. iiri \\ hirh i CiilnUI- iii jinld wei ^niall (|;iantilie> nf pyrii e ami innii- iarel\ seen in cni-heil -lunp s( veil saiiipio were taki a ;■> -hnwii nn :>— av >heel \n. 111. In aii!il> ziiin results of iheM". il ma\- he iinted that was -elected fmm a ntiinlicr of sacks nf jdckcd ore read Th is generally hiuhly mineralized, and il Jjold and silver, here shown, jirolialily rei>ie^eiit- of such Tl width of 27" of the drift "iv amjile ' \o. lis] 1 y for -liipmeiil. le assav value of S,"((». 1.") in a \erv conservative ;ivera &■ ,ree sectioiiai samples over a leimlh of s-im,. .{HI |Vii ;nid averas :{s, e an a\er,ai£e v.aliie of .« pn.. Ic.l witli, lli.' ore, wtiirli iT:i.lil,v ;Klinits ..f H.irliim. CMtilil he rli.'Mlily .•i.iiv.yr.l t.. :i pockrl i.ii llic n.:i.lsii|r. in tin' vall.v liclow. \,y tiiriui> of a uravily truiii; wIh-iut it wuiild l.c liaulfd a .li><>ii -lali.m. on llir Whilf Pass ami Yukon raiiwax . 117///.'/. II /A /> (iHOl I'. iHirhr n>i,l < ■,,-hnini . ) Asv-pcial .1 with \\,v Wliirlwincl. aixi iin.l. r I'r -anu' ou nii-l.i|i. is the Mountain Sl.ci')i uroup. Tl"' foimcr cohm-i- •■( live niin.ral I'iainis. \\l,iil,\in'l. Mavi-. I!i|>. I.l-llr ami llailMorni; ami the latter of -ix. I'tar- iniiian. Whraloii. Maid Marion. Mountain SI |., Mt. Virw, an.l i.ak.'. i'l,r ouiMis ar.' \|«'--i-. 'ilcoiliiri' Krikir ami llownnl ( orluam'. Tin- |iro]MTtv is -ituatiil al">ut two niilr^ h\> H<''kiT rrrck on it- rinhl limit riii> inrk I'nt.T^ \\ii- W l.eaton n\rr alioul four niilc^ ahoxr Tallv- Ho nui. L. Hnrntlv tl.f \uk..n Council .•on-trui't«'«l a voa.l u|) tl.c cni k li. ;Mruu1 It' a. •<•!■>- t.i iKr |.n.|..Tl> . '11. i- road tcrniinMtc- :it ,!.f t al.ui after 1 climl. of ll'itl feel i I.e two mile-. The ehief workinjjs are, liow- eviT. at an elevation fullv oi>. |l,ou>and feet higher, an.l thi' trail to ih' ni i^ v.Tv st.'ep- 'I'll- r.nd.r- ti.- work of pro-pe.iiuK an.l .l.v.lopii't; '"''I' .litlieult an.l 1 il...ri.iii-. Noiw it l.-tamlinK this fa.'t tt,. pr.ip.rly exhil.it- .•.,i,-i.|erahli cl.s.'K.pmeni m the -l,;ip.' of m\.,,iI Iunn<-1-. o|).n-.iit -. pit-. tr.'liel <■• , ete. Secfion . ' yein at enfrane* to drtft o^ Pip Claim. ( Af^r Cairnes f aection ot Vein at Biy Shorn on Wheafon li... L'7. Hip vi-in-. W Im!'. m.l itivup. The .-ouiitrx here consists .>f granite. Se\eral tpiartz v. in- have heeii l.H'ate.l, which ha\i' ^reuerally an east-iiov'heasterly strik.'. " >m' of these veins has Imvu ."illed tlm l.h'lle. This was traced l,y Mr. < o.-lnane from \\w l.lell.' iieneral claim across the Hi)) and ''iit.i tli.- Wl ■ aton mineral ,.laini. Little work has liecii done ii|)im it. 'I'lii' iiici-t iiii|M>tl:iiit vein ...•. UM ll..- I{i|>. MM.I t.y up. ,,.,nl> .,„ II... \\|.,,,l..., ,l,u,„, l,,r a ,lis|;,,„.r „| lif.'irlv ;{,(N>II (Vet. Tills vi'iii isxIroinjaiHl u- II .l.tiii. i Mini . irii. ,i wi<|tli oi i i„ :, (.Tt ..f quart/, wl.icli in placer. i> w, II inim rali.ti'>l witi, .■iiu.nlil.r..i|.. j.il.iia. \> "''■'•'"'.^' '"<■'<<' •«' "'<• -I'-'k.' 1- .•MM-linrth.a-.|..|ly. ||,r .lip vai wii« a|.p-il- lii'lwrniKO iinill.irlv ami till' v;tl A dyke ul tine niaiiifd l.a-*ait. appr.v\iiiiMt. 1> _• iVri ilii.'k. cuts tlir vci-i l"imiliulinall\ ah.l. ».. far .i- .xpLsiirc^ iii.lir.il"', perM-fs almm it, mli l,.|mtli, H\ iintiim it> po.iti.Mi ill .iitr.iTiH pia.r, it i^ luun.l to p.i^. iruiii un, wall "' ''"■ \''i" li':in"ll.'l ami I iipy Inl . i in. ilial. p.i^ili,,ii>: ill piai-..- t|i|. «l\k.' -plil> ll,.. .piaii/ int.. tvv.i I. ran. I.- an. I in turn i. ..plit Int.. hiancl,.- I.\ it lh:.!„i,„i,iil. Oi, llir Kip ..jaini tl,i. v.in «,-- appr..;..!,.,! I,y ii,.an> ..I a .•r..-s-ciit 17-.» l..,.| in IriiBtli. Tl.i, i> ,a.ll..l \,,. :i Main I,, .j,' 'I'l,,. \.iii \^a^ th.ii .irift.'.i iip,,n. aii.l in ((it.ilMr. MM'J. tl.i> .jril'l \va» 12.'. t..t .•.■iM-.i..rll,. -..t.Tly. .\Iin.rali/ati..ii of ll... .|iiart/. vaiL-s ur.'ativ an.l tl,.' .■r.' n.i.lih niu ..f M„-|in;;. Mr. ( •.H-I,ran.' in.nti..n..,| ll.at ,i' .■..n.para- tiv.l\ ri. ll M,.M,i lia.l Im.ii .■ii.-..init,.|c.l in the v. in n.'ar ll.c .•r.,..>-.iii. l-jii- \^a^ >lnp..,| n it an.l n.. i • il.rii a.|.liti..i.al w..rk l.a.l im.i .ap-.mmI aM.,il,.r as K. I. 111. ri.w.liilt \\:i~ ~aiiipl..,|f,,r i(isr,.,.| Iniin ll,,' la.'.' .-It inl.rval-. ..I ll'l,,! A- -I ..u;i ,.|. a> a> v ...I \,,. ||. sani|.l.>s N... WST -:;>>:,. ll , ;,\, lay,- v.ihi.- lur a wi.lil. .ii' IS :{ m.'i. - i .s-_>,()| p,.,. i „, Or. ft - /v .• I 1.^- >. I lii.jr;illi -liLwint rii.ti ..i ,,f, :,,,,, ,li„L. \., ,,.,,,,,,, ,|, III. liip Villi. All av,ia«.' sampl.' 'No. :{.sti, i,,„n 1 1 .,a.ks ..f IJ.", ||„. , .i,.), ,,,■ pi,.k,,| oiv. In.in this .Iril't. i.a.iy l..r sliipin.ut. a.ssavf.! IN- 2 ,,z. ,.f silver, .iniiva- ieiit I.I 8i:)..-)| prr 1,111.1 Aii.if I ir .Iritt. known ,as \,.. l ,1,-irt „|, Hifi. is nia.l.' .hi tliis v.'in. a( an .■lc\ati..ii ilM.ut l.-.O tV..t liiKl„.| than X... H. Wh.Mi visitc.i in ( (.•LiIki , tl,i> was (invcii 110 feet. 4 samples were taken .iver ,i ii.irti.in <.t it. Tlin.' ..t them (\..<. :!'.t(i-;!mii.li->. N--> IIM»:i.m1 101. |i,.ni lliU V( in. .hi llir \VlH':it<.n inin.r.il ..|„i,„ at Ml. o|..M-.ut klioxvi. M-, HiK SIm.w..,, th.. \\l..;.t..ir il^^a^.•.| v:ilu.-. nl' s:! .'I'J :>iiil sl n" ri>|HTiivfl> . Am ..,»■.. inn wa- iHnl.', :il-.. --l. ll..' M-nnlMn. Sli.'.'I. .•h.irii. «lll, tin- i„)n.li..n ..I' M:ir1in>: :> .■r...s-.Mi , I., tap :■ \>w «l.i.h was ■.iii.|".Hr.l I H- ,r..,. I.rrr. Tl i> i> at :> |M.ini , •..„.!. I.riil.lv lu th.' >..uil. ..f Hi' Win' .-I -ink.' vrin. It «a- ( I, liowtMi. that III. v.ni lual.rii.l wa> nut ni |.la.-.v and that th.- wK.il.' w'.ik was .h.n.' in -li.lf nial.riiih \ .•..iiph- ..I' ■.anipl.'s lak.'n nf thi-< N.in n.al.iiai iN..s. lit-' Mui HtlU, whi.'h w-iv hiuh in «ah-na «av.' vain.- I...th in ({..hi .m.l silvi an...nntinK I.. Wfl.'.':{ an.l s;il f.ii r.-p.-liv-ly (Si'f assav slii'.t N.'. t-' I S>n,nmini oiul I .mrlnsums. TiLin th-' ap|..aran.'.' ..I ih.' ..iv, m th.' v.ins pr.,sp.-.'t.'.l. It niav !..• jn.l(j.'.l that ri.-h sh....ts .-.•.nr. vxhi.h wil hrinn n|i \hv K.'i..ral av.Tais.' ..f vain.'. Sampling >! hi h'' .h'l.r .1 .'h.^' ihI.t- vals. -a\ .'V.'ry ."i IVft. t.. iii-nr.' a .'..rri'it . -liiiiat.' ..f vahi.'s. Th.' v.ii.s ar.' .'Xti'iiViVi' ai.l will pi'.Mlii.'.' a lartf.- Ii.nnajt.'. M.'-M--, M.'.'k.r ami ('...'hran.' ar.' I.i.lh in.'ii of i'\p<'ri-'i.. ■■ in iiiiniiiit. ,„„1 il ,. ain.aint ..t .h'V.'h.pin.'i.l alr.'a.ly a.'.'i.inplish.'.l hhU lair I., ins.ir.' „ ihun.nith t.-l I'.'i- this i.r..iM.|'t.v. It is th.' int.'iiti.-n t.. in-tall a -mall n,|.,'.i,tiatimi mill. .Ml H.'.'k.'r .r-'.k. t,. !..• run i.y wat.r p..w.'r, whi.-h .- -ai.l I.. !.<• availal.l.' a -hurt .li-lan.'.' ui> th.' .'I'.'.'k. Thr ..r.' will I..' .'..n- v.'\.'.l .1 .wn II .■ hill hy liivvily tram . pn.l.al.ly a.'riab th.' .-Iimat,.,! ais- laii.'.' 1 iinn l..'tw.'.'n tw.. an.l thr.'.' th..iisa.i.l f.'.'t. \n ..r.hr that ..n- fn.m \Vh.'at..n pn.p.'rti.'- may I..' I.n.iinht to th.- Wi.il.' I'ass an.l Vnk..u r.'.ilwav. lor shipm.'iit to th.' -in.'ll.T. it will I..' ,„..','-.'.rv t.. I.ri.ln.' th.' rivr in jila.'.'s an.l put ih.' Wh.'atou n.a.l in «.....! ..r.l.T This will .l..ul.li.'ss 1..' att.n.l.'.l t.. I.y th.' lo.'al K..v.'rnni.'iit . which asalr.'a.lv ni.'nti..n.'.l. has always sla.wii tjr.'at lihcnlity in i.r..vi.lin)i K.....I r.m.ls. thn.UKh.mt th.' t.'rritory, f..r th.' u-.- ..f min.'rs an.l j)rosp<'<'t..rs. I'l Ml \ \ \\ II ' ;il.in..f n-.k.i :,,mI ( ,.,|,n,n. ..n I!..- k. i .n.-k, VMiirUin.l umup. i ,.ni:,.| un,„ •ll-llli I. ^ I , I 1,1 MilIK' I- -llCiltiil up lllv -liilJ.- (<■ llir lid iif thi' pii lull'. MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TKT CHART (ANSI ofid ISO TEST CHART No 2| ^ i^PPLJEDJMHGE_Jn ag"« '653 Eost UQ.n S(fM* "-S ['^cnesfer, Hem York U609 USA '■■^ ("6) 482 - 0300 - Phone ^S (^'6) 288 - 5989 - fa. * si I'LATt WW III. Cr ■oss-.ut c.ntry t., ,|rift. \„. :{ „,ai„ l,.v,.|, Kipinimriil claiiii. Wtiirlwiml Kn.up. 39485—18 y IS,-, s u u •fi i ff = ■— "r 1* " iff ~ '" r. -- -/. ° nJ r a is .± I -— -s , S E L. >^ I :; - -i - If M— a. : « ^ c. i ■if i-|» ■^ i a w 3y485— 181 e CE3 g ^ s B C! M a ^' 1 a o .-1* ft: 1 g 3 z 18U X. >' X. 5, 5 ^1 i i I 71 is; ~ Si 5 - V 3 7 ? a ^ T c S -' ? c S i^ = 1! i ? i *- i J* ?. I ?i' fj S : = S I F"— o B .2 I s: i » .3 ■sE c : ..a ^1 & h Si il 18H windy Arm Section. -iSSESH^r::^;-:. .., s::;f::;;;S;rutri::\i;-= ' ' Activity ill l."l.' iimimn li.'ic .Ut.N i-.i.k J. II. ('(.nnul bcniin ..i).-niti..ns. fi.lish.Ml ..n tlu- west slxT.' of A thriving t..wn, na,u...l ^•''-'K;^''^. ^ ; ' it , vu.l in UH.0 this ^Vi„.ly Ann .listriH .hout ^ -•'-•";;';;; Xl^n-onh-r's oth.. for th. of U-ss.-r on.'s. ^v.■^.■ iM,u.i.,«-a ^Mth n.c- tr. to hamlU- in th.- ^^(^•^'■•■^^^''V; '^I'l'^'VuI' 3-o^ut..s..x,H-u.h.a .bout thr.-.- It is ..stinmt...l that Col. < onr«l m.l • ^ " -;' ^,^,,,,, p,„,„.rti.-^. ,,,.t...s of . n.illiou ao,l.rs .u '•nu.Pl-^-' : - '^ :;^. ; ^J,, \., th. in the V.-nus •.tUrne tin- only on." y'\,, ,',',,, j^, Jon a .■o.H..-ntrut ^ito. n..nly u hnn.ln.d '— "\;»"^ ^,^' ...nu-nt hy the Conra.l i„g ,nill .l,i.-h ran only a h-.v ,no ihs ]^^J;^^^^.^,^^^ ,..,,, „f Conra.l interests, early n. tlu- season "^ / •''-;. .'%,.,.,„i,.,--s offiee ha.l pr.-vionsly ,.as n..w imt two --lents the n > « ^.,^ „„„,,,,,, ...perties of (about lOOS) l,..>n renune.l to ( . r, . ,,„,.„, ,v,re still, ni Winly .Van has l.een ^''-'-l^ ' ^-^ " , ,,, .tfr are inehnle.l the October. V.m. at .-ork npon tl" - . a n ■ ^^^^_^,^ ^,^,, ,^^^^,„ ,. Mie-Mae. an.l the Hun.per j^- ^ ^ " ,'^,,. ,, nn.re .l-.ail, u v. turn lyin. next the Nem.s. ^J; . ; . ! ^f,,,. country in which tl ■ brief Hi-nvra^ stat.-ment as to tin < luira. i deposits occur will be given. ^Vn•UK OF ...INTUY ..ND DKl'OS.VS. L„»n, .1,,. e i^ ."".'.• -;; --1-t:; :t"' T,;;::t':;;! tufls ,vl,i,-l, .■....„««. . ,-«..... " ; „;,t,,,. a,...r,l,..,s,..rlv »,1 1,,. .,,,.-,■,. ..t B»u„. vnn. .vl,,,-l. '- ; '-. „ „, „,,„ „M s,.„™lly '-'"—"""■"■""■"'":.,„::::;.„. ,.,..>...» -.,.. OtoI. Survy Hram-l.. r.«l«. PP- ! ■ l** Portion ot Windy Arm Mining Di.^frict, V. T. :ift,, that 1),.. w|„.l.. timuntaiii ...vhihiis a umss of vrinH whirl,, .nvn.K t.. Ih.' -iiRu,..| natuif ..f th.. s.irfar... it i.-, in |>hin-s, soin.wliat' .I'fhcuit to corn h.tr. Thi' voinx aiv all n.iiuTali/c.l .,uarl/, or n.orr .'xactlv , ai-c (•< inpos.'il of hoth iniiu'rali/.Ml .niart/. an.l •omilrv. Cairnrsi |,a- iM.tc .1 th.'fact tliat fault tisMiri's omif as shown l.y ^Mckravuhnt; of ihr walk an.l that in thrsr cas..^, whirh may Uv n,nsi.|.T.'.| as iii.lirativr of vrry (■xt.'riMVf .lisiurl.an.T an.l cons.Mi.i.'nt .■xtrcinc li.sinin--. th.- or.'- an- inorr lial.h' to !..■ p.Tsist.'nt an.l t.. .•ontimi.' to Kicat.'r -l.-plh than in casfs „( onlmary minor fi-surin^. The v.ins ,ir.. stronji an.l tnucrally .'arry a wi.lth ol 2 to -) feet, thouRh veins „i a U'W in. I,, . i,i thi.kncs. ,,. .-iir in phu'.'s. Th.' .lip hi's two prcvailinu din-'tiuns, ...;;.. ,„,nhwcst an.l M.i,thw.-I, at iHiH s ■..iich vary .•..n>i.hTal.ly ii..ni say -id" to n.-arlv vertical, hut an- Kenerally .S0° t.) 40°. Minerals foun.l varhmsly throimh.mt the veins .)f this .lislriet an- aTKentiferousmh.na, pyiif. urs..ni.'al pyrit.-s, .-hah-opyrit.', l.-a.l an.l ...pp-.r earhoiiates, zine M.'n.l.-, ci.'. MINIS.; l-nol'KKTlKs. Ml(-.\i.\c auoi I'. This projH'ity, .'..nsistiiiK .)f tw.. imn.ral elaiins, the Mie-.Mae an.l the AFaKKK., heh.nKs t.. .Mr. P. K.-nne.ly, an.l i.- h.eate.l .m th.- slop,- .,f the in..,.ntaiii, whi.-h ext.-n.ls to tlu- western shore of Win.lv .\rm. If is .lisfmt ii H.ut four miles .southerly fnmi CNmrad eity an.l. as alrea.lv not e.l, a.ljoins the Hea.'h (hum, .me of th.- Humper ^roup. Wh.m visite.l in Oft.-l.er Mr. Kennedy was found at w.nk on the [)r.)perty. \ vein is here found striking uortheasterlv' an.l s.)uthw.'sterlv an.l di|)pinK northwesterly int.. the m.mntnin at an aiiKle of ahout 70°. " The wi.ltli .if the vein is s.imewhat uiu-ertain, hut mav he averaired between 3 an.l 4 feet, a.s the hauRiuK wall is n..t w.-U define.!. The oeour- enee has thr appea-anee of a eompiund fissure vein, in which the ..uartz is «Wop«r«/.~Prospect trendies, stripping, cross-cuts, and some clrifting, constitute the development w.,rk. The most northeaste ly ' Conrad Report above cited, p. 17. i, ',,,.1 fron. tl,i< a sl,.,rf -Irift -n.n.v.Ts ., ,.,.rl.o . f.-r ■> 1-nut , u. H A.v.ionwu. hrrr t,.k,ul..vs,un,.l.s .'.'Q, «-.';^ :.n-l CM. - liii'li f!i|H fr..t. l"l(i. -it- StTlimi ,,( v.in. Mi. -Mm.- Ml- About 400 r..H s.,uthw..Ht..rly on strik.. Iro.u '"-'''-. '^l^: 1.U .u.l at . iurtlHT .iMunn- of 100 f.-t th. vm >. s.r.pp.-l or .. t fu^on^^. .-xpo.in. . wuith of ,H"of .l-.o.n,.-. -'" - - - ^ , l,.u,Lri.,.r l\v •m.l •>'-(•)" of solid (iimrtz in c.nta.-t with llu' toot-NN:ill. >.t"M"< x' '^t :" • i^n 1 s.nu.lc. ..Iross four feot of v.iu .In..), h.-r.- .Is,, con- ;; L ^yrl;;! ■ Ano;;... sani,U.. No. 428. ..s t.k.-n 10 f-.-t .list.ut southw... ^"""l^iimUho southw..ste.n cud of tho stiipp-.l porti.m "[ |1- v;;'": ^^^ U,tt..r strikes into u l.lutT un.l . drift follows .t lor U) U.-t. 11 fa -. t n. rift ..xhil.its tlu- ..uart^ of the voin ^plit into throe bnuu-hcs, . th ^ n Sanip'i' ,1,. No. 427 was taken aiToss the tilliiis: of eoiintry lietween. """Mr. Kennedy had done litth- or no sampliu.. and ^''7'"-\;;-;[,;';;;; ,,.,..,, ,.„,ne.l was to ,et a preliminary mo on any ;•;;';; ^^^ .,,,,,.r. H.. iKul started another eross-eut about -0 r^ ' ^^J^^,-; the above first -moKtiouod o,)eninK, at an elevati.m (. ..r S fe. Ixlm tie tJr ImtLl not struok the vein, the probable reason ben.« that ho had I:;!^:;i a iS too far to the west and passed, through suriaee n.ater.al. "'''l'!'wid ■•0 .eon on oxami.mtion of san.ples 422-428 on assay sh.M-t No. 43. nierri, x!,is property, that so far developn.eat has shown ht.le of value. 9! l!tl 3 <' S U P ~ F — Hiii i 9. ■I. 5-i I'.l'i > 7 i s I lit < 2 5. 3 -A a. S i'5 a c ii^ i 2 5 MX •Ki I I I ': I I'.)4 IIIMI'KH (iliOll'. Tliis property coinp; scs six miiicriil cluims. Hiunpcr No. 1, Hiiiuper No. 2, Rt>(l Door, Boivch. Nipper, :viul \enus Extension, owned by Messrs. Diiil iuid Fleming of Carcross. It is situated on the western shore of Windy Arm. witliin !i (hstance of four miles from C^onrad city and, as ahove noted, lies l)etwe<'n the Mic-Mac aneing several hundred feet. In order to taj) the lead at some depth a cro.ss-cut was ma.le at an elevation aljout 820 feet above that of the wateis of the Arm. and a right drift made on the vein for about 200 feet. For the last 20 feet of this distance the ore is, however, lost, as the vein appears to have been folded downward or faulted. The present face is very wet, as a result possibly of local movement, with consequent fissuring, which has provided channels for streams of water to find their way into the drift. This break in the c(mtimiitv of the lead is thought to be entirely local and confined to a com])arat"ively small portion of it, for the reason that its geiu^ral contiimity would appear to have been pretty well established. This drift was sampled for IIS feet of its lengtli, at intervals shown on the accomi.anying diagram, the average value of the ore being obtained by substituting the values for v, w, and d. in the standard formula given on page 1') of this report, in which v = the assay value of the sample. w = the -.vidth of the samp!"". d = the length, in feet, of the intervals between saini)les. I'LAIK \.\.\I\. \'.MIJ~ lAlrn-ioM .'ntrx , ^.'(1 I'l-.t :,\„,\i- l\ir irvcl of U in.l\ Al in \\;it( 5^a 62 '';;.^^^,^';it^:-;s'::f-t{:'i::;--i^-^^--^^ On bemR siimpled, as shown valueforthelcnKtl „f58fp, ".; , , '"*^'"''*'" '"''•'^^vith, the aveiase i« fomul to bo %lim PC. ton ^'^ ' "•"' ''"' ''^"'"''^^ ^^'''^^ "^ ^^'-H''- I f f— : ••fJa + Jig. 31. .Skelfton diagram to illustrato samplinK of drift on Von„« r . ■ main vein, at f\ idth here ia 4 '-3 . RED DEER MINERAL CLAIM. On this claim, - the head^f I^d De^g^eh>^o^^^ exhibits 3 feet of vem dipping -^0 , /^"'^t^rr*/;'^^ iver^^S4.40. gave an assay value of -07 o.. gold, and 0-47 oz^ sdver J . One sample. No. 451, is an -^'^f^/j^^^'^i'.'.^'i^d; f or shipment, a bin of about 8 sacks -pacity, selected ^'^"^ tli^s^;;J;7 J,,y , J^und This is highly -;--^>-^„-f „f Hlvereciuiv^ to $48.77 per ton. ^rer^^g^totrret -r. ""may'be\oted that the check assay -^:r ;S^rr t^: ^rje . t. ..1^^^ ^ t^:;^:i^t^^::Z^^^ - car. mere, nominal value, 20c. of gold and no silver. I'lMt XL. Huildings of Dail and Fleming, on the Hun.per group, shore of W indy Ar 39485—191 197 Xinrtoon samples tiikcii from this whole projjorty iirt- iiuinl)«'n'ne considerable devdopment. Several hundred thousand dollars hiive been exjiended on it, a considerable portion— i)robably 81()(),0(M) -haviuK been spent on a coneentratinK mill, which, as already noted, was operat(>d for a vitv few months. In spite of the fad that the i)roperty has been abandoned for the present, an ore body of considerable extent has been develo()ed. If this ore ecrries one-half the average value claimeil for it, work will doulitless be resumed at some future time. It is currently claimed, in the vicinity, that the ore will average SGO per ton. f'aimes^ reports that in certain stopes in the Venus No. 2 vein, four to eisht feet of good ore is found, which will averaRe over S20 in gold and silver. The writer spent a few nours going over this portion of the property, and found a cross-cut between 500 and tiOO feet in length, succeeded b\ right and left, or N.W. and H.E. drifts, the former being about 700 feet and the latter about GOO feet in length. A n amber of -topes, both overhand and underhand, were made, and altogetlier a large toiuiage must have been taken out of the mine. Near the entry cro.ss-cut a main mige, 265 feet, is succeeded by an upper level, known as the first level. This is about 200 foet m length on the stnke, and is probably within 75 feet of the surface. The average wi.44. No. 445, 3'-6" wide, from face of North drift = -03 oz. gold and no .silver = «0.(H). Without attempting to average these few samples, which are, m a developed property such as this, merely indicators, it may be remarked, m passing, that the re.sults are very hopeful. In connexion with the woik done on this property there is generally evidence of good mining, and with tlevelopment showing such a considerable tonnage of ore, with a mill and other cciuipment on the ground to handle it the abandonment of the property would appear strange unless it was found that the values were insufReient. $10 per ton as an average, over this whole vein should pav handsomely. That some very rich ore ha. been mined there is little dcmbt. The above sumpUng demon.strates some good values. The most reasonable conclusion, however, is that an average workable value has not been found in the ore-body. A thorough sampling of this mine might disclose data sufficient to oppose the above conclusion. It is almost inconceivable that a company of business meji. who had expended so much money on development and equipment, would withdraw unless under advice of an experienced mining engineer, who had thoroughb- overhauled the property. Neverthe- less f ther factors than the average ore tenor may have had some bearing on the present situation. In the absence of personal knowledge as to any such factors, however, it would be an impertinence to discuss that phase further. . , , • ..i w With the consent of the owners, it would ccrtp-nly be m the public interest to have a thorough sampling of the Venus ore body, for the reason that its development at depth permits of securing data as to relative values, and variation from surface conditions, which would be of use in connexion with prospecting throughout the Windy Arm. M»l» J a 5 y. 1M e y. W u B OS a. a u y, i D 0. o OS o 3 J: I? is s 11: .S s s I a.' a SI B u 3 o i i -2 E s a ■ ! i __»__ t^° "m 51 fi 9 1 1 i O s 6 s .^ •? ■z :2 2 •mm ra 1 ht ■« X S^ 3 3 — f 1 -=. kti o ^ -♦• to ■* «» U5 1 o M N N S3 ^ S 3 a c /-w s s? 5 H 3^ I- ■22 300 o Y. u 2 u c u < o a: u a. 5 i - 1" is J 30 n ei - u s T'l "T ■* "~5S u « M j. •A r« o O fl X 1 : 5: •« : 11 V 1- i .i a a f 1 > p* o « »1 n li Jc O ■^ ^" M X H 1 h> g 3 i /* f c* ■si a U S''- .: 1 •« ; s ; * "3 ; Suuth si o (M u? ei N N X; w 1 1 c c 1 s i i i "5 il is s- • 9 i?>> 11 201 CHAPTER VI. (IKNKHAL SIMMAUY AND COXCUSroXS Tin- <'xmiiiimtii>ii luTi-iii (l('scril)wi hus voriHfd thi' fuct tliikt tlinniKhout the wholr districf triivcrsi'd ((luirtz is found ubuiid.'intly. It hn* also cnttib- Ibhed cortaiu pn-liniinjiry vjihics in comipxion with prftotinilly iili tlip known doponits of the Dawson anil Duncan ('reck inininn district"*, and also in connexion witli at least a few of tliose in southern Yukon. A nuinl)er of these deposits liave proven sufrii'iently ({ood to warrant the o))i]iion tliat further tlevelopinent, accompanied l)y more di'taiU-d i4ampiin((. miiriit demonstrate heyond reasonahie doiilit tliat tlie prospects liiive a future as mines. 'I'he chief atnoiiK these are situateil in soutliern Yukon, where tlie ori; consists jjenorally of quartz carryinn argentiferous jt'dena and Kohl. The Hum|)er K^oup of Messrs. Dail and Kiemiim, and tlie \'emis mine, both on Windy Arm, show values in jjohl and silver which ran^e from $2 or $'.i up to SiMi j)er ton. The W hirlwind group und the Tally-Ho RrotH), both on Wheatoti riviT, show u|) well. In northern Yukon the prosjiects at Dublin jjulch are considered to be good ones. Chief of these is the Stewart and Catto urouj). with values which ranne K»'"<''"idly between SIl and !*lt) per ton. The Olive and tiie Kanle troups, adjoining these, are also worth while. The latter shows assay values as high as .$70.80 per ton, but has undergone little development. In the vi.'inity of Dawson are the Lone Star mine, the N'iolct group, the Mitchell, the (Jold Hun group, and others, deserving of mention. The.se properties could not, in one s<'iison, be extimined in suflicient detail, nor can the report on tlem be suSKciently final to interest capital. Mining methods, except in a few eases, have been crude and unscie'i- tific; and money has been expen ,■ I in the vicinity of possible ore deposits rather than in (he development and proving of these de|)osits. Methodical sam])ling has generally been neglected. The territory is in great need of more pro.spectors and /(»/» miners, and of funds to finance them, as well as of mining engineers to direct anil assist them. Tlu? c;.'am of the known placer deposits has already V)een skimmed, and the Canadian people, as a whole, have benefit' ,". greatly as a result of mining operations in Yukon. Already, prospectors and miners now in the field have been encouraged by tiie interest shown by tiie Dominion Government in undertaking the work above described; and during the past season have frequently suggested 202 that much good would result if the services of a mining engineer were constantly available throughout the district. Certain it is that the work of further testing the better properties, in addition to looking over others that have so far not been exaniinol. should be pushed with vigour. With regard to the udvis'd)ilit> .f establishing a testing mill and labor- atory in Daws(m, it is doubtful whether the results above showji warrant such a mt)ve at the present time. In Daw.^on mining district, with its typical occurrence of free gold in spots, mill tests of quartz from such properties as tiie Violet, the Eldorado Dome, the Virgin mineral claim, the Miteliell, etc., should be made. This might be done by special arrangement with the owners of the Lone Star mill. It is believed that the latter company would be willing to work m harmony with the owners of these claims, to the extent of allowing such tests under the supervision of a goveriunent mining engineer, who would look after the interests of the different parties and check results. In the case of prospects at Dublin gulch, and of those in southern Yukon, tiie conditions are different. The gold here generally occurs cither disseminated as minute dust or in refractory form with sulphides; hence these prospects will advantageously admit of more detailed sampling and assaying in connexion with any further uivestigation of their individual extent and economic value. In connexion with the placing in operation of the government diamotid drills, it should be noted that there is very important work for them in proving the Whitehorse copper deposits at depth. It has been stated m this report that shipments of copper ore from Whitehorse amounted, during the season of 1012, to about 30,000 tons. It is important to Yukon that these operations continue, as they undoubtedly must, if the ore bodies arc ultimately found to be of sufficient extent and value. Tlie work of testing with these drills should, in the interests of the public, be superviseil by a governn.eut mining engineer. It is probably unnecessary to refer to the fact that of the 200,000 square miles in this teiritory only the fringe has been scratched. Upon the government of the day devolves, in a measure, the respunsibilit \ for develop- ment of the Canadian frontier, and that it realizes this responsibility is amply demonstrated by such recent incidents as tlie Stefa-isson grant, for the purpose of northern exploration, and by similar aid in connexion with the coming to Canada of the International Ceitlogical Cougress during the season of 191;'.. As a result of this Congress, it is expected that, after looking over the Canadian field, mining engineers and geologists •■ m praeticalU- everv country will carry away with them a conception of the possii)ilities of Canada's mineral wealth, and advertise it the world over. It is, therefore, worth noting that this is a cruri:il period m the history of lode niining in Yukon, when, as yet, practically all the pr.)pertics are at 203 the prospect stage; hence, too much stress cannot be laid upon tlie necessity of siviiiK the prospectors and miners further assistance. Tlie latter, in many cases, have reached a point beytmd wliich, thr()ui;h lack of means, they cannot go. If a further examination of the promising jiroperties substantiates the opinion formed, as a result of the above mentioaed prelimin.ary examuuvtion, a report to that effect would be definit" and con- clusive, and capital for development would doubtless flow into the di.stfict. If even two or three proi)erties were then jilaced on a paying basis, a great impetus would be given the lode mining industry throughout the whole territory. If, on the other hand, i)r()mpt aid along the lines suggested be now withhold, the district will probably experience a seri(nis set-back, and what has already been done during the past season will be rendered largely ineiTective. 204 APPENDIX I. ft COPPER AT WHITE RIVER. During the past season, considerable interest was awakened throughout the teriitory by further rich finds of copper reported from the White River district". It is known that, t'^wards the end of the season of 1912, some pros- pectors brought out a few tons of copper ore for the purpose of having it sampled at the Tacoma smelter. If report as to the extent of some of these finds is at all true, this district should immediately become of great economic importance, ^ 1 McConncU. U. G., Sum. Rep. Gcol. Sur. Ciin., 1905, pp. 19-26. Brock, K. W., Sum. Rep. Geol. Sur. Can., 1909, pp. 2:!-20. 205 APPENDIX II. COAL CULCH. About 4 miles due soutli of Britannia group of claims, on MacKinnon creek, Messrs. MacKinnon Brothers own a coal prospect which is situated on the right limit of Coal jjulch, a tributary on the right limit of Ruby creek, 8 miles from the mouth of tlie latter, where it joins the left limit of Indian river. The writer visited this property, in company with the owners, and found a 7 foot seam of coal, partially exposed by an open-cut in the side of the hill. Several tuimels and cuts had been made to prospect the ground, but any of these that were in the vicinity of the coal, have, for the most part, caved in, and are useless as sources of information. Messrs. MacKinnon claim to have traced the coal seam, by mtans of these various o]ienings, for half a mile in a northeasterly-southwesterly direction. It has a dip of about 10° in a northerly direction, and is overlain by sandstone and carbonaceous shale. Fig. 35 illustrates Mr. IMti Kinnon's conception of the deposit. Fio. 35. Ideal section. (After Arch. MacKinnon). In order to assist them in developing tlicsc coal areas, the Yukon Coun- cil was petitioned, by Messrs. MacKinnon, to furnish a road from the coal area to Indian river, 8 miles distant. This petititm has, so far, not been granted. The jwssibility of ■: .isporting coal in winter, by this route, was discussed with the owners, wlio were of opinion tliat a road could then be readily broken. If this were d(jne, and the areas developed to the extent of turning out and marketing even a few tons, there is little doul)t but that the local government would assist the promoters in the matter of pro- viding a permanent road. The wood supply is diminishing and in the Dawson district its price is gradually mounting; the price per cord for domestic use in Dawson is S14 to S16. It would, therefore, appear as if the development of a small coal mine would be well woith while. INDEX. Abbott Bros., phicur cliiiiiiH 128 .Vitriculturul land, Uunctin Creek minini; district 127 Alice mineral claim 73, 74 .\lplion3e mineral claim 108 Alveraton, John, Independence group 153 Aniioonda opper property 9, t.VJ, 104 .\naly.sis, acorodite 131 Anderdon, J. A., claiiii.s ExceUior creek 121 property ot visited 9 Anderson and JIacIntosli claims 121 -Appendix I Ojppcr at White river 204 II , Coal (!uleh 205 Arctic Chief claim 159 claim 60, 91 Ar/entine lode, Telluride, Col. Ar>?entitc. Huir'pcr No. 1 Arnold, W. W., Patterson or (iucen Dome group. .'irscnopyritc, Venus property " *' Extension Assay aheet No. 1 3 4 5. 6 7. S. 9 10 11. 12 13 U 15 16 17. 18 19 20 21 22. 23 24 26, 27 28 29 30 31. 32. 33 34 35 36 ,37 38 .39 40 41 42. 43 44 •15 Assay sheets, explanation. Atlas Minin(r(!;o 25 195 87 198 195 32 34 36 37 4U 47 49 5.3 58 60 67 6S 70 71 80 82 85 90 96 98 100 104 IDS 110 117 119 122 125 138 140 141 145 147 149 1.52 155 168 169 178 179 1S5 187 191 IS2 199 15 9 INDEX. Atlas Mininn Co., control o( Pu..l,lo niim' ;; opiTiitions III (Jmrt.T unci Beat Chiinrr. , , , . " Vuloric mine .\n:i('i>nil» ilmiii Hox Cur Kroup (Mullen Kroup (iruftcr mine Ajurite. PACIE lUU jv;i 162 I«4 HH 51 iu:i nuki'r. IH2. 184 150. UK), ib:i 9 159 55 188 115 180 S, 150 76 164 le.'j 51 i6;i 25 8, 87 108 . . 63, 64, 65 9, 176 73, 74 114 180 121 Cabin vein " assay Calculation.s after sampling l-alifornia Cirl claim Catneron. .las., claim ,, ,." """''f i^ummit mineral claim I -unudian mineral claim ... Cuntin Bios., placer claims worked by l_arscall,.n, Frank, .-^liamrock eroup Ca.stle claim Cjitto, Dr Win I.„ne Star C,,; orKanized by Clialcopyritc, .\nuconda claim. . . . . ; "^ Best Chance mine Cullen Kroup " (ir.aftcr mine \'aleric mine 2 Venus claim ^^ Whi'alon district ,,,,,, , Windy Arm group < hute. ( orthay and Stewart, I.one Star first .-t ' lara claim Climate ( lo.se Bros., I'uchlo mine Coal at Coal Kulch ConKlomcratc Creek claims.. < 'onrad mineral claim , . [[ mininc district , . ' I' Col., owner Venus mine town of, mining centre Copper, .\naconda property. . . Rest Chance mine' 136 143 12 124 8 112 66 128 146 91 20 164 163 aked by. Ift3 162 198 174 ISO 20 101 5 160 20.'i 73 165 171 9, ISS IXS 164, 165. 166 163 INDEX. m PACE KiU iu:i 162 164 HH 51 i6;i (II , 102 101 101 42 1!)-; 7, 41 .', 1S4 id, I6:t !l 159 55 IXS 115 IMO , 150 76 1 64 Kl.i 51 1U.'I 25 S. N7 10,S t. 05 , 176 i, 74 114 ISO 121 Copper, carbonatca, Cullen group 51 " " Grafter mine ' J93 " " Jack I'ot claim H8 Windy Arm group Ijj9 " Clordiin mineral claim 42 " Lone Star mine [ '' 23 " l*ueblo ' ' iQQ " pyrites, (irecn Ciulcli group , 81 " " Homeatake claim .W " Violet group ' jg liahbit Foot claim ] [ ]gg " shipments from Venus [[ ] ' ] ]gg " " Whitehorse ' , 202 " Valerie mine 162 " Whitehorse mining district '....'..'.... 159 " White River ilistrict 204 " King, first claim located in Whitehorse district J59 Cousin Jack claim '. 76 Cullen, David, owner Cullen group 50 " group I. ...... [.'.'..[.[". 50 Cuprite, Grafter mine 183 D Dail and Fleming, owners Humper group 9 194 2OI Dawson mining district. ....'.'... ' 17 " " table of formations 17 Day, Athelstane, .issay by ,135 143 Dixon, E. A., owner Anaconda and Rabbit Foot claims ' 104 Dolly mineral claim 73 Dome Lode Company 1 ] 2 " property ....'..'..' H. 112 Dublin Gulch ileposit 7 2OI " discussion of conditions at ' J28 " summary and conclusions , '. . . . 157 Duncan Creek minini; district 127 Ea?le group 8, 1.50, 201 hclipse claim 73 Ei^an claim '.'..'...'.'.,... 91 Eldorado Dome . 7 9^ 3^ " Quartz Mining Co ' ' 38 Ericsnn, Gus, owner Virgin mineral claim 42 Esnouf, R. B., assistant 7 Esperanza claim 74 Faulkner, Dr. S. J., Patterson or Queen Dome group 87 Fawcett, John, properties of , 7^ ^^ 107 Fernie claim ' ' j2i Flora mineral claim ' 87 Florence mineral claim M, 165 Formulae for o:^timatinK values , ' 13 Fothergill Chris. Canadian mineral claim gg " Espcranza and Raven claims 74 " properties of \ 7 Fournier, Jos. , clai m 8, 112 Fraser and Kirkpatrick, plaiir operations Hunker creek 107 6 Galena, Hox Car group . 88 " Bunker claim \ I14 " Conrad mining district I74 " Golden i^lipper claim 176 '* Green Gulch group 81 Ituiiipur .\o. 1 claim I95 " Huron claim JO3 3948.5— 20k IV INDEX. 89 Galena, Jink I'ot claim '' 7(j Lliiyil KHjup 1)2, U4 " Miu-lifU uroup. ' ' ' lj(4 " Mountain .Slirc'ii claim H7 •' I'liUcrsciri uroup '.".... 84 " l'ii>ni-cr claim ] ' ] . 186 " Ucd Ucur claim " i(j3 " Uipclaim 112 " Sumniil claim 176 ■' Sunriau claim 181 " Tally-Hi> isroup 198 " Venus property I95 Kxten.iion. Violet uroup. VirKinc.laim. se 44 106 " \V. U. Mackay properties j^g Winily .Vrm «roup 81 Yellow Jacket claim 9j Uarvev, A. K., ilevelopmcnt Mitchell group j7 Geology, Dawson mining district, . . 128 " Duncan Creek minina district I7j •' economic, of Wheaton section 121 Gigantic claim | , , «, lti.5 Golccnda mineral claim 109 Gold, Alphunse claim ' 165 ■' Anaconda claim 163 " Bcist Chance mine ■ . . • ■_• ■ • ■. ; ■ 158 •' be.1t method ot abstraction Dublin uulch ■ ^ " Box Cir group ' ' " ' 108 " Brandon cluim , 65 " Britannia claim 114 " Bunker claim , . 102 " CUara claim ' ' ' , . 73 " Conglomcrati- creek ' " ' 167 " ( 'onrad claim 74 " Dolly claim . . 113 " Dome Lode propt^rty 202 " Dublin Kulch 163 " drafter mine 81 " (ireen Gulch iiroup 126 " (;oldcn .\)£c claim. 176 " ■' Slipper claim 52 •• Homestake claim 201 " Humper Kri>uP .. 195 No. 1 claim 103 " Huron claim •. ,■.;.■ '. l.SO " in veins Duncan Creek mininis district j,q " Jack Pot claim ..'..'..'........ 45 " Jean I claim . . 78, 79 " Lloyd Kroup ... 21 " Lone Star tnine 78 " Mary Fraction 90, 94, 95 " Mitchell group 194 " Mountain Sheep cliim 87 •' Patterson group 84 " Pioneer claim 120 " Pickering property. . . . 3 " production in Yukon, history of 166 " Rabbit Foot ' ' . 196 " Red Deer claim 39 " Robin claim ' ' ' 176 " Sunrise claim 181 " Tally-Ho group 162 " V.ilerie miuo I97, 198, 201 " Venus property ' 57 " Violet group 44 " Virgin claim . 106 " W. D. Mackay properties I74 " Wheaton district ' ' ' 132 " wire, Dublin gulch 18 " Yukon, origin ot 73, 74 " I.et(f ininer.il claim I74 " Reef claim, gold and teliundes at j06 " Run Fraction ...'..!.... 83, 201 " " group ■««i«a mmmmmmm INDEX. ( liilil Itun proijorty Oolil-iiilver vrini'. Conruil inininK distrirt ....'....',.'.'..'..'.. up» 711 .lumiw, inininn propiTtt!'* 4 '7 9, '.'(I, I'Ol Lono Slur mini-. , i/-i ji. '"7 " only liMle Rold proiluPiT in Klonrtikp M McConni'll. II. (••. report on \Vhitchor« copper licit McOliwhon, K. T.. Tally-Ho group , „,, M.K!kiiy, W. D., pr<.pp<-rty vi»it»>nd Rkbbit Foot claim! .. 164 I'uf'hio cliiim. , ... ISU " copper riiinc, nliipiiicnt* from 180 " " viaited 8 " mine, churucter c>( ura 101 " " (liuniiind ilrillinK at 4 " *' IncHtion, e(|uipment. etc 160 "Pup'.eiplannlion i>( ininins term I'M Pyritc, naaociatcil with auriferoua <|Uarti UH " Mramliin claim 108 " Hunkeri'Uim 114 " I 'iinriul iiiininR dintrict 174 " (Irattcr I'lino 16:1 " llillnhoriiuuh I 'i\im ION " Mumper No. 1 198 " Huron claim , 103 " iron. Cullrn (crnup ..,..., 51 Mic-MacKfoup IWt. 1«0 Mitchell uroup «:', 94 " I'at tcrHongroup N7 " Kosc claim ... lift " Summit claim 112 " Tall.v-Ho group IHl " Vcnua property lOH " •' Kxtcn.Hion IM W. I>. Mackay propertie* 106 Wimly .Vrm grnup IW I'yf'tP". arsenical. Du.'ilingulch 131 " " Valerie property K12 " " \Vi Illy Arm group 189 " Box Car group 8K " ( 'onrail claim 167 " ( ionlf>n claim 42 " Hornestake claim 52 " I.loyd group 78 •' Raven claim 79 " liohin claim 39 " Violet Kn>up. M Queen Dome group. 87 Rabbit Foot claim 164 Raven mineral claim ■ 74, 7.5 Reel Bird claim 50 " neer claim 1!M. 196 Rip claim tS2, 183 Robin mineral claim visited 38 Rose mineral claim ^ 115 Ross, Donald, owner Anaconda and Rabbit K.'.tr iirouii . . lirMnilim rUiin " ( DiiriKl '■■'ninu ili«lrit't " Duliliii I 'i •' «ir»lt' ..«■ H>-- .nmp Nil. I I'lniin " 1 . 4i cliiiin . ' ■ " k I'lit I'laitii • I.I">|| Kf'WIl " Mimnijiin Shcrp rlniiii llnhliit KiKil iliiini Iti' I l>fi priipirty Hiiuf, Will. <'.. iippi)inti( in«iM-il<.» Cur Kruup " ownvr (irwin CiuUth gruup .Summit iiiiniTul elaii" .Sunrlitu rlaiiii • ■ Sun.'«.l riaim 7;i INI ■Ml 7 15 I& 20 74 IM) lao 174 rtylvani 178 201 134 IM Ml 87 79 m t7« 178 176 tc, (loldi'n Slipper claim JJJ Whmtiin district '<* Tally-HuKnuip ». i:«. 'SO. 201 Ti-llurir iM-liri-. Wlu-iiton di.^trict {'* Tflluridc, (ioldcn Slippi. 197. 201 Virt.'irin mineral claim. ''*4: 1^5 Violet ant»kpp«'riHii>na on Violet group Windy Arm aubdiatriet 114 It. IM.' 171 ISO \Hi ITB, Ik:'. 2I»1 ISU 41 44 1IV4 .M 1N.S Yi'lluw Jiu'k»t I'liiiiii. . Yukon I'ui'blo MininuCo. 7«. SI IW z Zinc bh'ndi'. Windy Ann urourj li!t ^s'^T^'^^mm ^mmmm^^ mmmmm^mmm/9M CANADA DEPARTMENT OF MINES Hon. Loi ih ('(idehhe. Mixihtek; H. W. Huock. Depi tv Minister; MINES BRANCH KldEXE HaANEI.. I'll.!)., DlHEITOK. F^T J>ORTS AND MAPS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST rl'BLISllEl> HY THE MINES BRANCH RKI'ORTS. 1. Mining Cetnditions in tin' Klondiko, Yukon. Ui'prt dc la ('()rnini!*.''ion noiiiiiu'i' py nia^jni'toinelrie measun'inents — hy Dr. Haanel. IIKM. t7. Limestones, ami the f.ime Industry of Manitoba. IVeliminary Hrport on— liv .1. W. Wells, ]«),■). tH. ('lavs and Shales of Manitoba: Tlieir Tnclustrial \'a!ue. Prelinnn;iry Report on— by J. \V. Wells, I'M)-,. to. ]l\'draulie Cenients (Haw Materials) in Manitoba: M:inufaclure and Fses of. I'reliminarv Report on-by .1. W. Wells, UK).'.. tlO. Mica: Its ( ti^eurrenei', K\ploitalion, anil Isis by Fritz ( 'irkel, M.K., !!•().'>. iSee No. UH.) til. Asbestos; Its Occurrence, l-lxploitation, and I'ses- by Fritz Cirki'l, IU05. (See \o. till ) tl2. Zinc Resources of Rriti.sli Columbia and the Condil ions afTi'Ctinn Hieir K.\ploilation. Report of the Comndssion appointed to investigate- by W R. Inualls. I'.Ht.i. tlO. •F.xperiments made at Sjiult Ste. Mjirie. under (iovernment auspices, in the smeltinKof Cana- dian iron ores hy the clectro-thcrniic pnM'css. Final Report on— by Dr. Hiianel, liK)7. tl7. Mines of the Silver-Cobalt Ores of the Cobalt ilistricC Tie ir rnscnl ami I'ro^pective Output. Repoiton- by Dr. Hiumel, 1907. tl8. Ciraphit(»: It.t Prop<'rties, Occurrence, RidininK, and l.'ses — bj- l-Vitz Cirkel, 1907. tl9. IVat and LiRnite: Their Manufaclup' and I'ses in Kurope— by Frik Nystrom, M.K., I'.IOS. t20. Iron Ore Deposits of Nova Scotia. Report on (Part I)— by Dr. J. E. Woodman. *A few copies of the Pn-iiminary Re|H)rt, iOOt), are still avaiiai)ie. tPublieations marked thus t are out of print. 11 21. Suiiimary report of Mines Kranih, 1907-8. 22. Iron Ore Deposits i.' I'liunilir Hay iiml Hainy Hiver liistriets. Ueport on- by 1'. Hille, M.I'.. 12:!. Iron Ore I)e|Misits. aliinu the Ottawa {(Jueliir sidei anil (lalineau riviTs. I{epa. I'reneh translation: The Mineral I'roduetion of Canada. 1!HM>. .\nnual Herxirt on - liy .lohn MeLeish. '27. The Mineral I'roduetion of Canada, 1907. Preliminary Report on— liy .lohn MeLeish. t27a. The Minerid I'rnduction of Canada, 1908. Prelindnary Report on— liy .lui.n MeLeish. t2S. Suniniar>- Report of Mines Hraneh, 190S. t2Sa. I'reneh translation: Summary Re|x)rt of Mines Braneh, 1908. 29. Chrome Ir.m Ore Deposits of the Kastern Townships. Monograph on— l>y Frit!! Cirkel. (Supplementary Si-ction: Exp<'riments with Chromite at McGill I'nivi'rsity— liy Dr. .1. B. I'orter.) 30. Investiisation of the I'eat Hogs and I'eat Fuel Imlustry of Canada, 1908. Hulletin No. 1— by I'rik N'ystrom, and .\. Anrep, Peat Kxpert. 32. Inve.stication of F.leetiie .'^liaft Furnace. Sweden. Report on - by Dr. Haan<'l. 47. Iron Ore Deposits of Vancouver and Texada islands. Report on— by Fanar Lindem.an, M.F. t5,'i. Report on the Itituininous. or Oil-shales of New Rrunswick and Nova .Scotia; also on thi' Oil- .shale Industry of Scotland— by Dr. R. W. Flls. 08. The Mineral I'roduetion of Canaila, 1907 and 1908. .\nnual Report on— by .John McLei.sh. Note. — Thr following imhminarii BulUtin< urn- puhtixhut prinr lo (Ac is.-rt on- by J. H. Porter, K.M.. D.Sc, U. .1. Durley, Ma.E., and othc rs- \'oi. I — Coal Washing and ('okinn Tests. Vol. II— Boiler and Clas Producer Tests. Vol. III- Ap|M'ndi-x I Coal Washini; Tests and UiaKraini. \i,\. IV- Appi-ndix II Boiler Tests and UiaKrains. Vol. V - Appendix III Producer Tests and Diajirams. Vol. VI- .Appendix IV ( 'okinir Tests. .\ppendix V ( heinieal Tests. fiyp.suiii Deposits of the Mnritime Provinces of Canada — including the MaKdalcn islands. Report on — by W. V. Jennison. M.E. (See No. 245.) t84. 88. The Mineral Production of Canada, 1909. Annual Report on — by .lohn McLeish Note. — Thf folUiwing prt^liminary BuUttin.^ vcre puhtinhtd prior to th: issuanci' of tht: Annual Reimrt for 1909. t79. Production of Iron .tnd Sti.'cl in Canada during the Calendar Year 1909. tSO. Production of C'oal and Coke in Canada during th ■ ( 'alcndar Year 1909. 85. Production of Cement, Lime, Clay Products, Stone, and other Structural Materials during the Calendar Year 1909. 89. Reprint of Preaidi-ntial address delivered before the .\inerican Peat Society at Ottawa, July 25, 1910. By Dr. Haanel. 90. Procet-dings of Conference on Explosives. 92. Investiuation of the Explosives Industry in the Doininioi of ('anaila, 1910. Report on— by Capt, Arthur Desborough. (.Second Edition.) 9a. Molybdenum (.)res of Canarla. Report on- by Professor T. L. Walker. M.D. 100. The Building and Ornaiiii'ntal Stonesof Canada. Reporton — by ProtessorW. \. Parks, M.I). llK)a. French translation: The Huilding and ( irnamental Stone.- of Canada. Riiiort on- by W. .\. Parks. 102. Mineral Product i— liy A. (' l-inc, l'li.U.,"'with Introductory by A. W .Ci. Wilson, IMi.D. 118. Mica: Its Occurrence. Kxploitation. and I'sc.s. Report on—by Hui?h S. ilc S;..:;.:'aciure ot Peal Powder, by Harold .\. I.everin Ch. K. Bulletin No. 4 — by A. v. .\nrep. ' si.conil Kdit'ftn. enlarged.* 197. French translation: Molylxlenum Ores of < anada. Report on -by Dr. T. L. Walker. 198 French translation; Peat and Lignite: Their Manufacture and I'ses in Europe. Report on — by Krik Nystroin, .M.K., 1908. 201 The Mineral Production of Canada during the Calendar Year 1911. -Vnnual Report on — by .lohn McLcish. Note. — The fullinvim prelininan/ Bulhtms were puhlishetl prior to the issutmee of the Annual lieporifor 19li. ISl. Producliiin ot Cemi'nl, Lime, (lay Pioducls. Sione. and other .■^Irudiiral Materials iti Canada during the Calendar Year 1911. Bulletin on -by .lohn McLcish. tl82 Prixluction ot Iron and Steel in ( anada during the Calendar Year 1911. Bulletin on — by John Mclycish. tPublications marked thus t are out ot print. IKH (iiniTul Suniinarv of the Minrrjil Prixiurtion in Citmulu tlurinu tlir ( 'jilcndur \vnr 1911. iiullctii. on-l»y John Mrl.riMi. tl09. rroductionof <'opp4*r, doUl, IaiuI, Niki in < anadadiirinK the Calendar Year Hill, liulh-iin on — by John MrLei.sh. 202 Fiench translation: (Iraphite: Its Propcrtio, <^>eeurrenec, Kefwiinn, and r>fs Hiport on^ by Fritz Cirkel, liK)7. 2H». Mineral rrodurtinn of Canada, 1912. Preliminary Report on — by Jolm Mel.eisli. 222. bode Mining in Yukon: An Invi'Stigation of tin (Quartz Deposits of the Klnmlike Division. Uepttrt on — by T. A. Maebean. 224, Summary Keport of the Mines Uraneh. 1912- 226. French translation: ( 'hrome Iron Ore Deposits of the Kastern Townships. Monograph on— by Fritz Cirkel. (Supplementary Section: Fxperiments with <'hromite at McCiill I'ni- versity — by Dr. J. H. Porter.) 227. N'ctions of the Sydney ( 'oal Fields — by J. CJ. S. Hudson. t229. Suimnary Keport of the Petroleum and Naturat (las Kesourres of Canari. t*i5ft. Production of Copp of Natashkwan. Sa^ucnay county, (^uc Report on — by (ieo. C. Mackenzie. 169. ^'rench translation: Pyrites in Canada: Its Occurrence, Fxploitation. Dn-.-^sinn, and Cm-s. Report on--by A. W. (;. Wilson. tPublications marked thus t Ji't- out of print. IM! VI IMI liiTiih triiti~l:i!iciii; lnvitr.v of ( iinail.i. I'.MO-ll. Ilulli'lin No. S liy A. v. Anri'p. l!l.'> I'niuli ir,in-l:iliiiri: MimiViti' ( ) cvurri'ivc^ iilnni! Ilii' "cntriil ( liiti.rin Hiiiliviiy. Ui-pmt oil— l)v y.. Linilriuaii. lHW liuililinK Stones of Cuniida -Vol. II lluiMiriK ami ( )rnamcnlal Siimrs n( tin- Maiitiiin- I'lii- viii.is. Ripiirt im -liy \V. A. Park-". I'llll I'lii- I cijipir SniiltiiiK Iiiilihtry nf ( 'aria.la. Uiimrl v A. \V. (i. \Vil:->n. J4.') (iyp-iim inCaiiiila: Il-i Occurri'in'c, lOxpliiitatiDti. anil Ti'dimiloKy. Urpurt/m -^y 1.. II.Coli'. :.'>l ( 'alali'iiii' IrDii-Hi'irinn IJi-lrift. Ili'port on -I'y I). I.indiiiian :'«!, IVcnch translation: Hccont Ailvanrcs in the Construrtion o{ Klrc'lrir I'uinaci's for tlic Pro- duction of I'ii! Iron, Stfrl, anil Zinr. ItiiUctin N'o. 3— l)y Dr. Ilaaml. LMU. I'ri'nch translation- Mii'a: Its Ofi'iirrcnci', I-'.xploitation. and I'scs. Hc|»irt on— by IIukIi S. dc Sihiiiid. L'(i.'). l-rc'nili translation: Annual Mineral Production of Canada, I'.lll. Report on— l>y .iolin MrLiisli, L'lit), Invcstitiation r.f tlic Peat Hniis ami Peat Industry of Canaila, I'.lll and l'.M2. liuUi-tin \o. It- -l>y .\. V, .\nrcp 27!l HuildinKanil Ornamental Stones of ( 'anada— Vol. III. Report on- by \V. .V. Parks. '2s7 . I'reneh translatuvn: Proiluetion oi Iron and ."^teel in (.*anadu clurinK the ('alenot 1, Conce.sslon VI, Mayo township, IfastinRS county, (tntario— by IIowcUs l-'rC'chette, 1!H)<). Scale (iO feet =1 incli. t34. MaKnetometric Survey, \'ertical Intensity: Lots 2 and 3, Concession VI, Mayo township, llastiims county, Ontario— by Ilowells Frtchclte. 1909. Scale HO fei t = 1 inch. t35. Maenetometric Survey. Vertical Intensity: Lots 10, 11, and 12, Concession IX, and Lots II and ^2, Concession VIII. Mayo township, Hastings county, Ontario — by Howells Frechette, 1909. Scale liO feet =^1 inch." *36. Purvey of Mer Blcue Peat Bog, fllouce.ster township, Carletoii county, and Cumberlana lownsliip. Rus.sell county. Ontario— by Frik Nystrom. and .\. v. Anrep. i .\ccoiiipanyinii; report No. 30.1 Note.— 1. Maps marked thus • arc to be fouiul only in reports. 2 — M?ips i-o:trk*"-d *hns * hav.-' Ivrn printed indcp."ndcnt!y of report.^. Iicncc can he procured separately by applicants. •37. Survey of Alfnd I'ciit I»ok, Alfn .1 nnd Ciilicloniii towii»l\ip». I'nsi-ott riiunty, ( >rit:iriii— liy urvry oi Altn-d Iv.v Hok, Alina iind * iiit.'auniit town^ihips. rri's Krik \v:^ln.tn iinil A. v. Ai irp. i At-<-i)iiipiiii>'in^ n-ihirt \o. •38. Survey of Wclland I'eiit Hok. Wiiinllc et und HutiibeiMtone townships, Welliind eDUniy. i )nliirio - Ity Mrik .\y>troni and A. v. .\nrep. (.\i'eompanyinjj report No. ;U1. ) •39. Survey of Newinuton I'eiit Bog, U.«nal)rui k. HoxIjoioukIi. and ( "omwall town.>!liip>'. .Storinont eounty, Ontario— l>y Krik Sy.^trom ami .V. v. Anrep. i.\eeoinpanyini! report No, :)ll. ) •40. Survey of I'erth I'tat Bog, Drummond township. Lunnrk eounty, Ontario- -by F'rik .\yy Krik .Ny>troin and .\. v. .\nrep. (.XiToinpanyinn iiiiort No. :!(). i •48. MaKnetoinetric Suncy of In)n frown claim at Klaaneh river, Vancouver i.sland, H ('.— by K. I.imli'iiian. Seale IK) feet = 1 ineli. (.Aceoinpanyint! nport No. 47.1 *4i>. MaEnetoinetrie Survey of Western Steel Iron claiiii, at ."'echart, \an(touvcT island, B.C.- by K. l.indeiiian. Seale (iO feet = 1 ineli. i.Xei-oinpanyinc reimrt No. 47.) •53. Iron Ore Oeeurrences, Ottawa and I'ontiae lount' ■», Quelii c, l'.H)S~ by .1. White and I'ritz Cirkel. (.Veeompanyinii re|)ort No. 23. i '54. Iron Ore Oerurrenees, .Vritenteuil eounty. (Quebec 1!K)S- by i'rii/. Cirkel. .\e(i>iiipanyinn report No. 23). T.>7. The Productive ( liroine Iron Ore Divtrin of (iuibee-by Kritz (irkej. i .\ieoMipanylni): report No. 2!l.) ttK). .Ma^netomi'trie .'Purvey of the BriMol Mine. I'ontiae eounty, (Juebee--by K. l.indenian. Scale 200 feet = l inch, i ,\cconipanyinn; report .No. 117. i •til. Topographical Map of Bri.stol .Mine. I'ontiae county. (Quebec- by 1'.. l.indcTtian. Scale 2IM) feet = I inch. i.Xecoinpanyinn rejxirt No. (i7.) tl)4. Index Map of Nova Scotia: Gyps^uin—by W. V. Jennison. ] tli,). Index .Map of New Brun.-wick: (lypsuin— by W. V. Jennison. -i .\cing rei>ort No ■.\ceoiiipanying report No. 71. .■ale 1 niile=l inch. t72. Brunner Peat Bog. Ontario— by .\. v. .Vnrep. t73. KoiMoka I'eat Bog, Ontario- by .\. v. .\nre|). t74. BnM'kvillc Peat Bog, ( Intario- by .\. v. .\nrep. t7'> Konih'au Peat Bog, Ontario- by .\. v. . Vnrep, t7li, .Alfred I'c-at Bog, Ontario--by .\ . v. .\nrcp. t77. Alfri'd Peat Bog, Ontario: Main Ditch I'rohle- by .\. v. .\nre|. t7S, Map of Asbestos llegion. Trovince of (juebec. IlllO- by Kritz ( 'irkc '.\ceornpanying rejxtrt No. tV.I. i t94. Map showing Cobalt, Ciowganda, Shiningtree, ami Porcupine districts by L. II. Cole, B.Sc. '.Xccoiopanying Sumniary reixirt.PJlO. ) •95. General Map of ( anada. showing Coal Fields. i.Xccoiopanying report No. ,S3 -by Dr. J. B. Porter. 1 •%. General Map of Coal Field.s of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, i .Vccotiipanying Ueport No. 83— by Dr. J. B. Porter.) •97. Gi'neral Map showing Coal Fields in Alberta, .Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. i.Vccotopanying Ueport No. S3— by Dr. J. B. Porter.) •98. General Map of Coal Fields in Briti.sh Columbia. (.Xccoinpanying Heport No. S3— by Dr. J. B. PortiT. ) Note — 1. Maps marked thus * are to be found only in reports. 2. Map.s m.arked thu.s f have been printed independently "t n-porl?', hence can In- procured separately by applicants. Vlll •99. (ioncral Map o( Coal Firld in ukon TiTritory. (Acconipanying Rrport No. 83— liy Dr. B. r.i • ' •11:' Skilili plan slinwinn ( Icolony nf I'uint Maiiiainw. (Int.- liy IVitcwor .V. ('. l.ani'. SanyiniE ri'piirt Xn. 111.1 tll'i llollanil I'lat Hi.u, Ontnriii- by \. v. .\nrip. i.Xiio- ipanyinu npurt No. 1,51.) •1 lit 137 Mini: Tnwnsliip maps, (Intariii ami (iuibic- by i Jt;li S. il.' .Sliiiiiil. i Vriniiipanvi ripiirt N'o. IIX.I tl38. Miia: .siidwinK Location of Principal Minis anil Oreurn'ncca in the Quibcc Mica An'a— 1 lluKh S. ill- Siliiiiiil. Sialc 3«5 iiiili»=l inih. (.\(i-mii|>anyinK rrport N'o. 118.1 tl39. Mica: Showinc Location of Principal Mines anil Occurrences in the Ontario Mica Area— bj HukIi S. lie Sihiniil. Scale .19.') iiiiles=l inch. i.Veeiiiiipanyinn nimrt N'o. U.S.) tUO. Mica: Showing Distribution of the Principal Mica Occurrences in the Dominion of Canada liy jIukIi S. lie .Shiniil. .Scale 39.i niiles = l incii. i.VeiunipanyinK report No. US.) tl4l Tiirliriuik Inm Itearint! District, Annapolis county, \.S.— by Howells Frechette. Scale 4 (eel ^ 1 inch. (.Vcriiinpuny k report N'o. 110.) tl46. Distribution of Iron Ore Sands of the Iron Ore Deposits on the North Shore of the River ai (iulf ii(Sl. Lawrence. ( 'aniu' by (leii. ('. Mackenzie. Scale 100 miles = 1 inch. iAmiu panyini! report N'.i. 14.").) tH7. Maxnetic Iron Sand Deposits in Relation to Nata.shkwan harbour ar ' 'reat Natashkw river, (Jue. i Index Map)— by Ceii. C. Mackenzie. Scale 40 c' 'inch. (Aceoi panyinK ri'iHirt No. 14,").) tl48. Natashkwan Magnetic Iron Sand Deposits, Sainicnay county. Que.— by Geo. C. Mackenzi ■Scale l,0;iO(eet = l inch. i.VccompanyinK report No. 145.) tI52. Map Showing the Location of Peat Hogs investiKUted in Ontario— by A. v. Anrep. t tl53. Map .Showini! the Ijjcationof Peat Bors investigated inManitoba — by A. v. Anrep. tl57. Lac du Honnet Peat Bog. Manitobn— by A. v. .\nrep. tl5S. Transmission Peal Bog, Manitoba— by A. v. Anrep. tl59. Corduroy Peat Bog, Manitoba— bj,' A. v. .\nrep. tl60. Boggj- Creek Peat Bog, Manitoba— by .\. v. .\nrep tifil. Rice Lake Peat ling, Manitoba— by X. v. .\nrep. tie2. Mud Lake Peat Bog, Manitoba-by A. v. Anrep. tI63. Litter Peat Bog, Manitoba— by .V. v. Anrep. tl64. Julius Peat Litter Bog. Manitooa- by A. v. .\nrep. [Aceiiin panyini ■ report No. 151 tl65. I'ort Francis Peat Bog, Ontario— by A. v. Anrep. ■(.Vccompanying report No. 151.) *16fl. Magnetometric Map o( No. 3 mine. Lot 7, Concessions V and VI, McKim township. Sudbui ilistrii't, Ont.— liy E. Lindcman. (.\cciiinpanying Summary lepnrt, Hill.) tl68. Map showing Pyrites Mines and I'rospects in Kastern Canada, and Their Relation to tl I nited Sf'ites Market—by \. \V. CJ. Wilson. Scale l:'.i iiiiles = l inch. (.Vccninpanyii report No. 107. 1 Note. — 1. Maps marked thus * are to be (ounil only in reports. 2. Maps nmrkerl thus f li-'^ve hm n printed independently of reports, hence can ! procured separately by applicants. tlTl (;,.,.|.,«m:i1 \^ f Su.|l.u,> Si. 1.H MX,,.,,. li„i l.v l'i.,f \ I'. I mI,„,„„ >,:,1, I ,„.|. (A(M'om- panying report No. 151) (',,:, 1, 11,11 r,iin. I,v I'ri.l. \ I', ( ■■il,Ti,i,,i, \' i,i|imii> iiiii mii"M \. iTll ' tl7». tl7.V tl7«. tl7-. tl7h. ♦17.'. (l,i.|..ll,,;ll M:,p 1.1 Villi. ,i:, 11,11,' l'.\ I'l'il A I'd. I. 11,:, II tl7:;. ( ri ,i.'l,i..„ i,,ii,.' 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U. lM,..n' i..»n-l,ip. l',i,il„.io,mh . ..,ii,ty. ' 'niario ■ l.y i;. 1. ,11.1. ■11, an', lull. S. ,1. .Mlllf.. I - I ,n.l, A., ..l„p.,nyin.j ,,p..,i \i. IM ilMia (M-,,lo)£iral Map. Kilinoni iron lain.-. Ililmoni ii.« l,ip. I' rlM.roujth loiim.v iiniario - '■ l,y K. I.iniliiiian. I'.MI. .ii.v : Si. (1, -I.- niin.'. Tu.li.r i.,»n-l,ip. UaMinu- ,ounlv. Onlario l.v i-.. l.imlnaan. Hill. Si-al.' :' i .ii 1 - I ,n.l,. \.- panyliiK r.',»ir. No. I,s4, tls7-i CioloKi.al Mai Si, Cl.arli- laim-. TilIoi i.'«n-i,ip. Ila-tint- .■..,ii,iy. dniar,.. I>y I). l.iii.li'Mian. r.MI. Si-.alr JIIO t". t I in. I,, \.ii.,,ipan.\ i„n n P'.i i N.' I-<1 tlSS \|air,„loi,„tii,- S,ii-,\ V, ,ti.-al Intin-ity: Itakir l„i,ir. Tll'li'i to»n-l,,p, lla-li,,'.!- ,.„ii,ly, ■ ■ (inlall.. l.y i;, l.ill.l. l,,a„, mil S.al.' JIMI f.n - I mil, , \i '"„,p.i„y ,n,l I. |v • i i.,|s4' tlvsa (li'olocii'iil Map, liakcriiiin,-. Tuili.rIown,-l,ip. Ha>l inu- '"imly. < 'n'ai i" Ly i- laniliM,a„, ion. .Si-ali- -'00 I'i'it -■ I inil,. \.ii.i,,pa„y,ni; r.'iw.ri N" l-'l T|M» M:,t-n.'l trii- Surv.'y, V,ati.„l Inl.n-ily: I'.i.li:.' in.n oiv ,i.po-it-. Ui.lla-li.n lo«n-l,ip. Ila>liims,-..unty, Dnlalii. l.y K. I.in.l.loaii. I'.il I . Mai.- .'Oil l. . i - 1 in. I,. \.'"„,iKm\- ini; upon No. IM ' tl'IO Mamatoniitrii- S„,v, v. Virliial Inlm-ity; I ■.,. Iiill ai„l .1. nkin- niin.- U .,lla-l..ii i..wn-l,,p. lla«liliK'-...llll1>.<'"lallo by l;. i.in.l.lnan. Hill, Mai. -MM I.. I 1 „'.!,, \. an.v- inc ri'inrl N.i. 1x4. n'lOa Ci'oloKical Map. Cocliill and .l,nkin> mil,.-. \\..lla-ton lown-l,ip. Ha-tini- .■..,,nl.\ . < miario l,y K. l.inilclnan, 1011. S,-al,' L'OO inl - I iniii A.-.-,.i,,panyini! i.p.'i i N" IM tlOl. Mat'niii.ii.iiii.' Surv.y. V.rli.al Inl.n-ily: U,— ,„„-r ii'on orr ,|. i«,-il-. Ma.%.. l..»n-liip. Ilas1iim-,..unly.(lnlaii.. I..x 1 :. l.in.l.nian. 101 1 . S. ;,!,■ L'OO li-rl . I i„. n . \.'..iiip,'my,n« n-ix.rt No. l,^4. tlOla (li'oloi-'ii'al Map. Hi— inn i" iron on- ,lipo-il-. May., to vn-li,i,. Ila-lm,;- roimly. I Inlario - l,v l;. l.inililiian. lOII. Sial.' L'OO frit =' I „„l,. \i.- lianymi! r.po, 1 N... IN4 till:' Maun. Ion, .iii.' Surv,'y. \.-rii.al lni.i,-iiy liankin. < liil.l-. an. I S'lv.,,- ii,,n.'-. May.. lown- >iiip. IIa-titii5M-oiiiity. Oti'ari.i l,y l:.'l.iiiilin,an. lOII. Sialr Jnn fr.l - I inra. \ii'>i,,- pan>iim ri-port No. IS4.' tlO'a. (ii.olonical map. liankin. Cl.ilil-. and Sl,'v,n- mini-, Ma.M. t,,«n-l,ip. I la-tini:- roiinty, Ontario l,y K. I.in.l.nian. I'.H I . S.al.- L'OO f.-.i - I in.l,. .\,.'.mpanyiim r.porl N... 1X4.1 Note.— I. Map" niarkiil ll,u> ' an' l.. In- fouml ..nly in rip .rt-. ;. M.ip- mariiiii tiiii^ * Iuim- t,.-n prHi--.| m.|i p. nd.nily ■■■: iv;,ort-. hi'i,,',' fan proi'Uivil .»i'paialrly liy applii-ant.-. :i04S.-. :'l tisl'iSi^svy-K-v, ;,;!;'■■• =xs-;=.""'\^» " "■ -1,11). llii-liim- -..unty. 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Map« iiiaiknl llii- ♦ liavi- liirn priiitiil inili|).n.|.iiil\ ..f r,ii.iri>. linn r >■"" l.ipn- 1 uiiil ^i'parali'ly iiv applii alll-. ;ssnF:^\fjii:.\!A/'mrsj'- -la. maCA.-^ r>' ;^bi— jiiim * z. .^w kttt . *. : [ I .«r j»Ma .., MMHIIilMlll ESO mmm Nfe^ I ;'Siica«''«fc:-a->i7"i - ^"f.' jjBt-? ■JS<^/.-4*«*ittSSW!R»aBKWi;«CSJWi«£;.*?'3*sajSffi*«"»T!»*S.':XW^ £1 -t m.' '^i^ CANADA DKPARTMENT OF MINES ■IMaa ■RAHOM Hon. Louii I .'L'oti, Minktm: A. P. Low, LL D., D»ur« Ml EuotNt Haambl, Pa.D., OiticTot. ISll ES D»imr MiNiiTii; R efe rence Lvone Stat Mine Gordon Mineial Claim Virtjin Jean 1 Culien Group Violet Group Britannia Gro'Jp.(MtKinnon Brothers) Eclipse Gioup. (Chris. Fothergill rt at) Knperanzo Wnerf»l CJaiin Raven Minrni! Claim Uoyd Group Green Gulcli Group Gold Kun Croup.{\V. D- Mar.Kay) Patterson Groip. (Moia Mmeiai Claim et Box-Car Group Mitchell Group Portland Group Vf D. MacKiy Group M-inLer John Fawcett Clatms, Hunk ', Rt. tnrk Summit Mineral Cl.nni.{joa t-ournier) Dome Lode Prrtp'Ntv Property of Wf^lls Quailz Muunv; Comrai Property ol Pu kermg et 'i\ California Girl Minprai Claim Unexpected Mmeral Claim W. O. Smith Property, on Klondike Eldorado Dome Explanations t1» No8. 23 to 19 inrluaive, apply to Claims in the Duncan Creek Mining Diilrict \2^ No. 31 ieicn to Clatma ol J. A. Anderaon on Excelsior Creek, farther south on Yukon than here shown i T /V "^ / } 4 i 4 ; G) \ /()// 1 D/71 ^>\ s :u 1,1 or LINK MAI* DAWSON MINING DISTRICT VrKON lERRlTORY Showing Locat c- of some Quartz Dapoeits To illu -ir«»«. report h^ T. A.M»c LEAN. RA.5c >u .1 •■air imSm .-> * , 9 C(m( rro«p»ct of ^ M9 Kronen Bret L^ A _'ji!a >i;ittt«lr N^al frvm C>r*rn«nch •♦tor •»••' •« / ^ / Read Heua« / ( / / Kuvpn Mmrrni I tnirn : i .. .1 .^; l'r,.pcrtv of W, (3) fV.prrty „l Ci.kr,,,.; t '''?) < olilomja l.„l M :,^,... '•^ L'nfjperird Mincr.ii t ,,. . IJ*) W. 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