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Legislative Assembly","@language":"en"}],"DateAvailable":[{"@value":"2014-12-10","@language":"en"}],"DateIssued":[{"@value":"[1907]","@language":"en"}],"DigitalResourceOriginalRecord":[{"@value":"https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/collections\/bcsessional\/items\/1.0384846\/source.json","@language":"en"}],"Extent":[{"@value":"Foldout table: TABLE SHOWING MINERAL PRODUCTION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA -- p. H14A; Foldout map: SKETCH MAP FROM GEOLOGICAL MAP OF GRAHAM ISLAND QUEEN CHARLOTTE GROUP BRITISH COLUMBIA To illustrate Report by R.W. ELLS, LLD. 1905. -- p. H74A; Foldout photographs: FINLAY RAPIDS ON THE PEACE RIVER, B.C. [and] PEACE RIVER, MOUNTAINS OPPOSITE Mt. SELWYN, B.C. -- p. H132A; Foldout photographs: Mt. SELWYN ON PEACE RIVER, B.C., LOOKING SOUTH-EAST. [and] CAMP ON THE PEACE RIVER, AT FOOT OF Mt. SELWYN, LOOKING NORTH-EAST. -- p. H136A; Foldout photographs: COAL FORMATION ON PEACE RIVER, B.C. [and] PARLE-PAS RAPIDS ON PEACE RIVER, B.C. -- p. 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H168A.","@language":"en"}],"FileFormat":[{"@value":"application\/pdf","@language":"en"}],"FullText":[{"@value":" ANNUAL REPORT\nOF THE\nMINISTER OF MINES\nFOR THE\nYEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER,\n1906,\nBEING AN ACCOUNT OF\nMINING OPERATIONS FOR GOLD, COAL, ETC,\nPROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nTHE GOVERNMENT OF\nTHE PROVINCE QE BRITISH COLUMBIA\nPRINTED BT\nAUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.\nVICTORIA, B. C.:\nPrinted by Richard Wolfenden, I.S.O., V. D., Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.\n1907.\n 7 Ed. 7 Report of the Minister of Mines. H 3\nREPORT\nOF THE\nMINISTER OF MINES,\n1906.\nTo His Honour the Honourable James Dunsmuir,\nLieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia:\nMay it please Your Honour :\nThe Annual Report of the Provincial Mineralogist upon the Mining Industries of the\nProvince for the year 1906 is herewith respectfully submitted.\nRICHARD McBRIDE,\nMinister of Mines.\nMinister of Mines' Office,\nMarch 19th, 1907.\n \u25a0n\no\n31\nH\nCO\nH\ntl\n0\n01\nH\n0\n%\nTJ\nPI\n>\n0\nPI\n 7 Ed. 7 Report of the Minister of Mines. H 5\nREPORT OF BUREAU OF MINES.\nWILLIAM FLEET ROBERTSON, PROVINCIAL MINERALOGIST,\n-:o:-\nTo the Hon. Richard McBride,\nMinister of Mines.\nSir,\u2014I have the honour to submit herewith my Annual Report on the Mining Industry\nof the Province for the year ending December 31st, 1906.\nThe statistical tables give the total mineral output of the Province to date, and show in\nconsiderable detail the actual mineral production of the past year, as based on smelter or mill\nreturns; also, a summary of the production of each of the last four years, thus illustrating by\ncomparison the progress made in productive mining during this period.\nTo facilitate comparison with information previously given, I have retained, as closely as\nwas possible, the general form already established for such tables and for the Report.\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient servant,\nWilliam Fleet Robertson,\nProvincial Mineralogist.\nBureau of Mines, Victoria, B. C,\nMarch 19th, 1907.\n 7 Ed. 7 Report of the Minister of Mines. H 7\nMINERAL PRODUCTION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nMETHOD OF COMPUTING PRODUCTION.\nIn assembling the output for the lode mines in the following tables, the established custom\nof this Bureau has been adhered to, viz.: The output of a mine for the year is considered that\namount of ore for which the smelter or mill returns have been-received during the year. This\nsystem does not give the exact amount mined during the year, but rather the amounts credited\nto the mine on the company's books during such year.\nFor ore shipped in December the smelter returns are not likely to be received until\nFebruary in the new year, or later, and have, consequently, to be carried over to the credit of\nsuch new year. This plan, however, will be found very approximate for each year, and\nultimately correct, as ore not credited to one year is included in the next.\nIn the Lode Mines tables, the amount of the shipments has been obtained from certified\nreturns received from the various mines, as provided for in the \"Inspection of Metalliferous\nMines Act, 1897.\" In calculating the values of the products, the average price for the year in\nthe New York Metal Market has been used as a basis. For silver 95 per cent., and for lead\n90 per cent., of such market price has been taken. Treatment and other charges have not\nbeen deducted.\nTABLE I.\u2014Total Production for all Years up to and Including 1906.\nGold, placer 168,721,103\nGold, lode 41,015,697\nSilver 25,586,008\nLead 17,625,739\nCopper 35,546,578\nCoal and Coke 79,334,798\nBuilding stone, bricks, ete 5,543,700\nOther metals 270,099\nTotal $273,643,722\nTABLE II.\u2014Production for each Year from 1890 to 1906 (inclusive).\n1852 to 1889 (inclusive) 171,981,634\n1890 2,608,803\n1891 3,521,102\n1892 2,978,530\n1893 3,588,413\n1894 4,225,717\n1895 5,643,042\n1896 7,507,956\n1897 10,455,268\n1898 10,906,861\n1899 12,393,131\n1900 16,344,751\n1901 20,086,780\n1902 17,486,550\n1903 17,495,954\n1904 18,977,359\n1905 22,461,325\n1906 24,980,546\nTotal $273,643,722\n H\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nTABLE\nSHOWING MINERAL PRODUCTION\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\n1888\n1887\n1888\n1889\n1890\n1891\n1892\n1893\n1834\n1895\n1896\n1897\n1898\n1899\n1900\n1901\n1902\n1903\n1904\n1906\n1906\n$26,000,000\n25,500,000\n25,000,000\n24,500,000\n24,000,000\n23,500,000\n23,000,000\n22,500,000\n22,000,000\n21,500,000\n21,000,000\n20,500,000\n20,000,000\n19,500,000\n19,000,000\n18,500,000\n18,000,000\n17,500,000\n17,000,000\n16,500,000\n16,000,000\n15,500,000\n15,000,000\n14,500,000\n14,000,000\n13,500,000\n13,000,000\n12,500,000\n12,000,000\n11,500,000\n11,000,000\n10,500,000\n10,000,000\n9,500,000\n9,000,000\n8,500,000\n8,000,000\n7,500,000\n7,000,000\n6,500,000\n6,000,000\n5,500,000\n5,000,000\n4,500,000\n4,000,000\n3,500,000\n3,000,000\n2,500,000\n2,000,000\n1,500,000\n1,000,000\n500,000\n000,000\nj\n\\\n\/\n\\\nft\n\\\n\/\ni\n57\n\\\n\/\n*\n7\n\\\n\/\nO\n\/\n\/\nf\n\/\no\/\n\/\n\u25a0?\/\n\/\n\u20227\ni\n\/\n\/\n\/\n\/\n\/\n\/\n1\ni\n\\\n\/\n\/\n*\n\\\n1\nf\n\/\n\/\n\\\n\u2022\n\/\n<\nQ\n1\ny\n\u25ba\nft\nil\n\\\nr\n\u2022\u00bbi\n\u2022\n\u25a0\nSUM\n^\n\u2022 \u00bb \u2014\ni\n.\n 1 Ed. 7\nMineral Production.\nH 9\nTable IV. gives a statement in detail of the amount and value of the different mineral\nproducts for the years 1904, 1905 and 1906. As it has been impossible as yet to collect\naccurate statistics regarding building stone, lime, bricks, tiles, etc., these are estimated.\nTABLE IV.\nAmount and Value op Mineral Products for 1904, 1905 and 1906.\nCustomary\nMeasure.\n1904.\n1905.\n1906.\nQuantity.\nValue.\nQuantity.\nValue.\nQuantity.\nValue.\nGold, placer\t\nOunces\t\nn .....\nPounds \t\nTons, 2,2401bs\nII II\n55,765\n222,042\n3,222,481\n36,646,244\n35,710,128\n1,253,628\n238,428\n| 1,115,300\n4,589,608\n1,719,516\n1,421,874\n4,578,037\n3,760,884\n1,192,140\n600,000\n48,465\n238,660\n3,439,417\n56,580,703\n37,692,251\n1,384,312\n271,785\n$ 969,300\n4,933,102\n1,971,818\n2,399,022\n5,876.222\n4,152,936\n1,358,925\n800,000\n$ 948,400\n224,027\n2,990,262\n52,408,217\n42,990,488\n1,517,303\n199,227\n4,630,639\n1,897,320\nLead\t\n2,667,578\n8,288,565\nCoal\t\nCoke\t\n4,551,909\n996,135\n1,000,000\n$18,977,359\n$22,461,325\n$ 24,980,546\nTABLE V.\nProduction op Mineral by Districts and Divisions.\nName.\nDivisioks.\nDistricts.\n1904.\n1905.\n1906.\n1904.\n1905.\n1906.\n$ 474,600\n$ 406,000\n$ 405,400\nCariboo Mining Division\t\n$ 313,000\n150,000\n11,600\n| 300,000\n96,000\n10,000\n$ 355,800\n39,600\n10,000\nCassiar District\t\n558,573\n3,210,573\n5,806,070\n504,372\n5,339,154\n5,421,859\n555,599\nWest Kootenay District\t\n168,023\n466,683\n1,236,858\n3,760,866\n173,640\n100,273\n532,564\n970,544\n3,672,828\n145,650\n268,111\n515,709\n532,228\n3,223,587\n120,717\n5,171,024\n4,660,352\nLillooet District\t\n34,583\n4,190,281\n32,584\n6,483,504\n20,314\nYale District\t\n8,779,711\nOsoyoos, Grand Forks & Green-\n4,110,366\n2,500\n77,415\n6,356,410\n1,533\n125,561\n8,698,470\n2,624\n78,617\nYale a \t\nCoast Districts (Nanaimo, Alberni, Clayoquot, Quatsino, Vie-\n4,702,679\n4,273,852\n5,388,146\n118,977,359\n$22,461,325\n$24,980,546\n H 10\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nPLACER GOLD.\nTable VI. contains the yearly production of placer gold to date, as determined by the\nreturns, sent in by the banks and express companies, of gold transmitted by them to the mints,\nand from returns sent in by the Gold Commissioners and Mining Recorders. To these yearly\namounts one-third was added up to the year 1878, from then to 1895 and from 1898 to 1906,\none-fifth, which proportions are considered to represent, approximately, the amount of gold\nsold of which there is no record. This placer gold contains from 10 to 25 per cent, silver, but\nthe silver value has not been separated from the totals, as it would be insignificant.\nTABLE VI.\u2014Yield op Placer Gold per Year to Date.\n1858.,\n1859..\n1860.\n1861.\n1862.\n1863..\n1864..\n1865..\n1866..\n1867..\n1868..\n1869.\n1870..\n1871..\n1872.\n1873..\n1874.\n705,000\n1,615,070\n2,228,543\n2,666,118\n2,656,903\n3,913,563\n3,735,850\n3,491,205\n2,662,106\n2,480,868\n3,372,972\n1,774,978\n1,336,956\n1,799,440\n1,610,972\n1,305,749\n1,844,618\n1875..\n1876..\n1877..\n1878..\n1879..\n1880..\n1881..\n1882..\n1883..\n1884..\n1885..\n1886..\n1887..\n1888..\n1889..\n1890..\n1891..\nTotal\n2,474,004\n1,786,648\n1,608,182\n1,275,204\n1,290,058\n1,013,827\n1,046,737\n954,085\n794,252\n736,165\n713,738\n903,651\n693,709\n616,731\n588,923\n490,435\n429,811\n1892..\n1893..\n1894..\n1895..\n1896..\n1897..\n1898..\n1899..\n1900..\n1901..\n1902..\n1903..\n1904..\n1905..\n1906..\n399,526\n356,131\n405,516\n481,683\n544,026\n513,520\n643,346\n1,344,900\n1,278,724\n970,100\n1,073,140\n1,060,420\n1,115,300\n969,300\n948,400\n,721,103\nTABLE VII.\u2014Production op Lode Mines.*\nA\nGold.\nSilver.\nLead.\nCopper.\nTotal\nfcH\nOz.\nValue.\nOz.\nValue.\nPounds.\nValue.\nPounds.\nValue.\nValues.\n1887\n$\n17,690\n79,780\n53,192\n70,427\n4,500\n77,160\n227,000\n746,379\n1,496,522\n3,135,343\n5,472,971\n4,292,401\n2,939,413\n3,958,175\n5,151,333\n3,917,917\n2,996,204\n3,222,481\n3,439,417\n2,990,262\n44,288,567\n$\n17,331\n75,000\n47,873\n73,948\n4,000\n66,935\n195,000\n470,219\n977,229\n2,100,689\n3,272,836\n2,375,841\n1,663,708\n2,309,200\n2,884,745\n1,941,328\n1,521,472\n1,719,516\n1,971,818\n1,897,320\n204,800\n674,500\n165,100\nNil.\nNil.\n808,420\n2,135,023\n5,662,523\n16,475,464\n24,199,977\n38,841,135\n31,693,559\n21,862,436\n63,358,621\n51,582,906\n22,536,381\n1S,0S9,283\n36,646,244\n56,580,703\n52,408,217\n$\n9,216\n6,498\nNil.\nNil.\n33,064\n78,996\n169,875\n532,255\n721,384\n1,390,517\n1,077,581\n878,870\n2,691,887\n2,002,733\n824,832\n689,744\n1,421,874\n2,399,022\n2,667,578\n$\n$\n26,547\n1888\n104,813\n1889\n54,371\n1890\n73,948\n1891\n4,000\n1892\n99,999\n1893\n1,170\n6,252\n39,264\n62.259\n106,141\n110,061\n138,315\n167,153\n210,384\n236,491\n232,831\n222,042\n238,660\n224,027\n23,404\n125,014\n785,271\n1,244,180\n2,122,820\n2,201,217\n2,857,573\n3,453,381\n4,348,603\n4,888,269\n4,812,616\n4,589,608\n4,933,102\n4,630,639\n297,400\n1894\n1895\n1896\n1897\n1898\n1899\n1900\n1901\n1902\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1906\n324,680\n952,840\n3,818,556\n5,325,180\n7,271,678\n7,722,591\n9,997,080\n27,603,746\n29,636,057\n34,359,921\n35,710,128\n37,692,251\n42,990,488\n243,405,196\n16,234\n47,642\n190,926\n266,258\n874,781\n1,351,453\n1,615,289\n4,446,963\n3,446,673\n4,547,535\n4,578,037\n5,876,222\n8,288,565\n781,342\n2,342,397\n4,257,179\n7,052,431\n6,529,420\n6,751,604\n10,069,757\n13,683,044\n11,101,102\n11,571,367\n12,309,035\n15,180,164\n17,484,102\nTo'l\n1,995,050\n41,015,697\n25,586,008\n443,925,292\n17,625,739\n35,546,578\n119,774,022\n* Not included in above is 654 tons of zinc ore\u2014worth 817,100.\n*The information as to production in the earlier years is obtained from the \"Mineral Statistics and Mines\" for 1896, Geological\nSurvey of Canada.\n 7 Ed. 7\nMineral Production.\nH 11\nTABLE VIII.\u2014Coal and Coke Production per Year to Date,\nYears.\n1836-65 .\n1866....\n1867....\n1868....\n1869....\n1870....\n1871-2-3.\n1874....\n1875....\n1876....\n1877....\n1878...\n1879....\n1880....\n1881....\n1882.. ..\n1883...\n1884....\n1885....\n1886....\n1887....\n1888....\n1889....\n1890 .. .\n1891....\n1892....\n1893....\n1894....\n1895....\n1896....\n1897....\n1898....\n1899....\n1900....\n1901....\n1902\t\n1903....\n1904 ...\n1905....\n1906....\nCoal.\nTons (2,240 Ids).\n. 166,319...\n25,115...\n31,239...\n44,005...\n35,802...\n29,843...\n. 148,549...\n81,547...\n110,145...\n. 139,192...\n154,052. ..\n. 170,846...\n. 241,301...\n. 267,595...\n. 228,357...\n. 282,139...\n. 213,299...\nValue.\n $ 666,288\n 100,460\n 124,956\n 176,020\n 143,208\n 119,372\n 493,836\n244,641\n 330,435\n 417,576\n 462,156\n 512,538\n 723,903\n 802,785\n 685,071\n 846,417\n 639,897\n394,070 1,182,210\n265,596 796,788\n326,636 979,908\n413,360 1,240,080\n489,301 1,467,903\n579,830 1,739,490\n678,140 ; 2,034,420\n1,029,097 3,087,291\n826,335 2,479,005\n978,294 2,934,882\n1,012,953 3,038,859\n939,654 2,818,962\n896,222 2,688,666\n882,854 2,648,562\n1,135,865 3,407,595\n1,306,324 3,918,972\n1,439,595 4,318,785\n1,460,331 4,380,993\n1,397,394 4,192,182\n1,168,194 3,504,582\n1,253,628 3,760,884\n1,384,312 4,152,936\n1,517,303 4,551,909\nTotal\n. 24,144,633 tons.\nCoke.\n1895-7\t\n1898 (estimated).\n1899\t\n1900\t\n1901\t\n1902\t\n1903\t\n1904\t\n1905\t\n1906\t\n19\n35.\n34.\n85,\n127,\n128.\n165.\n238.\n271,\n199,\n396.\n000.\n251.\n149.\n081.\n015.\n543.\n$72,815,423\n. $ 96,980\n175,000\n171,255\n425,745\n635,405\n640,075\n827,715\n428 1,192,140\n785 1,358,925\n227 996,135\nTotal 1,303,875 tons.\n3,519,375\n H 12\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nTABLE IX.\u2014Production in Detail of the\nYear\nTons.\nGold\u2014Placer.\nGold\u2014Lode.\nSilver.\nLead.\nOunces\nValue.\nOunces.\nValue.\nOunces.\nValue.\nPounds.\nValue.\n*\n9\n8\n8\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1903\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1903\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1906\n15,720\n15,650\n15,000\n17,790\n6,600\n7,500\n4,800\n1,980\n1,440\n580\n500\n500\n314,400\n313,000\n300,000\n355,800\n132,000\n150,000\n96,000\n39,600\n28,800\n11,600\n10,000\n10,000\nQuesnel ii ....\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1903\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1906\n67\n303\n143\n5,394\n22,000\n26,500\n23,750\n22,750\n1,750\n676\n1,250\n2,200\n440,000\n530,000\n475,000\n455,000\n35,000\n11,500\n25,000\n44,000\n244\n766\n187\n2\n5,043\n15,833\n3,865\n41\n53\n185\n477\n26\n27\n99\n274\n16\n5,500\n233\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1903\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1908\n938\n76,895\n170,073\n180,033\n808\n365\n226\n243\n1,000\n1,000\n708\n520\n20,000\n20,000\n14,160\n10,400\n28,537\n590,186\n1,137,872\n1,049,536\n59,006\n20,964\n16,880\n22,174\n14,491\n314,923\n652,342\n665,931\n29,963\n11,186\n9,677\n14,069\n717,479\n21,071,236\n48,248,828\n44,487,481\n951,296\n401,022\n149,584\n167,691\n4,299,727\n3,091,648\n1,002,114\n3,173,353\n1,072,542\n976,570\n1,368,388\n1,034,553\n9,880,469\n10,611,227\n5,399,330\n2,975,674\n27,357\n817,664\n2,045,750\n17\n2,264.413\n352\n36,273\n50\n50\ni,666\n1,000\n16,559\n14\n10\n289\n207\n6,342\n8,535\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1908\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1906\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1903\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1903\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1903\n24,332\n14,569\n3,331\n19,431\n76,923\n74,442\n50,090\n50,135\n12,412\n70,296\n88,279\n14,973\n360,786\n312,991\n330,618\n279,527\n5,430\n26,494\n22,302\n8,715\n33\n2\n28\n19\n20,114\n14,100\n17,667\n11,677\n257\n160\n134\n69\n145,353\n133,095\n129,843\n105,356\n2,417\n3,615\n2,707\n2,048\n682\n41\n579\n393\n415,756\n291.447\n365,177\n241,364\n5,312\n3,807\n2,770\n1,423\n3,004,446\n2,751,074\n2,683,855\n2,177,709\n49,959\n74,722\n55,954\n42,332\n108,678\n90,004\n99,781\n165.915\n190,003\n198,795\n116,729\n211,122\n1,466,931\n1,540,170\n1,045,948\n571,613\n209,537\n181,830\n147,753\n126,174\n392,354\n148,201\n121,551\n79,262\n55,187\n48,026\n57,204\n105,273\n96,483\n106,077\n66,921\n133,957\n744,908\n821,835\n599,642\n362,688\n106,403\n97,024\n84,707\n80,057\n199,237\n79,080\n69,685\n,r 50,292\n163,949\n119,956\n42,490\nNelson ,.\n100\n150\n150\n50\n2,000\n3,000\n3,000\n1,000\n161,524\n40,896\n37,891\n58,020\n52,659\n376,742\n411,716\n228,932\n151,462\nRevelstoke, Trout\nLake and Lardeau\nDivisions.\n100\n50\n280\n200\n2,000\n1,000\n5,600\n4,000\n1,144,239\n485,520\n339,883\n469,000\n43,630\n18,838\n14,411\n23,872\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1906\n3,652\n40\n133\n215\n1,291\n1,725\n1,500\n840\n25,820\n34,500\n30,000\n16,800\n264\n4\n125\n170\n5,457\n83\n2,584\n3,514\n1,040,900\n1,147,288\n1,626,501\n1,945,564\n12\n6\n320,749\n245,155\n630,407\n671,661\n162,876\n130,815\n361,412\n426,169\n23,531\n9,021\n67,076\n100,465\n(Grand Forks, Greenwood and Osoyoos\nDivisions.)\nSimilkameen, Nicola,\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1908\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1S03\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1908\n697,284\n801,925\n965,628\n1,182,517\n88\n3\n22\n1,906\n14,642\n3,837\n150\n150\n90\n165\n100\n125\n+ 57\n125\n2,520\n1,560\n230\n250\n3,000\n3,000\n1,800\n3,300\n2,000\n2,500\n1,140\n2,500\n50,400\n31,200\n4,600\n5,000\n50,358\n55,505\n78,689\n94,125\n897\n350\n2,844\n5,113\nand Vernon Div'ns.\n19\n6\n3\n183\n610\n215\n393\n124\n62\n3,783\n12,608\n4,444\nYale, Ashcroft and\n15\n625\n3,863\n1,034\n8\n334\n2,215\n656\nCoast (Nanaimo, Al\nberni, Clayoquot,\ni903\n1904\n1905\n1903\n103,524\n81,383\n61,126\n218,846\n250\n150\n100\n50\n5,000\n3,000\n2,000\n1,000\n13,771\n14,612\n8,637\n10,330\n284,647\n302,030\n178,527\n213 521\n220,329\n206,366\n* 118,156\n91,745\n111;883\n110,117\n67,739\n58,212\nminster and Victoria\nDivisions).\n(other metals, build\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1903\ning stone, brick, etc.)\nTotals\t\n1903\n1904\n1905\n1E06\n1,286,176\n1,461,609\n1,706,679\n1,963,872\n53,021\n55,765\n48,465\n47,420\n1,060,420\n1,115,300\n969,300\n8948,400\n232,831\n222,042\n238,660\n224,027\n4,812,616\n4,589,608\n4,933,102\n84,630,639\n2,996,204\n3,222,481\n3,439,417\n2,990,262\n1,521,472\n1,719,516\n1,971,818\n81,897,320\n18,089,283\n36,646,244\n56,580,703\n52,408,217\n689,744\n1,421,874\n2,399,022\n82,667,578\nt Includes Platinum. J Including 654 tons Zinc ore, valued at $17,100.\n 7 Ed. 7\nProduction of Metalliferous Mines.\nH 13\nMetalliferous Mines for 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906.\nCopper.\nTotals for Divisions.\nTotals for Districts.\nPounds.\nValue.\n1903.\n1904.\n1905.\n1906.\n1903.\n1904.\n1905.\n1906.\n8\n8\n8\n8\n8\n*\n475,200\n$\n474,600\n8\n406,000\n405,400\n314,400\n313,000\n300,000\n355,800\n132,000\n150,000\n96,000\n39,600\n28,800\n11,600\n10,000\n10,000\n480,368\n558,573\n504,372\n555,599\n440,000\n530,000\n475,000\n455,000\n2,219\n8,900\n298\n1,141\n40,368\n\u25a0\n28,573\n29,372\n293,259\n56,542\n100,599\n61,848\n128,797\n1,180,933\n2,781,214\n2,964,887\n1,152,487\n2,712,252\n2,940,744\n361\n701\n1,654\n1,332\n66,949\n28,446\n10,600\n[6,910\n18,962\n24,143\n6,498,981\n5,806,070\n5,257,659\n4,548,253\n219,818\n168,023\n100,273\n267,190\n346,218\n45,822\n28,268\n14,446\n41,651\n24\n600,957\n466,683\n92,663\n216,034\n507,564\n470,631\n1,126,986\n1,236,858\n831,344\n516,128\n2,831\n552\n1,145,109\n912,768\n904,266\n915,821\n436\n4,255,95S\n7,119,876\n5,800,294\n4,750,110\n3,294\n3,760,866\n3,672,828\n295,262\n3,173,587\n173,640\n145,650\n1,145\n221\n120,717\n31,283\n34,583\n32,584\n20,314\n31,283\n34,583\n32,584\n20,314\n3,707,552\n4,190,281\n6,433,504\n8,674,710\n18,485,542\n22,066,407\n27,670,644\n32,226,782\n2,446,561\n2,828,913\n4,313,853\n6.213,323\n3,654,234\n4,110,366\n6,306,410\n8,593,469\n2,000\n2,500\n1,533\n2,624\n6,409\n328,380\n680,808\n355,377\n848\n42,098\n106,138\n68,517\n51,318\n77,415\n125,561\n78,617\n1,309,606\n1,179,295\n784,131\n1,263,339\n6,861,171\n5,960,593\n3,437,236\n5,138,000\n908.076\n764,148\n535,865\n990,603\n1,309,606\n1,179,295\n784,131\n1,263,339\n531,S70\n600,000\n800,000\n1,000,000\n531,870\n600,000\n800,000\n1,000,000\n34,359,921\n35,710,128\n37,692,251\n4,547,535\n4,578,037\n6,876,222\n88,288,565\n813,163,657\n$14,024,335\n813,163,657\n$16,949,464\n$14,024,335\n$16,949,464\n819,432,502\n42,990,488\n819,432,502\n H 14\nKeport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nri\no\n\u2022 i-H\nPi\n\u2022rJ\na\no\nQ\n(M^iaoo-^HO?1\n\u00a9\nCe\u00a9\u00a9CC\u00a9Ce\u00a9\u00a3:\ni>\n(D\nC^^C^O^^CO^\u00a9^0^,\n09\n,0\n\u00a9~\u00a9c\nIS\n\u00a3\nE\n^^^\n\u00a3\n-5\n\"3\nS-,\no\nO\n(D\nPm\nd\n,fl\nPh\n+3\np3\n'C\no\nffl\nCQ\nTS\nO\nPi\nrd\nce\n3\n\u25a0*\u25a0\nc3\n-q\n\u2022 rH\n\u25a0s\n^_\n5B\na\n<5\n3\n^\nB\nr-J\nkH\n\n\u00a9 ce\n\u25a0<*\n3\no ce\nua\n*o\n\u00b0i rJ,\n1C\nCO\na\nGO\ncT r-T\nci\nr>~\nrn \u00a9*\n\u00a9*\no\nEH\nI^- Ci\ncc\n\u00a9\nUS OS\n\u00a9\n\u25a0 rH\nIO 0^\nM\n\u00a9\nIO OS\n\u00a9\n \u00a9 CO O \u25a0\"# CD\nSO\n03\n.fc\nr- rH \u00a9 ie \u00a9 ce i>\nrH\n5\no .\n\u00a9^ ca \u00a9^ *\u00a9_ ^ oo \u00a9\n\u25a0*\nbD\n-g\n3*3\nIfi\" \u00bb !D \u00a9 <*\" eo\" of\n^T\n\u00a3\nc3\n\u20223\"C\nco ce \u00a9 O CM \u25a0\"# CTS\nr>\n*H\nCO \u25a0*# \u00a9 E- \u00bb \u00a9 I>\ni\"i\n*\ncS\nft\na\nus\" is \u00a9 ot* 1-5\" cc* oT\ni\u00a9\nA\ntfs rH h- ^\nUS\n\/- * N\nO\nD\n&D\nfl\nc3\nO\nO\n,4\nm\n\u00a9\nLiver -\nopper\nead \u2022\u25a0\n; o\u00bb '\u2022 \u2022\nd id i-h \u00ae\n3\nci\na;\no\nHH\nr5\n\u00bb\no\n TABLE\nSHOWING MINEBAL PRODUCTION\nBRITISH COIitJMBIA\n1858\n1869\nI860\nm\\\n1862\n1863\n1864\n1865\nS866\n1867\n1868 19\n69 1870\n1871\n1872\n1873\n1874\n1875\n1876\n1877\n1878\n1879\n1880\n1881\n18S2\n1883\n1884\n1885\n1883\n1887\n1888\n1889\n1883\n1881\n1832\n1893\n1884\n1895\n1896 18\n97 1898\n1899\n19Q0J13\n011902\n1803\n1904\n19051908\n8,500,000\n8,400,000\n8,300,000\n8,200,000\n8,100,000\n8,000,000\n7,900,000\n7,800,000\n7,700,000\n7,600,000\n7,500,000\n7,400,000\n7,300,000\n7,200,000\n7,100,0001\n7,000,000\n6,900,000\n6,800,000\n6,700,000\n6,600,000\n6,500,000\n6,400,000\n6,300,000\n6,200,000\n6,100,000\n6,000,000\n5,900,0001\n5,800,0001\n5,700,000\n5,600,000\n5.500.000\n5,400,000\n5,300,000\n5,200,000\n5.100.0001\n5,000,000 j\n4,900,000 i\n?.\nT\n~h\n!\nL\nJ\u2014\n1\nT- '\n1\nb^\nJ\n'\nS\n\\\n\/.:\nT\n\/\n\\\n\/ f\n\/\ni\\\n\\\n\/\n';\"\u2022\n\/\n;i\\\\\nV\nf\\\nS! |\nl\\\nL\/\nI\ni'\n\u25a0 0]\nJv\n1\n*^-\u00ab.\n(p,\n\u00aby\\\n4,800,000\nI\n1\n^\n-\n\\\n4,700,000\n,\u00ab>\/\n1 \/\nV\n\\\n\/\nS\n4;.'\n .>\n4,500,000\n4,400,000\n4,300,000\n4,200,000 j\nV\nI\ni\nil r\n4v\n\/\noj\/ \/)\nIn\n\/\n1\n\/ \\\nii\n4,100,000\n1\ni \\\n\\i\n. f\/\n4,000,0001\n!\n\/ i\n'\nff\/\n3,900,000\n3,800,000\n3,700,000\n3,600,0001\n3,500,000\n3,400,000\n3,300,000\n3,200,000\n3,100,000\n3,000,000\n2,900,000\n2,800,000\n2,700,000\n2,600,000\n2,500,000\n2,400,000\n2,300,000\n2,200,000\n2,100,000\n2,000,000\n11,900,000\n1,800,0001\n1,700,000\n1,600,0001\n1,500,000\n1,400,000\n|i, 300,000\nji, 200,000\nJi,100,000\nJi,000,000\n1 900,000\nj 800,000\nJ 700>00\u00b0\nJ 600,000\nj 500,000\nJ 400,000\nj 300,000\n\u25a0j 200,000 j\nJ 100,000\n\\\n|\nr 1 \/\n\\\\ \\\nO\n^\n\/\n1 I\ni\\\n\\\nI\nl| \\\n' \\\n\\\n\/\/\nr\nf \\\ni\n\/'\nJo\n:! '\n\\ \"\n1\nj\n\/\n\/I0\n\\\n,'R\n1 \/\n\/\n\\\nT \/\n\/\n;\n}\\\\\n1 (\n?\n\\\n' \\\\\n\\\n\/\nx\n\\s\n>rt\nl 7\nI\n\/\n\\\nI 1 \u00bb\n\\\n\/\nJV\nl\\r '\nhi\n1 j\nk\n\/ 1 '{\n\u00ab\n\\\n\/\n\u2022Tf>\nol\ni h\n>\n\u2014-.\n<\ni 1\n\u00b0\/\n\\\n\/\n-FA\n\"1\n'\ni\ni\n\u00bb 1\n\/\n\\\n\/\n1\nfc\n\/\nc\n\/\nJ\nJ'\ni\n\/\n\u00ab*\ni\ni\n\/\n\/\ny\nt i\nr\nOi\n\\ ^j\n\/\nA\nH\n\\\nI\n\/\n\\ r\n1\nK\ni\n\\ \\\n$>'\n\/\nvi\n\")\n\/\n* J\",\nJ\n,\n1 '\no!\nTT\"\n\/\n\" \/\n'\ni\n-il!\ni '\n1'\n'\n\u00bb\n\/\n5\u00ab .\n\/\nr\n\u2022' I\nIs\t\n\\\nw\n4\nI\n\\s\n\/\n\\\n\/\n\\\n\u00ab*,'\/\n'\n\\\nf\n>\nj\u00bb\nri\n,\n\\\n\/\n\\\n\u00bb'\n\\\n>ll\n\\\n^\n\/\n1 \\\n\/\n\\\ni\ni\nA\n\u25a0 i\/N\n\\\n\/' ;\n;\n\\\ni\n1\nv<\n\u00a5\n\/ 7\n0\/\n\u2022\n*\n\\\ny\n\/'\n-\n\u2014-\"\"\n\\\n\u00a3 1\n\/\n1\"*4\n\"'I\n.\n\\\n^\n\/ i\u00ab\nii\ni i ^\n;\n\\\no\/\n\/1*\n\\ j \\^\n\\\n\/\nv^\n\u00b0f\n\/\u00ab\nAt\nr V\n%\n-_\nj\ny\\\n\/''\nal\n\/1\/\n\/A\n* v\u00bb\n\\\n\u00a3\u00bb\/\n&\n\/ y\ny\ni\ny\ny\u00ab>\n?<\u00ab\n<\n^\n\"if\nV\nC$\n\u25a0-\ni\/\n\\l\nw\ni\nSi'\npi\n\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 .*\n^H\n1 <\nfiflr\n'\u2014-\ntrr\n'\t\ni 000,000\n 7 Ed. 7\nProgress of Mining.\nH 15\nPROGRESS OF MINING.\nThe value of the mineral products of the Province grows steadily greater, each year\nshowing a material increase over the preceding year.\nThe production for the year 1906 was $24,980,546, which is 11.2% greater than that of\n1905, 31.6% greater than in 1904, and 42.8% greater than in 1903.\nAn analysis of the returns shows, however, that the increase this year is due chiefly to the\nBoundary and Coast Districts, with a slight increase in the Cassiar District.\nEast Kootenay and Cariboo Districts about held their own this year, while Lillooet and\nWest Kootenay show a considerable decrease. In this latter district, however, Ainsworth\nmore than doubled its output, Rossland and Nelson nearly held their own, but Slocan and the\nrest of the district show a marked decrease.\nThe tonnage of ore mined in the Province, exclusive of coal, was this past year 1,963,872\nl.ons, some 257,193 tons, or 15%, greater than in 1905.\nThe number of mines from which shipments were made in 1906 was 154; and of these\nonly 77 shipped over 100 tons each, during the year,\u2014practically no change from the preceding year.\nSome 41 mines shipped in excess of 1000 tons each during the year, of which 14 were in\nthe Boundary District, eight in Nelson Mining Division, six in Trail Mining Division and\nfive on the Coast.\nThe following table shows the number of metalliferous mines which shipped ore during\nthe past year, together with the location of these mines and the number of men employed\nboth above and below ground :\u2014\nTable Showing Distribution of Shipping Mines in 1906.\nTons of\nOre\nShipped.\nIlu. ot\nMines\nShipping.\nNo. of\nMines\nShipping\nover 100\ntons in\n1906.\nMen Employed in these Mines.\nBelow.\nAbove.\nTotal.\nCassiar :\n5,394\n180,036\n243\n19,431\n50,135\n14,973\n279,527\n8,715\n215\n1,182,517\n3,837\n3\n218,846\n1,963,872\n2\n3\n6\n14\n23\n54\n10\n5\n1\n26\n1\n1\n8\n1\n3\n0\n7\n15\n16\n8\n3\n1\n17\n1\n0\n5\n36\n293\n21\n78\n233\n245\n513\n54\n3\n808\n40\n1\n210\n49\n85\n16\n37\n130\n92\n237\n25\n2\n303\n10\n1\n196\n85\nEast Kootenay :\nPort Steele\t\n378\nWest Kootenay :\n37\n115\n363\n337\nTrail \t\n750\n79\nLillooet \t\n5\nYale :\n1,111\n50\n2\n406\nSimilkameen-Vernon\t\nCoast\t\nTotal\t\n154\n77\n2,535\n1,183\n3,718\n H 16\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nIn explanation of the table, it should be said that in its preparation, a mine employing\n12 men for four months is credited in the table with four men for 12 months, so that the total\ngiven is less than the actual number of individuals who worked in mines during the year.\nThe \"labour employed to the ton of ore mined\" forms some criterion of the total cost of\nmining in a camp, since the cost of labour is in a more or less constant proportion to such\ntotal cost. In this respect it is interesting to note in the various districts the number of tons\nof ore mined to each man employed. An analysis of the above table shows, approximately,\nthat, taking the Province as a whole, there were 528 tons of ore mined for each man employed\nabout the mines. In this respect, however, the districts vary very materially, since in the\nSlocan District the figures show 44 tons mined to the man in the year, in the Nelson District\n138 tons, in Trail Creek (Rossland) District 373 tons, and in the Boundary 1,064 tons.\nSuch generalisation, of course, does not apply exactly to any one mine, but only to the\ndistrict, and in the first two districts mentioned the mines vary in character so greatly, some\nhaving high-grade shipping ores, and others low-grade concentrating ores, that care must be\ntaken not to carry these average figures too far.\nTable Showing Non-Shipping Mines and Number op Men Employed, 1906.\nDlSTBICT.\nNumber\nof\nMines.\nMen\nemployed\nunder ground.\nMen\nemployed\nabove ground.\nTotal.\n6\n16\n13\n10\n9\n23\n5\n7\n7\n14\n13\n9\n34\n8\n56\n6\n3\n2\n25\n13\n8\n32\n0\n34\n4\n4\n0\n39\nBoundary (Gd. Forks, Greenw'd, Osoyoos)\n26\n17\n66\n8\n90\nEast Kootenay (Ft. Steele & Windermere)\n10\n7\n2\nTotal\t\n96\n145\n120\n265\nSTATISTICAL TABLES.\nReferring to the preceding Statistical Tables of the mineral production of the Province,\nthe following is a summary of their contents :\u2014\nTable I. shows the total gross value of each mineral product that has been mined in the\nProvince up to the end of 1906. From this it will be seen that coal mining has produced more\nthan any separate class of mining\u2014a total of $79,334,798\u2014followed next in importance by\nplacer gold at $68,721,103, and third by lode gold at $41,015,697.\nThe metal gold, derived from both placer and lode mining, amounts to $109,736,800, the\ngreatest amount derived from any one metal or mineral, the next most important being copper,\nof a total gross value of $35,546,578, followed by silver at $25,586,008, and lead at $17,625,739.\nTable II. shows the values of the total production of the mines of the Province for each\nyear from 1890 to 1906, during which period the output has increased nearly ten-fold, and has\nnow reached a production for the past year valued at $24,980,546, or more than double what\nit was in 1899.\nTable III. presents in graphical form the facts shown by figures in the tables, and\ndemonstrates to the eye the rapid growth of lode mining in the Province and also the fluctuations to which it has been subject.\n 1 Ed. 7 Progress of Mining. H 17\nIt will be seen that although coal mining has been a constantly increasing industry during\nthis whole period of 20 years, lode mining did not begin practically until 1894, since when it\nhas risen with remarkable rapidity, though not without interruption, until now it has nearly\nreached the $17,500,000 line, and the total production has nearly reached the $25,000,000 line.\nTable IV. gives the amounts, in the customary units of measure, and the values, of the\nvarious metals or minerals which go to make up the grand total of the mineral production of\nthe Province, and also, for purposes of comparison, similar data for the two preceding years.\nThe table shows that there has been a decrease in the production of placer gold of some\n$20,900, and at the same time a decrease in the output of lode gold of $302,463, thus leaving\nfor this metal a balance of $323,363 as a decrease.\nThe amount of silver produced this past year was 2,990,262 ounces, having a gross value\nof $1,897,320, a decrease from the preceding year of $74,498, due chiefly to the decreased production of the Slocan district.\nThe table shows an output of lead in 1906 amounting to 52,408,217 tt>s., valued at\n$2,667,578, which, although a decrease from the production of the preceding year of 4,172,486\nlbs. of lead, is still greater than that of any other year since 1900, but owing to the greatly\nincreased market value of the metal, and in spite of the materially decreased amount produced,\nthe value of the product this year shows an increase over the preceding year of $268,556.\nTable V. shows the proportions of the total mineral productions made in each of the\nvarious Districts into which the Province is divided.\nIt will be noted that this year again the Boundary District has the honour of first place\non the list, followed in order of output by the Coast District and East Kootenay, with West\nKootenay, for many years our greatest producer, as only fourth on the list.\nThe Coast and East Kootenay Districts, however, owe a considerable percentage of their\noutputs to the coal mines situated within their limits, whereas in the other districts the production is entirely from lode mining.\nTable VI. gives the statistical record of the placer mines of the Province from 1858 to\n1906, and shows a total production of $68,721,103. The output for 1906 was $948,400\u2014a\ndecrease of about 2% as compared with the previous year, and due to a dry season with a\nshortage of water for hydraulic mining.\nTable VII. relates entirely to the lode mines of the Province, and shows the amounts\nand values of the various metals produced each year since 1887\u2014the beginning of such mining\nin the Province. The gross value of the product of these mines to date is $119,774,022. The\nproduction in 1906 was $17,484,102, an increase over the preceding year of $2,303,938, or\nabout 15.2%.\nTable VIII. contains the statistics of production of the coal mines of the Province. The\ntotal amount of coal mined to the end of 1906 is 24,144,633 tons (2,240 t>s.), worth $72,815,423.\nOf this there was produced in 1906 some 1,517,303 tons, valued at $4,551,909, a larger amount\nthan has been produced in any year previous.\nIn these figures of coal production is not included the coal used in making coke, as such\ncoal is accounted for in figures of output of coke.\nThe amount of coal used in 1906 in making coke was 381,773 tons, from which was produced some 199,227 tons of coke, worth $996,135, a decrease of some 72,558 tons from the\npreceding year in coke produced. These figures are to a certain extent misleading, however,\nas in 1905 some 3,694 tons of coke were put into stock, whereas in 1906 all the coke that was\nmade was sold, together with 13,009 tons taken from stock, making the coke sales this year\n210,897 tons.\n H 18 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1906\nThe production of coke this year would have been much greater than it is but for the very\nurgent demand for coal and the general scarcity of labour, which taxed the companies'\nresources to keep up a sufficient supply of coal. A strike at the Crow's Nest Collieries in the\nfall also greatly diminished the output.\nMore detailed statistics as to the coal production of the Province and of the separate\ndistricts are given elsewhere in this Report.\nTable IX. gives the details of production of the mines of the Province (excepting coal\nmines) for the years 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906, and the districts in which such productions\nwere made, showing the tonnage of ore mined in each district, with its metallic contents, and\nmarket value.\nThe total tonnage of ore mined in the Province during the past year was 1,963,872\ntons, having a gross value of $19,432,502.\nThe following table shows the percentages of such tonnage and values derived from the\nvarious districts of the Province :\u2014\nBoundary District,\n60.2 % of tonnage and 44.2\n%\nof values.\nTrail Creek Mining Division,\n14.2 h 16.3\nii\nFort Steele n\n9.2 \u201e 15.1\nii\nSlocan District,\n.8 \u201e 2.7\nii\nCoast ii\n11.1 \u201e 6.5\nii\nMiscellaneous and other districts\n4.5 n 15.2\nii\n100.0 100.0\nTable X. compares graphically the output of mineral products in British Columbia with\nthat of similar products in all the other Provinces of the Dominion, and shows that in 1906\nBritish Columbia produced of the metals and coal an amount over 757. of that of all the\nother Canadian Provinces combined.\nCOAL.\nDuring the year 1906 the actual production of coal in British Columbia has as yet been\nconfined to the two well-known districts, the collieries in vicinity of the Crow's Nest Pass and\nthe collieries on Vancouver Island.\nIn the former of these districts the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co. has been operating collieries\nat Michel, Coal Creek and, for the first portion of the year, at Carbonado, but latterly this last\ncolliery has been closed down.\nThe collieries on Vancouver Island have been operated by two companies, the Western\nFuel Co. at Nanaimo, and the Wellington Colliery Co. at Ladysmith and Comox.\nThe gross output of the coal mines of the Province for the year was 1,899,076 tons\n(2,240 lbs.), which, with 17,230 tons taken from stock, makes a total consumption of 1,916,306\ntons. Of this total amount, 1,361,728 tons were sold as coal, of which 681,899 tons were for\nconsumption in Canada and 679,829 tons were exported, while 381,773 tons were used in\nmaking coke and 172,805 tons were used under the companies' boilers, etc., or sold locally.\nThe amount of coke made was 199,227 tons (2,240 lbs.), which, together with 11,670 tons\ntaken from stock, made the sales for the year 210,897 tons.\n 7 Ed. 7\nProgress of Mining.\nH 1\nThe following table indicates the markets in which the coal and coke output of the\nProvince was sold :\u2014\nCoal.\nCoast.\nCrow's Nest\nPass.\nTotal.\ntt export to United States \u00ab\nn export to other countries .... \"\n531,106\n433,183\n15,783\n150,793\n230,863\n681,899\n664,046\n15,783\nCoke.\n\/; export to United States n\n980,072\n14,547\n8,304\n381,656\n134,646\n53,400\n1,361,728\n149,193\n61,704\n22,851\n188,046\n210,897\nVancouver Island Collieries.\nThe Vancouver Island Collieries mined in 1906 some 1,178,627 tons of coal, which, with\n17,230 tons taken from stock, makes the total amount of coal disposed of 1,195,857 tons,\ndistributed as follows:\u2014\nSold as coal in Canada 531,106 tons\nUnited States 433,183 ,.\nii other countries 15,783 n\nTotal sold as coal 980,072\nUsed under companies' boilers, etc 138,057\nUsed in making coke , 77,728\n1,195,857\nThe total coal sales of the Coast collieries show an increase of 172,042 tons, or about\n21.3 % over the preceding year. The amount of coal exported to the United States is very\nlittle greater than it was last year, but amounts to about 45.8 % of the total sales. The chief\nmarket for this coal is still San Francisco, although Alaska, with its increasing requirements\nfor mining and smelting, has become an important factor in the export trade, and promises to\nbecome greater. The consumption of coal in that portion of British Columbia served by the\nCoast collieries shows a marked increase, being 150,774 tons, or 39.6% greater than during\nthe preceding year.\nThe production of coke on the Coast is confined to one company, the Wellington Colliery\nCo., which made in 1906 only 9,842 tons, but took from its stock piles some 13,009 tons,\nmaking the coke sales 22,851 tons, of which amount 14,547 tons were sold locally and 8,304\ntons were exported chiefly to Alaskan points. The local consumption of coke shows an increase\nof 9,137 tons, or 169 %, due to the active operations of the Vancouver Island copper smelters.\nThe increase in the amount of coke exported is equally marked, being 4,004 tons, or 93 %, \u25a0\nand is due to the constantly increasing copper smelting operations carried on in Alaska.\nWhile these increases are very considerable, they are not nearly as great as they would\nhave been but for the shortage of labour at the various collieries, which were, therefore, quite\nunable to satisfy the demand for fuel. A fuel famine seemed to be imminent, and, as a\nmatter of fact, in the spring of 1907 coke had to be and was imported, a cargo of some 3,000\ntons having been received by the Crofton smelter from Australia.\nThe selling price of coal has also advanced very much, so much so that local coal dealers\nare charging $7.75 for 2,000 lbs. of coal delivered for domestic use.\n H 20 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nCrow's Nest Pass Collieries.\nIn the Rocky mountain coal field, the collieries in British Columbia are all operated by\nthe Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company, although over the boundary in the Province of Alberta\nthere are three or four other companies operating. The Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company\noperated collieries at Michel, Coal Creek, and at Carbonado (Morrissey); the latter, however,\nwas shut down on April 1st and has not since resumed operations. This company mined\nduring the year 720,449 tons (2,240) of coal, the disposition of which is shown in the following\ntable :\u2014\nSold as coal in Canada , 150,793 tons.\n\u201e United States 230,863 n\n 381,656\nUsed by company in making coke 304,045\nn under companies' boilers, etc 34,748\n720,449 tons.\nThe amount of coke produced from the coal noted above was 189,385 tons, of which\n1,339 was carried over the year as stock and 188,046 tons sold, some 134,646 tons for consumption in Canada\u2014all in British Columbia\u2014while 53,400 tons were exported to the United\nStates. The coal sales of the Crow's Nest Company this year are less than during the preceding year by 13,285 tons, or 3.3 %. The coke sales also show a decrease of 70,335 tons, or\n27.2 %. These decreases are accounted for by the facts that in the fall a labour strike closed\nthe mines for six weeks or two months, and later the unusually heavy snow fall blocked the\nrailways to such an extent that they were unable to move the coal.\nGOLD.\nThe production of placer gold during the year 1906 was about $948,400,\nPlacer Gold. which is about 2.2 % less than that of 1905. This falling off, though slight,\nis general and represents the lessened work of the individual miner, whose\nsuccessors, the large companies, have not as yet got into satisfactory operation.\nThe Atlin District produced very nearly as much gold as it did the previous year, chiefly\nthe work of comparatively small companies, although in this district individual miners are still\nat work, but the ground suited for this class of mining is gradually diminishing.\nThe two large dredges installed in this district have been practically abandoned, as the\nground upon which they were working was found unsuitable for dredging operations.\nA large steam shovel plant has been installed on shallow ground, and from present\nindications promises to be a large producer. The small shovel, the first installed in the\ndistrict, has not been a commercial success, owing to the quite inadequate arrangements for\nhandling and washing the dirt lifted.\nIn the Dease lake section of Cassiar, despite the difficulties of transportation, one\n.hydraulic company recovered between $20,000 and $25,000 in gold, and a second company\nwill probably be in operation in 1907. Here, however, the individual miner has almost\ndisappeared.\nIn the Cariboo District, the Cariboo Mining Division shows a marked increase over the\npreceding year, about 18.6 %, chiefly from small hydraulic enterprises, but the Quesnel Division\nshows a decrease of about 30 %, due to the fact that the largest producing company did little\nmining, being taken up with large operations for increasing its water supply.\nThe Fort Steele District continues to produce a little gold from the old creeks, but the\nquantity is yearly diminishing.\n 7 Ed. 7 Progress of Mining. H 21\nThe bars on the Thompson and Fraser rivers have been very disappointing, and the\ndredges installed thereon have not been successful.\nThe value of the gold produced from lode mining in the Province in\nGold from Lode 1906 was $4,630,639, of which about 95 % was recovered from the smelting\nMining. of copper-bearing ores. There are practically no stamps in operation since\nthe Ymir mine ceased to operate, excepting one at Hedley.\nSILVER.\nThe total amount of silver produced in the Province during the year was 2,990,262\nounces, valued at $1,897,320, a decrease of about 449,155 ounces and in the value of the\nproduct of $74,498.\nAbout 77 % of the silver is found in association with lead, in argentiferous galena, the\nremainder being found in conjunction with copper ores.\nThe Fort Steele Mining Division produced 1,049,536 ounces, about the same as in 1905,\nbut the Slocan shows a decrease in output of 474,335 ounces, or 45 %.\nLEAD.\nThere was produced in the Province in 1906 some 52,408,217 pounds of lead, valued at\n$2,667,578. Although this is a decrease of 4,172,486 lbs. from the preceding year, the value,\nowing to the higher market prices, shows an increase of $268,556, and is the highest amount\never received for the lead product of the Province, except in 1900.\nWith lead, as with its associated metal silver, the greater part of the production comes\nfrom Fort Steele Division, while the production of the Slocan in 1906 is only 55.1 % of that of\n1905, or 28 % of the production of 1904.\nThe following table shows the output of the various districts, and the percentage such\nbear to the total output for the year :\u2014\nFort Steele Mining Division 44,487,481 lbs. = 84.88 %\nAinsworth \u201e 3,173,353 \u201e 6.05\nSlocan \u201e 2,975,674 \u201e 5.66\nNelson ,, 1,034,553 \u201e 1.96\nAll other \u201e 737,156 \u201e 1.45\n52,408,217 ii 100.00\nFor the whole of the year 1906 the market price of lead has been above \u00a312 10s. in\nLondon; consequently the Dominion Government lead bounty has, during this period, been\nproportionately reduced.\nCOPPER.\nThe copper output in 1905 was the largest the Province had ever made, but the production\nof 1906 exceeds it by some 5,298,237 lbs., an increase of 12.32 %, while the value of the total\nproduct this year is $2,412,343 in excess of the preceding year, an increase of 41 %.\nThe production of copper in 1906 was 42,990,488 lbs., having a gross value of $8,288,565.\nThis increase is chiefly attributable to the Boundary District, although there is an increase in\nthe Coast District, but Rossland shows a decrease. Of the total output, the Boundary\nDistrict produces 73 %, the Coast District 12 %, and Rossland 10 %.\n H 22 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThe following table shows the production of the various districts for the years 1904, 1905\nand 1906 :\u2014\n1904.\n1905.\n1906.\nBoundary District 22,066,407 fts.\n27,670,644 fts.\n32,226,782 lbs. =\n74.90 %\nRossland \u201e .... 7,119,876 \u201e\n5,800,294 \u201e\n4,750,110 \u201e\n11.40\nCoast ,i .... 5,960,593 n\n3,437,236 n\n5,431,269 ii\n12.45\nYale-Kamloops \u201e .... 328,380 \u201e\n680,808 i,\n355,377 ii\n.75\nNelson \u201e .... 220,500 \u201e\n92,663 \u201e\n216,034 i,\n.45\nVarious Districts 14,372 n\n10,606 i,\n10,916 ,i\n.05\n35,710,128 \u201e 37,692,251 \u201e 42,990,488 \u201e 100.00\nThe average assays of the copper ores of the various camps, based upon the copper\nrecovered, were as follows :\u2014\nBoundary, 1.4 % copper; Coast, 1.21 %, and Rossland, 0.85 % copper.\nOTHER MINERALS.\nThere has been no iron ore mined in the Province during this past\nIron Ore. year, for the reason that there is no market for it on the Pacific Coast-\nThere has been considerable prospecting work done in connection with the\nknown iron deposits on the Coast, and schemes have been in consideration for the erection of\nblast furnaces, either in British Columbia or on Puget Sound.\nThe production of zinc ore this past year was very small, only some\nZinc Ore. 654 tons, and the industry has been practically at a stand still. In 1905,\nconcentrating or \" enriching\" plants were erected for the production of\nconcentrates that would assay about 50 % zinc, for which there was a market in the United\nStates, into which country they were admitted free of duty as \"crude mineral \" ; but in 1906\na decision of the United States Customs Department ruled that these concentrates were not\n\"crude mineral,\" and, consequently, were subject to duty, which duty was so high as to be\nprohibitive, the result being a suspension of zinc mining in British Columbia. This decision\nhas, however, been appealed from, and on February 7th, 1907, the United States General\nAppraisers reversed the decision, deciding that these concentrates were \" crude mineral \" and,\nconsequently, free from duty. The full text of this decision will be found in the Report on\nthe Slocan District submitted herewith.\nThe Commission, headed by W. R. Ingalls, of New York, and Philip Argall, of Denver,\nappointed by the Dominion Government to investigate the zinc resources of British Columbia,\nhas published its report, which goes into the subject most thoroughly. Copies of this report\ncan be obtained from the Mines Branch of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa.\nThe following is a brief summary of some of the more important points brought out in the\nreport:\u2014\nPresent Possible Zinc Output.\nThe two mines working are essentially lead mines, although containing\nEast Kootenay. considerable zinc\u2014one of them has more developed zinc ore than any other\nmine in British Columbia\u2014but the character of the ore is such that zinc\nextraction is almost hopeless (p. 47 of Report).\nAssuming Blue Bell ore to carry 15 % zinc mined en masse, then, if\nAinsworth M. D. mined and concentrated at rate of 200 tons of ore a day, it might produce\n39 tons a day of 50 % cencentrates. All the other mines in the Division\nmight produce 15 tons a day of 50 % concentrates (p. 166).\n 7 Ed. 7 Progress of Mining. H 23\nIngalls says 15,000 tons per annum of concentrates (45 to 50 tons a\nSlocan. day) would be a liberal estimate for Slocan, and this could only be produced\nas a by-product from lead mining (pp. 41-47).\n\"The zinc deposits of the Coast are still of unknown magnitude; they\nCoast. are, in fact, nothing but prospects\" (p. 56).\nPossibilities and Cost op Zinc Smelting in B. C.\nThe ore must be taken to the coal, as the consumption of coal is 2 tons to 1 of ore; hence\nthe only places adapted for zinc smelting in British Columbia are Crow's Nest or Coast (pp. 51\nand 52). Ore or concentrates must contain over 40 % metallic zinc. \" It is difficult to see how\nzinc smelting could be profitably carried on in British Columbia with coal at Crow's Nest Pass\nCoal Co.'s price \"\u2014 $2 a ton (p. 52).\n\" The prospect for zinc smelting on the Coast, at least by the standard method, is too remote\nto merit detailed consideration at the present time \" (p. 56).\nThe estimated cost of smelting in British Columbia, given by Ingalls, for the running\nexpenses of a perfectly equipped and economically run modern zinc smelter\u2014with no allowance\nfor interest on investment, or legitimate profit\u2014with coal at $1.50 a ton, and skilled labour\nat $3 a day of 10 hours, is $15 a ton (p. 54.)\n(If we substitute in this estimate the lowest prices at present available, viz.:\u2014Coal at $2\nto $2.25 a ton, and skilled labour at $3.25 to $3.50 for eight hours, it will make the estimated\ncosts of operation about $18.75 a ton of 50 % concentrates.) Ingalls further estimates the cost\nof marketing the spelter produced from 1 ton of zinc concentrates at $8.50, which makes his\ntotal estimate $23.50 a ton of concentrates (or, if corrected as above noted, $26.75 a ton).\nThe Report further estimates the cost of shipping the same concentrates to Europe for\ntreatment would be $25.03 a ton, from which it would appear that zinc smelting is not at\npresent feasible in British Columbia.\nElectric Smelting op Zinc Ores.\nThe following are the conclusions arrived at by the Commission as to electric smelting of\nzinc ores in British Columbia (pp. 132-133) :\u2014\n(1.) \" Electric smelting will never displace ordinary (fire) smelting, if it is necessary to\ngenerate the power from coal.\"\n(2.) \" Electric smelting may be, in the future, economically conducted at places where\nvery cheap hydro-electric power is available.\" (By cheap he means less than $15 per h. p. per\nannum. Nelson and Trail are now paying $45 per h. p. See p. 67.)\n(3.) \" Aside from the question of power, up to the present time, certain peculiar and\nserious metallurgical difficulties in electric smelting have not been satisfactorily overcome.\"\n\" It is unlikely that electric smelting of zinc ores can ever be profitably carried on in the\nzinc-producing districts of the East and West Kootenays\" (p. 133).\nPlatinum continues to be found in small quantities in various parts of\nPlatinum. the Province, but as yet no systematic attempt has been made to save it.\nAs already noted in previous reports, it is found in alluvial washings in the\nSimilkameen District, on the Quesnel river in Cariboo, on Thibert creek in Cassiar, and also in\nthe Yukon. The latest find was at Lillooet, from which district there was received a few\nounces of the crude platinum sand, saved by a prospector in washing for gold, for which the\nProvincial Mineralogist was able to obtain some $25 an ounce net cash.\n H 24 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThe quarrying of stone for building purposes has as yet only on the\nBuilding Stone. Coast taken the form of an industry, as in that district only has the use of\nstone for building become at all general. In a previous report descriptions\nwere given of the more important quarries that had been opened up on the Coast, to which\nthere is not much to add now, except to note that the general output of the quarries has\nnearly doubled in the last couple of years.\nThe manufacture of red building brick is constantly increasing with\nBrick. the market. A special report on the industry and the clay deposits of the\nCoast will be found elsewhere in this report. The greater consumption of\nbrick, and consequently the greater production, is on the Coast, near Vancouver and Victoria,\nalthough scattered throughout the Interior are small yards supplying local demands, suitable\nclay being found in abundance.\nThe manufacture of fire brick formerly carried on at Comox has, as far\nFire Brick. as is known, ceased, although about 3,500 tons of fire clay were mined from\nthe coal mines in the vicinity. A deposit of fire clay of apparently very\nfair quality is being developed near Vancouver, and a brick-making plant erected, the product\nof which has not, however, been on the market for a sufficient time to assure its reputation.\nThe manufacture of earthenware, such as sewer and drain pipes, chimney caps, flower\npots, &c, has been carried on near Victoria by the B. C. Pottery Company, the output\nhaving a value of somewhere about $80,000, while other firms have also been making drain\ntiles and pipes.\nThe production of lime is naturally associated more or less closely with\nLime. constructions of brick or stone, aside from its use in internal plastering,\nand, consequently, the greatest production has been on the Coast, the most\nextensively operated lime-kilns being situated at Victoria and on Texada Island, at both of\nwhich points a lime of almost theoretical purity is made, although the kilns are rather primitive\nand the economies of production have only begun to be introduced.\nAlthough other enterprises are in contemplation, the only concern at\nCement. present manufacturing cement in British Columbia, to any extent, is the\nVancouver Portland Cement Company, with works at Tod Inlet, some 14\nmiles from Victoria, a description of whose plant, as it then existed, was given in the Report\nof 1904, since which time the capacity of the plant has been about doubled and the demand\nfor the cement will probably necessitate further enlargements in the near future. The value\nof the output in 1906 approached a quarter of a million dollars.\nThere has been no serious attempt made to develop the supposed oil\nOil and Oilshales. fields in the Flathead valley, owing probably to the conflicting and questioned validity of titles to the various claims ; but this matter has now\nbeen practically settled, and it is expected the coming season will see active operations tending\nto prove the field. Nothing further has been heard of the oilshales found in the vicinity of\nHarper's Camp, Cariboo, and no serious attempt has been made to prospect for oil in the\nQueen Charlotte Islands, where seepages were reported as found.\n 7 Ed. 7 Progress of Mining. H 25\nDEVELOPMENTS OF THE YEAR.\nThere have been few developments or occurrences during the past year that require special\nnotice. Mining is becoming more a settled business, by the elimination, to a large extent, of\nvisionary schemes.\nIn placer mining a departure has been made in Atlin, from the methods\nPlacer Mining, formerly in vogue, in the installation of the first properly equipped steam\nshovel, with apparently satisfactory results. In Cariboo, the long-preached\naxiom that the quantity of water available for hydraulicking is the measure of the output, has\nhad the effect of starting extensive plans and works for rendering available considerably more\nwater, the effect of which will not be noticeable on the production for a couple of years.\nDredging in Atlin has proved a failure, owing to the character of the gravel rather than\nthe scarcity of gold. Dredging on the Fraser river and its tributaries has not proved\nsuccessful, for various reasons.\nIndividual placer mining is decreasing to such an extent as to be now relatively\nunimportant.\nThe increase in the production of the metalliferous mines of the\nMetalliferous Province this year is entirely due to the increase in the market price of\nMines. metals, together with the effect this has had in stimulating the output of\ncopper ore in the Boundary and Coast Districts. The chief product\nof the East Kootenay District is silver-lead ore, of which practically all is obtained from two\nor three mines in the Fort Steele Mining Division. Here, although the amount of lead produced this year is about 3,761,347 lbs. less than in 1905, this year's production is over double\nthat of 1904. Despite the decreased production, the market price has been so much higher as\nto make the value of this year's diminished product greater than was that of last year.\nThe same is true of the silver product. The quantity of ore handled this year has increased\nby about 10,000 tons.\nFort Steele Mining Division this year produced about 85 % of the total lead output of the\nProvince. The North Star Co. has again begun to ship a considerable quantity of ore from\nanother of its properties.\nIn the Windermere Mining Division some six mines shipped during the year, but did not\naverage 50 tons each.\nIn the Nelson Mining Division the tonnage of ore mined was about the same as in the\nprevious year, but, owing to the closing of the Ymir mine, the production of gold decreased,\nwhile the copper output more than doubled. Several of the smaller properties in the Division\nhave been energetically and successfully operated.\nIn the Slocan District some 52 mines shipped ore\u2014about the same as in the previous\nyear\u2014but of these only 16 produced over 100 tons each during the year. During the past\nyear the metallic content of the ore is only about half what it was in 1905, or one-quarter of\nwhat it was in 1904.\nThis graat decrease is partly attributable to the fact that this year there has been no\nmarket for zinc ore, which is a by-product in the mining of galena. Neither the Dominion\nGovernment bounty nor the high price of the metals seems to be able to stimulate the lead\nindustry in this district.\nIn the Rossland Camp there is a decrease in the tonnage of ore mined of 15 %, with a\nsomewhat greater decrease in gold and copper contents.\n H 26 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nIn the Boundary District, despite a shortage of coal and coke for about two months,\nthere has been an increase of some 22 % in the tonnage of ore mined. The value of the gold\nproduct has increased about 19 % ; of silver, about 18 % ; and of copper, of 44 %. The value\nof the copper product in this district is 75 % that of the whole Province.\nIn the Coast District, on Texada Island, the Marble Bay mine has maintained regular\nshipments, while the Copper Queen and Van Anda properties have again begun to ship,\nalthough in small quantities. The iron mines have not been operated.\nIn the New Westminster District the Britannia mine has been in operation, but on\naccount of troubles with the aerial tramway, and difficulties encountered in the concentration\nof the ores, has not been as successful as it was hoped it would be. There were mined, however, during the year about 90,000 tons of ore, of which some 35,000 tons were shipped direct\nto the smelter and about 55,000 tons were concentrated, producing nearly 10,000 tons of\nconcentrates. The metallic contents of the ore mined were, approximately, 2,800 ounces of\ngold, 4,500 ounces of silver, and 2,600,000 Bis. of copper. The smelter operated by this\ncompany, situated at Crofton, has been in operation during the year on Britannia ore, supplemented by ores from Alaska and from the Portland Canal.\nThe Portland Canal District has at least partly fulfilled its promise of last year, and\nduring the latter part of this year has been shipping to the smelter at Hadley, Alaska, from\none mine, about 100 tons of copper ore a day.\nIn the Omineca Mining Division, on the headwaters of the Telkwa and Zymoetz rivers,\na number of prospects are being developed which have good surface showings, chiefly copper\nore. These will, however, be too remote from transportation to be available until after the\nGrand Trunk Pacific railway is built.\nOn Vancouver Island, the Tyee mine shipped some 24,000 tons of ore, containing 1,800,000\nlbs. of copper, in addition to the gold and silver values. The development of the lower levels\nof the mine has been continued regularly, but has so far failed to disclose any important ore\nbodies.\nOn the Richard III. shipments have again been begun from a body of ore, a continuation\nof the Tyee ore body.\nA shipment of almost 100 tons of copper ore was made from the Southern Cross mine,\non the Alberni canal.\nActive development has again begun on the copper properties at Sidney inlet on the\nWest Coast of the Island.\n 7 Ed. 7 Bureau of Mines. H 27\nBUREAU OF MINES.\n-o-\nWork op the Year.\nThe work of the Bureau of Mines increases, of necessity, year by year, and this growing\nactivity is due to the following causes :\u2014The extension of the mining area of the Province,\nwith the proportional increase in the number of mines; the increasing desire of the outside\npublic for the free information which the Bureau supplies with regard to the various mining\ndistricts and camps; and the appreciation by the prospector of the fact that he may obtain,\ngratis, a determination of any rock or mineral which he may send to the Bureau.\nThe routine work of the office, and the preparation and publication of the Report for the\nyear just ended, followed by the examination in the field of as many of the mines and mining\ndistricts as the season would permit, together with the work of the Laboratory and instruction\nof students, fully occupied the staff for the year. The staff of the Bureau consists of the\nProvincial Mineralogist, the Provincial Assayer, and a junior assistant in the Laboratory,\nwiih a clerk as temporary assistant during the publication of the Report.\nAfter the publication of the Annual Report for the previous year and\nProvincial the finishing of office work, the Provincial Mineralogist, early in June,\nMineralogist. made a trip to the vicinity of Cowichan lake, visiting there such mineral\nclaims as had had any material amount of work performed on them, and\nmaking a report on the same. A report was also made as to the necessity for and the best\nroute to be followed for a trail into certain claims situated on the Nanaimo river. The field-\nwork to be undertaken during the summer months by the Bureau was then planned out and\npreparations for the main summer trip of the Provincial Mineralogist made.\nOn July 12th the Provincial Mineralogist, acting under instructions of the Hon. the\nMinister of Mines, started on a trip to the valley of the Peace river, east of the Rocky\nmountains and west of the 120th meridian, the Provincial boundary between the 54\u00b0 and 60\u00b0\nnorth latitude. The reports of rich finds of gold, and also of coal, in this district, combined\nwith its agricultural possibilities, on all of which the Government had no authentic information, and the fact that this was a proposed route of the G.T.P. Railway across the Province\nwhich seemed most likely to be followed, rendered an early report on this district very\ndesirable.\nThe route chosen was to go up the Skeena river from Essington to Hazelton; thence by\npack-train to Babine lake, portaging to Stuart lake, and thence to Fort St. James, at the\noutlet of this lake. From here pack-horses were taken to Fort McLeod, on the Pack river,\none of the tributaries of the Peace river, a distance of 85 miles. At McLeod Lake post canoes\nwere obtained, with which, and later the use of a bateau, the tributaries of and the main\nPeace river were followed to Peace River Crossing, some 430 miles down stream, during\nwhich run three or four side trips were made into the adjacent country by pack-train or on\nfoot.\nFrom Peace River Crossing a waggon road was followed for 100 miles to Lesser Slave\nlake, which discharges through Lesser Slave river into the Athabasca river; and these waterways were descended in a canoe, a distance of 200 miles, to Athabasca Landing, from which\nplace to Edmonton the trip of 100 miles was made in a waggon. From Edmonton to Victoria\nthe trip was made by the Canadian Pacific Railway.\n The total distance travelled on this trip was a little over 3,000 miles, of which 910 miles\nwas by steamer, 840 miles by railroad, 700 by canoe, 470 on horseback or on foot, and 200 by\nfreight waggon. The total time occupied, including all stops and delays, was 88 days. From\nHazelton to Edmonton, with included side trips, occupied 76 days, during which time camp\nwas moved 56 times.\nIn November the Provincial Mineralogist made a trip to Texada Island, accompanying an\nofficer of the United States Geological Survey.\nIn May, and again in December, Examinations for Assayers were held m the Government\nLaboratory, Victoria, by the Board of Examiners appointed under the Act, on which Board\nthe Provincial Mineralogist and Provincial Assayer sat.\nIn December two bulletins\u2014one on the West Coast of Vancouver Island and the other\non the Portland Canal district\u2014were prepared, and published in January.\nThe remainder of the time was spent in the preparation for publication of the notes taken\nin the field, the collection and preparation of statistics and the routine work of the office,,\nwhich included, in connection with the various inquiries for information and the collection of\nstatistics, the sending out of, approximately, 1,500 letters, with, approximately, the same\nnumber received.\nIn addition to the work in the assay office, which is noted in a separate\nProvincial report herewith, the Provincial Assayer made a trip up the west coast of\nAssayer. Vancouver Island and another to the district at the head of Portland\ncanal, with a short run into the Kemano river, on Gardner canal, visiting\nthe mineral claims under development in these sections, the reports of which trips are contained\nin the body of this report. He also undertook an investigation of the clay deposits of the\nCoast that are now being commercially worked, and although this investigation is not yet\ncompleted, an account of some of the deposits visited will be found under the heading of the\nMining Divisions in which they are situated.\nThe photographs, from which cuts accompanying this report were made, were almost all\ndeveloped in the Laboratory.\nAttention is drawn to the very skillful manner in which the Provincial Assayer has-\nmade one photograph out of, in some cases, as many as six separate negatives (4x5 Kodak),\nwhich have been so successfully joined that in most cases it is quite impossible to detect the\nfact that the photograph is not from one negative. As good results have never been attained\nby any professional photographer in the Province.\nASSAY OFFICE.\nThe following is a summary of the work of the Assay Office of the Bureau for the year\n1906, as reported by the Provincial Assayer, Mr. Herbert Carmichael:\u2014\nDuring the year 1906 there were made by the staff in the Government Assay Office\n1,005 assays or quantitative determinations, which is a decrease from the number made during\nthe previous year. Of these, a number were for the Bureau of Mines, or for the Department,\nfor which no fees were received. The fees collected by the office were as follows:\u2014\nFees from assays $ 393 00\nii melting and assaying gold dust and bullion 249 00\nii assayers' examinations 467 00\nTotal cash receipts $1,109 00\nDeterminations and examinations made for other Government\nDepartments for which no fees were collected $ 400 00\nValue of assaying done $1,509 00\n 7 Ed. 7 Bureau of Mines. H 29\nThe value of gold melted during the year was $85,000, in 117 lots, as against $99,631, in\n142 lots in 1905.\nIn addition to the above quantitative work, a large number of quali-\nFree tative determinations, or tests, were made in connection with the identifica-\nDeterminations. tion and classification of rocks or minerals sent to the Bureau for a report.\nOf these no count was kept, nor were fees charged therefor, as it is the\nestablished custom of the Bureau to examine and test qualitatively without charge samples of\nmineral sent in from any part of the Province, and to give a report on the same. This has\nbeen done for the purpose of encouraging the search for new or rare minerals and ores, and to\nassist prospectors and others in the discovering of new mining districts, by enabling them to\nhave determined, free' of cost, the nature and probable value of any rock they may find.\nIn making these free determinations, the Bureau asks that the locality from which the sample\nwas obtained be given by the sender, so that the distribution of mineral over the Province\nmay be put ou record.\nIn addition to the ordinary work of the office, a large number of water analyses were\nmade for New Westminster city and Phcenix.\nA considerable number of samples of black sand were assayed and platinum was found in\nthe samples from Omineca and Cassiar Districts.\nAn examination is being made of the clay and clay industry of the Province, and when\nthe work is further advanced a complete report will be made.\nEXAMINATIONS FOR ASSAYERS.\nReport of H. Carmichael, Secretary of Board op Examiners.\nI have the honour, as Secretary, to submit the Annual Report of the Board of Examiners\nfor Certificates of Competency and Licence to Practice Assaying in British Columbia, as\nestablished under the \"Bureau of Mines Act Amendment Act, 1899.\"\nThe Act requires that at least two examinations shall be held each year, and such have\nduly taken place.\nBoth these examinations were held in the Government Laboratory at Victoria, each\noccupying a week ; the first examination began on April 23rd, and the second on December\n3rd, 1906.\nAt the first examination the Board consisted of the Provincial Mineralogist, the Provincial Assayer and Mr. Thomas Kiddie, and at this examination five candidates came up for\nexamination, of which number four passed the required examination, only one failing. At the\nDecember examination, the Board consisted of the Provincial Mineralogist, Provincial Assayer\nand Mr. D. E. Whitaker, a B. C. L. Assayer, at which twelve candidates stood for examination\nand seven successfully passed.\nThe question of holding the fall examination at Nelson was thought of, providing a\nsufficient number of candidates from the Upper Country entered for the examination. Advertisements were inserted in the Kootenay papers, giving notice of such intention and calling for\nentries, but no sufficient number applied to justify the considerable additional expense entailed\nby holding an examination away from Victoria.\nIn addition to the twelve candidates mentioned above, who successfully passed the examinations, the Board recommended during the year the granting of two certificates by exemption,\nunder sub-section (2) of section 2 of the Act. In accordance with these recommendations, all\nthese fourteen certificates have been duly issued by the Honourable the Minister of Mines.\n H 30\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nThe following is a list, up to December 31st, 1906, of those to whom Certificates of\nCompetency have been issued :\u2014\nList op Assayers holding Provincial Certificates of Efficiency under the\n\"Bureau of Mines Act Amendment Act, 1899.\"\n(Only the holders of such certificates may practise assaying in British Columbia.)\nUnder section 2, sub-section (1).\nMitchell, Charles T Grand Forks.\nMcCormiek. Alan F Ruth, Nevada.\nMacDonald, Alex. C ....... .Vancouver.\nMcFarlane, James A Kaslo.\nNieholls, Frank .. Norway.\nO'Sullivan, John Vancouver.\nParker, Robt. H Rossland.\nParsenow. W. L \t\nPerkins, Walter G Basin, Montana.\nRobertson, T. R\t\nRombauer, A. B Butte, Montana.\nSchroeder, Curt. A Hazelton.\nSegsworth, Walter Houghton, Mich.\nSharpe, Bert N\t\nSim, Charles John England.\nSnyder, Blanehard M Greenwood.\nSteven, Wm. Gordon\t\nStimmel, B. A Boundary Falls.\nSundberg, Gustave Prince of Wales Island-\nTally, Robert E Spokane, Wash.\nThomas, Percival W Pr. of Wales Is., Alask.\nTretheway, John H Kokanee, B. C.\nTurner, H. A \t\nVance, John F. C. B Vancouver.\nVan Agnew, Frank Siberia.\nWales, Roland T\t\nWatson, William J Ladysmith.\nWelch, J. Cuthbert Alaska.\nWells, Ben T Vancouver.\nWest, Geo. G\t\nWhittaker, Delbert E Victoria.\nWiddowson, E. Walter Nelson.\nWilliams, W. A Grand Forks.\nWilliams, Eliot H Nelson.\nWimberly, S. H Grand Forks.\nAustin, John W Britannia Beach, B. C.\nBaker, C. S. H Grand Forks.\nBarke, A. C Greenwood, B. C.\nBelt, Sam'l. Erwin Boundary Falls, B. C.\nBernard, Pierre Monte Christo, Wash.\nBishop, Walter Grand Forks.\nBuchanan, James Trail.\nCampbell, Colin New Denver.\nCarmichael, Norman Clifton, Arizona.\nChurch, George B \t\nCobeldick, W. M Scotland.\nComrie, George H Atlin.\nCollinson, H Ladysmith.\nCrerar, George\t\nCruickshank, G Rossland.\nDay, Athelstan Dawson.\nDedolph, Ed Marysville, B. C.\nDockrill, Walter R Chemainus.\nFarquhar, J. B Vancouver.\nFingland, John J Sandon.\nGrosvenor, F. E Nelson.\nHannay, W. H Rossland.\nHart, P. E Grand Forks.\nHawkins, Francis. Silverton.\nHook, A. Harry Greenwood.\nHurter, C. S\t\nJohn, D Haileybury, Ont.\nKiddie, Geo. R Victoria.\nKitto, Geoffrey B Ladysmith.\nLang, J. G\t\nLey, Richard N Nelson.\nMarsh, Richard Spokane, Wash.\nMarshall, H. Jukes Britannia Beach, B. C.\nMarshall, William S Ladysmith.\nMiles, Arthur D\t\nUnder section 2, sub-section (9,).\nArcher, Allan\t\nBrowne, D. J Rossland.\nBryant, Cecil M Vancouver.\nBlaylock, Selwyn G Nelson.\nCartwright, Cosmo T Vancouver.\nCavers, Thomas W Rossland.\nClothier, George A Rossland.\nCole, Arthur A Cobalt, Ont.\nCole, L. Heber ... Phoenix.\nCoulthard, R. W Fernie.\nCowans, Frederick\t\nDixon, Howard A Toronto, Ontario.\nGalbraith, M. T\t\nGilman, Ellis P Vancouver.\nGreen, J. T. Raoul Blairmore.\nGuess, George A Trail.\nGwillim, J. C Kingston, Ontario.\nHeal, John H\t\nmiliary, G. M Idaho, U. S.\nHoldich, Augustus H England.\nJohnston, William Steele... .Lachine, Que.\nKaye, Alexander Vancouver.\nLay, Douglas Silverton.\nLewis, Francis B\t\nMerrit, Charles P\t\nMusgrave, William N Victoria, B. C.\n. Siberia\n. Port Simpson.\nMussen, Horace W ....\nMcArthur, Reginald E..\nMcLellan, John \t\nMcMurtry, Gordon 0 . .\nMcNab, j. A Trail.\nMcVicar, John . \t\nMaclennan, F. W Rossland.\nNoble, David T Trail.\nOuthett, Christopher Kamloops.\nPemberton, W. P. D\t\nReid, J. A Greenwood.\nScott, Oswald Norman\t\nShannon, S Trout Lake, B. C.\nSharpe, G. P Midland, Ontario.\nSloan, David Three Forks, B. C.\nStevens, F. G Mexico.\nSullivan, Michael H Trail.\nSutherland, T. Fraser\t\nSwinney, Leslie A. E\t\nThomson, H. Nellis Anaconda, Montana-\nWatson, A. A Olalla.\nWatson, Henry\t\nWorkman, Ch. W\t\nWright, Richard Rossland.\nWynne, Lewellyn C Princeton.\n 7 Ed. 7 Bureau of Mines. H 31\nList of Assayers holding Provincial Certificates of Efficiency.\u2014Concluded.\nUnder section 2, sub-section (3).\nCarmichael, Herbert Victoria. McKillop, Alexander Nelson.\n(Provincial Assayer.) Pellew-Htarvey, Wm London, England.\nHarris, Henry Alaska. Robertson, Wm. F Victoria.\nKiddie, Thos Alaska. (Provincial Mineralogist.)\nSutton, W. J Victoria. Marshall, Dr. T. R Mexico.\nPreviously issued under the \"Bureau op Mines Act, 1897,\" section 12.\nPinder, W. J Dawson, Y. T. Thompson, James B Vancouver.\nEXAMINATIONS FOR COAL MINE OFFICIALS.\nDuring the year 1904, under the \" Coal Mines Regulation Act Further Amendment Act,\n1904,\" the regulations regarding the qualifications and examinations of officials employed in\ncoal mines have been completely revised and at the same time made much more stringent and\nthorough.\nThe \" Coal Mines Regulation Act,\" as now amended, provides that all the officers of a\ncoal mining company having any direct charge of work underground, shall hold Government\nCertificates of Competency, which are to be obtained only after passing an examination before\na duly qualified Board, appointed for the purpose of holding such examinations, and known as\nthe Managers' Board. The certificates granted on the recommendation of such Board, and the\nrequirements for same, are as follows:\u2014\nFirst Class Certificate (or Manager's Certificate).\nSuch a certificate must be held by every manager or \"chief officer having the control and\ndaily supervision of any coal mine \" in British Columbia. The statutory requirements for this\ncertificate, in addition to such examination and qualifications as may be imposed by the Board\nof Examiners are, that the candidate for examination shall be at least 25 years of age, a\nBritish subject, and have had at least five years' experience in or about the practical working\nof a coal mine.\nSecond Class Certificate (or Overman's Certificate).\nSuch certificate must be held by any person \" who has the daily charge of the underground\nworkings of a coal mine under the control and daily supervision of the manager, and next in\ncharge under such manager.\"\nAside from the requirements of the Board of Examiners, a candidate for such certificate\nmust have had \"at least five years' experience in or about the practical working of a coal\nmine.\"\nThird Class Certificate.\nThis certificate must be held by every shiftboss, fireboss, or shotlighter in a coal mine in\nBritish Columbia, and besides the examination by the Board, calls for three years' practical\nexperience.\nExperience in a coal mine outside the Province may be accepted by the Board. Any\ncertificate is considered to include that of any lower class.\nIn addition to the examinations and certificates already specified as coming under the\nManagers' Board, the Act further provides that every coal miner shall be the holder of a\ncertificate of competency as such. By \"miner\" is meant \"a person employed underground in\nany coal mine to cut, sheer, break or loosen coal from the solid, whether by hand or machinery.\"\n H 32 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nExaminations for a miner's certificate are held each month at each colliery by a Board of\nExaminers, known as the Miners' Board, and consisting of an official appointed by the owners,\nan examiner elected by the miners of that colliery, and an examiner appointed by the Government.\nExaminations for first, second and third classes were held simultaneously at Fernie,\nNanaimo and Cumberland, October 23rd, 24th and 25th, 1906.\nBOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR COAL MINE OFFICIALS.\nFirst, Second and Third Class Certificates.\nReport of Secretary of Board, Francis II. Shepherd.\nI beg to submit the annual report, covering the transactions of the above Board, appointed\nunder the \" Coal Mines Regulation Act.\"\nThe period intervening between the holding of the last examination and the previous one\nwas longer than usual, and the number of applicants was in consequence greater. The Board\npossesses no definite means of ascertaining when these examinations should be held, in order\nto enable intending candidates to present themselves for examination without unnecessary\ndelay, and the Board has hitherto been governed in this matter by the response to the previous\nexamination.\nWhile it is the desire of the Board to hold examinations sufficiently often to fully meet\nthe requirements of the \" Coal Mines Regulation Act,\" it should be stated that the necessary\narrangements and preparations required to hold such examinations simultaneously over so\nlarge an area, embracing as it does, coal mining centres 800 miles apart, necessitates work of\nsome magnitude, and the fixing of dates for holding these examinations should, and does,\nreceive the careful consideration of the Board.\nIn order that intending candidates may have ample time in which to prepare for examination, the Board now publishes notices of examinations intended to be held fully three months\nprevious to the date set for such examination. The last examination was held simultaneously\nat Nanaimo, Fernie and Cumberland, on October 23rd, 24th and 25th.\nThe examiners were as follows :\u2014\nNanaimo\u2014Messrs. Charles Graham, Elijah Priest and F. H. Shepherd.\nFernie\u2014Messrs. John John and R. G. Drinnan.\nCumberland\u2014Messrs. A. Dick, John Matthews and Tully Boyce.\nThe following candidates having earned the necessary percentages, were recommended to\nreceive first, second or third class certificates accordingly :\u2014\nFirst Class\u2014Thos. H. Williams, Thos. France and John K. Millar.\nSecond Class\u2014Bernard Canfield, John Newton, James Derbyshire, Edward Budge,\nWilliam Lockhart, Thomas M. McGuchie, John Gillespie, David McKinnel, Joseph D. Thomas\nand John C. Brown.\nThird Class\u2014D. B. Douglas, William Merrifield, Samuel K. Mottishaw, William Stock-\nwell, George Merrifield, James M. Stewart, Edward Devlin, George Moore, William Lancaster,\nSamuel Richards, William Watson and John White.\nRegarding the nature of the examinations, the Board regrets that it was unable to procure suitable apparatus in time to submit the \"sight test\" suggested in previous report, but\nacknowledges with thanks the valuable information received upon the subject from James\n 0\ncu\nX\nw\nw\na\no\n<\no\nz\n0\n(E\nW\ns\n<;\no\n 7 Ed. 7 Bureau of Mines. H*33\nAshworth, Esq., The Cassels, Old Colwin, England, who describes, with drawings, a very\nefficient apparatus for testing mine officials in the detection of small percentages of gas by\nsafety lamps. Also from J. T. Beard, Esq., Principal of the Scranton School of Mines (Coal\nMin. Div.), for valuable suggestions upon the same subject, accompanied by his valuable\npamphlet upon the \"Detection of small percentages of Gas by the Safety Lamp.\" Also\nsuggestions kindly sent by E. Gilpin, Esq., Inspector of Mines, Works and Mines Department,\nHalifax, N. S.\nThe Board will endeavour, at its next examination, to install the necessary apparatus and\nsubmit to each candidate this very important and necessary test.\nThe by-laws of the Board prohibit the use of text-books and of written or printed formulae\nat the examinations, and this question has been brought to the attention of the Board by a\npertinent circular letter issued by J. T. Beard, Esq., and addressed to State Examining Boards\nfor Mine Foremen, Firebosses and Engineers, a copy of which was forwarded by the author\nto this Board.\nThe question has from time to time received the consideration of the Board, and it is\nprobable that the matter will be taken up at the next general meeting of the Board. Giving\nas an example a long, complicated numerical calculation, Mr. Beard comments as follows :\u2014\n\" If this question came up in the office, or was worked out by the candidate at home, he\nwould naturally refer to his handbooks and find the formula that he required to make the\ncalculation, and in a few minutes he would arrive at the correct answer.\n\"No one expects a practical man to remember rules, formulae, etc., that are required in\nsuch numerical calculations, and, except when a candidate is preparing for these examinations,\nhe does not attempt to memorise such formulae, because he knows where he can find them\nwhen required.\n\" I think you will agree with me that the purposes of any examination should be: first, to\nshow the candidate's practical knowledge and acquaintance with mine-work of every description, and the laws, conditions and requirements in any way affecting the work; and, second,\nto show his capability for making necessary calculations.\n\"A man may understand how to solve the hardest theoretical questions, and yet, without\npractical experience, he would be incapable of holding any position of responsibility in mining\noperations.\"\nMr. Beard has given this question much consideration, and in this connection I may say\nthat the recent efforts of the Board have been to render the British Columbia examinations\nmore practical, and to eliminate the ultra-academic feature, tending towards furnishing coal\nmine officials of greater practical experience, and thus making for greater safety to life and\nproperty.\nThe Board of Appointment of Examiners consists of : Messrs. Andrew Bryden, Ladysmith, Chairman ; Tully Boyce, Nanaimo, Vice-Chairman ; T. R. Stockett, George Williams\nand A. Dick, Nanaimo; R. G. Drinnan and John John, Fernie; F H. Shepherd, Nanaimo,\nSecretary. The office of the Board is in the Provincial Court House building, at Nanaimo.\nI have, etc.,\nFrancis H. Shepherd,\nSecretary to the Board.\n H 34\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nThe following is the registered list of those to whom Certificates of Competency have\nbeen issued by the Managers' Board, the Secretary of which Board is Francis H. Shepherd,\nNanaimo :\u2014\nFirst Class Certificates.\u2014Service Certipicates Issued Under Section 39,\nMines Regulation Act, 1877.\"\n: Coal\nJohn Bryden, Victoria,\n* James Gillispie.\nEdward G. Prior.\nThomas A. Buckley.\n*John Dick\nArchibald Dick, Government Inspector of Mines.\nJames Dunsmuir, Victoria.\nJames Cairns, Comox, Farmer.\nFirst Class Certificates op Competency Issued Under\nRegulation Act, 1897.\"\n'Coal Mines\nShepherd, Francis H ....\nGibson, Richard\t\n*McGregor, William \t\nHonobin, William\t\n*Muir, Archibald\t\nLittle, Francis D\t\nMartell, Joshua ..\n*Scott, Robert\t\nChandler, William\t\nPriest, Elijah\t\nMcGregor, James\t\nRandle, Joseph\t\n*Dickinson, Uriek Evan....\nMatthews, John\t\n* Jones, John Bunyan Louis.\nNorton, Richard Henry ...\nBryden, Andrew. \t\nRussell, Thomas\t\nSharp, Alexander\t\n*Lindsay, William Alfred . .\nKesley, John\t\nWall, William H\t\nMorgan, Thomas\t\nWilson, David\t\nSmith, Frank B\t\n* Jamieson, Robert\t\nBradshaw, George B\t\nSimpson, William G\t\n*Fisher, Robert\t\nHargreaves, James\t\nDrinnan, Robert G\t\nBrowitt, Benjamin\t\nStockett, Thomas, Jr\t\nPearson, Robert\t\nCunliffo, John\t\n\"Lamb, Robert B. . \t\nEvans, Daniel\t\nMcEvoy, James\t\nWilson, A. R .\nSimister, Charles\t\nColville, Andrew\t\nBudge, Thomas\t\nMills, Thomas\t\nFaulds, Alexander\t\nRichards, James A\t\nMcLean, Donald\t\nWilkinson, Geo\t\nWright, H. B\t\nCoulthard, R. W\t\nRoaf, J. Richardson\t\nJohn, John\t\nManley, H. L\t\nMarch\nMay\nn\na\nn\na\nDecember\nJanuary\nAugust\nDecember\nApril\nOctober\nMarch\nMay\nTune\nNovember\nFebruary\nAugust\nOctober\nJanuary\n5th,\n5th,\n5th,\n1st,\n1st,\n1st,\n1st,\n1st,\n21st,\n21st,\n18th,\n18th,\n8th,\nSth,\nSth,\n26th,\n30th,\n20th,\n27th,\n4th,\n4th,\n30th,\n30th,\n30th,\n30th,\n30th,\n12th,\n12th,\n5th,\n5th,\n5th,\n3rd,\n3rd,\n3rd,\n3rd,\n3rd,\n3rd,\n17th,\n17th,\n17th,\n17th,\n17th,\n17th,\n17th,\n17th,\n21st,\n21st,\n21st,\n21st,\n21st,\n21st,\n21st,\n1881\n1882\nI!\n1883\n1888\n1889\nI!\nII\n1891\n1892\n1896.\nII\nII\n1899\nII\n1901\n1902\n1905\n*Dead.\n 7 Ed. 7\nBureau of Mines.\nH 35\nIssued Under \"Coal Mines Regulation Act Further Amendment Act, 1904.\"\nName.\nDate.\nNovember 22nd, 1906\nMarch 4th, 1905\nMarch 4th, \u00ab\nMillar, John K '.\t\nNovember 22nd, 1906\nMarch 4th, 1905\nWilliams, Thos. H\t\n22nd, 1906\nSecond Class Certificate op Service.\nCorkhill, Thomas\t\nMorton, T. R\t\nLoe, John S\t\nMiller, J. K\t\nMeCliment, John\t\nMartin, David\t\nHunt, John\t\nWalker, David\t\nShort, Richard\t\nPowell, William Baden\nSharp, James\t\nBryden, Alexander....\nMarch\n4th, 1905\nB 7\n\u201e\n4th, \u201e\nB 8\n\/\/\n4th, n\nB 9\n\/\/\n1th, \u201e\nB10\n,,\n4th, it\nBll\nn\n4th, \u201e\nB12\na\n4th, a\nB13\na\n4th, \u201e\nB14\n\u201e\n4th, ii\nB15\na\n4th, \u201e\nB16\na\n18th, \u00bb\nB17\na\n4th, \u201e\nB18\nCer. No.\nSecond Class Certificates op Competency Issued Under \" Coal Mines Regulation Act\nFurther Amendment Act, 1904.\"\nName.\nBarclay, Andrew\t\nBridge, Edward\t\nBrown John C\t\nCanfield, Bernard\t\nDerbyshire, James . .. .\nDunsmuir, John\t\nEvans, Evan\t\nFinlayson, James\t\nFrance, Thos\t\nGraham, Chas\t\nGillespie, Hugh\t\nGillespie, John \t\nJackson, Thos. R\t\nJones, Wm\t\nLockhart, William\nMcGuckie, Thomas M.\nMcKinnel, David\t\nNellist, David . . .. .\nNewton, John\t\nReid, Thomas\t\nRigby, John\t\nSomerville, Alex\t\nShaw, Alex\t\nThomas, Joseph D\t\nWebber, John Frank. .\nWyllie, John B\t\nWatson, Adam G\t\nDate.\nJuly\nOctober\nNovember\nMarch\nJuly\nNovember\nMarch\nJuly\nOctober\nMarch\nJuly\nOctober\nMarch\nOctober\nJuly\n\/\/\nMarch\nJuly\nOctober\nMarch\nJuly\nNovember\n29th,\n23rd,\n23rd,\n23rd,\n23rd,\n14th,\n11th,\n29th,\n14th,\n4th,\n29th,\n23rd,\n4th,\n29th,\n23rd,\n23rd,\n23rd,\n4th,\n23rd,\n29th,\n29th,\n4th,\n29th,\n23rd,\n4th,\n29th,\n14th,\n1905\n1906\n1905\n1906\n1905\n1906\n1905\n1906\n1905\n1906\n1905\nCer. No.\nB25\nB33\nB39\nB30\nB32\nB26\nB 2\nB21\nB27\nB 1\nB24\nB36\nB 5\nB20\nB34\nB35\nB37\nB 6\nB31\nB23\nB29\nB 4\nB19\nB38\nB 3\nB22\nB28\n H 36\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nThird Class Certificates Issued under \" Coal Mines Regulation Act Further\nAmendment Act, 1904.\"\nName.\nBiggs, John \t\nBridge, Edward\t\nCrawford, David\t\nCooke, Joseph\t\nCatchpall, Charles....\nCunningham, G. F . ..\nDevlin, Edward\t\nDonev, John \t\nDouglas, D. B\t\nFreeman, H. G\t\nHodson, R. H\t\nHutchison, Ben\t\nJemson, J. W\t\nJones, W. T\t\nLancaster, William. ..\nLiddle, John \t\nMattishaw, Samuel K\nMerrifield, George....\nMerrifield, William ..\nMoore, George\t\nMorgan, John\t\nMonks, James\t\nMoAlpine, John......\nMcLellan, William . ..\nMcGuckie, Thomas ..\nPerry, James\t\nPlank, Samuel\t\nRichards, Samuel ....\nRigby, John\t\nSpruston, Thos. A....\nSmith, Joseph\t\nStewart, James M....\nStockwell, William ..\nTaylor, Charles M\t\nThomson, Duncan....\nThomas, Joseph\t\nThomas, John B\t\nWatson, Adam G ....\nWatson, William ....\nWeeks, John\t\nWhite, John\t\nWintle, Thomas A . ..\nDate.\nMarch\nJuly\nMarch\nJuly\nNovember\nOctober\nMarch\nOctober\nNovember\nMarch\nNovember\nMarch\nOctober\nJuly\nOctober\nJuly\nNovember\nMarch\n'\/\nJuly\nMarch\nNovember\nOctober\nJuly\nMarch\nOctober\nMarch\nNovember\nMarch\nOctober\nMarch\nOctober\nJuly\n4th,\n29th,\n4th,\n4th,\n29th,\n11th,\n23rd,\n4th,\n23rd,\n14th,\n4th,\n14th,\n4th,\n4th,\n23rd,\n29th,\n23rd,\n23rd,\n23rd,\n23rd,\n29th,\n14th,\n4th,\n4th,\n29th,\n4th,\n14th,\n23rd,\n29th,\n4th,\n4th,\n23rd,\n23rd,\n4th,\n4th,\n4th,\n14th,\n4th,\n22rd,\n4th,\n23rd,\n29th,\n1905\n1905\n1906\n1905\n1906\n1905\n1906\n1905\n1906\n1905\n1906\nII\n1905\n1906\n1905\n1906\n1905\nCer. No.\nC210\nC223\nC208\nC209\nC227\nC229\nC241\nC211\nC235\nC230\nC216\nC 232\nC205\nC221\nC243\nC228\nC237\nC239\nC236\nC242\nC224\nC234\nC217\nC219\nC226\nC215\nC233\nC244\nC225\nC206\nC207\nC240\nC238\nC213\nC218\nC220\nC231\nC 212\nC246\nC214\nG245\nC222\n 7 Ed. 7\nBureau of Mines.\nH 37\nCOAL MINE OFFICIALS.\nThird class certificates issued under \" Coal Mines Regulation Act Further Amendment Act,\n1904,\" sec. 38, s.-s. 2, in exchange for certificates issued under the \" Coal Mines Regulation Act Amendment Act, 1901.\"\nName.\nAdam, Robert\t\nAddison, Thos\t\nAitken, James\t\nAlexander, Wm\t\nAllsop, Harry\t\nAshman, Jabez . , .\nAughinvole, Alex . ..\nBarclay, Andrew . . .\nBarclay, James\t\nBarclay, John\t\nBerry, James\t\nBickle, Thos \t\nBiggs, Henrv\t\nBlack, John's\t\nBowie, James\t\nBriscoe, Edward ....\nCampbell, Dan\t\nCarr, Jos. E\t\nCarroll, Harry \t\nClarkson, Alexander\nCollishaw, John ....\nComb, John\t\nCosier, Wm\t\nCourtney, A. W , ...\nCrawford, Frank .. .\nDaniels, David\t\nDavidson, David....\nDavidson, John\t\nDevlin, Henry\t\nDobbie, John\t\nDudlej', James\t\nDuncan, Thomas....\nDunlap, Henry\t\nDunn, Geo\t\nDunsmuir, John ....\nEccleston, Wm ......\nEvans, Evan\t\nEvans, W. H\t\nFagan, David\t\nFarmer, Bernard....\nFarquharson, John..\nFindlayson, James ..\nFulton, Hugh T ... .\nGibson, Edward ....\nGilchrist, Wm\t\nGillespie, Hugh\t\nGillespie, John\t\nGould, Alfred\t\nGreen, Francis \t\nHandlen, Jas\t\nHarmison, Wm\t\nHa worth, Geo\t\nHescott, John\t\nHutchison, Archie ..\nJohn, David\t\nJohnson, Geo\t\nJohnson, Wm. R . ..\nKerr, Wm\t\nLander, Frank\t\nLandfear, Herbert ..\nLewis, Thos\t\nLockhart, Wm\t\nMalpass, James\t\nDate.\nOct.\nDee.\nOct.\nFeb.\nOct.\nFeb.\nMarch\nApril\nApril\nApril\nFeb.\nOct.\nApril\nApril\nMay\nOct.\nMarch\nOct.\nMarch\nApril\nFeb.\nMarch\nMarch\nNov.\nApril\nApril\nApril\nMarch\nOct.\nNov.\nMarch\nAug.\nNov.\nDec.\nMarch\nMarch\nMarch\nMarch\nApril\nJan.\nApril\nJune\nApril\nMay\nMarch\nApril\nApril\nApril\nOct.\nJune\nFeb.\nMarch\nJan.\nSept.\nNov.\nMay\nMarch\nMarch\nJan.\nJan.\nOct.\nJan.\nNov.\n1904\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1907\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1906\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1906\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1906\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1904\nCertifi\ncate No.\nO 42\nC 52\nC 44\nC 72\nC 34\nC 131\nC 89\nC 19\nC 20\nC 111\nC 70\nC 37\nC 110\nC 108\nC 116\nC 129\n93\n36\n98\n18\n68\n2\n86\n45\n7\n12\nC 106\nC 87\nC 41\nC 126\nC114\nC 128\n51\n56\n90\n80\n78\n79\nC 109\nC 64\nC 17\nC 25\nC105\nC 118\nC 85\nC 8\nC 5\nC112\nC 38\nC122\nC 65\n0 88\nC 62\nC123\nC49\nC 124\n75\n91\n61\n63\n35\n60\n113\nName.\nMarsden, John\t\nMarshall, Howard ..\nMatthews, Chas\nMiard, Harry E ....\nMiddleton, Robt . ..\nMiles, Thos\t\nMiller, Thos. K ....\nMcKenzie, John R..\nMcKinnell, David ..\nMeKinnon, Arch'd..\nMcMillan, Peter\t\nMcMillan, Henry...\nMoMurtrie, John ...\nMoore, Wm. H \t\nMorris, John\t\nMyles, Walter\t\nNash, Isaac\t\nNeave, Wm\t\nNellist, David \t\nNelson, James....\nNewton, John\t\nNimmo, Jas. P\t\nO'Brien, Geo\t\nPengelly, Richard ..\nPerrie, Jas\t\nPerry, James\t\nPounder, Geo\t\nPrice, Jas... \t\nReid, Thos\t\nRafter, Wm\t\nReid, James\t\nRichards, Thos\t\nReid, Wm\t\nRoss, John\t\nRoughead, George ..\nRyan, John\t\nSanders, John W . ..\nShenton, Thos. J . . .\nShepherd, Henry . ..\nSmith, Ralph\t\nSmith, Geo \t\nSomerville, Alex\nStauss, Chas. F ....\nSteele, Jas\t\nStewart, Duncan H.\nStewart, John\t\nStewart, Daniel W..\nStobbart, Jacob\nStrachan, Robt\t\nStrang, James\t\nThomas, John , .\nTunstall, James ... .\nVass, Robt\t\nVater, Charles\t\nWalkem, Thos\t\nWebber, Chas\t\nWebber, Chas. F . ..\nWhiting, Geo\t\nWilson, Austin\t\nWilson, Thos \t\nWoodburn, Moses ..\nYarrow, Geo\t\nDate.\nMay\nDec.\nApril\nMarch\nFeb.\nAug.\nFeb.\nOct.\nMarch\nApril\nMarch\nMay\nMarch\nJune\nDec.\nApril\nJune\nOct.\nApril\nApril\nOct.\nApril\nFeb.\nDec.\nMarch\nJune\nOct.\nNov.\nNov.\nMarch\nMarch\nApril\nDec.\nApril\nJan.\nDec.\nApril\nJuly\nJune\nMarch\nMarch\nMarch\nFeb.\nMarch\nMarch\nApril\nMay\nFeb.\nApril\nApril\nMarch\nJune\nDec.\nApril\nDec.\nSept.\nSept.\nMay \u2022\nFeb.\nApril\nMarch\nNov.\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1904\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1907\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1904\n1905\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1905\n1904\n1904\n1904\n1904\n1904\n1904\n1905\n190S\n1904\n1905\n1904\nCertificate No.\nC 21\nC127\nC 9\nC 76\nC 71\nC 31\nC 74\nC 40\nC 99\nC 102\nC 94\nC 115\nC 96\nC 119\nC 57\nC 100\nC 120\nC 43\nC 13\nC 16\nC 39\nC 103\nC 66\nC 58\nC 81\nC 27\nC125\nC 50\nC 47\nC 95\nC 1\nC 14\nC 54\nC101\nC 130\nC 59\nC 107\nC 30\nC 26\nC 77\nC 84\n3\n69\nC 92\nC 4\nC 104\nC 23\nC 73\nC 15\nC 10\nC 97\nC 121\nC 53\nC 66\nC 55\nC 32\nC 33\nC117\nC 67\nC 11\nC 83\nC 46\n H 38 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nCARIBOO DISTRICT.\nCARIBOO AND QUESNEL MINING DIVISIONS.\nReport by George Walker, Gold Commissioner.\nI have the honour to submit herewith my report on mining operations in Cariboo District\nduring the year 1906.\nI am unable to announce any increase in the gold output of the mines, but, at the same\ntime, the actual conditions give the greatest encouragement that the district is on the eve of a\nprosperous term that has not been equalled for years, from the fact that more applications for\nmining leases have been granted than in any previous year, while there has also been an\nincrease in the revenue. The work done during the past year has given evidence of such a\nsubstantial character that it is safe to predict greatly increased activity in the near\nfuture. Several of the small properties, hitherto held and worked by individual miners, have\nbeen purchased by strong companies and formed into large enterprises, necessitating the construction of extensive ditches, flumes, reservoirs and other works of a substantial nature.\nThis changing of the methods of working, together with the very dry season, has had a\ndeterrent effect upon the output of our hydraulic operations, the method by which three-\nfourths of the gold of the district is produced, and has curtailed this year's output of gold,\nbut, when the extensive preliminary works already well under way are completed, there will\nundoubtedly be a large increase in the gold yield of the district.\nIn order to obtain as reliable information as possible, I addressed notes to the foremen\nand managers of the various mines, requesting a report on the season's operations at the mines\nunder their supervision, and from the information thus obtained the following report is largely\ntaken.\nQUESNEL MINING DIVISION*\nOf this portion I regret my inability to speak with any degree of certainty, not having\nreceived reports from the various managers, but the report of the Mining Recorder of the\nDivision will be found appended hereto.\nThe Luce claim, on Little Snowshoe creek, was purchased last spring by Messrs. Graham\nand Minisci, to whom I am indebted for the following report:\u2014\n\" The present season we operated the mine with a crew of seven men, but had only two\nmonths' water. Unfortunately, just as the water had about given out, a large slide came\ndown from the bank and buried the bedrock we had stripped, in consequence of which we\nwere unable to clean up. We were unprepared for the freshet that occurred in the fall and\ndid not use the water. We drifted toward the hill rim for 50 feet, and found the pay of\ngreater width than was expected. We look forward with confidence to a good season next\nyear.\"\n* See also Report of Mining Recorder, page 44.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cariboo District. H 39\nTHE CARIBOO MINING DIVISION.\nIn the Cariboo, or what is locally known as the Barkerville Mining Division of Cariboo\nDistrict, the result of the season's operations has been fairly good, but shows a slight\ndecrease from that of the previous year.\nWilliams Creek and Tributaries.\nThe Mucho Oro claim on Stout's gulch, formerly owned by W. C. Fry and purchased this\nyear by John Hopp, who, having leased the Cariboo Gold Fields ditch and installed a larger\nhydraulic plant, moved approximately eight times as much material as was previously done by\nthe former owners. The output of the mine, so far as I can learn, has been very satisfactory\nand the future prospects are promising.\nThe Forest Rose hydraulic claim, on Williams Creek, also owned by Mr. J. Hopp, on which\nvery little has been done for a number of years, has been put into good working order and\nactive operations will commence in the early spring.\nLowhee Creek.\nThe property on this creek formerly owned by the Cariboo Consolidated, Limited, and on\nwhich very little has been done for the past three or four years, was also purchased by Mr-\nJohn Hopp, who in the fall employed quite a force of men repairing ditches, enlarging the sluice\nflume and making general repairs in and around the property so as to be in readiness for next\nseason's work, when, I am informed, it will be operated to its full capacity.\nLightning Creek and Tributaries.\nI am indebted to the manager of the Cariboo Consolidated Company, Limited, Mr. M.\nBailey, for the following brief but comprehensive report on the La Fontaine mine :\u2014\n\"Work has progressed steadily, with a force of men numbering on an average 48 jjer diem\nfor the whole year. The total length of the various tunnels, drives, cross-cuts, etc., that have\nbeen driven to date, in developing and prospecting the channel, is 6,340 feet. A total of 95.2\nfeet of upraises has been made, in addition to the main shaft, which is of a depth of 175 feet.\nSince the first of January, 1906, a total of 6,828 cubic yards of gravel has been mined and\nwashed, which yielded 1,451.5 ounces of gold; the gravel having, therefore, an average value\nof $3.91, as against last year's average of $2.22 per cubic yard. The total amount of gold\nrecovered to date in our La Fontaine mine is 2,035 ounces, having an approximate value\nof $37,450. Our drainage drives are being continued up stream as rapidly as possible, in\norder to block out and drain the gravel so that it can be worked to advantage later on.\n\" Above the Old Eleven of England workings, opposite the mouth of Anderson creek,\ngravel containing very much higher values has been struck, some of this gravel averaging\n$30.40 per cubic yard, making the outlook for the future very bright.\"\nI am indebted to Mr. S. Keast, Superintendent of the Lightning Creek Gold Gravel and\nDrainage Co., Ltd., for the following report:\u2014\n\" Our previous report included mention of prospect drilling operations closing the season\nof 1905. This determined the depth and location of the old channel of Lightning creek, at\nthe present location of our works, to our satisfaction. A year ago we began the preliminary\nwork and placed orders for the equipment of our shaft; since then we have sunk a double\ncompartment shaft, 8|- x 12J feet, about 200 feet deep, and at this writing the cross-cut,\n8x12 feet, is in about 90 feet and, we believe, very close to gravel. We have equipped the\nplant with a 40 h. p. engine, 10 h. p. dynamo engine, 12 h. p. compressor, two 40 h. p. boilers,\n25 h. p. hoist, saw-mill, two 12-inch Cornish pumps, driven by a water-wheel 8 feet breast and\n 20 feet diameter, a Keystone drilling apparatus to locate the depth, values and position of the\nold channel, a considerable amount of special machinery, including a power-lathe, large pipe\ncutter and threader, boring machine, and a complete outfit of tools to suit our work. We\nalso have one large and one small steam pump, with special arrangements for fire protection.\nThe property is also well provided with buildings for various purposes. The main shaft-house\nis 62 x 90 feet. The old shaft house is equipped with an 8-inch pump and water-wheel, and\nbesides this we have two 6-inch fast-speed pumps for general use. Estimates on a 500 h. p.\nelectric plant, to be driven by turbines (water power), have been obtained from various companies, it being our intention to run all the works by electric power, the station to be located\nbelow the old Big Bonanza dam, which we have cut away preparatory to the erection of a\nmuch larger dam on the same site. All our operations along the creek will be connected by a\nnarrow gauge electric railway.\n\" The installation of this plant, which we estimate will cost $60,000, will greatly reduce\noperating expenses and enable us to operate on a much larger scale. Since the last active\nwork began, in May, 1905, the company has expended for labour, equipment and working\nexpenses, generally, an average of $5,000 monthly. At present there are about 30 men\ndirectly connected with the work, which number will be increased as soon as we get working\nroom in the drifts, if efficient labour can be secured.\n\" During the past winter our holdings, including the Big Bonanza and other claims not\nincluded in the previous Consolidation Act, were re-consolidated by an Act of the Provincial\nAssembly.\n\" The supplies and equipment for drilling operations and for special work during the\nensuing season have been ordered. These will aggregate fully 25 tons of material, excluding\nthe proposed electric plant. A second shaft will be started in the spring, and after drilling\nthe Big Bonanza a 300-foot shaft will be started thereon. The steam equipment for the No.\n2 shaft is now on the ground.\n\" The drilling operations at our present location showed 9 feet of old or pre-glacial channel\ngravel, very firm and apparently rich, underlying all the other gravel and sand. The formation\nis about as follows : 40 feet sand and gravel, 40 feet blue clay, 30 feet dry and wet slum, 45\nfeet sand and gravel, 10 feet old hard gravel; altogether, 165 feet.\n\" The 6-inch drill hole which penetrated the old channel at this depth gave values of $7.15,\nrecovered by the sand pump. This would figure over $1,000 to the set, if these values were\nsimilar over the bedrock at this location.\n\" During the past summer seven holes were drilled about half a mile above our present\nshaft, and the last one, we feel certain, would have located the old channel, but that at 146\nfeet the drive pipe parted, and not having enough for a new string, we closed that work until\nspring. At this depth, however, we recovered about $2.50 with the sand pump. The gravel\nat this point was quite thick, and from the upper indications of value the bedrock was expected\nto show a larger value than the location below.\"\nOf the Fountain Creek Consolidated Mining Co., of Fountain creek, an enterprise started\nlast year to prospect the deep ground of this creek, Mr. A. McPherson, the foreman, writes\nme : \u2014\n\"The Fountain Creek Consolidated Mining Co. was first organised in July, 1905, to\nprospect on Fountain creek. After four months' work the venture was found too expensive\nfor the company. The first bedrock was found at 45 feet, from which some 50 feet of drift\nwas run, but the bedrock found in the channel had so heavy a grade and was washed so smooth\nthat very little value was obtained, but the quality of gold was so encouraging that the com\n 7 Ed. 7 Cariboo District. H 41\npany concluded to go half a mile further down stream and sink a second shaft. This was\ndone, but a depth of only 42 feet was obtained when a flow of water was struck ; after three\ndays' work bailing with a bucket and windlass the shaft had to be abandoned and work was\nsuspended for two months and the company was reorganised. The reorganised company, on\nNovember 20th, 1905, started to work to find the channel by sinking a large shaft, building\nan overshot water-wheel to drive pumps and a large shaft-house, all of which are completed.\nThe shaft was sunk 52 feet and a drift started in rock to find the channel. This drift is now\nout from the shaft 55 feet, but, as the rock encountered is very hard, the progress made is\nslow. Up to the present time the company have expended $10,000.\"\nMr. Bertram Mellon, manager of the Slough Creek, Limited, kindly furnishes me with\nthe following particulars of the company's operations :\u2014\n\"Our operations for the current year consist of drifting in bedrock and tapping the gravel\nat various points at intervals during the year, but only as much work of this nature has been\ndone as was necessary to maintain a flow of water from the gravel at a speed sufficient to keep\nboth pumps running at from 70 to 80 per cent, of their capacity. The greater part of the year\nhas been occupied with purely construction work. A water lodgment (having a capacity of\nabout 60,000 Imperial gallons), has been driven below the level of the main tunnel for a distance\nof 140 feet. A drift is now being run from the main tunnel to connect with the pump chamber\nand provide a necessary exit. The old drain tunnel, commencing some 2,000 feet down the\nvalley and connecting with the gravel shaft, has been opened up and repaired throughout.\nThis drift is now being continued up stream, for the purpose of taking off the surface water\nand so reducing the possibility of this water finding its way to the bedrock gravels. Pumping,\nat the rate of from seven to eight million gallons a week, has gone on steadily throughout the\nyear. It is now quite clear that the unwatering of this mine is a much greater undertaking\nthan was anticipated, and in order to increase the outflow and assist the pumps it is proposed\nto elevate water with bailing tanks. Two additional boilers and a pair of 16\" x 36\" direct-\nacting winding engines will be installed. The work attending this increase of plant, new\nboiler house, an extension of shaft-house and a new head frame, etc., is now going forward.\nFrom 20 to 30 men have been employed and about 60 Chinese are at work cutting fuel,\nunder contract.\"\nWillow River.\nThe Willow River Mining Companj-, Limited, has at last succeeded in reaching the deep\nchannel of Willow river, and, I am credibly informed, when compelled to shut down on\naccount of the fatal illness of the principal owner, was working on gold sufficient to pay, with\nthe ground improving with every foot advanced across the channel.\nMosquito Creek.\nThe Williams and Alabama hydraulic claims, owned by Flynn Brothers, owing to the\nlight snowfall of last winter, had a short season; notwithstanding this fact, these claims still\ncontinue to be among the most productive of the district.\nEight-Mile Lake.\nMr. T. O. Burgess, Assistant Manager of the Thistle Gold Company, Limited, says:\u2014\n\"Notwithstanding the fact that it was necessary to do considerable dead work before\nobtaining any returns from the mine, the season just past has proved a very successful one.\nThis is due in great part to the unusual rainfall in the latter part of the season, there being,\nafter the first day of September, 26 days (24 hours each) of water for hydraulic operations.\nFrom the commencement of the season to June 30th, there were 52 full days of water. In\norder to gain depth, a cut for a sluice flume two feet in width was brought up from the lake\n through the east side of the diggings. As the old sluice flume was on the west side, this also\nafforded better dumping facilities, that part of the lake into which the old sluice dumped\nhaving been filled up with tailings. With the exception of occasional bedrock, the cut was in\nhardpan, all of which it was necessary to blast before the ' pipes' would take hold. This\ncut, 800 feet in length, had a minimum depth of 8 feet, a maximum depth of 30 feet and an\napproximate width of 8 feet. Total length of new sluice flume laid, 1,200 feet. Grade of\nsluice, 4 inches to the 12-foot box.\n\"While the above was in progress, the top material at the working face, which, in the\nfall of 1905, was prepared for washing by a bank blast, was worked off through the old sluice\nflume. The bottom or pay gravel was left until the fall run, when it was taken up and\nwashed through the new sluice. At the same time a small pit was also taken out on the west\nside of the diggings. Another bank blast will be put off this fall; length of main drive 60\nfeet; length of T, 60 feet; charge, 3,000 pounds of black blasting powder.\n\" Fifteen men were employed in the early part of the season.\n\" The prospects for next season are bright, the ground is good, and all work will be live\nwork.\"\nGrouse Creek.\nRegarding the Waverly mine, Mr. P. Carey, the foreman, says :\u2014\n\" With a light snowfall during the winter, it was the general opinion that the water\nsupply was going to be short, which proved well founded. After a short run with the best of\nthe freshet, I decided to store the remaining flow in the reservoir, and thus keep the mine\ngoing steadily with the usual number of hands. The result of the clean-up was so satisfactory\nthat the Board of Directors was able to declare a dividend of $5 per share, an increase of $1\na share over any previous year. Then the necessity of having to divert water from the main\npipe line for the economical and convenient working of the west branch pit, a new giant, water\ngates and other apparatus had to be provided for. A contract has now been let for the supplying and delivering of this material at the mine, to be in readiness for next spring's operations.\nIn concluding this report, I might add that, from present appearances, the large body of pay\ngravel in the faces of both pits of the mine will be a steady and increasing dividend-producer\nfor years to come.\"\nChina Creek.\nI am favoured with the following report from Mr. B. A. Laselle, manager of the China\nCreek Hydraulic Co.:\u2014\n\" An early spring made it possible to commence hydraulicking the last week of April, ten\ndays earlier than is usual. The total 'yardage' washed during the season was 150,000 cubic\nyards, of which 60,000 yards was piped off during the fall run and not cleaned up. The\nequipment on this property now has an average daily washing capacity of 2,000 cubic yards a\nday of 24 hours. The gold values here continued uniform, and the large amount of workable\nground in this company's holdings makes the future of this mine satisfactory to the owners.\"\nNugget Gulch.\nThere is a new hydraulic mine of much promise on Nugget Gulch, which has been equipped\nthis season, and of which the manager, Mr. B. A. Laselle, says :\u2014\n\" This property has been equipped during the past season with a complete hydraulic plant,\ncapable of handling 1,500 cubic yards a day of 24 hours. The water supply is secured from\nVictoria creek, where an earth-filled crib dam was constructed for storage and reservoir purposes, which will enable the property to be worked a part of the time during the dry seasons\n 7 Ed. 7 Cariboo District. H 43\nThe water was turned into the pipe for a few days in the latter part of October, and the pit\nopened up enough to enable this mine to start hydraulicking with the first water available in\nthe spring of 1907. Construction work on the property completed this season consists of 2^\nmiles of ditch, with a carrying capacity of 1,200 miner's inches; an earth-filled crib dam 250\nfeet long, 14 feet high and 34 feet wide on the bottom ; pipe-line, 1,250 feet long ; sluice-flume)\n200 feet long; camp buildings and three miles of new waggon road up Antler creek. This\nproperty is situated on what is apparently a pre-glacial channel coming in from the head of\nCunningham creek, with every appearance of having been the principal source of the gold\nfound on Antler creek during the early 60's, and the owners feel assured of profitable returns\nfrom this property in the future, as the workable ground is extensive and well suited for cheap\nand economic working.\"\nAntler Creek.\nThe Russian Creek Hydraulic Mine, on Lower Antler creek, is a new hydraulic mine of\nmuch promise, which is at the present time being opened up, and of which the superintendent\nwrites me as follows :\u2014\n\" The Russian Creek mine is situated at the junction of Russian and Antler creeks, having\na bench over a mile in length, and ranging from 500 to 1,000 feet in width. Gold was first\ndiscovered late in the season of 1905 by a shaft sunk to a depth of 35 feet. Later, seven shafts\nwere sunk, cross-cutting the bench, ranging from 20 to 30 feet in depth, all showing high gold\nvalues, which increased with depth, although it was impossible to reach bedrock in any one of\nthe shafts on account of water. During the present season two men have been employed\nground-sluicing a cut, which cross-cuts the bench, in order to determine the average value of a\ncubic yard. There was, approximately, 900 yards of gravel moved, producing 12-J ounces of\ngold, which was an average of about 25 cents a cubic yard. The face of the present cut is\nabout 38 feet high, with the bedrogk pitching into the hill; therefore, it is impossible to determine the depth of the 'deep ground' at present. The company intends to install a hydraulic\nplant for next season, and at present there are four men at work digging a ditch about a mile\nlong, which is 3 feet in the bottom by 5 feet on top, for the purpose of bringing water from\nRussian creek on to the grounds.\"\nCunningham Creek.\nThe Bear Hydraulic Company, Limited, on Cunningham creek, which owns the second\nlargest hydraulic mine in Cariboo District, has completed a large dam on Cunningham pas\nfor storage purposes, which will enable the management to work the mine continuously during\nthe season; also six or seven hundred feet of a large rock cut through the rim-rock to tap the\nbottom gravels of the channel was practically completed in the latter part of the season,\nthereby putting the claim in good shape for next year's work.\nQuartz.\nMr. C. J. Seymour Baker writes me regarding his operations as follows :\u2014\n\" A considerable amount of work has been done on Proserpine mountain, three miles\nfrom Barkerville, and several new reefs opened up, but they all appear to be low grade on the\nsurface. The Forest shaft was bailed out and the fault examined. From its appearance, the\nreef is thought to be close by.\n\" Assays were made of galena found and in several places on the mountain the galena\nwent 70 ounces of silver to the ton, and in one case as high as 180 ounces, but the quantity is\nso small and the distribution so irregular that the ore cannot be made to pay as a silver-lead\nore. In no other place in the district has galena carrying such high values of silver been\nfound.\n \" Some quartz veins on Sugar creek, Island mountain and near Stanley were examined,\nbut the highest value found was about $16 in gold to the ton, and the galena ore 25 ounces of\nsilver to the ton.\n\" The deposit on ' Hardscrabble creek containing scheelite was visited. The scheelite\nappears to be distributed very irregularly in the country rock, which has quartz in lumps and\nlenses running through it. The quartz often appears to the eye to be much richer in scheelite\nor in tungstic oxide than the country rock, even where it is actually much poorer, as it is very\ndifficult to judge of the value of the ore by its appearance.\n\"It is very doubtful if the scheelite carries any gold or silver, although that near the\nsurface of the bedrock does, but this is believed to be derived from the auriferous alluvial\nabove it.\"\nOffice Statistics\u2014Cariboo District.\nFree miners' certificates issued, company 9\nii ii ii individual 343\nii n H special , 0\nRecords and transfers of recorded claims (placer) 43\nLeaves of absence . . . 30\nWater records issued 44\nPlacer mining leases issued 164'\nim ii cancelled 20\nRevenue Receipts.\nFree miners' certificates $ 2,343 00\nMining receipts general 45,160 95\nWater grants and rentals 2,609 00\nLeaves of absence 82 50\nLand sales 16,493 22\nOther land revenue \u2022 474 00\nMineral tax 1,783 30\nRevenue tax 2,667 00\nReal property tax 2,594 65\nPersonal property tax 2,644 53\nWild land tax , , 174 04\nIncome tax 380 59\nLicences, spirits 1,587 50\nLicences, trade 605 00\nJ. P. Court fines 318 70\nMiscellaneous receipts 154 17\nTotal $80,072 15\nQUESNEL MINING DIVISION.*\nReport by W. Stephenson, Mining Recorder.\nIn submitting the annual report, with the estimated yield of gold obtained for the mining-\nseason of 1906 from the Quesnel Mining Division of Cariboo District, it might be inferred from\nthe small amount of gold obtained for the season that this section of the district was becoming\nunproductive, or, as miners would say, worked out. Such is not by any means the case. The\nfirst and real cause of the very apparent shortage of gold obtained is the scarcity of water for\nthe working of hydraulic and other surface mining. As is well known, the winter of 1905-6\nthe snowfall was very light in this division. The same conditions have held for the last four\n*See also report of Gold'Commissioner, page 38.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cariboo District. H 4c\nwinters. Consequently, each succeeding year, for the last four years, the water in the lakes,\nswamps and other natural reservoirs has been diminishing, and many of these natural reservoirs have become exhausted by evaporation; a number of the gulches and small streams which\nwere fed from these sources have become altogether dry, while some of the lakes have fallen\nbelow the level of the ditch-heads through which the ditches formerly drew their water supply.\nThrough the mining section of this division a large number of the small mining claims were\nunable to work for lack of water, and the same was the case with the large hydraulic mines,\nthe water supply being so limited that they did not attempt to operate during the season. For\nthis reason we have no returns whatever from our chief producers. Owing to the demand, at\ngood wages, for labour, it may be said that desultory mining on the river bars and creeks was\nabandoned during the season, the men doing better by working for the wages to be obtained\nfrom the companies and contractors on the preliminary work in constructing roads, digging\nditches and other works which is being pushed as fast as available labour will permit and the\nmaterials can be procured. Judging from the work already done and the work contracted for,\nit would seem that mining men and capitalists have confidence in the future of this section of\nCariboo District.\nNote by Provincial Mineralogist.\u2014Mr. J. B. Hobson has kindly provided the Provincial Mineralogist with a copy of his report, as manager of the Cariboo Gold Mining Co.,\nto the General Manager of the Guggenheim Exploration Co., of New York, from which the\nfollowing extracts are made :\u2014\n\" I hand you herewith my annual report, which reviews briefly the work carried on at\nthe company's mines during the progress of the season commencing 1st March and ending\n20th November, 1906. Owing to the impossibility of securing the number of labourers and\nmechanics required for excavation and construction work, the season's work turned out a most\ndisappointing one, for the reason that only a small portion of the work on Spanish lake canal\nwas performed. The increased rate of wages demanded and paid added materially to the cost\nof the work performed. The failure of the contractors to complete the lower or Bullion\nsection of the Spanish lake system, which cuts away the old Polley's lake ditch for a distance\nof one and seventy-three one-hundredths miles, made it impossible to utilise the water stored\nin Morehead, Polley's lake and Boot Jack lake reservoirs, for mining purposes, in the hydraulic\nexcavation.\n\" Water Supply.\n\" The quantity of water available for use during the season of 1906, was : From Morehead\nlake, 37,000 miner's inches; from Polley's lake, 31,600 miner's inches; from Boot Jack lake,\n6,100 miner's inches; total, 74,700 miner's inches, which is barely sufficient to operate the\nmine thirty days with 2,500 miner's inches of water.\n\" It was intended to use this water to take up the high-grade bottom gravel in Pit No. 1\nbut the failure of the contractors to complete the Lower or Bullion section of the Spanish\nlake ditch, which cut out the lower end of the South Fork ditch, made it impossible to deliver\nthe water from Polley's lake and Boot Jack lake reservoirs for use at the mine.\n\" It is expected that the contractors will complete the Bullion section on or before 1st\nJuly, 1907, when mining operations can be commenced in Pit No. 1, and continued to such\ntime as the water supply is exhausted.\n\" The snowfall on the watershed tributary to Boot Jack, Polley's and Morehead lakes is\ngreater than it has been for several years past, so that the outlook for the ensuing season's\nwater supply is quite favourable.\n H 46 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1906\n\" The water in Spanish lake reservoir stood 83 inches above the bottom of discharge\ngates on November 20th, and 100 inches on the 27th December\u2014a rise of 17 inches in 37\ndays.\n\" Condition op the Mine.\n\" The mine, having been equipped with a gravity tram, an hydraulic elevator plant, and\na Loveridge derrick, may be considered in good condition for the economical removal of the\nhigh-grade bottom gravel, which has been uncovered for a distance of 1,500 feet.\n\" The disintegration of a large quantity of the top deposits by the bank blasts places the\nhigh bank of Pit No. 1 in good condition for economical and profitable removal.\n\" The sluice tunnel should be completed and ready for use early in the season of 1908.\n\" Spanish Lake Water Supply System.\n\" The dam built across the outlet of Spanish lake is 298 feet long on crest, 31 feet high;\nwidth on top, 12 feet; inner or water slope, -| to 1; outer, J to 1.\n\" The dam is constructed of barked spruce logs, in cribs of 9 feet centres, all securely\nfastened with iron drift-bolts, and rock-filled. The inner slope is sheeted with double 2-inch\nplank and battens ; said sheeting is well bedded in concrete and covered with earth carried up\nto the discharge'gates.\n\" The water is discharged through three cast-iron, brass-faced gates, 40 inches in diameter;\nwhich are fastened to three 42-inch riveted sheet-steel conduits, each 24 feet long, which terminate in the outlet flume at head of ditch.\n\" The structure is completed, with the exception of a small amount of work to complete\nand make safe the waste weir, and a few cribs to fill with rock at extreme top of structure.\n\"Spanish Lake Ditch.\n\" By reference to the Engineer's report, it will be noted that some work has been done all\nalong the line of ditch, excepting on the Quesnel section. About one mile only is completed\non the Bullion section. The whole of the work performed by the contractors will not exceed\nnine per cent, of the excavation. The contractors, however, appear confident that they will,\nwith the aid of the steam shovels now on the ground, be able to complete the work by the\nmiddle of November, 1907.\n\" Estimated Cost of completing the Spanish Lake Water Sripply System.\n\" Summary of Estimates :\u2014\nExpended during season 1906, as per Accountant's books, as follows :\u2014\nSpanish Lake Dam $18,282 54\nn Ditch\u2014\nPayments to contractors $31,177 74\nTelephone construction 710 69\nOther payments, covering supervision, engineering,\nsurveving, camp equipment, lumber, material, etc. 13,154 31\n 45,042 74\nRoads to Spanish lake 26,894 28\nBridge, Quesnel lake crossing 7,093 16\nTotal expenditure for season 97,312 72\n 7 Ed. 7 Cariboo District. H 47\n\" Estimated Cost to complete Spanish Lake Ditch System.\n1st Spanish Creek Division $112,100 00\n2nd Division 77,500 00\nQuesnel River section 109,500 00\nBullion section, to complete 9,500 00\nPipe-lines\u2014\nPoquette line 12,614 25\nSouth Fork Quesnel Crossing, including bridge . . . 61,016 25\nRight of way, clearing 6,400 00\nTotal estimate to complete 388,630 50\nTo which must be added the 10 % retained on contractors' estimate during 1906, which is still unpaid 3,299 60\n,242 82\"\nI have no returns of gold from the Horsefly section, as there has been no mining nor even\nprospecting done on the waters of the Horsefly river during the season, but lately 5 mining\nleases have been located upon the upper Horsefly, which may cause development of the ground.\nThe hydraulic mines on the south fork of the Quesnel river not having been operated\nduring the season, there are no returns from them. On the north fork a few individual\nwhite miners have been taking out fair wages during the year.\nUpon the main Quesnel river, from the Forks down, very little mining has been done this\nseason, but quite a number of mining leases, both dredging and bench, have been located.\nKeithley, Snowshoe and other creeks in this vicinity are holding out well, but owing to\nthe limited supply of water, returns for 1906 fall short of average years.\nIn the matter of lode mining there is little to be said; there have been a few mineral\nlocations recorded, but very little development work done.\nAlthough the amount of gold obtained for the year is small, yet the number of new locations and the heavy expenditure on preliminary work done in the opening up of those locations\ngive promise of good returns in the near future.\n CASSIAR DISTRICT.\nATLIN MINING DIVISION.\nReport of J. A. Fraser, Gold Commissioner.\nI have the honour to submit my annual report on mining operations in the Atlin Mining\nDivision of Cassiar District for the year ending 31st December, 1906.\nThis division now includes what were formerly the Chilkat, Bennett and Teslin Mining\nDivisions, and covers the north-west portion of the Province from the height of land between\nthe Teslin and Stikine rivers on the south and east to the Yukon and Alaskan boundaries on\nthe north and west. There were about as many men engaged in mining during the summer\nseason (1906) as last year, viz., about 450, and though the individual operators were fewer, the\nresults, generally speaking, were as good as in previous years. There is, apparently, a falling\noff in production and amount of royalty obtained, as compared with 1905, but this is more\nthan accounted for by the decreased output from Boulder creek alone, which is explained elsewhere. If the output of that creek is deducted from each season's returns there will be an\nincrease shown for the remainder of this district of about 1,000 ounces in favour of 1906.\nThe scarcity of water was again an embarrassment, and will doubtless continue to be so\nuntil reservoirs are established on the various creeks and sources of supply.\nThe drifting operations of last winter were, on the whole, very satisfactory, but I regret\nto say that there are fewer men operating in that way this winter than for several years ;\nthere being not more than 100 as against 190 last winter and 250 the winter before, and so\non. This is due to several causes, the principal being that the sections along the creeks where\nthe best results have been obtained in the past have been pretty well worked out, and, while\nthe \" pay \" is not by any means exhausted, the operators realise the necessity for better plant\nand facilities for operation, the installation of which would involve an expenditure which\nthey, individually, are unable to undertake. Consequently the properties are being gradually\nacquired by companies, who are not disposed to prosecute winter operations to any extent.\nThere is no reason for supposing that portions of Spruce and other creeks which remain practically untouched will not prove just as rich as the parts already tested when systematically\noperated.\nDrifting operations are being carried on this winter on Spruce, Pine, Gold Run, Boulder\nand Gold Bottom creeks.\nMcKee Creek.\nOnly four individual miners operated on this creek during the season. Of the companies,\nthe McKee Consolidated Hydraulic, Limited, under the management of Mr. William H. Davis,\nspent the season between the 1st of May and 17 th of August prospecting for an older and\ndeeper channel, supposed to exist to the south of, and parallel with, the present channel. The\nbanks are high, about 110 feet, and the material very hard, yet, with an average of ten men,\nthey moved about 100,000 cubic yards of material and uncovered about 2,000 square yards of\nbedrock, without, however, securing sufficient gold to cover expenses. The mine closed down\non the 17th of August on account of scarcity of water, but not until they had uncovered what\nthey consider very promising indications of the existence of the channel sought, farther south\nthan they were able to reach this year.\n >t \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\nh\n<\nw\nw\ntf\n0\nw\nw\n>\n0\na\nto\n<\nw\nh\ncn\nw\n\u00a7\nu\na\nw\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 49\nNote by Provincial Mineralogist.\u2014The following notes on the season's work have\nbeen received from Mr. F. T. Hamshaw, president and manager of the company, since the\nreport was written :\u2014\n\"The entire year's work was put in hydraulicking into the bench at right angles with the\ncreek. This is believed to be the break from the old channel on the hill, and it is our\nintention to follow up this break about 500 feet farther; this should let us into this supposed\nold channel. The deep ground runs into the hill and there is heavy gold found on this right\nlimit; in fact, we have taken out, during all our development work, about $6,000. From this\nbreak the amount that we recovered this year was 163 ounces, and as Ginaca (who had the\nuse of our hydraulic during the season of 1905) recovered practically nothing from that portion\nof the present creek bed above this break, we are more thoroughly convinced that the original\nrun of gold is on a higher level and that this break is the feeder at this point. It will probably require one season to finish this development work and it is quite probable that a drill\nwill be used next spring to prove the existence of this channel.\"\nThe Amalgamated McKee Creek Mining Company, Limited, under the management of\nMr. S. H. Plumbe, operated farther down stream. The banks being high (140 feet), the\nmaterial hard and cemented, with large boulders, so powder drifts were run in and dynamite used\nto shake it up. Water under pressure was applied on May 12th, and for about ten weeks two\nsix-inch monitors were used. Water began to fail during the first week in August, and on the\n22nd September the mine closed down for lack of enough to operate hydraulically. They\nwere also hampered by the \" tailings \" and debris from the upper company's operations, which\nnecessitated the construction of a debris dam across the creek. Other necessary dead-work\ndone during the season was the building of about 1,200 feet of flume. Notwithstanding these\ndifficulties and the shortage of water, with an average force of 18 men, they uncovered nearly\n8,000 square yards of bedrock, yielding upwards of $4 per square yard, and netting them a\nhandsome profit on the season's operations. This company intends installing a steam shovel\nplant for next season's operations.\nNote by Provincial Mineralogist.\u2014Mr. F. T. Hamshaw, president and manager of\nthis company also, has, since this report was written, forwarded to the Gold Commissioner the\nfollowing notes on the season's work of this company :\u2014\n\"During our operations on McKee creek for the year 1906, by the Amalgamated McKee\nCreek Mining Company, Limited, we have taken out $32,000. We found the values increasing as we went farther into the bench. For the past three years that portion which lies\nnearest the right rim has been by far the richest, and the past two years have proved that\nthe bedrock averages about $12 per square yard, while in the middle of the creek it ran as\nlow as $3.00. We had a fairly good season of water but our low pressure pipe line was not\nsufficient to handle the heavy wash that we encountered on bedrock. During the past two\nyears we have been prospecting by means of tunnels to ascertain the width of our pay streak\nand so far only one rim has been encountered; but we are now convinced that we have an\nimmense body of gravel that will average about 50 cents per square foot of bedrock,\n\"The Christopher flume will be completed next summer. This will give us 110 feet more\npressure head and we will use this pipe line for removing the top material down to within\ntwelve feet of bedrock.\n\"It is the intention of the Company to put a heavy steam shovel plant on this property\nnext year that will be worked with the hydraulics. There is two years' work on the left limit\nof the creek that has no over-burden to remove before beginning work on the lower strata\nwhich will be worked by the hydraulic. The stripping of our top material occupies but little\n time, for we can usually remove enough of the upper strata in three weeks to keep us occupied\nthe rest of the season on the lower wash, so that having abundance of water for twenty days\neach year, we expect to remove sufficient top material to keep our shovel running steadily.\n\" The steam shovel plant will have a permanent washing station on the top of the hog-back,,\njust below the camp, and the Christopher flume will be extended 4,400 feet beyond the point\nthat is graded to the washing station. All boulders will be hydraulicked before passing over\nthe grizzly. The steam shovel to be installed will have a five-cubic yard dipper, so that all\nboulders, up to five feet in diameter, can be handled. This will do away with a great deal of\nblasting.\n\" One of the heavy expenses connected with the hydraulic is the cost of maintenance of a\nlong line of sluices and block riffles. This we hope to obviate by having a good dump and\nsteel riffles, with a reasonably short sluice, not to exceed 600 feet. It is our ultimate intention\nto put a double-track railroad to Atlin lake, but it is deemed more advisable to make a\nsuccess of this plant before attempting to put in the large one.\"\nPine Creek.\nNot more than 30 individual miners operated on Pine and Gold creeks this season, but\nthose who did seemed well satisfied with results.\nOf the companies, the Pine Creek Power Company, Limited, was the most successful, the\nNorth Columbia Gold Mining Company coming second. These companies are under the management of Mr. J. M. Ruffner, president and general manager of both companies, and seem\nto have had the most successful season in their history, their aggregate output exceeding\n$70,000.\nI regret to say that the manager has again failed to supply me with the customary details\nof cost and methods of operation, but from my own observation, I may say that they appeared\nto pursue the method in vogue last year, viz. : running in powder drifts, shaking up the\nmaterial with dynamite and then washing it down. They have employed a force of about 25\nmen between the two companies. Water was turned on early in May and used until about\nthe 12th of November. They are still encountering the same \"yellow deposit\" referred to in\nprevious reports, the deposit being astonishingly uniform and satisfactorily auriferous and\nshows no signs of exhaustion. These companies enjoyed a much better water supply during\nthe latter part of the season, the result of the conservation of the waters of Surprise lake by\na dam they built at the head of Pine creek, the outlet of said Surprise lake. Had this dam,\nwhereby a large quantity of water which ran to waste during the winter would have been\nconserved, been completed in the fall of 1905, as at first intended, a much earlier start could\nhave been made, and no doubt would have resulted in a materially increased output. I understand it is the intention of these companies to increase the size and capacity of their ditches,\nflumes and conduits, accommodating a very much larger quantity of water than is at present\npossible.\nOn the Stephendyke Group of leases, which is also under Mr. Ruffner's management,\nnothing worth mentioning has been done this year.\nThe Atlin Consolidated Mining Company, promoted and organised, I believe, by Guggenheim Sons, of New York, who have acquired the properties and leases formerly owned and\ncontrolled by the Atlin and Willow Creek Gold Mining Company, together with other leases\nand claims on \" Tar-flats,\" i. e., on the north side of Pine creek, running practically from\nDiscovery up to \"Gold Run,\" has installed thereon a 70-ton Bucyrus steam shovel with\na lf-yard dipper, capable of handling six cubic yards per minute, or about 3,000 cubic yards\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 51\na day of 24 hours. (Note.\u2014A very full and complete report of this plant and the methods\nand results of operation may be found in the \"Atlin Claim \" newspaper, of September 29th,\n1906.)\nThis plant, under the superintendence of Mr. Thos. D. Harris, commenced operating\nabout the 15th of August and was operated until the 25th of October, in which time they\nmoved a considerable quantity of gravel and cleaned up over $25,000, which must have been\nvery satisfactory to the parties concerned. This manager also failed to supply me with any\ndetails of work done, quantity of gravel moved, cost of operation, etc., so that I cannot give\nfuller details. They operated night and day and employed some 36 men.\nNo work was done by the British American Dredging Company, Limited, this year,\nbeyond operating their electric power plant at Pine creek falls, from which they supplied\npower to the steam shovel on \" Tar-flats,\" and to the B. 0. Dredging Company's dredge at Blue\nCanyon while it was operated.\nVery little work was done on \" Gold Run \" after the winter dumps were sluiced, because\nthe high pressure at which the North Columbia Gold Mining Company's ditch was run caused\nmore water than usual to escape into the individual workings, which are all under ground,\nrendering them difficult and dangerous of operation.\nFrom 90 to 100 men were engaged on Pine creek and Gold Run during the season.\nSpruce Creek.\nOn this creek between 210 and 220 men were employed during a portion of the season,\nincluding the company employees, and, while not as many were engaged in individual operations\nas in some former years, it is still first as regards the number so engaged and amount of output, which latter aggregated about $77,000 as reported, and would be considerably more if fully\nreported. The operators not being so closely located as in former seasons, there was much less\ntrouble in the apportionment of water and dump ; so that, while troubles of this nature had\nnot entirely disappeared, the difference was marked and appreciated.\nSome of the best results obtained by individual operators on this creek were from re-sluicing\n\"tailings\" which had already been washed once and had lain for a time exposed to the action\nof the elements, and from which more gold was actually recovered than by the first sluicing.\nAbout 70 men are drifting on the creek this winter.\nOf the companies operating on this creek, the Spruce Creek Power Company, Limited,\nunder the management of Mr. W. C. Hall, with an average force of 16 men, spent about .$20,000\nin prospecting work and in removing and changing plant, flumes, pipe-lines, etc., preparatory to\nnext season's operations. Again I much regret having to report that this company failed to\nrecover an amount equivalent to its outlay, but I believe the gravel exposed at the close of this\nseason's work is the most promising that bas yet been encountered, and it really looks as if the\n\" pay-streak,\" which is known to exist on the property, is in sight. This company was also\nhampered for want of water, but not to the same extent as in former years.\nThe Northern Mines, Limited, under the superintendence of Mr. Henry B. Warren,\nP. L. S., operated with the steam shovel for a portion of the season, but although working\nphenomenally rich ground, the results cannot be regarded as satisfactory. A force of about 20\nmen was employed and about $15,000 was recovered before operations were suspended owing to\nfinancial difficulties. These difficulties were, perhaps, due to causes over which the local\nmanagement had little or no control. The property is in the hands of a receiver.\nThe British Columbia Dredging Company, Limited, from the operation of whose dredge at\nBlue Canyon great things were expected, commenced in good season but only operated for a\n H 52 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nfew weeks and closed down, reluctantly admitting this dredge also to be a failure. The dredge\nworked well and handled the material satisfactorily, but for some reason appeared unable to\nsave the gold. The failure of this dredge was a great disappointment to many others besides\nits owners, for had it proved successful the problem of how to successfully mine the large areas\nof auriferous ground which exist in this district would have been solved.\nThe Columbia Hydraulic Company did not attempt to operate this season, as its property\nwas in the hands of its creditors. Its affairs are being adjusted, and I expect the plant will be\nin operation next season.\nA number of leasehold properties, such as the Kensington, Crown Group, Nora, Joker,\nGladstone, 'Calder, Peterborough, Gorgon and Little Spruce Group were worked, but little more\nthan what would represent development assessment was done on any of them.\nOptions of purchase on behalf of Guggenheim Sons (so it is represented) were obtained\nlast fall on most of the property on this creek, so that, possibly, entirely different methods of\noperation may be in vogue there in the near future. There is little doubt that the installation\nof a properly equipped plant, with a sufficient supply of water to work with, will be amply\nrewarded, for there is unquestionably much gold still recoverable even from the so-called\nworked out portions of the creek.\nBirch Creek.\nAbout 16 men were engaged in mining on this creek during the summer, and three or four\nare on it this winter. Messrs. Pearse & Co. having obtained a lease or \"lay\" on the properties formerly owned by the Atlin Lake Company, but now held by the Dominion Trust Company, commenced operations early in May, overhauling the plant, etc., and were ready for the\nspring freshet which began on the 18th of May and lasted nine days. After that date\nthe water fell rapidly, and for most of the season they had very little for piping purposes.\nThey, however, moved about 16,000 cubic yards of gravel, recovering therefrom some $5,000.\nIndividual operators further upstream had a fairly successful season.\nBoulder Creek.\nOn this creek about 20 individual miners operated during the summer, making 40\naltogether, including the company's employees. Results were very satisfactory in most cases.\nThere are 13 men drifting on the creek this winter.\nThe Societe Miniere de la Colombie Britannique, under the management of T. Obalski,\nEsq., M. E., assisted by Monsieur E. Janne de LaMare, with an average of 16 men (maximum\n20), operated from the 1st of May to the 20th of October, running day and night shifts. The\ncompany uncovered about 1,600 square yards of bedrock, winning therefrom about $23,500,\nand, although the expenses for the season aggregated about $19,000, the management felt\nmuch more hopeful than for some seasons past, owing to the discovery that the \" pay-streak \"\nran under the benches on the west side and was richer than most of the ground they had\nhitherto been working. Some of the ground worked this season ran $16 to the square yard of\nbedrock and averaged $14.50 to the square yard for the season's work. This, with the fact that\nthe increased grade of the creek (working up stream) provides such an elevation as will\nenable the company with a comparatively short flume line to secure much better dump and\noperating facilities, makes it very hopeful for the coming season's success. Contracts have\nbeen let for the driving of two tunnels of 200 feet each under the above-mentioned benches\nthis winter, for the purpose of determining the width or extent of the pay-streak in that\ndirection.\nOn the Non-Union lease a small force of men with a small hydraulic, plant did very good\nwork, resulting in material profit to themselves.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 53\nThe decreased output from Boulder creek is easily accounted for, being in no way attributable to any lack of gold in the gravel, but simply to the fact that not so much work was\ndone this year. For this at least two reasons may be stated. One is, that the comparatively\nlarge amount of gold reported by the Societe Miniere de la Colombie Britannique, as shown by\n1905 report, was mostly produced by Messrs. Black & Grant, who, with a steam hoisting and\npumping plant, operated a \" lay \" on the company's ground. Neither this nor any similar\nplant was in operation there in 1906, and, therefore, no corresponding output. This alone\nwould account for the difference in output during the two seasons. Another reason is that\nthe perpetual injunction obtained in 1903 by the Societe Miniere de la Colombie Britannique\nagainst certain miners on this creek, practically restraining them from ground-sluicing, has had\nsuch a deterrent effect that this year (1906) only half as many individual miners operated as\nin 1905.\nAlthough the gold is apparently distributed through the gravel to a greater depth than\non most of the other creeks, drifting operations are not satisfactory to the owners, for while a\nfair wage is usually obtained, they know they are not securing all the gold, the same area of\nbedrock or claim usually yielding quite as much more when afterwards operated by ordinary\nsluicing methods. Rather than invite vexatious and costly litigation, the individual and other\nholders situated on the upper portion of the creek have been holding off in the hope of some\nimproved plan of operation, or of the whole creek being acquired by some company capable of\ncontrolling and operating it altogether.\nRuby Creek.\nVery little work was done on this creek during the season, as a considerable outlay of\ncapital is necessary to open it up properly and install the necessary plant for its profitable\nworking, and which capital the owners have not yet succeeded in securing.\nWright Creek.\nAbout 12 miners were working on this creek during the summer, and, as usual, some of\nthem were very well satisfied, while others were not. I am very much pleased to be able to\nstate that Messrs. Gierke & Co., who for five seasons have operated on the English Counties\nHydraulic Syndicate's leases (Lincolnshire and Surrey) and adjacent ground, with indifferent\nand disappointing returns, have at last \"struck it rich\" and have every chance of being amply\nrepaid for their pluck, ioucb perseverance deserves every commendation, and, in fact, would\nusually be similarly rewarded in this district.\nOtter Creek.\nOn this creek we have another evidence of plucky perseverance and faith in the ground\nwhich, I am glad to say, promises to be well rewarded. - I refer to the operations of Messrs.\nCarmichael & Co., who own the Otter Creek Consolidated Group of hydraulic leases, situated\non upper Otter creek, acquired and for a time held by the \" Otter Hydraulic Company,\nLimited,\" and reconveyed last year to Messrs. Carmichael and partners, the original owners.\nThese operators commenced in April to move the plant, pipe lines, etc., and did a large amount\nof dead work, including the laying and riffling of 240 feet (lineal) of sluice flume, 2 ft. by 3 ft.\nand laying a long length of supply pipe. They commenced piping on May 22ud, and between\nthen and the 10th of October, when their sluices froze'up, with an average force of 5 men and\na very limited supply of water, they washed down 26,000 cubic yards of barren dirt and over\n10,000 cubic yards of \"pay gravel\" from which they obtained, approximately, $4,000 worth\nof gold. They have left their plant and pits in excellent shape for an early start and successful operation next season. The banks on which they operated average about 18 feet in height,\n with from 8 to 12 feet of pay gravel, yielding from $2.34 to $3.16 per square yard of bedrock\nand over 50 cents per cubic yard. This property is now owned by a small \" close \" corporation which has several leases of apparently good ground, and a plant is installed consisting of\nabout one mile (5,240 feet) of supply flume, 20 inches by 30 inches, 2,600 feet of steel pipe\nlines, 600 feet of sluice flume, two No. 3 Giants, the usual supply of mining tools, blacksmith\nshop and outfit, and very comfortable dwelling house, cabins and barn. I believe it is\nintended to establish a system of reservoirs next season, for which the physical conditions are\nsaid to be favourable, so that very good results may be expected from future operations.\nAnother group of leases on lower Otter is held under bond by Messrs. Maluin, Jamieson\n& Co., who did considerable prospecting on them last season, with, I believe, very encouraging\nresults, and I understand all preliminary arrangements have been made for the installation of\nan hydraulic plant next year.\nVolcanic Creek.\nOn this creek four men worked all season without reaching bedrock, having a heavy\ninflow of water and many other difficulties to contend with. I am pleased to say, however,\nthat they have met with such encouragement as makes them determined to continue next\nseason until bedrock is reached. This is still another case of that perseverance which deserves\nsuccess, and which in this case also, I trust, will be amply rewarded.\nWilson Creek.\nThis is a tributary to O'Donnel river and hitherto has not attracted sufficient attention\nto be worthy of mention. It is one of the many creeks which, in 1898 and 1899, were staked\nfrom end to end and abandoned. Subsequently a portion of it was located in hydraulic leases,\nbut no development work was done and the leases were cancelled. The creek was then open\nfor two years, but last winter a new discover}' was made, and quite a number (90 or more) of\nclaims located on it. Considerable prospecting was done during the summer, but owing to the\nscarcity of labour and the lack of capital, no persistent work was done except on Discovery\nclaim, on one or two claims on either side of it, and on two or three others. On Discovery\nclaim I have reason to believe that the operators realised from $25 to $30 a day each, and this\nwinter some comfortable cabins are being erected and other preparations made for more persistent and systematic work next season.\nO'Donnel River.\nOn this river only one crew of four men did any work this year. They were operating on\nthe Gold Hill Group of leases owned by Robert McKee. They put out a dump last winter\nwhich was believed to be valuable. They were, unfortunately, quite unprepared for the\nfreshet when it came in the spring and lost most of their dump. They then sluiced until some\ntime in September with very gratifying results, winning, it is said, about an ounce a day per\nman. Work was suspended because the flow of water was too great for the pumps which\nwere in use, and steps had to be taken to procure more efficient appliances. It looks now,\nhowever, as if either a steam shovel or a dredge will be installed on the property, definite\naction to that end having been taken.\nGold Bottom Creek.\nThis is a creek situated beyond the south end of Atlin lake, tributary to the Sloko river,\na district in which no other placer properties are held, but a group of leases has been located\nupon the creek, and active prospecting commenced in November by an American company\nwhich has a bond on the property.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 55\nA crew of four or five men have been prospecting on Gold Bottom creek since then, but\nfrom recent reports I fear the usual difficulty with water is embarrassing them, and they will\nvery likely close down until they can instal proper and efficient pumping apparatus. I may\nsay that all the physical conditions are very favourable, viz., high gravel banks, good dump,\nplenty of water and timber, and it only remains to be demonstrated that they have the gold in\npaying quantities to prove that they possess a very valuable property. I may say further,\nthat if this property proves to be worth working it will lead to extensive location in that part\nof the district, which so far has received very little attention.\nLincoln Creek.\nThis creek is a tributary of Teslin lake and attracted some attention last year, there\nhaving been a number of placer claims located. Some desultory prospecting was done and\nsome three or four men spent most of the season on the creek, but did not accomplish anything\nworth mentioning.\nConsolation Creek.\nThe same may be said of Consolation creek, another tributary of Teslin lake situated\nquite near Lincoln creek, and on which two or three men have spent two seasons prospecting,\nbut without finding bedrock, the ground being deep and somewhat difficult to work.\nThe success of the steam shovel on Pine creek will doubtless direct more attention to that\nstyle of plant and method of operation, as being the best yet suggested and adapted to the\npeculiar nature of the material found in this district, there being but one serious objection to\nit that I can see, viz., the cost of the fuel, which will soon be scarce and very costly. It is\nexpensive now and will become more so as the timber is consumed. If electric power can be\nsuccessfully applied instead of steam, that objection will be overcome, for water-power is plentiful throughout the district.\nMineral Claims.\nThe active development carried on by Col. Conrad and his associates on the Yukon side\nof Windy arm, Tagish lake, gave a great impetus to prospecting and a large number of mineral\nlocations were recorded around Tutshi lake, and in fact all through the district. The surface\nshowings on quite a number seem to indicate the existence of valuable deposits therein.\nSufficient development has not been done anywhere to justify definite pronunciation as to\nvalues. On most of the properties about Atlin only sufficient work has been done to keep\nthem in good standing; several Crown grants have, however, been applied for.\nThe quartz deposits in and about \" Rainy Hollow,\" on the Klehini river, in the north-west\ncorner of the district, have attracted considerable attention during the past season, and the\nindications are that a copper camp will be established there in the near future. A number of\nclaims (upward of 100) have been located on aparently very extensive deposits or ledges of\nwhat is said to be self-fluxing copper ore, which also carries good values in gold. The limited\namount of development so far done has tended to justify and increase the high expectations\ninduced by the surface indications. There have also been discovered in the same vicinity\nledges of galena, molybdenum and other metals.\nThe above-mentioned claims are situated between 50 and 60 miles from tide water at\nHaines, Alaska, and about 10 miles beyond the International Boundary at Pleasant camp.\nA large number of the claims are held under bond by certain British and American capitalists,\n\u25a0who profess to be about to vigourously prosecute development.\nThere is another group of claims located from two to five miles from the International\nBoundary, and therefore nearer tide water, on which very little development work has been\ndone.\n H 56\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nAltogether, there is good justification for the belief that the whole north-west portion\nof the district, from the International and Yukon boundaries through to Bennett, Tutshi and\nAtlin will be the scene of active mineral development and operation at no very distant date.\nNo.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Atlin Mining Division.\nof records issued, 126, representing 127 claims.\nre-records issued, 383, representing 464 n\ngrouping permits (placer) issued , 29\nabandonments filed, 9, representing 15 n\nleaves of absence granted, 131, representing 307 u\nhydraulic leases applied for .\nii ii issued\t\nH ii cancelled . .\nIi\n51\n23\napplications for mining leases declared void 73\nii ii ii declined 1\nii ii ii withdrawn 2\nbills of sale recorded (placer) 209\nii \u00bb ii (hydraulic) 103\nii ii n (mineral) 74\nmineral records issued (Atlin, 188; Bennett, 117; Klahini, 69), 374\ncertificates of work issued (Atlin, 87; Bennett, 29: Klahini,55), 171\nnotices filed under Mineral Act (Atlin, 16; Bennett, 15;\nKlahini, 2), 33\npermits to move stakes issued (recorded) 16\nfree miner's certificates issued (individual) 845\nii ii ii ii (individual special). 12\nii ii n ii (companies) 12\nii ii ii n (companies special) 1\nwater records applied for 23\nii ii issued 2\nii ii abandoned nil\nii ii cancelled nil\nn n in force 68\nbedrock flume grants issued nil\nii ii ii lapsed nil\nii n ii in force 1\nii drain licences issued nil\nii ii ii cancelled nil\nii ii ii in force 1\ninvestigations held by Gold Commissioner under part ix of\n\" Placer Mining Act\" numerous\nRevenue Collected, 1906.\nFree miner's certificates, individual $ 3,896\nii ii ii companies 1,350\nMining receipts, lease rentals 17,510\nii n lease deposits\t\nii ii water records and rentals\t\nii ii bedrock flumes and drains\t\nii ii other sources\t\nLeaves of absence\t\nMineral tax or royalty on mines and minerals\t\nLand sales\t\nOther land revenue\t\nTaxes, realty $ 837 50\nii personalty 3,474 05\nii wild lands 6 30\nii income 134 00\n300\n1,006\n200\n5,873\n767\n4,073\n295\n25\n00\n00\n00\n50\n00\n50\n50\n54\n00\n549 01\n STEAM SHOVEL., GREAT NORTHERN MINE\n(Spruce Creek, Atlin, B. C.\nPINE CREEK POWER CO., ATLIN, B. C.\n 7 Ed. 7\nCassiar District.\nH 57\nOffice Statistics\u2014Atlin Mining Division.\u2014Concluded.\nTaxes, revenue , $ 849 00 $5,300 85\nLicences, trade ' 145 00\n,i liquor 1,982 00 2,127 00\nMagistrates and Small Debts Court 266 85\nOther sources 349 21\n3,865 21\nGold Recovered\u2014Atlin Disteict, 1906.\nName of Creek.\nIndividual Miners.\nCompanies.\nOunces.\nValue.\nRoyalty.\nOunces.\nValue.\nRoyalty.\n582\n4,964\n1,249\n376\n$ 9,024 72\n76,941 23\n19,366 00\n5,873 50\n$ 28 20\n759 85\n293 50\n40 25\n6,223\n586\n1,942\n$96,472 26\n9,078 28\n30,108 00\n$1,769 16\nSpruce Greek\t\nBoulder Creek\t\nOtter Creek\n101 78\n424 00\n255\n2,000\n3,952 00\n32,000 00\n39 05\n98\n181\n1,550 00\n2,887 50\n600 00\n17 75\n11,006\n7,450\n$115,642 95\n$1,139 55\n$171,610 54\n$2,933 99\nSummary.\nOunces\nValue.\nRoyalty.\n7.450\n$115,642 95\n171,610 54\n$1,139 55.\n11,006\n2,933 99\n( c\n18,456\n$287,253 49\n$4,073 54\nSTIKINE AND LIARD MINING DIVISIONS.\nReport of James Porter, Gold Commissioner.\nI have the honour to submit my sixteenth annual report on the mining operations in the\nStikine and Liard Mining Divisions of Cassiar District, for the year ending 31st December,\n1906.\nI regret to say that I am not able to report any very marked improvement in the season's\noperations over that of other years, yet the result may safely be said to be encouraging for\nthe future. The amount of prospecting in new fields during the season has been small, but\nthe results at least showed a revival of mining activity.\nDuring the summer a party, guided by an Indian, went out from McDame creek in a S.\nE. direction for a distance of, approximately, 80 miles to the watershed of Black or Turnagain\nriver, where the Indian knew of a large body of quartz. The result of the expedition was that\n some claims were staked and recorded, and it is said that assays of the rock obtained went\nfrom $31 to $111 to the ton, in gold, silver and copper. These results were obtained from\ncrude methods, and it was thought that by more scientific assays better results would be\nobtained. For this purpose some of the ore was taken to Chicago, and it was promised that I\nshould be advised as to the result of the assay made there. I regret to say that I have not\nheard any more about it. However, I feel that there will be more or less attention paid to\nthe locality mentioned during the coming season. The country in question is approximately\n250 miles from this place by the route at present travelled, of which 100 miles can be made\nby water in the open season.\nA party of three prospectors, looking for placer diggings, went across from the head of\nDease lake to the headwaters of the west branch of Black or Turnagain river, which can be\nreached some 35 miles from the lake. These men, so far as I know, found nothing rich enough\nto work, but it is said that they obtained encouraging prospects in several places, and I understand it is their intention to return to the place next summer better equipped for a season's\nwork.\nSome prospecting for quartz was done on the lower part of the Iskut river, where some\nfair-looking ore was found in place. Several locations were made, but it seems that when the\nrock was assayed it was found to be worthless, or at least not of sufficient value to encourage\nfurther expenditure.\nSTIKINE MINING DIVISION.\nFirst North Fork of Clearwater River.\nThis stream is large and may be said to be unmanageable from any ordinary mining point\nof view, as it contains a large volume of turbulent water the whole year round, and the greater\nportion of it is said to be confined between narrow walls of rock. About four miles, however,\nof the lower part of the stream is not so closed in. This occurs just before it joins the main\nClearwater river, and here wide flats and bars have been made by the wash from above. The\nmouth of this stream is distant, approximately, 40 miles from Telegraph Creek by water.\nGold was discovered on the creek a few years ago, and on the 31st of October, 1904, the\npartnership of Messrs. Conover, Wilson and Jackson recorded a creek lease, where the stream\nleaves the canyon to flow over the stretch mentioned. So far the company has confined its\noperations to working a high bar at the upper end of the claim, and the work has been carried\non in the old ordinary sluice-box method, without the use of any modern appliances. The\nresults obtained from this manner of operating have been fair, and I think should prove that\nsome very good deposits of gold may be found. So far no attempt has been made to sound\nthe present channel.\nOn the opposite side of the Stikine river from the mouth of Clearwater river are located the\nAugust, Mountain Goat N~o. 1 and Mountain Goal No. 2 mineral claims, which are owned by\nMr. Lewis Kirk. These are said to be good ledges of copper oro. Nothing more than the\nnecessary amount of assessment work has been done on these claims.\nLIARD MINING DIVISION.\nDease Creek.\nOne creek lease at the mouth of this well-known creek was recorded during the season,\nand two hydraulic leases have changed hands. No extensive operations have yet commenced\non the creek, and what little gold is being taken out is from desultory mining.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 59\nThibert Creek.\nThis stream has been and is yet a good producer of gold, and on it are the large holdings,\ncomprising ten hydraulic leases, of the Berry Creek Mining Company, Ltd., now under the\nmanagement of Mr. D. R. Irvine, of Victoria, B.C. This energetic company can truly be considered as being the present stay of the district. The company has been confronted during\nthe several years of its existence with the numerous obstacles and drawbacks met with by\nundertakings of the kind, more especially when operating in a locality like this where the\nseasons are so short and transportation facilities uncertain and expensive. The company has\nnow installed, at an enormous expense, large monitors, pipe lines, miles of ditches and flumes,\nand the whole plant and everything in connection with it is ready to operate on a larger scale\nthan ever. The result of the past season's washing did not quite meet the expectations of\nthose interested, yet it has established the important fact of the presence of gold in paying\nquantities.\nThere are a few Chinamen working on the creek who manage to make a living.\nNote by Provincial Mineralogist.\u2014Through the courtesy of Mr. D. R. Irvine, the\nmanager of* the Berry Creek Company, the following extracts from his official report to his\ndirectors are given :\u2014 \u2022\n\"During the winter of 1905-06 the foreman left in charge of the mine got out riffle-\nblocks and wood, while a contractor moved some 30,000 feet of lumber required for flumes,\netc., from the company's saw-mill on Dease lake up to the mine.\n\"In February, 1906, the hydraulic piper went in over the ice from Wrangel, reaching the\nmine about the middle of March.\n\" By the first week in May the foreman, with the four men then on the ground, had finished\nrepairing the flume, clearing sluice-boxes and cuts from ice and rocks, tightening up pipe-line,\netc., and had everything ready to begin operations. On May 9th water was turned on the\nmine, running one shift a day, with one piper and four men.\n\"The other men reached the mine from 'outside' on May 22nd, but owing to breakdown of steamer on the Stikine river, the manager, Mr. Irvine, did not reach the mine until\nJune 17th.\n\" The first piping of the season was done in removing the gravel ridge between Nos. 1\nand 2 pits, which occupied until June 1st, when No. 1 pit was abandoned and the No. 1\nmonitor moved into No. 2 pit. The ridge moved was mostly top soil and gravel, the ' pay-\nstreak' having been mined in early placer days, and, as was expected, did not carry much gold.\n\"The total number of days, of 24 hours each, run of water during the season of 1906\nwas divided among the pits as follows : No. 2 pit, 50 days ; No. 3 pit, 21 days 19 hours; No. 4\npit, 17 days ; No. 5 pit, 20 days 5 hours ; total, 109 days. The total amount of gold recovered\nwas $21,750, or an average of $200 for each day's run.\n\" In No. 2 pit there were three 'clean-ups' in the run of 50 days, in which time $17,000\nwas cleaned up, an average of $335 a day, despite the fact that 15 days of this time were spent\nin removing top gravels and the ridge between pits Nos. 1 and 2, and in removing a big cave\nof top clay that had come down the previous fall. The 35 days' washing of middle and lower\ngravels yielded $475 a day's washing.\n\" By middle and lower gravels is meant here the lower 70 feet of the bank\u2014the bottom\ngravel and cement average 6 feet in thickness. No accurate estimate was made of yardage\nmoved, but the manager makes the following approximate estimate of the values to the cubic\nyard of the various strata :\u2014\n\" Bottom gravel and cement, 6 feet thick 25 cents to cubic yard.\nLower ii 70 ii 14 ii u\nUpper ii 8 ii ii\n \" In places the bottom gravel runs much richer, as high as several dollars to cubic 3'ard..\nNo. 2 pit and the results obtained therefrom is said to give the fairest idea of the deposit.\nThe height of the bank in this pit is 210 feet, and the face is 400 feet from the outer edge of\nthe new channel. The bank is all gravel, with no boulder clay on top.\n\" No. 5 pit was piped 20 days, of which half the time and water was used in removing a\nvalueless slide of boulder clay which had come down ; the bottom gravel or cement was barely\ntouched; yet for the whole 20 days' run the average yield was $105 a day. This pit has only\nbeen worked in for 140 feet, and has at present a face of 60 feet in height, which will, however, rapidly increase, as the hillside is steep, and as yet only the outer edge of the old channel\nhas been touched.\n\" The ground occupied by pits Nos. 3 and 4 has had, since the mine opened up, a succession\nof slides from the bank above, as the gravels of the old channel are covered with a capping of\nboulder clay.\n\" In No. 3 pit there were two runs, the first of 12 days, yielding $1,300, or $108 a day.\nThe second run of ten days yielded $400, or $41 per day. In No. 4 pit a run of 17 days\nrecovered $750, or $43 a day. \u25a0\n\" These comparatively low results are accounted for by the fact that, while the lighter\nmaterial from the slides of the last three years had been already removed, there remained this\nyear an accumulation of large boulders which impeded operations. Most of this mass of\nboulders had been removed before the close of the season.\n\" Water Supply.\n\" The work laid out and started in 1905 to bring in additional water from two tributaries-\nof Dease creek was completed in August of this year. While Berry creek supplies an abundance\nof water to run the monitors to their full capacity of 1,000 miner's inches until the end of\nJuly, after that the supply from this source was insufficient to run full, but, after the additions\nto the water supply had been completed on the 18th August and the Dease creek water turned\nin, there was plenty of water for the remainder of the season and a surplus running over the\ndam, despite the fact that it was an unusually dry fall. The condition of the mine at the end\nof the season, with the pits well cleaned up and a sufficient water supply assured, gives a\nbetter prospect of a profitable season's work next year than it has ever done before.\"\nMcDame Creek and Tributaries.\nThis creek is another substantial reminder of the early mining in the district, for it also\nyielded a goodly supply of the yellow metal. There are thirteen creek and hydraulic leases\non the creek and tributaries, but as yet nothing more than development work has been done\non any of them, excepting that of Mr. John P. Allen, located at the mouth of Snow creek,\nwhich is said to be producing a fair return, considering that it is worked without machinery of\nany kind.\nThe Seattle Prospecting & Development Company, of which Mr. John Ley is manager,\ncontrols several leases on the creek, and the company has attempted to instal machinery there\nfor two successive seasons, but owing to unavoidable breakdowns on each occasion, very little\nheadway has been made.\nQuite a number of quartz claims have been recorded on the creek and in its near vicinity,\nsome of which are said to be very promising properties. Nothing more than actual assessment work has been done on any of them. Several of these claims are controlled by Mr. John\nW. Haskins, of Victoria.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 61\nRosella Creek.\nIt is on this creek that the Rosella Hydraulic Mining & Development Co., Ltd., of Victoria, B.C., has four creek and five hydraulic leases. The operations of this company, under\nthe management of Mr. J. W. Haskins, has been confined to preliminary work about the\nground and getting the hydraulic plant to the claims. This property is the most remote of\nany taken hold of in the district, hence the expense of instalment has been heavy, and it has\nalso been necessarily slow. I understand that everything can now soon be put in shape to\nreimburse the projectors.\nI think it is quite unnecessary for me to mention here that in this part of the Province\nthere is a very great deal of unexplored country and many mountainous tracts that have never\neven been seen by the ever inquisitive prospector.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Stikine and Liard Mining Division.\nRevenue collected from general mining receipts $2,904 90\nii other sources , 2,256 68\nTotal revenue $5,161 58\nSKEENA MINING DIVISION.\nThe Gold Commissioner of this division, Mr. John Flewin, has this year failed to make\nany report as to the condition of the mining industry in his division. This is much to be\nregretted, as mining has been more than usually active there this past season, and many\nparticulars as to the work done on the individual claims cannot, therefore, be given.\nPORTLAND CANAL DISTRICT.\nReport by H. Carmichael, Provincial Assayer.\nPortland canal is the most northerly inlet on the coast of British Columbia, and forms\nthe boundary between that province and Alaska. This International boundary, the position\nof which was definitely decided upon some few years ago, has now, in this portion of it at\nleast, been laid out on the ground, and its position clearly marked by monuments or by a\ncutting through the forests where such occur. The settlement of this boundary has relieved\nclaim owners of much uncertainty as to which country their claims lie in, and should stimulate development on both sides of the line. The canal, or fiord, communicates with the\n\u25a0open sea at Dixon entrance, and from that point runs nearly due north a distance of 55 miles\nto its head. It possesses few and indifferent anchorages, since the shores on either side are precipitous mountains with, in places, peaks which rise almost perpendicularly to heights of 6,000\nfeet About 35 miles from the head of the canal, on the east side, is Maple bay (marked Maple\npoint on the chart), a small bay affording good shelter but with rather deep anchorage The\ntwo rivers, the Bear and the Salmon, at the head of Portland canal, are separated by a high\nbare ridge of mountain that forms the International boundary line, trending off to the west.\nOn the east side of the valley of Bear river a mountain range extends in an east and west\ndirection, the highest peak of the range, mount Disraeli, being a snow-clad pinnacle 7,000 feet\nhigh. The valley of the river is about a mile wide, composed of gravel and sand dotted with\n\u2022cottonwood and alder trees. It extends easterly in a straight line, with a gradual rise, for ten\nmiles, until an elevation of 400 feet is attained. From this point the river and creeks rise\n more rapidly, becoming mountain torrents. With very little work a good waggon road could\nbe made up the valley for ten miles or more. A bridge over the river, near its mouth, is\nneeded, as, without it, it is nearly impossible to cross the river at high water, and all means\nof communication are cut off.\nCommunication up Portland canal is maintained by the Union Steamship Company\nevery ten days from Vancouver, and every week by a small steamer from Port Simpson.\nThere is a very comfortable hotel at Stewart, at the head of the canal. Attention was first\ndrawn to Portland canal when, on the 4th of May, 1898, a party of 64 persons from Seattle\nlanded at the head to look for placer diggings at the source of the Nass river. Some 21 of the\nparty went over the divide from Bear river and down the Nass river and struck \"colours,\"\nbut no pay placers. Some of the men still believe that if the \" grub \" had held out they\nwould have found diggings worth staying with. Two or three of the party wintered on the\nCanal and staked in the spring of 1899 what is now the Roosevelt claim, on Bitter creek, while\nStewart's claim, on American creek, was staked in 1902, and the principal claims on Glacier\ncreek in 1905 and 1906.\nThe country round Glacier creek is the only part which so far has been visited and\nreported on. The locations there have been made on well-defined veins in a schist country\nrock, carrying values in silver, gold and lead, with a little copper. Farther up Bear river the\ncountry rock is said to change, becoming more granitoid, the change being noted on the\nMother Lode claim, two and a half miles above Glacier creek. There is still ample field for\nfurther prospecting, and the district is well worthy of attention.\nOn the west side of the Canal the country rock is granite, which continues from the\nmouth to its head and forms the range referred to as between the Salmon and Bear rivers.\nOn the east side a similar granite extends from the mouth nearly to Maple bay, where the\ncountry rock changes to a schist* intersected by dykes, which formation continues to a-\npoint about seven miles up Bear river valley, where granitoid rocks again appear.\nMaple Bay Camp.\nThe properties at Maple bay are being worked by the Brown Alaska Company, with head\noffice in Seattle and a smelter at Hadley, Alaska. The general superintendent at Maple\nbay is Mr. Arthur A. Wakefield.\nThe group consists of fourteen claims, including fractions, and lies to-\nOutsiders Group, the north-east of Maple bay. A quartz vein has been traced through seven\nclaims running diagonally up the hillside at an angle of 30 to 40 degrees.\nThe principal work has been done at the junction of the Regina and Copper King claims. At\nan elevation of 1,100 feet, and 6,000 back from the bay, a main tunnel has been run in 300\nfeet on a well-defined quartz vein, which follows the strike and dip of the schistose country\nrock, the dip being about 60 degrees to the east. The vein, while clearly defined, swells and\ncontracts in places, varying from five to fourteen feet wide, and is well mineralised with\ncopper pyrites, fairly well disseminated, the mass averaging 3% in copper.\n* The following is a i eport by Dr. J. A. Dresser, of Montreal, of a microscopic examination of this\nrock:\u2014\n\"No. 4,218.\u2014Country Rock, Maple Bay, Portland Canal.\u2014This is a specimen of a dark gray rock\nwhich has uneven fracture and rather fine texture, is of medium hardness and effervesces with cold dilute\nhydrochloride acid. In the slides it is found to be a highly decomposed rock. The distinguishable minerals\nare feldspar, which is very turbid, and zoisite, the colourless hornblende which is without plechroism. A\npart of the bisilicate constituents show rather brilliant polarisation colours and parallel extinction, and\nprobably is bastite or some allied mineral species. The rock can scarcely be more definitely determined\nthan as an extremely altered basic eruptive.\"\n 7 Ed. 7\nCassiar District.\nH 63\n\u2014 SKETCH PLAN -\nO F\"\nMINERAL CLAIMS\nBEAK C R E E K\nPor tland Canal\nB.C Bureau of Mm\nSi\/ver ftinf\n3 LaMe K\/<* ~ Art \/\n\/0 S\/'\/ffr 3ow Group\nftoosevrlf\nHEY MAP TO LARGE PLAN\n H 64 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nA second tunnel, called the \" Intermediate,\" has been run in an elevation of 75 feet\nabove the first, and is in on the vein 100 feet.\nTwenty feet still higher up a third, or \" Upper\" tunnel, has been run on the vein 40\nfeet. No stoping has been done, but the different levels have been connected preparatory to\nstoping, when the ore will be taken out by the lower or main tunnel.\nOn the surface, above the upper tunnel, the vein has been stripped aud shows up\nstrongly, crossing over a shoulder of the mountain. Two or three small diabase dykes were\ncross-cut in the tunnels, and also show up on the surface; these dykes cross the vein from wall\nto wall, but do not run into the country rock.\nOn a level with the upper tunnel, but some 550 feet to the north, in a small gulch, a\ncross-cut has been driven through the schist country rock, cutting the vein at 150 feet in.\nAt this point the vein was found to be about three feet wide and not as heavily mineralised\nas in the main workings. From the inner end of this cross-cut tunnel a drift has been run to\nthe north, on the vein, for 150 feet, while a drift to the south, towards the main workings,\nhas been run for 220 feet. In this south drift, at 140 feet from the tunnel, the vein has been\nreplaced by a diabase dyke, but towards the inner end of the drift the vein comes in again\nwith a width of eight feet, throughout which width it is well mineralised with copper pyrites.\nThe vein has been traced for a considerable distance, both above and below the main workings, and gives promise of carrying a large body of good ore.\nJust below the main tunnel is the upper terminal of an aerial tramway which runs 6,000\nfeet to the ore bunkers at Maple bay, where there are good loading facilities. A 6-drill Rand\ncompressor has been installed at the beach and a pipe line run to the mine.\nA sample of the ore taken as it was being mined gave, upon assay, copper, 3.4 %; silver,\n0.4 oz. per ton; and gold, 0.05 oz. per ton.\nThe Blue Bell Group, consisting of eight claims, is situated to the\nBlue Bell Group, south-east of Maple bay, the principal work having been done on the Blue\nBell. Some 4,500 feet back from the bay and at an altitude of 1,500 feet\na tunnel has been run in 50 feet on a quartz vein from 18 inches to 5 feet wide, carrying\ncopper pyrites. Some 150 feet below this tunnel a cross-cut is being run to strike the vein,\nthat is now in 185 feet and is expected to cut the vein at 200 feet. A sample taken of the\nore as it could be sorted for shipment gave, upon assay:\u2014Copper, 11.3 %; silver, 5.2 oz.,\nand gold, 0.02 oz. per ton.\nThe Eagle Group of five claims is situated above and to the north-east\nEagle Group. of Outsiders Group. On the Eagle claim surface work has exposed a\nquartz vein 7 to 12 feet wide. It has been traced for 1,500 feet, and is\nwell mineralised with copper pyrites. It is intended to develop this vein by a tunnel and to\nship the ore by tramway to the bunkers at Maple bay, 3,000 feet below and horizontally 3,000\nfeet distant.\nBear River Camp.\nThese claims are owned by John Griffin and Jos. McGrath. They are\nLucky Seven and reached by following up the main Bear river trail, 2| miles from the hotel,\nLittle Joe. where a trail strikes up the south-east slope of Glacier creek, and rising\nrapidly until the claims are reached at an altitude of 2,450 feet and about\n1J miles from the Bear river trail. A short distance above the mine cabin a small creek has\nexposed a quartz vein; this has been developed on the Little Joe by a short tunnel 20 feet\nlong and a series of shots and open cuts extending through both that claim and the Lucky\nSeven. The development, while not extensive, shows a well-defined quartz vein averaging\n MAPLE BAY AND \"OUTSIDERS\" TRAMWAY, PORTLAND CANAL.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 65\nabout 8 feet wide, striking N.W. and S.E. and dipping about 20\u00b0 southerly into the hill.\nThe hanging-wall is schist* and the foot-wall porphyritic dyke.f The vein shows marked\nbrecciation, the quartz enclosing and cementing large and small pieces of the schist country\nrock. The vein is well mineralised throughout, the mineralisation, however, varying in places,\nthe prevailing ore being galena with occasional native silver, while at certain points in the vein\nlead carbonate replaces the galena. A streak of solid, fine-grained pyrites, from 2 to 14 inches\nwide, occurs with great persistence through the lead. This carries about 0.25 oz. of gold per\nton. An assay of a fair sample of the ore gave :\u2014Gold, 0.1 oz.; silver, 32 oz. per ton ; copper,\ntrace; lead, 27.5 %; zinc, 6.3 %. The owners state that average ore assays:\u2014Gold, $4;\nsilver, 25 to 30 oz. per ton ; lead, 4 to 6 \u00b0\/o. The vein shows great permanence, having been\nclearly traced through the Lucky Seven and Little Joe, while extensions have been located at\neither end of these claims. Another small vein has been locatecT on the claim, but no work\nhas yet been done on it.\nThis claim, owned by Beaton and Didsdale, adjoins the Lucky Seven\nGipsy Mineral and Little Joe, farther down the hill, but was not visited, as the shaft was\nClaim. reported partly filled with water. The owners state that they have sunk a\nshaft 40 feet on a quartz vein from 2 to 5 feet wide, in schist, mineralised\nwith galena and pyrites, the values running $30 to $40 in gold, 20 oz. per ton in silver, and\n20 % lead. The owners intend to sink farther in the spring.\nThis claim is located at the headwaters of the south fork of Glacier\nCook and Dobson's creek, three miles from Bear river. An open cut into the hillside has cut\nClaim. a mineralised zone in the schist, in which stringers of quartz run into and\nimpregnate the country rock. This may be a continuation of the Little Joe\nvein, or it may be a parallel vein, though it is not so strong nor well defined, and is not so\nwell mineralised. The width of the mineralisation is uncertain, but may be taken as about\n8 feet.\nThe Jumbo mineral claim, owned by Sam Gurley and R. B. Dodge,\nJumbo. is situated at the headwaters of the south fork of Glacier creek, at an\nelevation of 2,190 feet, and is distant about 3J miles from Bear river. On\nthe face of an overhanging bluff 100 feet high is a mineralised zone in the schist, which here\nhas a strike east and west, with a dip of 22 \u00b0 into the hill. This zone is a quartz impregnation\nof the schist, there being quite as much schist as quartz. The entire mass is, however more\nor less mineralised with lead carbonate and galena, and also carries iron pyrites, Little develop-\n* The following are reports by Dr. J. A. Dresser, of Montreal, of microscopic examinations of these\nrocks. Sample No. 4,202 represents the general country rock in vicinity of Glacier Creek\u2014locally known\nas \"schist\"\u2014in which most of the ore bodies occur. Samples Nos. 4,811 and 4,201 may be taken as representing the general dyke system of this vicinity :\u2014\n\"No. 4,202.\u2014Schist, Glacier Creek, Portland Canal.\u2014This is a fine grained, iron gray rock having a\ndistinct schistose structure, It is rusty along the joint planes. The microscopic section shows fine parallel\nlines of minute grains of magnetite in a very fine granular base of a dull gray colour. There are also\npresent a few larger grains of pyrite and of feldspar. It seems to be a very fine-grained sediment, perhaps\naltered by proximity to some igneous intrusion. It might be called a ferruginous argillite.\"\nt\" No. 4,881.\u2014Footioall of the Lucky Seven Claim, Bear River Camp, Portland Canal.\u2014This specimen is\na fine-grained, dark green rook showing occasional small areas of a lighter shade. Under the microscope\nthis is found to be a much altered rock, consisting of a ground mass of turbid secondary material, probably\nkaolin, in which the outlines of feldspar phenocrysts can be discerned. The feldspar is too much decomposed to admit of the exact species being determined. Is a much altered porphyritic rock probablv a\nporphyrite.\" '\n\"No. 4,201.\u2014 Dyke, Glacier Creek, Bear River, Portland Canal.\u2014A dark gray roek with occasional\nlighter shades. It contains numerous small crystals of hornblende, which appear 'black to the naked eye-\nIn the slide it shows a distinct porphyritic structure. The phenocrysts consist of hornblende and feldspar ;\nthe former ranges from straw colour to bronze. The feldspar phenocrysts, where suitably cut, five symmetrical extinction on the albite lamellae of 8 to 10 degrees, indicating that it has the composition of oligoelase\nThe ground mass is a finely crystalline aggregate of quartz and feldspar. The rock is a hornblende\nporphyrite.\"\n H 66 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nment has been done beyond a few shots put into the vein, and it is impossible at this stage to\nsay the average values in the ore-body, as it is much decomposed, and it is probable that the\ngreater part of the values have been leached out; but, judging from the results obtained on\nother claims, there is every reason to expect that it may prove a valuable ore-body. A\nselected sample of the ore taken for assay gave :\u2014Lead, 69.2 \u00b0\/0 ; zinc, 1.5 \u00b0\/0 ; gold, 0.03 oz.,\nand silver, 47.2 oz. to the ton.\nThe Evening Sun mineral claim, owned by Rush and Baggs, is reached\nEvening Sun. by a zig-zag trail up the north side of the middle fork of Glacier creek, and\n400 feet higher than the cabin, which is about three miles from Bear river\nand 1,950 feet above sea level. A vein outcrops on the hillside, in schist country rock, on\nwhich a tunnel has been driven 36 feet. The vein dips vertically, strikes N. and S., and\nis from 3 to 4 feet wide, with well-defined walls. The vein-matter is largely calcite, fairly well\nmineralised with galena and a little iron pyrites. A sample of the ore gave, upon assay :\u2014\nGold, 0.04 oz. per ton; silver, 62.2 oz. per ton ; lead, 27.3 % ; with a considerable quantity of\nantimony.\nThe Silver King mineral claim, owned by A. Nelson, is directly above\nSilver King Claim. Rush and Baggs' cabin, the highest workings being at about 500 feet\ngreater elevation. Several open cuts have been made which show a quartz\nimpregnation of the schist dipping vertically, and outcropping up and down the hill. This\ncarries some blend with a little pyrites and galena. A selected sample of the mineral gave,-\nupon assay:\u2014Gold, \"0.02 oz.; silver, 43 oz. per ton; zinc, 19 %.\nLake View Nos. 1 and 2 mineral claims are owned by Messrs. Bebeau\nLake View Group, and McKay. To reach these claims the main trail up the south side of\nGlacier creek is followed for 1J miles, then Bebeau and McKay's trail turns\noff to the left and follows up a small creek a distance of about three-quarters of a mile. The trail\nrises rapidly at first, but towards the top flattens out considerably. At an altitude of 2,200\nfeet above Bear river a quartz vein outcrops in a small creek. This has been prospected by\ntrenches and open cuts for a distance of 200 feet. These cuts and trenches have been sunk to\nthe vein through two feet of peaty mould and two feet of broken schist. The work has not\nbeen sufficient to determine with certainty the nature of the country rock or how the vein\noccurs, but it appears to be a quartz vein in schist, cutting diagonally across the country rock,\nand having an average width of about 4 feet. The lead is well mineralised, and carries a\nconsiderable quantity of high grade ore in banded formation, the mineralisation being finegrained galena and pyrites. An assay of the best ore gave the following result :\u2014Gold, 0.08\noz. per ton ; silver, 44.00 oz. per ton ; lead, 16 % ; zinc, 13.5 %.\nThe Mother Lode mineral claim, owned by Jas. McKay, is on a small\nMother Lode creek flowing into Bear river from the east, five and a half miles from the\nClaim. north of Bear river. At a quarter of a mile up the side of the hill from\nBear river, and 300 feet above it, is a quartz impregnation in a granitoid\nrock* with a strong quartz vein some eight inches wide and a number of stringers parallel\n* The following is a report by Dr. J. A. Dresser, of Montreal, of a microscopic examination of these\nrocks:\u2014\n\" No. 4,205.\u2014 Country Rock, Mother Lode Claim, above Glacier Creek.\u2014This specimen is a pinkish gray\ngranolitie rock of medium texture. The only minerals distinguishable in the hand specimen are feldspar,\nwhich seems to make up the body of the rock, and black specks of some bisilicate mineral. In the thin\nsection it is found to consist of feldspar, quartz and hornblende, and with which a small amount of biotite\nis intergrown and accessory amounts of sphene. The feldspar consists of orthoclase and of finely striated\nplagioclase, evidently of the oligoclase-andesine type. The rock is a hornblende-biotite-granite.\n\"No. 4,208.\u2014 Agglomerate, Mother Lode Claim, above Glacier Creek, Portland Canal.\u2014This is a gray,\nfinely mottled rock, containing what appear in the hand specimen to be a few pebbles of granite, of J to J\ninch in diameter. The thin section is taken wholly from what seems to be the matrix of the rock.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 67\nto it, in all about four feet wide. This shows considerable mineralisation, with iron pyrites\nand a little jamesonite in places. The vein outcrops across the hill N. 10\u00b0 W., and dips 60\u00b0 to\nthe east. Assays of ore gave : gold, 0.05 oz. per ton ; silver, 4.2 oz. per ton.\nThe American Girl Group, owned by G. Stewart, is situated on Ameri-\nAmerican Girl can creek, some 15 or 20 miles from salt water, following up Bear river.\nGroup. This claim was not visited owing to high water in American creek making\nthe crossing dangerous. According to general report, there is on these\nclaims a very considerable showing of galena or jamesonite, carrying, in places, high values in\nsilver.\nIn addition to the claims already mentioned, there are, in the district, a large number of\nclaims which it was impossible, under the circumstances, to visit, on the most of which comparatively little development work has been done. The owners of a number of these claims\nsupplied the writer with samples of ore from their respective claims, which samples were\nassayed at the Government Laboratory, Victoria, and the results are given as follows, in order\nto indicate further the class of ore so far encountered in the district, without assuming responsibility except for the assays :\u2014\nThe Black Knight mineral claim is situated on the east side of Port-\nBlack Knight. land canal, comparatively near the water. The sample received appeared\nto be nearly solid galena and zincblende, with little gangue matter, and\ncontained: lead, 43.0 % ; zinc, 28.0 % ; silver, 16.4 oz. to the ton.\nThe Silver Bow claim, owned by G. Starke and M. K. Rodgers, is situ-\nSilver Bow. ated about three miles up Glacier creek from its junction with Bear river,\nand at an altitude of over 3000 feet. The sample assayed consisted of\nmixed sulphides of lead, antimony and zinc, containing : lead, 17.1 % ; zinc, 8.0 % ; antimony,\nabout 20 % ; silver, 8.2 oz. to ton ; gold 0.04 oz. to ton.\nThe Roosevelt M. C. is on Bitter creek, a tributary of Bear river, about\nRoosevelt M. C. 14 miles from Portland canal, and is owned by F. Rainey, of Stewart, B. C.\nThe sample received assayed: lead, 24.7%; copper, 1.5%; silver, 20.0 oz.\nto ton; gold, 0.02 oz. to ton.\nThe Franklin No. 1 mineral claim, also owned by F. Rainey, is located\nFranklin No. I. on the west side of Bear river. The samples received assayed : copper,\n6.2 % ; nickel, none; silver, 2.2 oz., and gold, 0'02 oz. to ton.\nKemano River.\nThe Kemano river flows into Gardner canal on the north-east side, 30 miles from the\nmouth of the canal. It is a stream of considerable size and is navigable for canoes a distance\nof 20 miles, but is so swift flowing as to require \"poling\" or \"lining\" all the way. At the\nmouth of the river there is a good harbour, with anchorage in not too deep water. The\nmountains, which rise abruptly to a height of 4,000 or 5,000 feet, seem to be entirely granitic\nand show very marked glaciation to a height of 2,000 feet or more. At eight miles from the\nmouth of the river, Pintledanne creek flows in from the north. From this creek there is a\ngood trail, with an easy grade, to Tatsa lake, which in turn flows into Ootsa lake. The height\nof the pass is said to be 4,000 feet and the distance from Gardner canal to Tatsa lake, 20\nmiles. This pass seems to afford an easy route to the Ootsa lake country.\n ( Continued from previous page.)\nThis consists of a finely crystalline ground mass, evidently of quartz and feldspar, which contains phenocrysts of feldspar. The feldspar is found to have a composition of oligoelase, or some variety near the acid\nend of the plagioclase series. A few specks of pyrite are also present. The rock is a quartzless porphyrite.\"\n(This rock occurs some distance above the Mother Lode claim, at an elevation of about 4,000 feet, and\nthere forms an important member of the general country rock formation.)\n H 68 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThe Pintledanne Group of mineral claims was staked in the spring of\nPintledanne 1906 by Messrs. Dakin & Pocklington, of Victoria. The claims are reached\nGroup. from the north side of Gardner canal by following up the Kemano river to\nthe mouth of Pintledanne creek, a tributary flowing in from the north.\nThere is an old Indian trail following up this creek and over the summit to Tatsa lake, in the\nInterior. This follows the north bank of the creek up for a distance of about 2J- miles, when\nit crosses the creek to the south side and rapidly ascends the mountain, reaching, at an altitude\nof a little over 2,000 feet, the claims in question.\nPintledanne creek runs through high granitic mountains, which rise on either side to an\naltitude of 4,000 feet. On the mountain on the left side of the creek, two miles from its\njunction with the Kemano river, is a large and well-defined quartz vein. This is easily seen\nwhere the vein crosses the gulches which run down the mountain side. The vein has an\napproximate width of 100 feet and crosses diagonally in a north-westerly direction over the\nrange, a distance of several thousand feet. On this vein the Pintledanne Group of claims has\nbeen staked. The vein was examined where it crossed the two gulches at an altitude of 2,000\nfeet above the Kemano river, and at a distance from it of about two miles. The vein is well\nand strongly defined, with a frozen contact with granite on the lower side and diabase\non the upper side. The diabase dyke is of a later date than either the vein or the granite.\nThe vein-matter is rather sparsely mineralised with copper pyrites, bornite and molybdenite\nunevenly disseminated through the mass, and it is doubtful, with the present showing on the\nproperty, whether it would pay to work. The ore, however, appears to be well suited for concentration, there is ample water power to operate a mill and the transportation problem could\nalso be easily solved. Careful prospecting might disclose pay chutes in the vein which would\nmaterially help the property.\nUNUK RIVER.\nThe following description of the Unuk river district is taken from the Summary Report\nfor 1905 of the Canadian Geological Survey, the Director of which introduces it as follows :\u2014\nWhile investigating the geology of Southern Alaska, under instructions from Professor\nAlfred H. Brooks, geologist in charge, Dr. Frederick E. Wright, of the United States Geological\nSurvey, explored the Unuk river, which flows into Behm canal, opposite Prince of Wales\nisland. Dr. Wright's work having been principally within British Columbia, the United\nStates Survey has generously placed his results at our disposal, as if he had done this work for\nour department, and they are published as a short report in the present volume.\nThe Unuk River Mining Region of British Columbia.\nFred. Eugene Wright.\nThe occurrence of valuable ore deposits and placer gold near the headwaters of Unuk\nriver, British Columbia, has been known in a vague way for many years, and during the past\ntwo seasons definite steps have been taken to develop its resources systematically. Interest bas\nbeen shown by prospectors and miners, not alone in this locality, but also in the entire mineral\nbelt situated along the eastern flank of the Coast Range granite and not far distant from the\nInternational Boundary line. Discoveries of ore bodies, which appear to warrant careful investigation, have been made at several points in this zone recently, notably near the head of Portland\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 69\ncanal, also up Unuk and Stikine rivers, and farther north near Caribou Crossing (Windy Arm).\nFrom a geologic and economic standpoint, these regions are practically unknown, and, with the\nexception of brief notes by Dawson (a) and Brooks (b), have not been described in detail.\nIn September, 1905, the writer made a hasty reconnaissance trip to one of the localities\nby way of Behm canal for the purpose of examining its prospects and collecting data of geologic\ninterest. He is much indebted to Mr. J. W. Daily, manager of the Unuk River Company, for\nmany courtesies extended, which aided greatly in furthering the investigation. During the\npast year the International Boundary line has been permanently established by the Commission,\nand the uncertainty which has heretofore existed as to its exact position thus removed.\nGeography.\nUnuk (or \" Junuch \" = \" Dream,\" in the language of the Tlingit Indians) river is one of\nthe four large transmontane streams which rise in British Columbia either beyond or well\nwithin the Coast Range, and crossing the International Boundary line, enter tide water on the\nAlaskan coast. Unuk river is about 54 miles in length, and with its tributaries drains the\nPacific side of the Coast Range divide between Stikine river on the north and Portland canal\non the south. At its mouth the river has formed a wide delta deposit which is gradually filling\nBurroughs bay, a deep water indentation adjoining Behm canal, about 60 miles north-east of\nKetchikan, Revillagigedo island, South-eastern Alaska. The river is swift and too shallow to\npermit river transportion on a large scale, and is furthermore obstructed by three canyons which\ncan be passed only during periods of low water and then by canoes or small boats alone.\nAt its source a narrow divide leads over to a branch of Iskut river, along which prospectors\ncan pass and enter the rolling plateau lands of British Columbia. This natural entrance from the\ncoast into British Columbia has long been known, and would have been used many years ago\nhad the natural obstacles at the start on Unuk river been less formidable. Within the past\nthree years, however, these conditions have been improved by the construction of a waggon\nroad from the mouth of Unuk river to a prospect 42 miles inland. The road is at present 25\nmiles in length, and when completed will furnish easy access into the mineral belt, and thus\nincrease its value materially.\nThe fiord-like valley of Unuk river is bounded by steep glaciated mountains 4,000 to\n10,000 feet high, frequently rising sheer from its valley floor. It has been shown by Messrs.\nSpencer and Brooks (c) of the U. S. Geological Survey, that the large rivers which traverse\nthe Coast Range are probably antecedent in character and have preserved their original drainage\ncourses during the mountain uplift.\nIn glacial times the ice streams followed these same lines, scouring them thoroughly and\neven making deep incisions into the country rock itself, so that at present the land forms are\nthose of an intensely glaciated region. The usual features of glaciation\u2014U-shaped valleys,\nhanging valleys, glacial terraces, rounded mountain tops, glacial erratics, flutings and grooves\u2014\nabound and show by their freshness that only a small amount of erosion has been accomplished\nsince the glacial epoch. On several of the mountain slopes the work of ice erosion is still being\ncontinued by small ice streams, the last remnants of the huge ice sheets which formerly covered\nthis entire area to a depth of over 6,000 feet.\n(a.) Dawson, G. M., The Yukon District, N. W. T., Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey, Canada, new series, Vol\nIII., Pt. I., 1887-1888 B.\n(6.) Brooks, A. H. Preliminary Report on the Ketchikan Mining District. Prof. Paper No 1 U S\nGeol. Survey, 1901.\n(c.) Spencer, A. C, Pacific Mountain System in British Columbia and Alaska : Bull. Geol. Soc Amer\nVol. 14, pp. 117-132.\nBrooks, A. H., Ketchikan Mining District, Prof. Papers, No. 1. TJ.. S. Geol. Survey.\n H 70 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nAlong the banks of Unuk river timber of good quality occurs in occasional patches, and\nconsists chiefly of spruce, hemlock, cedar, cottonwood, with some balsam fir trees near its head.\nTrees of spruce and hemlock, four to six feet in diameter, are not uncommon, and are reported\nby lumbermen to be of fair quality. The quantity and supply of timber are sufficient to supply\nmining purposes for many years. The underbrush is dense, and together with the wet climate\nand the malevolent Devil's club (Echinopanax horridum), adds to the difficulties to be overcome by the prospector.\nGeology.\nThe geologic section exposed by the deep Unuk river cut affords an unusual opportunity\nfor the study of the Coast Range from many different view points. In a broad way its consideration may be resolved into a study of the intrusive Coast Range granite and the adjoining\nbelts of altered sedimentary rocks on the east and west.\nThe Coast Range granite belt, which is traversed by Unuk river, is a small part of an\nimmense granite batholite (a) nearly 1,000 miles in length and 30 to 60 miles in width which\nextends from Fraser river in British Columbia in a north-westerly direction, parallel to the\ncoast, to the White river basin in the Yukon district. The Coast Range granite is one of the\nmaster features of the geology of this entire coastal strip and deserves careful study, not only\nby the geologist, but also by the prospector, since the major portion of the ore bodies which\nhave been discovered probably have a genetic relation to the intrusive granite (b). From evidence obtained at other points it has been shown that the intrusion of the Coast Range granite\ntook place between Upper Jurassic and Middle Cretaceous times.\nPetrographically the field term, granite, applies to only a small part of the intrusive rock\ntypes. The prevalent type is less siliceous and ranges from grano-diorite to diorite and gabbro\nin composition with hornblende and biotite as coloured constituents and titanite as a frequent\naccessory component. As a general rule hornblende appears to be more abundant near the\ncoast, while biotite predominates near the inland border of the batholite. Near the coast the\ngranite is also more noticeably gneissoid in aspect and contains abundant inclusions of the intruded schists near its contact. These inclusions become more and more coarsely crystalline\nas the contact recedes, until finally they resemble basic or acid differentiation products and are\ngradually lost sight of. It is a characteristic feature that while aplitic and particularly\npegmatitic dikes are extremely abundant near the western contact of the granite and form an\nintricate network in the adjoining schist areas, they are rare and practically absent in the\ncentral parts of the massif. On its eastern flanks acid dikes occur frequently but are far less\nabundant than on the coastal side. The absence of minette and similar basic differentiation\ndike products is noteworthy and may be due to the fact that the acid dikes are pegmatic rather\nthan aplitic in character and therefore are not, strictly speaking, differentiation products.\nThe importance of the pegmatites becomes apparent when their mode of formation from\nsolutions emanating from the intrusive mass is considered. They represent only a small part\nof the work accomplished by the pneumatolytic solutions of the granite, and are a silent but\nconvincing witness of the great volume of pneumatolytic solutions which accompanied the\nbatholitic intrusion. The intimate connexion of ore bodies in south-eastern Alaska with the\nintrusive masses has been proved directly in several instances and is inferred in a number of\nthe remaining deposits.\nConsidered as a whole, the Coast Range granite has not produced the ordinary type of\ncontact metamorphism in the rocks which it intrudes. On approaching its western contact\n(a.) See Geologic Map of the Dominion of Canada, Western sheet No. 783. Edition of 1901.\n(b.) Spencer, A. C, the magnetic origin of vein forming waters in South-eastern Alaska. Trans. A.I.\nM.E., Vol. XXXVL, pp. 971-978.\nBrooks, A. H., Ketchikan Mining District. Prof. Paper No. 1, U.S. Geol. Survey, 1901.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. \" H 71\nfrom the coastal side, as exposed along the shores of Behm canal, a change in the invaded\nsedimentary rocks is noted from slates and argillites to phyllites and mica schists and, still\nnearer, often to gneiss. The many types of contact hornfels are rare and spotted schists do\nnot form an integral part of the complex. The strata are intensely folded, and were undoubtedly deeply buried at the trime of the granite invasion. In that position, deep seated metamorphic forces were active, and had undoubtedly heated and altered the rocks to such an extent\nthat the granite intrusion did not disturb their equilibrium greatly; its chief effect was rather\nto accentuate the process of crystallization already in force and to increase their power than to\nreplace them by others. This coastal strip, whose contact with the granite can at present be\ntraced only with difficulty, offers, therefore, an excellent example of the metamorphic changes\nproduced by granite at a deep seated level.\nIt is significant that in the Ketchikan district no ore bodies of consequence have been\nfound in this zone of deep seated metamorphism, while rocks farther away from the granite\nand at the same time nearer the surface during its invasion, frequently show traces of contact\nmetamorphism (spotted schists and the like) and contain valuable metalliferous deposits. The\nfolded character and lack of uniform structure of the strata near the granite contact may also\naccount, in part, for the absence of commercial ore deposits, since they offer no decided lines\nalong which concentration could take place as in the isoclinal schists of the Juneau district.\nEast of the inland border of the granite the character of the invaded rocks is noticeably\ndifferent. The slates and sandstones are less altered and typical schists and gneisses are rare.\nFolding, and particularly faulting, are common and characteristic of the entire complex. The\ngranite contact line is sharp, and frequently traverses the bedding planes of the invaded strata.\nAlthough its general trend is parallel to the Coast Range, the actual line in the Unuk river\nexposures undulates locally and crosscuts the strata at variable angles. The intruded rocks\nare often indurated and heavily mineralised with sulphides near the contact, and show their\nevidence of metamorphism by the intrusive mass.\nOn comparing the metamorphic effects of the intrusive granite along its western and\neastern flanks decided differences are thus apparent. On the coastal side, near the contact,\nthe metamorphism is of the deep seated type, gneisses and schists predominate, and are cut by\ninnumerable pegmatite dikes ramifying from the granite. Mineralisation by sulphides is not\npronounced. Farther to the west, and at some distance from the contact, evidences of contact\nmetamorphism increase, as also the degree of mineralisation ; valuable ore bodies have been\ndiscovered within this latter zone. Along the eastern border of the granite, on the other hand\nthe metamorphism is of the contact type, argillites and slates predominate, and are often indurated and heavily impregnated with sulphides. Well defined ore bodies have been found in the\nnear vicinity of the granite contact. The geologic interpretation of these data indicates clearly\nthat the rocks to the east of the granite were less deeply buried at the time of its invasion\nthan those on the coastal side. In other words, the inland rocks were then above the zone of\ndeep seated metamorphism (rock flowage), and were, therefore, profoundly affected by the\ninvading intrusives and accompanying pneumatolytic solutions. Furthermore, the mineral-\nbearing solutions emanating from the granite encountered new conditions of temperature and\npressure on invading the adjacent sedimentary rocks, and deposited then, as supersaturated\nsolutions in their new environment, a portion of their dissolved contents, especially the metallic\nsulphides.\nAlthough in such a large belt the phenomena of contact metamorphism are not so pronounced and concentrated as in the contact aureole of a small intrusive boss, they are more\nextensive and, on a large scale, equally as varied. It has been frequently observed that in a\nsmall contact aureole different contact minerals are found at different distances from the\n H 72 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nintrusive mass and that under similar conditions an evident relation exists between a given-\ncontact mineral and its distance from the invading rocks; and in a general way this law has\nbeen found to hold true for this eastern contact zone of mineralized sedimentary rocks.\nThe age of sedimentary complex east of the granite has not yet been determined accurately because of insufficient fossil evidence. It is probable, however, from the work of Dawson on Stikine and Skeena rivers that they were deposited chiefly during the Palaeozoic Era.\nOccasional belts of included sedimentary rocks were observed within the granite belt and\nfound to be in a highly metamorphosed condition. They vary from argillites to mica, hornblende and calc schists of various types, and occur in long bands, often intensely folded, and\ntrending usually parallel to the course of the range. As a general rule they appear more\nfrequently near the mountain tops than in the valley. During the past summer two prospectors located a claim, the Cheechacho, about a mile below the International Boundary line\non a vein two feet wide in such an included schist band, striking east and west and dipping\n50\u00b0 north. The vein carries pyrite, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite and is reported to give low\nassay values in gold. The schist band is cut by numerous offshoots from the intrusive batholite and deserves mention, since it contains the only vein on which work has been accomplished\nwithin the Alaskan portion of the Unuk river section.\nOf interest are comparatively recent lava flows which are extruded near the granite contact, and, following Canyon creek and Blue river valleys to Unuk river, spread over its valley\nfloor and forced its waters over to the south wall, where they now pass by way of the three\nnarrow canyons indicated on the map. The volcanic ash from these eruptions can still be\nseen as black patches on the glaciers of the mountain peaks 8 to 10 miles distant. A few\nmiles from the mouth of Blue river, the lava has dammed the valley to such an extent that a\nlong lake has been formed and serves as a natural settling tank into which the turbid glacial\nstream flows, and from which it issues practically free from sediment.\nThe foregoing considerations tend to show that the belt of sedimentary rocks east of the\nCoast Range granite is a favourable one for prospecting, and deserves thorough investigation.\nAs the inland border of granite lies entirely on the Canadian side of the International Boundary\nline, the Coast Range mineral belt is in British Columbia, and locations must be made in\naccordance with its laws.\nMineral Deposits.\nThe occurrence of placer gold near the headwaters of Unuk river and its tributaries has\nbeen known for many years. In the earlier eighties prospectors discovered gold-bearing gravels\nup Sulphide creek and spent several seasons profitably extracting the gold by means of rockers\nand other primitive methods. The difficulties of transportation, however, were so great that\nthey ultimately abandoned their claims. In the succeeding years occasional prospectors visited\nthe region, relocated the placer deposits, and also discovered well mineralised veins carrying\ngood values in silver, gold and lead. A primitive trail was built along the north bank of the\nriver, and access to the region thus facilitated. The present waggon road follows approximately the blazes of this old trail.\nThe most promising claims which have been staked are situated oq Sulphide creek, and\nhave been acquired by the company interested in construction of the waggon read. Other\nlocations have been made near the head of South Fork, also near Boulder creek and Canyon\ncreek.\nSulphide Creek.\nBecent discoveries have been made on this creek near its mouth, and consist of two veins\nwhich have been developed by several short drifts and open cuts. One of the veins outcrops\nalong a narrow gulch and has been traced about one thousand feet up the gulch. It strikes\n I ,B\u00ab\u00ab\u00ab.*W\u00ab|\nBEAR RIVER, PORTLAND CANAL DISTRICT, B. C.\n\u2022B-C.Su.reAu. \u00ab5 Writs\nBEAR RIVER VALLEY, PORTLAND CANAL DISTRICT, B. C,\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 73\nusually N. 25\u00b0 W., dips 30\u00b0-60\u00b0 N. E. and varies in width from 2 to 8 inches. The vein\nminerals are chiefly tetrahedrite (gray copper) pyrite, sphalerite, galena and native silver ; near\nthe surface they are usually altered and enveloped in a soft ferruginous matrix of weathering\nproducts. The native silver is a product of the superficial alteration of gray copper. About\n100 tons of ore are reported to have been taken from this vein and to have given high assay\nreturns, particularly in silver. The country rock consists of altered limestone and breccia\nwith some quartzite and slate, cut by intrusives of several types. The second vein outcrops a\nshort distance south of the first vein, and is exposed along the face of a steep cliff where it is\neasily recognised by its brown oxidised coating. At the surface it appears to be 20 to 30\nfeet wide and is heavily mineralised in spots with pyrite, fine galena (steel galena) and occasional sphalerite and chalcopyrite. Native gold is said to have been observed in the oxidised\nportions of this vein which has been prospected by a short tunnel 25 feet long at 1,400 feet\nelevation above sea-level. The vein shows distinct banding and strikes N 5\u00b0 W. with dip 80\u00b0\nto 85\u00b0 E. A fine-grained basic dyke is exposed along the west side of the tunnel. On both\nthese veins the development work which has been accomplished is not sufficient to permit\ndefinite statements in regard to their future. The indications, however, appear sufficiently\nfavourable to warrant the test which the company plans to give the property in the near\nfuture.\nAt the junction of Sulphide creek and Unuk river the river gravels contain some free\ngold, and fine colours can be seen in every pan of material tested. The gold is flaky and considerably worn. No thorough sampling has yet been done and depth to bedrock is unknown.\nAs the river valley, however, is wide and has passed through a long period of glacial erosion,\nit is probable that bedrock is at some distance from the surface. Local irregularities were\nobserved in the bedrock floor near the placer gravels and similar variations may also be\nexpected at the claims. It appears that these placers might be exploited by dredging, but\nlarge boulders are likely to be encountered.\nSouth Fork\u2014Near the headwaters of South Fork, below Sulphide creek, a second group\nof claims has been located 16 miles above its junction with the Unuk river, on veins within\nthe sedimentary belt east of the Coast Range granite. These claims were not visited by the\nwriter. Well defined deposits are reported and plans for future development are contemplated.\nBoulder Creek.\u2014 Below South Fork on the same side of Unuk river prospects have been\nlocated on similar veins near Boulder creek, a glacial stream, about 10 miles in length and\nrising near the Coast Range contact.\nNorth Fork.\u2014The territory drained by North Fork and by Glacier creek, two glacier-fed\nstreams reported to be about 15 to 18 miles long respectively, has not been prospected systematically. The ore-bodies which have been discovered are similar to others in this belt, and are\nfrequently rich in galena, with good values in silver. The same statement applies to the region\nnear the headwaters of Unuk river.\nCanyon Creek.\u2014In the vicinity of Canyon creek several ore-bodies have been discovered,\nand are significant because of their close proximity to the granite contact along which Canyon\ncreek has cut its course. The principal prospects near Canyon creek are the Black Bear claim\nand the Daily Boy group. The first is located on a vein 2 feet wide, outcropping along the\nselvage of a diorite porphyrite dike, and contains auriferous pyrite and pyrrhotite. The Daily\nBoy group is located in a gulch adjacent to Canyon creek, on veins occurring in altered black\nslates, argillites and quartzites. The entire assemblage of strata is folded and faulted considerably, and is characterised by intense induration and mineralisation by sulphides, especially\npyrite. On weathering they often become covered with a deep brown crust of ferruginous\ncompounds, not unlike brown paint in appearance. The complex is cut by lamprophyric dikes\n H 74 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nof variable width and loose contact selvages. The veins which have been discovered in this\ngulch contain, besides pyrite, pyrrhotite and occasionally galena and sphalerite. No development work of note has been done on either of these prospects.\nSummary.\nThe geologic cross-section exposed by the Unuk river valley, across part of the Coast\nRange, consists of two parts : on the west, a wide belt of Mesozoic granitic masses, formed\nduring the same general period and grouped into one great unit, the Coast Range batholite,\nwhich on the east intrudes partially metamorphosed, and probably Pateozoic sedimentary rocks\nin which ore deposits have been discovered. A discussion of the type of metamorphism of\nthis rock-complex leads to the inference that its metamorphic changes were largely due to the\ncontact action of the intrusive granite; that the impregnation of these rocks by metallic\nsulphides was essentially concomitant with their contact metamorphism ; that at the time of\nthe granitic invasion this sedimentary belt was nearer the surface than the invaded strata on\nthe coastal side of the batholite; and that the different physical conditions resulting from\ndifferences in relative position to an intrusive are important factors in determining, not only\nthe type and intensity of metamorphism, but also the kind and degree of sulphide mineralisation.\nFrom these considerations it is inferred that the sedimentary belt to the east of the Coast\nRange granite in the Unuk river section merits investigation and may reward careful prospecting for ore-bodies. The difficulties of transportation which have been encountered heretofore will be materially decreased by the completion of the waggon road to Sulphide creek.\nProspectors will then be able to devote a large part of their energy to the search for and\ndevelopment of metalliferous veins in the region.\nQUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS.\nDr. R. W. Ells, of the Dominion Geological Survey, spent the greater part of the season\nof 1905 in examining Graham island, the most northerly of the Queen Charlotte group.\n\" In the work of exploration particular attention was given to the coal areas of the\nInterior, which were discovered 20 years ago and where several large and valuable seams are\ndisclosed.\"\nThe full text of Dr. Ells' report is given in Part B of Vol. XVI., Annual Report, Geological Survey. In the first part of his report Dr. Ells gives a very full description of the island,\nwhich is too extended for reproduction here, in place of which is given Dr. Ells' summary\nof his trip, as contained in the Summary Report of Geological Survey for 1905, followed by\nhis description of the geology of the island taken from his full report.\nGraham Island (of the Queen Charlotte Group, B. C.)\nBy Dr. R. W. Ells.\nThe greater part of the season of 1905 was devoted to an examination of the coal deposits\nand other possible mineral resources of Graham island, the largest and most northerly of the\nQueen Charlotte group of British Columbia. The party left Ottawa on May 10th, and after\na week spent in a further examination of the Quilchena and other coal areas in the Nicola\nvalley, which bad been examined in detail the previous year, reached Vancouver on May 21st.\nHere, after hiring men and securing outfit and supplies, we sailed by the Princess Beatrice on\nthe 26th, and reached Skidegate, via Port Simpson, on the evening of May 31st.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 75\nIt was here found necessary to pack our supplies and outfit inland to the coal locations,\nand for this purpose a number of Indian packers were secured for several days. The first three\nweeks were spent in examining the coal outcrops at Camps Robertson and Wilson. The\nformer of these is situated about eight miles north-west of Skidegate harbour, the trail taking\noff inland at the mouth of the Honna river, which is about four miles west of Skidegate post\noffice (oil works), the Indian village being rather more than two miles farther east. Camp\nWilson is situated about eight miles north of Camp Robertson. The trails were bad in places,\nthe country being very rough and hilly. Several large seams were found ; the shafts and tunnels, made some years ago, were pumped out, and the area was carefully studied in order to\narrive, if possible, at some definite conclusion as regards the actual structure of the district.\nThe details of this work will be published in the regular report on the resources of the island,\nnow being prepared.\nIt was found impossible to force a way across the centre of the island from these camps\nto the head of Masset inlet and we were, therefore, after finishing our investigations on these\ncoal seams, obliged to return to Skidegate. Here, after some delay, a fishing boat was secured,\nand though no one could be found who knew the western coast, and though the chart of this\npart of the island was practically worthless as regards details, we started from the village by\nway of Skidegate channel westward. This channel affords a passage for boats at high water\nonly, and after reaching the western entrance we examined the west and north coasts as far\nas Masset on the north end of the island, studying on the way the so-called oil-bearing rocks\nsouth of Frederick island, and the lignite deposits of Virago sound and Masset inlet, and the\ncoast about five miles east of the entrance.\nThe shores of the large lake-like expansions near the centre of the island were examined,\nand here our party divided, my assistant and one man with a light canoe ascending the\nYakoun river to the lake at the head (Yakoun lake), a very difficult trip owing to the low\ncondition of the water and also to the fact that, for much of the distance, the river was\nobstructed by heavy log-jams. It was found impracticable to take the canoe all the way to\nthe lake, and the party, therefore, forced its way through the jungle along the stream until it\nstruck a trail leading across to Camp Robertson, whence they made their way out to Skidegate.\nAfter coming back with the boat to Masset village the examination of the north and east\ncoast was continued, but owing to a very heavy and prolonged gale we were detained for ten\ndays at Tow hill, through the impossibility of rounding the dangerous north-east corner of the\nisland known as Rose point. The black gold-bearing sands of the east coast were examined,\nand they were found to extend south from Cape Fife nearly to Lawn hill, or to within about\nfourteen miles of Skidegate. This place was reached on August 2nd and the boat for\nVancouver was taken on the 8th, that city being reached on the 13th. As there is only one\nboat a month to the island this was the only possible course to pursue, the stormy season\nsetting in before we left the island.\nGeneral Geology.\nThe formations found on Graham island may be considered under four heads :\u2014\nI. Post Tertiary; including sands, gravels, and clays, the latter often holding marine\nshells and pieces of lignite.\nII. Tertiary; comprising shales, sandstone and conglomerate, with beds of lignite, fossil-\niferous.\nIII. Cretaceous ; shales, sandstone and conglomerate, with thin limestones, and with\nlarge deposits of bituminous coal which sometimes passes into anthracite; also fossiliferous.\nIV. Igneous rocks, comprising Pre-Cretaceous and later Tertiary.\n Post-Tertiary.\nThe general aspect of the sands, clays and gravels has been well described in the Report\nby Dr. G. M. Dawson, 1878-79, and lists of fossils collected from them at different points have\nbeen given. It will be necessary, therefore, merely to give, briefly, the leading features\nrelating to the formation.\nAlong the east and north coasts the surface deposits of clays and sands are best exposed.\nThe south and west coasts are rocky and generally rough, with high hills rising almost from\nthe sea shore and the Post-Tertiary deposits, if ever deposited, have been largely removed.\nAlong the east and north shores, which are low, rock outcrops are rarely seen east of the\nentrance to Masset inlet. Along this part of the coast, sands and gravels abound, and are\nfrequently underlaid by a hard, tough, bluish-grey clay, which at a distance resembles a hard,\ngrey sandstone and from the lower part of which collections of marine shells were made by Dr.\nG. M. Dawson in 1878, and were determined by Dr. J. F. Whiteaves.\nThese beds of clay and sand are exposed at a number of places, not only along the shore\nline but in the interior. Their distribution has been wide-spread. Among places where their\nrelations can be well studied may be mentioned the following :\u2014\nThe shore north of Lawn point; Cape Ball and for several miles north ; the entrance to-\nMasset inlet, opposite the village; the east shore of the inlet at Watun river, eleven miles\nabove the village; at Echinus point, about two miles west of the mouth of Yakoun river on\nthe south side of Masset inlet expansion ; the Mamin river (a small stream flowing into the\ninner Masset expansion known as Tsuskatli) ; on the north shore at Mary point, just outside\nthe narrows of Virago sound ; the shore inside, opposite the old Kung Indian village; and at\nLignite brook on the east side of Naden harbour.\nAt all these places the characters of the deposits are practically the same. A section\nmade of the occurrence at Mary point gives in descending order :\u2014\nSandy layers, upper shell bed 3 feet.\nSands with pebbles having the aspect of a well solidified conglomerate, 5 feet.\nStiff grey clay, with pieces of lignite and thick deposits of shells,\nmany of which are of large size 3 feet.\nBeach with lignite pieces.\nAmong the species of shells found in these deposits, those collected at Watun river, in\nMasset inlet, may be given as fairly representing those found elsewhere. They include\nHemathyris psittacea, Lim. Modiolaria Nigra, Grey. Saxicava rugosa, Lamarck. Punctu-\nrella galeata, Gould. Balanus ?\nA very common shell at most of these places is the large variety of the clam, still found\nin great quantities and used for food, known as Schizochcerus Nuttalli, some specimens of\nwhich measure seven inches by five.\nAn interesting feature in these clays is the frequent occurrence of lignite. The quantity\nobserved is usually small, and from the decay of the banks it is often picked up along the\nshore, leading to the supposition on the part of some people that its presence in such places\nmay indicate the occurrence of beds of this material in workable quantities. In no case where\nseen is this indicated by the conditions of deposit. The largest pieces found were on the bank\nof a small creek on the south side of Masset inlet, opposite the Indian village, where the\nlignite occurs in pieces up to four or five feet long and with a thickness of several inches. It\nis of very inferior quality and unsuitable for fuel. The occurrence at Lignite brook, in\nNaden harbour, is similar, but the amount of observed lignite is much less, the pieces being\nmerely fragments picked up on the beach. At neither of these places are any sedimentary\nrocks other than clay exposed.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 77\nThe country east of Masset inlet is usually low, or broken with occasional ridges of no\ngreat elevation. It is largely drift-covered, and rock outcrops are practically unknown. Even\nthe streams, which are short, are cut in sand and gravel, so for as they have been examined.\nOn the north shore, from Masset to Rose point, there is nothing but sand, gravel and boulders\nwith the exception of the rock outcrops at Tow hill, and at two places between this point and\nthe entrance to the inlet. The sands are often blown into great ridges which have invaded\nthe edge of the forest growth that skirts the shore. Along the portion between the mouth of\nHiellen river, at Tow hill, and Rose point, the upper part of the beach is composed of great\n\u25a0quantities of rounded pebbles, mostly of igneous rocks, while the outer portion of the point\n\u2022consists of great masses of blown sand or dunes. These dunes continue south from Rose point\non the east side for several miles, and, with the exception of the clay outcrops already noted\nnear Lawn hill and Cape Ball, the sandy character predominates. Between these two places\nthere are great quantities of boulders which extend seaward for some distance and have to be\nguarded against in boat navigation at low water. At the high-water harbour of Cape Fife,\nwhere a shelter for boats is formed by a projecting gravel bar, which extends northward\nparallel to the coast for several hundred yards, the banks are stratified sand and gravel which\noverlie clays containing layers of pebbles and, in places, shell beds, to a height of ten feet\nabove high-water mark. A small lake close to the shore at this place is partly surrounded\nby a stratum of peat which overlies the sand and gravel.\nThis portion of the coast has assumed some importance in recent years owing to the\npresence of gold-bearing black sands that extend southward from the vicinity of Cape Fife.\nThey were traced in this direction nearly to Lawn hill. During the past season (1905) a\nnumber of mining claims were taken up along the shore near the former place, and it is proposed to erect a washing plant for the extraction of the gold. The original source of the\nmetal is unknown, but the present accumulation of the black and ruby sands is evidently due\nto the destruction of the sand banks along the shore and not from any rocks in place. The\nthickness of the sands, so far as could be ascertained, did not appear to be great.\nRose point, which terminates seaward in Rose spit, is one of the most dangerous places,\nas regards navigation, on the whole island. The sand dunes on the former extend northward\nfor some miles and form a long area of shallows upon which, in any but a south wind,\ntremendous seas occur. There are occasional gaps in the sand of the spit, through which\nboats can pass at certain stages of the tide in calm weather, but at other times boats and\n\u25a0canoes rarely make the attempt and much delay is often experienced before a safe passage can\nbe effected. During our trip around this point we were delayed for ten days in the high-water\nharbour at Tow hill owing to the impossibility of launching a boat in the surf that broke all\nalong the shore, and many lives have been lost in the attempt to round the spit, or through\nbeing caught in heavy weather on this part of the coast.\nIndications of ice movement were observed at only one place around the island. On the\nshore two miles west of Skidegate post office stria? were seen having a direction of N. 40\u00b0 E.\n\u25a0or in the line of Skidegate channel, the result probably of local ice movement from the high\nhills to the west.\nTertiary.\nThe Tertiary rocks of Graham island are divisible into two parts, viz.: the sedimentary,\ncomprising sandstones, shales and conglomerates, with occasional beds of lignite; and the\nigneous, which form a large part of the western coast north of Rennell sound, and are exposed\nat intervals along the north shore, west of Masset inlet. The rocks of the second division will\nbe discussed under the head of Igneous.\n H 78 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThe general distribution of the Tertiary sediments must be, to some extent, inferred. So\ngreat is the mantle of drift, and so extensive the forest growth, that rock outcrops are rarely\nseen. From the evidence obtainable it would appear that the part of the island east of a line\ndrawn from a point a short distance east of the Indian village of Skidegate, across country to\nnear the village of Masset, is underlaid by these rocks, outcrops of which are seen at Chinuk-\nundl brook, between Skidegate and Lawn hill on the south, and at Skonun point, about four\nor five miles east of Masset entrance. These rocks are also seen on the north shore of Tow\nhill, underlying the trap rocks which form that headland, and on the shore of Yakan point,\ntwo miles west. On the east coast no rock exposures are seen, with the exception of those in\nthe brook just mentioned and the igneous mass of Lawn hill; but, from the fact that pieces of\nlignite, which may be torn by storms from beds which lie out to sea, are frequently seen along\nthis shore, it is possible that a portion of the wide passage between this island and the group\nof islands lying along the British Columbia coast is underlaid by the Tertiary sandstones and\ncoals.\nThe character of the sandstones belonging to this formation can be well seen at the points\non the north shore east of Masset. Thus, at Yakan point, two miles west of Tow hill, the\nrocks are generally coarse greyish quartzose grits, having a calcareous cement and holding\nscattered pebbles. They show much false bedding and irregularity of deposition, so that the\nexact dip of the formation at this point cannot be accurately determined.\nThin beds of shale also occur, both grey and blackish, on the whole similar to those seen\nat Skonun point on the west, except that no lignite is seen here ; as a whole, however, the rocks\nare quite distinct from those of the Cretaceous as exposed along the Skidegate shore and about\nthe Honna river. The sandstones are often perforated by holes, apparently the work of rock\nborers.\nThe outcrops at Skonun point, about five miles east of the entrance to Masset inlet, are\nmostly of a grey grit with bands of shale and conglomerate. Certain bands contain fossil shells\nin abundance, and plant stems occur in the shales. The rocks are seen in two ledges situated\nabout a fourth of a mile apart and located on the beach at about half-tide. At the more\nwesterly the dip is N. 75\u00b0 E. < 15\u00b0, but in the more easterly this dip swings round to N. 40\u00b0\nW. < 25\u00b0. The sandstone here carries a bed of lignite of fairly good quality at the surface,\nthough as the outcrop is seen only at low water but little can be said as to its actual value, and\nno analysis has been made. The thickness of the lignite varies at different points, but at one\nplace is at least four feet. The bed dips northward, and if the formation is regular should not\nreappear inland; but from the statement of the Rev. Charles Harrison, of Masset, that lignite\noccurs in the flat country south of the beach at this place, it is possible that other deposits\nexist or that the bed seen on the beach is repeated by a fault, of which nothing definite can\nnow be asserted owing to the absence of rock exposures.\nThe matter could be tested at small expense by hand boring, as the place is easy of access\nfrom Mr. Harrison's farm, and the whole country in this direction is low.\nThe four-foot bed continues along the shore for several hundred yards with a course of N.\n65\u00b0 E., the average dip of this portion being N. 25\u00b0 W. < 30\u00b0. At the most easterly point of\nthe outcrop the dip changes, through gradual curving of the strata, to N. 50\u00b0 W. < 15\u00b0-20\u00b0.\nUnder the mass of Tow hill, which stands at the west side of the mouth of Hiellen river,\nthere is at low water a good outcrop of shales, the position below the fmass of igneous rock\nwhich forms the hill being well seen. These shales are brown and grey and are directly capped\nby the bedded trap, the surface of the shales appearing as if denuded before the trap overflow.\nThey are somewhat altered along the contact, the reddish tint being changed to grey with a\nhardening of the contact layers. Ten feet west of the direct capping of the trap the shales\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 79\nbecome almost black and contain a thin band of greyish sandstone and a conglomerate made\nup of pebbles of volcanic rock in a gritty paste, interbedded with which there is a thin sheet\nof black diabase.\nInland, these rocks have not been recognised, except by Dr. Dawson at a point on the\nMamin river, near the extreme head of the Inlet and a short distance west of the Yakoun\nriver. Here, a thin deposit of fine-grained argillaceous shale occurs, resting on basaltic rocks\nand holding thin layers of lignite of no economic importance. The shale has a tufaceous\ncharacter and holds obscure impressions of plants, among which a coniferous twig was recognised. It was impossible for the writer to visit this place, but from their character, as described\nby Dr. Dawson, these rocks somewhat resemble the lowest beds seen on the Coldwater river in\nthe Nicola valley, which are also of Tertiary age. Similar lignitic occurrences were reported,\nthough not seen, in the area south of Yakoun lake, but these, also, can be of no economic\nimportance.\nThe rocks of Chinukundl brook, north of Skidegate .village, as described by Dr. Dawson\nare \" hard, thin-bedded arenaceous clays, grey in colour, and frequently with bedding planes\ncovered with shining micaceous particles. There are also hard, coarse, sandy beds and clayey\ngravels, holding well-rounded pebbles, associated with argillaceous lignite, and including trunks\nand branches of trees which are converted into coal-black lignite though, still retaining their\nwoody texture. The beds on the whole appear to be nearly or quite horizontal.\" The description of these beds somewhat resembles that of the Post-Tertiary deposits already described at\ndifferent points along the coast.\nWith the exception of the ledges seen on the coast east of Masset the Tertiary rocks\nshowed but small signs of organic remains.\nThe Cretaceous or Coal-bearing Rocks.\nThe Cretaceous rocks of the island comprise a considerable thickness of shale, sandstone\nand conglomerate with thin limestone bands, the measurement of which, in the faulted condition of much of the strata and the absence of good sections, it is difficult to calculate. The\nCretaceous rocks have an exposed breadth along the north shore of Skidegate harbour of about\nten miles, namely, from the point west of Skidegate post office, or what is known as the \"oil\nworks,\" to the old Cowgitz anthracite mine.\nNorthward, they extend along the eastern flank of the mountain range, composed of preexisting igneous rocks, probably to the mouth of Masset inlet, where the village of Masset is\nsituated; but since the greater portion of this area is covered with timber and soil, and\nexposures ars almost entirely absent, the exact line of demarcation cannot be definitely determined beyond the fact that they do not appear to occur west of Masset inlet, with the exception of a small outlier near the south end of North island, at the extreme north-west corner of\nGraham island. The most northerly outcrops of this formation seen in the interior of the\nisland were certain exposures of sandstone on the Yakoun river, about midway between the\nlake at the head and the upper end of the Inlet; and of sandstone and conglomerate at the\nmouth of the Nadu river, which enters the Inlet about twelve miles from the village of Masset.\nSimilar exposures are also seen in the channel east of the large island about one mile south of\nthe Nadu. These outcrops help to fix the western limit of the formation, since the rocks\nbordering the Inlet on the west are apparently all of igneous origin.\nThe rocks of the Skidegate shore were described in 1872 by Mr. James Richardson, when\nhe visited the Cowgitz mine on behalf of the Geological Survey, and later (1878), by Dr. G.\nM. Dawson. Large collections of fossils were made by both parties, and were supplemented\n H 80 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\n(1895-97) by Dr. C. F. Newcombe. These collections were examined by Dr. J. F. Whiteaves,\nand the results of his work were published in several bulletins on \" Mesozoic fossils \" from 1876\nto 1900.\nAt Skidegate village there is a large area of igneous rock, comprising diabase, felsite,\nagglomerate, etc., which have been described by Dr. G. M. Dawson as older than the Cretaceous. These rocks extend from the point north-east of the Indian village as far west as the\npoint beyond the oil-works at the post-office, a distance along the shore of about three\nmiles. These are probably the oldest rocks on the island, unless we except certain small areas\nof sandstones, shale and limestone, which occur on several islands in Skidegate harbour, and\nalso near the west entrance of Skidegate channel. These may be of Triassic age.\nThe structure of the sandstone, shale and conglomerate, which are the rocks of the Cretaceous formation along the coast west of the oil-works point, is quite simple. These rocks lie in the\nform of two synclines, separated near the mouth of the Honna river by a low anticline, which\nextends from the shore north-west up the valley of that stream. The lower beds, which rest\non the igneous rocks on the east side of this basin, are somewhat coarse sandstones, with interstratified beds of shale, generally greyish, but sometimes blackish-grey. The sandy beds\ncontain scattered pebbles of igneous rocks, sometimes of large size, mostly of a fine-grained\ndiabase. The dip of the sediments for several miles is about S. 30\u00b0 W. < 20\u00b0-30\u00b0. Ribbed\nshells (Inoceram.us) are fqund in some of the beds, and the lists of fossils collected at different\ntimes will be found in Mesozoic Fossils, vol. I., pt. IV., 1900, pp. 305-7, by Dr. J. F-\nWhiteaves. Owing to the general strike of the beds in the eastern part of the shore section\nalmost directly across the beach, and the unequal weathering of the shales and hard beds, this\npart of the shore is somewhat rough; but going west the sandy beds gradually decrease, and\nshales, with occasional bands of ochreous dolomite, come in and extend beyond the mouth of\nthe Honna river. The dip of these beds, for a mile or more west of Maple island, is west, or\nvaries a few degrees to the north or south, at angles of rive to ten degrees. Approaching the\nsmall point a quarter of a mile east of the Honna, the clip gradually inclines to the north\nand at one place is N. 10\u00b0 E. < 7\u00b0, showing the presence of a low anticline. In this stretch\nseveral dikes of fine-grained diabase cut the strata in a direction of N. 50\u00b0-75' E. These dikes\nare from two to three feet thick and sometimes stand up as walls along the beach.\nApproaching the mouth of the Honna, which enters the harbour inside Lena island, the\ndip of the shales, which, on the small point east, is to the north at an angle of 30 degrees,\ngradually swings round to south-west < 30\u00b0-40\u00b0. A fourth of a mile west of the mouth of the\nriver, near the commencement of the Narrows separating Lena island from Graham island,\na heavy mass of conglomerate comes in and forms high hills to the north and a rough shore\nfor some hundred yards westward. This rock also appears on the west side of Lena island.\nIt separates the lower series of shales, just described, from what has been called the \"upper\nshale and sandstone series \" by Richardson and Dawson. It conforms in dip with the underlying shales and is an integral part of the series. In the lower part it contains beds of grey\ngrit, which, by the addition of pebbles, soon passes into conglomerate proper.\nThe pebbles in this rock are of all sizes, and comprise granite, diabase, sandstone and\nshale. The conglomerate extends along the shore past the Narrows for half a mile, and then\npasses up into the upper series. The rocks of this upper series closely resemble portions of the\nlower series, and continue westward along the shore to within half a mile of Slate Chuck\ncreek. The intervening upper shales, about midway of this distance, show a synclinal\nstructure. They are usually greyish, but in places become reddish-brown, and are sometimes\nthin and papery. The dip near the intermediate conglomerate is about S. 20\u00b0 W. 10\u00b0-30\u00b0.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 81\nJust west of a deep bay about one mile from the edge of the conglomerate belt the shales,\nwhich have been dipping uniformly to the south-west, show local foldings, and are probably\nnear the centre of the synclinal just mentioned. A short distance farther on, the dip changes\nto the east and continues thus to within a short distance of the Slate Chuck, where the conglomerates of the Honna area again appear. As elsewhere, the slates are cut across by dikes\n\u25a0of basalt, and traces of fossils are seen at several places. The conglomerates east of Slate\nChuck contain well-rounded pebbles of igneous rocks and fragments of slate, and are evidently\nthe equivalents of the large area of these rocks seen at the Narrows, forming here the under\nportion of the shale synclinal. Mixed bands of slate and conglomerate with intrusive dikes\nextend thence along the shore to a point several hundred yards west of the creek, where they\nare much faulted. At the mouth of a small creek half a mile west of Slate Chuck creek the\nblack and grey shales are sometimes much crushed. They become associated with heavy\nmasses of the grey, coarse conglomerate that forms the shore southward to the end of the tramway in Anchor cove, which leads up to the Anthracite mine. This part of the shore is very\nrough. The rocks are much broken with occasional dips both to the east aud west, and dikes\nof dark green diabase cut both shale and conglomerate. Between this part of the shore and\nCowgitz mine, a distance of three-fourths of a mile west in a straight line, the black and grey\nshales again appear and are cut by dikes. The coal is in close proximity to the underlying\nigneous rocks, which extend thence westward to the west side of the island. The rocks at the\nmine containing the coal are much broken up and crushed, and the original lignite of the\nformation has been converted to the variety of anthracite there found. This is due to heat\ninduced by pressure of the shales and sandstones against the Pre-Cretaceous igneous rock mass\nat the back. In fact, so great has been the crushing strain at this place that much of the\ncoal, when mined, is found in the form of powder, and is quite useless for economic purposes,\nwhile, as in other outcrops on the island, the coal and black shale are so closely mixed that\ntheir separation is almost impossible.\nMining has been carried on at this place at intervals for many years. The original com\npany, apparently formed in Victoria in 1865, was the Queen Charlotte Coal Mining Co.\nA somewhat full description of the earlier work done at the mine is given in Mr. Richardson's\nreport (1872) and Dr. Dawson's report (1878-9). The last attempt to mine this deposit seems\nto have been made about fifteen years ago. None of these efforts has ever been attended with\nmuch success. The workings have long since been abandoned, and the tunnels having fallen\nin, any exploration of them at the present time would be very dangerous. In view of this\nfact, and because no information other than already in our possession seemed obtainable, no\ndetailed examination of this mine was made during our visit. The approaches along the old\ntram-road from the wharf to the mine are already thickly grown over with bushes and will\nrequire considerable clearing before the place can be accessible.\nAlong the valley of Slate Chuck creek a band of sandstone with areas of black slate,\nmore massive than the ordinary slates of the shore section, comes in and extends north-westward. As described by Mr. Richardson (Rep. Prog. 1872-73, p. 61), \"the shale occurs in\nlenticular patches of two to three feet in the thickest part and from eight to twenty feet Ion\"\nwhich are interstratified with a light-grey, not very hard sandstone. In the patches occur an\nabundance of flattened stems and leaves, sometimes infiltrated with a greenish mineral and\nmany thin irregular patches of anthracite sometimes a tenth of an inch thick.\"\nThis is the rock from which the Indians (Haidas) of Skidegate carve small totems and\nother interesting ornaments. A quarry has been opened in the slate by a Victoria company,\nand the material is shipped in the rough to that place and there manufactured. The place\nwas visited by my assistant, Mr. S. C. Ells, B. A., last summer and the following description,\ntaken from his notes, may be given :\u2014\n H 82 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\n\" Slate Chuck creek is, during the summer months, a small but rapid stream, and in high\nwater rarely exceeds thirty feet in width. From the temperature and colour of the water, as\nalso from the comparative shortness of the stream and the rapidity of its descent, the chief\nsource of the water supply is evidently the melting snow that caps the high ridges on both sides\nof the valley.\n\"This valley is one of the many short indentations which penetrate the mountains of the\nwest and south-west coasts of the island. The extreme length of the valley appears to be\nthree and a half to four miles, and the width varies from a half to three-quarters of a mile ;\non the east and west sides the mountains rise to elevations of 1,500 to 3,500 feet above\nsea-level.\n\" For about half a mile above tide-water the bed of the creek consists for the most part\nof drift, derived partly from sedimentary, but largely from igneous rocks. In this part of the\nstream are a few minor outcrops of black shale, not the soft and workable variety but a more\nbrittle rock. From this on, the rise is more rapid, with occasional falls of five to twenty feet\nover ledges of slate, with agglomerate and other igneous rocks.\n\"About two miles from the mouth of the creek, and at an elevation of 175 feet, the slate,\nin a soft and easily worked condition, is obtained, sometimes directly underlaid by the igneous\nrocks, while occasionally this, or a similar slate, occupies the bed of the stream. The slate is\nobtained, usually, in masses, varying in weight from a few hundred pounds to several tons.\nThe surface of these blocks is in many cases slickensided and at times an alteration to a\nchloritic condition is seen. It is probable that this broken character extends downward\nthrough the main body of the slate, though in the creek bottom the slate ledges are in places\nquite undisturbed. Generally there is a band of agglomerate between the slates and the underlying diabase rock.\"\nThis rock was analyzed by Dr. Harrington from samples brought by Mr. Richardson, in\n1872, and found to be a hydrated silica of alumina and iron, with a large percentage of carbonaceous matter, the composition being :\u2014\nSilica 44.78\nAlumina 36.94\nPeroxide of iron 8.46\nLime traces\nMagnesia , n\nWater 7.15\nCarbonaceous matter 3.18\n100.51\nA similar carbonaceous shale or rock is reported by Richardson as occurring in Wilkes'\ntunnel, at the Cowgitz mine. The shales and associated rocks just described as occurring in\nthe Skidegate shore section are continuous northward along the valley of the Honna river,\nprobably as far north at least as the head of Masset inlet. They also occupy the area east of\nthe Yakoun lake and river. West of the Cowgitz coal mine they are not seen except as a\nsmall basin-shaped area along the shores of Long Arm, which extends north from Skidegate\nchannel as a somewhat deep inlet west of the ridge on which the Cowgitz mine is situated.\nThese rocks rest against the igneous rocks of the west half of the island which rise in a\ngreat series of hills to elevations of over 4,000 feet above the sea. They continue up the west\nshore to about the middle of the island, when the hills gradually die down and the rest of the\narea to North island is comparatively low or broken by scattered elevations. A similar series of\nhills rises east of Slate Chuck creek, and include the Slate Chuck mountains, the Nipple, Mount\nGenevieve, etc., with elevations up to 3,600 feet. This area of igneous rocks terminates\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 83\nnorthward in Mount Etheline, 2,540 feet high, situated several miles south-east of Yakoun lake,\nfrom the summit of which, on a clear day, an extensive view which includes a large portion\nof the northern half of the island, can be obtained.\nThis high range of mountains northward from Skidegate effectually bounds the coal formation on the west. The older or Pre-Cretaceous portion underlies the sedimentaries, but the\nnewer and more basic, often basaltic, portions which form a great part of the north half of the\nisland west of Masset inlet, are, as already indicated, probably later Tertiary, which have\ninvaded the stratified rocks as well as the older igneous, and have in places spread over a wide\narea, though in the southern part they are confined largely to dykes and outcrops of limited\nextent. These tertiary volcanics, west of the Masset inlet, occupy a comparatively level\ncountry, broken here and there by high ridges, as in the area south of Naden harbour.\nIn the bed of the Honna, for several miles from the mouth, ledges of sandstone and shale\nare exposed at intervals, as also along the rough trail that follows this stream for several miles\nand then turns off to Camp Robertson, which is about eight miles from the shore. From this\ncamp two other trails branch off, one leading west to Yakoun lake, three miles distant, the\nother to Camp Wilson, about nine miles north-west.\nOn the Robertson trail, after leaving the Honna valley at a distance of about four miles,\nthe hills rise steeply, and the trail crosses the eastern flank over a mass of conglomerates, which\nis probably a part of the ridge seen on the shore west of Honna camp. In several of the small\nstreams that cross the trail between this and Camp Robertson, grey sandstone and shale,\nusually dipping at a low angle, are exposed, the angle of dip rarely exceeding ten degrees.\nOn the trail from this camp to Yakoun lake, similar rocks are seen on several streams\nwhich flow northward, and a ridge of amygdaloidal trap crosses the trail a short distance before\nthe lake is reached. Near the point where the trail strikes the shore are outcrops of a coarse\nyellowish grit, which extend along the shore for several hundred yards. It holds scattered\npebbles of quartz, bluish-grey felsite, etc., and while bedding planes are somewhat obscure has\nan apparent dip of east < 8\u00b0. These grits seem to represent the lowest beds of the coal formation at this place and to rest against the igneous rocks that rise steeply from the western\nshore of the lake. In character they resemble the coarse, yellowish-grey sandstones of the\nNanaimo coal basin.\nGoing south along the east shore of the lake from the end of the trail, these grey grits are\nexposed for a fourth of a mile. They here overlie hard, bluish-grey, igneous-looking rocks that\nare probably a spur from the hill range to the south, where similar rocks are seen on Mount\nEtheline. South of this there are small outcrops of black shale containing a little shaly coal,\nwith outcrops of a hard, fine-grained, green diabase, which are part of the underlying series.\nStill farther south, and near the south-east angle of the lake, there is a small basin of coaly\nshale in which occurs a small deposit of impure anthracite. This was prospected some years\nago by a small shaft sunk to a depth of about six feet at a point 100 feet from the lake shore.\nThe rocks passed through were a mixture of crushed black shale and irregular stringers of\nimpure anthracite coal, which does not appear to be of economic value. Farther west, between\nthe shore of the lake and Rennell sound, along which a trail, through what is called the Rennell\nsound pass, was partially cleared some years ago, small patches of fossiliferous Cretaceous\nshales occur, resting on the igneous rocks. Fossils from these deposits show them to belong to\nthe upper part of this formation.\nYakoun lake has an elevation, by aneroid, of 210 feet above sea-level. The country to\nthe north, through which the Yakoun river flows to Masset inlet, is low, but is bounded by\nhigh hills a short distance west of the lake and stream. Occasional ledges of sandstone out\n H 84 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\ncrop along the river, and at a point about midway between the lake and the inlet the\nvolcanics approach in a large spur from the main mass. The contact of the sedimentary rocks\nwith the igneous is, therefore, not far distant from the west bank of the stream.\nOn the inland bays or lakes at the head of Masset inlet, the igneous rocks are everywhere\nexposed, either in ledges or in masses along the beach, and no trace of sedimentary rocks is\nseen in this direction south of the junction of the Nadu river. The valley of the river itself is\ndensely wooded and almost impenetrable to one on foot. The only indication of sedimentary\nrocks in the area west of the river is a small outcrop of Tertiary shales with traces of lignite,\nrecorded by Dr. Dawson as occurring on Mamin river, a tributary of Tsuskatli lake, and\nalready referred to.\nIn the area between the Skidegate shore and the Yakoun lake, coal has been found in at\nleast three places, besides the unimportant occurrences mentioned above. A considerable\nextent of country has been blocked out into townships and lots by the Government of British\nColumbia, so that these outcrops may be definitely located. Of these coal areas, the most\nnortherly is that known as Camp Wilson, on Lot 36, Township IX.; the second large deposit is\non Lot 20, Township V., named Camp Robertson, after the discoverer of the coal field, and\nthe outcrop of anthracite on a small creek on Lot 17, Township V.; the outcrop of the last\nbeing on the strike of the Robertson seam, though the connection cannot be traced across the\nintervening country.\nThe area in which these several outcrops are located is rugged and hilly. It is covered\nwith a heavy forest growth and is intersected by several small streams, that flow northward\ninto the east branch of the Yakoun river. The surface is difficult to traverse owing to its\ngenerally rough character and to the impediments from fallen timber and dense scrub. The\nsmall streams are frequently almost impassable, owing to boulders and drift timber, and great\ncare is requisite to prevent serious accidents in traversing these.\nThe sandstone and shale which, with occasional outcrops of igneous, are the only rocks\nseen in this part of the island, are similar in many respects to those seen along the Honna\nshore. Fossils, generally poorly preserved, are seen in some of the beds, and indicate the\ngeneral horizon of the formation as Upper Cretaceous. The conglomerate on the trail to\nCamp Robertson probably represents the northern extension of the similar rocks seen on the\nshore near the mouth of the Honna, where there is an apparent anticline which should carry\nthese rocks north-west on their strike, or in the direction of the conglomerate outcrops on the\ntrail near the six-mile camp.\nThe only means of access to the mining camps at Robertson and Wilson, is by means of\nthe trail up the Honna. This keeps close to the river for about four miles, to what is called the\n\"Four-mile\" camp, which is just at the crossing of the west branch. The rise in this distance\nis 220 feet, so that the fall in this part of the stream is quite rapid. Thence the trail rises\nquickly and passes along the east flank of a rugged and hilly country, till, in two miles, at the\nsix-mile camp, the elevation is 900 feet, the rocks at this place being conglomerates associated\nwith black shales and grey sandstone. From the \"Six-mile\" camp the trail winds around the\neastern flank of the hills at elevations varying from 830 to 960 feet, to a small brook that\ncrosses the trail about one mile south-east of Camp Robertson, at an elevation of 900 feet.\nThis stream, named Fall creek, flows over a series of grey sandstones with bands of shale\nlying nearly flat; but in the next third of a mile the trail reaches the summit of a ridge at an\nelevation of 1,150 feet, about three-fourths of a mile east of the coal outcrops at Robertson\ncamp. Thence it descends rather rapidly to 950 feet, which is the height of Camp Robertson\nabove sea level. The distance from the shore by this trail is not far from eight miles; and\nhe path is, in places, in very bad condition.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 85\nCamp Wilson can be reached by trail from Camp Robertson, a distance of about nine\nmiles, or by following up the valley of the Honna from the \"Four-mile\" camp direct. Taking\nthe route from Camp Robertson, the trail first passes over the Robertson ridge to the north,\nand then descends somewhat rapidly for 600 feet in a mile and a half to the valley of the east\nbranch of the Yakoun. It then passes across a comparatively low area, till it meets the main\ntrail from the mouth of the Honna direct to Camp Wilson, and then rises abruptly to top of\na ridge 960 feet high, or a little above the level of the other camp. This is a short distance\nsouth of the half-way camp, and thence the trail descends in four miles to Camp Wilson, the\nheight of which above sea level, by aneroid, is 180 feet. On the ridge, midway, hard, felsitic\nand diabase rocks of the older series outcrop along the trail, and were seen, also, on some of\nthe small streams which cross to the north between the half-way camp and the coal outcrops.\nParts of this trail, also, are difficult to traverse.\nGood exposures of shale and sandstone with, occasionally, conglomerate, are seen on a\nnumber of these small brooks that rise to the south-west of the Robertson trail. In places,\nthese are cut by dikes and masses of volcanic rock, and are, as a consequence, much disturbed,\nbut where these sources of disturbance are absent the coal-formation rocks lie nearly flat or dip\nat angles of five to fifteen degrees.\nThe third outcrop, marked on the plan as Camp Anthracite, is on a small brook half a mile\nsouth-east of Fall creek by trail. Beds of the ordinary grey shale and sandstone are seen at\nthe crossing, and on the stream, about 250 yards above the trail, there are other exposures of\nsimilar rock in which the coal seam is located. Work was done on this outcrop some years\nago, principally by a tunnel driven into the east bank to a distance of about forty feet. The\nshale and coal, where opened up, were much broken, the latter, generally\u2014from the samples\nseen\u2014of impure quality, and the economic value of the deposit is small. The strike of the\nrocks at the outcrop is about N. 80\u00b0 W., the dip north-east, at a high angle, but as the opening\nis on the east side of a steep gull}' it is probable that the surface rocks are somewhat displaced\nby the overlying mass of the hill. The overhanging wall appears to be a rotten shaly sandstone.\nThe rocks along this stream, which we have named Anthracite creek, were examined for\nsome distance above this outcrop. At about 100 yards the shale and sandstone change the\nstrike to N. 60\u00b0 W., with an east dip. Several small partings or streaks of coaly matter were\nobserved; the rocks are nearly vertical and the shale is much crushed. A few yards farther\nup, large ledges of bluish-grey sandstone, similar to the rock on Fall creek, are exposed in a\nsmall fall of 15 to 20 feet, and dip S. 10\u00b0 E. < 5\u00b0-7\u00b0. It is probable that the coal of the mine\non this brook is not far from the underlying igneous rock and, as in the case of the Cowgitz\nmine, has been crushed by pressure and altered by heat induced by rock movements.\nGoing south-west on this brook toward Mount Etheline similar flat-lying sandstone and\nshale are exposed for several hundred yards. Crossing in the same direction to the upper part\nof Fall brook they are again seen in broad flat ledges. The elevation of this outcrop is 1,000\nfeet, or 150 feet above Camp Robertson. From the upper part of this brook, still on the same\ncourse, another stream is crossed, which flows past the eastern side of Mount Etheline and\nenters the east branch of Yakoun river a short distance from the lake. In this also the outcrops, similar to those on Fall creek, are apparently quite regular, but approaching the mountain\nwhich is of the older igneous rock, the measures become somewhat disturbed. Td the north of\nMount Etheline considerable areas of peaty land occur, with small pools and scrubby timber.\nFrom this place an ascent of the mountain was made on the east flank. It is composed\nfor the most part of very hard, rubbly, greyish weathering felsite, somewhat flinty and occasion-\n H 86 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nally with a banded structure. It is a part of the underlying Pre-Cretaceous series of the\nisland, or what has been styled by Dr. Dawson the \" Vancouver series.\" The elevation of this\nmountain is 2,540 feet above sea level, by aneroid.\nFrom Camp Robertson to Yakoun lake is about three miles, the descent in this distance\nbeing 640 feet, so that the elevation of the lake should be 210 feet. The geological features of\nthis lake basin have already been stated. On the trail several creeks are crossed where ledges\nof the usual grey sandstone outcrop, the dip in the larger creek midway being N. 20\u00b0 E. < 10\u00b0-\n12\u00b0. The rocks in this area are not steeply inclined.\nReturning to Fall creek, one mile south-east of Camp Robertson, the sandstone and shale\nin broad, nearly flat, ledges extend down the stream for some hundred yards, and in places\nshow the presence of shells and plant stems. At about 300 yards below the trail crossing\nthere is a fall of 45 feet over well-bedded sandstone, with a dip of S. 65\u00b0 W. < 8\u00b0, interbedded\nwith grey shale. This is the usual character of the coal-measure sandstone throughout the\ndistrict.\nA good section of the rocks near the camp is afforded on a small branch of the east\nYakoun stream which flows past the camp. The openings here on the main seam consist of\nseveral shafts and tunnels which will presently be described, and the containing rocks are\ngreyish sandstone and shale, both grey and black. About ten chains east of the camp, a large\nbank of crushed black coaly shale is exposed, succeeded down stream by sandstone and shale,\nalso somewhat disturbed, but with a general dip of S. 30\u00b0-40\u00b0 E. Two brooks join the stream\nfrom the south near this point, both of which flow to the west of the high ridge which lies to\nthe south-east of the camp. These both show outcrops of the ordinary grey sandstone.\nThe rocks along the lower part of this stream are very much broken up. Intrusions of\nigneous rocks are frequently seen, and several sharp anticlinals occur. Thus, a short distance\nbelow the forks of the creeks just mentioned, the shales have a dip of S. 10\u00b0 W., which in ten\nchains further down changes to S. 30\u00b0 W. < 60\u00b0, declining in a few yards to < 40\u00b0 in the same\ndirection. There is an anticline in this part of the stream, or possibly a roll in the measures.\nTen chains lower down the dip is reversed to N. 40\u00b0 E. < 85\u00b0, showing a sharp anticline and\nprobable fault.\nFrom this, down stream to the forks of Fall creek, coarse and fine sandstone with greyish\nshales are exposed at frequent intervals. All are highly inclined at angles 80\u00b0-90\u00b0, with much\nbroken and faulted strata and occasional masses and dikes of newer volcanics. These tilted\nstrata extend up Fall creek for several hundred yards, the falls being about half a mile above\nthe forks of the stream. From this fork down to the fork of Anthracite creek, the prevailing\nrock is the ordinary grey sandstone, showing plant stems occasionally. These rocks are much\nbroken up and angles of dip are high. At the forks of Anthracite creek bluish shales occur,\nand in a distance of fifty yards the dip of these is only eight degrees to the north-east. The\nshale contains numerous black, rounded concretions, having a central point of iron pyrite. The\ndips are irregular, and hard, broken, altered sandstones and shale extend for 100 yards to black\nand grey shale, with a S. W. dip 40\u00b0.\nThence down the stream for some distance outcrops are lacking, the banks being low.\nThe descent from the mine to this place, a distance of about one mile and a half, is nearly 400\nfeet. The bed of the stream is in places choked with drift trees and boulders of green conglomerate, rendering walking both difficult and dangerous. Where the rocks are exposed they\nare usually much disturbed.\nJust below a small brook from the left bank, which rises a short distance north of Camp\nRobertson, heavy beds of hard, green conglomerate outcrop, with well banded, grey sandstone,\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 87\ndipping S. W. < 50\u00b0, the dip changing in 50 yards to S. 60\u00b0 W. < 35\u00b0, and a fourth of a mile\nfarther to N. < 80\u00b0, the area being evidently affected by faults. A hundred yards below this\nthe dip is north-east, the shales are sandy and very ochreous, and continue for some yards with\nthe same dip and at an angle of 25 degrees. One hundred and fifty yards down the stream\nthe angle increases to 75 degrees, and the rocks are again much broken up, and at the last\nexposure on this stream the dip is N. 50\u00b0 E.< 50\u00b0. Below this to the lake the banks are\nusually low and show no rock exposures, with the exception of a small ledge about half a mile\neast of the forks of the Yakoun river. The descent to the valley of this stream where the trail\nto Camp Wilson crosses is about 600 feet below Camp Robertson, the distance by trail being\none mile and a half.\nThe broken character of many of the rocks along this part of the stream, which probably\naffects the best section across the coal-measures in the vicinity of this camp, together with the\nexposures of igneous rocks in association, shows that the ground in the vicinity must be greatly\ndisturbed. This disturbance is also seen at the outcrop of the Robertson seams near the camp,\nwhere the coal appears to be cut off sharply on the south-west by a fault, and is tilted on edge\nalong the contact for some yards. The same tilted and crushed character in the coal bed is\nseen in the tunnel at the eastern limit of the coal outcrop.\nBetween Camps Robertson and Wilson but few rocks show on the trail. On the crest of\nthe ridge north of the former an outcrop of grey sandstone is seen, but with this exception\nnothing was observed till the top of the next ridge between the east branch of the Yakoun and\nCamp Wilson was reached. Here, in the bed of a small creek, igneous rocks, apparently of the\nunderlying series, are exposed, and seem to indicate that a division exists between the seams\nof the two camps. On a creek that crosses the trail a short distance north of the half-way\ncamp on Lot 18, Township VI., however, good exposures of sandstone and shale appear.\nThese streams were traversed for a distance of two miles or more east of the trail, till the banks\nof the stream became low, and for a mile west of the trail. This stream was named Three-\nmile creek. West of the trail on this creek frequent exposures of sandstone, shale and conglomerate occur, associated with green diabase and hard, red-brown felsitic rock. The dips\nvary from north to N. 70\u00b0 W. < 10\u00b0-30\u00b0. The igneous rocks are well exposed for about half\na mile, but above this, on the stream, the sandstones are more regular and have a dip of N.\n20\u00b0 E.< 10\u00b0.\nFrom the notes of survey of that portion east of the trail the rocks are, for the most part,\nsandstone with fine conglomerates ; an occasional dike of volcanic rock cuts these, but is rarely\nseen. The dips are usually low, ranging from 10 to 20 degrees. For the first mile these are a\nfew degrees west of north, but lower on the stream the prevailing dip is north-easterly.\nAbout twenty-four chains east of the trail sandstone, with bands of fine conglomerate,\ncontain particles of coal up to an inch in size, but no outcrops of coal veins were seen in the\ndistance traversed. The formation in this direction appears to be fairly uniform, and local\ndisturbances are rare.\nThe principal coal outcrops in this area are seen on Wilson creek, about three-fourths of\na mile east of its forks with the Yakoun river. The seam of coal is here exposed along the\ncreek bottom for a distance of seven chains. It is cut off by a fault along the south-west\nportion of the outcrop, as in the case of the Robertson seam, the lower part of the seam beino-\ntilted on edge.\nEast of the outcrop survey was made of this creek for over one mile. The rocks are sandstones with some shales, but no trace of volcanic rocks in place was observed. The dips were\nusually low, but low undulations were seen, though on the whole the strata were nowhere\ngreatly disturbed. It is possible, however, that where outcrops are concealed such disturbances\n H 88 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nmay occur. The country along the creek is not so rugged as in the vicinity of Camp Robertson,,\nbut a high ridge, apparently of sandstone, rises to the north-east of the coal outcrop on this-\ncreek, and extends south-east from near the Yakoun river for nearly three miles.\nTo the north-west of the outcrop, on a small tributary of the Yakoun, there are other outcrops of shale and sandstone in which much higher dips are found; and while they conform to-\nthe general strike of the coal seam in this direction, they may also indicate the general run of\nthe fault which is there observed. At one point near the river a band of black coaly shale was\nobserved, with a thickness of 12 to 18 inches, but the large seam of Camp Wilson was not seen\nin this direction. The conditions for its extension to the south-east appear to be more favourable than in the case of the Robertson seam, while the quality of the coal is much superior.\nThe thickness of this seam, as measured in the tunnel driven in from the creek, is 17J feet,\nwith a parting of six inches to one foot of sandstone, the upper bench showing 12 ft. 4 in. clear\ncoal. The dip of the coal in the lower part of the outcrop, or south end of the tunnel, is Nt\n40\u00b0 E< 75\u00b0. This is near the line of the fault. The dip at the edge of the fault is N.E. < 85\u00b0,\nbut at the inner end of the tunnel has become much less, in this way resembling the outcrop of\nthe Robertson seam.\nIt is impossible from surface indications to determine the exact value of this coal seam..\nIt has been opened at one place only, on the north side of Wilson creek, by a tunnel and small\nshaft. The seam itself is of large dimensions and the quality of the coal is excellent. It can\nbe traced in a course S. 43\u00b0 E. from the opening for about seven chains to another small tunnel,,\nbeyond which it has not been located. The underlying rock is a grey sandstone, and the\noverwall appears to be practically the same; but in the creek on which the opening is made,,\nand a short distance below, there is a heavy outcrop of dark grey shale. In the creek also,\nforty feet above the upper tunnel, is a bed of rather coarse conglomerate of a brown-grey\ncolour, resembling the conglomerate seen on the creek three miles to the south. In character\nthe coal of this seam does not resemble that of Camp Robertson, and should be stratigraphically\nhigher in the formation. It is an excellent gas coal with a low percentage of ash, in both thcse-\nrespects contrasting strongly with that from the Robertson seam, (See analyses.)\nThe measures seen on the creek, both to the east and west, are comparatively undisturbed,,\ndipping usually at low angles, but with low undulations. On the creek, just by the main\nopening, a fault\u2014the one disclosed in the tunnel on the seam\u2014is seen in the sandstone. The\nextent of this is not known, but it may be small, since there is no change in the character of\nrock on either side.\nThe work done on this Wilson seam consists of a small drift run in from the bank of the\ncreek directly on the crop of the coal to a distance of 47 feet, in a direction N. 10\u00b0 E., the dip\nof the coal bed being N. E. < 75\u00b0-80\u00b0. Midway of the distance a shaft, 14 ft. deep, has been\nsunk on the coal, and from the foot of the shaft a drift was made towards the creek, and at 14\nft. struck the fault already mentioned as bounding the coal on the south. A side drift was-\nalso run across the seam westward for only a few feet, so that but little work has been done\non the area.\nAs for the coal itself, the contact with the foot-wall of sandstone is, as already indicated,.\nby a fault and at an angle of 85 degrees. The seam itself measures from the bottom upwards.\nfeet, inches.\nCoal of good quality 4\nGrey sandstone parting , 0 6\nCoal of fine quality with parting of 2 inches sandstone , . 12 6\nSandstone roof\t\nThe thin parting as seen in the cross-drift dies out in the direction of the creek.\n a\na Ti\nI 3\nr\no\no\n0\nw\n>\nco\nH\nf\n0\n0\ns\no\nc\nu\nH\nM\nW\n0\n2\nM\na\n0\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 89\nThe analysis of this coal, as made by Dr. J. T. Donald, of Montreal, is :\u2014\nMoisture 2.47\nAsh . 2.92\nVol. Comb 35.25\nFixed Carbon 59. 36\nCoke firm and coherent.\nTwo chains west of this opening, on the strike of the seam, a small drift was run into the\nbank in search of the coal, but failed to find it. It is probable that in this distance it has been\ndisplaced by the fault.\nThe coal at Camp Robertson presents somewhat different features as contrasted with that\njust described. It has been opened along the creek for a total distance, measured from the\nfirst shaft at the west end to the end of the tunnel on the east, of 295 feet on a course 127\ndegrees. In this distance four small shafts have been sunk and two drifts.\nIn shaft No. 1, which is nearest the camp, there is a large body of coal and shale, the\nwidth of which, at surface, is from 20 to 24 feet. The lower edge of the coal is vertical,\nresting against a grey sandstone by a fault plane. Of this entire thickness of coal and shale\nthe portion opened up by the shaft is about as follows : \u2014\nPeet\nCoal at bottom 4\nSandstone parting 1\nCoal 2\nCoal, with small partings of shale mixed 2\nThis probably represents the lower portion of two seams which appear to exist in this\narea, the exact relations of which are not easy to determine at one point merely. To ascertain\nas clearly as possible the actual conditions of the coals at this place, as to which some discrepancy of opinion exists in the several reports on the property by mining engineers, a careful\nexamination was made.\nA measured line was run from No. 1 shaft to the entrance of the tunnel on a course of\n127\u00b0 for 295 feet. Another shaft, to the south of the camp about 175 feet west of shaft No.\n1, found no coal, probably being to the south of the line of fault, which can be traced from\nthe first shaft into the tunnel on a course S. 65\u00b0 E.\nThe tunnel at the east end of the outcrop was driven on a course of 76\u00b0 for 82 feet, or at\nan oblique angle to the run of the coal, and later, was continued on a course of 5\u00b0 for about 60\nfeet. In the latter course, at 10 feet, the lower seam was struck, the angle of dip at bottom\nbeing 75 degrees, indicating a fault; the dip speedily declined and in a distance of 14 feet was\nonly 37 degrees, the coal and shales being much crushed. The thickness of this seam of coal\nand shale is about 12 feet 6 inches, of which the amount of coal will total about 8 feet. A\nlarge part of the seam near the outcrop is badly broken up, the coal and shale being crushed\ntogether. In general character this lower seam corresponds quite closely with the lower\nportion of the seam disclosed in shaft No. 1.\nThe second, or upper seam, as seen in the tunnel, is separated from the lower by about\neight feet of shale. The dip of 37 degrees in the upper part of the lower seam decreases to\n16\u00b0 at the bottom of the upper seam, the measures flattening out rapidly. The inner end of\nthe tunnel could not be reached owing to water, but the seam as measured gave :\u2014\nPeet Inches\nCoal 1 3\nShale parting 1\nCoal 5 0\nThe last is, in places, mixed with shale, owing, apparently, to local crushing.\n H 90 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nIt would appear, therefore, that the two seams seen in the tunnel, when traced westward\nto shaft No. 1, approach each other, and the shale parting becomes much less. This feature\nis seen in a small shaft and tunnel, No. 3, nearly midway. Here the dip of the coal at the\nentrance of the slope is N. 15\u00b0 E. <37\u00b0, agreeing with that of the top of the lower seam at\nthe tunnel, with a bunch of coal next the foot-wall, but this part of the seam was not proved\nat a lower depth. Then come black and brown shales to the back of the tunnel, a distance of\nabout 15 feet, when the tunnel turns to the right and continues for 15 feet more. This is in\ncoal, the thickness of which could not be ascertained, but 30 inches could be seen. The dip\nappears to incline to the east, and decreases in angle, so that it appears the principal excavation here, in No. 3, is above the lower seam seen in the tunnel, and penetrates the upper seam\nwithout passing through it. It thus tends to confirm the identity of the two seams at this\ncamp.\nIn view of the fact that a considerable sum of money has been spent at this place, it is to\nbe regretted that its expenditure has not been carried out on a more scientific basis, since far\nmore intelligible results, as regards the structure of this part of the field, should have been\nobtained. The difficulty in bringing in supplies and machinery from the coast, with the\nappliances available, was, however, great, and the actual location of the outcrops, at a time\nwhen the whole place was densely forested, was almost an impossibility. A couple of boreholes, well placed, would have been more economical, in the circumstances, and would have\ngiven more actual information as to the extension and condition of the coal seams that have\nalready been located.\nIt will be seen from the above remarks that a large area of coal exists at both Camps\nRobertson and Wilson. The extension of the seams at either place can only be ascertained\nby borings, but it seems probable that the Robertson seams form a basin separate from the\nWilson area and bounded on the east by the high ridge between the two camps. This would\nindicate a strong probability of finding seams in the valley of the east branch of the Yakoun.\nEast of the outcrop of the Wilson seam, the regularity of the measures, in so far as they\ncould be seen, indicates conditions favourable to the occurrence of coal, but, in the absence of\nexposures, such probability can only be assumed.\nThe extension of the Robertson seams in the valley of the Honna is also quite probable.\nThe sandstone and shale, where seen in that area, between the mouth of the Honna and the\ncreeks which flow west into the Yakoun, are comparatively undisturbed though the lack of\nexposures here also interferes with the determination of this problem. Along the north shore\nof Skidegate harbour, east of the Cowgitz mine, there is also an extended area of the shales,\netc., of the coal formation, and while outcrops of coal itself are not disclosed at the surface, it\nseems possible that the anthracite of the Cowgitz mine should be found in a less altered condition at some point between this place and the igneous rocks west of Skidegate. This also is\na matte?1 to be determined by judicious boring operations.\nThe question of shipping facilities is also a very important one as regards the future\ndevelopment of this coal field. There are only three places where these can be found, viz.,\nfirst, at Skidegate on the south; second, by way of Masset inlet on the north, and third,\nfrom Rennell sound on the west coast.\nIn the present practically unsurveyed condition of these termini, but little can be said as\nto choice of route, but in any case a railway will have to be built in order to reach a seaboard.\nThe conditions for the occurrence of lignite in economic quantities from the Tertiary\nrocks of the eastern portion of the island are not very favourable. There are no shipping\nports available on the east side, while the presence of the lignite itself has only been ascer-\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 91\ntained on the north shore, east of Masset, below high water mark. The statement is, however,\nmade by Rev. C. Harrison to the effect that the lignite exists in the flat country adjacent to\nthe south, but no information as to quantity or quality can be ascertained. In fact, to determine actual conditions in this respect, a systematic series of borings will have to be made\nunder proper direction at well selected spots.\nThe analysis of the coal from the Robertson seam shows it to differ in a marked degree\nfrom that of Camp Wilson. From a specimen examined by Dr. J. T. Donald, of Montreal,\nthe following result was obtained :\u2014\nCamp Robertson, Lower Seam, 1905.\nMoisture 1.33\nVol.'com 35.25\nFixed carbon 48.89\nAsh 20.85\n100.00\nAn analysis of the coals from the seams at Camps Robertson, Wilson and Anthracite,\nfrom samples furnished Dr. G. M. Dawson by the first explorer of the area, Mr. W. A. Robertson, gave the following results :\u2014\nWater. Vol. Combust. Fixed Carbon. Ash.\nCamp Robertson 0.80 23.27 51.39 24.54\nCamp Wilson 1.06 43.48 46.01 9.45\nCamp Anthracite 1.52 8.69 80.07 9.72\nAn analysis of the coals from these two camps from specimens obtained during the past\nsummer has been made by Mr. M. F. Connor, in the laboratory of the Geological Survey, and\nis as follows :\u2014\nCamp Robertson. Camp Wilson.\nMoisture 1.20 1.91\nVolatile matter 29.13 35.24\nFixed carbon 47.52 59.39\nAsh 22.15 3.46\n100.00 100.00\nNo. 1 yields a firm coke and yellowish-grey ash.\nNo. 2 yields a more friable coke and ash of a light red tint.\nM. F. Connor.\nFebruary Srd, 1906.\nAn analysis by Dr. Harrington of the anthracite from the Cowgitz mine, from specimens\ncollected by Dr. Richardson, gave :\u2014\nWater 1.60\nVol. comb , 5.02\nFixed carbon 83.09\nSulphur 1.53\nAsh 8.76\n100.00\nA second sample from the so-called 3-foot seam gave :\u2014\nWater * 1.89\nVol. comb 4.77\nFixed carbon 85.76\nSulphur 0.89\nAsh 6.69\n100.00\n H 92 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nA sample from Camp Anthracite inland gave :\u2014\nWater 1.52\nVol. comb 8.69\nFixed carbon 80.07\nAsh , 9.72\n100.00\nAs for the probable occurrence of coal in the Cretaceous area outside of the territory\npossessed by the Victoria syndicate, which controls some 30,000 acres to the east of Yakoun\nlake, it can only be said that there is no apparent reason why seams of coal which may be the\nextension eastward of those already known to exist on the property of that company, may not\nexist. Owing, however, to the difficulty of obtaining outcrops over the greater portion of the\ndistrict, such exploration to determine the presence of coals in workable quantity can only be\neconomically carried on by means of boring, in which case the cable drill will possess some\nfeatures superior to the diamond drill, owing to the comparative cheapness with which it can\nbe operated in such a wilderness country.\nThe only place where the Cretaceous rocks were seen outside of the principal area which\nextends across the eastern centre of the island was an isolated patch on the south-east corner\nof North island. Here shales and sandstones with conglomerates, precisely similar to the\nsediments seen along the north side of Skidegate channel, in the vicinity of the Honna river,\nare exposed along the shore for nearly a mile. Ihey dip generally S. 50\u00b0 E. < 30\u00b0-40\u00b0, with\na roll midway to where the dip is changed for 100 yards to N. 60\u00b0 E. At the northern end\nof the basin the shales pass beneath a mass of coarse greyish conglomerate which exactly\nresembles that at the Narrows west of Honna, and which there marks the base of the upper\nseries of shales and sandstone of Richardson. These conglomerates contain pebbles of granite,\nhard fine-grained diabase, hard altered slate, quartz, etc., with inter-stratified beds of coarse\ngrits. These beds extend south-eastward to the eastern entrance of the main channel between\nthe two islands, but here they are badly mixed up with the later Tertiary eruptive rocks. In\nthis area their distribution has been defined by Dr. Dawson (Rep. 1878-79). No trace of\ncoals was seen in this area, which is very limited, and apparently of no economic importance,\nIgneous Rocks.\nThe rocks of the west coast, and, in fact, of the greatest portion west of a line drawn\nfrom the mouth of the Honna to Masset, are included under the head of Igneous. These are\ndivisible into two classes, viz., those of Pre-Cretaceous and those of the later Tertiary. The\nformer are the extension of the coast rocks of Vancouver Island and the greater part of the\nsouthern islands of the Queen Charlotte group, named by Dawson the \" Vancouver series.\"\nThey comprise large areas of green, generally fine-grained, diabase, felsitic rocks, sometimes\nporphyritic, agglomerates, etc., with which in places are limestones which contain traces of\nfossils, though generally of but little value for determination of horizons. These igneous rocks\nare the oldest known on this part of the coast. They certainly underlie the Cretaceous rocks\nwhich have just been described, and may therefore be regarded as older than that series.\nThey are penetrated by dikes and sometimes by large masses of granite, as well as by blackish\ngreen diabase rock, which is jnore recent than the Cretaceous shales.\nIn these rocks, which come across from Moresby island, traces of copper were observed\nat several points. The mineral wealth of the series, however, appears to be small, and nothing\nof importance was seen in any part of the island. These rocks occupy the southern portion of\nthe western half of the island to the vicinity of Hippa island, when the country becomes\ngradually lower and the rocks of the second series appear in increasing volume.\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 93\nThe second group of igneous rocks is for the most part of the age of the later Tertiary.\nThey not only cut the Cretaceous shale and sandstone, but in places rest upon the Tertiary\nsedimentary shales, as at Tow hill and several other points. They are generally basic, often\nbasaltic, dark green somewhat rough trap rocks, in places showing an apparent bedded\nstructure, but roughly divided into four-square blocks. In places, as at Tow hill, the lower\nportion of the mass, which has a height of 275 feet, is bedded in sheets or layers of one foot\nto eighteen inches thick, while the upper part is of the columnar variety to the top of the\nexposure.\nThe columnar form is well seen at a number of places along the northern half of the west\n\u25a0coast, and at some points on the southern sea-board, as along the western entrance of\nSkidegate channel. In the islands of Masset inlet, volcanic conglomerates are met with,\nfrequently interbedded with columnar trap flows, and at one island near the lower end of the\ninlet expansion the rocks contain masses of obsidian. The northern portion of this inlet\nexpansion, from the entrance past the Big island to the head beyond the Ain river, shows\nfrequent exposures of the latter diabase, which cuts across the Pre-Cretaceous igneous rocks\nand forms large masses. In places these bedded newer volcanics strongly resemble at a\ndistance roughly bedded sandstones, but their crystalline character is easily recognised on\n\u25a0closer inspection. No minerals of economic importance were seen in the rocks of this newer\nseries.\nOn the west shore of the island, between Frederick island and Tiahn point, a distance of\nabout ten miles along the coast, these rocks are well exposed, and form a very large portion of\nthe shore. An interesting occurrence in this locality is the presence of thickened petroleum,\nnow in the form of a viscous tar, which fills cavities in the blackish diabase, and which, when\nthe rock is broken, can be drawn out into strings. There are no indications of sedimentary\nrocks anywhere in the area. About ten miles in length of this part of the coast was taken up\nas a mining district during the past summer (1905), the object being a search for petroleum.\nThe preliminary investigations were not attended with any great measure of success.\nTHE TELKWA MINING DISTRICT.\nBy W. W. Leach.\n(From Summary Report Geological Survey, 1906.)\nIn accordance with your instructions, I left Vancouver on May 25, travelling to the\nSkeena river by way of Ashcroft and Quesnel, this route having been chosen in preference to\nthat via the coast and river on account of the reported scarcity of men and horses in the\nBulkley valley.\nThe Bulkley Valley.\nIt is only within the past few years that much attention has been paid to prospecting in\nthis region, at least in regard to quartz and coal, as the whole of this country has previously\nbeen run over by prospectors in search of placer gold. In recent years, however, many claims\nhave been staked at various points in or adjacent to this valley; the most important localities\nbeing the Babine range, the headwaters of the Zymoetz or Copper river, and on the Telkwa\nriver and its tributaries. It was considered advisable to confine operations for this season to\nthe last-named district.\n H 94 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThe Telkwa river joins the Bulkley at a point about sixty miles above Hazelton (at the\nmouth of the Bulkley), where the new town of Aldermere is situated. The only means of\ncommunication with the outside world at present is by pack trail either to Quesnel, 300 miles\nto the south, or to Hazelton and thence down the Skeena to Essington by river steamer; as,\nhowever, the Skeena is navigable only at certain stages, this route cannot always be depended\non.\nAt the junction of the Bulkley and the Telkwa rivers, the former occupies a wide valley,\nthe river itself being confined to a narrow secondary valley cut through gravel terraces to a\ndepth of from 100 to 150 feet. The Telkwa valley is also terraced for a distance of about 20\nmiles, when the bottom of the valley rises above the level of the terraces.\nAbout 30 or 40 miles west of the Bulkley lies the main Coast range, an exceedingly\nrugged and alpine chain of mountains, flanked on the eastern slopes by a series of volcanic\nridges in which the Telkwa takes its rise. These ridges give the general impression of a\ndessicated plateau with a general and gentle slope towards the south and west, showing precipitous faces towards the north and east. The topography generally is very irregular, the\nvarious streams, as a rule, heading in comparatively low passes and following erratic courses\nto the main valleys, leaving in many cases isolated areas of flat-topped mountains.\nThe Coast range itself presents an unusually unbroken front, stretching in a continuous\narray of sharp and jagged peaks as far as the eye can see in a north-westerly and southeasterly direction. Numerous and large glaciers are constantly in view along the eastern\nslopes of the range.\nGeology.\nThe rocks of the Telkwa valley may be roughly subdivided into four main divisions consisting, in ascending order of :\u20141st. The crystalline rocks of the Coast range. 2nd. A great\nthickness of volcanics. 3rd. The coal-bearing beds; and, 4th. A series of erupcives more\nrecent than any of the above mentioned.\nOf the first little can be said; they constitute the back-bone of the Coast range and where\nseen consist of gneisses, schists, granites, etc., but were in no case closely examined.\nYounger than these, and overlying the greater part of the Telkwa watershed, is a great\nseries of volcanic rocks consisting chiefly of tuffs, agglomerates, andesites and other flow rocks.\nThese rocks are more or less regularly bedded and vary greatly in appearance in different parts\nof the field. No attempt was made to ascertain their thickness, but it is probably not less\nthan 5,000 feet. These rocks probably belong to what Dr. Dawson has named the ' Porphyrite\ngroup' (Report of Progress, 1876-77, p. 90, and Report of Progress, 1879-80, p. 101 B.) of the\nCretaceous, but, as no fossils were found this season, no evidence of their age beyond their\nlithological resemblance to those described by Dr. Dawson is forthcoming. Generally speaking,\nit may be said that red colours predominate towards the top of the series, the beds consisting\nof reddish andesites, breccias and tuffs, in many cases amygdaloidal with inclusions of calcite\nand zeolites. Green is the characteristic colour of the base of the series, the beds being composed largely of fine-grained greenish feldspathic rocks, often amygdaloidal and containing\nmuch calcite and epidote.\nThese beds are important, inasmuch as the majority of the mineral claims which have\nbeen staked in the district are located in them.\nImmediately overlying these rocks and possibly unconformable to them, although both\nhave been subsequently folded and faulted to such an extent that their immediate relationship\nto one another is somewhat doubtful, occurs a series of rocks composed chiefly of clay shales\nand containing a number of important coal seams. The lower member of these beds consists-\n 7 Ed. 7 Cassiar District. H 95\nof a coarse, loosely-cemented conglomerate mainly composed of pebbles of the underlying\nvolcanics, in places shading into a close grit and not more than 60 feet in thickness in any\nplace seen, but on account of its characteristic appearance and permanency throughout the\nfield it affords a very valuable reference horizon when prospecting for coal. This is followed\nby some thin clay shales, with a few soft, thin, crumly beds of light-coloured sandstone\nsucceeded by more clay shales and coal, the shales being often carbonaceous and containing\nmany beds carrying numerous yellow-weathering clay ironstone nobules. These are the\nyoungest sedimentary rocks represented in the district and, although not of great thickness\n(in no case seen showing more than 300 feet in all), they are of considerable importance on\naccount of the coal contained therein.\nAll of the above rocks are cut by a series of eruptives consisting of coarsely crystalline\nporphyritic rocks which have thrown out dikes in all directions and have crumpled and dislocated the volcanic flows and coal-bearing strata along their contact to a very great extent.\nTheir importance is great as they have apparently afforded a channel for the ascent of the\nmineral-bearing solutions, as it is along their contact with the volcanics that practically all\nthe mineral claims have been staked. Their influence on the coal has been very great, as it\nhas been found that, as the main eruptive areas are approached, with the resulting increased\ndistarbance of the strata, the coal becomes much more anthracitic in character. The coal\nseams themselves have been cut by numerous dikes, in many cases accompanied by faulting ;\na fact which will materially affect future mining operations.\nCoal.\nThe problem of delimiting the coal areas in this district is one of extreme difficulty. The\nexceeding soft nature of the coal-bearing rocks, and their consequent failure to resist erosion,\nhas resulted in their removal everywhere from the higher ridges, only a few isolated patches\nremaining in the valleys. The total thickness of the coal formation being small, probably not\nin excess of 300 feet, and the folding and faulting being considerable, it is probable that even\nin the lower valleys the volcanic rocks occupy a large extent of the area, the coal rocks having\nbeen removed by denudation ; this is proved to a certain extent by the volcanic outcroppings\nin various places in the valleys of Goat creek, Mud creek and the Telkwa river, usually\nbrought up by the action of faulting but in several instances cropping along the axis of a\ndenuded anticline.\nThe only natural exposures are to be found in the creek bottoms in a few places where\nthe streams have cut through the heavy covering of drift of the wide-terraced valleys. Awav\nfrom the creeks no exposures need be looked for until the higher ridges are reached, and these\nare, in all cases, composed of volcanic rocks, the contact being invariably masked by a drift\ncovering. It will, therefore, require very close prospecting before the extent of the coal areas\nis proved.\nThere are, at present, four companies holding coal locations in this neighbourhood, all of\nwhich have done some prospecting in a desultory nature.\nThe Cassiar Coal Company, whose property lies in part on Goat creek, a large tributary\nof the Telkwa from the south-west, have stripped several seams about six miles up that\nstream. The following section, in descending order, was measured by the writer, in 1903 :\u2014\nPeet Inches\nClay shale\t\nTop seam\u2014\nCoal, with a few small clay partings 12 0\nClean coal , 7 7\nClay 2 0\nGrey, sandy shale, and covered, about , . 30 0\n H 96 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nFeet. Inches.\nMiddle seam\u2014\nCoal , 1 5\nClay shale 2 7\nCoal, with a few irregular clay partings 14 5\nShale, with ironstone nodules 3 3\nCoal 2 0\nGrey, clay shale, with nodular ironstone bands, about , 50 0\nBottom seam\u2014\nCarbonaceous shale and coal 2 0\nCoal 1 5\nShale 0 5\nCoal, with small, irregular, clay partings 9 0\nClay shale\t\nAnalyses of the above coals gave the following results :\u2014\nMoisture. Vol. Com., Fixed Ash.\nMat. Carbon.\n1. Lower 7 feet of top seam 1.92 % 30.45 % 61.30 % 6.33 %\n2. Lower 7 feet, middle bench, middle\nseam 4.70 30.40 60.80 4.10\n3. Middle bench (14 ft., 5 in) middle\nseam 6.60 29.00 56.90 7.50\nNo. 3 analysis is by the British Columbia Provincial Assayer (See Report of Minister of\nMines, B. C, 1905). No. 1 gave a dense and non-expansive coke, while Nos. 2 and 3 were\nnon-coking. No. 3, the only one of these tested for sulphur, showed 0.52 per cent.\nThis coal should make an excellent fuel, as it is fairly hard and well able to stand considerable handling without much loss in slack; it is, however, apparently not suited for the\nmanufacture of coke.\nThe strata here dip irregularly at low angles and show several small faults.\nA short distance above these openings, in a high cut bank, what are probably the same\nbeds are seen, but, in this case, it appears that the two upper seams have been burnt, leaving\nin their place thin beds of ash and slaggy material, and colouring the neighbouring shales a\nbrick red. A fourth seam overlies the other outcrops at the top of the cut bank ; it shows\nabout two feet of coal, but no regular roof was seen, the present overlying material being the\ngravel wash of the terrace. It does not seem probable that the burning extends over any\nlarge area here, as there is no further sign of it higher up the creek, although a couple of miles\ndown Goat creek a similar occurrence was noted.\nThese exposures give what is probably the best section of the coal measures in the\ndistrict, about 200 feet of strata being uncovered between the creek bed and the top of the\nterrace, but it is by no means complete.\nSeveral other small coal exposures were seen on the property of this company farther\ndown Goat creek, but no other work of any extent has been done.\nTo the north and west of this property a number of locations are held by the Kitimat\nDevelopment Syndicate. No work has been done beyond merely surface stripping at various\nplaces. On Mud creek, a branch of Goat creek from the south-west, near its mouth, and on\nthe Telkwa river a few miles above the mouth of Goat creek, the coal has been exposed by the\naction of the sjtreams; several good seams are uncovered, of a nature very similar to those of\nthe Cassiar Company, but in all cases are subject to faulting as elsewhere in the field.\nThe coal lands of the Transcontinental Development Syndicate are situated on Goat\nGoat creek above those of the Cassiar Coal Company. During the past season two prospecting\ntunnels have been driven and a shaft sunk with the intention of proving the number, size and\n BABINE VILLAGE, B. C, AND OUTLET OF BABINE LAKE, LOOKING SOUTH.\nON BABINE LAKE, B. C, LOOKING NORT\nH.\n 7 Ed. 7\nCassiar District.\nH 97\ncondition of the seams at this point. At the time of the writer's visit No. 1 tunnel had been\ndriven a distance of eighty-five feet across the strike of the measures, the strata here dipping\nat about thirty degrees. Three seams had been cut, in ascending order, four feet, three feet\nthree inches and four feet, respectively, in thickness.\nNo. 2 tunnel, seventy-six feet in length, also cross-cutting, had passed through two seams,\nthe lower six feet and the upper four feet thick. The roof of the six-foot seam is missing, a\nfault having cut through the seam here, but it is probable that this is the same bed that has\nbeen shown in a natural exposure a short distance down the creek, where about ten feet of\ncoal is in sight.\nNo. 2 tunnel cuts the strata at a slightly higher horizon than No. 1, and it is possible\nthat other seams exist between the end of No. 1 and the entrance to No. 2.\nNear the entry to No. 1 tunnel a shaft had been sunk to a depth of twenty-three feet to\nprospect the strata at a lower horizon than could be reached by the tunnels, but no coal had\nbeen found.\nThe coal measures at this point being nearer to the later eruptive areas are more highly\nflexed than those farther down Goat creek, evidences of faulting are abundant, and the basin\nhas narrowed down to a great extent. Although in all probability the same seams are\nrepresented here as those mentioned before on the Cassiar Company's land the character of\nthe coal is entirely different, as the following analyses show :\u2014\nMoisture.\n%\nVol. com.\nmat.\n%\nFixed\ncarbon.\n%\nAsh.\n%\n1. Seam 2 ft. 4 in. 200 feet down creek from No. 1\ntunnel (non-coking)\t\n2. Six foot seam of No 2 tunnel (non-coking)\t\n0.80\n0.90\n8.20\n9.90\n81.60\n75.80\n9.40\n13.40\nNo. 1 analysis by the British Columbia Provincial Assayer (\nz\nM\nK\n<\na.\np\nz\n<\n0\n<\na,\nfc.\no\nz\no\nh\n0\nZ\nD\n 7 Ed. 7 Essington to Edmonton. H 121\nHudson Hope may be taken as marking the eastern boundary of the foothills, as to the\neast the country spreads out into high-level bench prairie land, having a general height above\nsea level of from 2,200 to 2,400 feet, into which the Peace river has cut to a depth of about\n800 to 1,000 feet, while the smaller water-ways have cut to a correspondingly less degree.\nAlmost everywhere the surface, for a depth varying from one to four or five feet, is composed of a fine, dark, loamy soil, resting on a bluish clay, underneath which, as seen in the\ncutbanks along the rivers, lie clay shales with beds of semi-coherent sandstone, all belonging\nto the Cretaceous period. Interbedded with these measures there are, probably, occasional\nbeds of lignite, and possibly of true coal. The \" float \" from these seams was found in various\ncreeks, but the beds in place could not be found, a matter not to be wondered at, as every cut-\nbank seems to have a fresh mudslide each spring.\nThe Peace river, below Hudson Hope, has a width of from a quarter to half a mile, and,\nalthough flowing at the average velocity of from five to six miles an hour, contains no rapids,\nas its bed is composed of gravel and small, round, water-worn stones, producing innumerable\nbars and shoals, with numerous islands, almost every one of which bears evidence of having\nbeen originally a gravel bar, on which, at the upper end, a log jam had formed, producing a\nbreakwater behind which the sand and silt had collected, forming a foothold for the vegetation of forest trees which now grow so luxuriantly.\nIn the back channels and eddies sand and silt bars have collected, and these, particularly\nnearer the Canyon, show colours of fine gold. Attempts have been made to wash these bars\nwith cradles and sluices, but, while some quantity of gold has been recovered, the bars are not-\nrich enough to pay for this class of mining. The results obtained, however, indicate the\npossibility of their being successfully worked by dredging, the character of the river bed, its\nfreedom from all boulders, etc., being particularly suited for such operations, although, at the\npresent time, the difficulties of transporting heavy machinery into so remote a district seem\nalmost insurmountable.\nAt highest water the river is too swift, and at low water too shallow, for steamboat navigation, but, for a period during midsummer, the Hudson Bay Company operates a large and\nwell equipped stern-wheel steamer from Vermilion to Peace River Crossing, at the junction of\nthe Smoky river, a distance of some 300 miles, with each year occasional trips to Fort St.\nJohn. In 1906 the steamer ran one trip to Hudson Hope, a distance of 250 miles above\nthe Crossing, thus providing transportation over a distance of 550 miles of river; a length of\nriver navigation which can best be appreciated by stating that it is approximately 50 % greater\nthan that provided by the St. Lawrence river, from the \" Great Lakes \" to Quebec, on tide\nwater. According to the Geological Survey, the fall in the river between Hudson Hope and\nVermilion is 572 feet or about one foot to the mile.\nOn the plateau level, on the north side of the Peace river, there is a waggon road extending from Peace River Crossing to Fort St. John, built by the Dominion Government during\nthe days of the Klondike rush, when that most iniquitous attempt was made to boom the\n\" Edmonton Route \" to the Yukon, the cause of many deaths and hardships innumerable. In\nextension of this road, which is not much more than a track over the prairie and requiring no\nconstruction, the Dominion Government has, during the past two seasons, been engaged,\nthrough the Royal North-West Mounted Police, in marking out a trail through to the Yukon,\nand has succeeded so far in getting a little further than Fort Grahame, in British Columbia,\nat which point a detachment has been obliged to winter this year. This trail leaves the\nPeace river at Fort St. John and bearing north-west, strikes the Half-way river about halfway up. This river, and a tributary, were followed up for some distance when, crossing the\nplateau, the trail strikes the headwaters of Otter Tail creek, which, in turn, is followed up to\n H 122 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nthe Laurier pass, through the Rocky mountains into the valley of the Finlay and to Fort\nGrahame. For the most part, the route taken has been along an old Indian trail between\nthese two points, which has been re-cut and cleared out. It is understood that, during the\ncoming summer, this trail is to be continued to Fort Connelly, on Bear lake, and eventually\nthrough to the Yukon Telegraph trail, at or about the \"4th Cabin \" above Hazelton.\nAugust 20th.\u2014Realising the improbability of obtaining pack-horses at Hudson Hope, it\nwas the intention to build a raft and to float down the Peace river to Fort St. John\u2014some 60\nmiles\u2014at which latter point it was hoped that horses could be obtained with which to make\na trip into the country south of the Peace, and between it and Pine River, which would have\nmeant a retracing of steps to a certain extent. At this juncture, however, the difficulty was\notherwise solved by an unexpected stroke of good luck, as a Cree Indian from Lesser Slave\nlake, who was hunting'in the country to the south, came into Hudson Hope for supplies and\nreadily agreed to provide transportation for the party through the district desired and to\ndeliver the \" outfit \" at Fort St. John. This Indian was sent for horses, of which he had some\n20 or more, at Moberly lake, with instructions to turn up next day. The two Indians who\nhad come on with the party from Fort St. James were paid off, given supplies for the return\ntrip, and sent back up the Peace to their home, where they arrived in due course.\nAugust 21st.\u2014The Cree Indian, Charlie Callahan, turned up with his horses about 4 p.m.,\nand the heavier portions of the dunnage were moved across the river in the two small canoes\nof which the place boasted.\nAugust 22nd.\u2014An early start was made, the remainder of the camp outfit moved across,\nthe packs made up, and by 9:30 the pack-train started for Moberly lake, some 20 miles distant\nin a southerly direction. The trail follows up a small creek for some distance, the waters of\nwhich, as well as the banks, were saturated with iron rust, apparently seeping out of the banks\nof clay. Following up this creek for three or four miles, the level of the general plateau was\nreached, from 800 to 1,000 feet above the Peace river. This plateau is generally rolling,\ncovered with luxuriant grass, although in many places overgrown with willows and poplar\nbushes, while along the route of the trail there is a series of small lakes or ponds. The soil is\nexcellent, the snowfall is reported to be light, but the winds strong in winter, although frequent \" chinooks \" blow through the Pine River pass. This section, and the mountains to the\nwestward, are very favourite hunting places for the Indians and half-breeds of Alberta, and\nhere they turn their horses loose to winter without shelter or any provision for feeding them,\nfurther than nature provides, and they say that in the spring they find them in good condition. Accompanying this Report is a photograph of one of the many open prairies passed\non the way.\nAbout 5 p. m. the western end of Moberly lake was reached, and after travelling about\nfive miles down the north side of the lake, a temporary Indian camping place, formerly a\ntrading post, was reached at about 7 p. m., where Camp XXIII. was pitched for the night.\nAugust 23rd.\u2014Moberly lake is about 15 miles long, in a general east and west direction,\nby about two miles wide ; it receives from the west a stream which rises towards the headwaters of the Pine river, in the Rocky mountains, and empties to the north-east by Moberly\nriver into the Peace river, some five miles above Fort St. John. The lake lies at the base of the\nfoothills of the main range, and on the western edge of the plateau area, which, here begins\nto be hilly rather than rolling.\nTo the west of the lake, up the valley of the inflowing stream, there is a considerable\narea of fine farming land, protected from the northern winds but open to the warm \"chinooks\"\n 7 Ed. 7 Essington to Edmonton. H 123\nfrom the Pine River pass. An old Yukon miner named White, or Le Blanc, has already\n\" squatted \" on a rancho here and has made a start, with a fair band of horses; cattle will not\ndo, as the wolves are too numerous.\nTo the north of the lake the country consists of rolling hills, grass-covered, with occasional\nbunches of scrub timber, and, while probably not suited for cultivation in this latitude,\naffords good grazing, and as it is wind-swept in winter, is said to be usually free from snow,\n\u25a0enabling horses to get at the dried grass when they most need it. Towards the north end of\nthe lake, at the outlet, there is, on the north side, an area of several thousand acres of fine\nlevel grass prairie, devoid of trees, and with excellent soil. This good land is reported to\nextend for some distance down the Moberly river, towards Fort St. John, although, as the\nPeace river is approached, the valley becomes very narrow. To the south of Moberly lake, as\nfar as the eye could see, the country appears to be more hilly, and is covered with a thick\nforest of small spruce.\nThe trail followed passes along the north side of Moberly lake, crossing the river just\nbelow the outlet and continuing due east, up a draw, rapidly climbing a range of hills (elevation,\n3,150) that runs north-easterly and separates the valley of Moberly river from that of the Pine.\nAfter crossing the range of hills, the trail drops rapidly into the general valley of the Pine\nriver, in which it would appear the river has had various channels, the present channel being\nthe most easterly, while the other channels are indicated by almost continuous lines of lakes,\nlying in clearly-marked valleys, all trending towards the headwaters of the present river.\nThese old channels are some 300 feet lower than the general plateau level, which latter has a\nheight above sea level of from 2,200 to 2,400 feet. The soil of the plateau is a fine rich loam\nunderlain by clay. The surface is undulating, but much cut by water-courses, which become\ngradually deeper as they approach the larger streams.\nThe whole district bears evidence of having been covered with a dense growth of spruce or\nsimilar timber, which has, at some comparatively recent period, been burned off and has been\nreplaced by a scrub growth of poplar from 15 to 30 feet high, through which the trail is very\nindistinctly marked.\nThere are numerous game trails and Indian hunting trails running in all directions that\nare very confusing to a stranger in the country, while the almost continuous growth of poplars\nshuts out any view of hills, etc., precluding the use of such landmarks in travelling, so that it\nis not advisable for anyone to travel without a guide thoroughly familiar with the district.\nAfter travelling some 25 miles, Camp XXIV. was pitched on one of the numerous open\nprairies along one of the older Pine river channels.\nAugust 24th.\u2014During the night there was a heavy rainstorm, but by morning everything was dry again. In this district it appears that most of the rain falls at night, followed\nby bright days.\nThe trail, in a few miles, came to the edge of the valley of the Pine river, but kept along\nthe plateau some little distance back to avoid the numerous coulees, or gulches, making out\nfrom the main valley. It is not practicable to follow down in the river valley, since, while\nthere is considerable bottom land, it is first on one side of the river and then on the other, the\nriver wandering from a cutbank on one side to one on the other, effectively cutting off all\ntravel along either bank. The season was reported to be exceptionally dry, but still the\nvegetation on the plateau did not appear to have suffered from drought, as sufficient moisture\nis obtained from heavy dews at night. The afternoon was spent following down the valley of\nthe Pine river, along the plateau, where the characteristics already described continued, the\nvalley becoming deeper as it neared the Peace river.\n H 124 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nGreat difficulty was experienced on the plateau in finding sufficient water to drink, such\nwater as was obtained being surface water in shallow, half-dry streams ; washing was out of\nthe question. On the evening of the 24th Camp XXVI. was made about 12 miles from Peace\nriver, beside a small water-hole that the Indians had found.\nAugust 25th.\u2014The Pine river here takes a bend to the east, entering the Peace river\nsome five miles below Fort St. John, while the trail keeps to the north across the plateau\ndirect for the fort. The plateau maintains its level until within about half a mile of the river,\nwhen the valley of erosion of the Peace is reached and the ground drops off at an angle of 30\u00b0\nto the river bottom, some 800 feet lower. From the edge of the plateau most magnificent\nviews are had up and down the river, showing its sinuosities for miles, its various islands and\nback channels, and giving a comprehensive idea of its general character and of the surrounding\ncountry, such as never could be obtained from the river valley. Photographs of some of these\nviews accompany this Report.\nIn the afternoon of the 25th Camp XXVII. was pitched on the south side of the river,,\ndirectly opposite Fort St. John. Here the trails from the south converge on a large flat, some\nten to fifteen feet higher than the water in the river, and three or four miles long by about\nhalf a mile wide, much of which is open prairie and the remainder covered with small poplar\nand aspen; the soil is good and the whole flat capable of being put under cultivation at\nonce. On this flat, Mr. John A. Macdonnell, the commissioner appointed by the Dominion\nGovernment to make the selection of the 3,500,000 acres in the valley of Peace river that it\nis entitled to receive from the Provincial Government, has built two large log buildings and\ndone some fencing; here he stayed for two seasons with a large party investigating the\ndistrict, and it is supposed he has now made the selection, although the boundaries of such\nhave not, as yet, been made public.\nThe altitude of the water in the river at this point is given by the Geological Survey as\n1,462 feet above the sea level, while the writer's observations made it 1,450 feet.\nFort St. John is on the north bank of the river, on a small area of comparatively level\nland at the foot of the steep banks which rise some 800 feet higher to the general plateau\nlevel. There has been located here for over 50 years a Hudson Bay Company post, and of\nlate years some free traders also established a trading post, which has, within the last two\nyears, been taken over by Revillon Freres as one of their chain of posts. During the winter\nof 1905-6 the Royal North-West Mounted Police maintained here a detachment that had been\nemployed in the cutting out of the trail to the Zukon, already mentioned.\nAugust 26th.\u2014Sunday was spent in camp, washing and repairing clothes. It was desired to take a trip to that section of the district to the south-east of the Pine river, but west\nof the Provincial Boundary, known as the Pouce Coupe prairie, for which horses would be\nrequired, and it was found that none could be obtained at Fort St. John. Here again there\nwas an unexpected piece of good fortune, since Tremblay, a French-Canadian who had served\nas guide to the Macdonnell party, and bought all the horses, supplies, etc., of that party when\nit left about a month before, had settled in the Pouce Coupe and was at St. John on a trip,\nwith all his horses, to take a load of supplies back to the Pouce Coupe, and was returning on\nthe 28th. Arrangements were speedily made with him to transport and guide the party\nthrough the district, and the Indian, who had provided transport from Hudson Hope, was paid\noff and returned to his camp on Moberly lake. In the afternoon the writer crossed over to\nFort St. John and arranged with the Hudson Bay Company for storage of all but necessary\nbaggage, etc., the Company's agent, Mr. Beeton, kindly putting the \"guest cabin\" at his disposal.\nAugust 27th.\u2014Camp was not moved. The day was spent in the vicinity photographing\nand washing up, and in the afternoon all spare baggage was moved across the river to St.\nJohn.\n 7 Ed. 7 Essington to Edmonton. H 125\nAugust 28.\u2014It had been planned to make an early start to-day, but a heavy rain, which\nfell during the night, rendered the steep clay cutbanks so slippery that horses could not climb\nthem, so a delay of a day was necessary. During the afternoon the camp was left unguarded\nfor a couple of hours, during which time the \"sleigh dogs\" from the neighboring cabin had\n\"rustled\" all the bacon, bread, etc., in fact, everything edible not in tins, although these\nsupplies were hung up on a pole tripod some six feet above the ground. Fortunately, the base\nof supplies had not been left and the commissariat could, therefore, be replenished.\nThese sleigh dogs are the curse of the Northern country; they are mongrels of the worst\ndescription, usually Indian bred, and invariably thieves; in one instance they stole meat out\nof a pot boiling on the fire. More experienced travellers in the district go provided with a\nstrongly bound wooden \" kitchen-box,\" with a good padlock.\nAugust 29th.\u2014An early start was made for the Pouce Coupe prairie. Tremblay's pack-\ntrain was heavily laden and was new to the work, so that travelling was slow, only averaging\nabout 15 miles a day.\nThe trail follows the river down for a couple of miles along the Macdonnell flat, when it\nmounts to an intermediate bench about 300 feet above the river, along which it continues for\nsome three miles to a cutbank on the Pine river, at a point about five miles from its mouth.\nThis intermediate bench affords excellent grazing, and is a beautiful prairie devoid of trees,\nbut the soil, which lies on top of gravel, is so thin that it is not fit for cultivation, differing\nin this respect from both the upper and lower benches.\nThe Pine river, where the trail crosses it, is about 200 yards wide, swift flowing, and at\nthis season of the year the water comes well up to the horse's belly when fording, but not high\n\u2022enough to wet a pack. The river, as far above and below the ford as could be seen from\nthe hill on either side, is \" in coulee,\" having steep cutbanks of clay and gravel and with no\navailable bottom land.\nAfter crossing the river, the trail mounts to the plateau level along a hog-back ridge and\ncontinues over the plateau to the Pouce Coupe prairie, but with numerous drops into the\nvalleys of intersecting stream beds, for the most part dry at this season.\nThe country passed over during the day on the upper plateau was a repetition of the Pine\nriver country on the Moberly lake trail, rolling prairie and small, rounded hills, covered\nchiefly with small poplar of a stunted growth. The soil is excellent, fine rich loam on a clay\nsubsoil, supporting a most luxuriant growth of pea-vine and wild grass. There are a few\nmuskegs, but their area is proportionately small and they are easily avoided.\nAfter travelling some 15 miles, Camp XXVIII. was made on the plateau beside a dry\n\u00abreek bed. The only water obtainable was from a small hole dug in the gravel of the creek\nbed, out of which a couple of buckets of muddy water were bailed with a cup. There was no\nother water supply to be had on the trail for 15 miles, which fact alone regulated the length\nof the day's drive with the horses.\nAugust 20th.\u2014Travelled all day over similar plateau, mostly covered with poplar, but\nwith occasional small patches of spruce forest\u2014fair sized trees\u2014which seemed to have escaped\nthe general burning over to which the section had been subjected. After travelling 15 miles,\nduring which two or three miles of the trail had to be cut out to let pack-horses through,\nCamp XXIX. was pitched at Chippewa camp, on the edge of a spruce forest and alongside a\nrunning stream.\nAugust 31st.\u2014Travelled 14 miles to-day and made Camp XXX. at 3 p. m., on the banks\nof Cutbank river, which at this season is a small brook, but in the spring a deep swift river,\nsome 100 to 150 feet across, with banks which rise in terraces to a height of 500 feet above\n H 126 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nthe river; that is to say, the river has cut to this depth into the plateau. Cutbank river flows-\ninto the Peace river about 35 miles below Fort St. John.\nDuring the day Coal creek, a small, dry creek, was crossed, in the bed of which were seen\na number of pieces of lignite coal. The coal beds themselves could not be found, and were\nprobably some distance up the creek. Sandstone was found in the various creek cuts, apparently lying nearly horizontally, and being very soft and partly cemented together.\nSeptember 1st.\u2014Started at 9 a. m. After travelling 14 miles\u2014part of the distance over\na desolate plateau, much of which had been recently burned over, the rest of the way through\na tangle of alder bushes, which so encumbered the trail that the horses had to fairly push their\nway through\u2014the western edge of the Pouce Coupe prairie was reached, and as the grass had\nbeen largely burned off by forest fires, it was found necessary to camp on the edge of the\nprairie, where some feed for horses remained. Camp XXX. was pitched on the edge of Sas_\nkatoon creek in a clump of willows, in order to obtain shelter from the wind which sweeps so\nincessantly across the open prairies from the Pine river pass. The distance from Fort St. John\nto this edge of the prairie is about 58 miles, but, as nearly as could be reckoned, not over 15 or\n20 from the Peace river, travelling due north over a country which is easy to travel until the\nsteep banks of the Peace river are reached.\nSeptember 2nd.\u2014Moved across the south-eastern edge of the prairie, where Camp XXXII.\nwas pitched on the edge of Dawson creek, where it flows into a larger stream, known locally\nas Bear river, and called D'Echafaud creek by Dr. G. M. Dawson, but more recently named\nPouce Coupe river by the Geographic Board.\nSeptember 3rd.\u2014Leaving the camp and pack-train at Dawson creek, a trip was made\nwith saddle-horses along the south-western edge of the prairie and some photographs were\ntaken.\nSeptember 4th.\u2014Sending the pack-train back to the camping place at Saskatoon creek,\nthe writer, with Mr. Nation and Tremblay, made a tour of the prairie to the north-east,\nreturning to Camp XXXIII., at Saskatoon creek, in the evening.\nThe Pouce Coupe prairie, on which the three preceding days were spent, is an extension\ninto British Columbia of the prairie lands of Alberta, and is a great, open, rolling prairie,\nsome 25 miles wide by 40 miles long. This prairie land lies immediately west of the Provincial boundary line, and its northern edge would be about 10 miles south of the Peace river.\nIt is bounded on the east by the Pouce Coupe river (D'Echafaud) and on the west by Mud\nriver. The general elevation of the land is about 2,400 feet above the sea level. The prairie\nis almost free from brush and is covered with a luxuriant growth of wild hay ; it is well\nwatered, being dotted with small lakes and by numerous small streams, which are so near\ntheir source that they have not cut very deep into the prairie. The soil is excellent, a dark\nloam varying in depth from 3 to 15 feet, underlain by clay. A sample of the soil was taken\nnear Saskatoon creek, the analysis of which, by the Provincial Government Assayer, is'as\nfollows:\u2014'\nMoisture 2.80 %\nLoss by ignition 8.20 n\nInsoluble 77.61 i,\nOxide of iron 3.50 n\nAlumina 5.70 n\nLime 0.60 ,,\nPotash , , 0.81 n\nPhosphoric acid , 0.20 n\nNitrogen 0.44 n\nAlkali None.\n 7 Ed. 7 Essington to Edmonton. H 127\nWhere the sample was taken, the bank, having been undermined by the creek, some 30\nfeet below, had broken away, leaving a fresh face, and the sample represents an average of the\nsoil for a depth of some 30 inches over a considerable length.\nThis district takes its name from a celebrated Indian Chief, Pouce Coupe, \" cut thumb,\"\nwhose hunting ground it was, and has long been a favourite hunting place for the Indians\nfrom the plains, and here they wintered their horses, while they spent the winter hunting and\ntrapping in the mountains to the west. The snow-fall is said to be light and the wind keeps\nthe side-hills bare, giving winter grazing. The trees and bushes certainly present a scrubby\nappearance, indicating a severe winter, but plant life, such as grasses, etc., which have a\nsummer's growth, bear strong evidence of the fertility of the soil and the warmth of summer.\nSeptember 5th, 6th and 7th were spent in retracing steps to Fort St. John, arriving there\nabout 6 p. m. on the latter day.\nSeptember 8th.\u2014It rained all day, so camp remained in the Dominion Government house,\non the south bank of the river.\nSeptember 9th.\u2014The party moved across the river to the Hudson Bay Co.'s post, where\nthe agent put a log cabin, containing a cook stove, at its disposal.\nSo many bear and the signs of other game had been seen on the Pouce Coupe trip, that\nthe half-breed cook's hunting fever was raised to such a pitch that he was rendered useless for\nhis work, so, as he expressed the desire to spend some time in the district, he was here discharged and paid off. From this point on, the party consisted of the writer and Mr. Harold\nNation.\nSeptember 10th.\u2014It was hoped that it would be possible to get horses and a guide to\nvisit the country north of the Peace river, but the only horses in the place belonged to Indians\nfrom the north, who have a great objection to their section being visited by a white man,\nand, under the chief's instructions, they refused to either hire their horses or to act as guides.\nConsequently, all that could be done was to go as far on foot as possible; so, in company with,\nand under the guidance of Father Hess, a R. C. missionary at the post, on September 11th\nthe writer and Mr. Nation set out on foot and walked some 10 miles back on the upper bench,\n800 feet higher than the river, and to the top of a small rocky hill, from which the country\nfor miles around could be seen. From what little could be seen and from descriptions obtained\nfrom others who had travelled over it, it would appear that for some miles north of the Peace\nriver the country is very similar to that described as seen south of the river. The soil is\nsimilar, the analysis of a sample taken from the plateau four miles north of Fort St. John,\nmade by the Provincial Government Assayer, being as follows :\u2014\nMoisture 2. 90 %\nLoss by ignition 9 . 60 i\nInsoluble 76.61 ,\nOxide of iron 3.90 i\nAlumina 4 .00 i\nLime 0.80 i\nPotash 0.73 ,\nPhosphoric acid 0.25 i\nNitrogen 0. 30 i\nAlkali None.\nAbout 20 miles north of the Peace river, muskegs are reported as beginning, becoming\nmore and more frequent as one proceeds north, so that a distance of 30 miles from the river\nwould probably cover all the land suited for agriculture. The climate north of the Peace is\nreported as being much colder than it is south of the river, and chinooks are not so numerous,\nowing to the fact that there is no low gap in the mountains by which the warmer winds might\nenter.\n H 128 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nSeptember 12th.\u2014There was found at St. John a bateau built by the R. N. W. Mounted\nPolice, and left by them in charge of the Hudson Bay Co. This the writer was allowed to\nuse, on condition that he deliver it to the Police Officer at Peace River Crossing. All the\nseams of the bateau had to be caulked, which took a whole day, while Mr. Nation was engaged\nin hewing a pair of oars out of a couple of dry trees.\nSeptember 13th.\u2014In the afternoon all the baggage was aboard the bateau and the trip\ndown the Peace river began. The boat was so big and awkward and the oars so crude, that the\ncurrent was trusted to almost entirely; but as this runs at an average speed of some five miles\nan hour, very good headway was made. Mr. Beeton, agent of the Hudson Bay Co. at Fort\nSt. John, started at the same time in a small canoe, with his two boys and an Indian, but\nafter accompanying the bateau for two days he went ahead, and was only overtaken at Dunvegan, where he had stopped.\nIn the spring there had been some rather sensational accounts in the Coast newspapers,\nwhich were credited to Mr. Macdonnell, of the Dominion Government Exploration party, as\nto some wonderfully rich locations, made by him and his friends, on the banks of the Peace\nriver, some 17 miles below Fort St. John, which were reported as being very rieh in gold.\nMr. Beeton, who acts as Deputy Mining Recorder for this part of the Province of British\nColumbia, went with the Provincial Mineralogist to those locations and showed where the\nprospecting had been done. The locations had been made on the north bank of the river,\nwhere the river had cut into the bank and exposed a face, in places, '50 feet high, showing the\nstrata to consist of alternating beds of dark, earthy shales, of Cretaceous age, often containing\nnodular clay iron-stones and calcareous sand-stones, which latter were found to be frequently\nimpregnated with iron sulphides. These beds are seen in the river banks for many miles,\nhaving a slight dip to the east and forming the underlying beds of the prairie district. In\ncommon with most of the similar formations of the region, these deposits will, when crushed,\noccasionally give colours of gold, which may or may not have been derived from the present\nstream. Samples were taken of, what appeared to be, the most highly mineralised portions\nof the beds carrying the iron pyrites, and the highest assay obtained was about $2 in gold\nto the ton. No development work had been done on the properties since they were staked,\nand as the \" Record Year\" had just about expired, it is reasonable to suppose that the\nclaims had been abandoned.\nThe first locations are reported to have been made by a prospector named Mulligan, who\nhad been employed as cook for Mr. Macdonnell's party. Mulligan was met by the writer at\nFort St. John, and said that he had disposed of his holdings to Mr. Macdonnell.\nThe circumstances serves to bring attention to the fact that much of the country contains\ngold, if only in relatively small quantities, and this may be the source of the gold already\nmentioned as having been found on bars, etc., in the Peace river. ,\nThe first afternoon the bateau travelled down stream some 15 miles, when Camp\nXXXVIII. was made, on an island nearly opposite the mouth of Mud river, which flows in\nfrom the south.\nSeptember 14.\u2014In the morning, drifting down the river was again begun, and when the\nmouth of the North Pine river was passed it was seen that the river flowed in a coulee, with\nsteep banks and with no bottom land. At 10:30 A. M. the mouth of Cutbank river was passed.\nAt about 1 p. m. the boundary line between British Columbia and Alberta, some 45 miles\nbelow Fort St. John, was reached, and Mr. Beeton, of the Hudson Bay Co., shot a moose as\nit was swimming across the river. Camp XXXIX. was made here for the night, Mr. Beeton,\nafter leaving half of the moose meat, continuing in his canoe to Dunvegan.\n h\nto\n<\nw\nI\nX\nh\nK\n0\n0\nz\n5\n0\n0\n\u25ba4\nffi\"\nfc)\n>\nw\no\nPC\nfc.\n(K\nw\nfcl\no\nw\n0.\nfc.\n0\nw\nJ\n>\n 7 Ed. 7 Essington to Edmonton. H 129\nSeptember 15th, 16th and 17th were spent drifting down the river, with some little\nassistance from the oars. At noon on the 17th Dunvegan, a Hudson Bay Co. post, situated\non the north bank of the river, some 110 miles below Fort St. John, was reached. Dunvegan\nwas formerly the headquarters of the Company for this district, but it is now relatively\nunimportant, serving merely as a trading post for the Indian settlement of Spirit River, which\nis a few miles south of the river at this point, and is connected with Dunvegan by a waggon\nroad. This post also serves the Indians from the country to the north and a few half-breeds\nsettled in the vicinity.\nAfter a stop of two hours at Dunvegan, where the Company's agent, Mr. S. J. H. Betson,\nwas seen, the trip downstream was resumed, but the day being wet and cold, Camp XLII.\nwas made early in the afternoon, on the north bank of the river, about 15 miles below the\nfort.\nSeptember 18th and 19th.\u2014After floating down the river for two days more, Peace River\nCrossing, at the mouth of the Smoky river, was reached early in the afternoon of the 19th.\nHere the boat was turned over to Sergeant Anderson, of the R. N. W. Mounted Police, and\nGamp XLIV. was made at the police barracks.\nFrom Peace River Crossing there is a road,\u2014so called by courtesy,\u2014to Lesser Slave\nLake, a Hudson Bay post and R. N. W. M. Police headquarters for the district, which lies about\n100 miles to the south-east. Over this road all the supplies for the Peace River district are\nteamed, mostly in winter, but at this season of the year, owing to heavy rains and clayey soil,\nthe freight teams had stopped and no horses were obtainable at the Crossing. Here again\nthere was luck, for, although no teams had been through for ten days, on the evening of the\n19th a special freight waggon, with four horses and a saddle-horse, arrived at the Crossing\nfrom Lesser Slave lake and was to go back again next day, so arrangements were made with\nthe freighter to return with him.\nSeptember 20th.\u2014Left Peace River Crossing for Lesser Slave lake post with Marshall\nRobinson, the half-breed packer. The journey of 100 miles occupied four days, and the\nHudson Bay Company's post, at Lesser Slave lake, was reached on the evening of Sunday,\nSeptember 23rd, and Camp XLVIII. was made on the Company's grounds.\nSeptember 24th.\u2014The writer called upon Major Constantine, the Mounted Police Officer\nCommanding this district, and here again there was good fortune, for, through the courtesy of\nthe Officer Commanding, he was loaned a large Peterboro canoe in which to make the journey\nof 200 miles by water to Athabaska Landing. Another fortunate circumstance was the\nmeeting at the barracks with Mr. John Fielder, the Alberta Government Inspector of Roads,\nwho wished to make the same trip. A land prospector from the United States, also wishing\nto go down the river, was found, which made up the requisite crew of four for the canoe.\nSeptember 25th was spent at Lesser Slave Lake, where the Indian dogs again cleaned the\ncamp out of bacon, although it was in a box in a well-pegged-down tent.\nSeptember 26th.\u2014Mr. Nation and the writer started from the post on Buffalo lake, an\nextension of Lesser Slave lake, at 10 a.m., but the water in the connecting channel was so low\nthat the canoe, drawing only six inches of water, stuck fast in the mud, and, after wading\nashore, Indians were obtained, with few clothes on to get wet or muddy, who had to practically carry the canoe over the shoals to deep water in the lake. The rest of the party was\npicked up, and by about 4 p.m. a start was again made, to succeed that night in only getting\naround the point into the main lake, where Camp XLIX. was made on the beach, at one of\nthe few points on the lake where the water was deep enough near shore to permit even a\ncanoe to land.\n H 130 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nSeptember 27th.\u2014For a number of days a heavy wind from the east had been blowing,\nwhich would have seriously retarded, if not prevented, passage down Lesser Slave lake, but\nthis morning, by further good fortune, the wind changed and blew down the lake, and with\nthe aid of a sail, about 50 miles was made before night, having in the afternoon a rather\nexciting time running before a dangerous gale and managing by good luck to slip into the\nmouth of Asno creek, one of the few available shelters on the west shore. The lake being^\nvery shallow, a heavy sea rises quickly under a gale. Here Camp L. was made and the tents\nwere set up in a clump of bushes just before a heavy rain-storm set in.\nLesser Slave lake is some 70 miles long by about 10 wide. Down the centre there is a\nchannel perhaps a mile wide, with comparatively deep water, but the rest of the lake is so-\nshoal, with bars of sand running out from shore for miles, that even a canoe does not find\nwater enough to float, and, except at three or four small places on the entire lake, cannot be\nbrought within half a mile from shore. At the mouth of Asno creek the current from the\ncreek, instead of forming a delta, keeps a channel, some 20 feet wide by about a foot deep,\nwashed clear through the bar. This channel was found more by good luck than anything else,\nas none of the party knew the lake, the only guide to it being the character of the waves\nbreaking in it, and another half-hour on the lake would certainly have seen the canoe swamped.\nSeptember 28th.\u2014With a light but favouring wind, and after grounding once or twice on\nshoals two or three miles from shore, the outlet of the lake was reached about 2 p. m., getting\nthere just in time, as the winds blew up the lake in the afternoon.\nAfter lunch a start was made down the Lesser Slave river, a quiet, meandering stream\n100 feet wide, flowing at the rate of about one and a half miles an hour, between perpendicular\nbanks, from six to eight feet high, through an area of level prairie country covered with\nbeautiful grass and hay three feet high, with patches of willow bushes here and there. The\ncourse of the river is so tortuous that in one place an artificial channel, cut through the bank\nfor 200 feet or so, cuts off a bend in the river channel for three miles. The steep grass-covered\nbanks, with their willow trees, and the smooth, placidly-flowing water, gave the stream more\nthe appearance of an Old Country canal rather than a northern river in its primitive state.\nAt about 6 p. M. Camp LI. was made, some 15 miles down the river.\nSeptember 29th.\u2014The river, from the lake to its junction with the Athabaska, was estimated at about 50 miles as it flows, although a straight line from its source to the mouth is not\nover two-thirds that distance. The first 30 miles is as already described, but for the next 20\nmiles the river is a succession of rapids, consisting of water flowing rapidly over shoals, composed of rounded stones and so shallow that it was with difficulty that a channel could be\npicked out deep enough to float the canoe. By night the river had been descended to a point\nsome 10 miles below the beginning of the rapids, where a stern-wheel steamer was found tied\nup to the bank for the winter, it having been found impossible to get it any farther up stream,\nowing to the very low stage of the water. This steamer had been built at Athabaska Landing\nin 1906 by Capt. Barber, for use on Lesser Slave lake. This night Camp LII. was made\naboard the boat, and all greatly appreciated the finding of a ready-made covering under which\nto unroll blankets and a table and chairs at which to eat meals.\nSeptember 30th.\u2014The worst half of the succession of rapids was still to be run, and one\nof the men left in charge of the steamboat, who knew the lower rapids, as he explained, \" by\ndragging the steamer over them,\" volunteered to accompany the party to the junction of the\nAthabaska river. When within two rapids from the Athabaska the first mishap was met with,\nas, in attempting to round a curve in a rapid, the canoe was carried sideways against a boulder,\nwhich stove a hole in the frail craft, the boards of which were not more than a quarter of an\ninch thick and of basswood. Fortunately, however, the shore was reached before the canoe\n 7 Ed. 7 Essington to Edmonton. H 131\nsank, and, taking the cargo out, a board was rivetted on the inside, over the break, pitch put\nover the patch, and a piece of tin, obtained by unsoldering a condensed milk tin, tacked over\nall. Materials for such patching had been carried all the season, and only during the last\ntwo days of the long boat journey had they been found necessary.\nThe Athabaska river was entered about 4 p.m., and after proceeding down stream for some\n15 miles, Camp LIII. was made at about 6 p. m., on the north shore of the river.\nOctober 1st.\u2014The Athabaska river is a stream varying in width from 300 yards to half\na mile, deep enough for steamboat navigation, at least as far as the mouth of the Lesser Slave\nriver, and flowing with an average current of about six miles an hour.\nIn the morning a steamer was met taking a last load of supplies up to the mouth of Lesser\nSlave river, from which point goods are taken up the Lesser Slave river and lake in \" York\nboats,\" to be forwarded on to the Peace river district.\nLate in the afternoon, while running through a particularly wide and swift stretch of\nriver, the canoe bumped a submerged rock, breaking three holes through, fortunately right\nunder a dunnage bag, which partly blocked up the holes. The shore was reached before the\ncanoe swamped, but only just in time. An hour sufficed to put a board patch on the inside of\nthe canoe and a piece of canvas laid on in pitch on the outside, when a start was again made\nand Athabaska Landing reached about two hours after dark.\nOctober 2nd.\u2014Mr. Fielder, Mr. Nation and the writer left by waggon for Edmonton, a\ndistance of 100 miles, arriving there at 7 p. m. on the 4th.\nOctober 5th was spent in Edmonton.\nOctober 6th.\u2014Left Edmonton in the morning, arriving at Calgary in the afternoon.\nOctober 7th.\u2014Left Calgary at 7 a. m., arriving in Victoria on evening of 8th.\n H 132\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nSOUTH-EAST KOOTENAY DISTRICT.\nFORT STEELE MINING DIVISION.\nReport op J. F. Armstrong, Gold Commissioner.\nSir,\u2014I have the honour to submit a report on the progress of mining in the Fort Steele\nMining Division for the year 1906.\nThe following table shows approximately the number of mineral claims held during each\nyear since 1899 :\u2014\nHeld under Crown\nGrant or Certificate of Improvement.\nCertificate\nof Work.\nNew\nLocations.\n1899\t\n37\n71\n104\n117\n142\n167\n189\n241\n718\n704\n642\n451\n335\n260\n193\n235\n729\n1900\t\n470\n1901\t\n455\n1902\t\n1903 \t\n253\n200\n1904\t\n169\n1905.. \t\n181\n1906>\t\n160\nThe assessment work done on mineral claims shows a slight increase, but the number of\nnew locations is smaller than in the previous year.\nThe shipping mines have been the St. Eugene Group at Moyie and the Sullivan and\nNorth Star Groups at Kimberley. The North Star Group has shipped only 2,900 tons of ore,\nbut has been energetically pushing development work throughout the year. Work has been\ncontinued on the Stemwinder, a neighbouring claim to the North Star, with good results, and\nthis claim will undoubtedly be added to the list of shipping mines in this Division within the\nnext twelve months.\nThe syndicate which secured rights during the year 1905 to prospoct under the waters of\nMoyie lake, between the St. Eugene and Aurora Groups, has been boring on the eastern shore\nand in the lake, and expects to reach the vein shortly.\nDevelopment work on a large scale would be justified on many properties with the present\nmeans of transportation, but capital seems to be waiting for cheaper transport.\nThe silver-lead ore from this Mining Division has this year contributed largely to the\ntotal mineral production of the Province.\nPlacer Mining.\nThe usual output from Wild Horse creek by Chinamen has been made. An hydraulic\nplant has been completed by a company of white men, who washed for six weeks during the\nearly part of the fall.\nOne hydraulic company has been operating with a large staff of men on Perry creek\nduring the whole summer. The steam shovel installed on this creek has not operated this\nyear.\n .-;H::\nFINLAY RAPIDS ON THE PEACE RIVER, B. C.\nPEACE RIVER, MOUNTAINS OPPOSITE Mt. SELWYN, B. C.\n 7 Ed. 7 South-East Kootenay District. H 133\nThe company operating on Bull river resumed work late in the fall, but I have no details\nof the work done.\nCoal and Coke.\nThe Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company continues shipping coal and manufacturing coke in\nlarge quantities. In consequence of the mines being closed for some months by a strike, it\nhas not been able to supply the constantly increasing demand. The Provincial Mineralogist\nwill report more fully on their operations that I can. The installation of improved machinery\nduring the year will result in increasing the daily output.\nThe Imperial Coal and Coke Company, having uncovered coal on the different groups of\ncoal licences held by them on Fording river, have applied for and obtained leases over 89 lots,\ncovering 53,851 acres of land. The preliminary survey of a railway route to these properties\nhas been completed.\nThe Elk Valley Coal Company, holdidg 44 licences and leases on the upper Elk river,\nhas discovered coal on several of its claims, and is continuing the exploration of the others.\nCoal has also been discovered and leases have been granted on 41 lots lying immediately\nnorth of Lot 4,588, on the upper Elk river, and leases have been granted covering 26,240\nacres.\nCoal licences covering 13,440 acres on the north fork of Michel creek are in force.\nA syndicate holds 16 coal leases, covering 10,240 acres, at the northern end of Lot 4,593.\nI have not in my office any record of the number of coal licences and leases in force in\nthe other parts of Lot 4,593.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Fort Steele Mining Division.\nMineral claims recorded 160\nPlacer claims recorded or re-recorded 4\nPartnership placer claims recorded or re-recorded 2\nCertificates of work 235\nPayments in lieu of assessment work 0\nCertificates of improvement recorded 30\nConveyances or other documents of title recorded 42\nPartnership agreements 2\nGold Commissioner's permits recorded 8\nDocuments fyled 18\nAffidavits 289\nRecords of water grants and permits , 2\nMining leases issued 3\nMining leases in force 29\nFree miners' certificates issued, (ordinary) , 361\nn n i: ii (companies) 6\nii ii ii n (special, individual) , 3\nCrown grants issued 22\nRecords of abandonment 2\nRevenue.\nFree miners' certificates $2,224 25\nMining receipts 2,990 75\n H 134 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nNORTH-EAST KOOTENAY DISTRICT.\nGOLDEN MINING DIVISION.\nReport of J. E. Griffiths, Gold Commissioner.\nI have the honour to submit my annual mining report for the District of North-East\nKootenay for the year 1906. Mining is practically at a standstill as regards the shipment of\nore, and will probably remain so until there are better transportation facilities in the valley.\nA large percentage of the ore must be treated on the ground.\nThis well-known property, which is situated close to the C. P. Railway\nMonarch. track near Field, is likely to have another trial. Bunk-houses have been\ncommenced and a wire cable to convey the ore down to the track is on the\nground. A lease of the Golden Smelter has been secured, where the installation of new\nmachinery is contemplated for the treatment of this particular ore, which has hitherto always\nbeen done at a loss. Whether this proposed new treatment is successful or not remains to be\nseen.\nWork on a small scale has been prosecuted continuously on this group\nShining Beauty, of claims, which is the property of the Labourers' Co-operative Co., and the\nonly one at present worked by them. The development work consists of\none tunnel 400 feet and one 200 feet.\nWork was discontinued on the Giant during the summer, but will be resumed again\nshortly.\nAll other work in this Division consisted practically of assessment work only.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Golden Mining Division.\nFree miners' certificates 101\nCompany certificates 4\nSpecial certificates 1\nMineral claims recorded 44\nPlacer claims re-recorded .' 1\nCertificates of work 26\nConveyances 7\nPowers of attorney 5\nAgreements 2\nCrown-granted mineral claims 92\nRevenue.\nFree miners' certificates $ 898 50\nMining receipts general 710 10\nRent of water records 11 00\nRoyalty -. 200 29\nAcreage tax 590 00\nTax sales ' 15 00\n$2,424 89\n 7 Ed. 7 North-East Kootenay District. H 135\nWINDERMERE MINING DIVISION.\nReport of E. J. Scovil, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit herewith my report on the Windermere Mining Division for\n1906.\nRailway communication, which is not far off, construction being actually under way, will\nchange conditions tremendously, although, as a matter of fact, the different properties can ship\nat a profit under the present inadequate transportation conditions.\nThe following properties made shipments before the close of navigation on the Columbia :\u2014\nTecumseh, Nettie M., Black Diamond, B. C. and Tilbury, Ptarmigan and Paradise, which, with\nthe exception of the two latter, were worked by local owners and one lessee. The Tecumseh,\nParadise and Ptarmigan will continue work throughout the winter.\nLead Queen Group, on B. D. S. creek, a tributary of No. 3 creek, continues to improve\nwith development work, which, as heretofore, is being done on the sole resources of the three\n\u25a0original locators. It is expected that this property will become one of the large shippers in\nEast Kootenay. The owners will continue work throughout the winter.\nA new strike was made this season, on the 17th of September, on a tributary of the north\nfork of Toby creek, and is known as the Comstock Group. The paystreak averages about 3 feet\nin width, and is said to assay $86.39 to the ton in silver and lead. The owners have installed\na winter camp and are taking out several carloads of ore for shipment in the spring. This\nproperty is considered one of the most promising locations made in East Kootenay. It is\nunderstood that development work on an extensive scale will be commenced in the spring.\nNothing more than the usual assessment work has been done on the majority of the\nproperties, in anticipation of the advent of new capital.\nAs most of the properties have been previously described by me, I deem it unnecessary to\nrepeat this year.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Windermere Mining Division.\nFree miners' certificates 95\nTransfers, etc 10\nAssessments 86\nLocations 36\nCertificates of improvements 2\nWater records 28\nRevenue, $2,212.75.\n H 136 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nNORTH-WEST KOOTENAY DISTRICT.\nReport by Fred. Fraser, Gold Commissioner.\nI have the honour to submit herewith my annual report, on the progress of mining within-\nthe Revelstoke, Illecillewaet,* Lardeau and Trout Lake Mining Divisions, for the year ending.\nDecember 31st, 1906.\nThe year now closed has an exceptionally light record in mining. In the Revelstoke-\nDivision, the Prince Mining Co. worked a few men in the early part of the season, but in the\nremainder of the division nothing beyond assessment work was recorded.\nIn the Lardeau Division the Eva mine has kept its stamps going steadily, at the same\ntime carrying on much development work in anticipation of increasing its stamps and mill-\npower at an early date. The Elwood Tinworkers Gold and Silver Mining Company has about\ncompleted its large outlay for machinery, which is nearing its final installation, and is expected,\nto be put into operation by June 1st. The Beatrice mines have carried on much development,\nwork, with complete satisfaction to its shareholders, while the Mammoth Mining Syndicate,,\nduring the year, surmounted many serious obstacles and is now ready to ship ore. In this\ndivision some exceptionally fine discoveries have been made during the season, which must,\nsooner or later, attract attention and investment.\nIn the Trout Lake Mining Division, the Silver Cup still stands at the head of the shippers;\nthe Lucky Boy closed down after a few weeks' shipping, but the company is making financial\narrangements for work on a much larger scale than heretofore. The Triune, Bad Shot, Broadview and many other properties are giving promise of future prosperity, and while fewer\nproperties have changed hands during the season, confidence is firmer and the outlook brighter\nthan it has been for some years past.\nThe Revelstoke and McCulloch Creek Hydraulic Mining Co.'s ground,.\nPlacer Mining, under the management of Mr. J. D. Sibbald, promises to turn out well, and\nnow that the old workings have been cleared away and virgin ground struck,\na record can be looked for. French creek had a revival of interest during the close of the\nseason. Smith creek is on the eve of a busy year. The new company, under the management of Mr. F. H. Guffey, has installed an up-to-date ferry, crossing the Columbia river at\nthe mouth of Smith creek, erected a saw-mill, constructed some seven miles of trail, and has\nordered the necessary machinery for a first-class hydraulic plant.\n* Illecillewaet Mining Division.\u2014By an Order in Council, approved on April 4th, 1907, taking;\neffect on May 1st, 1907, the Illecillewaet Mining Division was abolished and the territory formerly included\nwithin its boundaries was divided between the Lardeau and Revelstoke Mining Divisions. That portion of\nit lying on the drainage area of the Ineomappleux or Fish river has been added to the Lardeau Mining;\nDivision, and the remainder to the Revelstoke Mining Division.\n Mt. SELWYN ON PEACE RIVER, B. C, LOO KING^SOUTH-E AST.\nCAMP ON PEACE RIVER, AT FOOT OF Mt. SELWYN, LOOKING NORTH-EAST.\n 7 Ed. 7 North-West Kootenay District. H 137\nREVELSTOKE DIVISION.\nReport of W. E. McLauchlin, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit my annual report of mining operations in the Revelstoke\nMining Division for the year ending December 31st, 1906.\nDuring the past year but little development work has been done on the mines in this\ndivision, other than the necessary annual assessment work, except by the Prince Mining and\nDevelopment Company, Limited, of Revelstoke, B.C., at the headwaters of Downie creek, who\nhave kept a force of men on all season. A large amount of work has been done on these\nproperties, there being upwards of 3,000 feet of tunnelling and shafts. The ore-bearing body\nis proved to a depth of 400 feet, and has been found to be from 2 to 10 feet in thickness.\nA tramway route to the river has been surveyed, which is less than six miles in length and is\npronounced perfectly feasible. The company owns 20 mineral claims and fractions, 18 of\nwhich are Crown-granted. The properties are situated 30 miles up the Columbia river from\nRevelstoke, where the head office of the company is located.\nOn the Revelstoke Group of eight mineral claims, located by Neil McEachern and others\nin 1905, 10 miles south of Revelstoke, on the west side of the Columbia river, the surface\nshowing consists of a ledge of free-milling quartz about 200 feet wide. Mr. McEachern has\nrun 150 feet of tunnel, besides open cuts and cross-cutting on the ledge at different points.\nSome specimens show gold to the naked eye.\nOffice Statistics, Revelstoke Mining Division.\nFree miners' certificates issued 169\nCompanies' n n 6\nMineral claims recorded 42\nCertificates of work issued 89\nMoney paid in lieu of assessment work 3\nPlacer leases issued 3\nBills of sale recorded 40\nPowers of attorney recorded 4\nTROUT LAKE MINING DIVISION.\nReport of F. C. Campbell, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit herewith my report of the progress of the mining industry\nin the Trout Lake Division for the year 1906 :\u2014\nThere has been no marked activity in mining in this Division during the year, and, with a\nfew exceptions, owners of properties have contented themselves with the annual assessments.\nThe most notable event, perhaps, has been the acquisition by the Ohio Mines Development Co.,\nLtd., of the Broadview and other properties situated on Great Northern mountain. These\nclaims, which are within easy reach of transportation, are credited with large bodies of medium\ngrade ore; and, should the expectations of the owners be realised, would be a great boon to\nthe Division. The Poplar creek camp, which was said to contain many good gold properties\nand of which much was expected, remains still practically undeveloped.\nOn the Silver Cup only development work, under contract, was proceeded with from the\n1st January to the 21st of March, at which latter date the mine was closed temporarily, owing\nto possible danger from snow-slides. Operations were resumed, by company work, the latter\npart of April, since which time the mine has been working steadily. The chief aim of the\n>.\n H 138 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nmanagement throughout the year has been development; this has been confined to the ground\nlying to each side of the raise connecting the lower level with the old workings above. Three\nlevels have been run between these points, and the ore showings throughout are very satisfactory. Two thousand and sixty-five feet of drifts and cross-cuts, and 95 feet of raises, were\nrun, making a total of 2,160 feet. No new machinery was installed, but a pipe-line has been\nlaid, thus permitting of the driving of the compressor by water-power during the summer\nmonths. An average of about 35 men was employed during the year. Seven hundred tons\nof first grade ore, galena with grey copper carrying a high percentage of silver, were shipped.\nIt is the policy of the management to maintain ore shipments averaging about 100 tons a\nmonth. This property is owned by the Ferguson Mines, Ltd., and is situated on the south\nfork of Lardeau creek, about 7 miles from Ferguson.\nGround-sluicing has been carried on to a considerable extent on the Yuill Group, which\nlies immediately below the Silver Cup property, exposing a lead from 4 to 5 feet wide and\ncarrying about 4 inches of galena. This is on the strike of the Silver Cup vein and is believed\nto be a continuation of that vein.\nThe Reward Gold and Silver Mining Co., Ltd., is driving a long tunnel near Six-Mile, on\nthe south fork of Lardeau creek, to cut at great depth the porphyry dike in which the Silver\nCup and Nettie L. mines lie, and ran 500 feet during the year, thus making the tunnel 1,050\nfeet long.\nOn the Winslow, situated about one and a half miles west of the Silver Cup, a cross-cut\ntunnel has been driven 140 feet cutting a quartz vein about 8 feet wide, which carries good\ngold values.\nConsiderable work, of a prospecting nature, has been done on the Star Group, situated\nnear the last-mentioned property.\nThe Broadview, situated on Great Northern mountain, was operated from January to\nApril by a local syndicate, with a force of about 14 men. During this period 230 tons of ore\nwas mined and shipped, and considerable development work done. On the 1st of September\nthe property was acquired by the Ohio Mines Development Co., Ltd., which has since that\ndate driven 470 feet of drifts, cross-cuts and raises. The work so far undertaken by this\ncompany has been purely development. The lead, where cut, is said to contain 26 feet of\nmilling ore. Sixteen men have been employed during this period. The Blue Bell, St. Elmo\nand True Fissure, adjoining properties, are under bond to the same company.\nConsiderable development work was done on the Lucky Boy, which is situated on Trout\ncreek and owned by the Chestnut Hill Mining Co., Ltd., 7 men being employed for about 3\nmonths during the summer. Thirty tons of ore was shipped from this property.\nOn the Calumet and Hecla, situated on Rapid creek, a number of open cuts were made\nand the vein stripped for a considerable distance. This property possesses an excellent surface\nshowing and carries good gold values.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Trout Lake Mining Division.\nFree miners' certificates issued to individuals 192\nii ii companies . 7\nii n individuals (special) >...'. 1\nMineral claims recorded 126\nCertificates of work issued 449\nCash paid in lieu of assessment work 1\nCertificates of improvements recorded 8\nBills of sale, agreements, etc., recorded 95\nGold Commissioner's permissions recorded , 3\n 7 Ed. 7 North-West Kootenay District. H 139\nLARDEAU MINING DIVISION.\nReport of Geo. Sdmner, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit herewith a short report of the progress made by the Lardeau\nMining Division during the year 1906 :\u2014\nThere has been little change in the mining situation here since the report of last year.\nThe location of mineral claims has slightly increased, whilst the assessment work recorded has\nslightly declined. This, however, indicates that locations without merit are allowed to lapse.\nThe same companies actively engaged in mining during last year are one and all showing their\nfaith in the district by pushing development and by enlarging their mining plant and adding\nmachinery which will increase their output.\nThe management of this valuable property has passed from the original\nBeatrice. owners into the hands of heavy shareholders, whose intention it is to prove\nand that as quickly as possible, that the Beatrice is a rich silver-lead property.\nOre has been encountered in the intermediate tunnel, which was being driven for last year.\nNow attention is being directed to strike the ore-body in the lower tunnel.\nThis mine is Camborne's mainstay in free gold. The company has\nEva. slowly, but surely, demonstrated that it has free gold in paying quantities,\nand has raised the property to the self-supporting (and hopes during the\ncoming year to the dividend-paying) stage. This company, in the past, has been supplying its\n10-stamp mill with something like 1,000 tons a month, by hand-drilling, but before this reaches\nthe press, the Rand compressor, which is now being installed, will be supplying air to seven or\neight air drills. With the addition of 10 other stamps, it will not be difficult to treat practically\ndouble the above tonnage, with the same monthly expenditure.\nThis company resumed operations in the spring, and has by systematic\nGold Finch. development proved that free-milling ore still exists on its property.\nReconstruction of the aerial tram, which was burnt out two years ago, is\nlooked for this spring, and the stamp-mill will then be again started.\nThe Edward Baillie Syndicate, operating this property, is working\nMammoth. under great disadvantage, developing it during winter by using the\nproceeds of the very rich ore which is extracted from the surface in the\nsummer. In the event of the lead being struck in the present workings ore can be taken out\nthe year round.\nThis property is still lying idle. The confidence displayed by thes share-\nOyster Criterion, holders at the outset has never been shaken by lack of merit in their\nholdings at Camborne.\nThis company has installed a saw-mill, aerial tram and compressor, and\nSilver Dollar. has a stamp-mill, with crusher and Chilian mill, en route to the property.\nOwing to the mountainous trail to the mill, some five miles above Camborne,\nand the nature of the machinery to be taken up for installation, there will, of necessity, be a\nperiod of heavy expenditure. The management by this time should know the value of their\nore, also the available quantity, and should be in a position to inform the shareholders, should\nthey require the information, the net proceeds from the ore\u2014I say net advisedly. Milling can\nonly extract a percentage of the ore, and at present any values remaining in concentrates could\nnot be reckoned on to yield full values, on account of cost of transportation of same to the\nsmelter.\n H 140 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThis property adjoins the Silver Dollar. Considerable work has been done\nDel Ray. on this during the past year, but the owners being away, nothing authentic\ncan be stated. The contractors, however, report good bodies of ore everywhere, and the values are supposed to be eminently satisfactory.\nOne location made during the past year is worthy of note, viz., the Berneire. A specimen\nfrom this property is on exhibition, apparently a piece of white quartz weighing about 100 Bis.,\nand covered with visible gold. This location adjoins the Nelson Group, a free-milling gold\nproposition, and being directly in line with the Eva and Gold Finch properties, it would tend\nto show the continuity of the gold belt through this section.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Lardeau Mining Division.\nLocations recorded 56\nCertificates of work recorded 133\nBills of sale 20\nFree miners' certificates 95\nii ii company 1\nCertificates of improvement 8\n t _.\n#%\u25a0-*\u25a0\u25a0 :\nCOAL FORMATION ON PEACE RIVER, B. C.\nPARLE-PAS RAPIDS ON PEACE RIVER, B. C.\n 7 Ed. .7 Slocan District. H 141\nSLOCAN DISTRICT.\nAINSWORTH, SLOCAN AND SLOCAN CITY MINING DIVISIONS.\nReport of E. E. Chipman, Gold Commissioner.\nI have the honour to submit my report for the Slocan District for the year 1906.\nDuring the year there has not been very much activity in mining, but, on the whole, an\namount of progress has been made which justifies the confidence that prevails throughout the\n\u2022district. The number of mines working under lease has increased, and the results obtained\nhave been, in nearly every case, reported as satisfactory to the operators. The imposition of\na duty on zinc ores going into the United States caused a falling off in the shipments of ores\nof this character, but it is hoped that this duty will be removed in the near future and that\nthe larger zinc producers will be able to resume operations.\nNote by Provincial Mineralogist.\u2014Since this Report was written the duty on zinc\nores imported into the United States has been removed and they now enter free. The following\nis the decision of the \" U. S. General Appraisers,\" as published in the official \" Treasury\nDecisions\" issued to U. S. Customs and other officials, dated February 7th, 1907 :\u2014\n-\"(Treasury Decisions, 27,891\u2014General Appraisers, 6,540.)\n\" Calamine and other ores of Zinc.\n\"The term 'calamine' in paragraph 514, Tariff Act of 1897, includes both the carbonate\nand the silicate of zinc; hence such ores of zinc are free of duty under the provision for\ncalamine in said paragraph; 'blende,' or sulphide of zinc, not being a 'metallic substance,' as\nthat term is employed in paragraph 183, is free of duty under paragraph 614 as a crude mineral,\nthe circumstance that the large pieces of ore have been broken into smaller ones and the rock\nand dirt removed for economy and convenience in transportation not being sufficient to exclude\nthe merchandise from classification under the provisions in paragraph 614 for 'minerals, crude,\n-or not advanced in value or condition by refining or grinding, or by other process of manufacture,' subject, however, to the qualification that when lead is found in these ores duty shall be\ntaken on the amount of lead contained therein, as described in paragraph 181\" (1J cents per\npound).\nThe most notable discovery in the district was that of a large body of stibnite in the\nAlps and Alturas claims, on the north fork of Carpenter creek. The ore shows in a well-\ndefined ledge, four feet in width, running 65 % antimony. The owners of the property, The\nGolden Crown Gold and Silver Mining Company, Louis Hind, M.E., manager, owing to the\nlateness of the season and the elevation of the mines, viz., 7,700 feet, were unable to do more\nthan development work during the fall, but sufficient progress was made to show that the ore-\nbody is a very extensive one. A car load of ore is now sacked on the dump and a large\nquantity of ore is blocked out ready for mining. The management has arranged for the construction of an aerial tramway 4,000 feet in length, and for the building of substantial\nquarters for a large force of men, that operations may be carried on continuously. The ore is\nto be sent to Scotland for treatment, and shipments will be made as soon as the tramway is\ninstalled.\n H 142 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nAINSWORTH MINING DIVISION.\nIn this Division the most marked progress has been made in the Ainsworth Camp. An\nimportant sale was made during the year of the Krao mine to Montana parties, for the consideration of $100,000. The Krao was one of the oldest claims in the camp and had been\npractically idle for years. The discovery of native silver in this claim, and the above-\nmentioned sale, has renewed confidence in the permanency and value of the properties in the\ncamp, and a number of abandoned or idle claims are being opened up. The following is a\nshort statement of what has been accomplished at Ainsworth during the year:\u2014\nOn the Tariff six men were employed and 350 feet of cross-cut tunnels were driven to\ntap the vein below the old workings. No ore was shipped.\nOn the Albion 200 feet of tunnel on the ledge was driven from the main tunnel of the\nHighland Mining Company. Four men were employed. No ore was shipped.\nThe Black Diamond and Little Donald were under lease to two men. The work consisted\nin stoping ore from the old workings. Fifty tons of ore were shipped,\nThe Maestro was under bond to Messrs. Giegerich and King. Six men were employed.\nA shaft was sunk 80 feet, 100 feet of tunnel was driven, and considerable surface stripping\nwas done. No ore shipped.\nNumber One mine was under lease to two men. One hundred feet of drifting on the\nledge was done and 90 tons of ore were shipped.\nThe United employed 12 men ; put up gallows frame, hoisting plant, and built shaft-\nhouse, cook and bunk-houses; drifted several hundred feet on the ledge and made 150 feet of\nupraises; shipped about 200 tons of ore to the Pilot Bay concentrator.\nIn the early part of the year the Krao employed six men, mostly in surface-stripping and\nstoping out ore. The property was sold in October and the new management installed a\nhoisting and pumping plant and erected shaft-, cook- and bunk-houses for the accommodation\nof an increased force. About 1,200 tons of high-grade silver ore were shipped. W. E.\nZwicky, of Kaslo, is manager.\nThe Spokane Trinket employed 14 men during the summer. Several hundred feet of\nraises and tunnels was driven and 60 feet of shaft sunk. About 400 tons of ore were shipped.\nG. H. Barnhart is manager.\nThe Highland (Kootenay, B. C.,) Mining Company's properties have been under bond to\nBurns and Wilson, who employed eight men in development, upraising and drifting. No ore\nwas shipped.\nOn the Blue Bell, on the east shore of Kootenay lake, about 50 men were employed in\nthe early part of the year and 11,000 tons of ore were shipped to the Pilot Bay concentrator.\nIn August the management changed and the shipments of ore ceased. The work of development was, however, continued at the mine and 12 men were steadily employed and a number\nof others were engaged in clearing the right-of-way for a flume from Tam O'Shanter creek.\nThe present company intends erecting a 200-ton concentrator at the mine. Ten thousand tons\nof ore are now stored in the mine ready for treatment, and it is conservatively estimated that\n1,000,000 tons are ready to be mined and taken down as soon as the proposed concentrator is\nready for operation. S. S. Fowler, Nelson, is the manager.\nWoodbury Creek.\nOn this creek the Baltimore worked an average of two men continuously during the year\nand did 500 feet of development. No ore was shipped.\nThe Pontiac Group worked four men since October, in development. No ore shipped.\n 7 Ed. 7 Slocan District. H 143\nThe Jessie Bluebird worked an average of two men continuously during the year. At\nthe present time six men are employed, three at the mine and three rawhiding ore. Twenty-\nfour tons of ore were shipped, which netted the owner $5,830. Several car-loads are now at\nthe mine awaiting shipment. The owner, Eric Johnson, intends working the mine steadily\nwith an increased force. Three hundred feet of tunnel was driven and 50 feet of shaft sunk\nduring the year.\nThe King Solomon Mines Company has worked a small force of men steadily on its various\nproperties during the year, but has shipped no ore.\nA small amount of development work has been done on the Scranton, Daniel, Ontario\nand Cable claims, and all the claims on the creek have been represented.\nHamil Creek.\nThe Argenta Mines Company has put in a 10-drill Allis-Chalmers compressor plant,\nwhich is operated by water power, and built 2,600 feet of flume. It has employed an average\nof 15 men during the year and has accomplished 1,600 feet of development. The management intends to put in a plant for the treatment of the large bodies of ore near the mine.\nOn the McLaughlan Group of claims the owners have constructed a trail and built cabins,\npreparatory to continuous work.\nOn the south side of Hamil creek, J. C. Hanson has opened up a fine lead of copper ore\ncarrying good values in free gold. The vein is supposed to be a continuation of the Argenta\nMines property.\nThe Lavina-Butte Group still remains closed down.\nOn the Duncan river and its tributaries very little development besides the necessary\nannual work was performed, but all the important claims have been represented. To the lack\nof transportation facilities is attributed the delay in opening up this part of the district,\nalthough it is believed to be the richest part of the Ainsworth Division.\nSouth Fork of Kaslo Creek.\nThe Flint mine has employed three men continuously in development during the year,\nand has about 40 tons of ore ready for shipment, which will assay 100 ounces silver and\n70 % lead.\nThe Bismark has worked three men steadily, has done 150 feet of development and\nshipped 120 tons of ore.\nThe Index worked three men steadily from February to the end of the year, and has done\n450 feet of development work in driving tunnels. Drifted on the vein 95 feet, exposing for\nnearly the whole distance a fine body of ore, which will assay 100 ozs. silver to the ton and\nover 70 % lead. The management intends to prosecute development work with an increased\nforce during the ensuing year.\nThe Cork mine worked an average of 35 men from the beginning of the year to the end\nof October, when the mill was shut down on account of shortage of water. About 700 tons\nof silver-lead concentrates were shipped. The management intends to resume operations early\nin the year.\nThe Montezuma mine consists of a group of five claims and is owned by H. Giegerich, of\nKaslo. An average of 12 men has been employed on the property since early spring in\ndeveloping the mine and repairing the aerial tramway. There are large bodies of concentrating\nores exposed in the mine carrying lead, silver and zinc. A hundred tons of clean galena ore\n H 144 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nwere taken out in development, but have not been shipped. The tramway connects the mine\nwith a concentrator which has a capacity of about 70 tons a day. The concentrator is owned\njointly by Mr. Giegerich and the Province Mines, and is to be operated jointly by them.\nThe Province Group, owned by the Province Mines, employed about 40 men during the\nsummer, fall and winter in reconstructing the Montezuma concentrator and adapting it to the\nsaving of zinc concentrates, as well as lead and silver. A saw-mill has been built, flumes,\nbridges and roads constructed, tramway erected, and everything in connection with the mill\nhas been put in first class shape, making it an up-to-date concentrator. Large bodies of lead,\nsilver and zinc ores are blocked out in the Province, and these, in connection with the extensive bodies of the same class of ore exposed in the Montezuma mine, of which the Province\nCompany is a half owner, are considered to be sufficient to keep the mill working at its full\ncapacity for at least three years.\nOn the B. N. A. two men were employed nearly all summer in development. One hundred feet of tunnel was driven and considerable drifting on the vein. No ore was shipped.\nOne hundred feet of tunnel was driven on the Nome Group by the owners, Messrs. Nor-\nquist and Rugge, and all the other claims on the various branches of the south fork of Kaslo\nriver were fully represented.\nDevelopment on the Jackson mines has been steadily progressing with a crew of five men,\nand the work has further opened up the already large bodies of zinc and lead ore. No shipments were made from the property during the past year.\nKootenay Ore Company, Limited, Sampler and Separating Plant at Kaslo, B. C.\nThis plant has done much to solve the problem of the proper treatment of low-grade ores\nand the bringing of such to a marketable value. The company has four Dings electro-magnetic\nseparators installed in its works, and these machines and the entire plant were favourably\nreported on by the Zinc Commission appointed by the Dominion Government to inquire into\nthe zinc resources of British Columbia. The principal separation work has been on Ruth and\nJackson zinc ores, and material from which an average 37 % zinc was extracted yields in the\nnew process 51 %. This plant will be in a position to treat the zinc ores coming from the\nentire south fork of Kaslo river, and arrangements to that end have been practically completed.\nMessrs. Fowler, Retallack and Koch steadily worked at their lease on the Whitewater\nand Whitewater Deep claims, and employed altogether about 30 men in development and in\ntaking out and marketing ore. Seven hundred tons of ore were shipped during the year,\nnetting the lease-holders very substantial returns. The work will be steadily prosecuted the\ncoming year.\nTwo men have been working continuously on the Empress at Bear lake, and the Silver\nGlance worked a small force the greater part of the year.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Ainsworth Mining Division.\nFree Miners' Certificates, personal 241\nii n companies 4\nNew claims recorded 141\nTransfers recorded 66\nCertificates of work issued 411\nPayments in lieu of work 4\nWater records issued 74\nPre-emptions issued 35\nCertificates of improvements 90\nCertificates of purchase 183\n MOBERLY LAKE, B. C, FROM THE EAST.\n>i\nPACKING OVER MOUNTAIN-OF-ROCKS PORTAGE, PEACE RIVER, B. C.\n 7 Ed. 7 Slocan District. H 145\nSLOCAN MINING DIVISION.\nReport by Angus McInnes, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit herewith my annual mining report and office statistics for\nthe Slocan Mining Division for the year ending December 31st, 1906 :\u2014\nThe Payne mine has been worked under the leasing system for the last year, with very\ngood results, Mr. Walker Smith being in charge.\nThe Reco is in charge of Mr. John Steel, and has been worked with a small force during\nthe year and a considerable amount of high grade ore has been shipped.\nThe Goodenough adjoins the Reco, and has also been worked with a small force with good\nresults.\nThe Slocan Star has done very little during the year, litigation with the Star Mining and\nMilling Co. over the apex rights being the cause. It is expected, however, that the case will\nbe settled before spring, and then the mine will open up again with increased force. O. V.\nWhite is the manager.\nThe Hope has been working a few men doing development work. The property has\nhundreds of tons of ore blocked out, and will likely start shipping early in the spring.\nMr. Lewis Pratt has a number of men employed on the Last Chance, and I am informed\nthat early in the spring the number will be doubled, as the mine has a good showing and a\ngreat tonnage of ore in sight.\nThe Sunset, owned and operated by G. H. Hughes, has been worked steadily during the\nyear, with good results.\nThe Idaho, situated at Alamo siding, has been worked very successfully with a small\nforce during the year. Mr. R. Roberts is manager.\nThe Rambler, situated in McGuigan basin, has had a great deal of development work\ndone during the last year, and it is said that there is quite a large tonnage of ore blocked out.\nMr. W. E. Zwicky is manager.\nThe American Boy, also managed by Mr. Zwicky, has shipped a considerable amount of\nlead and zinc ore during the past year.\nThe Monitor and Bosun mines are situated near New Denver, and have had a great deal\nof development work done and ore blocked out. It is the intention of the management to\nwork these properties on a large scale the coming year. Mr. Maurice Gintzburger is manager.\nThe Standard is located near Silverton, and is owned and worked bv Mr. George Aylard,\nof New Denver. Mr. Aylard has just completed two large buildings on the property, and\nproposes to work on a large scale in the coming year. He has ten cars of ore now ready to\nship.\nThe Batchelor has within the last week changed hands. A strong company has taken it\nover and intends to mine it extensively next year.\nThe Hewitt, situated near Silverton, is owned and operated by Mr. M. Davys, of Nelson,\nand was one of the biggest shippers of the Slocan during the year. Mr. Davys has had about\n30 men constantly employed during the year, and the more work that is done the better the\nmine shows up. Mr. Davys has also been working the Vancouver mine, which he has lately\ntransferred to a strong company. This company is making arrangements to build a\nconcentrating plant near the mine, and will work a large force of men the coming year.\nThere are, besides the properties mentioned here, several other properties which have been\nworked on a smaller scale, with good results.\n H 146 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nOffice Statistics\u2014Slocan Mining Division.\nFree miners' certificates issued 253\nCompanies' n h 9\nMining receipts n 223\nClaims recorded 63\nAssessments recorded 237\nTransfers and agreements recorded 41\nCertificates of improvements issued 21\nSLOCAN CITY MINING DIVISION.\nReport of H. R. Jorand, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit my report for the Slocan City Mining Division for the year\nending December 31st, 1906.\nThe ore shipments from this Division during 1906 show a decrease from those, of the\nprevious year, due chiefly to lack of development work during the depression of the metal\nmarket. Some 1,700 tons only has been forwarded to the smelters. Nearly all this, however,\nwas of an exceptionally high grade.\nSpringer Creek.\nAn 8-drill air compressor was installed at the Ottawa mine last summer, enabling deeper\ndevelopment of the mine, the motive power being supplied by Springer creek, 2,500 feet below\nthe mine. At a point 1,000 feet in from the portal of No. 5 Tunnel a winze is now being\nsunk on the vein, where a station has been cut and a hoist installed. This winze has reached\na depth of 90 feet, at which point a new level is being opened up with drifts both ways, the\nnew level being known as No. 6. Five hundred tons of ore were shipped from this mine\nduring 1906, the proceeds of which were sufficient to pay all expenses for that year. Some 30\nmen are now being employed. The present winze will be continued to a depth of 300 feet,\nthat being the capacity of the present hoist.\nThe Arlington mine has been a steady shipper, with 700 tons to its credit for the year.\nThe force has been increased under the management of Mr. W. F. DuBois and development\nwork proceeded with.\nThe Slocan Prince shipped over 300 tons of ore at the beginning of the year, but is now\ntemporarily closed down.\nThe owners of the Myrtle Group are now sacking ore, preparatory to shipping a car-load.\nThe Kimberly was sold during the year to New York people and some development work\nwas done, resulting in a small shipment of ore.\nThe Tamarac, Graphic, Hampton, Meteor, and Triune were all worked this year in a\nsmall way, and some ore was shipped from all these properties.\nTwelve-Mile Creek.\nThe Happy Medium was also sold this year to New York parties, who did some development work and made a small shipment. The group, consisting of five claims, is now being\nCrown-granted.\nA wood strike was made on the Midnight, which is now under lease and is being developed.\nAbout $1,000 was spent in further developing the May Group during the year, and the\nproperties comprising same are now being Crown-granted.\n.\u2022\n 7 Ed. 7 Slocan District. H 147\nTen-Mile Creek.\nA contract has been let on the Neepawa for further development, and a car-load of ore\nwas shipped in September.\nThe most encouraging strike in this Division was made during the past year on the\nWestmont and Black Cloud Group, which has been worked by Mr. F. Griffith for the last\neleven years. About 12 inches of clean ore is now showing in the face of the drift, with an\nassay value of about 300 ounces in silver to the ton.\nLemon Creek.\nNo work was done on this creek during the last year, outside of the regular assessment\nwork.\nOfficial Statistics\u2014Slocan City Mining Division.\nFree miners' certificates issued, ordinary 146\nn. ii special 1\nii ii company 6\nCertificates of work recorded 269\nNew locations recorded 71\nConveyances recorded 79\nCertificates of improvements recorded 18\nCash paid in lieu of work , $1,600\n H 148 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nNELSON DISTRICT.\nNELSON MINING DIVISION.\nReport of Robert A. Renwick, Gold Commissioner.\nThe most noticable feature of the mining development in the Nelson Mining Division\nduring the year 1906 was the success met with in the opening up of the gold ledges in the\nSheep Creek District. In every venture in the section success has crowned the efforts of the\noperators, and, although little beyond preliminary work was undertaken, the ensuing year will\nsee a number of new shipping mines added to the list. The Queen mine was operated throughout the year with a crew varying in number from 25 to 40, and at the Kootenay Belle, Mother\nLode, Ore Hill, Emerald, Devlin Group and the Matthews property development was carried\non with most satisfactory results; with the exception of the Emerald, the values are chiefly\nin gold. The ledges, while not very large, carry high values in gold and are credited with\nhaving every indication of permanence. In the aggregate, considerable shipments have been\nmade from the properties mentioned during the year. The Queen is the only property equipped\nwith a mill, but from the other mines sorted crude ore gave good profit margins.\nAnother very gratifying feature was the discovery of what appears to be an immense\ndeposit of copper on the north side of the Kootenay river, near Beasley siding, on the Canadian\nPacific Railway, from which the owners expect a large copper output. There is every likelihood\nthat the discoveries in these two sections will prove of sufficient importance to attract attention.\nThe Hall Mining and Smelting Company, which for years has been the most active company operating in the district, was forced to show a small loss as the result of the year's work.\nThis was the more disappointing in view of the increase in the volume of the company's\nbusiness, and the further circumstance that for the two preceding years, with lesser business,\nthe company was enabled to show small profits.\nAt the May and Jennie property, for which very high hopes were held out through the\ntreatment of a lare body of low-grade gold ore by the Hendryx process of cyaniding, there was\npractically nothing doing. The insufficient capacity of the cyaniding plant having been\ndemonstrated, milling operations were discontinued and underground exploratory work was\nundertaken on a limited scale, the progress within the year being insufficient to determine\nresults.\nAt the Ymir the year's operations were barren of financial results. The company's mill\nwas in operation for a considerable portion of the last six months, but the mill feed was of\nlow-grade and the year closed with another reconstruction on the cards.\nThe operations of this company for the fiscial year ending June 30th,\nHall Mining and 1906, while more extensive than those of the previous year, resulted in a\nSmelting Co. small loss. Mining operations showed a profit of \u00a31,162 15s 8d, but against\nthis there was a smelting loss of \u00a31,030 6s lOd, and when carried through\nthe general account of the company the net result was a loss of \u00a328 lis 5d. Work was carried\non in the company's Silver King property under a partnership arrangement with M. S. Davys.\nThe announced programme of unwatering the mine to work the lower levels was not carried\nout, and operations were restricted to the upper workings. During the financial year there\nwas an extraction of 1,187 tons of ore, which averaged 25J ounces silver and 4.3 \u00b0\/n copper.\n 1\n~-~-^:;.~.~ '\u2022 \u25a0\u25a0riybi\u2014~- \u2022\u2022^.v-.\nMOUNTAIN-OF-ROCKS CANYON (3S MILES LONG) ON PEACE RIVER, B. C.\nLOOKING UP PEACE RIVER FROM MOUNTAIN-OF-ROCKS PORTAGE, B. C.\n 7 Ed. 7 Nelson District. H 149\nFor the year ending November 30th, 1906, the shipments aggregated 1,920 tons, the smelter\nreturns on which were $40,000. This marked the termination of the partnership arrangement\nwith Mr. Davys and direction of the work at the mine was assumed by the company. It is\nnow contemplated to work the property through the Dandy mine levels, an arrangement having\nbeen arrived at with the owners of the Dandy mine to this end. This will have the effect of\ndraining some of the Silver King workings at present under water, and will admit of working\nthem without the necessity for pumping. A small crew is at work advancing the Dandy level\ninto the Silver King ground.\nIn the smelting branch of the company's business the most notable achievement was the\ninstallation of the Huntington-Heberlein process for the desulphurisation of galena ores, but\ndifficulty in getting orders filled for machinery and the prevailing scarcity of labour so delayed\nthe completion of the work that the benefits from the improvements do not figure to any\nappreciable extent in the company's smelting operations for the fiscal year. The ore tonnage\npurchased by the smelter was drawn from 127 mines, and was made up as follows:\u2014Emma,\n8,060; B. C. Standard, 5,422 ; Silver King, 1,544 ; lead and dry ores, 24,872 ; making in all\n39,898 tons. The No. 1 blast furnace was in operation 29 days, and No. 2 furnace 345 days,\nequivalent on their capacity to 85 %. The tonnage smelted was 37,767 tons, made up as follows:\nroasted and converted, 8,279 tons; raw galena, 8,794; dry ore, 7,702; B. C. Standard, 4,582;\nand Emma, 8,410. From this was produced 7,630 tons of lead bullion, carrying 116,500 ounces\nsilver and 8,163 ounces gold, the total value being $1,215,943.\nThe La Plata Mines, Limited, operating the group of this name on\nLa Plata Mines. Kokanee creek, completed the erection of a 100-ton concentrator during the\nyear and commenced milling operations in July. The shipments from the\nmine amounted to some 2,000 tons, half of which was crude ore and the balance concentrates.\nThe sorted crude ore averaged 50 to 70 ounces silver and 10 to 20 % lead. The product of the\nmill is a concentrate milled from seven to ten into one, and ranges in values from 30 to 60\nounces silver and from 10 to 20 % lead. Much difficulty was met with in providing for the\nconcentration of the La Plata ore to effect good recoveries, but even as it is, there is a considerable loss carried off in the slimes. A crew of 60 men was engaged throughout the year, of\nwhom 45 were underground and the others on the surface. The principal development was in\nadvancing the No. 5 and No. 4 levels and putting a connection in between them. The bulk of\nthe ore shipped came from the No. 5 workings. The company contemplates installing a 10-drill\ncompressor during the coming year, and also to put in a section of a tramway to cut out part\nof the haul from the mill to the Kootenay lake landing.\nThe most sensational event of the year was the discovery of a large\nQueen Victoria body of copper ore on the Queen Victoria property, situate about half a\nGroup. mile from Beasley siding. Development was carried on throughout the\nyear by J. P. Swedberg, and by December the showing was sufficiently\ngood to warrant the bonding of the property by James Cronin, Bruce White, N. J. Cavanough\nand B. B. Mighton. The consideration named in the bond is $100,000, and a substantial\npayment under the same was made in cash. There is a large outcrop of mineral on the\nproperty, the ore carrying copper, a little silver, gold and nickel. The present owners of the\nproperty estimate they have 200,000 tons of ore in sight. It is said the ore was passed over\nfor the reason that where exposed on the surface, the ore-body, while copper-stained, carried\nno values, but when broken into the values were disclosed. A crew of 20 men are at work\non the property; a tramway is being erected and a railway spur constructed. By February\nthe owners contemplate having an output of from 30 to 40 tons a day, and within six months\nto run this up to 200 tons. An analysis of the ore showed 50 % silica, 5 to 7 % copper, 15 %\n iron and 12 % lime. Assays give an indicated value of 4 to 5 % copper, with one ounce of\nsilver and 20 cents in gold to each per cent, of copper. For the present the property will be\nworked by the \"glory hole\" system. The owners expect to place the ore on the railway cars\nfor $1.50 per ton, and to have a freight and treatment rate of $4. With favourable development, it is contemplated the output of the mine will be smelted on the ground, a company\nbeing formed to erect and operate a smelter.\nThe company operating this property has had a very successful finan-\nSecond Relief cial year. The mill was kept in operation throughout the year, with an\nMine. average monthly feed of 600 tons. The shipments from the mine were 531\ntons, including three cars of crude ore. The smelter returns from this\nwere $14,980, the concentrates having a value in gold ranging from $25 to $40 in gold and\nsmall silver values. In addition to the values in the concentrates, there were saved on the\nplates 2,343.8 ounces of gold, having a value of $43,100. An addition made to the mine plant\nconsists of a small steam compressor capable of driving three drills, for use as an auxiliary\nduring the low stages of water. A crew of 30 men was employed throughout the year. The\nore reserves at the close of the year were said to be satisfactory.\nThis property was operated throughout the year by the Hall Mining\nHunter V. and and Smelting Co., under lease from the B. C. Standard Mining Co. from\nDouble Standard. December 21st 1905, to January 31st, 1907, the shipments aggregated 5,099\ntons, the smelter returns on which were $16,845. A new tunnel is being\ndriven in, with the expectation of striking the ore within 400 feet. Considerable change has\nbeen met with in the character of the ore. The year's operations were not profitable to the\nowning company.\nWork on this property was carried on throughout the year by the\nEureka Mine. Eureka Copper Mines, Limited. The shaft was carried down for 50 feet\nfrom the 150-foot level, and 270 feet of drifting carried on along the 150\nand 200-foot levels, and a connection made between the two levels to provide a second exit.\nDuring the year 940 tons of copper ore were shipped, the values being in copper and gold.\nThe smelter returns on this ore were $14 to the ton. A force of 18 men was employed\nthroughout the year.\nThis property was worked continuously throughout the year. Ship-\nArlington Mine, ments aggregating 1,312 tons were made to the Hall Mines smelter; the\nsmelter returns (net) upon which were $53,315.80. The average assay\nvalue per ton was $40.64. During the year 1,305 feet of development was performed, disclosing a new chute of ore, but no continuous body. In the opinion of the management-a very\nconsiderable expenditure will be necessary in order to develop the mine at a lower level, and\nunless further ore chutes are exposed the mine will soon be worked out. The Hastings (British\nColumbia) Exploration Syndicate, Ltd., operating the Arlington, secured a lease upon the\nCanadian King and commenced development, but no ore was shipped.\nOffice Statistics, Nelson Mining Division.\nFree miners' certificates, ordinary , 597\nii ii company ... 14\nii ii special 3\nCertificates of work 526\nMoney in lieu of work 2\nLocations, mineral 287\nii placer 15\nPlacer leases 3\nTransfers 148\nCrown-granted mineral claims 847\n 7 Ed. 7 Nelson District. H 151\nARROW LAKE MINING DIVISION.\nReport of Walter Scott, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit my annual report on the Arrow Lake Mining Division for\nthe year ending December 31st, 1906 :\u2014\nThe Provincial Government expended $2,000 upon 6Jr miles of waggon-road from the\nArrow lake towards the Big Ledge, the work done consisting of bridging and blasting out\nrock; there are still 1J miles to be finished. The property is reported to contain a large\ndeposit of zinc ore.\nThis group is situated on Big Ledge, Pingston creek, and comprises\nMonarch Group, the Monarch, Empress, Delenger, Anna S., Maple Leaf, Ontario, Forest\nChief and White Heather mineral claims. The width of the vein is 316\nfeet. On the Monarch there is an open cross-cut, all in zinc ore, assaying 30 \u00b0\/0 zinc, and there\nis another band of zinc ore 24 feet wide. In Anna S. gulch and Delenger gulch there are\n\u25a0exposures of 40 feet each of zinc ore. On the Empress, on the west side of Empress gulch,\nthe vein is exposed for 550 feet, showing 40 feet in width of zinc ore, and four feet of concentrating galena. The zinc ore assays 47 % zinc. The owners of the Monarch Group have\nconstructed this season six miles of waggon road from Arrow lake towards the mine, and have\nexpended some $4,000 on the works.\nThe Adventurer Group is also on the Big Ledge, and consists of the Adventurer, Sunshine,\nOutlook, Watchman and Iron Duke. The ore-showing as to quantity and quality is the same\nas upon the Monarch Group. The owners are trying to negotiate a sale or bond.\nOn the Millie Mack, situated on Cariboo creek, 16 miles east of Burton, a force of men\nhas been working all season to tap the vein at depth.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Arrow Lake Mining Division.\nFree miners' certificates ... 41\nMining claims recorded 7\nCertificates of work , 45\nConveyances, etc., recorded 8\nCertificates of improvements 6\n H 152 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nROSSLAND DISTRICT.\n-:o:-\nTRAIL CREEK MINING DIVISION.\nReport of J. Kirkup, Gold Commissioner.\nI have the honour to submit my report of mining operations in the Trail Creek Mining\nDivision during the year 1906 :\u2014\nMining in this Division during the past year was confined to a large extent to the old\nproperties on Red mountain, a few other properties having been operated for short periods-\nonly during the year.\nThe shipments of ore are somewhat less than those of the previous year, this being\naccounted for by the shutting down of the coal mines in East Kootenay, which caused the\nclosing of the smelters, and, consequently, the curtailing of the ore shipments, the output being\napproximately 280,000 tons, of an approximate gross value of $3,278,269.\nIncluded in the above-mentioned output was some 12,000 tons of low grade ore which\nwas treated by the concentrators of the Le Roi No. 2, Limited, and the White Bear Consolidated Gold Mines, Limited, producing 745 tons of concentrates of a fairly good value.\nThe average number of men employed during the year was 730, which number should be\nlargely increased during the coming year, as conditions point to a much larger output of ore,\nprovided the supply of fuel is forthcoming to enable the smelters to treat such increase of\ntonnage.\nThese properties are owned and have been operated during the whole\nLe Roi and Black year by the Le Roi Mining Co., Ltd., during which time 127,161 tons.\nBear. of ore were shipped, such ore having been stoped from the different\nlevels of the Le Roi to a depth of 1,350 feet, and from the different levels.\nin the Black Bear, an adjoining property.\nDevelopment work is being carried on as rapidly as possible, the Company being aided\nvery materially by the work done by diamond drilling. Such development during the year\nconsisted of sinking the main shaft 90 feet; tunnelling, 7,635 feet; raising, 111 feet; winzing,.\n193 feet, together with 3,076 feet of diamond drilling ; the average number of men employed\nduring the year was 247.\nThese properties having been amalgamated, are now being operated\nCentre Star and by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada, Limited,\nWar Eagle. which also operates the large smelting and refining works at Trail, together\nwith different other properties throughout the East and West Kootenay\nDistricts. During the year 114,853 tons of ore were shipped, this tonnage being taken from\nthe different levels of the mines as far down as the 12th. Development work during the year\nconsisted of sinking the main shaft 228 feet; raising, 1,842 feet; cross-cutting and drifting,.\n12,384 feet, and diamond drilling, 9,954 feet. The faces of the tunnels on the 4th, 7th and Sth\nlevels are now in the Idaho claim, a property recently purchased by this company, and lying.\nimmediately east of and adjoining the Centre Star claim. Another property, the Enterprise^\nlying immediately east of the Idaho, has also been purchased by this company, giving it a\nproperty fully one mile in length. The company made large additions to its plant during.\nthe year, at a cost of $95,348. The average number of men employed was 350.\n LOOKING EAST DOWN PEACE RIVER, FROM HUDSON HOPE, B. C.\nHUDSON HOPE, H. B. POST, ON PEACE RIVER, B. C. FROM THE EAST\n 7 Ed. 7 Rossland District. H 153\nThe Josie and Annie claims, together with a number of others lying to\nLe Roi No. 2. the north and west of and adjoining the Le Roi mine, are owned and\noperated by the Le Roi No. 2, Limited, work being carried on principally\nin the Josie and Annie, from which properties, during the year, 21,924 tons of ore were\nshipped, in addition to which 10,436 tons of low-grade ore were treated at the concentrator of\nthe company on the premises, producing 655 tons of concentrates. The development work\nduring the year consisted of driving, 1,888 feet; raising, 145 feet, and 4,732 feet of diamond\ndrilling, the average number of men employed being 97. Additions to the plant during the\nyear cost $3,200.\nThe Jumbo, situated about one mile north of the Le Roi mine, is\nJumbo. owned by the Jumbo Gold Mining Company, of Spokane, and, during the\nyear, was operated until the 10th day of March, at which time it was closed\nand remained so for two months, when it was again operated until the first day of August;\nthen it was closed and remained so during the rest of the year. The shipments during\nthe time the property was in operation consisted of 3,393 tons, and 18 men were employed.\nThe White Bear, owned and operated by the White Bear Consolidated\nWhite Bear. Gold Mines, Limited, is situated west of and adjoining the Black Bear\nmine, the property of the Le Roi Mining Co., Limited, and resumed operations on or about the first day of March, 1906, after being closed during the previous eight\nmonths. During the remainder of the year the property was steadily operated, the shipments\nof ore consisting of 545 tons, in addition to which some 1,200 tons of low-grade ore were\ntreated at the company's concentrator on the premises, producing 89 tons of concentrates.\nThe development during the period in which the property was in operation consisted of sinking 277 feet; driving, 949 feet; raising, 77 feet, and diamond drilling, 905 feet; 26 men being\nemployed. The depth of the main shaft at the end of the year was 1,058 feet, and the total\nunderground workings consisting of 5,000 feet of driving and 500 feet of upraising. Development work at the present time is being carried on, on the 7th, Sth and 10th levels, with very\nencouraging results.\nThe Crown Point is owned by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting\nCrown Point. Company, of Canada, Limited, and was operated for a few weeks during\nthe months of May and June, during which time nine men were employed,\ntaking out 367 tons of ore, which was shipped to the company's smelter at Trail for fluxing\npurposes.\nThe 0. K. is situated about two miles south of Rossland and was\nO. K. worked under a lease for some time during the early spring, during which\ntime 65 tons of ore were milled on the premises, but as the ore was not of\nsufficiently high grade to justify the expense of operating, the parties having the lease were\nobliged to throw it up. This mine has been worked under lease by several parties in the last\nthree or four years, and although it is considered to be a valuable property, none of the lessees\nhave been able to make a success of it, the general opinion being that none of them have been\nable, financially, to carry on the much needed development work.\nThe Velvet, situated on Sophie mountain, some six and one-half miles\nVelvet. south-west from Rossland, was operated during a few weeks in the months\nof May and June, during which time 249 feet of drifting was done by the\n25 men employed.\nThe Mabel, situated to the north of and partially within the limits\nMabel. of the City of Rossland, is controlled by parties in Lima, Ohio, and was oper\nated on a small scale during a portion of the year, three or four men being\nemployed, and a car-load, consisting of 25 tons, shipped.\n H 154 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThe Inland Empire mine, situated on Grenville mountain, a distance of\nInland Empire. 25 miles north-west from Rossland, and reached by the Norway mountain\nwaggon road, which passes within a few hundred yards of the workings>\nwas recently purchased by the Inland Empire Mining and Milling Company, Limited, Foreign,\nof Walla W'alla, Washington. Development work during the past year consisted of sinking\na shaft 6 by 8 feet, 180 feet deep; four or five men were employed under the management\nof Mr. S. F. Griswold, and, as the shaft has attained a depth at which it is a disadvantage\nto hoist by hand power, it is the intention of the new company to instal machinery of sufficient\npower to carry on the development work more advantageously, and the result of the work\nalready done would seem to justify the necessary expenditure of installing such a plant.\nThe Berlin lying to the west of and adjoining the Inland Empire, is\nBerlin. owned by S. F. Griswold, who, during the year had a shaft, 6 by 8 feet,\nsunk to a depth of 45 feet, giving a promising showing.\nIn addition to the foregoing, very little work was done, other than the necessary assessment work, which keeps falling off from year to year, as shown by the accompanying office\nstatistics.\nOffice Statistics, Trail Creek Mining Division.\nMineral claims recorded 28\nCertificates of work 54\nCertificates of improvement 2\nBills of sale, etc., recorded 11\nFree miners' certificates, companies 9\nii ii personal. , 206\nn ii special 7\n 7 Ed. 7 Boundary District. H 155\nBOUNDARY DISTRICT.\n o\t\nGREENWOOD MINING DIVISION.\nReport of W. G. McMynn, Gold Commissioner.\nI have the honour to submit my annual report on mining operations in the Greenwood\nMining Division during the year 1906.\nThe mines of the Boundary District made an output in 1906 of 1,158,991 tons of ore.\nThe story of their operations during the year, as told by the Phoenix \" Pioneer,\" is one of\nsteady progress in every direction. Not only have the large producers been doing a\ngradually increasing business in mining and smelting, but the smaller and higher grade\nmines have been showing up well and have been a source of satisfaction and profit to\ntheir owners. More men are employed to-day in the Boundary mines and smelters, and more\nby the railways in handling the mineral products, than ever before in the history of this growing and progressive section.\nOne feature of importance in assuring capitalists that Boundary mines can be made\nprofitable, is the fact that the Granby Consolidated M. S. & P. Co., Ltd., bas this year paid a\n12 % dividend, the fourth 3 % dividend for 1906 being payable to the shareholders on 31st\nDecember, 1906. As the Granby Company is the largest concern of its kind in the Province\nits record has been more closely watched, perhaps, than that of any other mining company in\nBritish Columbia. Its undoubted success, evidenced by the fact that, with the above stated\npayment of $405,000, the company will have paid a total of $1,753,000 thus far in dividends,\nplaces the question of profitable mining in the Boundary beyond a doubt.\nOne result is that the two other large companies operating in the Boundary\u2014the British\nColumbia Copper Co. and the Dominion Copper Co.\u2014are increasing their operations to a considerable extent, thus being but a step or two behind the Granby Consolidated in proving that\nthe Boundary's low-grade ores can be mined and smelted at a profit\u2014especially with the present\nhigh price obtainable for copper.\nIn six and a half years the mines of the Boundary have sent to district smelters approximately 4,609,042 tons of ore. This is from 1900, in the middle of which year ore shipments\nwere commenced, to the end of 1906. In 1900 but 97,000 tons were shipped, while 1,158,991\ntons of ore were dug out of Boundary mines in 1906 and sent to the three reduction works,\nor eleven times as much as in 1900. To show the yearly progress and increase of output, the\nfollowing table is given :\u2014\n1900 96,600 tons.\n1901 390,800 \u201e\n1902 508,876 \u201e\n1903 690,419 \u201e\n1904 829,808 \u201e\n1905 933,548 \u201e\n1906 1,158,991 \u201e\nGrand total 4,609,042 m\nOf the above total, the Granby mines have sent out nearly three-quarters, or more than\n3,000,000 tons, this ore all coming from Phcenix camp. The British Columbia Copper Co.'s\n H 156 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nMother Lode mines have produced about 830,000 tons; some 380,000 tons by mines now controlled by the Dominion Copper Co., and the remaining 450,000 tons by the B. C, Snowshoe,\nand numerous small shippers.\nThe recovery of copper per ton from ore of the Boundary mines is known to be low; an\nestimate of 25 to 30 lbs. per ton is considered conservative. The fine copper production of the\nBoundary mines for the first year of ore shipping was but 5,700,000 lbs. The recovery\nfor 1906 will amount to about 32,000,000 lbs. Altogether, the mines of the Boundary in\nseven years have contributed, approximately, 136,000,000 lbs. of copper. In addition to this,\nthere are gold and silver values to be taken into account as well. The values of the ores thus\ntreated would amount to more than $30,000,000. Nearly all the large producing mines have\nbeen making additions to their machinery plants this last year, in preparation for still larger\noutputs in the near future.\nAt this company's mines work has been progressing steadily on what\nGranby Con. M. is known as the Victoria shaft and headworks. This will be the permanent\nS. & P. Co., Ltd. working shaft of these great mines, and the company is spending something\nlike $100,000 in fitting-up the shaft and the accompanying headworks with\nthe requisite machinery. The shaft is now down 400 feet and has been timbered. The hoisting engine is of 250 h. p.; it will be driven by an electric motor of the same power. There will\nalso be a third Mammoth crusher at this shaft, a duplicate of the two others now in operation\nat the Granby mines, maximum capacity, 150 tons an hour. Both the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. and Great Northern Railway Co. are arranging to reach this shaft, and both will be\nfed from the extensive ore-bins erected at this point. The Granby mines are in a fortunate\nposition. If one of the openings should, for any reason, be placed out of use, the regular\noutput of ore could be easily maintained from either of two or three others, with the\nchoice of two railways to haul the ore to the smelter.\nFor the past year the British Columbia Copper Co.'s mines have been\nBritish Columbia working towards a large increase in output when the smelter should be\nCopper Co. enlarged. The Mother Lode mine has been extensively developed at depth,\nand with the force of 200 men there now, it can, if required, maintain shipments up to 1,000 tons daily. This company's Emma mine, in Summit camp, is one of its\nbest properties, aside from the Mother Lode, and it has been develoved satisfactorily this last\nyear, more and better copper ore having been found there. At both the Mother Lode and the\nEmma mines the company is substituting electricity for steam power, at a great saving in cost\nof operation. During the year, the B. C. Copper Co. bought outright the Oro Denoro and the\nB. C. mines, both situated in Summit camp, and these acquisitions are known to be advantageous to the company. The B. C. mine has shipped more than 100,000 tons of ore in past\nyears, some of the best ever sent out of Boundary mines, while the Oro Denoro, adjoining the\nEmma, has large deposits of ore that can be cheaply mined and shipped. The main four-compartment shaft at the Mother Lode mine is down 475 feet, with long drifts at the 60, 200, 300\nand 400-foot levels. Diamond drilling has proved the existence of ore at lower levels, and\npreparations are being made for taking it out.\nDuring 1906 the smelting works of the B. C. Copper Co., at Greenwood, have been entirely\nremodelled and rebuilt along modern lines. The two old furnaces, which had been in use for\nabout five years, were torn out and replaced by one of the finest and most complete up-to-date\nsmelting plants in the Dominion of Canada. This work is completed, the new plant, with\nthree large furnaces, now having a daily capacity of more than three times that of the two old\nfurnaces. Custom ore is weighed on self-registering scales, and bins, to the capacity of 2,000\ntons, are provided to receive it. From these the ore passes through a sampling mill of 600 tons\n \u25a0* * &tf>#:&*- :^,m?\n.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0?;.--. ,\u25a0\u25a0..;.-:,\u25a0:. :-,ii(ii'..;:-,\u00bb.:.;,;,- \u25a0\nBullhead Mt.\nCOUNTRY BETWEEN HUDSON HOPE AND MOBERLY LAKE.\nSOUTH PINE RIVER, B. C, IS MILES FROM MOUTH, LOOKING SOUTH-WEST.\n 7 Ed. 7 Boundary District. H 157\ndaily capacity, whence a conveyor belt delivers it again into railroad ore dump cars, these\ndelivering the ore into the smelter bins. The latter have a capacity of 12,000 tons of\nore and 2,000 tons of coke. The new blast furnaces were manufactured by the Power & Mining\nMachinery Co. They have a hearth area of 46 inches by 240 inches each, and a daily capacity\nfor treating from 600 to 700 tons each, the furnace charging being done with side-dumping\ncars, hauled in trains from the ore and coke bins by trolley locomotives. The molten slag\nis hauled away from the furnaces in cars of 25 tons capacity, each being provided with an\nelectric motor for tilting the car, the system being operated by trolley locomotives. In the\npower-house are three Root rotary blowers, each delivering 300 cubic feet of air a revolution,\ndriven by 300 h. p. motors, and furnishing air for the blast furnaces; a Nordberg\nblowing engine, having a capacity of 5,000 cubic feet a minute, operated by a 300 h. p. variable\nspeed motor, to furnish air for the converting plant; a high pressure air compressor, to furnish\nair for pneumatic tools, raising furnace charging doors, etc.; a hydraulic accumulator, for\ntilting the converters, and two motor generators of 100 and 75 kw. capacity, to furnish direct\ncurrent for travelling crane and trolley locomotives. The entire machinery is being operated\nby electrical energy, which is furnished by the British Columbia Construction and Distributing\nCo., from the power station at Bonnington falls, on the Kootenay river, 75 miles distant.\nIn the converter building, adjoining the blast furnace building, is a modern two-stand\nconverter plant, to which the copper matte is taken molten from the furnaces by a 40-ton\ntravelling crane and blown into blister copper, 98 % fine. In addition, the company converts\nthe copper matte from the smelter of the Dominion Copper Co., at Boundary Falls, by contract.\nThe water supply comes from Copper creek, across which a dam has been thrown about a\nmile above the smelting works, giving a reservoir at such elevation that ample pressure for fire\nand other purposes is obtained. A complete fire system has been installed, with self-draining\nhydrants at intervals throughout the works, giving adequate protection. The water from the\nblast furnace jackets delivers into a cooling pond, whence a centrifugal pump delivers it to\nstorage tanks of 160,000 gallons capacity, to be re-fed to the furnace jackets as required. The\nblast furnace and converter buildings are constructed entirely of steel. The plant is provided\nwith fully equipped machine and blacksmith-shops and storage warehouses.\nThe tonnage of ore treated at the British Columbia Copper Co.'s smelter, including custom\nores, by years, is as follows, the figures for 1906, of course, being reduced on account of the\nworks being out of commission for several months during the enlarging operations :\u2014\n1901 117,611 tons.\n1902 148,600 n\n1903 : 162,913 ,,\n1904 210,484 n\n1905 210,830 ,i\n1906 121,031 ,,\nTotal 971,469 \u201e\nThis company has prosecuted active and sytematic development during\nDominion Copper the past year, and has, in that time, mined and smelted more than 200,000\nCompany. tons of ore from its mines, most of this supply being drawn from Phcenix\ncamp. The Brooklyn mine has a shaft some 425 feet in depth. On the\n150-foot level there is 250 feet of drifting ; on the 250-foot level, 3,000 feet of drifting, and\non the 350-foot level some 500 feet of work. Besides this, there is over 500 feet in raises,\nmaking about one and one-half miles of workings on this one property. Connection at the\n250-foot level was made with the shaft on the Idaho, an adjoining property. Adjoining the\nBrooklyn on the east is the Stemivinder mine, which has a shaft about 400 feet in depth, with\n H 158 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\ndrifts at different levels, and a total of 1,300 lineal feet of work done. Shipments have been\nmade which were considered satisfactory. On the Idaho, mentioned above, a main shaft has\nbeen sunk and a long tunnel, driven as far as the Granby Co.'s property, revealed a large body\nof ore, which will be easily available for shipment when the present proposed enlargement of\nthis company's smelter at Boundary Falls is completed. New ore-bins have been erected, and\nthe Great Northern Railway has connection with these by a spur.\nIn Deadwood camp shipments have been regularly made from this company's properties,\nthe Sunset Group, about 50,000 tons being mined. These properties adjoin the British\nColumbia Copper Co.'s group, and their ore is of similar fluxing quality. An electric installation will facilitate operations here. About 25 men find steady employment.\nThe Dominion Copper Co. owns and operates other properties not in this Division, the\nRawhide, Athelstan, and Mountain Rose.\nThe smelting works of this company, located at Boundary Falls, were re-opened, under\nthe present management, in December, 1905. The two furnaces now in use have a rated\ncapacity of smelting about 300 tons of ore a day, but in actual practice they do better than\nthis.\nThe amount of ore treated at this smelter, under the various managements, for the last\nfour years, is as follows :\u2014\n1903 . 132,570 tons.\n1904 30,930 \u201e\n1905 84,059 n\n1906 218,811 \u201e\nTotal , 466,370 \u201e\nWhile the copper mines of the Boundary have been exceeding all\nProvidence. previous records for output, etc., the high-grade silver and gold mines near\nGreenwood have also been making substantial progress. Chief among\nthese is the Providence, near Greenwood. It paid a dividend of about $16,000 last September.\nSix other dividends, amounting in all to $22,000, were paid previous to October, 1904, making\na total of $38,000 so far distributed. It shipped a total of 1,140 tons of first and second\ngrade ore during the year.\nSecond on the shipping list is the Skylark mine, with 529 tons. A\nSkylark. new shaft has been sunk to a depth of 200 feet, and is now being used as\nthe main entrance to the mine, the connection with the old shaft furnishing\ngood ventilation. On the 150-foot level there are drifts totalling 500 feet in length, some 55\nfeet being cut to the south this year. This drift is in ore, the ledge averaging about six\ninches. Most of the ore shipped this year came from this level, the stopes running direct to\nthe surface. About 45 feet of cross-cuts have also been made on this level for prospecting\npurposes. On the 200-foot level the vein was reached about 30 feet from the shaft. From\nthis point drifts have been run 90 feet to the north and 30 feet to the south. This level has\nopened up a very nice body of ore, which looks most promising. Considerable surface\nimprovements have also been made this season, including a new shaft-house, ore-bin, blacksmith shop and boarding-house.\nAt the Slrathmore mine operations are at present confined to sinking\nStrathmore. the main shaft, which has attained a depth of about 130 feet. On the\n50-foot level much drifting has been done to the north in very fine ore, and\nstopes opened up. A considerable quantity of ore has been broken down in the stopes. The\nshaft is in good ore, the ledge averaging from six to eight inches. A 7|- h. p. electric hoist\nhas now been installed. A total of 140 tons of ore has been shipped this year.\n 7 Ed. 7 \u2022 Boundary District. H 159\nFourth on the list, from a shipping standpoint, is the Elkhorn mine,\nElkhorn. from which 45 tons of first-class ore has been shipped. On this property\nthe cross-cut at the 300-foot level is in 125 feet.\nOn the Crescent the shaft is now 210 feet in depth. It is practically\nCrescent. vertical, is timbered to the bottom, and is one of the best equipped among\nthe high-grade mines in the District. Values have greatly increased with\ndepth, the latest assays being $148.22 for first-class, $111.70 for the general average, and $22\nfor the second grade.\nA great deal of work has been done at the Prince Henry during the\nPrince Henry. year. Early in 1906 a 20 h. p. electric hoist was installed, and since then\ndevelopment has been rushed. The shaft is at present down 185 feet, the\nlead at the bottom being about nine inches wide and becoming stronger. A trial shipment of\none car of ore made early in the year gave satisfactory results.\nThis property, adjoining the Crescent on the south, is being operated\nCrescent Fraction, by the Chicago-B. C. Mining Co. A shaft has been sunk to a depth of 105\nfeet, and about 90 feet of drifts run N. E. and S. W. Both shaft and\ndrifts are in ore, the ore in the drift to the north being 24 inches in width. A stope has been\nstarted in the south drift and over a carload of ore broken down.\nAt the Bay mine operations were resumed a few months ago. A raise\nBay. has been made from the 100-foot level to the surface. It is well timbered,\nand is used as the main entrance to the mine. A 20 h.p. electric hoist\nhas now been installed and a substantial gallows-frame built over the new shaft.\nA few months ago work was resumed on the Mavis, the extension to\nMavis. the south of the Bay, by Linklater & Eckert, who have a lease of the\nproperty. A drift has been run 15 feet to the north from a point 35 feet\ndown in the shaft. The ledge averages about 24 inches in width, though at one point a width\nof 5 feet was encountered. Some 20 tons of ore have been taken from this drift, and has\nbeen shipped. Average assays run up to $100, values being principally in gold.\nIn the E. P. U. mine a tunnel is being driven from a point on Twin creek, and a total\nlength of about 200 feet dug to tap the ore which showed so well on the surface.\nEarly in the summer of 1906 work was started on the Starveout claim\nStarveout. which lies to the east of the Helen mine. A 50-foot shaft has been sunk\non the main quartz vein, which is about 10 inches in width, and several\nopen cuts made on a parallel vein 50 feet to the east. The shaft has been equipped with a\ngallows frame and horse whim.\nConsiderable work was done on the Preston mine early in the year, when a 5 h.p. electric\nhoist was installed. The ledge in the shaft is about 5 inches wide and values are good. A\ncar of ore was shipped.\nAt the Dynamo mine work is in progress on a long tunnel which is being driven to tap\nthe lead at depth.\nOther properties on which work has been done during 1906 are: the Capital-Prize, Gold\nBug, Gold Finch, Eureka, Fremont, Meadow Lark, Anaconda, Jewel, etc. A total of 2,110\ntons of ore has been shipped from the high-grade mines this year, representing a value of\nabout $175,000.\nWest Fork of Kettle River.\nSome 15 cars of ore have been shipped from the Sally Group of claims, near Beaverdell,\non the west fork of Kettle river, netting the owners, the Vancouver and Boundary Creek M.\n& D. Co., about $45,000. The veins are small but very rich, and the values are chiefly in gold\n H 160 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nand silver. Development work was kept up during the greater part of the year on these\nclaims, and the company has now about 800 tons of second-class ore in its bins, averaging\nabout $25 a ton, which it hopes to ship at an early date, when the Midway and Vernon Railway shall have been built up the river valley. On the Duncan and Bounty Fractional\nmineral claims, south-east of the Sally, a large amount of work has also been done, and one\ncarload of ore was shipped, with satisfactory results. On the Rambler, Carmi, and other\nclaims in this district, more work has been done again this year than last, but the progress of\nthis locality is being retarded through lack of transportation facilities.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Greenwood Mtning Division.\nFree miners' certificates issued , , 562\nLocation records , 227\nCertificates of work recorded 492\nBills of sale recorded 157\nCertificates of improvements recorded 65\nPlacer claims recorded 4\nWater grants issued , 1\nGRAND FORKS MINING DIVISION.\nReport of R. S. Almond, Gold Commissioner.\nThe Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Co., with its\nGranby C. M. S. smelter located at Grand Forks and its mines at Phoenix, about 15 miles\n& P. Co. from Grand Forks, is the largest mining and smelting corporation in\nBritish Columbia, and from the fact that it is handling the low-grade copper\nores of the Boundary District, its progress has been followed with interest and care. That\nthis company paid over one million and a half dollars in dividends during the past year tends\nto show that mining and smelting with it is on a sound basis, and proves, conclusively, the\nlow grade ores of this District can be mined and treated at considerable profit. At the mines\nthe company is continually developing and keeping ahead of the demand, and at the smelter\nthere is an unceasing extension of plant, and an ever-growing demand for the raw materials.\nOver 300 men have had continual employment at these works during the year, and a larger\nnumber at the mines at Phcenix.\nWellington Camp.\nProperties in this camp have been changing hands in considerable numbers during the\npast season, and have mostly adverted into the hands of the large corporations working in the\nBoundary District. The Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Co., Ltd., has\nabsorbed the Gold Drop, Curlew, Black Bear Fraction, Monarch Fraction, Bank of England,\nBank of England Fraction, Toboggan, Ironclad Fraction, and several more, and is pushing\ndevelopment work on most of them. The advances made on the Gold Drop have been most\nsuccessful in every direction, and an average number of 35 men have been employed on the\nmine, and 2,197 feet of development work, besides 1,613 feet of diamond drilling, have been\ndone on the property; an average daily output of 200 tons of ore is being obtained, and the\nmine has shipped 43,933 tons to the end of the year.\nOn the Curleiv, a property near the Gold Drop, but lying lower on the mountain, a large\ntonnage has been exposed. Possibly, in the future, the Gold Drop will be worked by a tunnel\nthrough the Curleiv. Two railroads tap this camp, the C. P. R. and the V. V. & E.\n COUNTRY NEAR POUCE COUPE PRAIRIE, B. C.\nI ili\n\u25a0 \u2022;'.'.\u00ab\n------ . ' 1\nCROSSING SOUTH PINE RIVER, FOUR MILES FROM MOUTH.\n 7 Ed. 7 Boundary District. H 161\nThe Consolidated M. &. S. Co. of Canada has started to operate in this camp, having\ntaken a lease of the Snowshoe from the Snowshoe Gold and Copper Mines, Ltd. Professor\nBrock, of the Canadian Geological Survey, reports that about 100,000 tons of ore can be\nprofitably mined. In consideration of the lease, an overdraft of the Snowshoe Company for\n$78,000 has been guaranteed by the Consolidated M. & S. Co. of Canada. The proceeds from\nore shipments will be applied on this overdraft until it is paid. When the Company shut\ndown last October, on account of the strike in the East Kootenay coal mines, it had 90 men\non its pay-roll and had shipped 8,426 tons of ore. It is now shipping about 260 tons a week.\nThe Dominion Copper Co,, whose smelter is located at Boundary Falls, on Boundary\ncreek, is interested in this camp, but more so in the adjoining camp of Greenwood, in the\nGreenwood Mining Division. The Rawhide is its principal mine in Wellington Camp, and it is\nlargely to this property that the company looks for the increased tonnage to supply its lately\nenlarged smelting works. Three shafts are being worked on this mine ; there are also two\ntunnels of about 600 feet in length, the lower of which is said to be 400 feet below the surface\nand right in the ore body. The largest stope is 170 by 70 feet, and shows ore on all sides,\nwithout any indications of limit. The Rawhide is shipping over 700 tons a week, and has\nshipped 26,032 tons during the year 1906. This company has lately started on the Athelstan\nmine, in the same camp. This claim has not been worked since 1904, but, previous to that,\nhad been worked for several years, and over 12,000 tons of ore had been shipped from it.\nThe Athelstan ore is said to be fairly high grade.\nSurrounding the different properties owned by the above-mentioned companies are many\nmore mineral claims, with just as good showings on them as on those already acquired by these\nlarge corporations, that in time will, in all probability, also be absorbed by them.\nOn July creek the St. Lawrence Group of claims, consisting of the St. Lawrence, Silverton,\nand V. A. and adjoining the Wolfard Group, have shown up well with the last assessment work\ndone. The values are copper, gold and silver in chalcopyrite, ranging from $3 to $32.\nThe Wolfard Group, consisting of the Kate No. 1, Wolfard and Kate No. #, is the next\ngroup of claims, of which the Kate No. 1 and the Wolfard are Crown-granted, and on which\nexploitation has been carried on both by diamond drill and the regular process of tunnel-and-\nshaft, and, as the result seems to have been of a satisfactory nature, it is to be hoped that this\ngroup will soon join the list of shippers.\nOn Hardy or Eagle mountain, the Homestake Group of three claims, the Homestake, Connection and Crescent, has responded well to this year's regular work, and the values in copper,\ngold and silver vary from $4 to $18.\nThe Golden Axe, owned by J. Holm and J. Davis, has a tunnel 25 feet long and a considerable quantity of surface work done on it; the values range from $1 to $15.\nThe Centre Eagle, Copper Butte, Hobson and Mabel H. are all owned by John Holm. He\nhas a 60-foot tunnel on the Centre Eagle, and a 20-foot shaft on the Copper Butte, as well as\nsurface and other work done on the four claims. The ore averages about $48, taking all values.\nThe American Eagle, Monte Carlo and Little Babe are all Crown-granted claims; the\nformer of these is owned by Mr. Holm, and the latter two by Mr. H. McGuire. These claims\nhave very fine showings for the work done on them, and the values run fairly high in copper.\nEach claim has a shaft on it, of 35, 80 and 85 feet, respectively.\nThe Betts and Hesperus Mining Co. has not pushed its work on the Belts and Hesperus\nclaims since the middle of last summer, but up to that time had put in some 800 feet of\ntunneling and had drilled over 3,000 feet with the diamond drill, besides putting in some\nmachinery, building houses and doing considerable surface work. The company is evidently\nwaiting for transportation facilities.\n The Queen has two shafts down some 40 feet each, a tunnel of over 100 feet in length,\nand surface work of importance done. The showing on this claim is excellent. It is owned\nby P. Byrne.\nThe Eagle mineral claim, from which Eagle mountain has taken its name, is an old Crown-\ngranted claim owned by Frank Richter. It is the oldest claim in this vicinity, but has not\nhad much exploration work put on it yet.\nThe Rabbit Paw and Last Chance are owned by R. W. Yuill; the latter has a 70-foot\ntunnel, a shaft 30 feet deep and much surface work done on it.\nThe Humphry, owned by Alex. Omon, has only surface work at present, but this work\nhas exposed a grand showing of copper ore.\nThe Homestake is owned by Mr. A. L. Rogers. It has a 55-foot shaft and an amount of\nsurface work.\nThe Majuba is being developed by a tunnel, which is now in 150 feet from the entrance.\nThis is the only galena proposition on Eagle mountain. It is owned by Pete Santure.\nThe Gladstone, a proposition containing mostly iron, is also being developed by a tunnel,\nthe same being now in 100 feet.\nSummit Camp.\nThe British Columbia Copper Co., whose smelter plant is situated at Greenwood, together\nwith the Hall Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd., with its smelter at Nelson, B. C, has much\ninterest in this camp. The B. C. Copper Co.'s properties consist of a three-fourths interest in\nthe Eminct, Jumbo, Minnie Moore, and a full interest in the Oro Denoro and B. C. mineral\nclaims. At the present time the Emma mine appears to be the one on which they are\ndepending mostly for ore from this camp, although they are preparing the Oro Denoro, by\ninstalling an electrical plant for shipping ore, and have started to ship from the B.C.\nThe Emma has been equipped with a new electrical plant, consisting of a 200 horse-power,\n2,200 volt Westinghouse motor, an 8 x 10 Lidgerwood hoist, and a compound, belt-driven Band\nair compressor with Corliss valve gear ; capacity, 1,400 feet of air a minute. No. 1 tunnel,\nwhich tapped the ore-body a short distance from the shaft, has been driven 387 feet in ore\nfrom that point. The ore was extracted from this tunnel from the full width of the lead,\nexcept for a distance of about 50 feet; the width of the vein averages from 20 to 35 feet and\nconsists of magnetite carrying gold, silver and copper, and valued at about $5 per ton. About\n8,000 tons of ore have been broken in the stopes, ready to be taken through the tunnel and\nshipped. The shaft has been sunk lower and is now about 272 feet deep. It is intended to\nstart No. 2 tunnel from a point about 250 feet down. The ground under No. 1 tunnel has\nbeen prospected with a diamond drill, with good results.\nThe ore shipments during the year were 2,079 tons to the B. C. Copper Co., Ltd., 1,025\ntons to the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Co., and 8,060 tons to the Hall\nMining and Smelting Co., Ltd. The value of the ore was $53,229, or $4.77 per ton.\nThis mine was formerly owned and worked by the Denoro Mines,\nOro Denoro. Limited, but was sold by them a few months ago to the B. C. Copper Co.,\nthe consideration being 15,000 shares of the B. C. Copper Co.'s stock,\nwhich works out to the shareholders of the former company at about one B. C. Copper Co.'s\nshare for 100 Denoro Mines shares. When working under the former order of things the\nmine shipped its ores to both the Trail and Boundary Falls smelters, and altogether shipped\nsome 42,000 tons. The mine is not shipping at the present time, as anelectrical plant is being\ninstalled, but as soon as this work is finished and the power forthcoming, the mine will be in\nfull swing again.\n 7 Ed. 7 Boundary District. H 163\nThis mine was formerly owned and worked by the B. C. Chartered Co.\nB. C. Mine. Some of the best copper ore ever taken out of any mine in the Boundary\ndistrict was taken out of the B. C. in Summit Camp. Over 102,000 tons\nwere taken out and shipped by the B. C. Chartered Company, some of which went to the Trail\nsmelter, but mostly to the Granby at Grand Forks. This property was acquired by the\nBritish Columbia Copper Company during the past summer.\nThe Dominion Copper Company owns a three-fourths and the Hall\nMountain Rose. Mining and Smelting Company a one-fourth interest in this property; the\nformer company has finished driving a tunnel, cutting the vein 50 feet\nbelow a tunnel driven by the latter company at a previous date. The ore in the lower tunnel\nwas found to be identical with that in the upper one, and the vein about 15 feet wide. The\nMountain Rose shipped 3,555 tons of ore during 1906, and at the present time is shipping 35\ntons a week, about a third of the ore was shipped to the Dominion Copper Co.'s smelter at\nBoundary Falls.\nAssessment work was done on the Josie Group, in Summit Camp, and on the Banner\nGroup, which consists of the Royal Banner, Monitor, Florence Fraction and Willis mineral\nclaims. The values are in gold, silver and copper, and on the former group range from $6 to\n$7, and on the latter from $4 to $32.\nAssessment work was done on the Alpha and Omega and many others in Pass Creek\nCamp. Nothing more than the ordinary assessment work has been done on any claims. The\nStrawberry, Humming Bird and Humming Bird Fraction have been idle all the year.\nNorth Fork of Kettle River.\nIn Brown's Camp, on the north fork of Kettle river, considerable work was done on the\nPathfinder by the Granby Consolidated Co., and some ore was shipped by waggon to the\nGranby smelter, but the work was closed down on account of the values not proving high\nenough to stand this mode of handling.\nThe Volcanic Group, consisting of Volcano, Shickshock and Fantantine, has been at a\nstandstill during the year, but much work one way and another has been done on many of the\nclaims in this camp. The Kettle Valley Railway, now under construction, passes right\nthrough the camp, and it is expected that when this road is in running order quite a few of\nthese properties will become shippers.\nThe Golden Eagle and the Earthquake Group have remained inactive during the past\nseason. At the present time there is some talk of the Little Bertha being again financed and\nplaced on a working basis.\nFranklin Camp.\nFranklin camp, including McKinley and Gloucester camps, is situated on the east fork of\nthe north fork of Kettle river, about 45 or 50 miles from Grand Forks. This camp has\nattracted the attention, during the summer months, of mining men coming into this part of\nthe country, and from the reports will prove productive in the near future.\nThe McKinley is the premier mine, as far as exploitation goes, in the\nMcKinley. camp; it has some hundreds of feet of tunnelling, extensive surface work\nin the shape of clearing the top dirt off the claim and leaving the ore\nexposed, besides many open cuts and test quarries. A great part of the summer the McKinley\nMines, Limited, the present owners of the claim, had two diamond drills testing and sampling\nthe ore deposits in every direction. The exploitation on the McKinley has gone so far that\nthe company has been forced into an inactive state, until such time as it is able to get\nmachinery over the roads to equip the mine.\n H 164 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThe Banner is another developed mineral claim lying across a deep\nBanner. ravine or gorge from the McKinley claim, and on the opposite range or\nspur of mountains. The claim is under bond at the present time. It has\nbeen developed principally by tunnel and the ordinary system of surface work, up to last fall,\nwhen it was thoroughly prospected with a diamond drill. This claim will be among the first\nshippers in this camp. It was formerly owned by Mr. Frank McFarlane, who still has an\ninterest.\nThe Gloucester Group, consisting of the Gloucester, Ophir, 67. H. and\nGloucester Group. G. II. Fraction, is situate on Gloucester creek, a feeder of the east fork of\nthe north fork of Kettle river, and at the present time is being developed\nby the Dominion Copper Co., Ltd., which holds a bond on it, on which the first payment has\nbeen made. Work has been done on all the claims in the group, but more especially on the\nGloucester, which has several hundred feet of tunnelling, a considerable amount of surface\nprospecting work, and several hundred feet of shaft work.\nThe Maple Leaf mineral claim, situate on the same spur of the moun-\nMaple Leaf. tain as the Banner, on the northern slope, is owned by the Fee Bros, and\nMr. Young, of Vancouver. The ore is chalcopyrite and the surface showings are rich. The claim is under bond to the Dominion Copper Co. Much stripping and\nopen cut work was done on the claim during the summer, uncovering some fine bodies of ore;\nthe work contemplated for next spring will, it is hoped, prove the ore to depth.\nThis claim has a showing ranging from 700 to 1,400 feet wide, and\nEvening Star. running in values from 49 cents to $14.25 in gold, silver and copper. The\nwork done on this claim is not very extensive at present; it consists of 150\nfeet of open cuts and a shaft 10 feet deep.\nThis group of claims comprises the White Bear, Lucky Jack, Big Cub,\nWhite Bear Group. Black Bear and Little Cub Fraction. The work for the group has all been\ndone on the White Bear and Lucky Jack. This work has uncovered a large\nbody of white iron carrying gold and copper and running from one to ten dollars. There are\nseveral chutes of high grade chalcopyrite running through the lead.\nThe Copper Group is comprised of the Copper, Riverside, White Tail\nCopper Group, and White Tail Fraction, and is situate across the east fork of the north\nfork of Kettle river from the Franklin Townsite. Joe Gelinas, Dan Morrison and Alex. Omon are the owners. The work on the Copper is a shaft, 12 feet deep by\n7 feet square, on the lead. There is an open cut 100 feet long, all in ore, averaging 5 feet\nwide and from 2 to 5 feet deep; a second shaft, 12x7x7 feet, all in ore, and other prospect-\nin a- work, besides a cabin and blacksmith's shop. On the Riverside, White Tail and White\nTail Fraction considerable prospecting work has been done, demonstrating the existence of\nextensive ore-bodies on each.\nThe Edna, in the same locality, and owned by G. Carraher, has been prospected by open\ncuts and surface work, and shows the same ore-bodies as the Copper mineral claim.\nThe following table may be of interest, as showing the ore smelted by the Granby Consolidated Co.'s Smelter, at Grand Forks, since it first blew in its furnaces :\u2014\n1900 62,387 tons.\n1901 '.'.'.'.'. 250,828\n1902 312,340\n1903 401,921\n1904 596,252\n1905 687,988\n1906 840,000\n GOVERNMENT RESERVE, OPPOSITE FORT ST. JOHN, B. C, WITH CAMP.\nPEACE RIVER, OPPOSITE FORT ST. JOHN, B. C, FROM SOUTH SIDE.\n The production for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1906 :\u2014\nCopper 19,939,004 pounds ; average price, \u2022$ 0 17.78\nSilver 316,947 ounces; n 0 64.68\nGold 50,020 \u201e \u201e 20 00\nTotal value $4,751,058 69\nThe net cost a pound of the copper was 8.35 cents.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Grand Forks Mining Division.\nLocations recorded 305\nCertificates of work issued 396\nTransfers, etc., recorded 121\nPermission to re-locate given 1\nFiling notices of work, etc 43\nCertificates of improvement recorded 23\nFree miners' certificates issued , 348\nii ii ii special 3\nOSOYOOS MINING DIVISION.\nReport of Jas. R. Brown, Acting Gold Commissioner, Fairview, B. C.\nI have the honour to submit herewith my annual report of the mining operations in the\nOsoyoos Mining Division for the year 1906.\nCamp Fairview.\nVery little mining work has been done this year outside of assessments,\nStemwinder. excepting on the Stemwinder. The company operating this mine has,\nduring the past year, undergone re-construction, and is now known as the\nStemwinder Gold and Coal Mining Company, Ltd. A new flume, over a mile long, has been\nconstructed from Reed creek to the head of the pipe-line, which doubles the water supply\navailable for power and treatment purposes, and will, for a portion of the year, enable steam\ncosts to be entirely dispensed with. A large belt-driven, cross-compound, Rand air-compressor\nhas been installed in the mill adjoining the Corliss engine, by which it can be driven; the\ncompressor may also be driven by the water wheel. A supply of the new Murphy drills has\nbeen obtained, from which great things are expected. The shaft is being sunk to the 600 ft.\nlevel from the bottom of the present 300 ft. incline shaft, all new work being perpendicular,\nand a raise is to be made from the present 300 ft. level, which will come out at the back of\nthe mill and give an admirable site for new headworks, dump and crusher, and facilitate the\ndelivery of ore to the mill. The ore has been found under the break which caused temporary\nsuspension some time ago, and unless unlooked for difficulties arise, by cross-cutting this ore-\nbody each 100 feet during the sinking operation, there will become available a large amount\nof pay ore that will demonstrate the value of this property.\nOn Kruger mountain but little work has been done either on the Dividend or Gold Dust\nGroup of claims.\nCamp Hedley.\nOn the Nickel Plate and other properties of the Yale Mining Co. less development has\nbeen done than in any other year since the property was first bonded in 1898 ; but it was a\nrecord year for extraction, and this was done with a view to obtaining the maximum value of\nwhich the existing plant and ore in sight was capable. Fortunately, the amount of develop-\n H 166 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nment done before the present manager took charge was sufficiently extensive to permit of this\ncourse of \" picking the eyes out,\" without any serious impairment of the value of the property-\nThe development was confined to exploration work with the diamond drill, of which 3,600 feet\nwas done on various claims of the Nickel Plate Group.\nThe tonnage of ore mined and milled during the year was 35,000 tons, principally from the\nNickel Plate and Sunnyside claims. No addition of any importance was made to the plant\nduring the year, but a few necessary changes were effected. The postponement of extension\nof the works or improvement of the plant may be credited to the failure of the Railway\nCompany to complete construction within the time set. The Company has already paid large\nsums of money for haulage of plant from Penticton, and when it was promised railway\nconnection in the early autumn of 1906, it was perhaps justified in waiting for it before\nbringing in additional plant. The concentrates have been hauled by waggon to Penticton,\na cheaper rate of haulage being obtained by giving the freighter a load of concentrates for\nback loading.\nOn the Humming Bird Group of claims, owned by J. J. Marks and others, there was\ndone, in addition to considerable prospecting, 2,000 feet of diamond drilling, from which\nsatisfactory results were obtained.\nThe Golden Zone Group, owned also by J. J. Marks et al., and consisting of the Golden\nZone, Silver Bell, B. C. and Irish Boy, was improved to the extent of about $1,000 worth'of\nwork. Former shafts and tunnels were extended and a new find made which gives excellent\nassay values. The total development done to date is much more extensive than that done on\nthe average claims held by private parties.\nThe Florence Group, in 20-Mile canyon, is owned by Thos. Bradshaw, who spent about\n$1,500 in development work during the year. The amount already expended on these claims,\nthe Florence, Florence Fractional and Zeerust Fractional, amounts to over $8,000, principally\nin tunnelling. The ore is arsenical pyrites carrying satisfactory gold values.\nOn the Greenwood Group, owned by Mr. Duncan Woods, three men worked the greater\npart of the summer on development work.\nThe Kingston Group, consisting of the Kingston, Metropolitan, War Horse and Grand\nView, is owned by the Kingston Gold and Copper Mining Co. Development work has been\ncarried on steadily most of the year, the force employed being from four to seven men. Much\nmore good copper was exposed during the year, and additional buildings for the mine crew\nwere provided.\nThe Jumbo Group, situated on Sixteen-Mile creek, had a great deal of development work\ndone. A shaft was sunk, under the direction of G. M. Gilbert, to a depth of 100 feet, and\nalso a considerable amount of cross-cutting done.\n* The Oregon Group, consisting of the Oregon, Winchester, St. Barnard, and Savage, is\nsituated on the north bank of 16-Mile creek. About 30 feet of tunnelling was done during\nthe year, resulting in an excellent copper showing.\nThe following is a report sent in by R. W. Northey, who, has been in the Keremeos\nvalley for the last seven or eight years, and has had every chance of visiting the various mines\nand claims :\u2014\n\"The Billy Goat and Shamrock are owned by James Riordan and the\nRiordan Mountain Olalla Copper Mining and Smelting Company. The work done includes a\nCamp. 47-foot open cut 15 feet deep, a 15-foot shaft, a 10-foot shaft, a 50-foot\ntunnel and a deep cut into the side of the ore-body, leaving a vertical face\nof 25 feet.\n 7 Ed. 7 Boundary District. H 167\n\"Afterthought, Resort and Resort No. 1, claims on the western and north-western slopes of\nthe mountain are owned by Jas. Riordan. Same class of ore as on Billy Goat. Discovery\nwas made last year of a ledge of chalcopyrite in contact with a granular lime dike, being\ncovered by only three feet of red oxidized soil. Work done\u2014two large open cuts on the Afterthought, a 40-foot cut on the Resort (the discovery) and a 10-foot shaft on Resort No. 1:\n\"The Homestake and Andover claims on the southern half of the mountain, and joining the\nBilly Goat, Shamrock and Grand View, are owned by R. W. Northey and J. H. Hayes, of\nOlalla. Riordan mountain is a small double mountain, the Billy Goat, Shamrock and Afterthought occupying the northern promontory and the Homestake and Andover the southern.\nThe ore is precisely the same as on the Billy Goat, with pretty much the same values. Work\non the Homestake includes a 10-foot tunnel all in ore, with 20 feet of rock cutting at the\nentrance. There is a good-sized ore dump on a crib-work flat built at the tunnel entrance, 50\nfeet above the proposed waggon road to the Billy Goat.\n\" Grandview and Portland, situated on the western and south-western slopes of the\nmountain, and adjoining the Billy Goat and Homestake, are owned by John and Colin\nMeKinnon, of Hedley. Work is done in open cuts, some of them exposing the ore-body at a\ndepth of 15 or 20 feet. The ore is similar to that on the Billy Goat and Homestake.\n\" Three full-sized claims, Rio Grande, Lorna Doone and Sharpshooter,\nNorthey Mountain are on the northern slope of Green mountain, and within half a mile of\nCamp. Keremeos creek and the Penticton-Nickel Plate waggon road. A huge\nledge of pyrrhotite and mispickel outcrops through all three claims, and\nthis outcrop of brilliant red (the effects of oxidisation) can be seen miles away. This ore-body\nruns N. E. and S. W., and on the centre claim, the Rio Grande, two 20-foot tunnels, about\n200 feet apart, have been run into the capping about 50 feet below the apex. Previous to\nstarting No. 2 tunneL all the red oxidised stuff was stripped off clean down to bedrock for a\nlength of 50 feet, from the apex to the tunnel level, and for a width of 8 feet, while the depth\nvaried from a few inches at the apex to 8 feet at the tunnel entrance; thus the tunnel was\nstarted in solid ore and no timbering was required. Work was stopped at the first heavy fall\nof snow, late in October. There are about 200 tons of ore on the dumps. From the outcrop\nthe ledge appears to be not less than 50 feet in width. The owners are R. W. Northey and\nJ. H. Hayes, of Olalla.\n\" Two claims, Cinnabar and Cinnabar No. 2, situated on the southern slope of Northey\nmountain and on the opposite side of a narrow valley from the Rio Grande group, cover about\n100 acres of mineral ground. On the Cinnabar an immense bluff of almost solid pyrrhotite\nand arsenical iron is a distinguishing feature from the waggon road, which passes about half a\nmile south. The owners, Louis Goodchop, of the Khyber Pass ranch, and R. B. Venner, of\nCamp McKinney, did considerable development work during the summer, chiefly a long crosscut tunnel low down the slope. Both groups in this camp can obtain water-power from\nKeremeos creek.\n\" Beaconsfield is a large group comprising 600 acres on Red mountain.\nRed Mountain. The work includes no less than five long tunnels, half a dozen shafts, and\na great number of open cuts. The tunnel on the Beaconsfield, in 175 feet,\nshowed up some small veins of copper ore; from a 45-foot tunnel on the Guinevieve the rock\nwent $5 in gold; in a 65-foot tunnel on the Keremeos a lode was intersected, but the grade\nwas low; and from a glory hole on the Poutiac about 200 tons of low-grade ore was taken out.\nThere are thousands of tons of this low-grade pyrrhotite all over the property that can be\nmined cheaply, on the glory hole plan. The Gibraltar shaft is down 55 feet. The work done\nin 1906 included a 60-foot tunnel on the Standard, where another 40 feet should intersect a\n H 168 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\ngood-looking ledge which outcrops on the ridge, a 24-foot shaft on the Kenilworth, a 20-foot\nshaft on the Lady Bertha, and a glory hole on the Standard, where about a ton of high-grade\narsenical iron was taken out. Seven men were worked during the season of 1906, from June\ntill the end of October. The company (Keremeos-Pontiac Mines) has erected a combined\nboarding and bunk-house, a storehouse, powder house, stable and three blacksmith shops.\n\" McNulty's Group consists of eight claims, situated on the north-eastern slope of Red\nmountain. Nearly all the work has been done on the Gem, where there is an immense outcrop\nof pyrrhotite, or magnetic iron pyrites, averaging nearly 200 feet in width. Last year's work\nopened up some garnetite carrying yellow copper. The workings include a 100-foot tunnel\nwith a cross-cut of 80 feet and several large open cuts into the ledge, the strike of which is\nN. E. and S. W., with a trifling dip to the S. E. The owners, James McNulty and Thomas\nRoderick, of Phcenix, erected a substantial cabin, and put in nearly all the summer of 1906\ndeveloping their property.\n\" The Black, Alfred and Green Mountain are three Crown-granted\nGreen Mountain claims owned by Black Bros, and others. Work done includes three long\nCamp. tunnels and a number of open cuts.\n\" The Tiger mineral claim is owned by James Black, of Olalla. Quartz veins, five feet\nwide, carrying free gold and native copper. Work done, three large open cuts and several\nsmaller ones.\n\" The Dividend Group consists of seven claims, owned by the Olalla\nDividend Copper M. and S. Co. Large bodies of magnetic iron and pyrites. Values\nMountain. are chiefly in gold, but garnetite with yellow copper occurs in some of the\nworkings. Work done includes several long tunnels, shafts and open cuts.\nCabins and blacksmith shops have been erected. This group has been Crown-granted.\n\"The Scotia Group of five claims, on the northern slope, are owned by J. A. McDonald\nand Ed. Wheadon, of Olalla. There is a 35-foot tunnel on the Scotia and a big open cut 100\nfeet higher up the hill, both workings showing up some very fine ore, which, as usual, is in\ncontact with a granular lime dike. The strike is N. E. and S. W., with a slight dip to S. E.\nThe ore is chiefly garnetite, impregnated with yellow copper and interspersed with pyrrhotite\nand some mispickel. About 500 feet east of this ledge there is a parallel one of about the\nsame width, 15 feet, same class of ore and same strike and dip. This has been opened by\nthree large cuts across and into the ore-body.\n\"The Maple Leaf and Last Chance are situated on the western slope and owned by W. J.\nGarbutt and partners. A body of ore, chiefly pyrrhotite, is noticeable for a long distance by\nits bright red oxidisation. Work done, cross-cut tunnels and open cuts.\n\" The Nellie is owned by James Black, of Olalla. Ore-body, pyrrhotite. Work done,\nthree open cuts, 45 feet, 28 feet and 25 feet long.\n\"The Apex Group of eight claims, situated on a spur running north-\nIndependence east from Independence mountain, owned by W. D. McMillan, of Olalla,\nMountain. and in which W. J. Forbes, of Hedley, has an interest. In the late\nsummer of 1905 the B. C. Copper Co., of Greenwood, started work under a\nbond, but a great deal of development work had been done by McMillan before the company\nmade the deal. The company built large dining and bunk-houses, stables, powder house, two-\nblacksmith shops, shaft-house, and erected a horse whim capable of hoisting from a depth of\nover 200 feet. Work was first started on the Nighthawk, where McMillan had opened a\nledge of pyrrhotite and arsenical iron. A cross-cut tunnel was run in through this mass of\nore, which by actual measurement was found to be 32 feet wide, with a strike N. E. and\n PEACE RIVER AT L20th MERIDIAN, B. C.\nVIEW FROM PLATEAU LEVEL ABOVE FORT ST. JOHN, PEACE RIVER, LOOKING SOUTH.\n 7 Ed. 7 Boundary District. H 169\nS. W. and a dip S. E. The values were not deemed sufficient by the company to warrant\ncontinuance of the work, and operations were accordingly concentrated on the Apex, farther\nwest. On this claim a shaft was sunk close to the point where the spur or ridge runs out\nfrom the main mountain. Here, under a granular lime capping, McMillan had obtained\nvalues in both gold and copper, the gold being carried in white arsenical iron and the copper\nin the lime or calcite. The values continued all the way down the shaft, and at the 100-foot\nlevel a drift was run south-west on the ledge for over 60 feet, still in ore, but very variable\nin values. At this juncture the B. C. Copper Co,, who had paid the first installment of the\npurchase money, asked for an extension of time, and, being refused, the company stopped work\nin May, 1906, since when the Apex has been closed down.\n\"The King Arthur adjoins the Apex on the south-west, and has the Apex lead running\nthrough its entire length. The work done in 1906 consisted of a cross-cut tunnel to intersect\nthe lead at a depth of 150 feet. The first 20 feet of this tunnel is in loose rocks and water-\nworn gravel, necessitating timbering for that distance. Some arsenical iron was taken out\nfrom an open cut about 50 feet above the tunnel entrance. About 300 feet south of the\ntunnel, and lower down the hill, a big open cut discloses a body of pyrrhotite and iron\npyrites. The owners of the King Arthur are R. W. Northey and J. H. Hayes, of Olalla.\n\" The Monarch's Daughter adjoins the King Arthur on the south-west. The work done\nduring 1906 consisted of stripping and surface cross-cutting, exposing a great deal of mineralised ledge matter. This claim is owned in Fairview.\n\"The Conkling Group comprises six claims. Work done includes several long open cuts,\nchiefly on the Monarch, where the lead, which is about 10 feet wide, is opened up by half a\ndozen deep cuts for a distance of 500 feet. The ore is pyrrhotite and of the usual grade. On\nanother claim in this group free gold has been found. Conkling & Cornell are the owners.\n\" The White Grouse adjoins the Monarch on the south. Considerable work done and ore\nof pay grade. Claim was surveyed in 1906 and Crown grant applied for. Owned by J.\nDalrymple, Fairview.\n\" The Dominion and Pine Apple adjoin Conkling's Group on the south-west, and are owned\nby Alex. Ford, of Fish lake. Work done consists of a 30-foot open cut across the lead and a\n12-foot shaft. The ore is pyrrhotite, with garnetite carrying yellow copper.\n\" On the Teviot, owned by Kenneth Matthison, of Phoenix, several veins of arsenical iron\nhave been opened on, giving values in gold. On the Amuses, the same owner, the ore is chiefly\npyrrhotite, but of a rather better grade than usual. Work done in 1906 included six large\nopenings into the ore-body from the summit of the ridge to the bottom, over 500 feet.\n\"The Star of Hope Group, situated at the junction of 16-Mile and Cedar creeks, consists\nof four claims, owned by Frank Richter, of Keremeos, and L. M. Lyon and J. A. McDougall,\nof Olalla. . The ore is galena and arsenical iron. The work consists of a 40-foot shaft, tunnels\nand surface cuts.\n\"The Mount Zion Group consists of three claims, situated on Mount Zion, on the east\nside of lower Keremeos valley and about three miles north-east of Olalla. There are two\nparallel leads on this property, both running N E. and S.W. and about 1,000 feet apart, the\nlower one being only about 300 feet above Keremeos creek and the Penticton-Princeton\nwaggon road. The work on the lower lead includes eight open cuts on the outcrop for 500\nfeet, a cross-cut tunnel in 105 feet, a drift 65 feet and a winze down 12 feet. In 1906 the\nwork was concentrated on the upper lead, where considerable stripping was done and a shaft\nstarted in the ore-body, which is about 10 feet wide. Both leads are similar in size and class\nof ore, which is chiefly garnetite carrying yellow copper and magnetic iron. Owned by the\nMount Zion Mines.\n H 170 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\n\" The Mount Severn Group of four claims is situated on the east side\nOlalla Camp. of the valley about two miles north-east of Olalla. On the Mount Severn\nthe ore is pyrrhotite and garnetite, but no high values have yet been met\nwith. Owners\u2014Hayes, Northey and Peterkin, of Olalla.\n\" Six claims form the Golden Rule Group on the same mountain as Mount Severn Group.\nWork done chiefly on the Golden Rule. Owned by W. C. McDougall, of Princeton.\n\" The Olalla Giant is on the west slope of Bullion mountain, and is owned by W. C.\nMcDougall. Work done in 1906 consisted of a tunnel run in on ore-body, which is nearly at\nthe foot of the slope. Size of ledge not yet known.\n\" The Bullion is the most developed property in lower Keremeos valley, the workings\nincluding the longest tunnel in the Similkameen, in over 700 feet; No. 2 tunnel, in 200 feet;\nNo. 3 tunnel, in 176 feet, and some smaller ones, besides open workings on various parts of\nthe mountain. The Bullion and 18 or 20 other claims in the group have been surveyed and\nCrown-granted. The property, which is owned by the Olalla Copper M. & S. Co., has been\nclosed down during the present winter. The ore carries values in gold, copper and silver.\n\" The Searchlight Group consists of four claims, owned by Jas. Riordan and the\nOlalla Copper M. & S. Co.; recently surveyed and Crown-granted. Bornite is the chief ore of\nthis group.\n\" The Elkhorn Group of four claims, owned by J. M. Sharp and the Olalla Copper M. &\nS. Co. is also surveyed and Crown-granted.\n\" Situated on the top of the range, on the east side of the valley, south of Olalla, the\nOpulence has considerable development work done on it and is owned by the Olalla M. & S.\nCo. There is a 50-foot shaft, with two drift tunnels of 35 feet and 15 feet, respectively.\n\" The Black Diamond, situated at the foot of Opulence mountain, is owned by Messrs.\nBuchan, Lyon & Eisler, of Olalla. The shaft is down 60 feet. Work done in 1906 was a\n20-foot tunnel, which is being run in to the bottom of the shaft. On the adjoining claim, St.\nKeverne, three small veins of quartz, carrying silver, gold and some copper sulphide, were\nopened by cuts and shafts.\n\" The Eldorado Group carries ore very similar to that on the Dolphin. Work done in\n1906 includes a 30-foot shaft and a 25-foot cut across the lead. The same class of ore is found\non the Shamrock, but with better values in gold and copper. Work done includes two tunnels,\none 35 feet and the other 30 feet.\n\" The Dolphin Group is situated half a mile south of Olalla; owner, Mr. Pitman. Seven\nmen have been at work since November 12th, 1906. The work done includes four tunnels of\n160 feet, 60 feet, 39 feet and 26 feet, with seven open cuts and pits aggregating 120 feet.\n\"The Magdala Group of two claims lies just east of Keremeos. The work done includes\ntwo shafts and a number of open cuts. In 1906 a new cut disclosed some fine-looking ore,\nalthough not particularly valuable.\n\" The Copper King Group is situated on the crest of the foothills on the west side of the\nvalley, at Olalla, and about 1,000 feet above the waggon road. Work done includes two\ntunnels, one 30-foot shaft and several large open cuts. Copper is in evidence everywhere, as\nwell as black magnetic iron. Size of ore-body not known. Owned by John Buchan, of Olalla.\nAdjoining the Copper King on the east is the Prince of Wales owned by John Kearns, of\nFairview. Work done, all in open cuts. Ore, copper sulphides.\n\" Adjoining the Copper King on the south are the Homecrest and Strand, owned by C. A.\nEisler, of Olalla. Ore similar to that on Copper King. Work done, all open cuts of various\ndepths.\n 7 Ed. 7 Boundary District. H 171\n\" Two claims, Roadside and Cream of the Camp, are close to the waggon road and Olalla\ncreek. Recently surveyed and Crown-granted. Ore chiefly pyrrhotite, carrying values in\ncopper, gold and silver. Owned by L. W. Shatford, M.P.P., and others.\n\" The Comstock and Olalla, situated on the west fork of Olalla creek and owned by\nBromley & Lyon, of Olalla, have a large body of ore. Work done, 10-foot shaft and long\n-open cut. *\n\" Situated on the west side of the valley, about 700 feet above the waggon road, is the\nSmoky. The ore on this claim is red hematite, carrying values in gold. The vein is 75 feet\nwide, strikes N.E. and S.W., and has no dip. This claim is owned by John Knowles, of\nOlalla.\"\nOffice Statistics\u2014Osoyoos Mining Division.\nIndividual free miners' certificates , 287\nCompany n i. 4\nRecords of locations 140\nCertificates of work issued 316\nRecords of transfers, etc 60\nCertificates of improvements issued 36\n H 172 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nVERNON DISTRICT.\n-:o:-\nVERNON MINING DIVISION.\nReport of L. Norris, Gold Commissioner.\nI beg to submit the following report on the mining industry in this Division during the\npast year :\u2014\nThere has not been much activity in mining matters in this Division during the past year.\nThe most important work was done on the British Empire and Royal Standard claims, near\nOkanagan Landing. On these claims a 5-stamp mill ran for 120 days, and gold was recovered\non the plates. Manager, D. R. Young. The mill shut down in November last, and has\nnot since resumed operations. Want of capital is still seriously interfering with the proper\ndevelopment of these claims.\nSome work was done last June by Thomas Kelly on the Last Chance mineral claim, a\nrather promising silver-lead proposition situated on the north bank of Trout creek, about 8\nmiles up from its mouth. It has two pay streaks 10 and 12 inches wide, respectively, and\nsome picked specimens ran as high as 100 oz. of silver to the ton and 50 % lead. This claim\nis owned by Thos. Kelly, F. L. Asler and R. H. Agur. There is one tunnel driven in about\n120 feet, at a dip of about 45\u00b0.\nTake it all round, last year was decidedly an off year.\nThe following mining statistics were furnished me by H. F. Wilmot, Mining Recorder:\u2014\nRecords 33\nFree miners' certificates. , 124\nCompany's n 1\nTransfers 7\nCertificates of work 25\nii improvements 1\nClaims Crown-granted 1\n 7 Ed. 7 Yale District. H 173\nYALE DISTRICT.\nReport of G. C. Tunstall, Gold Commissioner.\nI have the honour to enclose the mining reports for the Kamloops, Ashcroft, Yale,\nSimilkameen and Nicola Mining Divisions, embracing mining operations in those Divisions\nduring the year 1906 :\u2014\nPlacer Mining.\nIt will be observed that the yield of placer gold in the first four Divisions, which formerly\n\u25a0showed good returns, has been of so little value as to be unworthy of mention. This is a\nmatter of deep regret, as it apparently marks the termination of an industry which, in past\nyears, contributed a remunerative occupation to a hardy class of men, whose history is closely\nassociated with the early days of the Province.\nMr. Dodd, the Mining Recorder at Yale, in his report for the year 1905, stated the yield\nin the Yale Division to be only $2,000. That of the Ashcroft Division also showed a\nremarkable decrease in the usual output, whilst a similar amount to that of the Yale Division\nwas credited to the Similkameen District.\nSince the abandonment of the Fraser river by the whites, placer mining has been steadily\nprosecuted by Indians and Chinese, principally the latter. The same bars, and other localities\nfavourable for the deposit of float gold, are mined with results varying every year, caused\nby the spring floods carrying away bars situated at a considerable distance higher up the river,\nand depositing the gold they contained at points lower down, where it remained until the\nfollowing spring.\nThe new dredge, constructed at Yale last fall by a New Zealand company, was operated\nseveral weeks, in charge of a erew of experienced men, but I have not been able to obtain the\nparticulars of the results. It is the intention to remove it to Hill's Bar next season, where\nthe amount of success obtained will determine the future of the lower Fraser river in regard\nto dredging operations.\nMineral Claims.\nTo offset the exhaustion of the placer mines, the mineral claims of the districts are\nattracting attention. The approaching construction of the V. V. and E. Railway through the\nSimilkameen country will open up a promising mineral section, which, in consequence of lack\nof railway communication, has remained comparatively undeveloped.\nThe development of the Nicola coal mines will not fail to stimulate mining interests by a\n^supply of cheap coke necessary for smelting.\nIn the Highland valley, in the Ashcroft Mining Division, on the Transvaal Group and\nother locations, work has been diligently performed on the mineral deposits they contain, with\nresults that prove their valuable character.\nKAMLOOPS MINING DIVISION.\nMy remarks concerning the mineral locations in this Division will be short, as they only\nrefer to those on which the most development work has been accomplished. There are many\nothers on which mere assessment work has been performed, this being insufficient to give any\nidea of their permanence.\n H 174 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThe Iron Mask, Capt. J. Argall, manager, has been worked during the\nIron Mask. past year with a force of from 60 to 80 men, until the beginning of last-\nOctober, when the number was reduced pending arrangements being made\nto increase the returns, by utilising the large bodies of low-grade ore, which will yield profitable results with the introduction of a more economical mode of transportation and treatment.\nTo effect this object, negotiations are in course of progress for the erection of a large smelter\nnear the Canadian Pacific Railway line, where a suitable site has been obtained for the\npurpose. The ore will be transported by an aerial or gravity tramway. These improvements\nwill admit of operations being prosecuted on a larger scale.\nThe quantity of ore shipped to the smelters in Kootenay, since my last reports, I understand, is 3,720 tons.\nThe Wheal Tamar is situated in the Jocko lake section. It was\nWheal Tamar. steadily worked last summer with a small number of men, in charge of O.\nS. Batchelor. A \"common sense\" whim was installed and housed in with\na substantial frame building. Cross-cutting was performed at the bottom of the 50-foot shaft.\nForty feet of the vein was intersected and produced ore of the same class and value as the\noutcropping on the surface, which contains ore 60 feet wide, that can be worked to advantage,\nand 200 feet of low-grade ore that may be found profitable under more favourable conditions.\nin regard to treatment. The vein has been cross-cut in different places for a considerable\ndistance.\nThis group consists of three claims, viz., Evening Star, Golden Star\nEvening Star and Bill Nye. It is situated about six miles south-west of Kamloops,\nGroup. immediately south of the Iron Mask mine. The vein runs north-east and\nsouth-west, and has been proved by open cross-cuts to extend the whole\nlength of the three claims. The ledge is from 40 to 100 feet in width on the surface. The\nprincipal work has been done on the Evening Star. A tunnel was run from a small lake to-\nintersect the vein; at about 35 feet from the entrance a lode of high-grade ore was\nencountered, 6 feet wide. A shaft, 4x9 feet in the clear, with two compartments, well\ntimbered all the way down, has been sunk a depth of 90 feet. At a depth of 40 feet a body\nof clean ore 4 feet wide was cut through, dipping to the north-east, and at 56 feet had dipped\nout of the shaft. A drift was started at this point 20 feet long, in ore of the same grade,,\nwhich yields $35 a ton, in all values. About \\\\ car-loads are now on the dump, which will\npay to send to the smelter. Another chute of similar grade, 6 feet wide, exists at the bottom\nof the shaft. Between the two high-grade veins is a large body of low-grade ore which, with\na smelter in the vicinity, would yield profitable returns in combination with the richer ore.\nConsiderable work was performed on the Dacotah last summer, which\nTruth Group, is one of the principal properties of the Truth Group. The work consisted\nprincipally of wide open cuts running with the trend of the vein matter in\nmagnetic ore and carrying small values in gold, copper and silver. In one of the cuts a good\nshowing of copper was exposed, which will be further developed next season. All of the ore\nmined was sold to the Iron Mask Co. for fluxing purposes. The Truth Group is one of the\nmineral properties on Coal Hill and contains some of the best ore deposits.\nMr. Ashby, the former manager of the Pot Hook, informs me that instructions have been\nreceived from England to resume work on that mine, which has lain idle for several years.\nThe Cotton Belt mines are situated on Grace mountain, about ten miles\nCotton Belt Mines, in a straight line north-east of Seymour Landing, at the head of Seymour\narm. The following work has been performed on the claims mentioned :\u2014-\nCottonwood, an open cut and shaft 20 feet deep; Joe, shaft 10 feet; Boyne, shaft 12 feet;.\n 7 Ed. 7 Yale District. H 175\nHarrison, shaft 10 feet; Victoria, open cut, shaft 20 feet, and lode stripped for a considerable\ndistance ; Jessie, vein stripped ; Wellington, cross-cuts ; Shory, cross-cuts ; Leemitjord, cross-\ncutting on vein ; Black Prince, two large open cuts; Tartar, open cut 30 feet long; McLeod,\nshaft 12 feet; Horseshoe, shaft 10 feet. The ore-bodies show an increase in value as depth is\nobtained. I am informed that two new veins were discovered last summer. They exist in\ndifferent formations, and are dissimilar in the character of the vein matter. One of them,\n70 feet wide, contains chalcopyrite. The other vein, 10 feet wide, is composed of galena, grey\ncopper and chalcopyrite.. Mr. F. Daniels, the manager of the Cotton Belt Group, reports\nhaving found a vein of molybdenum of a very promising character, which has returned some\nhigh assays in that metal and 10 ozs. in silver. The gravel in Cotton creek contains both gold\nand platinum, but not in sufficient quantity to pay to work.\nThe amount granted by the Government for the construction of a trail has been a great\nassistance to prospectors.\nCoal.\nA local company of Kamloops business men, which acquired 2,500 acres of coal lands\nbordering the railway track and extending up the mountain side, commenced drilling operations\nlast fall at a point about six miles west of Kamloops, designated by the late Dr. Dawson as\nbeing in line with the strike of the coal belt, and offering advantages for the prosecution of\nthe necessary work. A Calyx drill, which cuts a core two inches in diameter, was purchased\nfrom the Canadian Rand Drill Co., of Sherbrooke, Quebec, and installed last fall, and has\nperformed efficient work with a much smaller expenditure than if done by means of a\nDiamond drill. The depth attained is 375 feet, represented by 200 feet of rock, geologically termed as belonging to the Tranquille bed, 100 feet of conglomerate, and 25 feet of\nshale. The cold weather suspended operations during the winter, but preparations are now in\ncourse of progress to resume drilling. It is not expected that the coal seam will be encountered\nbefore reaching a depth of 500 feet.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Kamloops Mining Division.\nClaims recorded . 135\nCertificates of work 143\nBills of sale 48\nMining leases issued 11\nCertificates of improvement 20\nRevenue.\nFree miners' certificates ,. $1,907 75\nMining receipts, general , . . . . 1,885 55\nTax, Crown-granted mineral claims 253 50\n$4,046 80\nI take pleasure in forwarding a communication from C. B. Drummond, giving information relative to the mineral claims on Coal hill, in some of which he is interested :\u2014\n\" These being a prospector's ideas, can be so considered.\n\" The Cyclone Group has been surveyed this year. This property lies south and east of\nPeterson creek, and is, as far as the ore-bodies have been traced, on their south-east strike.\n\" The Laura Group has had some $600 to $700 spent on it this year. The shaft has been\ncarried down to the 50-foot level, and replacement of iron by copper is now rapidly taking\nplace in the bottom of the shaft. Some very nice ore from the same shaft is on the dump,\nwhilst some 600 feet farther west on the strike there is a cut 70 feet in length, in which a\n H 176 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nspot has been squared out for a shaft and has good yellow copper for a surface showing. The\nheavy drift on the north end of the 70-foot cut has made it inadvisable to strip farther. At\npresent there is no sign of a north boundary. The south boundary is probably a wall, and, if\nso, the only one at present disclosed in the camp. There are many other surface cuts.\n\"The Gold from the Grass Roots claim has been surveyed and application for a Crown\ngrant therefor was made this past year, and in being surveyed has practically displaced some\nfractional claims.\n\" The Monte Carlo has a good showing of ore, sufficient to warrant further expenditure\nif capital was forthcoming.\n\" The Wheal Tamar has had considerable work done on it this season, and there is now\nexposed a very large body of 1^ to 2 % ore; higher grade ore is also in evidence. This is one\nof the more developed prospects, and will well repay investigation.\n\" The Blizzard Fraction has also had some work done this year. It adjoins the Wheal\nTamar, and it would appear to be the more reasonable way to open the latter through the\nBlizzard Fraction ground by quarrying and glory-holing than by shaft.\n\" The Ajax and adjacent claims have had assessment work performed. There are some\ngood showings and large bodies of ore here, but work has not yet defined any boundaries of\nmineral-bearing rock, though exposures over a large scattered area all show ore, some fairly\nhigh-grade copper.\n\" The Number Seven needs work in the shape of a shaft. This claim probably contains a\nlarge body of magnetite and copper, which is not likely to be exposed as long as only the\nassessment work is done from year to year. Being overlaid by drift, and not much bed-rock\nin sight, the owners have not gained any great depth, though there are several cuts and holes\nof, say, 10 to 15 feet in depth ; these latter are more or less filled in with dirt.\n\" Not much work has been done in the neighbourhood of the Sugar Loaf this season.\n\" The Chieftain Group has produced some good copper, and, as the ore is not pockety\nanywhere else in the camp, there would be reason to suppose that work will disclose ore-bodies.\n\" It is hoped that the coming year will see work resumed on the Pot Hook Group. There\nis a considerable body of higher grade copper thereon.\n\" On the Roadview there is some nice bornite ore to be obtained. This is also a hard\nclaim to prospect, owing to the amount of glacial drift overlying the formation, making the\npreliminary surface stripping very discouraging, but lying as it does between the Truth Group\nand Mountain, is worth looking into for a large body.\n\" The Mountain claim is a large mass of low-grade ore, probably between 1 % and 1J %\ncopper.\n\" Application for a Crown grant has also been made on the Iron Cap.\n\" A group of claims has been incorporated as the Norma Group. These form a good\nproperty and ought to be more extensively developed, though the present cause of this not\nbeing done may be lack of capital.\n\"The old Dominion Copper Co. now owns a group formerly known as the 0. K.\n\"The Orphan Boy has some good gold values and yellow copper on the dump.\n\" The Hecla Group needs more money for deeper development. A tunnel run on this\nproperty would drain the lead, but is too large an undertaking for the present owners. The\nshaft is full of water and water has always been a disagreeable factor in working in this shaft\nbut, at the same time is probably responsible for the ore-body here, which is a continuation of\nthe Python zone.\n DUNVEGAN H. B. POST, PEACE RIVER, ALBERTA.\nLOOKING DOWN STREAM.\nEPISCOPAL, CHURCH MISSION AT LESSER SLAVE LAKE, ALBERTA.\n 7 Ed. 7 Yale District. H 177\n\" The Esperanza has had some yellow copper found on it this year. This is the first so\nfar discovered. As this is a sinking proposition, development will be necessarily slow.\n\" The Nulli Secundus is a new location in part covering old ground. Some yellow copper\nhas also been shown up here. Development will be proceeded with in the spring.\n\"The Kimberley Co. has applied for a Crown grant of its properties here, and a claim or\ntwo, the Copper King, etc., at Cherry creek, The company has done some work at Cherry\ncreek.\n\" The Rising Sun Group has had a small glory-hole, with a face 50 feet in depth by 40 feet\nin width, put into it. A cross-cut will now be run across the lead at this depth. Some nice\nore has been taken out of it, but squeezing, through movement, has compressed all the mineral\nout of it for some distance through the cut by which the glory-hole is reached. The rock\nappeared to be in place, however, just when work was knocked off for the season and the\nore was coming in. Water level has been reached.\n\" The Hawthorne has been Crown-granted. A large iron cap exists here, but through\ninsufficient depth work has not yet reached the ore.\n\" Assessment work has been done annually on the Dispatcher for some years, all by surface cross-cuts, but if sunk on this property ought to make another of the large low-grade\nbodies.\"\nASHCROFT MINING DIVISION.\nReport of H. P. Christie, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit my annual mining report for the Ashcroft Mining Division\nfor the year 1906.\nThere has been practically no change for the last couple of years. The office statistics\nshow a small decrease all round, although the reports continue favourable, and the owners of\nmineral claims are in nearly all cases keeping up their assessments. There has, however, been\nvery little legitimate mining done. No placer mining has been engaged in to speak of, the\nFraser River Gold Dredging Co. having ceased all operations for the present.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Ashcroft Mining Division.\nFree miners' certificates 80\nCertificates of work , 42\nLocations recorded , 41\nPlacers n 3\nConveyances, etc 7\nYALE MINING DIVISION.\nReport of William Dodd, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit herewith my annual report and office statistics for the year\nending December 31st, 1906.\nThere is practically nothing new of importance to report regarding the Mining District.\nPlacer Mining.\nThe Pacific North-West Co., on Siwash creek, continues the extension of its open cut\nand laying sluice-boxes, with the view of striking bedrock.\n H 178 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nDredging.\nThe Yale Syndicate, composed of New Zealand capitalists, has completed its dredging\nplant, and is ready to make a practical test of the Fraser river bed at Hill's bar, as soon as\nweather permits.\nMineral Claims.\nThe Mount Baker and Yale Mining Co., on Siwash creek, has done the usual assessment\nwork.\nThe Marvel Gold Mining Co. has five mineral locations, and has extended its tunnel into\nthe mountain, meeting with encouraging prospects. These properties give assay values in gold\nfrom four different ledges. A six-stamp Merrill mill has been installed on this property.\nThe Bonanza location, near Hope, is owned by Wardle & Co., who extended the tunnel\nduring the past season.\nIn the vicinity of Hope considerable activity has been evidenced by a number of locations\nrecorded in Coquihalla and Skagit valleys ; also on Ladner creek. In the event of construction\nof the V., V. and E. Railway, a large amount of prospecting may be expected in the country\nbordering on the line of construction.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Yale Mining Division.\nMineral and placer records 23\nFree miners' certificates 63\nii n companies , 4\nCertificates of work 39\nAffidavits (25), notices (6), and permits (3) 34\nConveyances, agreements 23\nPowers of attorney 3\nLeases in force 29\nRevenue.\nFree miners' certificates $ 442 50\nMining receipts 1,987 30\nMiscellaneous receipts , \u00ab\u2022. . 536 75\n$2,966 55\nNICOLA MINING DIVISION.\nReport of George Murray, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit the following report upon mining operations in the Nicola\nDivision during the year 1906 :\u2014\nAspen Grove Camp.\nThe largest number of mineral locations is in the Aspen Grove Camp, of which several\ngroups have been Crown-granted. About nine years have elapsed since prospecting work\nbegan in this section, and up to date, but few claims have changed hands. Efforts are now\nconfined chiefly to keeping up assessment work and Crown-granting.\nThe Golden Sovereign Group, which makes a strong showing of native copper, was bonded\nlast March. Development work was engaged in and a shaft was sunk to the depth of 100 feet.\nThe Copper Standard group of claims, owned by Price Ellison, M. L. A., et al., contains\ncopper ore with appreciable values in gold and silver. Work was done on the Bighorn and\nadjoining claims, enhancing the value of the property.\n 7 Ed. 7 Yale District. H 179\nOn the group of claims owned by Dad Allen, assessment work has resulted in exposing\ncopper glance, chalcopyrite and bornite. Locations held by Roberts and Budd, on which\nprospecting has been done, afford excellent showings. Some good exposures are to be found\non the Tom Cat Group, where several strong showings of native copper are in sight.\nBates Bros, and Armstrong, who were among the first prospectors in the camp, have\nseveral groups of properties, on some of which considerable development work has been done.\nDisclosures on the Wayside Group, owned by Larsen and Murray, indicate a wide ledge\nwith copper showings.\nTen-Mile Camp.\nThe camp at 10-Mile creek has attracted attention on account of the ore exposed by\nassessment work on some of the properties. Work done in this camp during the last two\nyears has resulted in very favourable disclosures, both as to permanence of veins and values of\nore-bodies. An open cut on the property of the Broomhead Syndicate exposed the lead,\nwhich is 15 feet wide with two well-defined pay chutes of high-grade copper ore, with small\ngold and silver values. In a former tunnel a station was cut and winze sunk 15 feet on the\nlarger pay chute, which is several feet wide.\nWork on the Cowboy claim, owned by the same company, has disclosed a vein of ore of\nexcellent indications.\nOn the Coronado mineral claim a lead about 12 feet wide, which seems well mineralised,\nhas been discovered.\nA large body of medium grade copper ore is in evidence on the group of claims owned by\nMr. Sissett and others.\nLocations held by J. W. Collis and associates were favourably mentioned in previous\nreports, and subsequent work strengthens the conviction. H. Stumbles & Co. have a large\nore-body in sight, containing copper pyrites, which give excellent assay values.\nThe extension of the railway into Nicola brings the 10-Mile Camp within 12 miles of\nshipping facilities, with a down-grade to the station.\nMill Creek.\nOn Mill creek, about three miles north of Nicola, Thomas Hunter has a group of several\nclaims, gold and copper bearing. The ledge matter is white quartz and the formation granite.\nFrank Lambert has five claims, on which several years' assessment work has been done. Assay\nvalues from both properties are good.\nCoal Prospecting.\nDuring the last three years a considerable amount of prospecting with Diamond drills\nhas been done. The Diamond Vale Coal & Iron Co. has been operating extensively with the\ndrill on its coal areas in the Quilchena basin, and recently on its Coldwater property. The\ndisclosures on Quilchena were satisfactory, but too remote from a railway for a present\nshipment. This company secured a large area of the best coal lands in the Nicola and\nColdwater basin, through which the C. P. R. branch line passes. After several drill tests,\nwhich resulted favourably, the company selected a colliery site, and things are now in preparation for the opening up of these properties. All the work is done substantially and with a\nview to permanency. Everything is now ready for shaft-sinking, and, as the depth of the first\nseam is comparatively small, the company hopes to have an output of coal at an early date.\nThe Nicola Valley Coal & Coke Co. (locally known as the Garesche-Green), also located\non the Coldwater, has a large coal seam to start on, an outcrop on the hillside of a good\nquality of coal, which can be worked by tunnelling. Under the efficient management of A.\n H 180 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nFaulds, M.E., this property is being prepared for coal shipment. The local demand has been\nfully supplied ; also the Canadian Pacific Railway engines on the Nicola branch get their coal\nfrom the tunnel output. A car is now being loaded for shipment to Vancouver. Counting\nthe different seams known to exist on this property, there is fully 18 feet thickness of coal\naccessible by tunnel. The work so far has been chiefly exploratory and preparatory ; but as\nsoon as proper shipping facilities are afforded the company expects to have an output equal to\nthe demand.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Nicola Mining Division.\nClaims recorded 96\nCertificates of work 119\nFree miners' certificates 101\nSIMILKAMEEN MINING DIVISION.\nReport of Hugh Hunter, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to forward the annual mining report for the Similkameen Mining\nDivision for the year 1906 :\u2014\nA few Chinese were engaged in placer mining above the mouth of Bear creek.\nOn Copper mountain the majority of the claims are Crown-granted, and on the remainder\nassessment work has been done.\nThe owners of the St. George, St. Helen and St. Lawrence mineral claims, on Bear creek,\nwho, with the assistance of the Government, built a waggon road some 12 miles long, have\nstarted to develop their property by means of a shaft. At the 120-foot level a body of high-\ngrade ore was struck, which continues with depth.\nAt the head of this creek a group of claims, known as the Independence, has been bonded\nto a New York Syndicate, which has a force of men running a tunnel to prospect the ground.\nI have nothing of importance to report concerning other portions of the district, owners\nsatisfying themselves with doing merely sufficient work to hold their claims.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Similkameen Mining Division.\nFree miners' certificates 223\nii ii special 3\nLocation records 307\nCertificates of work 443\nConveyances 109\nCertificates of improvements 38\nRevenue.\nFree miners' certificates $1,464 90\nMining receipts general 2,934 15\nAcreage tax, mineral claims 771 00\n$5,170 05\n 7 Ed. 7 Lillooet District. H 181\nLILLOOET DISTRICT.\nLILLOOET MINING DIVISION.\nReport of C. Phair, Gold Commissioner.\nI have the honour to submit my annual report on the progress of mining in Lillooet\nMining Division during the year 1906 :\u2014\nNo changes of importance have taken place since last year.\nThe Lome mineral claim, at Cadwallader creek, was worked as usual with an arrastra,\nwhich crushed 215 tons of ore, yielding $5,441.82, which was a good result from such a primitive mode of treating the ore.\nThe purchase of the Wayside mineral claim at Bridge river by Mr. Osmond Fergusson, is\nworthy of note. The surface indications are good, but it has not yet been proved on depth.\nThe Anderson Lake Mining and Milling Company's mineral claims at Anderson lake are\nbonded to Mr. J. Burley Smith, of Montreal, who informed me that he had undertaken to form\na company in London, England, with a large capital to operate the same.\nMessrs. Babb, Ferguson, Walker and Swanson have done considerable development work\non their placer leases at Alexander creek. They employed an average of 15 men and took in\na large hydraulic plant over a trail for the greater part of the way. They intend working two\nmonitors, having a good water supply, and the ditch, which is 1^ miles in length, is nearly\ncompleted. They dammed the outlet of No-fish lake, for the purpose of storing water.\nThe lake is about two miles long by one-half mile wide.\nThe Jesperson leases at Cayoosh creek were not worked to the same extent as last year.\nHigh water, at various times, prevented the re-building of the dam, so only four men were\nemployed in prospecting and development work.\nThe yield of placer gold ascertained amounts to only $14,000, which is $10,000 less than\nlast year, owing chiefly to the cessation of the dredge by liquidation, and the departure of\nnearly all itinerant Chinese miners to Bullion, where they obtained employment at high wages.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Lillooet Mining Division.\nMineral claims recorded 41\nPlacer claims re-recorded 5\nCertificates of work recorded 89\nConveyances recorded 49\nMining leases in force ., 25\nDredging leases in force 6\nFree miners' certificates issued , 82\nRevenue.\nFree miners' certificates $ 888 00\nMining receipts general 2,361 15\nMineral tax 108 83\nTax on Crown-granted mineral claims 398 50\n$3,756 48\n H 182 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nCLINTON MINING DIVISION.\nReport of F. Soues, Gold Commissioner.\nI have the honour to submit herewith my annual report on mining in the Clinton Mining\nDivision of Lillooet District for the year ending December 31st, 1906 :\u2014\nMining in all its branches, I regret, has been practically at a standstill, and no improvement in value over that of 1905. The total yield of gold, so far as I have ascertained, is\nunder $1,000.\nA certain amount of prospecting has been done on the mineral claims (copper) on the\nBonaparte river.\nOn a few of the recorded claims sufficient work has been done to hold them for another\nyear.\nThe holders of the dredging leases on the Fraser river, in this division, have seen their\nway clear to install a Keystone drill to test the value of the gravels in the bed of the river, a\nmethod which I have advocated for years. It is an expensive way of prospecting, but in the\nend far better than building an expensive dredge and launching it on what may be a worthless\npart of the river. The work done by an imperfect dredge on Horsebeef bar, below Lillooet,\nhas convinced me of the far-seeing ideas of the late Dr. Dawson. In a conversation with him\nseveral years ago, he said : \" that the mineral values in the Fraser river were enormous, but\nthey were at depth, and science and mechanical skill would, some time in the future, find ways\nand means to reach them.\" The Keystone drill was installed late in the season, and only some\nthree or four bore-holes put down a distance of 50 to 60 feet each, when extreme cold weather\nset in and all work stopped until next April, at the earliest, when prospecting will be renewed\nand continued with vigour until the lessees feel justified in setting about the construction of a\nmodern dredge powerful enough to deal with the gravels in that very turbulent river.\nPlacer mining has been confined to a few itinerant Chinese and Indians.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Clinton Mining Division.\nMineral claims recorded 9\nPlacer claims re-recorded 1\nCertificates of work 9\nMining leases in force 3\nBar leases in force 6\nDredging leases in force 12\nConveyances recorded , 14\nRevenue Collected.\nFree miners' certificates $ 84 50\nMining receipts, general , 5,270 50\n$5,355 00\n 7 Ed. 7 West Coast of Vancouver Island. H 183\nVANCOUVER ISLAND AND COAST.\nWEST COAST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND.\nReport of H. Carmichael, Provincial Assayer.\nThis section was visited by the Provincial Assayer in 1899, who then gave a general\ndescription of the district. It is now_ attempted in this report to give some account of the\nmore important developments that have taken place since that time. The greater number of\nthe claims have been re-visited, but some have not, in which latter case the information given\nhas been obtained from various sources, and so carefully checked that it is believed to be\nreliable.\nQuatsino Sound.\nThe Provincial Assayer visited and reported on the properties in the vicinity of Quatsino\nin 1903, since which time the only property upon which any important development work has\nbeen done is the June Group, situated a few miles back from the north\nJune Group. shore of the south-east arm of Quatsino sound. As was then noted, there\nwas on this property a marked mineralised zone, occurring as a ridge, shown\nup for a length of 300 feet. This showing had then been prospected by a series of open cuts\nand gave promise of the probable finding of an ore-body. Last year the owners determined\nto do some development work on the property, to demonstrate at a depth the promise given\nby the surface showing, and started a long cross-cut tunnel. This work has been done under\nthe charge of Mr. Harold Grant, of Victoria, from whom the following account of work done\nhas been obtained :\u2014\n\" Development work has been actively carried on for the last twelve months. This has\nconsisted principally in running a tunnel under the large open cut where ore shows on the\nsurface. This tunnel has been driven through very hard ground for 410 feet. The formation\ncut by the tunnel is well mineralised along a contact between limestone and granite, much cut\nup by felsitic intrusives. In a 20-foot cross-cut, to the north, ore carrying 2 per cent, copper\nwas struck, and a considerable quantity can be hand-sorted to a shipping grade.\"\nThe Yreka mine, which was being worked in 1903, and was then fully\nYreka. reported on, has since that date lain idle and no further development has\ntaken place, so that nothing further can be added to the report then made.\nThe hematite iron ore deposit, noted in 1903 Report as situated on the\nHematite west arm of Quatsino sound, has been further prospected by small open\nIron Ore. cuts and test pits, with results that appear satisfactory to the owners. It\nis understood that the property has been under bond to a syndicate which\ncontemplates the making of iron at Irondale, Washington, but, as far as can be learned, no\nore has been mined or shipped from the property.\nOn some of the other claims within the district tributary to the Sound some little work\nhas been done, but it has been in each case limited to the amount of assessment necessary to\nhold the property.\nKyuquot sound and Esperanza inlet are to the south of Quatsino sound, on the west coast\nof the Island. These inlets were prospected to a certain extent some three or four years ago,\nbut no ore showing warranting further prospecting was found.\n H 184 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nNootka Sound.\nNootka sound, which lies to the south of and adjacent to Esperanza inlet, was visited\nthis year by the Provincial Assayer.\nAn attempt is being made on the shore of Deserted creek\u2014an arm of\nMarble Quarry. Nootka sound\u2014to develop a marble quarry, which is particularly interesting, as previous attempts on other parts of the Coast to develop deposits of\nmarble have shown the deposits developed to be so fissured by the proximity of igneous rocks,\ndeveloped locally, as to be of no value commercially.\nDeserted creek is an arm some 1\\ miles long by about half a mile wide, running in a\nnorth-westerly direction, and has a depth of 40 fathoms of water at its mouth, gradually\nshoaling off to 14 fathoms at its head. From the water's edge the mountains rise abruptly to\na height of over 1,000 feet, leaving little or no land anywhere along the shore.\nAt the mouth of the creek or inlet the country rock is syenitic granite, that about a\nmile up the inlet gives place to a highly crystalline limestone or marble, which has been\ntraversed in places by diabase dykes, varying in width from a few inches to one that measured\n45 feet across. These dykes seem to be more silicious on the western side of the inlet than on\nthe eastern side.* On the east side of the inlet this limestone formation extends for 1-| miles\nto the head of the inlet, rising to a height of several hundred feet and showing out strongly in\ngreat massive bluffs.\nThis entire mass of limestone has been rendered highly crystalline, probably by the great\nquantity of igneous rocks which surround and traverse it. While the entire mass has become\ncrystalline, the crystallisation varies greatly in character, and it would appear, from close\nexamination, that along the contacts of the limestones with the dykes the crystallisation is\nfine-grained, while farther away from the influence of the dykes the crystalline form is much\ncoarser\u2014in some places, very coarse. The original bedding of the limestone has been so\ncompletely obliterated by the metamorphism to which it has been subjected that no definite\nidea could be formed as to the strike of the beds, although this appeared to be N.E. and S.W.,\nwith an equally indefinite dip seemingly to the east.\nThe deposit on the east side of the inlet has been taken up by J. Hastie et al., while that\non the west side is held by J. Mortimer.\nThere is on either side of the inlet undoubtedly an extensive deposit of crystalline\nmarble, of great purity and good quality, but as to whether this deposit will produce a commercial product\u2014that is, solid, flawless slabs of commercial size\u2014it is as yet impossible to say\ndefinitely, since no work has been done to open up quarries, and only a few shots have been\nblown out of the surface exposures to test them.\nWhile, undoubtedly, in a number of places, the deposit has been considerably shaken and\nfissured, yet there are indications leading to the belief that there are several spots which have\nnot been so affected, and where quarries may probably be opened up and blocks of even large\nsize obtained, free from flaws or shakes.\nThe colour of the marble on the east side is somewhat variable, but it is generally a blue-\ngray, becoming darker towards the northern end of inlet.\n* The following is the report of Dr. J. A. Dresser, of Montreal, on a microscopic examination of this\ndyke rock, taken from western side of the inlet \u2022\u2014\n\"No. 4,004.\u2014Dyke Rock, Deserted Cove.\u2014This is a yellowish green rock of fine, even texture. In the\nthin section is found to consist essentially of feldspar, augite, quartz and horneblende, with accessory\namounts of some iron ore and shreds of leucoxene. The feldspar is plagioclase, well crystalized ; augite,\nwhich in amount is nearly equal to feldspar, is of the later crystallization than many parts of that mineral;\nat least several interstitial spaces are filled with quartz; horneblende occurs in rather small brown crystals,\nsomewhat chlortisized. The rock is a quartz diabase.\"\n YORK BOAT ON LESSER SLAVE RIVER, ALBERTA.\nPATCHING CANOE, LESSER SLAVE RIVER, ALBERTA.\n 7 Ed. 7 West Coast of Vancouver Island. H 185\nOn the west side of the inlet, while the extent of the deposit is not quite so great as on\nthe east, the texture is finer and the colour is good, varying from a pure white to gray, while\nat several spots it presents a mottled face\u2014white with gray streaks\u2014from which it would\nseem from surface indications as if blocks of considerable size might be obtained.\nIf the properties prove upon subsequent development to be workable, as the present\nexposures indicate, they are admirablv situated as regards transportation, being right on the\nshores of a deep navigable inlet, well sheltered from storms or rough water.\nThe Stormont, Glengarry and Texas form a group of claims owned by\nStormont, Messrs. Stockham, Grant & Dawley, of Victoria and Clayoquot, situated at\nGlengarry and the upper end of Head bay, an arm of Nootka sound, and distant half a\nTexas. mile from the water. At an altitude of 350 feet above the sea some sur\nface stripping has uncovered a body of magnetic iron ore, that appears to\nbe of considerable size. The best exposure is a bluff over 40 feet high and uncovered for a\nwidth of 100 feet, in which exposed face the magnetite seems to be solid and unmixed with\nrock matter. At this point the ore has been partly stripped for a further distance of 200 or\n300 feet, while it is said to have been traced through the three claims. The mineralisation\nappears to occur along the contact of a felsitic, igneous rock with a limestone, but sufficient\nwork has not been done to render any very definite ideas being formed of the dip or strike of\nthe ore-body or of its general character. An analysis of an average sample gave the following\nresult: Iron, 66.42 % ; sulphur, 0.26 %. The property is most favourably situated for cheap\nmining, and a railway two miles long, with easy grade, would convey the ore to a sheltered\nbay with navigable water.\nHesquiat Harbour.\nHesquiat harbour is the next inlet to the south of Nootka sound, and was visited by the\nProvincial Assayer in 1902, since which time no new developments have been made, further\nthan assessment work performed on the Brown Jug Group, owned by Norris & Smith, of\nAlberni, and situated on the east side of Hesquiat lake. The ore is reported to be zinc blende,\ncarrying 20 to 25 oz. of silver to the ton.\nSidney Inlet.\nSidney inlet is about 10 miles south-east from Hesquiat harbour, and about 12 miles north\nof the Indian village of Ahousat. This camp was visited in 1899 by the writer, but since\nthat time considerable development has taken place on both the Indian Chief and Prince\nGroups of claims, and some ore has been shipped.\nNeither of these claims were being actually operated, and there was no one on the ground\nto serve as a guide, nor could one be obtained. However, an attempt was made to find the\nvarious workings by following up the old trails; but as trails in this part of the country\nbecome rapidly obscured by the rank underbrush and moss, the attempt was not very satisfactory, and only three of the numerous openings could be found. This is to be regretted, as\nfrom reliable authority it is known that a number of new exposures of ore have been\nuncovered, which the owners consider very promising.\nThis group, consisting of nine claims\u2014Firefly, Leschhi, Brutus,\nIndian Chief. Mephistopheles, Scotlet, Victor Fract., Victor, Dewdrop Fract., and Tinni-\ncanum\u2014is owned by Hon. Edgar Dewdney, of Victoria. The property\nextends from the shore of Sidney inlet back for some 6,000 feet, in which distance the hills\nrise to a height of over 2,000 feet. The mine camp has an elevation of 1,200 feet; the principal workings are farther up the mountain, and are reached by short trails from the main\ntrail from the beach, which is one mile long, over which some 100 tons of ore have been\n H 186 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nbrought down to the beach by pack train and shipped to the Crofton smelter, yielding returns\nof 17 % Cu. The camp buildings consist of a cabin and stable on the beach and a good\nbunk-house up the hill.\nThe Prince Group, consisting of eight claims, the Prince Nos. 1 to 8,\nPrince Group, is situated to the north of and adjacent to the Indian Chief Group. The\noccurrence and the ore are very similar. This is a group of claims which\nwas obtained and developed for a Scotch syndicate by Dr. T. R. Marshall, now of London, but\nsince his departure from the Province, in 1904, the claims have remained idle.\nThe Prince and Indian Chief Groups use the same trail from the beach for a distance of\n2,200 feet, when the trail forks, the right-hand branch going to the Indian Chief and the left-\nhand one to the Prince Group, this latter group being situated some 7,000 feet from the\nlanding wharf.\nAhousat.\nAhousat is an Indian village situated on a sheltered bay, Matilda creek, making in on\nthe east side of Flores island, and is a regular port of call for the coasting steamers. There is\na store here owned by W. Dawley, of Clayoquot, where the more ordinary supplies can be\nobtained.\nThe Ormond is a claim owned by G. Beck and Gardhouse, of Ahousat,\nOrmond. and situated about a mile back from the west shore of Matilda creek or\narm. At an altitude of some 950 feet a few blasts have been fired, breaking a few feet into an exposure of magnetite iron ore, showing here for a width of three or\nfour feet, and occurring in epidote and diabase.\nA little farther to the west and at about the same altitude there is to be seen, in a zone\nof movement in the diabase country rock, a mineralisation by copper pyrites and pyrrhotite,\non which a short tunnel had been driven in for some eight feet. The mineralisation in this\ntunnel was very ill-defined and indistinct; consequently, a second tunnel was started some 30\nfeet lower down the hill, to prospect the showing at that greater depth. This tunnel is now\nin 54 feet, and has been driven on a well-defined slip wall in the diabase country rock. This\nslip forms the left side of the tunnel, and on that side no mineralisation was seen, but the\nright-hand wall is irregularly mineralised with iron pyrites and copper pyrites, which in certain\nspots ran as high as 6 or 7 % copper. Some 75 feet vertically and 150 horizontally back\nfrom the second tunnel several shots have been put in on a rock exposure showing mineralisation with pyrrhotite and copper pyrites.\nA little to the south of and at 400 feet lower elevation than the Ormond there occurs in\na basic eruptive rock a mineralised zone running in a north and south direction, and on this\nzone several claims have been located. Beginning at the northern end of this zone, the\nfollowing claims were seen :\u2014\nThe Pete and Iron King, adjoining claims, have been purchased by\nPete and Iron Capt. John Irving and Wm. Wilson, of Victoria. At an altitude of 575\nKing. feet and half a mile west from the shore of Matilda creek or arm, several\nopen cuts have been made, the longest being 27 feet. These cuts show the\nzone in the diabase to be strongly mineralised with pyrrhotite, with a little copper pyrites. A\nfew feet to the south of this cut a few shots have exposed the rock, which here appears to\ncontain a greater percentage of copper pyrites.\nTo the south of and adjoining the previously mentioned claims are the\nCopper King Nos. Copper King Nos. 1, 2 and 3 mineral claims, owned by Messrs, A. Watson\n1, 2 and 3. and Sullivan. Towards its southern end the mineralised zone already\nreferred to occupies a ridge, and into this a tunnel has been driven, which\nfor the whole 30 feet of its length is in solid pyrrhotite. To the east and on the other side of\n H 188 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nthe ridge the rock is soft and very much crushed, and in this very little mineralisation could be\nseen. One or two inclines have been run into the hillside, and these are said to carry ore, but\nas they were full of water, such statement could not be confirmed by personal observation.\nThe Ormond No. 2 mineral claim has been located by Beck and Gard-\nOrmond No. 2. house on the east shore of Matilda creek, and has been prospected by\nseveral open cuts and a few shots on surface. In one of these exposures,\non a contact between diorite and diabase, there was seen from 3 to 4 feet of solid magnetite,\nwhile from some of the other showings a small quantity of very fair copper ore has been taken\nout, but no extensive mineralisation has been proved by the work so far done.\nClayoquot Sound.\nClayoquot sound is the first important inlet to the south of Sidney inlet, and it has many\nbranches, affording a splendid landlocked waterway. This district was visited by the Provincial Assayer in 1899, when a number of claims were reported on in full. Since then many\nof the claims have lain dormant, and on a few only has even the requisite assessment work\nbeen done.\nThe Good Hope claim, owned by the Helga Mining Co., of Seattle,\nGood Hope. Washington, showed in 1899 a well-defined quartz vein from 4 to 7 feet\nwide; since then the owners started a tunnel 126 feet below the outcrop,\nto cross-cut the vein at depth. In and from this tunnel some 800 feet of drifting and cross-\ncutting has been done, without, it is regrettable to say, locating any body of pay ore. Still\nundiscouraged, the owners are preparing to do at least a small amount of further work, which,\nit is hoped, will meet with better reward, since such energetic development is rare on the west\ncoast.\nThe Killapa claim is situated on the shore of Dissappointment inlet.\nKillapa. An attempt was made to find this claim, which was, however, not success\nful, as the trails were not traceable, being so grown over with underbrush.\nIt was learned later that only the annual assessment work had been done on the property for\nsome years. The following notes are from the report of an engineer who visited the property :\n\" The most important development work has been done at an altitude of some 600 feet,\nwhere a tunnel has been driven for 150 feet in ore. The vein-matter consists of quartz with\niron pyrites and copper pyrites, carrying gold and silver, and is about 3 feet wide.\"\nThe American Wonder claim, situated on Tranquil creek and owned\nAmerican Wonder, by General A.ston, of Tacoma, was visited in 1899, when a good body of\ncopper ore was exposed. Since then the claim has been Crown-granted and\nallowed to remain idle, no further work having been done, so that the conditions remain as\nthey were when last visited.\nThe Hetty Green claim is situated on Deer creek and is owned by\nHetty Green. Ward and Thompson, of Alberni. Considerable work has been done on\nthe property, and in 1905 some 215 tons of very good copper ore were\nshipped out over a waggon road which was built with the assistance of the Provincial Government.\nBarkley Sound.\nBarkley sound is the most important inlet on the west coast of Vancouver island, with\nmany arms, extending for 35 miles in a north-east direction into the island, about two-thirds\nof the distance across, and at the head of the most important arm, Alberni canal, is the town of\nAlberni. There are a large number of claims situated in the district tributary to the various\narms of this sound, and of which a number were visited this summer.\n 7 Ed. 7 West Coast of Vancouver Island. H 189\nThe Red Rover claim, owned by Messrs. Jay, Graham and Poole, is\nRed Rover. situated about 2J- miles to the north from the shores of Toquat harbour,\nwith which it is connected by trail, and at an elevation of 375 feet above\ntide water. A small creek flowing through the property has exposed a quartz vein from 2\\ to\n3 feet wide, with a strike N. 30\u00b0 W. and a dip of 65\u00b0 to east at this point. Below this exposure,\nsome 20 feet, an open cut 30 feet long was run, from which some quartz was taken out, carrying\n$5 in gold per ton. From the exposure in the open cut it was seen that the vein was flatter\nthan indicated by the outcrop, consequently, a tunnel was started at the end of the cut and\ntinder the vein as exposed. This tunnel gradually turns to the right, so as to cross-cut the\ncourse of the vein, but in the tunnel the vein does not appear to be clearly defined. The vein\nis in a diabase country rock, with fairly tight walls, although in the open cut the hanging wall\nis well defined. The vein-matter is somewhat brecciated in structure, containing enclosed\nfragments of the country rock. The owners claim td have obtained very good gold values\nfrom the vein and that the wall rock also carries values, but such values were not apparent in\nthe samples taken by the writer for assay.\nThis claim is situated on Prideaux island, on Sechart channel, Barkley\nEnterprise. sound, and is owned by J. Crawford Anderson. On the south-east side of\nthe island a quartz outcrop on the beach has been uncovered by an open\ncut and some surface work ; a shaft has also been sunk on the lead to a depth of 40 feet. This\nlatter was, however, full of water when visited. The lead is 22 feet wide on the surface\nbetween well defined slicken-sided walls; strike, N. 75\u00b0 E. The vein-matter is brecciated\nand shows considerable movement. The mineralisation on the surface and of the dump consists\n\u25a0of a little copper and iron sulphides, with slight indications of cinnabar. The owner of the\nproperty claims to have obtained high values in gold and an appreciable percentage of mercury\nfrom the vein, but the samples taken and assayed by the writer only gave a trace of gold and\nno mercury. The ore on the dump did not show high values, but as it is much decomposed it\nis possible the values may have been lost. The vein appears to occur on a lime diabase contact\nand is seen on Nettle island, farther to the S. E., and it is reported to have been traced on to\nother islands for one and a half miles.\nOn the east side of Effingham inlet, about 5 miles up, there is a high\nBuilding Stone, bluff of reddish brown rock, having a close, fine-grained texture and showing no cleavage or bedding plans.* Associated with this rock mass are\nintrusions of a greenish eruptive, having a more or less amygdaloidal structure. The deposit\nhas been taken up as a quarry by Mr. J. C. Anderson, of Sechart, and it is possible the rock\nmay have some value as a building stone.\nThis group consists of the Black Bear, Eureka, United, Southern Cross,\nSarita Group. Midday, British Pacific, and also a leased strip of the Indian Reserve\nfronting on the Sarita River. The property is owned by Wm. Wilson and\nCapt. J. Irving, of Victoria. The claims are reached by following up the Sarita river from\nBarkley Sound about one mile from deep water, where an outcrop of ore is seen in the river.\nSome 10 feet above the river a tunnel has been driven under an outcrop of ore showing on\nthe bluff above. This tunnel has been run in a nearly straight line S. 17\u00b0 E. for 180 feet.\nAt 117 feet in two drifts have been run at nearly right angles, the one to the right for 54 feet,\nand that to the left for 40 feet. Some years ago a winze was sunk at 47 feet in on the tunnel\n* The following is the report of Dr. J. A. Dresser, of Montreal, on a microscopic examination of this\nrock :\u2014\n\"No. 4,002.\u2014Anderson's Red Rock, Effingham Inlet, B. C.\u2014This rock consists of angular grains of\nquartz, which are cemented together by fine aggregate of granular material, which is almost wholly hematite. The rock is a jaspilite or impure jasper.\"\n H 190\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nto a depth of 50 feet, and a drift run back towards the river of 50 feet. This winze and drift\nare now full of water. There has been a considerable amount of surface stripping done on\ndifferent parts of the claim.\nThe entire surface is heavily timbered and covered with underbrush, but, from a general\nexamination of the property, there would seem to be contact of a felsitic rock with limestone,\nand along this contact later diabase dykes* have intruded, carrying with them a little mineralization, consisting principally of pyrrhotite with a little chalcopyrite and arsenical iron.\nThe mineralisation is not evenly distributed through the dyke matter, some parts carrying\ncopper and others none. At present no body has been developed large enough to pay the cost\nof extraction.\nThe tunnel cross-cuts a diabase dyke 40 feet wide, while the drift to the left, where the\nwork is now being done, starts on the dyke, but at 40 feet turns, cutting through the dyke and\nat the face is about 2 feet in the felsitic country rock, the strike of the dyke at this point\nbeing N. 6\u00b0 E. with a dip of 66\u00b0 to the north. A systematic tracing of these dykes on the\nsurface would much facilitate the working of the claims and would save a considerable amount\nof work underground.\nThe assay values from samples taken were as follows :\u2014\nGold.\nSilver.\nCopper.\nStraight pyrrhotite\t\nOre from outcrop\t\n0.16 oz. per ton.\nTrace.\n1.12 oz. per ton.\n0.2\nNone.\n6.2%\nThe Cascade mine is situated on the north shore of Uchucklesat harbour.\nCascade Mine. Near the head of the harbour the mountains on this side rise abruptly to a\nheight of 3,000 feet. The general country rock is limestone traversed by\ndiabase dykes. At an elevation of 275 feet above sea level some surface work has been done\nand an incline sunk on a diabase dyke, which is impregnated with bunches of iron and copper\npyrites. Some 25 feet lower down, a tunnel has been run into the mountain side, on the dyke,\nfor 54 feet in a general N. 30\u00b0 E. direction, but turning a little more to the north towards\nits inner end. At 20 feet in, the tunnel ran through a chute of ore, a few feet wide, which is\ncut off by a slip-wall in the dyke. The mineralisation is iron and copper pyrites. Selected\nsamples gave the following assay:\u2014Gold, 0.06 oz. per ton ; silver, 0.12 oz. per ton; copper,\n5.5 %. That there has been much movement is proved by the \" slicken-sided \" slip-walls which\n.are seen. The evidence would point to the mineralisation having taken place during a second\nperiod of movement. The end of the tunnel is in the diabase dyke matter, but a little mineral\nis seen on a slip-wall near the floor. A considerable amount of ore has been shipped from this\nmine, taken principally from the open cut above and from the drift to the left of the tunnel.\nA gravity tramway has been erected to convey the ore to sea level, where it was shipped.\nThis group is situated on the north side of Uchucklesat harbour, near\nSouthern Cross the mouth, and consists of five claims, the Southern Cross, Ballarat, Little\nGroup. Dipper Fraction, Constance Fraction and North Star. The work has all\nbeen done on the Southern Cross. The mountain rises at an angle of\nabout 45\u00b0 and at an elevation of about 150 feet, on a contact of limestone with an intrusive\n* The following is the report by Dr. J. A. Dresser, of Montreal, on a microscopic examination of this\nmineralised dyke matter :\u2014\n\" No. 4,007.\u2014This is a dark green or greyish green rock ; consists of lath-shaped crystals of plagioclase\nfeldspar arranged about crystals and the irregular masses of pyroxene. Smaller interstices amongst these\nminerals are filled with quartz. Grains of magnetite are enclosed in the various other minerals. The\nstructure of the rock is that known as ophitic, and the rock is therefore a quartz diabase.\"\n SOUTHERN CKOSa GROUP,\nUchucMesaf Harbour,\nVancouver bJaid.B.C.\n\u2022SecT.ons jhew\/ng, Development Work\nFormation, etc .\nfl| Ore fyptnj C*rf\u00bbrl;\n\u2014 HORIZONTAL StTTiON-\n TOROUGH LOWER TUNNEL \t\nQVJER TUNNEL~\n>*-\"\nvJTK, S-WM2\nppmo f-jsTerly\n3 C. Bweau or Mines.\n rock, a well marked slip-wall is seen, having a strike N. 30\u00b0 E, into the hill, with a dip of 60\u00b0\ntowards the south-east.* This same intrusive rock also appears in the two after-mentioned\nclaims, the Happy John and Monitor. Towards the south this slip-wall is cut off, nearly at\nright angles, by another slip having a strike of S. 55\u00b0 E. and a dip of 45\u00b0 into the hill. The\nnorth-easterly slip-wall, first mentioned, has been followed along by a tunnel 40 feet long, all\nin a body of low-grade ore, occurring in a mineralised zone in the diabase, following along the\nslip-wall, f\nAbout 100 feet lower down the hill and slightly to the east, a tunnel has been driven to\nreach the point where the north-easterly slip and the cross slip, before referred to, intersect.\nThis tunnel is now in 300 feet, and for 200 feet runs through diabase, at which distance it\ncuts the cross slip-wall, here found to have the same strike and dip as noted on the upper\nlevel. The north-easterly slip-wall was also struck, with an unchanged dip and strike, showing\na well-developed ore body on the right hand-side, some 6 feet in thickness. This is seen in a\nshort cross-cut of 46 feet which runs into the limestone to the right. The tunnel has been\ncontinued along the slip-wall for 60 feet, with the ore on the right side, when the tunnel swings\nslightly to the right, and is being run for the limestone contact, which should soon be reached.\nWhere the ore showed strongest a winze was being sunk from the tunnel and was down 20\nfeet, good ore having been taken out as the winze was being sunk. The winze is now getting\nout of ore, as the body dips away from it on the main slip-wall. When a greater depth is\nreached cross-cuts will be run to the ore chute.\nThe cross slip-wall before noted has been followed from the main tunnel by a drift\nrunning to the left, which is now in a distance of 45 feet. This is fairly well mineralised and\nmay develop a good body of ore. This cross slip is traceable on the surface and has been\nproved by an open cut to the left, in which direction the cross-cut is now being driven.\nAt 175 feet above the main shaft an open cut has been run for 75 feet along a mineralised zone in diabase on a limestone contact. In the open cut this zone shows for 17 feet, and\nis mineralised with iron pyrites and a little copper pyrites.\nThere has been no stoping done in this mine, and any ore taken out has been in the course\nof development. The management is pushing the development with three shifts and is making\na strong endeavour to block out a good body of ore. The mine is equipped with two bunkers\nand ore chutes on the two working levels, and there is a good wharf on deep water for shipment. The bunkers were partially filled with a very good grade of ore, tbe values being\nprincipally in copper pyrites. A small shipment was made this year.\nA sample taken of the best-looking ore in the bin gave, upon assay :\u2014Gold, trace;\nsilver, 0.56 oz. to ton; copper, 18 %.\n* The following is the report of Dr. J. A. Dresser, of Montreal, on a microscopic examination of this\nrock :\u2014\n\"No. 4,013.\u2014A fine-textured grey rock, showing a few grains of some yellow sulphide. A few rusty\npatches also appear in the hand specimen. They are evidently due to the oxidition of an iron-bearing\nmineral. The rock consists essentially of feldspar, which is principally orthoclase and much chlorized\nhornblende, with a considerable development of epidote. The rock is essentially similar to the last (No.\n4,007), but contains little, if any, quartz. It is a syenite porphyry.\"\nt The following is the report by Dr. J. A. Dresser, of Montreal, on a microscopic examination of two\nsamples taken from this mineralised zone :\u2014\n\"No.0.\u2014The Southern Cross Ore.\u2014The rook of this ore, which is an altered porphyrite, is penetrated\nby narrow seams of ore which maintain a generally parallel direction. In the microscopic section these\nlines are found to be small fractures in the rock, into which the ore has been infiltrated after the rock has\nbeen solidified and fractured. In one case a large feldspar bas been broken across and ore has been subsequently deposited in the crevice thus formed. The ore has thus been the latest part of the rook to form,\nwhile if it were due to magnetic segregation, it would have been one of the earliest constituents to solidify.\n\"No. 4,018.\u2014Gangu\u00a3 Material from the Southern Cross Mine.\u2014This consists of radiating tufts of hornblende, chiefly actinolite and masses of some light-coloured zeolite, which is often partially decomposed.\nThis specimen does not seem to throw any satisfactory light on the relations of the ore to the enclosing\nrock.\"\n a..-. IMSfS'r |m| \\\n5\/1 1\nm\n(fl m\n(fl w\no 5\nz \u00ab\nW J>\n\u00a3 3\nr- 0\na o\no\n(\u00ab\nZ S\nz o\na .h\n 7 Ed. 7 West Coast of Vancouver Island. H 193\nThe Happy John Group is situated on the west side of the Alberni\nHappy John canal, near its mouth, and consists of the Happy John, Happy John No. 1,\nGroup. No. 2 and No. 3 Fraction, which have been surveyed and contain 125 acres.\nThe Happy John and Happy John No. 1 have been Crown-granted, while\nthe others will be this year. The property is owned by the Frank Brothers and A. J. Engvik.\nThere are minor showings all over the claims, but the principal work has been done at an\naltitude of about 300 feet, where an open cut has been run on a diabase dyke near a contact\nof limestone with a felsitic rock.* This cut is 40 feet long and for the first 12 feet follows a\nslip-wall in the diabase. On this slip-wall is a body of solid copper pyrites about 2 feet\n6 inches wide at the widest part, but wedge-shaped, with the apex upwards, which assays\nabout 12 % copper, with 0.06 oz. gold and 1.7 oz. silver per ton.\nTo the east of this outcrop and some 40 feet lower down, a tunnel has been driven into a\ndiabase dyke on a slip-wall. Ore shows in the bottom of the tunnel about 2 feet wide for 15\nfeet. This is not as strong a showing as that previously mentioned, although it is well mineralised, and it does not appear to be the same ore-body nor on the same dyke.\nAt a height of 50 feet above this lower tunnel, and farther to the east, another tunnel\nwas run into the hillside, on a diabase dyke, and at 21 feet in cross-cuts diagonally a slip which\nshowed ore, but this slip was not followed. This tunnel is being driven to the contact with\nthe limestone and is now in 55 feet. At 40 feet in a detached horse of limestone was struck\nand a drift to the left was here started, which is now being run with the hope of reaching the\ncontact of the solid limestone.\nIn the vicinity of this work there is considerable evidence of mineralisation, as shown by\nsmall surface strippings. The tunnels are situated in ground rising nearly vertically, for 80\nfeet or so, from the creek below. The means of ascent and descent is by ladders.\nOn the No. 2 claim, higher up the mountain, a shaft was sunk 12 feet deep on a slip-wall\nin a diabase with 2 feet of ore. A tunnel, now in 40 feet, is being run at a level 300 feet\nlower to reach this ore.\nSurface strippings show a number of parallel dykes more or less mineralised. Near the\nmouth of the creek a few shots disclose a mineralised dyke carrying arsenical iron, with traces\nof copper. Samples gave the following assay: Gold, 0.05 oz.; silver, 0.5 oz.; copper, 0.1 %\nto the ton. These claims show a considerable copper mineralisation and there is reason to\nhope that a good body of ore may yet be blocked out.\nA description of this property was given in the 1901 Report, since\nMonitor. when the company has ceased to ship ore, but has done some prospecting\non its claims, which has been confined to surface stripping. At an altitude\nof 300 feet a number of small surface strippings show what is apparently a diabase dyke\nrunning through or on a contact with limestone, which dyke appears to be fairly-well mineralised, in one place solid copper pyrites being seen. This ore gave the following assay : Gold,\ntrace; silver, trace ; copper, 16.2 \u00b0\/c. While no defined body of ore has been disclosed, there\nis evidence which would warrant further prospecting by the company.\nThis mine is situated on the west side of the Alberni canal, 14 miles\nThe Nahmint. from Alberni. The Nahmint Mining Company, Limited, was organised in\n1898, with a capital of \u00a7100,000, and in 1899 had done 2,100 feet of underground development work, which disclosed a considerable amount of copper ore. In 1900 an\naerial tramway was installed and ore shipped. The ore chute, however, gave out and a long\ntunnel has been driven to prospect for a new body, with, so far, negative results. The mine\nequipment is all in good order and in charge of a caretaker, but no work is being done on the\n. property.\n* See foot-note, page 192.\n H 194 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThis claim is situated on the east side of the Alberni canal, near the-\nGladys. mouth. The work on it has been done at an altitude of 400 feet and several\nhundred feet back from salt water, where a few shots have been put in on;\na horse of limestone appearing in the diabase dyke, mineralised with copper and iron pyrites,,\nwith a little arsenical iron. A shaft has been sunk on the dyke, 25 feet lower, from which a\nconsiderable amount of ore has been shipped. This shaft was full of water when visited, and'\nthe ore at present remaining on the dump is only second-class, the dump having been hand-\npicked and the first-class ore shipped. According to a miner who had worked in the mine,\nthere was still good ore in the bottom of the shaft, but financial difficulties necessitated the\ntemporary closing down of the property. The assay of some selected Samples taken give the\nfollowing results: Gold, 0.2 oz. per ton; silver, 2.32 oz.; copper, 16.43 %.\nThis group, consisting of the Edith, Black Bear and Bruin, owned by\nEdith Group. E. A. Waterhouse, of Alberni, is situated on the east side of the Alberni\ncanal, a short distance from the mouth, and is reached by a trail from the\nbeach about a mile long, although the distance to salt water would be less in a direct line.\nThe workings are at an altitude of 475 feet, where a tunnel has been run in a S. 65\u00b0 E. direction for 30 feet. This tunnel started to follow in a lime-diabase contact, but was diverted,\ncontinuing entirely in diabase, following a strong slip-wall along which no ore was visible,,\nalthough some ore seen on the dump was presumably taken out of this tunnel. A few hundred\nyards to the east a number of open cuts have been made and shots blasted in diabase, which\nshow more or less mineralisation with copper pyrites, iron pyrites and pyrrhotite, the latter,\nhowever, predominating, while in one of the open cuts solid pyrrhotite was noted.\nGreat Central Lake.\nConsiderable bodies of ore having been reported to exist at the head of Great Central\nlake, Alberni District, it was decided to make a preliminary examination of that region;\nwhich was done towards the end of August, 1906. Great Central lake can now be reached\nwith ease from the town of Alberni, a distance of twelve miles, by waggon road, the elevation\nof the lake being 200 feet above the sea. This inland sheet of water presents the same physical\nfeatures as do the inlets which indent the west coast of Vancouver Island, the mountains\nrising abruptly from the water, with here and there a valley extending back for a considerable\ndistance, the most important valley being that extending to Ash lake on the north-east.\nThe general length of the lake is east and west, and it is about twenty-five miles long by\na mile or so wide. At its western end two creeks flow in, heading from mountains still farther\nto the west. A trail from the lake follows the most northerly of these creeks on a gradual\nascent for a distance of ten miles until it ends in a basin, shut in by high mountains, the basin\nhaving here an elevation of 1,500 feet above the Great Central lake, or 1,700 feet above the\nsea. To the south a precipitous bluff rises 2,075 feet high, from which pours a considerable\nstream of water that barely touches the rocks until it reaches the bottom, breaking into a mass\nof spray in its descent. The ascent of the bluff requires stout muscles and the aid of the small\nbushes which cling so tenaciously to the clefts in the rock. On the top there is a small rocky\nplateau or basin enclosing a lake about half a mile long by a quarter wide, the elevation of the\nlake being 3,350 feet above the sea. This mountain lake, situated in the heart of Vancouver\nIsland, with snow-clad mountains rising 2,000 feet above it and the blue crevassed glacier of\nthe \" Nine Peaks \" showing up to the south in the morning sun, forms a beautiful scene.\nThis group consists of seven claims, viz.: Big Interior Nos. 1 to 7, and\nBig Interior was located by Drinkwater and Nicholls, of Alberni. The claims are\nGroup. reached from the head of the small lake referred to by following up a'\nsmall second basin, slightly to the north of the main basin, about a quarter\n CC\n0\n2\nw\nh\nz\n0\n5\nh\n\n< 5\nJ >\nw\nP 6\"\n 7 Ed. 7 Alberni District. H 201\nMinerva Fraction, owned by D. A. MoDonell, lies between the Olga and Iron Knob\nclaims of the June Group. This property was surveyed two years ago, and, having sufficient\nwork done on it, a Crown grant will be applied for.\nOther claims in the vicinity of the June Group are the Lenore and Victoria Fraction,\nowned by A. F. Macaulay; the Alpha and Prince Rupert, owned by Sherberg and McDonell;\nthe Independence, owned by H. A. Thorn, and the Dundee, owned by D. A. McDonell.\nThe Andrew, owned by Frank Patterson, has recently been sold to a Seattle syndicate\nand work is already started. Only a few days' actual mining has been done since the camp\nwas established. A few sacks of copper sulphide ore were shipped by last steamer for a\nsmelter test.\nWest Arm.\nThe iron property situated on the north side of West arm comprises 36 claims and is\nowned by J. A. Moore and Wm. Pigott, of Seattle, Wash. A considerable amount of work\nhas been done on the different claims during the year consisting of numerous open cuts, pits\nand shallow shafts. The two largest cuts are 425 feet long, 4| feet wide, 7 feet deep; and\n200 feet long, 2 feet wide and 4 feet deep, all in ore. Some of the shafts are sunk 14 feet\ndeep. The results from this year's work are most satisfactory and large bodies of hematite\nhave been opened up.\nA new discovery of iron was made by Chris. Jacobsen and James W. Jackson and 4\nclaims, the Iron Meadow, the Iron Meadow No. 1, 2, and 3 were located. This property is\nsituated about 10 miles farther up the arm than that above mentioned and quite a distance\nback from salt water.\nThe Nel and Stella No. 1, owned by James A. Moore and Ray C. Price, are other promising properties which were located last summer, and from the work done showings are very\nsatisfactory. The ore is bornite.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Quatsino Mining Division.\nFree Miners' Certificates issued 30\nMineral claims recorded 26\nCertificates of work recorded 45\nCertificates of improvements recorded 1\nBills of sale, etc., recorded 10\nRevenue.\nFree Miners' Certificates $144 25\nMining receipts, general . 220 00\n$364 25\n H 202 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nNANAIMO DISTRICT.\nNANAIMO MINING DIVISION.\nReport of Marshal Bray, Gold Commissioner.\nSir,\u2014I have the honour to submit herewith my annual report on the mining operations\nin the Nanaimo Mining Division for the year ending the 31st of December, 1906.\nThe mineral resources of this Division are being steadily developed, and the results\ngenerally have been highly satisfactory, many important discoveries having been made during\nthe past year. There were 496 mineral claims in good standing on the 31st of December,\n1906, and more mineral claims were recorded than in the year 1905.\nThe returns for the year's work from the Tyee smelter at Ladysmith, although not as\nlarge as the year 1905, made a good showing for the number of days that the smelter was in\nblast. Tons of ore smelted at Tyee smelter for 1906: 29,110; value, $477,300. With the\nexception of 4,744 tons, the above was all from British Columbia coast mines.\nTexada Island.\nThe Marble Bay Group of claims, belonging to the Tacoma Steel Co., under the management of A. Grant, mined and smelted during the year 1906, 10,560 tons dry weight. The\ndevelopment work done on the property consists of deepening the shaft 100 feet, 250 feet of\ndrifting and 110 feet of winze sinking ; the total depth of the shaft is now 760 feet below the\nsurface, or 718 feet below the sea level. A new shaft-house, 40 feet by 40 feet, and 90 feet\nhigh, has been erected, in which has been installed a new 10-foot diameter sheave for the\nhoisting cable to run over.\nThey have added to the plant one \" H \" Sullivan diamond drill, capable of boring a hole\n2,000 feet deep. The average number of white men employed in and about the mine for\nthe year was 50, and 15 Chinese. The copper and gold values show a steady increase\nwith depth.\nThe Cornell Operating Co., working the Cornell mine, under the management of J. A.\nJohnson, mined and shipped 1,000 tons of ore since the 1st of July, 1906. The development\nwork consists of 100 feet of drifting and an uprise of 45 feet, and a lot of timbering to conform\nwith the order of the Inspector of Mines. They are contemplating installing a new air\ncompressor, new hoist and cage, and a new boiler.\nMr. W. Thos. Newman, who has charge of the exploitation of the Commodore Group of\nclaims on Texada island, has kindly furnished me with the following particulars of the\ndevelopment work done on Commodore mine during the year 1906 :\u2014A plant, consisting of a\n40-horse-power, wood-burning, locomotive-type boiler, built by the Jenckes Machine Co.; a 16-\nhorse-power double cylinder hoisting engine, by same maker; a Cameron sinking pump; a\nduplex Morris Station pump; with full complement of blacksmith shop and essential machine\ntools, was installed, and has been constantly worked throughout the year. A bunk-house and\ncook-house to accommodate about 40 men, with boiler- and engine-house (the former containing\nbath-room and drying room), was also built, and a substantia] gallows frame, and tramways\ntherefrom, complete the surface plant.\n 7 Ed. 7 Nanaimo District. H 203\nWith the above outfit 180 feet of sinking has been done during the year. The main shaft\nis a two-compartment incline, 5 feet by 8 feet, in the clear. From the bottom of main shaft\na level has been run north and south for 725 feet, and 128 feet of cross-cutting has been\naccomplished. On an average 12 men have been employed during the year, in two shifts,\nunder Bruce Kirk as foreman. The Commodore mine has three veins capable of being\noperated from the same set of openings. The main or contact vein is to be the first explored\nand tested, and is situate directly in the main contact crossing Texada Island between severa'\nmiles of limestone on the south-eastern side, and about the same extent of eruptives on the\nnorth-western side. These operations have demonstrated the vein to be a true fissure, as\nthree dikes have been encountered coming in from the lime wall side, and the vein has gone\nstraight on without being faulted, even the strong clay parting on this wall being unbroken.\nThe only effect of these dikes has been increased mineralisation on the vein in their proximity.\nThe shaft was sunk between two large exposures a distance of 1,140 feet apart, the drift being\npushed either way, To the north the values on the surface are in silver, lead, zinc and copper,\nin the order named, while the exposures on the south consist of gold and copper. To the\nsouth, at a depth of 180 feet, the ore carries a very satisfactory amount of gold, and the\ngangue is mainly quartz. When driven 1,500 feet this level is expected to intercept both the\nlateral veins which run out into the limestone a known distance of over 2,000 feet in the\nCommodore ground.\nThe Loyal Lease Co., working the Loyal Group of claims, has not shipped any ore during\nthe year 1906, but has installed a 50-h.p. boiler, and employed 10 men. The development\nwork for the year consisted in sinking the shaft 100 feet deeper ; the shaft is now 300 feet\ndeep, with 700 feet of drifts.\nThe Puget Sound Iron Co. has not been working the iron mines during the year 1906 ;\nbut proposes starting up again in the near future.\nThe Forest Queen is getting ready to ship ore again, after having been shut down for\nthe past year.\nThere are many other properties on Texada island on which the owners have done\ndevelopment work enough during the year to keep the claims in good standing.\nValdes Island.\nThe Copper Cliff Mining Co., operating the Copper Cliff Group of claims, situate at\nCopper cliff, Valdes island, under the management of Wm. Simison, has just begun to open\nup what promises to be a very valuable property, and shipped 120 tons to the Tyee Smelter\nlate in the fall of 1906. It has drifted into the mountain 45 feet, close to the sea beach.\nOnly three men were working, but it is the intention to provide accommodation for 20 next\nyear. The ledge is well defined and of unknown width, but on the foot-wall there is said to\nbe 11 feet of chalcopyrite of shipping grade. A bunker to hold 150 tons has been built.\nThe Islands Copper Co., owning the True Blue Group of claims on Valdes and Gowlland\nislands, at Gowlland harbour, has done considerable development work, sinking 50 feet, and has\nopened up a large body of copper ore in the diorite several feet in thickness. The percentage\nof copper shown by the smelter returns on a trial shipment of 22 tons of ore to the Tyee\nsmelter was 2.84 and 6.2 on low and high-grade ores, respectively. A small trial shipment to\nthe Tacoma smelter gave 4.30 per cent, in copper ; gold, Tl^ oz.; silver, 1^ oz. The cost of\nransportation to the Tyee smelter, together with the smelter charges, will not be more than\n$3.50 a ton ; this would leave a handsome profit on even the low-grade ore, and if the ore-\nbody holds good with depth, this property should be the making of a mine. There are\nother properties on Valdes island that have made good showings for the amount of work that\nhas been done on them\n H 204 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nConsiderable work has been done during the past year on Phillips and Frederick arms,\nThurlow and Cracroft islands. Most of the peninsula between Hardy bay and Beaver\nharbour, at Fort Rupert, has been located, and some fine showings of copper ore have been\nfound there.\nDunsmuir District.\nThe Nanaimo Jubilee Mining Co. has not done much development work on its two groups\nof mineral claims, situate some distance up the south fork of the Nanaimo river.\nOyster District.\nConsiderable work has been done on many claims in this district during the past pear,\nresulting in very favourable showings.\nOffice Statistics for 1906\u2014Nanaimo Mining Division.\nFree miners' certificates issued (individual) 194\nii ii (companies) 6\nMineral claims recorded 182\nCertificates of work recorded 126\nPaid in lieu of work 2\nCertificates of improvements recorded 5\nCrown grants applied for and issued 5\nBills of sale recorded 52\nPermissions given to re-locate 10\nRental mining lease 1\nThe revenue collected from the above free miners' certificates and mining receipts generally, for the year ending the 31st of December, 1906, was $2,653.35, being a little less than\nfor the year 1905.\nTHE NANAIMO-COMOX COAL-FIELD.\nFrom Report of Dr. H. S. Poole, of Geological Survey.\nIn accordance with instructions, I left Ottawa on May 10th. On reaching Victoria, the\ncourteous officials of the local Government freely placed at my disposal such information as\nthey possessed respecting the coal fields of Vancouver Island. Through the kindness of Mr. W.\nF. Robertson, the Provincial Mineralogist, I made the acquaintance of many who had been\nand some who were now, connected with the coal industry of the island. Mr. E B. McKay;\nthe Surveyor-General, kindly supplied me with copies of all available maps of his department.\nThese, however, seldom showed, even approximately, the country roads, so the services of Mr.\nThomas Budge were called in. With a cyclometer on his bicycle, and a prismatic compass, he\ntraversed the roads and ways in the neighbourhood of the mines and the district between\nLadysmith and the entrance to Nanoose bay.\nMr. A. Dick, who has spent the best part of his life among the mines of this country,\naided me by the exercise of his retentive memory, and was as painstaking to keep me historically correct as he is zealous to require compliance with the law in his office of Inspector of\nMines.\nRecords of several bore-holes in both the Nanaimo and Comox fields were obtained\nthrough the kindness of Mr. T. Stockett, General Manager of the Western Fuel Co., and Mr.\nF. D. Little, General Manager of the Wellington Colliery Co., who also were good enough to\nfurnish copies of maps.\nInformation was sought for data obtained in the course of prospecting and working the\ncoal fields since they were reported on by Mr. J. Richardson in 1876-7.\n 7 Ed. 7 Nanaimo District. H 205\nInquiry indicated that in the northern section of the island nothing further had been\ndisclosed of the structure about Fort Rupert, Coal harbour, McNeill's harbour, etc., than what\nwas described by Dr. G. M. Dawson, in his Report of Northern Vancouver, Part B, 1886.\nMr. W. Hogan, who was a good deal with Mr. Richardson in the seventies, advises that\nprospecting on the coal measures at Gillies bay, Texada island, disclosed that the outcrop of\ncoal seen there was only a patch, apparently on a fault.\nOpposite Crofton, on Osborne bay, explorations were made on Salt Spring island, between\nthe public wharf and Vesuvius bay. Two bore-holes were put down in 1901, where some coal\nand black shale cropped vertically on the shore, one near the public wharf to a depth of 400\nfeet, computed by the drill man 1,500 feet over the coal. This is in line with the theoretical\ncontinuation southward of the horizon of the coal beds at Nanaimo, but the bore-hole record\nwas not obtained, and general report makes the prospect unsuccessful and the ground faulted.\nAt Koksilah, in the Cowichan section, an exposure of black shale, reported to be coaly,\ninduced the sinking of a trial pit by Mr. Wood. The locality was not visited nor the statement confirmed that limestones in the neighbourhood, which is south of Duncans, are full of\nfossils.\nExplorations outside the field of immediate examination, on a more extensive scale, were\nthose at Tumbo island in 1893, when people of Victoria sank a shaft at No. 1 bore-hole, some\n60 feet on the eastern side, opposite its mid-length. Next they bored on the western side,\nclose to the water, from a base blasted out of the rock, so I am informed by Mr. A. Dick.\nThe bore reached a depth of 300 feet, having passed through bituminous shale and coal at 280\nfeet, the coal being so friable that a large quantity was pumped up in the bore. The channel\nalongside is reported to be 40 feet deep, and it was thought it gave access to the bore-hole.\nContrary to his advice, says Mr. Dick, a shaft was sunk on the site of the bore-hole and this\nat 200 feet met so heavy a flow of water that it was abandoned, and then the 60-foot shaft-\nwas put down and stopped for want of funds. The surface on the island here slopes with the\nstrata at 16\u00b0 to the eastward.\nBesides the help obtained from Government and colliery officials, information was had of\nprivate individuals, so much at least as they felt at liberty to make known ; but I found\nmyself unexpectedly barred from some records of exploration by the view that the secrecy\ninsisted on while borings are in progress was still binding, although necessity for reticence and\nprivate interests had long ceased. In the absence of official data, and with press notices of\nthe closing down of collieries, an impression of late was produced away from Vancouver Island\nthat the workable coals are of less extent than Ottawa and the East had been led to suppose.\nNow, there are some people who have a vague idea that a coal mine is like a spring of water,\nwith a flow to last at least their day, and they do not realise what \" worked out\" really means.\nWhat has happened is this : Wellington, which for many years was a busy centre of trade,\nhas ceased to have an output of coal, the openings there have been abandoned, and in their\nstead mines at Extension have been developed, and Ladysmith has increased its population.\nAt the same time, it is true the coal operator in Vancouver island has had many disappointments, many unexpected difficulties to meet that are specialties of this coal field, in comparison,\nsay, with the structure of the coal-bearing deposits of the opposite side of the continent.\nIn Cape Breton the beds carry a fairly uniform thickness for miles. Coal, sandstone,\nshale and fire-clay, each occur and re-occur in their due order of deposit, while in Vancouver\nIsland the records of sections taken only 1,000 feet apart read sd differently that it is hard to\ndetermine which are the beds continuous in both, which have been suppressed, and which have\nbeen unduly developed within that short distance.\n H 206 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nUnder guidance of Mr. John Matthews, manager at Cumberland, in the Comox coal field,\nthe reported occurrence of anthracite coal was examined, together with exposures of coal altered\nand coked by igneous dikes on Brown river, some four miles from No. 7 slopes, which are being\nopened by the side of the Puntledge or Courtenay river, two miles below Comox lake. At an\nexposure on a small water-course half-way between the two place a lava flow has converted\nsome coal into a dense silvery coke. The exposure was limited, but so far as it permitted\ninspection the alteration extended but a short distance from the dike. From this point to\nBrown river the flow of andesite has made a hill 1,000 feet above the sea and capping the coal\nmeasures. What its effect may be on the underlying coal seams can only be conjectured ; but\nneither here nor at No. 7 slopes could the coal mined be classed as in any degree anthracitic.\nThe exposure at Brown river is above where Richardson took his No. 1 section, published in\nthe Survey Report for 1872-3, page 36 ; and it is opposite where the river takes its plunge in\ncascades through a narrow gorge of the older diabase against the outcropping sedimentaries.\nMr. Matthews wrote an article on this locality in the \"Mining Record\" of Victoria, November, 1901.\nAnother unusual, close association of coal and igneous rocks occurs also in the same district,\nbut in this case under reversed and ordinary conditions, the coal being the newer of the two.\nRight in the heart of the town of Cumberland, in the workings of No. 6 shaft, bosses of diabase\nproject up through the pavement of the lowest seam at several places; there is no dislocation,\nthe coal merely thins over them, but the contact is very close; in one case not an inch of what\nmay have been mud intervenes between the weathered surface of the igneous protrusion and\nthe coal. The bosses appear to have belonged to a spur from the hills; among its depressions\nfirst were deposited the grey shales and sandstones, these overlapping its sides apparently failed\nto complete the levelling up of the surface and so left these knobs of rock still exposed when\nthe time came for the deposition of the coal seam. In a comparison of the conditions attending\nthe workable seams of coal in the two great divisions of the coal field, the Nanaimo and Comox,\nthis proximity of the workable coals to the unconformable rocks beneath in the latter division\nis in marked contrast with those in the former, where depths of 1,000 feet, or even more, of\nsediments, with thin coals and massive blue shales prevail.\nAnother important feature of differentiation between the two divisions is the association\nat Nanaimo of the working coals with thick beds of conglomerate, and their practically total\nabsence in the worked portion of the Comox Division.\nAs to the area of the coal-bearing series, it may, in general terms, be said to extend down\nthe whole east coast of the island, but the area in which it is probable coal in workable thickness exists is very much less, while the area that may be regarded as proved is comparatively\nsmall. The difficulties in the way of exploration are numerous ; vegetation is rank, the surface\nis largely disguised under thick layers of wash gravels, and there are no inducements to the\npublic to prospect over the major portion of the more immediately promising ground, as these\nlands are held by the present coal operators, who have no occasion to explore much ahead of\ntheir requirements. Still, if it be desired that a conjecture be hazarded of the quantity of coal\nexceeding a thickness of two feet, and within a vertical depth of 4,000 feet, an estimate of 600\nmillion tons, though based on most incomplete data, would seem conservative, and yet at the\nsame time sufficiently large to allay apprehensions of any immediate shortage in the output.\nThe fossils collected in connection with the above geological work have been submitted to\nDr. Whiteaves, palaeontologist to the Survey, for determination.\n VICTORIA DISTRICT.\nVICTORIA MINING DIVISION.\nReport op Granville Cuppage, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on mining in this division during\n1906.\nThrough the courtesy of Mr. Clermont Livingston, I am enabled to supply some particulars\nof work done by the Vancouver Island Mining and Development Company, Limited, and the\nTyee Copper Company, Limited.\nVancouver Island Mining and Development Co., Limited.\nThe work done by this company has been concentrated on Koksilah mountain, about five\nmiles from Cowichan, a station on the E. & N. Railway. From the Bluebell five carloads\nof ore have been shipped, ranging from 5 % to 8 % copper; several prospect shafts have been\nsunk, which have proved the existence of good copper to a depth of 60 feet below the outcrop.\nThis work was suspended at the end of November, as weather conditions were an obstacle to\nthe extensive surface work that was being undertaken. This work will be continued in the\ncoming spring. Although it is too early yet to speak definitely, conditions appear to be very\nfavourable for the development of marketable ore.\nThe Tyee Copper Company, Limited.\nWhile the Tyee mine has been reported on for the last few years, still a few remarks on\nthe past year's work will prove interesting. Tyee ore to the amount of 23,823 tons was smelted\nat the company's smelting works at Ladysmith. This produced 2,115,617 pounds of copper,\n3,776 ounces of gold, and 77,085 ounces of silver, the cash returns, after deducting refining\nand freight charges, being $396,500. The Tyee main shaft has attained a depth of 1,250 feet,\nand the same low-grade ore body has been met with that had been previously intersected at\nthe 1,000-foot and 1,150-foot levels. A winze has just been commenced at the 1,150-foot\nlevel, and this will be sunk from 200 to 300 feet, which will prospect the mine to a depth of\nabout 1,500 feet from the actual surface of the ground. At the same time, heavy prospecting\nwork in the form of drifts and cross-cuts will be done in the lower levels, to follow up and\nexplore the ore that has been exposed. Concentration tests are also being made, in order to\nfind out the best method of utilising the large tonnage of low-grade material which has been\ndeveloped in the mine.\nIn addition to the work at the Tyee mine, a shaft has been sunk to a depth of 500 feet\non the neighbouring claim, called the I.X.L., which is also the property of the Tyee Company.\nSeveral thousand feet of work has been done on this ground on a formation very similar to the\nTyee, and the indications are distinctly favourable for pay ore.\nThe diamond drills are also working continuously on the property. One of these is a\n\" B \" drill made by the Sullivan Machinery Company, and has a capacity of 3,000 feet.\nRichard the Third.\nThe Tyee smelter has secured the contract for the ore from the Richard the Third. There\nis now some 400 tons on the dumps ready to be shipped, and regular shipments will continue.\n H 208\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nSan Juan District.\nThe necessary annual assessment work has been performed on a number of claims, but no\nreports of any import have come to my knowledge.\nOffice Statistics\u2014Victoria Mining Division.\n1905 1906\nFree miners' certificates 450 .... 490\nii ii special 8.. .. 7\nMining claims recorded 83 ... . 81\nCertificates of work recorded 219 .... 163\nCertificates of improvement recorded 58 ... . 10\nConveyances recorded 78 .... 30\nPermits .. 2 2\nLay-overs n .... 1\nRevenue.\n1905\nFree miners' certificates $4,166 02 .\nMining receipts, general 2320 30.\n,486 32.\n1906\n^5,115 45\n1,684 90\n56,800 35\nNEW WESTMINSTER MINING DIVISION.\nReport by J. Mahony, Mining Recorder.\nI have the honour to submit the following report of mining operations in the New\nWestminster Mining Division for the year 1906 :\u2014\nThe claims recorded during the year were distributed as follows:\u2014\nHowe sound and vicinity 41\nBritannia and vicinity 57\nBowen island 21\nGambier island 2\nSalmon arm and vicinity 24\nBurrard inlet and vicinity 4\nCapilano, Lynn and Seymour creeks 33\nPitt lake , 35\nStave lake 2\nLillooet river 9\nWharnock and vicinity 12\nHarrison lake and vicinity 3\nChilliwack and vicinity 5\nJervis inlet 21\nNelson island , 6\nWelcome pass 3\n25-Mile creek 3\nPorpoise bay .' 2\nThe number of claims recorded shows a considerable increase over the year before, and\nshows that there is greater activity in prospecting than there has been for the two preceding\nyears. Some good prospects have been found between Salmon arm and Howe sound, and it is\nthe intention of the holders of the mineral claims recorded in that locality to do considerable\ndevelopment work during the year 1907. There has been a great deal of prospecting in Howe\nsound and vicinity, and also throughout the whole Mining Division, and there is every\nprospect that the year 1907 will show an increase ever the preceding years.\n GREAT CENTRAL. LAKE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, B. C.\nDELLA LAKE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, B. C.\n 7 Ed. 7\nVictoria District.\nH 209\nFrom the office statistics it will be seen that there has been a considerable increase over\nthe year 1905.\nOffice Statistics\u2014New Westminster Mining Division.\n1905. 1906.\nFree miners' certificates issued 738 .... 1,158\nQuartz claims recorded 107 .... 283\nCertificates of work recorded 191.... 157\nCertificates of improvement recorded 13.... 15\nConveyances recorded 46... .. 94\nRevenue.\n1905.\nFree miners' certificates $4,606.65 .\nMining receipts, general 1,810.40.\n1906.\n56,484.85\n2,507.70\n56,417.05 $8,992.55\nCLAY DEPOSITS OF ANVIL ISLAND.\nBy Provincial Assayer.\nAnvil island is situated up Howe sound, 23 miles from Vancouver City; the island is a\ngranitic peak rising to a height of 2,700 feet, and is three miles long by two miles wide. At\nthe southern extremity of the island there is an extensive deposit of glacial clay. This is now\nbeing worked by the Columbia Clay Co., Ltd., under the management of J. A. Brownsword.\nThe clay bank has an area of some 90 acres and a thickness of about 100 feet. For a glacial\nclay it is very uniform in texture, being practically free from stones. A floor has been run\ninto the bank, slightly above the level of the mixer and brick machine, so that the clay is\nshovelled into small cars and run by gravity a short distance to the hopper; the brick machine\nis of the \" soft mud \" type. The bricks are burned in a continuous kiln, the draught being\nmaintained by a fan and exhausted through a dryer, in which the bricks are dried before being\nburnt. The kiln is only a few feet from the water, the brick being loaded direct from the\nkiln by small cars on to scows, which are towed to market. The plant has a capacity of\n30,000 per day.\nThe following is an analysis of the Anvil island clay, made by the Provincial Government\nAssay Office :\u2014\nLoss by ignition 3.0 \u00b0\/\nSilica , 58.6 ,\u00b0\nAlumina ... , 26.7 n\nOxide of iron 7.5 n\nLime 4.0 n\nMagnesia Trace.\nFusion point 2,000 Fahr.\nCOWICHAN LAKE AND VICINITY.\nReport of William Fleet Robertson, Provincial Mineralogist.\nIn the early part of the summer the Provincial Mineralogist, having been requested to\nvisit the mineral claims being developed in the vicinity of Cowichan lake, in the Victoria\nMining Division, reported as follows :\u2014\nIn compliance with the memorandum mentioned, I beg to report that I left Victoria on\nMay 28th, and visited the claims in question.\n H 210 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nChemainus Slope.\nThe claims on the Chemainus slope are situated on a small creek which flows into the\nsouth fork of the Chemainus river, and about two miles from its junction. The claims may\nbe reached by a trail up the Chemainus river, and also by a trail from Cowichan lake, which\nstarts from a point a little to the east of the mouth of Cottonwood creek. The former route\nwould, eventually, be that over which any ore from this section would be taken out, and by\nwhich any important trail or waggon road would be built; but, for the preliminary development of properties and for prospecting purposes, the trail from Cowichan lake is the one best\nsuited, as, at present, supplies can be transported by waggon and boat to a point nearer the\nclaims than by the Chemainus trail. I followed the Chemainus trail down some three miles\nbelow the junction of the creek mentioned, and found that it ran through finely timbered\nland, large trees with no undergrowth and little or no fallen timber, with a solid, stony and\ngravelly soil, unfit for agriculture, but perfect for a trail, over which a pack-train could be\ndriven without any previous preparation ; in fact, a line of blazes is the only trail work necessary. I am informed that these conditions prevail all down the Chemainus valley.\nCowichan lake is about 20 miles from Duncan station, on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo\nRailway, with which it is connected by a very fair waggon road to the east end of the lake.\nA regular daily stage and a couple of independent stages are run over this road, making the\ndistance in a little over three hours ; there are no heavy grades on the road.\nThe elevation of Cowichan lake is about 550 feet above the sea level; from the east end\nof the lake to the mouth of Cottonwood creek, by water, is estimated at almost nine miles.\nThe water of the lake is everywhere deep enough for any steamer, and a landing can be made\non the beach at any point. A company logging on the lake has a small tug capable of towing\nscows or rafts, and, consequently, if so desired, any supplies or horses could be landed at the\nmouth of Cottonwood creek.\nThe present Cottonwood trail to the summit follows the main creek up to \" Doc's \" cabin,\nat the junction of the east fork, which fork it then follows up to the summit. The summit is\nabout nine miles from the lake, and at an elevation 2,000 feet higher, some 2,600 feet above\nsea level.\nThe claims located by Sherk, Jones and others are nearly a mile north of the summit, and\nat about 300 feet lower elevation, about 2,300 feet above sea level. I was given to understand that locations have been made two or three miles farther down the creek, and at an\naltitude of about 1,700 feet. No work has been done on these and I was personally unable\nto locate them. The Cottonwood Creek trail is through magnificently timbered land, with\nno underbrush or fallen timber, and not a single standing tree has had to be cut to make the\npresent trail, the few small ones that were cut serving merely to blaze the trail. The country\ntraversed is almost entirely covered to a considerable depth by \" wash,\" consisting of slide\nrock, volcanic in origin, embedded in clay produced from the disintegration of such rocks.\nMore or less clearly-defined benches follow the course of present streams. The trail in question\nhas been laid out with very poor judgment: it follows the first bench as far as the junction\nof the east fork, when it drops to the creek level, or follows the steep hillside bordering\nthereon, thereby necessitating an amount of side-hill cutting, and crossing in and out of\nravines, with many \"reverse grades,\" all of which might have been avoided by keeping to and\nfollowing up the first bench, above the ravines and side-hills, with no greater distance to\ntravel to the summit.\nThe country is smooth, with solid footing, no mud holes, and open to a degree scarcely\ncomprehensible to one accustomed to the Kootenay Districts, and is such that no Kootenay\n 7 Ed. 7 Victoria District. H 211\nprospector would dream of asking for a trail through, for a pack-horse could go anywhere.\nThe difficulty in this section is that there is practically no \"horse feed\" on the hills, and, for\nthe small amount of work going on, it does not pay to bring in hay and grain with horses.\nMineral Possibilities.\nOn the Cottonwood creek slope there are few rock exposures and such few as were seen\non the higher levels are much altered and shattered igneous rocks, in which I could not see\nany indication of mineral nor hear of any having been discovered.\nOn the Chemainus slope, in the cutting made by the creek, were seen sedimentary rocks,\nshales, silicious limestones, etc., in contact with the igneous rocks mentioned. Near such\ncontact are the mineral locations referred to, which, from the fact that most of the mineral\nlocations of value on the Island are similarly located, gives these claims greater possibilities\nthan the present meagre development has proved, and renders the locality well worth\nprospecting.\nIt was expected that some of the prospectors would be on the properties, but such was\nnot the case, the snow having scarcely left the ground ; consequently, having followed the\nblazed trail to the Sherk cabin, the various claims had to be found by tracing, from there,\nfoot trails which had been made by the men when doing the work.\nThe Cascade is known as one of the Sherk claims, but the location post\nCascade. bears the name of George Lawrence, the date of location being 21st August,\n1902. This claim is located about a mile from the summit, and on the\nChemainus slope, on a small creek flowing eastward into the south fork of the Chemainus river,\nand at an altitude of about 2,300 feet. The work has been done in the creek cutting just\nbelow a small falls, where the solid formation is exposed in the steep bank. Here there is\nexposed an igneous dike of considerable, although undetermined, width, which exhibits a\nnumber of parallel vertical fissures from one to two feet apart. Along these fissures has been\ndeposited quartz, with some chalcopyrite and bornite, together with a certain amount of\nmagnetic iron oxide, which has been again enriched by a secondary deposit of calcite carrying\ncopper sulphides. The width of these individual stringers is from 2 inches to 4 inches, and\nthey are, apparently, disconnected. The extent of the deposit, as at present exposed, is commercially unimportant. The' amount of development work done at this point consists of an open\ncut about 10 feet wide, and 6 feet into the solid formation, with a height of face of about the\nsame. In the open cut a pit has been sunk, of what depth it is impossible to say, since it has\nbeen nearly filled in again by the creek and rock from the face. A few yards farther down\nthe creek a little surface blasting has been done, exposing a small amount of copper mineral.\nThe workings did not disclose any defined strike or dip to the deposit. A sample taken of\nwhat might be considered the ore from the claim gave copper, 5.6 % ; silver, 0.2 oz. to the ton,\nand gold a trace. A short distance to the south of the creek some surface stripping and small\ncuts were seen, apparently on the same claim, which did not, however, promise as well as the\ncreek exposures.\nStill farther to the south, and towards the summit, were found the stakes of the Empire\nmineral claim, located by Jac. Sherk, on the 26th August, 1902, but no development work\ncould be found. Mr. Sherk, however, who was seen later, says some work has been done here.\nThe stakes of the Hornet mineral claim, located by F. H. Lewin and Walter Jones, 27th\nSeptember, 1905, and also the stakes of the Wasp, were found, but no development work or\nexposure of mineralised rock could be found.\nMr. Jones, of Crofton, subsequently met with on Cowichan lake, says he has a property,\nthe Garnet mineral claim, lying to the south of the Cascade, and farther up the hill, upon\n H 212 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nwhich he claims to have run a tunnel driven on a considerable deposit of copper sulphides,\nwhich he says is \" a direct extension of the Cascade lead and assays a little over two per cent,\ncopper (wet), with low gold and silver contents.\" These workings I was unable to find, or\nany trace of a trail leading thereto.\nSummary.\nWhile I do not consider that the mineral so far exposed, in the workings I saw, has any\ncommercial value, still, the rock formation is undoubtedly mineral-bearing, and the conditions\nare favourable for the existence of ore-bodies, and I think it would be advisable to encourage\nprospecting in the vicinity. I would, therefore, recommend that an expenditure be made on\nthe trail from Cowichan lake, sufficient to render the trail fit for use with pack-horses.\nI would draw attention to the fact that all the land in this district is well within the\nEsquimalt & Nanimo Ry. \" land grant,\" to which Company the \" base metals \" (copper and\niron) are supposed to belong, and the claims only show nominal values in the precious metals\n(which belong to the Crown), and that, in my opinion, any permanent trail, or road, should be\nup the Chemainus valley, the claims lying within a couple of miles of timber limits already\nsold on that river.\nOn the morning of May 31st a canoe was taken from the mouth of Cottonwood creek to\nthe mouth of Sutton creek, a small creek flowing from the west into the Little Cowichan lake\n\u2014i. e., that portion of Cowichan lake east of the narrows\u2014at its western\nSunnyside and extremity. Starting at Venier's cabin, a trail was followed up the north\nHere-it-is. slope of the Sutton creek valley, which, gradually climbing the hills\nseparating Sutton creek from the main lake, for a distance for about one\nand a half miles, reached the cabin of the Sunnyside and Here-il-is mineral claims, at an\nelevation of about 400 feet above the lake. These claims are owned by Messrs. Douglas,\nShelton and Prevost. Considerable work has been done on the claims, but it consists chiefly\nof small open cuts and strippings and is so scattered as to give no definite idea of the deposit.\nThe most extensive development work is No. 1 Tunnel, elevation 550 feet above the lake,\nwhich has been driven in about 35 feet, N. 24\u00b0 E., gaining thereby a depth at the face of only\nabout 35 feet from the surface. The rock formation is a very much altered and shattered\nigneous rock, with a high percentage of iron, and containing numerous red garnets along the\nfissures. Near the portal, the tunnel passed through a somewhat ill-defined body of copper\npyrites, pyrrhotite and arsenical pyrites, which seemed to be deposited along and near a black,\n\" slickensided\" fissure cutting the tunnel. The inner portion of the tunnel was devoid of\nmineralisation, having seemingly cut through the ore deposits in the first 10 feet. This tunnel\nstarts on the Sunnyside ground, but in a few feet is into Here-it-is ground. An approximate\nsample taken of the sorted ore gave, upon assay : Copper, 9 % (wet): silver, 0.3 oz. ; gold,\ntrace. A special sample taken of the pyrrhotite and the arsenical-pyrites assayed : Copper,\n5.6 %; silver, 0.2 oz.; gold, trace.\nSome 40 feet vertical above the tunnel there is an iron capping containing copper and\niron sulphides, with iron oxides, on which a little stripping had been done. Scattered over an\narea several hundred feet wide, there are a number of these exposures of mineral, but on none\nof them has sufficient work been done to show whether the mineral, which shows on the surface so abundantly, is a \" surface flow \" or whether it continues with depth. One of the ore\nexposures occurs near an outcrop of lime, which lies above the workings, but, as far as could\nbe seen, not lying on such contact for any distance. Above the outcrops mentioned was seen\na quartz vein of very irregular width, carrying a small amount of copper sulphide. The owners\nreport a similar, though stronger, quartz vein some 250 feet vertical higher up the hill, also\ncarrying some copper.\n 7 Ed. 7 Victoria District. H 213\nThe Peterson claim is situated on the east side of a small creek, dry in\nPeterson. summer, which flows into the extreme western end of Cowichan lake, and\nis at an elevation of about 300 feet above the lake and half a mile from the\nmouth of the creek. To reach it from the end of the lake, the old Nitinat waggon road, now\nalmost overgrown, is followed up for about a quarter of a mile, when the trail strikes off to the\nright, up the hillside. In the face of an overhanging cliff a narrow seam in the country rock\nshows a small percentage of copper ore, but not any great quantity. From this showing a\ntunnel has been driven in to the north-east for a distance of 15 feet, along a fissure in the\nrock ; the cost of the work done was estimated at about $100. The shattered character of the\nrock in the roof of the tunnel and the overhanging cliff renders the workings absolutely\ndangerous for men to work in ; but a prospect of this class does not come under the operation\nof the \" Metalliferous Mines Inspection Act.\" The property is owned by Mr. Peterson, of\nDuncan. No ore could be seen in the tunnel workings, nor in the vicinity, except in the\nseam already mentioned. The country rock is a highly-altered shale, much shattered and cut\nby fine-grained igneous dikes. A sample taken from a small pile of ore at the tunnel mouth\nassayed 1 % copper, with traces of gold and silver.\nFrom the shore of Cowichan lake, about 1J miles east of the mouth of\nPaget Claims. Nixon creek, a trail, four miles long, leads up over the summit of the hills\nto the south of the lake, on to the slope drained by the Gordon river. Here\na large amount of work has been done on a group of claims by a Mr. Paget, an Englishman\nnot now in this country, and whose local representative is not known. Large log buildings,\nconsisting of an office and store-house, bunk-house, cook-house, blacksmith shop, etc., were\nbuilt, but, as the property has not been worked for some years, these have nearly gone to\nruin. The principal workings are at an altitude of 2,650 ft., and consist of an upper tunnel\ndriven N. 70\u00b0 E. into the hillside for about 60 feet, with, near its inner end, a cross-cut to the\nleft of 5 feet and another to the right of 10 feet. At some 50 feet lower elevation another\ntunnel, nearly in line with the upper tunnel, had been driven in for, it is reported, 60 feet,\nbut, as it was flooded with water dammed back by fallen material, this could not be verified;\nthis lower tunnel seems to have been in gravel for the greater part of its length, and no ore was\nvisible. The upper tunnel is on a well-defined quartz vein about 6 ft. wide, the mineralisation\nconsisting of arsenopyrite, pyrite zinc blende, and a little galena. Very fair gold values are\nreported to have been obtained in the working of the property, but these values must be\n\" spotty,\" as samples taken of the most promising looking arsenopyrite on the dump yielded\nnegative results. The quantity of galena is insignificant.\nThere are a number of other claims in the vicinity of the lake, or a few miles back,\nnotably \" Doc's \" claims up the Robertson river, but the exact location of these was not known\nand no guide to them could be found, so they were not visited.\n H 214 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nINSPECTION OF METALLIFEROUS MINES.\nReport op James McGregor, Inspector, West Kootenay and Boundary Districts.\nI have the honour to submit my annual report for the year 1906, with respect to the\ncondition of the metalliferous mines in my district.\nNelson District.\nIn this district there has not been an increase in the number of mines shipping ore, but\nthere has been a marked increased activity in the development of the existing mines and in\nprospecting of new ground. In my visits of inspection I have always found that the requirements of the \" Metalliferous Mines Inspection Act \" were being carefully observed.\nSlocan District.\nThe general outlook in this district seems to be less depressed than it has been; although\nfewer large properties are working, there is an increased number of mines working under the\nlease system. I have invariably found the underground workings safe, the timbering properly\ndone, and in the handling of explosives all precautions are observed.\nLardeau District.\nIn this district there has been this past year no increase in the number of mines shipping\nore, but some of those operating have enlarged their plants and increased their outputs, while\nmuch prospecting is under way. I have in every instance found the bunk-houses, powder\nmagazines, man-ways and ladder-ways to be in compliance with the Act.\nSimilkameen District.\nThere are no new shipping mines in this district, but those in operation have worked\ncontinuously, and I have found them to be worked and equipped in compliance with the Act.\nKamloops District.\nThere is no increase in number of shipping mines in this district; those working are being\noperated in compliance with the Act.\nBoundary District.\nIn this district the number of mines being operated is constantly increasing, and the\nvarious mines are each year making larger outputs and keeping up development work. Upon\ninspection, I have found this year, as formerly, that great care was being exercised in complying with the requirements of the Act, and every disposition shown to carry out its spirit as\nwell as letter.\nAinsworth District.\nThere has been greatly increased activity in mining in this district, both in shipping and\ndeveloping, and with all the enlargements of plant I have found every precaution which would\ntend to safety being observed.\n Rossland District.\nMuch progress has been made in this district during the past year, in the enlargement\nboth of the mines and surface plants; the larger properties sinking to still greater depths. I\nhave invariably found, upon inspection, a desire to comply with every requirement of the Act.\nAppended is a list of accidents which have occurred in or about mines within my Inspection\nDistrict during the past year.\nReport of Thos. Morgan, Inspector of East Kootenay District.\nI have the honour, as Inspector of Metalliferous Mines for the East Kootenay District,\nto submit my annual report for the year 1906.\nThe following mines, situated within my district, have been worked during the past\nyear:\u2014\nThe St. Eugene, at Moyie, the Sullivan, the North Star and the Stemwinder, near\nKimberley. I have visited these mines at every opportunity and have always found them in\nvery good condition; the ventilation is good and every precaution is used for the safety of the\nmen employed.\nThe St. Eugene mine is situated at Moyie, on the line of the Canadian\nSt. Eugene. Pacific Railway, and is owned and operated by the Consolidated Mining\nand Smelting Co., of Canada. I last visited the property on October 1st\nand 2nd. Extensive work has been carried on during the past year, with satisfactory results.\nThere is an abundance of fresh air in the mines, supplied by natural ventilation and by\ncompressed air. The timbering was in first class order.\nThe Sullivan mine is situated about 2J miles north of Kimberley, and\nSullivan. when I visited it on November 2nd I found everything in first class order,\nthe mine well timbered and the ventilation good. The bunkers and\ntramway have not been changed in any way during the year.\nThe North Star mine is near Kimberley, and was last inspected by me\nNorth Star. on October 4th. Considerable work had been done during the year, mainly\nof a prospecting nature. The mine is well ventilated by natural ventilation\nand compressed air, and the timbering is good.\nThe Stemwinder mine is located 1-|- miles to the west of Kimberley,\nStemwinder. and was last inspected by me on October 5th. This property has only\nrecently been opened up and as yet very little work has been done, other\nthan prospecting, which, however, gives indications of an extensive body of low-grade lead\nore.\nReport of Archibald Dick, Inspector of Coast District.\nI have the honour, as Inspector of Metalliferous mines for the Vancouver Island and\nCoast District, to submit my annual report for the year 1906 :\u2014\nDuring the past year I inspected the following working mines :\u2014Britannia mines, New\nWestminster Mining District; Marble Bay, Cornell and Loyal mines, on Texada island, in the\nNanaimo Mining District.\n H 216 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThe Britannia mines, C. M. Dull, General Manager and Superintendent,\nBritannia. are located on Britannia mountain, at an altitude of 3,500 feet, and are\nconnected with the beach on Howe sound by an aerial tramway 3| miles\nlong, at which point are located the concentrating and power plants. The entire plant is\noperated by water power, obtained from a stream on the mountain side, including the concentrator with 70 tables, etc., mill, machine shop, and electric lighting plant. The mine plant,\nconsisting of rock crusher, air compressors and electric lighting plant, is also operated by\nwater power.\nThere are at the mine four operating tunnels, two at the Jane and two at the Bluff. At\nthe Jane the No. 1 tunnel is higher than the top of the pockets at the upper terminal of the\naerial tramway, and the ore from here is lowered down a \"back balance\" incline. No. 2\ntunnel is practically on a level with the top of the pockets, to which the ore is trammed direct,\nand a similar arrangement is in use from No. 2 tunnel of the Bluff.\nI found everything about the mines in good condition, the timbering in good condition\nand well placed, and the \"Metalliferous Mines Inspection Act\" was being complied with in\nevery way.\nThe Marble Bay mine, on Texada island, owned by the Tacoma Steel\nMarble Bay. Co., is under the management of Mr. A. Grant. The bottom of the shaft\nis now down 700 feet from the surface, and as the collar of the shaft is\nonly 52 feet above sea level, the bottom is 648 feet lower than sea level. I inspected all parts\nof the mine now being worked, and found everything in very good condition, the timbering\nwell done, and the ventilation good. There were 30 men employed underground and 27 on\nthe surface. At the time of my visit a new shaft-house and hoisting plant were under construction. The shaft-house is 40 feet square at the bottom, and 90 feet high, and will contain\nore chutes, sorting tables, etc.\nThe Cornell mine is being worked under lease by the Cornell Operating\nCornell. Co., W. C. Tonkin, Superintendent. This mine has been idle for some\nyears, and has been recently leased by the present company, and work is\nbeing energetically pushed as far down as the 160-foot level, to which depth the workings had\nbeen unwatered ; but arrangements are being made to take out the remainder of the water.\nThe mine is equipped with a 25-h.p. hoisting engine and a 34-h.p. boiler. Seven men were\nemployed.\nThe Loyal mine is situated to the north of Van Anda, on the east side\nLoyal. of Texada island, and is under lease to and being worked by the Loyal\nLease, Limited, Co., under the management of Mr. C. Jacobs. On September\n11th, 1906, the date of my visit, there were two miners at work timbering the bottom portion\nof the shaft, then down some 300 feet, and they were making a good job of it; but I found\nsome of the upper portion of the shaft in need of repair, and I notified Mr. Jacobs that it\nwould have to be attended to, which he promised to do.\nI append a list of accidents occurring during the past year at metalliferous mines within\nmy district.\n 7 Ed. 7\nInspection of Metalliferous Mines.\nH 217\nLIST OF ACCIDENTS IN METALLIFEROUS MINES, 1906.\nNo.\nMine.\nDate.\nName.\nOccupation.\nDetails.\n1\nCentre Star, Rossland. .\nJan.\n6\nJohn Santello..\nTrammer \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0\nSlightly injured; explosion of powder\nin chute.\n2\na a . .\nit\n9\nDan Lanson. ..\nBlacksmith .\nEye slightly injured by chips of steel.\n3\na a ..\nn\n23\nJohn McDonald\nTrammer . . .\nEyes injured by explosion of powder\nwhile picking loose coal.\n4\nTyee, Vancouver Island\na\n23\nArthur Dawson\nShiftboss ...\nMetacarpel bone injured by small piece\nof ore.\n5\nProvidence, Greenwood.\nFeb.\n7\nH. Vielette . . .\nTrammer . ..\nFace bruised while picking loose ore,\nby powder explosion.\n6\nCentre Star, Rossland..\n\"\n11\nJames Anson. .\nTimberman..\nFoot broken by log rolling on it in\nlumber yard.\n7\nSt. Eugene, Moyie\t\n\"\n15\nE. H. Ross....\nMucker ....\nPreparing for set and rock fell on his\nhead.\n8\nII\n18\nJas. Pizzette ..\nFreeing muck in chute by blasting ;\nrock fell on him.\n9\nMar.\n1\nA. Nichelsen..\nEyes blown out; picking into missed\nhole, powder exploded.\n10\nIt\n13\nL. C. Morrison.\nTimberman..\nPicking out bed for timber, some\npowder exploded; cut about head.\n11\nII\n13\nA. A. Brett .. .\nit . .\nSame place, same result.\n12\nCentre Star, Rossland..\nApril\n18\nD. Kennedy . .\nMotor brake-\nFinger broken at chute by rock.\n13\nBrooklyn, Phoenix\t\na\n23\nJ. W.Carscaden\nMiner \t\nFound dead in stope; head crushed by\nrock.\n14\nCentre Star, Rossland. .\nn\n28\nChris. Curry ..\nOre sorter ..\nKilled by falling down shaft.\n15\na\n28\nJohn Adgers ..\nMiner\t\nAnkle broken while barring down\nrock.\n16\nSunnyside, Hedley ...\nMay\n8\nIsah Doran\t\nKilled by explosion of a case of dynamite.\n17\n\/\/ \/\/ ....\nit\n8\nJos. Dumais . .\nSame accident, same result.\n18\nAmerican Boy, Sandon..\nII\n9\nT. McGuigan..\nManager....\nKilled by fall of rock in drift.\n19\nStemwinder, Phcenix...\ni>\n15\nMike Cantfield\nInjured by falling into shaft.\n20\n\"\n21\nA. Church ....\nMucker ....\nUsing pick at face of tunnel, struck\npowder which exploded; head and\nneck injured.\n21\nCentre Star, Rossland..\n-\n22\nHerbert Verco.\nFoot slightly injured by fall of rock.\n22\nSt. Eugene, Moyie\t\nJune\n1\nW. A. Brown. ,\nMachineman\nLeg broken by rock he picked down.\n23\ntr\n7\nC. Anderson ..\nMiner\t\nKilled by explosion of powder; had\ncarried sack of powder to face, alone.\n24\nCentre Star, Rossland..\nir\n11\nCom. Leopoldo\nMucker \t\nKilled by contact with electric wire.\n25\nStrathmore, Greenwood\ntr\n13\nC. A. Petterson\nKilled by fall of rock in drift.\n H 218\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nLIST OF ACCIDENTS IN METALLIFEROUS MINES, 1906.\u2014Continued.\nNo.\nMine.\nDate.\nName.\nOccupation.\nDetails.\n26\nWakefield, Silverton...\nJune 14\nJas. Adams . ..\nMiner\t\nKilled by fall of rock in drift.\n27\nCentre Star, Rossland..\n,, 18\nL. H. Reid....\n'\u25a0 \t\nFinger injured by drill.\n28\nTyee\t\n\u201e 19\nFred. Carter ..\n- \t\nLegs injured by fall of rock at drill.\n29\nBrooklyn, Phcenix\t\na 24\nWm. Neavis ..\nSkiptender..\nKilled by falling from the skip.\n30\nSkylark, Greenwood. . .\n., 26\nPatrick Clunp.\nMiner ....\nSeriously injured by fall of rook in\nslope.\n31\nSt. Eugene, Moyie\t\nJuly 11\nTim Farrell . ..\nPicking down loose rock, which fell\nand broke his ankle.\n32\n\u201e 14\nR. W. String-\nham.\nLabourer ...\nBecame entangled in engine machinery;\nkilled.\n33\nLe Roi, Rossland\t\n\u201e 15\nRobt. Inches..\nCarpenter. ..\nKilled by falling off shaft-house.\n34\nSt. Eugene, Moyie\t\n\u201e 18\nJno. Chestnut.\nMiner\t\nFell into chute; back bruised.\n35\nAug. 2\nPhil. Summers\nTimberman..\nTook hold of cable, which drew him\ninto sheave-wheel and injured him.\n36\n\u201e 14\nA. Zossutt ...\nLabourer . . .\nHand injured by cap in lump of coal\nexploding.\n37 -\nSnowshoe, Phcenix\t\n\u201e 20\nGeo. Williams.\nTrammer . ..\nAnkle broken by ore car.\n38\nCentre Star, Rossland..\n,i 20\nChas. Crow ...\nLabourer . ..\nFoot crushed by piece of machinery\nfalling on it.\n39\na a ..\n\u201e 21\nR. A. Jackson.\nrt ...\nFace cut by flying splinter of wood\nfrom saw.\n40\n\u201e ..\na 25\nJohn Strang ..\n\u201e\nInjured by motor ear at head works.\n41\nSt. Eugene\t\n\u201e 25\nWm. Bird\t\nTimberman..\nArm broken by fall of rock.\n42\n\/, 28\nB. McNiven...\nTrammer ...\nFinger cut off by car.\n43\nVictoria, Phcenix\t\n\u201e 30\nRon'd Mclnnes\nCarpenter...\nKilled by contact with electric wire.\n44\nCentre Star, Rossland..\nSept. 7\nBert Piper ....\nMiner .\nLeg broken by a fall of rock.\n45\nSt. Eugene, Moyie\t\n\u201e 15\nNeil McDonald\nTimber help.\nHand injured by timber falling on it.\n46\nTyee\t\nt, 16\nJ. Carmichael .\nMiner\t\nLeg broken by fall of rock.\n47\nBroadview, Trout Lake.\nOct. 23\nJames Scott. . .\nHand blown off by drilling into missed\nhole.\n48\n\/\/ 25\nJas. Peacock . ,\nTrammer\nforeman.\nSeverely injured in shaft by car falling\non him.\n49\nProvidence, Greenwood.\nt, 25\nErich Lund . ..\nMiner\nSlightly injured by machine drill.\n50\nOld Ironsides, Phcenix..\n\u201e 28\nJohn Holmes..\nTrammer.. ..\nKilled by a car running over him.\n51\n52\nBrooklyn, n\nProvidence, Greenwood.\nNov. 4\n\u201e 24\nH. Matheson..\nArthur Murray\nTrammer\nforeman.\nTrammer....\nKilled by walking into quarry.\nPicking in loose ore, powder therein\nexploded; injured eye.\n53\nSt. Eugene, Moyie\t\n3\nJ. Cavanaugh .\nHand injured by moving cars.\n 7 Ed. 7\nInspection of Metalliferous Mines.\nH 219\nLIST OF ACCIDENTS IN METALLIFEROUS MINES, 1906.\u2014Concluded.\nNo.\nMine.\nDate.\nName.\nOccupation.\nDetails.\n54\nNov. 26\nGeo. Smith....\nTop-carman..\nPushed car into shaft and went down,\nbeing killed.\n55\nSilver Dollar, Camborne\nDeo. 9\nDan McDonald\nMiner\t\nFace injured; drilled into unexploded\npowder.\n56\na a\n9\nJ. Coventry ...\nLeg broken, eye injured; drilled into\nunexploded powder.\n57\nKnob Hill, Phcenix ....\n\u201e 18\nSam Jones ....\nShoveler ....\nLeg injured; died of blood poisoning.\n58\nProvidence, Greenwood.\n,, 18\nWm. Tattersall\nMiner\t\nFinger broken by machine drill.\n59\nCentre Star \t\nApril 18\nFred Girrard..\nTimberman..\nLeg slightly bruised by piece of timber.\n60\nSunnyside, Hedley ....\nMay 8\nJno. Anderson.\nTrammer....\nSlightly shaken by explosion of gas.\nTabulated List of Accidents in Metalliferous Mines, 1906.\nA\nB\nC\nD\nE\nF\nG\nH\nI\nJ\nK\nL\nM\nCause of Accident.\nBlasting\t\nDefective powder\t\nDrilling into old holes containing powder ..\nPowder in muck ,\t\nShafts and cages, accidents connected with.\nFalling down shafts or winzes . \t\nFalling down chutes\t\nMine cars\t\nRook falling in stopes, levels, etc\t\nRook falling down chutes or openings\t\nTimbering \t\nMiscellaneous, underground \t\nSurface\t\nTotals \t\nExtent of Injury.\nFatal. Serious. Slight.\n3\n0\n0\n0\n1\n2\n0\n2\n4\n0\n0\n0\n5\n17\n0\n0\n4\n2\n1\n0\n1\n3\n6\n0\n1\n1\n2\n21\n0\n0\n0\n5\n0\n1\n0\n0\n4\n1\n2\n4\n5\n22\nTotal.\n3\n0\n4\n7\n2\n3\n1\n5\n14\n1\n3\n5\n12\n60\nAccidents for each 100,000 tons ore mined.\nAccidents for each 1,000 men employed ...\n0.86\n4.61\n1.06\n5.38\n1.12\n5.64\n3.06\n15.38\n H 220\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nCOAL MINING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.\n-:o:-\nAlthough workable coal seams have been proven in several places scattered over the\nProvince, the only coal-fields actually producing coal are the Vancouver Island coal-field,\non the east coast of Vancouver Island, and the Crow's Nest Pass coal-field, situated in the\nextreme south-eastern portion of the Province, on the western slope of the main range of\nthe Rocky mountains. In the former field two companies are operating, the Wellington\nColliery Co., Ltd., at Extension and Comox, and the Western Fuel Co. at Nanaimo ; in the\nCrow's Nest field the three collieries opened are all operated by the Crow's Nest Pass Coal\nCo., Ltd.\nThe collieries of British Columbia have felt the wave of general prosperity which has\nswept over the country, and find themselves in such a position that they have more orders for\ncoal and coke than they can fill. It seems probable that this condition will exist for some\ntime to come. The mines are all sufficiently developed and equipped for a larger tonnage\nthan is at present produced, and to such cause the present stringency of coal supply can not\nbe attributed, but rather, it is claimed, to the scarcity of labour, both skilled and unskilled,\nto mine the coal and operate the mines on a more extensive scale.\nThe gross amount of coal mined in the Province during the year 1906 was 1,899,076 tons\n(2,240 lbs.), an increase over the preceding year of 73,244 tons. Some 381,773 tons of this\ncoal was. manufactured into coke, of which there was produced 199,227 tons.\nThe distribution of this output of coal and coke is shown in the following table :\u2014\nCoal and Coke Produced, Exported, etc., by Province, 1906.\nSales and Output fok Yeah.\nCoal.\nCoke.\n(Tons of 2,240 fts.)\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nSold for consumption in Canada \t\nn export to U. S\t\n681,889\n679,829\n149,193\n61,704\n210,897\n\t\n1,361,728\nUsed in making Coke\t\n381,773\n170,416\n552,189\n2,389\n30,456\n13,226\n13,228\n1,558\nStocks on hand first of year\t\n1,916,306\n17,230\n11,670\nDifference taken from stock during year\n1,899,076\n199,227\n 7 Ed. 7\nCoal Mining.\nH 221\nNumber op Hands Employed, Daily Wages Paid, &c.\nUnderground.\nAbove Ground.\nTotals.\nCharacter or Labour.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nSupervision and clerical assistance\t\n87\n1,396\n442\n660\n319\n132\n73\n281\n25\n63\n150\n1,396\n442\n1,131\n589\n182\n86\n774\n55\nMiners' helpers\t\n471\n270\n50\n13\n493\n30\nTotals\t\n3,415\n1,390\n4,805\nThe spring of 1907 witnessed the unprecedented occurrence of a Vancouver Island smelter\nimporting coke from Australia, and an Alaskan smelter temporarily shut down for lack of\nBritish Columbia coke. The collieries of the Crow's Nest Pass\u2014both in British Columbia\nand across the Provincial boundary, in Alberta\u2014have had a greater demand for coal and coke\nthan they could supply, which is partly due to shortage of labour, combined with a labour\ndispute in the fall, and partly to a shortage of cars to move the coal, the railways being also\nhandicapped later by heavy snowfalls.\nWhile not yet producing coal in the commercial sense, certain properties in the Nicola\nvalley are being opened up systematically since the completion of the railway from Spences\nBridge, on the Canadian Pacific Railway, to the coal field at Nicola, and at least one of these\nproperties will be shipping coal during the year 1907.\nThe Nicola Valley Coal & Coke Co., under the management of Alex. Faulds, formerly\nwith the Wellington Colliery Co., has opened up a coal seam on its property, and has a\nprospecting slope now down 1,000 feet, at an angle of about 25\u00b0, on a seam of coal 6 to 8 feet\nthick. A tunnel is being driven to strike the seam at the level of the bottom of this slope ;\nthis tunnel will be used as the working tunnel through which the coal will be brought out,\nand at the mouth of which the tipple will be placed. Development has so far progressed that\nthe property should be shipping in 1907.\nThe following are analyses of coal and coke from the Nicola valley :\u2014\nSample.\nMoisture.\nVolatile\nComb.\nMatter.\nFixed\nCarbon.\nAsh.\nSulphur.\nBritish\nThermal\nUnits.\nCoking\nProperties.\nNicola \"Jewell\"\t\nCoal from Princeton....\n3.4\n3.4\n1.2\n34.9\n34.3\n1.2\n56.7\n54.1\n84.0\n5.0\n8.2\n13.6\n0.65\n0.74\n0.63\n12,486\n12,176\n11,215\nFair.\nFair.\nThe Diamond Vale Coal & Iron Co., of Nicola, has made extensive tests of its coal areas\nwith a diamond drill and has selected a site for its colliery plant. A shaft has been started\nthrough the overlying surface deposits and is down some 50 feet, but trouble is experienced\n-with water and good progress is not being made.\n H 222 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nThe lignitic-coal deposits in the vicinity of Princeton have remained with little or no\nfurther development done on them ; much development could scarcely be expected until a railway is actually constructed to the camp.\nProspecting for coal continues in the vicinity of Kamloops, but no property has been\nopened up as yet.\nNo fresh developments worthy of note have occurred in the Flathead district of East\nKootenay.\nSome further prospecting work has been done up Elk river, but no active development of\nthe known seams has taken place.\nThe Pacific Coal Co., at Hosmer, between Fernie and Michel, on the Canadian Pacific\nRailway, has begun active operations, and at the end of the year had two tunnels driven in on\nthe coal for a distance of 1,000 feet each; the larger of these tunnels is 8Jx 22 feet in the\nclear and the smaller 8Jx 13 feet. It is proposed to take the coal from these tunnels to the\ntipple by an incline 4,000 feet long. This property also should become a producer during the\ncoming year.\nThe Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co., on the 1st of April, 1906, abandoned work, at least\ntemporarily, at its Carbonado collieries.\nDr. R. W. Ells' report on the coal measures of Queen Charlotte islands will be found on\npages 74 et seq. of this report; and a report by W. W. Leach, also of the Geological Survey,\non the coal of the Telkwa valley is reproduced on pages 95 et seq. of this Report.\nSome notes on the coal formation of the Peace river valley, by the Provincial Mineralogist, will be found on pages 101 et seq.\nOn Vancouver Island by far the greater area of the possible coal-producing measures is\nincluded in the grant of land made to the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway, and the coal that\nmay be therein is now owned by the Dunsmuir interests, and as they have sufficient coal land\nbeing worked and explored to last for some years, no active steps need be taken by them to\nfurther prospect at present. Certain areas of land, however, in the Railway Belt, had been\nalienated from the Crown before the railway grant was made, and these carry with them the\ncoal rights. On an area of this description bore-holes have been sunk in the Cedar district,\nnear Nanaimo, with fair prospects of success; and similar work is about to be begun near\nComox.\nSome prospecting has been done on the coal seams in the vicinity of Fort Rupert on the\nnorth-east coast of the island, but no definite results have been announced.\nActive development of the coal measures on Tumbo has again been started, after many\nyears of inactivity.\nVANCOUVER ISLAND COLLIERIES.\nThe gross output of coal from the Vancouver Island collieries for the year 1906 was\n1,178,627 tons (of 2,240 Bos.) of coal actually mined, in addition to which 17,230 tons were\ntaken from stock, making together an actual consumption of 1,195,857 tons. Of this gross\nconsumption 980,072 tons were sold as coal, 138,057 tons were consumed by the producing\ncompanies, and 77,728 tons were manufactured into coke, of which there was produced in\n1906 some 9,842 tons (2,240 lbs.), and there was taken from stock piles some 13,009 tons,\nmaking the total coke sales for the year 22,851 tons.\nThe following table gives an aggregate summary of the output of the Vancouver Island\ncollieries for the year 1906, and shows the disposition made of such product.\n 7 Ed. 7\nCoal Mining.\nH 223\nIn the subsequent pages of this Report the detailed returns of the individual mines are\ngiven, except from the mines of the Western Fuel Co., which Company has refused the permission, without which such details may not be published.\nAggregate Summary op Returns prom Vancouver Island Collieries for the Year 1906.\nCoal.\nCoke.\nTons.\nTons.\nTons.\nTons.\nSold for consumption in Canada\t\na export to United States\t\n531,106\n448,966\n14,547\n8,304\n980,072\n215,785\n22,851\nUsed in making Coke\t\n77,728\n138,057\n13,228\n219\n30,456\n13,226\nStock on hand first of year\t\n1,195,857\n17,230\n13,009\n1,178,627\n9,842\nNumber op Hands Employed, Daily Wages Paid, etc., Vancouver Island.\nCharacter of Labour.\nSupervision and clerical assistance\t\nWhites\u2014Miners \t\nMiners' helpers\t\nLabourers\t\nMechanics and skilled labour .\nBoys\t\nJapanese \t\nChinese\t\nIndians and Hindus\t\nTotals.\nUnderground.\nAbove Ground.\nTotals.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\n52\n846\n341\n469\n21\n108\n73\n281\n25\n44\n96\n846\n341\n525\n185\n152\n86\n774\n55\n56\n164\n44\n13\n493\n30\n2,216\n844\n3,060\n H 224 Report of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nINSPECTION OF COAL MINES, 1906.\nVANCOUVER ISLAND AND COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT.\nReport op Arch. Dick, Inspector.\nThe collieries operating during the year were:\u2014\nNanaimo : Western Fuel Company\u2014No. 1 shaft, Protection Island shaft, No. 4 North-\nfield mine.\nExtension : Wellington Colliery Company\u2014Nos. 1, 2 and 3 mines, all worked from what\nis known as the No. 1 tunnel.\nCumberland : Nos. 4 and 7 slopes and Nos. 5 and 6 shafts.\n\"Western Fuel Company.\n(This Company is the only one in the Province which has refused permission to publish its\nOfficial Returns.)\nThe Western Fuel Company has been working the following mines during the year,\nunder the direction of Mr. Thomas R. Stockett as general manager and Mr. Thomas Graham\nas superintendent.\nNo. 1 Shaft, Esplanade, Nanaimo.\nThomas Mills, Manager.\nI have examined this mine each month during the year, making monthly reports of the\ncondition in which I found it.\nNo. 1 shaft and Protection island mine may properly be regarded as one mine, as they\nare connected underground and under one system of ventilation. The workmen employed in\nthe Protection island section of the mine go up and down that shaft, but all the coal mined\nthere is conveyed to and hoisted through No. 1 shaft.\nThe most productive district in the upper seam of this mine is known as No. 1 north\nlevel, and here work is chiefly confined to the extraction of pillars from what are known as\nLamb's, Kileen and No. 2 inclines. From this upper seam there is a rock tunnel, driven\nnearly all the way through hard conglomerate, to the lower seam, which is some 60 feet vertically deeper. In this lower seam the coal varies in thickness from 30 to 40 inches, all of it\nbeing of excellent quality and very hard, which is worked on the \" long-wall \" system, to\nwhich it is well adapted.\nThe coal from the districts mentioned is loaded into mine cars, which are collected at the\ndifferent sidings and taken to the bottom of No. 1 shaft by electric motors; two such motors\nare kept busy, it being no unusual thing to see a train of 70 loaded mine cars.\nNo. 1 slope branches off No. 1 north level, to the east, about 70 yards from the shaft\nbottom, and is down 6,513 feet. No. 7 east level branches off from this slope at a point 5,055\nfeet from its head, and has been driven therefrom 4,960 feet, being at a depth of 1,200 feet\nvertically below the mud flats of the Nanaimo river. The seam here looks particularly well,\n 7 Ed. 7 Coal Mining. H 225\nthe coal being hard and of good quality. About 1,000 yards down No. 1 slope, the diagonal\nslope branches off. In my previous reports, No. 7 level and the diagonal slope were mentioned\ns.s not then being worked ; now this portion of No. 1 mine is producing largely and seems likely\nto do so for some time.\nProtection Island Mine.\nThos. Mills, Manager; Chas. Graham, Overman.\nThis mine is now a continuation of No. 1 mine. The coal from the No. 3 north level is\nbrought along the level by elcetric motors to No. 1 slope, up which it is taken by an \" endless\nrope \" system of haulage. The operations in the upper seam at this part of the mine are confined to the extraction of pillars; the coal produced is very fine and hard.\nFrom No. 3 level, where it joins Protection Slope, a rock tunnel has been driven to the\nlower seam, already mentioned in No. 1 mine, and it is here found to be from 30 to 40 inches\nthick, this proving its existence and thickness under Nanaimo harbour, Protection and Newcastle islands, and its probable extension for a considerable distance under the Straits of Georgia.\nAs a rule, the coal in this lower seam is very hard and of first-class quality. There are now\nvery extensive workings in this lower seam on either side of the slope, and a large number of\nmen are here employed.\nThe ventilation of these mines is good, there being an average of 90,000 cubic feet of air\na minute travelling along the return airways from the slope and No. 1 north level to the No. 1\nmine fan, and this does not include the air that goes out at the Newcastle shaft. On the\nmorning shift there is a general average of 176 men and 26 mules employed. In making my\nexaminations of this mine I have always carried a Wolf safety lamp, and it has been very\nseldom that I have been able to find even a trace of gas. In the districts in which the extraction of pillars is in progress, the Wolf safety lamp only is used, and it is found to be very\nsatisfactory, giving a good light and having a magnetic lock which can only be opened by a\npowerful magnet.\nNo. 4 Northfield Mine (Nanaimo Colliery).\nGeorge Wilkinson, Manager.\nReference was made to this mine in a previous report as likely to become a productive\nmine; it has been working continuously this past year, with the exception of a period from\nMay 25th to October 1st, when, owing to a dullness in the coal trade, due to the earthquake in\nSan Francisco temporarily shutting off that market, to which most of this Company's coal is\nshipped. Conditions became normal again in October, when work was resumed, and now the\nmine is producing 600 tons of coal a day, and double this quantity could be marketed if\navailable.\nThe haulage outlet of this mine was formerly a slope, but this has now been converted\ninto a travelling road for men and animals, while the coal is brought along a parallel slope by\n\u2022endless rope haulage to the bottom of a shaft, 60 feet deep, through which it is hoisted. This\nhaulage slope has not been extended any during the past year, but the rope haulage has been\nextended another 400 yards along it and is now down 1,400 yards. The levels to the right and\nleft are the same as mentioned in my report of last year, somewhat extended. All the workings\nhere are on the \" long-wall\" system and are well timbered and in good condition. The slope,\nas well as a great part of the travelling roads, is well lighted by 16-candle power electric lights,\nplaced at intervals of 30 feet, with extra lights at sidings and entrances to levels. This is the\nsame seam as mentioned in No. 1 and Protection mines as the lower seam; the coal is hard\nand bright and continues very regular, being little troubled by faults, which all goes to show\nthe regularity and large extent of this seam.\n H 226\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nI have always found the ventilation good and sufficient, there being some 40,000 cubic\nfeet of air a minute circulating in the airways of the mine, in which a total of 125 men and 10\nmules are at work. I have examined the mine frequently during the past year with a safety\nlamp, but have been unable to detect any gas, nor has the presence of such been noted in the\nfireman's report book.\nWellington Colliery Company, Limited.\nHead Office\u2014Victoria, B. C.\nCapital, $2,000,000.\nOfficers. Address.\nHon. James Dunsmuir, President, Victoria, B. C.\nF. D. Little, Vice-President, n\nH. M. Hills, Secretary, \u201e\nJ. A. Lindsay, Treasurer, n\nF. D. Little, General Superintendent, n\nThe Wellington Colliery Company, Limited, has been operating the following mines\nduring the year 1906, under the general management of F. D. Little, M.E. :\u2014\u25a0\nThe Extension Colliery, in Cranberry District (Extension); Andrew Bryden, Manager.\nThe Union Colliery, in Comox District; John Matthews, Manager.\nThe amount and disposition of the combined output of this company's collieries is fully\nshown in the following table :\u2014\u2022\nReturns prom Wellington Colliery Company's Collieries.\nSales and Output tor Year.\nCoal.\nCoke.\n(Tons of 2,240 lbs.)\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\newt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nSold for consumption in Canada\t\nn export to United States\t\n408,399\n221,000\n15,673\n14,547\n8,304\n22,851\n13,009\n645,072\n176,651\nTotal Sales\t\n77,728\n98,923\n13,228\n219\n22,633\n3,858\n821,273\n18,775\nDifference taken from Stock during year\nOutput of Colliery for Year.\n802,948\n\u2014\n9,842\nBy products Fire Clay (tons). . 3,463.75\n 7 Ed. 7\nCoal Mining.\nH 227\nNumber op Men Employed in Wellington Colliery Company's Collieries.\nCharacter op Labour.\nSupervision and clerical assistance\t\nWhites\u2014Miners\t\nMiners' helpers\t\nLabourers\t\nMechanics and skilled labourers\nBoys \t\nJapanese \t\nChinese \t\nHindus\t\nTotal\t\nNumber Employed.\nUnderground. Surface\n26\n529\n292\n52\n21\n72\n73\n281\n22\n1,368\n20\n45\n100\n26\n13\n336\n30\n570\nTotal\nNumber\nEmployed.\n46\n529\n292\n97\n121\n98\n86\n617\n52\n1,938\nEXTENSION COLLIERY.\nAndrew Bryden, Manager.\nNo. 1 or Tunnel Mine.\nWilliam Jones, Overman.\nThe developing drivages in this mine have, during the past year, been confined to the\nslope and to the dip of the east level off this slope. There has also been some work done west\nof the slope. The face of the slope and the east level have been advanced into new ground,\nof which there is a large extent and which is showing up very well, and improving as the work\ngoes on. The motor road mentioned in my last report was completed some months ago, and\nby it the coal is now being brought out.\nThis mine was originally worked by the \" pillar and stall \" system, by which not more\nthan one-third of the coal in the seam was extracted, the remainder being left as pillars;\nbesides which, in some cases, 3 feet of coal was left in the stalls for a roof. Now, however,\nin the rise or higher levels of the tunnel, these pillars, as well as the coal left for a roof in the\nstalls, are being extracted, so none of the coal may be lost. A sufficient number of pillars\nare being left around the shaft to amply protect it.\nThere are four openings from the mine workings to the surface, by two of which the men\nand mules travel to and from their work, leaving the motor road with its exposed electric\nwires free from travel except by the haulage motor. The fourth opening is the fan shaft,\nwhich is in close proximity to the pillar workings.\nI have visited the mine frequently during the past year, and have always found it in fine\norder and well timbered, while the manager has been prompt to attend to any little safeguard\nI might suggest.\n H 228\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nNo. 2 Mine.\nAlex. Shaw, Overman.\nThis mine is now being worked from two slopes driven to the dip from No. 4 level, an\nextension of No. 1 or the Big Tunnel mine. The slope to the west is known as No. 2 slope,\nand that to the east as the New or East slope; both are developing new ground. The East\nslope has gone down into and across a basin, and is now working up a rise; the No. 2 slope\nhas not yet reached the bottom of the basin, the coal still pitching ahead of it. The coal at\nthe face of both workings is very good, and, from prospecting done, it would appear that there\nis a very extensive coal-field ahead of the present workings.\nI have examined this mine frequently during the past year with a Wolf safety lamp, and\nvery seldom have I ever been able to detect even a trace of gas; the ventilation is sufficient,\nbeing about 66,900 cubic feet of air a minute for 68 men and 11 mules.\nNo. 3 Mine (Extension.)\nJas. Sharp, Overman.\nThis is now the most extensive mine of the Wellington Colliery Co.; the winning drivages\nare now confined to the levels off the No. 3 slope. The No. 4 West level is the motor road over\nwhich all the coal is taken out to the No. 1 or Big Tunnel. The workings are all on the pillar\nand stall system, but the extraction of pillars has now been begun. There are four openings\nfrom these mine workings to the surface, three of which are used as air intakes and as travelling and timber roads.\nThe three last-mentioned mines might almost be considered one mine, as they are all\nconnected underground at different places, and all the coal goes out the same tunnel, but there\nare large barriers left between each, so that, in case of a fire, one section may be flooded\nwithout interfering with the others.\nThe general supervision of these mines is entrusted to Mr. Andrew Bryden, with an\noverman at each mine.\nThe following are the official returns of the Extension Colliery for the year ending 31st\nDecember, 1906 :\u2014\nSales and Output for Year.\nCoal.\nCoke.\n(Tons of 2,240 lbs.)\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nSold for consumption in Canada\t\n181,451\n163,738\nTotal Sales\t\n345,189\n51,870\nu under Colliery Boilers, &c\t\n51,870\n2,980\n611\nStock on hand first of year\t\nn last of year \t\n397,059\nDifference taken from stock during year\n2,369\nOutput of Colliery for year .\n394,690\nBy products\u2014Fire Clay (tons), 2,124.\n 7 Ed. 7\nCoal Mining.\nH 229\nNumber op Hands Employed, Daily Wages Paid, &c.\nUnderground.\nAbove Ground.\nTotals.\nCharacter op Labour.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily Wage.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nSupervision and clerical assistance ..\n3\n362\n229\n9\n12\n362\n229\n9\n49\n49\n1\n113\n$\n$3.00 to $4.50\n$2.50 to $3.00\n3.00 to 4.50\n2.50 to 3.00\n9\n40\n5\n$2.25 to $2.75\n$2.50 to $4.00\n$1.15 to $2.00\n$1 35\n$1.25 to 11.50\n2.25 to 2.75\nMechanics & skilled labour..\nBoys\t\n9\n44\n$2.50 to $2.75\n$1.00 to $2.00\n2.50 to 4.00\n1.00 to 2.00\n1.35\n113\n1.25 to 1.50\nTotals\t\n647\n177\n824\nName of Seams or Pits\u2014Wellington.\nDescription of seams, tunnels, levels, shafts, &c, and number of same\u2014No. 1 Mine, with\nairways and levels; No. 2 Mine, with airways and levels; No. 3 Mine, with airways\nand levels.\nDescription and length of tramway, plant, &c.\u201410 miles railways and sidings; 6 locomotives;\n196 gondola coal cars, capacity 25 tons ; 150 coal cars, capacity 3 tons ; 4 stationary\nengines ; electric power house, with 2 generators ; electric tramway, with 4 locomotives;\nwharves and bunkers at Ladysmith, Oyster harbour.\nThe Minister of Mines is hereby authorised to publish these returns.\nJames Dunsmuir.\nUNION COLLIERY.\nJohn Matthews, Manager.\nNo. 4 Mine.\nDavid Nellist, Overman.\nNo. 1 Slope.\nThis slope and the Diagonal slope have not been advanced any during the year, but\nNos. 11, 14 and 15, West levels, levels off these slopes, have been worked steadily during the\nyear and have been advanced long distances. In the No. 11 level the coal has been continuously\ngood, but in Nos. 14 and 15 there has been much trouble with faulty ground.\nTo the dip on north side of No. 15 level, the coal is very good, clean and hard, varying in\nthickness from six to eight feet. The coal from Nos. 9 and 10 levels is lowered by self-acting\ninclines to No. 11 West level, along which it is hauled by mules to the slope.\nThe ventilation throughout the mine is good, the amount of air travelling in the return\nairway from No. 11, west level, was 33,500 cubic feet a minute, for 102 men and 15 mules.\nIn addition to this, there is an air division from the slope to Nos. 14 and 15, west levels, in\n which there is travelling 13,220 cubic feet of air for 32 men and 6 mules. I was unable to\ndetect gas in either of these return airways, and gas has only been reported in the mine on\nfour occasions during the past year.\nNo. 2 Slope.\nThis slope branches off No. 1 slope to the right, a short distance after going under cover,\nand is, at the face, the deepest workings of No. 4 mine. Some years ago the bottom portion\nof this slope was on fire, which necessitated its being flooded, and this water is not yet entirely\nremoved. The water caused some bad caves of roof, which have seriously interfered with\ngetting the mine in working order again. The slope itself has been cleared out down to the\n13th level, but the levels have yet to be cleared out and put in order. On the east side of the\nslope, levels Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, and on the west side, levels Nos. 10 and 11, are now\nbeing worked, the extraction of pillars being in progress.\nThe ventilation in the mine is good ; there are two air intakes, the slope and the travelling\nroad, in the former of which I found 27,000 cubic feet of air a minute circulating, and in the\nlatter 10,500, a total of 37,500 cubic feet for 63 men and 10 mules. Very little gas is now\nmet with in this mine.\nNo. 5 Shaft.\nJohn Kesley, Overman.\nIn the Lower seam, the only work being carried on is a little prospecting in one place.\nThe Upper seam is about 240 feet from the surface and 350 feet from the bottom of the shaft.\nThe seam is about 6 feet thick, with a very hard, strong rock roof; the coal is very hard\nand of good quality, but is very much mixed with rock. The ventilation is very good ; some\n20,000 feet of air circulating for 18 men and 5 mules.\nAt present this mine has only one shaft or surface connection, although work is being\npushed to make another with No. 6 shaft; consequently, under the \" Coal Mines Regulation\nAct,\" not more than 19 men may be employed at any one time underground until such connection is made, although there are places in the mine for three times that number.\nThe shaft landing is so particularly well protected that it seems impossible for any accident\nto occur from men, etc., inadvertently falling down it from the level; there is a strong iron\ngate at the entrance to the workings, catches on the tram track, as well as the usual large bar,\nwhich must be hoisted when a car is put on or taken off the cage.\nNo. 6 Shaft, Upper Seam.\nThis shaft is on the same seam as is No. 5, but is about a mile farther south ; the\nworkings are all on the \" pillar and stall \" system. The coal is very hard and has to be blasted ;\nthis was formerly done without undercutting, but now the mining machines are in operation.\nThe undercutting is made in the middle of the seam ; the top coal is blasted down and the\nbottom coal up, which gives nearly all lump coal, with a much smaller consumption of powder,\nand the cost of mining has been materially reduced.\nThe ventilation is very good, there being 26,250 cubic feet of air a minute for 19 men\nand 6 mules. There has seldom been any gas found in the mine, except along an \" upthrow \"\nfault, which gave a little trouble for a few days.\nThe number of men employed in this mine is also restricted, owing to there being but one\nconnection with the surface; this restriction will be removed in a short time, when No. 5 and\nNo. 6 are connected. The same precautions are used at this shaft as in No. 5 mine and a\nproper \"by-road\" is provided around the shaft, which does not need to be crossed.\n 7 Ed. 7\nCoal Mining.\nH 231\nNo. 7 Mine (Slope).\nDavid Walker, Overman.\nThis mine is about four miles in a north-westerly direction from No. 5 shaft, and about\ntwo miles from No. 4. A standard gauge track from the Company's railway extends to the\nmine, where extensive sidings and labour-saving appliances are provided for handling a large\noutput of coal. The mine has been opened by a slope, which is now down 1,000 yards on a\ngentle incline. This coal is very good and hard and is greatly in demand as \" Cumberland\nanthracite.\" Some trouble has been experienced in the past by faults, but these are believed\nto have been passed and a more regular field entered upon.\nDuring the past year several bore-holes have been put down from the surface, a considerable distance in advance of the workings, all of which gave evidence of the continued quantity\nand quality of the coal.\nThe ventilation in the mine is good; I have never been able to detect gas with a safety\nlamp, although I have tried it on several different occasions. The amount of air circulating\nis about 19,300 cubic feet, for 31 men and 5 mules.\nIn anticipation of future enlargements of the mine, a 30 x 11 ft. exhaust fan has been\nerected some 100 ft. from the upcast shaft, with which it is connected by a passage-way of 130\nsq. feet, sectional area. The fan has been in place for some time, but has not yet been run\nfor lack of boiler power.\nThe \" picking table\" at the tipple has been greatly enlarged, thus providing better\nfacilities for the removal of rock or other impurities from the coal.\nThe following are the official returns of the Union Colliery for the year ending 31st\nDecember, 1906 :\u2014\nCoal and Coke Produced, Exported, etc.\nSales and Output for Year.\nCoal.\nCoke.\n(Tons of 2,240 lbs.)\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nSold for consumption in Canada\t\nu export to United States\t\n226,948\n57,262\n15,673\n14,547\n8,304\n22,851\n13,009\n\t\n299,883\n77,728\n47,053\n13,228\n219\n124,781\n19,653\n3,247\nStock on hand first of year\t\n424,664\n16,406\nDifference taken from stock during year\nOutput of Colliery for year .\n408,258\n9,842\nBy products Eire Clay (tons), 1,340.\n H 232\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nNumber of Hands Employed, Daily Wages Paid, &c.\nCharacter oe Labour.\nSupervision and Clerical Assistance . ..\nWhites\u2014Miners\t\nMiners' Helpers\t\nLabourers\t\nMechanics and Skilled Labour\nBoys\t\nJapanese\t\nChinese\t\nHindus\t\nTotals\t\nUnderground.\nNo. Employed.\n23\n167\n63\n52\n12\n28\n73\n281\n22\n721\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\n3.00-\n3.00-\n1.50-\n2.50-\n3.00-\n1.25-\n1.35-\n1.35-\n1.25-\n10.00\n4.50\n1.75\n2.75\n3.25\n1.75\n1.50\n1.50\n1.50\nAbove Ground.\nNo. Employed.\n11\n36\n60\n21\n12\n223\n30\n393\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\n3.00 - 6.00\n2.50\n3.75\n1.00\n1.25\n1.15\n1.25\n2.75\n5.00\n1.50\n1.50\nTotals.\nNo. Employed.\n34\n167\n63\n88\n72\n49\n85\n504\n52\n1,114\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nName of Seams or Pits :\u2014No. 4 Slope, No. 5 Shaft, No. 6 Shaft, No. 7 Slope.\nDescription of seams, tunnels, levels, shafts, etc., and number of same :\u2014No. 4 Slope, with,\nairways and levels ; No. 5 Shaft, with airways and levels ; No. 6 Shaft, with airways\nand levels ; No. 7 Slope, with airways and levels.\nDescription and length of tramway, plant, etc. :\u201420 miles of railway, 4' 8|\" gauge ; four locomotives, 150 coal cars, one second-hand passenger coach, five stationary engines, five\nsteam pumps, five electric pumps, one dynamo, one steam saw-mill, one coal washer, 200-\ncoke ovens, two wharves and one pile driver.\nThe Minister of Mines is hereby authorised to publish these Returns.\nJames Dunsmuir.\nPROSPECTIVE COAL MINES.\nI have received official notice from Mr. P. H. Lantz, managing director of the Nicola-\nValley Coal and Coke Co., Ltd., informing me that his company had started mining operations\non its property near Coutlee, in the Nicola valley, known as the \" Middlesboro Collieries,\" and\nhad employed, in December, three men above ground and six under ground. It is probable-\nthat within the coming year we may thus have another producing camp.\nIn the vicinity of Nanaimo there are two new independent coal properties being prospected,,\nviz. :\u2014\nIn the Cedar District a company has secured an option on a considerable portion of the\ncoal area in that district, and has begun diamond drilling operations to prove the existence of\ncoal, and if so to determine its thickness and quality.\nAnother company is carrying on similar operations at Englishman's river, near the\nNanaimo-Alberni stage road, in a new coal-field, with prospects of success.\nEAST KOOTENAY INSPECTION DISTRICT.\nReport of Thomas Morgan, Inspector.\nI have the honour, as Inspector of Coal Mines for the East Kootenay District, to submit\nmy annual report for the year 1906. The only company actually producing coal in this\ndistrict, as yet, is the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co., Ltd., but this company is operating three-\nseparate and distinct collieries.\n 7 Ed. 7\nCoal Mining.\nH 233\nCrow's Nest Pass Coal Co., Ltd.\nOfficers. Address.\nHon. Geo. A. Cox, President, Toronto, Ont.\nRobert Jaffray, Vice-President, ii\nG. G. S. Lindsey, Secretary and Managing Director, n\nE. R. Wood, Treasurer, n\nR. G. Drinnan, General Superintendent, Fernie, B. C.\nCapital of the Company, |3,500,000.\nThe above company is now operating the following extensive collieries on the western\nslope of the Rocky mountains in the East Kootenay District, viz. :\u2014\nCoal Creek Collieries, situated on Coal creek, about five miles from the town of Fernie, on\na branch railway to the mines.\nMichel Collieries, situated on both sides of Michel creek, on the line of the C. P. Railway,\nbeing 23 miles in a north-easterly direction from Fernie.\nCarbonado Collieries, situated on Morrissey creek and connected by a branch railway\nwith the C. P. Railway and the Great Northern Railway at Morrissey. The colliery is about\n14 miles from Fernie by rail, in a south-easterly direction. This colliery worked only the\nfirst three months of the year.\nThe total output of the Company's collieries for the past year was 720,449 tons. Of this\n304,045 tons were used in the manufacture of coke, yielding 189,385 tons, of which 1,339 tons\nwere added to stock, 134,646 tons were sold for consumption in Canada, and 53,400 tons were\nexported to the United States.\nThe coal exported to the United States amounted to 230,863 tons, while 150,793 tons\nwere sold for consumption in Canada.\nThe amount and disposition of this combined output is more fully shown in the following\ntable :\u2014\nReturns from Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company's Collieries.\nSales and Output for Year.\nCoal.\nCoke.\n(Tons of 2,240 lbs.)\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\newt.\nSold for consumption in Canada\t\na export to United States\t\n150,793\n230,863\n134,646\n53,400\n188,046\n1,339\n\t\n381,656\n338,793\n1,339\nUsed in making coke\t\n304,045\n32,359\n2,389\n720,449\n189,385\n H 234\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nNumber op Hands Employed.\nNumber Employed.\nTotal\nCharacter of Labour.\nUnderground.\nSurface.\nNumber\nEmployed.\n35\n550\n101\n191\n298\n24\n19\n54\n550\n101\n415\n106\n6\n506\n404\n30\nTotal \t\n1,199\n546\n1,745\nMICHEL COLLIERY.\nCharles Simister, Manager.\nThis colliery is situated about 24 miles north-east of Fernie, on the Crow's Nest branch\nof the Candian Pacific Railway. Mines Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are on the south-west side, and\nNos. 8 and 9 on the north-east side of Michel creek, the railway running up the valley between\nthe two groups of mines.\nNo. 3 Mine.\nJohn John, Overman.\nThis mine is worked from a level started off a main tunnel 1,000 feet in. The level has\nbeen run to the west for a distance of 1,400 feet, from which stalls have been turned off to the\nrise. The mine is worked on the pillar-and-stall system, with the subsequent extraction of the\npillars. The seam averages about 6 feet thick of good, hard coal; the coal is so hard as to\nnecessitate blasting, which is done at night, when the miners are out of the mine ; only Negro\npowder is used, and the shots are fired by a battery.\nOn my last inspection, on December 3rd, I found the mine clear of gas, well timbered,\nold workings fenced off, man-holes at proper distances and free from obstruction. I found\n22,000 cubic feet of air a minute circulating in the mine, in which there were employed 40 men\nand 3 horses.\nThe general and special rules, a plan of the mine and a barometer are placed at the mouth\nof the tunnel for the guidance of the men.\nNo. 4 Mine.\nJohn John, Overman.\nThis mine is off the same tunnel as is No. 3 mine, commencing 600 feet from its mouth.\nThe east side only has been worked since the \"strike\" in September last, the water not being\nyet out of the west side. The mine is worked on the pillar-and-stall system, with the extraction\nof pillars.\n 7 Ed. 7 Coal Mining. H 235\nOn my last inspection, December 4th, I found the mine clear of gas, well timbered, and\neverything in good order. No blasting is done in this mine at present; 35,000 cubic feet of\nair a minute is supplied to 14 men and 2 horses. The same fan ventilates both Nos. 3 and 4\nmines; the total air at the fan shaft was 140,000 cubic feet; the air taken from the west side\nwas 15,000 cubic feet; leakage from doors, curtains and the old workings were 63,000 cubic\nfeet a minute. A copy of the general and special rules, a plan of the mine and a barometer\nare posted at the entrance of the tunnel, for the guidance of the men.\nNo. 5 Mine.\nThe level of this mine commences 250 feet from the mouth of the same main tunnel as do\nNos. 3 and 4 mines, but has not been worked since the strike, the water not being yet out of\nthe mine, but will be started as soon as possible.\nOn my last inspection, in August, I found everything in good order and the mine free\nl gas,\n3 horses.\nfrom gas, with 30,000 cubic feet of air a minute circulating for the use of 40 men and\nNo. 6 Mine.\nThis mine has also been idle for the last few months. My last inspection was made on\nJuly 20th, when I found everything in good order and the mine well ventilated by 22,500\ncubic feet of air a minute, for the use of 34 men and 3 horses; safety lamps only are used.\nThe mine is worked on pillar-and-stall system with extraction of pillars.\nNo. 8 Mine.\nThis level is in about lJr miles and is still being driven ahead. The seam is from 4 to 20\nfeet thick, and is worked on the pillar-and-stall system with extraction of pillars ; the coal\nmakes an excellent coke.\nOn my last inspection, on December 5th and 6th, I found a little gas above the timbers\nin Nos. 35 and 36 stalls, in the east level, and a little in No. 5 incline, but bratticing was put\nin and the gas cleared out; the remainder of the mine was clear of gas and well ventilated,\nsome 12,600 cubic feet of air a minute circulating for 50 men and 6 horses in the main east\nlevel district, while in the main incline district 22,040 cubic feet was in circulation for 24 men\nand 1 horse, 38,500 cubic feet in the No. 2 incline district for 50 men and 5 horses, and 12,960\ncubic feet in the west side of No. 3 incline district for 16 men and 1 horse. The total air at\nthe fan shaft was 94,500 cubic feet; the fan, 6 feet by 14 feet diameter, making 170 revolutions a minute and producing 2 inches on the water gauge. The old workings receive 9,400\ncubic feet of air a minute to keep them ventilated.\nThe general and special rules, a plan of the mine and a barometer are posted at the mouth\nof the tunnel for the guidance of the men employed.\nNo. 9. Mine.\nThe tunnel to this mine was driven from the main east level in No. 8 mine, through the\nstrata, to No. 9 seam. No work has been done here since last April. On my last inspection,\nApril 21st, I found everything in good order and the ventilation good, with 12,000 cubic feet\nof air in circulation for 5 men and 1 horse.\n H 236\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nThe following are the official returns of the Michel Colliery for the year ending December\n31st, 1906 :\u2014\nSales and Output eor Year.\nCoal.\nCoke.\n(Tons of 2,240 lbs.)\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\newt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nSold for consumption in Canada\t\n\u00ab export to U. S \t\n105,347\n3,176\n59,395\n36,819\n96,214\n108,523\n164,974\nTotal Sales\t\n154,292\n10,682\nDifference taken from stock during year\nOutput of Colliery for Year.\n273,497\n96,214\nNumber or Hands Employed, Daily Wages Paid, etc., Vancouver Island.\nUnderground.\nAbove Ground.\nTotals.\nCharacter oe Labour.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nSupervision and Clerical Assistance . . .\n14\n150\n101\n78\n55\n2\n9\n23\n150\n101\n250\n102\n2\n172\n47\n400\n228\n628\nName of seams or pits\u2014Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 8 working; No. 6 not working.\nThe Minister of Mines is hereby authorised to publish these returns.\nRobert G. Drinnan,\nGeneral Superintendent.\n 7 Ed. 7 Coal Mining. H 237\nCOAL CREEK COLLIERY.\nAndrew Colville, Manager.\nThis colliery is situated on Coal creek, about five miles in an easterly direction from the\ntown of Fernie, on the Crow's Nest Pass branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway, from which\ntown the coal company has a standard gauge railway running up to the colliery. In this\ncolliery the following mines are being operated :\u2014On the north side of Coal creek, mines Nos.\n1, 4, 5 and 9, and on the south side of the creek, No. 2 mine.\nNo. 1 Mine.\nDavid Martin, Overman.\nThis mine has not been worked since September. On my last inspection, on August 9th,\nI found a little gas in No. 3 stall, off No. 2 north level, over the timbers ; the remainder of\nthe mine was clear of gas and the ventilation good, with 27,500 cubic feet of air passing a\nminute for the use of 65 men and 7 horses.\nNo. 2 Mine.\nJohn McClimont, Overman.\nThe main tunnel has been driven for 1 \\ miles in good coal; the coal is mined on the\npillar-and-stall system, with removal of pillars. No blasting is done in the mine. On my last\ninspection, on December 13th and 14th, I found the mine in good order, with ventilation and\ntimbering first-class. The old workings are all fenced off; there is a travelling road for the\nmen separate from the haulage road; and man-holes are provided within proper distances.\nIn No. 2 district of the mine, 38,200 cubic feet of air is provided for the use of 84 men\nand 8 horses. In No. 3 district 66,500 cubic feet of air is travelling for 87 men and 10 horses.\nThe total air circulating in the fan shaft is 160,000 cubic feet, leaving 55,200 cubic feet of air\nfor leakage through doors, stoppings, etc., which serves to ventilate the old workings. The\nfan is 8 feet by 16 feet in diameter, and makes 100 revolutions a minute, producing a vacuum\nof 1J inches on the water gauge. In the No. 3 return-air-course the percentage of gas was\none-quarter of one per cent., taken with a Pieler gas-testing lamp.\nNo. 4 Mine.\nJohn Hunt, Overman.\nThis mine has not been worked since the strike, last September. On my last inspection,\nSeptember 13th, I found the mine in good order, well ventilated and well timbered, with\n29,400 cubic feet of air circulating for 11 men and 1 horse. Very little work has been done\nin this mine, and it is in only a short distance, but safety lamps only are used.\nNo. 5 Mine.\nJohn Hunt, Overman.\nThe seam in this mine varies from 4 to 12 feet in thickness, and it is worked on the pillar-\nand-stall system. On my last inspection, on December 11th, I found a little gas above the\ntimbers in No. 4 stall, but it was soon removed, while the remainder of the mine was free from\ngas and well timbered. The level is in 2,600 feet, and all the workings are to the rise. A\ntravelling road is provided for the men, separate from the haulage road.\nThe main level district received 29,120 cubic feet of air a minute, for 60 men and 5 horses,\nwhile in the incline district 10,000 cubic feet of air is provided for 28 men and 3 horses. In\nthe fan shaft a total volume of 48,000 cubic feet of air was passing each minute, which\nindicates a leakage of 8,800 cubic feet through doors and old workings. No powder is used\nin this mine, and safety lamps are exclusively employed.\n H 238\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nNo. 9 Mine.\nDavid Martin, Overman.\nThe coal seam in this mine varies from 4 feet to 8 feet in thickness, and is worked on the\n\"long-wall\" system. On my last inspection, December 12th, I found everything in good\norder, the mine well ventilated, well timbered and cogged throughout. In the slope district\nI found 27,500 cubic feet of air for 70 men and 8 horses, which air is conveyed to the No. 1\nmine fan through a rock drift. The size of this fan is 4 feet 8 inches by 14 feet diameter,\nand it makes 70 revolutions a minute. In the incline district 40,000 cubic feet of air was\ncirculating for 70 men and 9 horses ; the fan producing this is 8 feet by 16 feet in diameter,\nand it makes 40 revolutions a minute. The total air thus circulating was 75,600 cubic feet,\nleaving 8,100 cubic feet for leakage through doors, stoppings and the old workings.\nReturns from Coal Creek Colliery, Fernie, East Kootenay District.\nSales and Output for Year.\nCoal.\nCoke.\n(Tons of 2,240 lbs.)\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\newt.\nTons.\ncwt.\nTons.\newt.\nSold for consumption in Canada \t\n43,115\n211,736\n75,251\n16,581\n91,832\n254,851\nUsed in making Coke\t\nUsed under colliery boilers, etc\t\n149,753\n22,189\n171,942\n1,339\n1,339\n426,793\n93,171\nNumber op Hands Employed, Daily Wages Paid, &c.\nUnderground.\nAbove Ground.\nTotals.\nCharacter oe Labour.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\nNo. Employed.\nAverage\nDaily\nWage.\n21\n400\n10\n31\n400\n113\n243\n22\n243\n59\n6\n356\n302\n28\nTotals. \t\n799\n318\n1,117\n 7 Ed. 7\nCoal Mining.\nH 239\nName of Seams or Pits\u2014Nos. 2, 5 and 9 Mines working all year. Nos. 1 and 4 Mines working\nonly part of year.\nDescription of seams, tunnels, levels, shafts, &c, and number of same\u2014No. 6 Mine being\ndeveloped. Tunnels just started at end of year.\nDescription and length of tramway, plant, &c.\u2014Same as last year. Tramway to No. 6 Mine\nin course of construction.\nThe Minister of Mines is hereby authorised to publish these returns.\nRobert G. Drinnan,\nGeneral Superintendent.\nCARBONADO COLLIERY.\nThis colliery is situated about four miles east of Morrissey, a station on the Canadian\nPacific Railway, and also on a branch of the Great Northern Railway, from which town the\ncoal company has built a standard gauge railway to the colliery. The colliery was shut down\nat the end of March, 1906, since when it has not been worked, and up to which time my\nreports have been sent to the Department.\nThe following are the official returns from this colliery for the three months of this year\nthat it was in operation :\u2014\nCoal.\nCoke.\nTons.\nTons.\nTons.\nTons.\n2,331\n15,951\n18,282\n1,877\n1,877\n20,159\nColliery closed on April 1st, 1906. No mines working since that date.\nThe Minister of Mines is hereby authorised to publish these returns.\nRobert G Drinnan,\nGeneral Superintendent.\n H 240\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nACCIDENTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA COLLIERIES DURING 1906.\nName or Colliery.\nTotal for\nNanaimo.\nUnion.\nExtension.\nCrow's\nNest.\n1906.\noe Injury.\n\"3\nto\nI\nx\n5\n7.\n~5\nEO\n0\n0\n'u\nX\nIS\ntt\nX\nS\nCO\no\nCD\nX\n43\n\u2014\nX\n\"3\nCt3\nEC*\na\n'fH\nCD\nX\n5\nX\n\"3\n\u25a0a\nCO\nCD\nX\nSB\ntx\n\"c8\nO\nEH\n1\nFatal... \t\nSlight .\n1\n1\nFalls of Coal\t\n14\nFatal\n3\n2\n1\n2\n1\n1\n1\n5\n2\n1\n6\n3\nSlight \t\nFalls of Rook\t\n22\nFatal\t\n1\n2\n7\n2\n3\n1\n1\n3\n2\n7\n8\n7\nSlight \t\n\"8\nFatal . . \t\n1\n3\n10\n4\n2\n1\n6\n1\n2\n13\n13\nSlight . '\t\n2\nFatal . \t\n1\n1\n1\n1\nSlight \t\n3\nFatal \t\n2\n1\n2\n- 1\nSlight\t\nfl\n1\n1\n1\nSlight\t\n1\n5\nFatal \t\n1\n2\n1\n1\n2\n3\nSlight\t\n6\nFatal\t\n1\n2\n2\n4\n1\n15\n1\n3\n36\n2\n32\nSlight\t\nTotal\t\n2\n11\n22\n5\n5\n2\n2\n9\n4\n6\n11\n83\n 7 Ed. 7\nCoal Mining.\nH 241\n\u00a9\n\u25a0tf\nCO\n\u00a9\"\nl-H\nOS\n\u00b01\noT\nCO\n\u25a0re-jox\n1 CO \u00abtf\nO CD\n1 Ca rH\nOi\nca CO GO 00 GO E-\nCO rH rH CO\n00 10 \u00a9\nCO ^\n00\n4*1\nOi\nu .\nO to\n\u00ab44 &H\n^ s.\nO\nEH\n\u2022\"iqSrtg\n! \u2022 Oi\nOi\nQ\nCN\ncc\nOO\nCN CC CO 441 4J1 co\n1 CC\nCO\nCN\n'SllOUag\n1 \u2022 Ci\nca\nCi\nLO\n^ricoca^tfosca'tf\u00a9\nO0 r^ l\u2014t <-< ^H\nlc~\nCN\nCC\n\u25a0pajflg\nCO CD\nO CO\nca\no\n00\n\u00a9\nCO\n4*1 ^H CC f-\nH -CO \u00a9\n1 =\u00b0\nGO\n1 CO\no\nOi\nCD\n! CD\n' \u00a9\nGO\n>o\no\n00\n\u25a0\\n\u00b0&\n\"*\n-tf\nCl\nca\n00\nOl\nCN CC CN\n10 \u00a9\ncc\n00\no\nCi\n\u25a0ii$ns\nrt\ncc\nIS\nCO\n: rt -\nH rt\nco ca\nCN\nCC\nO\n\u2022snouag\nCO\nCft\nCO\ni-H CN i-H\nca co\ng\nEH\n\"PtUjI\nIO\nl>\nca\n: : ^ :\n2\no\nIX)\no\nca\nCO\nCft\niO\nca\n00\no\n\"*\n\u25a0tf*\n\u2022pefox\nOi\nCO\n3\n\u00a9\nca\nCC\n4 IO\nCO CO\nGO\nCO\n!\n'w%s\nOi\ncc\n^\n00\n4 CC\n: ^ : :\n\u00a7\n-CO\ntf\n\u2022snouag\nGO\nCD\n\u00a9\n\u2022 CN ; -I\nCM CM\n8\n\u00ab3\nB\u00abI\nCN\n^\nCO\n: rt\n~\n: -1\n2\n\u00a3\no\nOi\nX\nOi\ncd\n00\nCD\nCO\nIO\n<<#\n0 CO CN\ncc\n\u00a9\ntf\ng\nhH\nHI\na\no\no\n\u2022+llgT1S\nCD\nCN\n^t\nOl\n::'\"\u25a0:.'\u25a0:\n^ :\n\u00a9\n01\n\u25a0snouag\nIO\n00\nt-\nCN Tfl CO CN\n: :\nCO\nCO\n\"WW\nca\n\u25a0tf\nX\nLO\n-1 : \"\nCN\n9\nCN\nO\nOi\nCD\nCD\n\u00ab*l\nCD\no\n\u2022moi\nio Oi\nca\nCO\no\nTtl\nCN CN ^H\n\u2022* :\n\u25a0\nGO\n1\u2014\n'W8HS\n00\nrt\nCM\nLO\n: : - : \u2022\"\u2022\n1-1 :\n00\nffl\nr\u20141\nb\ni-H\n\u2022snouag\n\u25a0tf\n\u00a9\n\u00a9\nCN\nCO\nca\n\u2022W\u00abg\nIO rH\nca\nrt\nt-\nCO\nCN\n\u00a9\nCO\n\u00a9\nOi\nIO\niO\nCi\nCD\n-tf\nOi\nCO\nTWI\n1 -tf CD\nCD rH\nr~\n00\nCO\nCN CN O\nCO Ci\n\u00a9\ntf\n\u2022^S!IS\ncq\nCN\n^\n>o\nCO\nCN\nCO\np\nO\nO\no\n\u2022snouag\nca\nCi\n. GO\niO\nCN CN hH\nCN\nTh\nCO\nBW\n\u25a0* ca\nCD\nCO\n\u00a9\nCO\nCN Ci\nca\n\u00a9\nX\n\u00a9\no\nOi\n4H\nOi\nt-\nO\nOi\nK\nGO\n-tf1\n\u2022I^\u00b0L\nca\nOi\n01\nTt*\ncn i-h r~ cc\n*\nGO\n\u00a9\n'4q%8\nca\nOl\ncc\nCO\nCO\nrH\nCO cc\n: : 1\n00\nCO\n\u25a0snouag\nca\n4*1\nIO\n\u00a3>\ncc\nrt :\nCO\nTiH\nQ\nTBcyeg\nCN\n\u00a9\n\u25a0tf\nrt\nCO\nt\u2014\n\nc\n4^\nf.\nc\nft\n\u2022\u00bb\no\n-H>\nJ\n'a\no\no\no\n-tt\nPh\no\n\"0\n%\no\nI\nCD\nCO\na\no\nCO\nU\nCD\nPh\nd\nft\n3\n'H1\n)-H\n<4H\nO\nCD\nU\n3\n43\n\"o\no\n<*H\no\nCD\nm\no\nCD\nm\no\n.2\no\n3-\nM\n&\nm\na\n.2\n?-i\n2 \u00ab\n\u2022S 1\no\n-\nc\nc\nM-\nC\ncc\na\no\nc\na\nc\ni\nGQ\nc\n1\n\u2022\"\n1-\nCD\nj\n'43\nC\n\u2022B\ncr\nS3\nP\n\u00a3\nbi\ngc\nhC\n'c\nB\n\"0 ;\n\"ft :\nX\nH r\nci\n=8 !\n3 m- :\nCU\np 0\n0 ^\nPh gq\na:\n%\nOJ\naj\na\n1=\na\nC\na,\nj\nc\nc\na\nz.\na\n1\na\nc\n|\nc\nC\n\u25a0\n\u25a0\nCO\np\n0 tf\nCD .\"H\nl\u00a7\n H 242\nEeport of the Minister of Mines. 1907\nDETAILED STATEMENT OF ACCIDENTS IN B. C. COLLIERIES DURING 1906.\nVANCOUVER ISLAND COLLIERIES.\nReported by Archibald Dick, Inspector.\nNo.\nColliery.\nDate.\nName.\nOccupation.\nDetails.\n1\nNanaimo \t\nJan. 6\nAndrew Bennett.\nMachine helper\nWhile helping to operate coal-cutting\nmachine he lost his balance and fell\nagainst cutter wheel, which cut his leg.\n2\nNanaimo \t\n8\nRussell Bennett .\nTrip runner . . .\nHaving a loaded trip of cars hauled off\nsiding, was caught in switch by foot,\nfoot being run over by loaded car.\n3\nExtension\t\n,i 10\nWm. Kipling . ..\nMiner\t\nPiece of rock fell from the side of his stall,\nstriking him on the head and killing him.\nThe stall was well timbered.\n4\nNanaimo \t\n\u201e 15\nT. G. Hamilton .\nRope runner ..\nRiding on front ear coming up Protection\nSlope was struck across ribs by being\ncaught between car and timbers ; ribs.\nbroken and hips bruised.\n5\nNanaimo\t\n\u201e 15\nJas. Gear\t\nWas wedging down coal, a mass fell unexpectedly, falling on his foot and breaking his ankle.\n6\nit 31\nChow Yow\t\nMiner's helper.\nHelping Wm. Kilpatrick ; pulling down a.\npiece of coal, it fell unexpectedly on to-\nhis leg, breaking it above the ankle.\n7\nNanaimo \t\nFeb. 1\nChas. Swanson . .\nTaking down piece of rock, which, when\nit fell, rolled over and struck him on the\nleg and foot, bruising foot.\n8\n3\nRichard Coe, Sr.\nMiner\t\nHe was undermining when a piece of coal\nfell on him breaking three ribs and badly\nbruising chest. \u00bb\n9\nNanaimo \t\n8\nHemle Vansshoff.\nBrusher \t\nHe was removing a prop, preparing to set\nthe break-off timbers for a shot, when a\npiece of rock fell on him from a slip,\nbreaking his leg.\n10\nExtension\t\na 16\nAlex. Strang\t\nA shot did not bring down all the coal that\nwas expected and whilst working at the\nmass left, a piece of coal fell on him,\nbreaking his leg.\n11\nNanaimo\t\nit 19\nWm. McLeod . . .\nMule driver . . .\nWas taking mine car out with a mule,\nwhen oar jumped the track, jamming\nMcLeod against a prop, bruising his arm.\n12\nNanaimo \t\n,, 27\nHy. Tammer ....\nMine car pusher\nTaking a loaded car out of a pillar, he got\nin front of it to ease it down to a block\nset to receive it. In easing the car down\nhe fell and was jammed between car and\nblock, his pelvis being broken and other\ninjuries being sustained. A rope was at\nhand for the purpose of lowering cars.\nHe died on 3rd March, at Nanaimo\nHospital.\n 7 Ed. 7\nCoal Mining.\nH 243\nAccidents in V. I. Collieries during 1906.\u2014Continued.\nNo.\nColliery.\nDate.\nName.\nOccupation.\nDetails.\n13\nEeb. 28\nFong Yoon Jun..\nHe was mining under a piece of top coal,\nwhich fell and killed him instantly. The\ncoal was known to be loose and should\nhave been spragged up, or pulled down.\n14\nNanaimo \t\nMar. 27\nL. McDonald....\nSurveyor \t\nCaught between loaded car and prop and\nbadly bruised about thighs.\n15\ni, 29\nWalter Calverly.\nMule driver. . .\nCoupling ears at bottom of shaft, when\nmule started and two of his fingers were\ncaught and bruised in coupling.\n16\nUnion\t\nApril 7\nWm. Potter\nHe had fired a shot, and on returning to\nsee the work it had done a rock fell on\nhis leg, breaking it.\n17\nNanaimo \t\ni, 14\nWm. Forest\nMachine helper\nHe was scraping mining dirt from machine\nwhen a piece of coal fell from cleavage\ncrushing his foot.\n18\nMay 11\nChin Gat \t\nMiner\t\nSmall piece of top-rock fell on his head,\nkilling him; place was well timbered.\n19\n\u201e 15\nDavid Wright. ..\nMule driver. ..\nArm caught between two mine cars and\nbroken.\n20\nExtension\t\n\u201e 19\nJno. Niinnery . ..\nFired a shot in middle bench, loosening\ncoal. While attempting to load a car\nin front of this loosened bench the coal\nfell over and killed him.\n21\nNanaimo\t\n\u201e 22\nPeter Woodburn.\nPiece of rock bruised hand, while loading\nmine car.\n22\nNanaimo\t\n\u201e 28\nJas. Langdon . ..\nMule driver . ..\nRiding on a car train coming out of mine,\ncars ran into some empties on siding,\njamming him and breaking two ribs.\n23\nNanaimo\t\n\u201e 28\nAlf. Wardle\t\nMule driver ...\nBruised jaw from kick by a mule.\n24\nJune 1\nAlbert Brambery\nTimberman ...\nFall of rock, while timbering, caused one\nbroken rib and bruises.\n25\nUnion ........\n8\nGeo. Reid......\nMiner\t\nStanding near his place, a piece of rock fell\nand bruised his side ; ribs also broken.\n26\nNanaimo\t\n\u201e 11\nJno. Drake\t\nMule driver. ..\nPiece of rock fell on him, bruising his back.\n27\nNanaimo\t\n\u201e 20\nHenry Cooper . . .\nWineh driver .\nWinch he worked usually brought out two\ncars. Three were on this trip, and he,\nnot knowing this, caught hold of second\ncar on a siding, the third ear jamming\nhim against a prop and bruising his\nchest.\n28\nNanaimo\t\n\u201e 22\nAlex. Matheson..\nCoggman\t\nWhile adjusting a final stick of timber in\na cogg, a piece of rock fell and bruised\nhis back and head.\n29\nUnion\t\n\u201e 25\nPoy\t\nMiner\t\nA spark from his lamp, while charging a\nshot, ignited some loose powder ; burned\nabout face and hands.\n30\nNanaimo\t\n\u201e 27\nThomas Fail ....\nLoader \t\nPiece of rock fell from a slip and feather\nedge on him, bruising thigh ; also scalp\nwound.\n H 244\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nAccidents in V. I. Collieries during 1906.\u2014Continued.\nNo.\nColliery.\nDate.\nName.\nOccupation.\nDetails.\n31\nJuly 13\nWm. Williamson\nRope rider....\nComing up slope as usual, rope jerked and\nthrew him on to car, where he was\njammed between car and roof. Bruised\nabout hips.\n32\n\u201e 17\nFred. Bramley . .\nMiner\t\nHis partner was pulling down some loose\ncoal when it fell suddenly, struck a prop,\nwhich gave way and struck Bramley,\nrendering him unconscious.\n33\nNanaimo\t\n\u201e 20\nThos. LeMuir . ..\nMotor driver ..\nEndless rope was being used to lower ears,\nwhen grip gave way and LeMuir was\ncrushed between cars, his collar-bone\nbeing fractured.\n34\nExtension\t\n\u201e 24\nWm. Johnston ..\nMiner's helper.\nAttempted to board a trip of cars drawn\nby motor ; a drill he was carrying struck\nthe trolley wire, and he was knocked\nunder cars. Lost finger and bruised.\n35\nExtension\t\nii 30\nHarry Hughes . .\nMiner\t\nHad fired a shot and was disengaging top\ncoal, when it fell, breaking an arm, a\nleg, and two ribs.\n36\nNanaimo\t\nAug. 16\nJas. Trmstall....\nShot lighter. ..\nAlthough not his place, he was digging\ndown coal, when a large piece of rock\nfell on him, causing instant death.\n37\n; 17\nMiner\t\nGetting coal down, it fell and bruised his\nleg.\n38\nExtension\t\n\u201e 17\nTom Noye\t\nPusher\t\nPushing cars over an incline, they ran\naway. He was squeezed and bruised by\ncars.\n39\n\u201e 27\nOt. Okura\t\nMiner\t\nFatally injured by fall of top coal, leg and\nfoot broken ; died in Cumberland Hospital 12 hours after.\n40\nNanaimo\t\nSept. 1\nPeter Harwood..\nTimberman ...\nComing down from face to roadway he\nleaned his weight against a prop ; this\ngave way and let down a mass of rock,\nwhich broke his leg and arm.\n41\nNanaimo\t\n6\nGeo. Waring....\nRope rider....\nCaught between roof and car, and bruised\nabout ribs.\n42\nNanaimo\t\ntt 7\nWm. Wilkinson.\nLabourer\t\nStruck by a moving car on the slope, and\nbruised.\n43\nNanaimo\t\n\u201e 27\nWm. Stolsen-\n[burgh\nMule driver...\nFell on his own arm, breaking it.\n44\nUnion\t\n\u201e 26\nMiner\t\nSome powder was ignited while he was\nloading a hole ; was burnt about face\nand hands.\n45\nOct. 22\nFred. Killeen .. .\nMule driver. . .\nRiding up incline on empty cars, he got off\nand was struck bj' descending loaded\ncars, being bruised.\n46\nUnion\t\n,, 24\nA shot removed some posts ; while re-setting them rock fell on him. Lived a\nshort time.\n 7 Ed. 7\nCoal Mining.\nH 245\nAccidents in V. I. Collieries during 1906.\u2014Concluded.\nNo.\nColliery.\nDate.\nName.\nOccupation.\nDetails.\n47\nExtension\t\nNov. 3\nAlex. Young ....\nPusher\t\nWas attending balance car, and called on\nhis partner to detach loaded car too\nsoon, the balance car running away,\ngiving him a scalp wound.\n48\nNanaimo \t\n3\nW^m. Wells\nCar was being lowered by means of a rope\nround a prop. Prop came out, bruising\nhim on the leg.\n49\nNanaimo \t\n2\nJas. MeMeekin..\nWhile detaching top coal, some rock fell\nand bruised his shoulder and head.\n50\nNanaimo \t\n6\nF. Birda Sano\nBrusher \t\nRock falling from side injured his ankle.\n51\nNanaimo \t\n6\nChas. Rowbottom\nSwitchboy ....\nWas switching ears on slope; cars got\naway and bruised him about hips.\n52\nExtension\t\n8\nJ. Doumont\t\nMiner\t\nHad fired a shot, was loading car, when\nrock fell, breaking his leg.\n53\nExtension\t\n\u201e 13\nMat. Martello. ..\nFell on car track, broke small bone in leg.\n54\nNanaimo \t\nn 7\nHad loosened grip at top of incline and\nwas removing sprag, when grip caught\nagain, and pulled car over his leg,\nbreaking it.\n55\nExtension\t\nDec. 7\nAlbert Matson ..\nHe was standing on the roadside of his\nplace, when a passing car jumped the\ntrack and pinned his leg against the wall,\nbreaking it.\n56\nExtension\t\n7\nNicholas Kese-\nrick\nMule driver...\nStepped off moving car and was run down,\nsmall bone in leg being broken.\n57\nExtension\t\n9\nYeet\t\nWThile working at a pile of timber, he\nslipped and fell over pithead. Broke\nthigh, forearm and two ribs.\n58\nUnion\t\n\u00ab 14\nChung Lung Joy\nMiner\t\nFatally injured by a fall of top coal and\ndied shortly after arriving at hospital.\n59\nNanaimo \t\n\u201e 20\nJas. Lefley. ...\nMule driver. ..\nSitting on loaded, moving car, he was\ncaught between car and timbers and\nbruised on body.\n60\nExtension...\n\u201e 22\nJas. Sharp\t\nWhile giving instructions to a miner, he\nkindled a little gas, which burned his\nhand.\n61\nit 21\nA. Stone\t\nDriver\t\nEngaged in switching a car, he was caught\nby two other cars and bruised about the\nthighs.\n62\nNanaimo \t\n\u201e 30\nMike Crook\t\nBrusher \t\nHe was putting a cap on a fuse when the\ncap exploded, blowing off the first joint\nfrom a finger and thumb.\n__^^ '\n H 246\nReport of the Minister\n3F Mines. 1907\nCROW'S NEST COLLIERIES.\nReported by Thomas Morgan, Inspector.\nNo.\nColliery.\nDate.\nName.\nOccupation.\nDetails.\n1\nCarbonado ....\nJan. 6\nMiner\t\nRibs fractured on both sides and shoulder-\nbone broken. Caught between cars and\ncoal side.\n2\nCoal Creek ....\nFeb. 23\nMichel Saint....\nMiner\t\nLeg broken by rock falling from the face.\n3\nCoal Creek ....\n\u201e 24\nC. Webber\nMiner\t\nLeg broken by a moving car he attempted\nto stop.\n\u25a0\n4\nCoal Creek\t\n\u201e 26\nL. Leoski\t\nCollar-bone broken. He was riding on\ntrip, when his horse knocked out some\ntimber, which, with some rock, fell on\nhim.\n5\nCoal Creek ....\nMar. 3\nF. Rutherford. ..\nDumpman ....\nWhilst looking to see if apron feeder was\nall right, his hand being on the rail, a\ncar was uncoupled and ran over his hand.\n0\nMichel \t\nn 27\nJ. Croft\t\nBack-hand ....\nKilled in No. 8 Mine; he was breaking\ncoal in the chute when the roof caved in\nand buried him.\n7\nCoal Creek....\nApril 13\nF. Stamp\t\nMiner\t\nWhile preparing for a set of timber, roof\nrock fell on him. Leg broken.\n8\nCoal Creek....\nJune 6\nDumpman ....\nFell on track when arm caught in gear of\ndump motor. Arm had to be amputated.\n9\nCoal Creek ....\n8\nH. Julian\t\nMiner\t\nHe was entering a place worked by two\nother men, when a piece of rock fell on\nhim, crushing him so that he died\nshortly after arrival at hospital.\n10\nCoal Creek ....\nJuly 9\nJno. Burda\t\nMiner\t\nWas driving, when he fell off ear, which\nran on to him. Abdomen bruised and\nwrist sprained.\n11\nCoal Creek....\n\u201e 26\nAdam Watson. ..\nFire boss .....\nHe had fired a shot and went to look at\nthe place, when the loosened coal fell\nover, bruising him about the hips.\n12\nMichel \t\nAug. 4\nWas mining, when a mass of coal fell from\nthe face, killing him.\n13\nCoal Creek....\nit 13\nJno. Smolik\t\nDriver\t\nWhile riding rope, was squeezed between\ntop of car and bridge stick ; collar-bone\nbroken.\n14\nCoal Creek ....\n\u201e 14\nWm. Palmer ....\nMiner\t\nStepped between cars and leg was bruised ;\nsmall bone broken.\n15\nCoal Creek....\n\u201e 14\nAtto Nardone . ..\nBox-car loader.\nHe was dropping in a box car and allowed\ncars to collide too hard. Fell off and\nbroke left thigh.\n16\nCoal Creek ....\nDec. 5\nIdo Fiorese\t\nBox-ear loader.\nCaught under a car in yard and fatally\ninjured. Died December 6th.\n17\nCoal Creek ....\n5\nJno. E. Smith.. .\nHorse fell on rail; bow of shaft struck\nSmith on leg and broke it between ankle\nand knee.\n 7 Ed. 7\nCoal Mining.\nH 247\nCrow's Nest Collieries.\u2014Concluded.\nNo.\nColliery.\nDate.\nName.\nOccupation.\nDetails.\n18\nCoal Creek ....\nDec. 6\nMike Augen ....\nTop hand ....\nWhile dismantling an old tipple, he was\nstruck with a piece of scantling and\ninjured about head.\n19\nMichel\t\n\u201e 13\nHad his arm broken while winding in a\ncable after firing a shot. A prop fell\nout and struck his arm in No. 8 Mine,\nMichel.\n^0\nCoal Creek....\n\u201e 29\nF. Megget\t\nWorking in stall of No. 9 Mine ; killed by\nfall of rock.\n21\nMichel \t\n,, 24\nRich'd. Eccleston\nMotorboy ....\nRun over by motor in No. 8 Mine and\nkilled.\n H 248\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nMETALLIFEROUS MINES SHIPPING IN 1906-\nFORT STEELE -MINING DIVISION.\nMine or Group.\nLocality.\nOwner or Agent.\nAddress.\nCharacter of Ore.\nNorth Star Mg. Co \t\nCon. M. & S. Co. of Canada, Ltd.\nSpokane, Wash., U.S.\nGOLDEN AND WINDERMERE MINING DIVISIONS.\nB. C. & Tilbury\nBlack Diamond\t\nNorth Fork Toby Creek.\nToby Creek ,\nMcDonald Creek\t\nChas. E. Fitzsimmons\t\nR. R. Bruce\t\nG. A. Starke\t\nR. R. Bruce\t\nPtarmigan Mines of the Selkirks\nWm. Haupt [Co., Ltd.\nSilver, lead.\nii\nNettie M \t\nSilver, copper, lead, gold..\n\u00bb \t\nSilver, copper, gold.\nNELSON MINING DIVISION.\nAlice Broughton Mg. Co., Ltd...\nHastings (B. C.) Explor. Sy., Ltd.\nDandv and Ollie Con. Mines, Ltd.\nB. C. 'Standard Mg. Co\t\nThe Fern Gold M. & M. Co. Ltd..\nArlington (Erie)\t\nDandy and Ollie\t\nDouble Standard and\nEmerald [Hunter V.\nHall Creek\t\nCopper, silver, lead.\nSilver, gold.\nLead, sih er.\nCopper, gold, silver.\nGold.\nMineral Mountain\t\nBell Bros\t\nErie\t\nSalmo\t\nKootenay Belle\t\nGold, silver.\nMay and Jennie\t\nMother Lode (Salmo)\nForty-nine Creek\t\nReliance Gold M. and M. Co.\t\nGold, silver.\nG. a. Eitel\t\nWm. Waldie\t\nR. G. McLeod\t\nSecond Relief Mining Co\t\nW. H. Moore\t\nMinneapolis, Minn..\nSalmo\t\nSeattle, Wash\t\nNelson\t\nNelson\t\nGold, silver, copper.\nGold, silver.\nSalmo\t\nErie\t\nSecond Relief\t\nGold, silver.\nHall Mining & Smelting Co , Ltd.\nCollins & Miller\t\nYmir Gold Mines, Ltd\t\nThos. Bennett, Kootenay Belle Co\nGold, lead, silver.\nAINSWORTH MINING DIVISION.\nNorth Fk, Woodbury Ck.\nAinsworth.\t\nSouth Fork Kaslo Creek.\nWhitewater Creek\t\nSouth Fork Kaslo Creek\nKaslo\t\nH. J. Wright\t\nN. F. McKav, Hanson &, Gerard.\nH. J. Wright\t\nKrao Silver-Lead Mining Co. ...\nH. J. Wright\t\nWhitewater\t\nWhitewater\t\nKaslo\t\nSilver, lead.\nCork\t\nLittle Donald\t\nSilver, zinc.\nSilver, lead.\nSilver.\nSilver, lead, zinc.\nSilver, lead.\nSpokane Trinket\t\nSilver, lead.\nWhitewater Deep \u2014\nWhitewater\t\nSLOCAN MINING DIVISION.\nBosun\t\nAmerican Boy M. & M. Co\t\nPioneer Mining Co., Ltd\t\nSpokane, Wash. U.S.\nSilver, lead,\nii\nii\nii zinc.\n 7 Ed. 7\nMetalliferous Mines Shipping in 1906.\nH 249\nSLOCAN MINING DIVISION.\u2014Conclv.i\/nL\nMine or Group.\nBuffalo\t\nCalifornia and Clipper\nCentral\t\nColonial\t\nCorinth\t\nEmily Edith\t\nGraphic and Rosebud\nHampton\t\nHartney Group\t\nHappy Medium\t\nHewitt\t\nHighland Light\t\nIbex\t\nIdaho-Alamo\t\nJo-Jo .-\t\nKimberley\t\nLast Chance \t\nLone Bachelor\t\nLorna Doone\t\nLucky Jim\t\nMajestic\t\nMcAllister\t\nMercury\t\nMeteor\t\nMidnight Fr \t\nMillie Mack\t\nMolly Hughes \t\nMonitor and Ajax ...\nMountain Boomer ...\nMountain Con\t\nNeepawa \t\nNoonday \t\nOntario and Slocan..\nOttawa\t\nPayne \t\nQueen Dominion ....\nRambler-Cariboo\t\nReco\t\nRed Fox\t\nReed and Tenderfoot.\nR. E. Lee\t\nRuby Silver\t\nRuth\t\nStandard \t\nSilver Bell\t\nSlocan Prince\t\nSovereign\t\nSunset\t\nSunshine\t\nSwansea\t\nTamarack \t\nVancouver\t\nWakefield \t\nWonderful\t\nLocality.\nFour Mile\t\nNew Denver...\nSurprise Basin.\nSlocan ..,,\t\nSilverton \t\nSpringer Creek .\nNew Denver\t\nTwelve-Mile Creek.\nFour-Mile Creek. .\nTen-Mile Creek....\nAlamo\t\nThree Forks\t\nSpringer Creek\t\nSandon\t\nThree Forks\t\nSilverton \t\nBear Lake (Slocan)\t\nPayne Mountain\t\nN. Fk. Carpenter Creek.\nSandon ,\t\nSpringer Creek\t\nTwelve-Mile Creek\t\nCariboo Creek\t\nNew Denver\t\nThree Forks\t\nSilverton \t\nSandon \t\nTen-Mile (Slocan)\t\nSilverton . \t\nSpringer Creek ..\nSandon\t\nHowson Creek...\nMcGuigan\t\nSandon\t\nSurprise Basin...\nSilverton \t\nSandon\t\nMcGuigan \t\nSandon\t\nSilverton \t\nAlamo\t\nSpringer Creek ..\nSlocan\t\nCody \t\nSandon\t\nSlocan\t\nSpringer Creek ..\nSilverton \t\nFour-Mile Creek.\nSandon\t\nOwner or Agent.\nBuffalo Mining Co\t\nCal. & Clipper Silverlead M. Co.\nG. H. Aylard\t\nCanadian Metal Co\t\nGraphic & Rosebud Mining Co.\nHampton Mines Co\t\nHartney Group Mines Co\t\nChas. Dempster\t\nM. S. Davys\t\nP. Swan\t\nIdaho-Alamo Cons. Mines, Ltd .\nThos. Trenery\t\nChas. Dempster\t\nL. Pratt\t\nLowe, Cameron & Sloane\t\nM. S. Davys\t\nG. W. Hughes\t\nC. A. Bigney (Lessee)\t\nMcAllister Group Co\t\nHerbert T. Twigg\t\nMeteor M. Co., G. H. Aylard ...\nH. E. Forster\t\nHerman Clever\t\nMaurice Gintzburger\t\nH. Brandon\t\nHoward Thompson\t\nE. Shannon \t\nH. Fisher, B. of Montreal\t\nOntario and Slocan Mines, Ltd ..\nR. J. McPhee\t\nPayne Cons. Mining Co., Ltd ..\nQueen Dominion Mining Co., Ltd\nRambler-Cariboo Mines, Ltd\t\nReco Mining & Milling Co., Ltd..\nG. H. Aylard\t\nM. S. Davys\t\nR. E. Lee Mining Co.\t\nNick Nickovitch\t\nRuth Mines, Ltd\t\nStandard Mining Co\t\nHarry Lowe \t\nSlocan-Sovereign Mines, Ltd ,\nG. W. Hughes\t\nSunshine Mining Co \t\nGeo. Michel \t\nVancouver Group Mining Co.\nM. S. Davys\t\nLd\nAddress.\nSilverton ...\nNelson\t\nNew Denver.\nNelson\t\nSlocan\t\nSilverton \t\nNew Denver\t\nRossland, Box 487.\nNelson\t\nSlocan \t\nThree Forks.\nRossland\t\nSandon\t\nThree Forks.\nNelson\t\nKaslo\t\nSandon.\nNew Denver.\nWilmer \t\nNew Denver ...\nThree Forks ...\nSilverton \t\nDaysland, Alta .\nNew Denver\t\nSilverton\nSlocan ...\nSandon...\nKaslo\t\nSandon\t\nNew Denver.\nNelson\t\nNew Denver.\nSandon\t\nKaslo\t\nNew Denver.\nThree Forks.\nSlocan\t\nSandon\t\nKaslo ...... .\nSandon\t\nSlocan .\nNelson .\nCharacter of Ore.\nSilver, lead.\nLead, silver.\nSilver, lead.\nSilver j\nSilver.\nSilver.\nSilver.\nSilver.\nSilver,\nSilver\nGold,\nSilver.\nsilver.\nlead.\nZinc.\nSilver,\nSilver.\nSilver,\nSilver\nSilver.\nSilver.\nGold '\nSilver,\nlead, silver,\nlead.\nlead,\ngold.\nlead,\nsilver.\nlead.\nlead.\ngold, lead,\nlead.\nlead.\ncopper.\nLARDEAU MINING DIVISION.\nIncomappleux Creek....\nEdward Baillie Syndicate, Ltd...\nGold, silver.\nSilver, lead, gold, zinc.\nTROUT LAKE MINING DIVISION.\nBroadview\nSilver Cup\nLucky Boy\nTrout Lake\nFerguson .\nTrout Lake\nBroadview Syndicate\nFerguson Mines, Ltd.\nJas. McGlone\t\nFerguson...\nFerguson...\nPhila., Penn\nSilver, lead, gold, copper.\nSilver, lead, gold.\nSilver, lead.\nTRAIL CREEK MINING DIVISION.\nCentre Star & War\nCrown Point [Eagle\nCon. M. & S. Co. of Canada, Ltd.\nGold, copper, silver.\nSpokane, Wash., US..\nGold.\nLeRoi Mining Co\t\nLeRoi No. 2, Ltd....\nW. S. Rugh(Acct)\t\nPaul A. Coulclrey (Mgr.)\t\nCon. White Bear M. Co., Ltd....\nGold, copper, silver.\nGold, silver, copper.\n0. K\t\nGold, copper, silver.\n PI 250\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nGREENWOOD MINING DIVISION.\nMine or Group.\nBoundary Elkhorn .\nCarmi\t\nDuncan & Bounty Fr\nDom Pedro\t\nEmma\t\nOro Denoro\t\nMoiher Lode\t\nB. C\t\nHelen & Barbara ...\nMavis\t\nPreston\t\nProvidence\t\nPrince Henry\t\nRambler\t\nSally\t\nSkylark\t\nSnowshoe\t\nStrathmore\t\nBrook\nIdaho\nMount\nRawhi\nStemw\nSunset\nGold ]\nNickel\nSunny\nBritisl\nIron IV\nLome\t\nAlberni\u2014\nDelia\t\nSouthern Cross\nNanaimo\u2014\nCopper Cliff ,..\nCornell\t\nEmpress, etc ..\nMarble Bay\nVictoria\u2014\nTyee\t\nNew Westminster-\nBritannia\t\nOutsiders\t\nIkeda Bay Mines .\nProvidence Camp\t\nWest Fork Kettle River.\nBeaverdell \t\nGreenwood\t\nSummit Camp ,\nDeadwood Camp\nSummit Camp\t\nGreenwood \t\nDeadwood Camp.,\nGreenwood , \t\nSkylark Camp\t\nWest Fork Kettle River.\nBeaverdell\t\nSkylark Camp\t\nPhcenix\t\nGreenwood \t\nOwner or Agent.\nBoundary-Elkhorn M. Co., Ltd.\nA. M. Whiteside\t\nWallace Mountain Mining Co...\n, C. Copper Co., Ltd.\nAlex. Miller \t\nE. T. Wickwire\t\nPreston Mining Co.\t\nProvidence Mining Co., Ltd\t\nPrince Henrv Mining Co \t\nW. J. Nolan [Dev. Co. Ltd.\nVancouver & Boundary G. M. &\nSkvlark Dev. Co. Ltd., N. P. L..\nCon. M. & S. Co. of Canada, Ltd.\nAlex. Miller\t\nAddress.\nGreenwood\nChicago, 111.\nGreenwood\nPhcenix\t\nGreenwood\nCharacter of Ore.\nSilver, gold, lead.\nGold, silver.\nSilver, lead.\nSilver, gold.\nCopper, gold, silver.\nCopper, silver, gold.\nGold, silver.\nSilver, gold, lead.\nSilver, lead, gold.\nSilver, lead.\nSilver, gold, lead,\nCopper, gold, silver.\nSilver, gold, lead.\nGRAND FORKS MINING DIVISION.\nDominion Copper Co., Ltd\t\nGranby Cons. M. S. & P. Co., Ltd\nCopper, silver, gold.\nCopper, gold, silver.\nGold Drop\t\nWellington Camp\t\n\t\n..\nOSOYOOS MINING DIVISION.\nNickel Plate\t\nHedley\nHedley \t\nGold.\nSIMILKAMEEN AND VERNON MINING DIVISIONS.\nBritish Empire\t\nBritish Empire Gold Mining Co..\nGold.\nYALE AND KAMLOOPS MINING DIVISIONS.\nJ. Argall\t\nCopper, gold,\nsilver.\nLILLOOET MINING DIVISION.\nCadwallader Creek.\nDaniel Hurley .\nLillooet .\nNANAIMO, ALBERNI, NEW WESTMINSTER AND VICTORIA MINING DIVISIONS.\nGreat Central Lake.\nUchucklesat \t\nValdes Island..\nVan Anda \t\nGribbel Island.\nTexada Island .\nDuncan \t\nHowe Sound\nDrinkwater & Engevick\nJ. D. Conway\t\nC. W. Carter\t\nCornell Operating Co\t\nNorthern Exploration Co.\nTacoma Steel Co\t\nTyee Copper Co\t\nBritannia Copper Syndicate, Ltd.\nAlberni \t\nLadysmith ,\nHeriot Bay\t\nVan Anda \t\nSeattle, Wash, U.S.\nTacoma, Wash, U.S.\nDuncan\t\nBritannia Beach .\nGold.\nCopper, silver.\nCopper, gold, silver.\nSKEENA MINING DIVISION.\n[ Portland Canal\t\nQueen Charlotte Islands.\nBrown Alaska Co\t\nAwaya, Ikeda & Co., Ltd.\nHadley, Alaska\nVancouver \t\nCopper.\nCopper, gold, silver.\n 7 Ed. 7\nCrown Grants.\nH 251\nLIST OF CROWN-GRANTED MINERAL CLAIMS.\nCROWN GRANTS ISSUED IN 1906.\nClaim.\nDivision.\nGrantee.\nLot No.\nAcres.\nDate.\nBella Coola Chief\t\nOliver Arneson, Oliver T. Kellog and Torger Olson\t\n177, r3\n176, r3\n17S\n179\n51.43\n51.65\n45.45\n51.45\nAug. 2\nEAST KOOTENAY.\nAurora \t\nBlack Bear \t\nBruce \t\nCopper Cliff\t\nCrescent . \t\nDurango\t\nEtna\t\nEvangeline\t\nFaller\t\nFlying Cloud\t\nGalore\t\nHorseshoe\t\nMabel\t\nMagnet \t\nMountain Daisy\nNorth Star\t\nNotre Dame\t\nPortland \t\nStandard Fractional\nVictoria \t\nViking\t\nShamrock\t\nFort Steele .\nWindermere .\nIrwin B. Sanborn, 0. J. Johnson and Thomas Rader\t\nCharles Estmere\t\nJoseph H. Wright\t\nCalvin P. Coon and Joseph H. Wright\t\nFrank Williams, Gus Kallman and Walter Van Arsdale..\nIrwin B. Sanborn, Ole J. Johnson and Thos. Rader\t\nThe Selkirk Copper Mines, Ltd., Non-personal Liability.\nJohn C. Drewry and Joseph Trainer\t\nWalter C. Burehette, Edwin C. Smith. Robert R. L. T.\nGalbraith, Judson B. Langley, William J. Langley,\nAndrew J. Devlin and Charles C. Farrell\t\nIrwin B. Sanborn, Ole J. Johnson and Thos. Rader\t\nCharles Estmere\t\nWm. A. McL. Meacham and Wm. Carlin\t\nAlex. Poison, Alex. C. Robertson, Willis E. Johnson,\nWilliam R. Williams and John Y. Costello\t\nJoseph H. Wright \t\nNeil McLeod Curran\t\nLucinda Ellen Sanborn, Ole J. Johnson and Thomas Rader\nJoseph C. Hooker \t\nCalvin P. Coon and Joseph H. Wright\t\nFrank Williams, Gus Kallman and Walter Van Arsdale ...\nFrancis C. Gamble, Ritchie S. Gallop and Ada F. Scovil..\n7017\n4844\n2079\n6389\n6855\n7016\n7015\n7315\n7314\n657S\n4832\n7022\n4845\n7213\n6580\n6390\n2993\n7205\n6391\n2080\n6854\n4344\n46.40\n48.59\n32.25\n44.17\n24.36\n51.66\n38.71\n40.24\n39.54\n42.95\n43.13\n49.54\n47.58\n51.65\n51.65\n45.74\n45.61\n45.11\n49.00\n51.07\n42.71\n47.26\n>s,\nNov. 27\nDec. 12\nAug. 17\nep. 27\nNov. 23\nNov. 27\nMar. 6\nJune 6\nDec. 4\nNov. 27\nDec. 21\nJuly 30\nDec. 31\nAug. 17\nMar. 6\nNov. 27\nAug. 8\nAug. 17\nSep. 27\nMar. 20\nWEST KOOTENAY.\nAyness\t\nBald Mountain\t\nClimax \t\nDelaware No. 2\t\nDundee \t\nDundee Fractional.\nMontana\t\nMontana Fractional\nM. S\t\nOhio\t\nOrmonde\t\nPolar\t\nPolar Star\t\nPromise\t\nRainbow\t\nUmpire\t\nVirginia\t\nNo. 1 Fractional ...\nBlizzard \t\nBurgess King\t\nButte\t\nClinton \t\nDeer Lodge \t\nEdna No. 2\t\nGooch Fractional ..\nHighhorn\t\nKaslo\t\nNelson .\nTrail Creek.\nAinsworth .\nWilliam Connolly and Edward Walshe\t\nJohn C. McPherson\t\nWalter T. Shatford and Beckford A. Shatford.\nWilliam N. Rolfe and Chas. P. Hill\t\nDundee G. M. & M- C\t\nDundee G. M. & M. Co\t\nJohn C. McPherson\t\nJohn C. McPherson\t\nDundee Gold Mining & Milling Co\t\nWm. N. Rolfe and Chas. P. Hill\t\nThomas Wali and Harry F. Baer\t\nWalter T. Shatford and Beckford A. Shatford.\nWalter T. Shatford and Beckford A. Shatford.\nJohn Love and Alex. McDonald\t\nJohn Love and Alex. McDonald\t\nThomas Wall and Henrv F. Baer\t\nvVilliam N. Rolfe and Charles P. Hill\t\nLe Roi No. 2, Ltd\t\nAlexander Dodds\t\nWm. Lees McLaren and Peter McLaren\t\nArgenta Mines Co\t\nArgenta Mines Co\t\nArgenta Mines Co\t\nJames Madison Miller\t\nArgenta Mines Co\t\nArgenta Mines Co.. \t\nArgenta Mines Co\t\n6060\n25.50\n7233\n45.30\n7127\n51.65\n7054\n51.10\n7241\n33.80\n7242\n6.00\n7230\n42.10\n7231\n6.30\n7243\n10.90\n7056\n44.20\n7239\n47.70\n7128\n45.59\n7129\n51.65\n5081\n24.07\n50S0\n43.07\n7240\n47.74\n7055\n26.70\n2723\n0.22\n7256\n51.33\n6496\n49.72\n1038\n51.65\n1032\n33.26\n1030\n41.52\n5698\n51.61\n5909\n24.78\n1042\n48.70\n1034\n26.08\nSep. 28\nDec. 21\nOct. 4\n4\n5\n5\nDec. 21\n31\nOct. 8\n4\nDec. 21\nOct. 4\n4\nNov. 22\n22\nDec 21\nOct. 4\nJuly 26\nOct. 5\nMarch 6\nMay 28\n28\n28\nSep. 29\nMay 28\n28\n28\n H 252\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nWEST KOOTENAY.\u2014Continued.\nClaim.\nKaslo Fractional\t\nLeslie\t\nMabel Nora.\t\nManhatten\t\nMatilda P\t\nMayflower \t\nPond\t\nScranton \t\nSilver King\t\nWood\t\nAmazon\t\nAnacortes Fractional ..\nAnticline No. 3\t\nAunty Lalla\t\nBaldwin\t\nBelladonna\t\nBosphorus \t\nCape Fractional\t\nConsolidated Virginia.\nElk\t\nEmpress\t\nFlower\t\nFriday Fractional\t\nGibraltar\t\nGolden\t\nGolden Boy\t\nGolden Fractional\t\nHilltop.*.\t\nHope \t\nIdler\t\nIsis \t\nKaslo Fractional\t\nKatie Fractional\t\nKenneth Fractional....\nLittle Daisy .. \t\nLittle Dorrit Fractional\nMargaret Fractional ...\nMay \t\nMillie\t\nMinnesota \t\nMona Fractional\t\nNancy\t\nPembroke\t\nPlumb-bob Fractional..\nPlumb-line Fractional .\nRosedale\t\nRugby Fractional\t\nRutland Fractional ....\nSpeculator\t\nV. Fractional\t\nWest Side\t\nAlma \t\nFourth-of-July No. 6...\nJenny Long No. 2 .....\nLittle Montana ........\nPulaskie \t\nTeuro\t\nTime\t\nBlack Bear \t\nButte Fractional\t\nCommander\t\nContractor -..\nCriterion\t\nDenver Fractional\t\nDownie Fractional\t\nH. X. L. Fraction\t\nIron Chest\t\nIron Hill\t\nIron Hill Fractional....\nI. X. L. Fract\t\nMonitor ... -\t\nStandard . \t\nV. X. L. Fractional\t\nWinnebago\t\nAlice\t\nSlocan City.\nTrout Lake.\nGrantee.\nArgenta Mines Co\t\nArgenta Mines Co\t\nArgenta MinesCo \t\nJohn J. Fleutot\t\nArgenta Mines Co\t\nArgenta Mines Co \t\nArgenta Mines Co\t\nThomas Doyle, Neil F. Mackay, Charles W. McAnn and\nJohn Henry\t\nArgenta Mines Co\t\nArgenta Mines Co\t\nAlex. McKinley, Thos. Jenkins, Robt. Graham, Jas. Galloway \t\nJames McNaught\t\nKenneth John Livingstone Ross \t\nArlington Mines, Ltd., Non-personal Liability\t\nAlex. McKinley, Thos. Jenkins, Robt. Graham, Jas. Galloway \t\nByron N. White Company \t\nThe Dardanelles & Okanagan Mining Co., Ltd\t\nAlexander McKinley, Thos. Jenkins, Robt. Graham, Jas.\nGalloway\t\nOscar V. White and John Peter Wilson\t\nOscar V. White, John Peter Wilson\t\nRicowilabi Mines Ltd., Non-personal Liability\t\nDaniel E. Sprague\t\nMonitor and Ajax Frac\t\nThe Dardanelles & Okanagan Mining Co., Ltd\t\nAlfred R. Fingland, Noah F. McNaught, Charles Brand,\nParis F. D. Brockman, Maurice Gintzburger\t\nArlington Mines, Limited, Non-personal Liability\t\nAlfred R. Fingland, Noah F. McNaught, Chas. Brand,\nParis F. D. Brockman, Maurice Gintzburger \t\nRicowilabi Mines, Ltd., N. P. L\t\nArlington Mines, Ltd., N. P. L\t\nAlfred R. Fingland, Noah F. McNaught, Charles Brand,\nParis F. D. Brockman, Maurice Gintzburger\t\nWm. S. Drury, Minna Boctcher, Hugh B. Fletcher, John\nF. Mcintosh, Oliver T. Stone, Robert Williams, James\nBlack and Herbert T. Twigg\t\nDaniel Ernes Sprague\t\nArlington Mines, Ltd, N. P. L\t\nRicowilabi Mines, Ltd\t\nAlfred R. Fingland, Noah F. McNaught, Charles Brand,\nParis F. D. Brockman and Maurice Gintzburger\t\nArlington Mines, Ltd., Non-personal Liability\t\nGavin Henry Wright, Martini.. Grimmett\t\nDaniel Ernes Sprague\t\nByron N. White Co\t\nDaniel Ernes Sprague\t\nRicowilabi Mines, Ltd., N. P. L\t\nByron N. White Co\t\nRicowilabi Mines, Ltd., N. P. L\t\nDaniel Ernes Sprague\t\nAlex. McKinley, Thos. Jenkins, Robt. Graham and James\nGalloway\t\nAlex. McKinley, Thos. Jenkins, Robt. Graham and James\nGalloway\t\nOscar V. White and John Peter WTilson\t\nAlexander McKinley, Thos. Jenkins, Robt. Graham, Jas.\nGalloway\t\nRicowilabi Mines, Ltd., Non-personal Liability\t\nThomas de la Hunt robin\t\nAndrew T. R. Blackwood, Albert E. Teeter\t\nRobert G. McLeod\t\nAndrew T. R. Blackwood and Albert Teeter\t\nHerbert W. Kent, Thomas McNeish \t\nThe Prince Mining & Development Company, Ltd. Lby...\nLot No.\nCharles Abrahamson and John Owen Piper.\n1040\n3833\n1033\n4540\n1035\n1037\n3834\n7452\n1031\n3831\n4513\n6514\n4446\n2368\n4512\n6913\n3167\n2101\n3992\n3993\n5256\n7305\n5757\n3166\n7303\n5276\n7307\n5258\n5274\n7304\n4873\n7301\n5275\n5261\n7302\n2369\n5536\n7299\n6914\n6915\n7300\n5259\n6912\n5262\n5263\n7306\n3527\n3526\n3994\n749\n5257\n6516\n7295\n7296\n2889\n2890\n7297\n6615\n6953\n6951\n6946\n6950\n7485\n7490\n6952\n6949\n7483\n7488\n6945\n6944\n7484\n6947\n7440\nAcres.\n1.93\n34.48\n37.65\n46.60\n51.65\n46.90\n51.10\n42.76\n23.90\n30.93\n41.03\n29.20\n45.62\n51.15\n21.46\n35.80\n33.85\n22.10\n44.14\n36.00\n40.60\n51.65\n18.13\n46.46\n46.00\n10.00\n43.85\n18.75\n42.80\n41.17\n27.26\n36.55\n7.93\n43.20\n10.72\n11.52\n31.86\n40.26\n34.07\n2.68\n37.44\n51.65\n6.70\n9.34\n49.74\n44.10\n37.97\n42.45\n11.60\n21.92\n48.29\n34.65\n48.30\n35.85\n13.09\n44.30\n51.24\n49.45\n22.62\n51.62\n26.04\n44.01\n4.65\n23.24\n2.99\n50.20\n51.18\n3.17\n5.31\n51.65\n51.65\n32.82\n49.64\n51.65\nMay 28\n28\n28\nOct. 12\nMay 28\n28\n28\nSept. 29\nMay 28\n28\nMar. 6\nMay 30\n1\nNov. 30\nMar. 6\nMay 1\nAug. 8\nMar. 6\nDee. 6\nmH\u201e, 6\nNov. 30\nJune 1\nMay 29\nAug. 8\nMav 29\nNov. 30\nii 26\nii 30\nn 30\nMay 29\nApril 2\nJune 1\nNov. 30\nii 30\nMay 29\nNov. 30\nSept. 7\nJune 1\nJuly 26\nMay 1\nJune' 1\nNov. 30\nMav 1\nNov. 30\nn 30\nJune 1\nMar. 6\nDec. 6\nMar. 6\nNov. 30\nAug. 8\nDec. 18\nii 18\nii 6\nii 6\n.. 18\nOct. 4\nApril 2\ni 2\ni 2\ni 2\ni 2\ni 2\ni 2\n2\n2\n2\ni 2\nOct. 13\n 7 Ed. 7\nCrown Grants.\nH 253\nWEST KOOTENAY.\u2014Concluded.\nClaim.\nBrer Fox\t\nCopper Queen\t\nImperial Limited\t\nLouise\t\nRambler\t\nSilver Chief\t\nSt. Louis\t\nTom Edward\t\nVancouver\t\nWhistler\t\nBlack Hock\t\nBrunswick\t\nCarbonate Hill\t\nii Fractional\nCrescent\t\nEmpire Fractional\t\nErisco\t\nIron Dollar\t\nLakeview\t\nLittle Johnnie\t\nMammoth \t\nOntario\t\nSirdar \t\nWide West\t\nTrout Lake.\nGrantee.\nPeter McVeigh\t\nClara Grace Westfall, administratrix of the estate of John\nWesley Westfall, deceased intestate, Charles Leslie\nCopp and Charles McNichoI\t\nJames Z. Hall\t\nJames Albert Manning Aikins \t\nJames Albert Manning Aikins\t\nRobert Bryce Young \t\nEphraim George Sills \t\nClara Grace Westfall, administratrix of the estate of John\nWesley Westfall. deceased intestate\t\nJames Z. Hall .... \t\nJames Z. Hall\t\nBarclay Crilly\t\nJames A. Magee\t\nJohn A. Darragh\t\nJohn A. Darragh\t\nEdward Baillie Syndicate, Ltd\t\nEdward Baillie Syndicate, Ltd\t\nBarclay Crilly\t\nJohn A. Darragh\t\nWide West Gold Mining Co., Lardeau, B.C., N.P.L\t\nJohn A. Darragh\t\nEdward Baillie Svndicate, Ltd\t\nWide West Gold Mining Co., of Lardeau, B.C., N.P.L....\nEdward Baillie Syndicate, Ltd\t\nWide West Gold Mining Co., of Lardeau, B. C, Ltd., N.P.L.\nLot No.\nAcres.\n7431\n26.94\n6477\n45.00\n5154\n39.00\n4740\n43.56\n6470\n51.65\n6476\n51.65\n7261\n51.65\n6178\n49.00\n5155\n28.22\n5168\n51.65\n4497\n42.92\n4354\n38.41\n7060\n50.19\n7061\n3.32\n6472\n51.65\n6474\n18.58\n4498\n51.65\n7059\n34.35\n6454\n48.21\n7062\n14.38\n6473\n61.65\n6454\n48.21\n6471\n51.65\n6453\n51.65\nDate.\nOct.\nJune 4\nDec. 4\nAug. 27\nNov. 23\nFeb. 15\nAug. 29\nJune 4\nDec. 4\nn 4\nNov. 26\nDec. 6\nApril 6\n6\n6\ni, 6\nNov. 26\nApril 6\nMay 3\nApril 6\nApril 6\nMay 3\nYALE.\nAnnie Lee\t\nCoronet Fractional ...\nHanna \t\nHopewell\t\nHumphrey Davy\t\nIron Clad Fractional..\nLillie K\t\nMcKinley \t\nMountain Lion\t\nNorth Star\t\nRew-ard\t\nRiverside\t\nTwins \t\nWar Cloud Fractional.\nAberoraig\t\nBeaver \t\nBlack Warrior\t\nBlue Coat \t\nBluejay\t\nBoston\t\nBounty Fractional\t\nBulldog\t\nBulldog Fractional\t\nCleveland\t\nCrescent Fractional\nDelmonte\t\nDexter Fractional\t\nEureka Fractional\t\nFirst Chance . \t\nFour Paw\t\nFremont ....\t\nGarnet\t\n-Gem Fractional\t\nGolconda Fractional ...\nHard Cash\t\nHouston\t\nIva Lenore \t\nJ. AT\t\nKeystone\t\nKej stone Fractional...\nKingston\t\nKingston Fractional ...\nLaccoon \t\nLast Chance Fractional\nLatour\t\nLittle Dalles\t\nLogan\t\nGrand Forks.\nGreenwood.\nWm. E. George, Thos. G. Edwards, Edmund T. Wickwire\nForbes M. Kerby and Charles M. Grouse\t\nThe McKinley Mines, Limited, N.P.L\t\nDougald Mclnnes, Thomas Roderick and George W.\nRumberger\t\nZacheus Colby\t\nJ ohn Mulligan\t\nJames S. C. Fraser, Amasa B. Campbell, Peter J. Davis..\nMcKinley Mines, Ltd., Non Personal Liability\t\nHarry Arthur Sheads, Henry Wottin\t\nIsaac H. Hallett and Isaac li. Hallett, the administrator\nof the estate and effects of Archibald M. Connor,\ndeceased intestate\t\nMary Turner McMynn\t\nTimothy Townend .-\t\nJames S. C. Fraser, Amasa B. Campbell, Peter J. Davis..\nForbes M. Kerby and Charles M. Crouse\t\nGeorge A. Rendell, George B. Taylor and Jas. E. Spankie.\nEdward Maloney\t\nElla J. Archibald\t\nFrederic Keffer\t\nMichael H. Kane, John W. Nelson, Marshall J. Price,\nEvan Parry and Laurence S. Morrison \t\nVancouver & Boundary Creek Devel. & Mg. Co.,Ld. L*by\nIsaac Hoyt Hallett and Thomas Trimble Henderson\t\nCharles Kinney\t\nCharles Kinney\t\nJacob C. Haas and George E. Foster\t\nNicholas Kuhnen\t\nFrederick Keffer\t\nThomas Roderick, James McNulty, James Marshall and\nDaniel Bresnahan\t\nHerbert Hamlin and George Wellwood :\nLeon Lontier\t\nWilliam J. Porter\t\nElizabeth Galloway and C. Scott Galloway\t\nIsaac Hoyt Hallett\t\nForbes M. Kerby, Wm. T. Hunter, John McG. Humphrey\nand Frank Parker\t\nJacob C. Haas and George E. Foster\t\nWilliam Kintz and George M. Miller\t\nVancouver & Boundary Creek Dev. & Mg. Co., Ltd. Lby.\nIsaac Hoyt Hallett .... \t\nJ oseph L. Martin\t\nSamuel J. Jensen and Chris. Johnson\t\nWm. Hanna\t\nVancouver & Boundary Creek Dev. & Mg. Co., Ltd. Lby.\nJacob C. Haas and George E. Foster\t\nFred. W. McLaine, Arthur N. Pelby, Marion Atwood,\nCharles J. Leggatt, John S. Harrison and Albert E.\nAshcroft\t\nKenneth C. B. Frith and Charles Elting Merritt\t\nWilliam J. Porter\t\nFred. M. Elkins, Thos. Murray and Sydney M. Johnson ..\n3339\n677\n141s\n3291\n3232\n2169\n961\n140s\n144s\n2872\n3226\n429s\n960\n1316\n2635\n3007\n2290\n2916\n1287\n2301\n2962\n3258\n3641\n2150\n2462\n2917\n453s\n444s\n3550\n1217\n2724\n2347\n2149\n2715\n2302\n1262\n3152\n2912\n2296\n2300\n2839\n2147\n3247\n2952\n2628\n2793\n43.55\n4.41\n45.16\n48.41\n28.92\n45.00\n38.72\n44.79\n36.94\n14.60\n15.61\n61.65\n49.85\n18.50\n61.65\n51.52\n32.14\n50. Dg,\n49.06\n36.35\n22.82\n31.79\n46.27\n39.28\n12.35\n22.80\n46.61\n27.91\n44.67\n43.33\n46.75\n51.65\n6.00\n45.35\n43.00\n50.04\n46.16\n48.66\n46.08\n42.10\n51.65\n29.69\n51.65\n36.14\n51.18\n46.71\n60.02\nOct. 6\nSept. 21\nDec. 31\nSept. 29\nNov. 23\nOct. 11\nSept.\nDec.\nNov.\nSept. 26\nii 11\nNov. 23\nSept. 26\ni, 21\nDec. 31\nSept. 21\nJune 1\nMay 2\nDec. 4\nSept. 10\nii 13\nMay 1\nii 1\nJune 2S\nSept. 26\nMay 2\nAug. 29\nJune 1\nDec. 4\nSept. 26\nMay 29\n,i 3\nJune 28\nMay 31\nSept. 10\nNov. 26\nSept. 11\nJune 6\nMay 1\nSept. 10\nii 10\nJune 28\nSept. 27\n12\n26\nMay 1\n H 254\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nYALE.\u2014Continued,.\nLog-cabin Fractional\t\nLondon \t\nLygia\t\nMame\t\nMayflower\t\nMayflower Fractional...\nMonday \t\nMonte Christo Fractional\nMorning Glory\t\nNevada \t\nNeversweat Fractional..\nNew Oro Fino\t\n\"95\"\t\nOld Bird\t\nPorto Rico\t\nPreston\t\nPrincess Louise\t\nPrince of Wales\t\nPrince Henry\t\nQueen\t\nQueen of Sheba.\t\nRainstorm \\\t\nRed Jacket\t\nRex \t\nRuby Fractional\t\nSovereign\t\nSt. Paul\t\nSunday \t\nSurprise Fractional\t\nToothpick Fractional ...\nYellowstone Fractional..\nYork Fraction \t\nAlice \t\nBullion\t\nBullion Fraction Fractnl.\nCamp Rest\t\nClimax\t\nCopper HeadFrcn. Frcnl.\nDividend No. 2\t\nEclipse\t\nElkhorn Fractional\t\nEvening Star\t\nGood View\t\nGunsite \t\nIron Mask\t\nI. X. L ,\t\nMammoth \t\nMayflower\t\nNorfolk Fractional ....\nOlanda Marguerite \t\nPowell\t\nPride\t\nRed Eagle \t\nRoyal Banner\t\nSearchlight\t\nStag Fractional\t\nStar of Hope\t\nStemset\t\nTower Fractional\t\nTriangle Fractional\t\nTwo Brothers\t\nVictoria \t\nDivision.\nLot No.\nOsoyoos\nJames McNulty, James Marshall, Daniel Bresnahan and\nThomas Roderick\t\nCharles J. McArthur, Evan Parry and Marguerite A.\nGraham\t\nWilliam Hy. Norris and James Beckwith\t\nNils E. Peterson, Samuel T. Larsen and Mary T, McMynn.\nDougald Mclnnes, Thos. Roderick and Geo. W. Rumberger\nChas. Herbert Tye, Duncan Mcintosh and Patrick Hickey\nJohn W. Frost, Fred. M. Munn, George M. Foster and\nJohn Marshall\t\nJoseph L. Martin\t\nCharles E. Johnson, John Bergman, Alfred John Lind\nand Magnus Edgrin\t\nRobert Gaede and James Riordan\t\nBritish-American Dev. Co., Ltd., Sydney M. Johnson,\nFrank T. Ketchum, George R. Naden and Wm. G.\nGaunce\t\nFred. W. McLaine, Arthur N. Pelby, Marion Atwood,\nChas. J. Leggatt, John S. Harrison and Albert E.\nAshcroft\t\nJohn T. Bell, Isaac H. Hallett, Duncan Mcintosh & Patrick\nHickey\t\nWm. Lindsej\" Carnegie Gordon\t\nSydney M. Johnson, Blanche Lander and Jane Russell...\nLivingston Thomas Dickason\t\nRobert Lee, James Gillis, John M. Campbell, Mark Kay\nand Lewis Bryant, administrator of estate of David\nBryant, deceased\t\nRobert Lee, James Gillis, John M. Campbell, Mark Kay\nand Lewis Bryant, administrator of estate of David\nBryant, deceased ,\t\nGeorge Rendell, George B. Taylor and James E. Spankie.\nWilliam H. Norris and James Beckwith\t\nJohn A. Crawford, William Kintz, Joseph P. Kelly and\nWilliam Olson .. \t\nCharles E. Johnson, John Bergman, Alfred John Lind\nand Magnus Edgren\t\nBritish-America Dev. Co., Ltd., Sydney M. Johnson,\nFrank Ketchum, Geo. R. Naden and Wm. G. Gaunce.\nJoseph L. Martin\t\nGeorge Cook and Mary T. McMynn\t\nGeorge Rumberger and Harry Nash\t\nEdward Maloney\t\nJohn W. Frost, Fred. M. Munn, George M. Foster and\nJohn Marshall .,.., \t\nSydney Mannings Johnson\t\nJoseph L. Martin\t\nNicholas Kuhnen\t\nJacob C. Haas and Geo. E. Foster\t\nGeorge H. Cahill\t\nJames A. Schubert and John Greenhill\t\nRobert Gaede ,\t\nGeo. H. Cahill\t\nYale Mining Co. \t\nRobert Gaede\t\nFrank Richter, Lucien M. Lyon and James McDougall .\nRobert Gaede\t\nJohn Greenhill and Louis O. Hedlund.\t\nJames Fraser Campbell and Charles E. Oliver\t\nThe New Fairview Corporation, Ltd\t\nRobert Gaede\t\nYale Mining Co \t\nRobert Gaede\t\nYale Mining Co. and John Greenhill\t\nJohn Gladden, Fred'k W. Gladden, Jas. M. Patton, Walter\nE. Hodges, Duncan Woods, Fred. M. Elkins and\nClinton A. S. Atwood\t\nAntonio Scarpelli\t\nHenry A. Whillans, Richard H, Parkinson and Francis A\nDevereaux\t\nJohn Greenhill and Louis 0. Hedlund ,\t\nYale Mining Co\t\nRobert Gaede\t\nRobert Gaede and James Riordan\t\nJohn Gladden, Frederick W. Gladden, James N. Paton.\nWalter E. Hodges, Duncan Woods, Fred. M. Elkins\nand Clinton A. S. Atwood\t\nFrank Richter, Lucien M. Lyon and James McDougall..\nThe New Fairview Corporation, Ltd .\nJohn Gladden, Fred. W. Gladden, Jas. W. Paton, Walter\nE. Hodges, Duncan Woods, Fred'k M. Elkins and\nClinton A. S. Atwood\t\nYale Mining Co\t\nAntonio Scarpelli and Raphael Scarpelli {\\ interest each)\n3299\n\\ int'r'st\n'in 2291\n2655\n2864\n3295\n3554\n3335\n3381\n3447\n2333\n3248\n1324\n1778\n2636\n1535\n3127\n3560\n2332\n3300\n3256\n154s\n3006\n3334\n2384\n3171\n2461\n2148\n852\n3272\n3450\n3467\n2665\n3451\n3432\n2670\n3453\n3275\n659\n25s\n3435\n2664\n3434\n3034\n3539\n3535\n3102\n3273\n3032\n3452\n3443\n13.74\n44.03\n44.70\n46.40\n37.09\n11.53\n39.76\n2.50\n51.65\n25.06\n50.75\n47.10\n39.17\n27.05\n38.00\n44.90\n45.17\n42.40\n6.40\n51.41\n37.65\n32.44\n39.00\n48.19\n48.84\n32.10\n10.36\n.08\n9.00\n45.00\n22.20\n40.42\n36.36\n51.65\n40.00\n38.82\n31.80\n51.65\n23.10\n18.90\n40.35\n44.80\n34.68\n20.50\n46.47\n45.50\n29.30\n10.82\n51.65\n37.85\n25.00\n48.56\n49.86\n3538\n44.93\n2670\n51.65\n21S\n36.99\n37s\n12.53\n663\n5.50\n2463\n46.28\n2464\n49.00\nMay 30\nSept. 27\n11\n27\nDec. 31\nMay 30\nOct. 3\nMay 3\nNov. 23\nMay 2\nSept 27\n' 26\n26\nOct. ~4\nJune 1\nAug. 16\n.. ;26\nDec. 31\nSept. ill\nMar. 20\nNov. 23\nSept. 27\nii 11\nii 18\nDec. 21\nSept. 21\nOct. 3\nJune 27\nMay 1\nSept.\"12\nJune 28\nOct. \" 5\nMay 31\n2\nOct. 5\nFeb. 15\nMay 2\nFeb. 15\nSept. 20\nMay 2\nMay 31\nJune' 28\nAug. 6\nFeb.' 15\ni, 15\ni, 15\nSept. 26\nDec, 3\nMay 31\nMar. 20\nMay 31\nii 31\nii 30\nii .b'r 2\nDec. 3\nSept. 20\nAug. 1\nDec. 3\nSept.'28\nMar. 20\ni, 20\n 7 Ed. 7\nCrown Grants.\nH 255\nYALE.\u2014Concluded.\nClaim.\nVictor Fraction Fractal.\nWar Eagle \t\nAmelia.. \t\nBachelor\t\nBig Kid\t\nBlue Bird\t\nBoanite\t\nCopper Standard\t\nCream of the Camp\t\nDaisy\t\nDuke of York\t\nFalum\t\nGarden City\t\nGreat Eastern\t\nHighland\t\nLisey D\t\nMaple Leaf\t\nMartin\t\nMcKinley \t\nMinnehaha \t\nNicola\t\nNo. 5\t\nNo. 18 ,\t\nNo. 31\t\nNo. 32 \t\nNo. 50 Fractional\t\nNo. 51 Fractional\t\nNo. 52\t\nNo. 53\t\nNo. 70\t\nNo. 73 Fractional\t\nNo. 71\t\nOlympia \t\nPineknot\t\nRed Buck\t\nRobert Bryant\t\nSilent Friend Fractional\nTriangle Fractional\t\nValley Hill\t\nChance\t\nAberdeen\t\nChamberlain\t\nCopper Bell\t\nDawson (D. G.)\t\nImperial \t\nKing Solomon Dream ..\nLadysmith\t\nLondon ,\nMafeking\t\nManchester \t\nPhoenix\t\nPlymouth Queen\t\nPretoria \t\nTransvaal\t\nOsoyoos.\nSimilkameen ,\nVernon\nKamloops .\nJohn Gladden, Fred. W. Gladden, Jas. N. Paton, Walter\nE. Hodges, Duncan Woods, Fred. M. Elkins, and\nClinton A. S. Atwood\t\nYale Mining Co\t\nIsaac Eastwood, Chas. J. Christien, John McDonald and\nLouis J. Bell\t\nFrederick A. House \t\nFrank Mansfield and William Smith\t\nMary Agnes Voight \t\nThomas C. Revely\t\nIsaac Eastwood, Price Ellison and John C. Campbell\nDaniell Courtney, Stephen Mangott, Lytton W. Shatford\nJohn Gladden, Edward A. C. Studd and Charles E. Oliver\nMary Agnes Voight ,\t\nLytton W. Shatford, Stephen Mangott\t\nGeorge R. Philp \t\nRichard H. Parkinson, Lytton W. Shatford and Stephen\nMangott\t\nJohn Gladden, Edward A. C. Studd and Charles E. Oliver\nu n ii\nHenry Erastus Beach\t\nJohn Gladden, Edward A. C. Studd and Charles E. Oliver\nAlbert E. Howse\t\nMary Agnes Voight\t\nJoseph Wright and Llewellyn G. Barrow\t\nJohn Gladden, Edward A. C. Studd and Charles E. Oliver\nThomas Charles Revely and George Mortimer Allison\t\nMary Agnes Voight \t\nRichard H. Parkinson, Lytton W. Shatford and Stephen\nMangott\t\nAlbert E. Howse\t\nMary L. McDougald \t\nCaroline Mary Barclay\t\nJohn William Broomhead \t\nGeorge J. Novak and James Hosking\t\nWilliam Smith\t\nMichael Snee\t\nGeorge J. Novak and James Hosking \t\nReuben M. Woodward\t\nGeorge J. Novak and James Hosking\t\nCharles J. Winney \t\nGeorge J. Novak and James Hosking\t\nJohn Clapperton\t\nJohn J. Banfield \t\nRose Clapperton\t\nGeorge J. Novak, James Hosking\t\nGeorge J. Novak and James Hosking\t\nLot No.\nAcres.\n35s\n7.80\n3037\n34.40\n1404\n51.65\n1408\n51.65\n1405\n50.29\n419s\n41.02\n280\n22.21\n1403\n61.65\n3442\n51.65\n44s\n36.43\n63S\n47.98\n416s\n51.65\n3586\n39.53\n3437\n61.65\n1409\n44.33\n3441\n21.21\n43s\n51.65\n45s\n29.20\n150s\n41.09\n47s\n34.93\n1407\n51.65\n3354\n22.59\n3288\n51.65\n3566\n42.79\n3567\n10.37\n417s\n40.22\n413S\n52.65\n414s\n50.41\n418s\n49.05\n62s\n51.53\n443s\n17.28\n415s\n42.10\n3262\n24.58\n46s\n24.30\n279\n31.33\n3568\n27.77\n3439\n51.65\n1410\n41.44\n1827\n51.65\n2825\n51.65\n960\n31.34\n197a\n30.90\n1218\n47.40\n1344\n32.02\n196a\n45.65\n1254\n25.43\n199a\n44.06\n1217\n14.46\n197a\n30.90\n1216\n51.35\n1153\n51.65\n997\n34.20\n195a\n51.65\n194a\n51.65\nDate.\nDec.\nMay\n,. 3\nAug. 3\nJune 6\n1\nNov. 23\nMay 3\nSept. 12\n,i 26\nJune 1\nNov. 27\n\u201e 27\nSept. 12\nAug. 3\nSept. 12\ni, 28\n,i 28\nMay 30\nSept. 28\nAug. 3\nMar. 20\nii 20\n\u201e 20\nFeb. 15\nNov. 27\n\u201e 27\ni, 27\n\u201e 27\nii 27\n\u201e 27\nii 27\nSept. 12\nn 28\nNov. 23\nFeb. 15\nSept. 12\nAug. 3\nFeb. 15\nDec. 31\nFeb. 15\nAug. 15\nFeb. 15\nMay 4\nAug. 15\nFeb. 15\nAug. 15\nFeb. 15\nAug. 15\nFeb. 15\nDec. 17\nFeb. 15\nAug. 15\n15\nVANCOUVER ISLAND AND COAST.\nBarclay\t\nBlack Bear\t\nBritish Pacific ..\nCharmer\t\nClifton\t\nEureka\t\nJersey Lily\t\nMidday \t\nMountain\t\nPilot Fractional\nRainbow\t\nSouthern Cross.\nSunbeam\t\nUnited\t\nEdison\t\nCommodore ...\nEscort\t\nLead Bank . ...\nTory Fractional\nVangard \t\nBelcher\t\nAlberni .\nti\nii\nQuatsino\nNanaimo\nVictoria.\nWilliam Wilson \t\nWilliam Harrison and Francis B. Gregory, executors for\nthe estate of Sarah M. McDonald, deceased\t\nWilliam Wilson \t\nii \t\nii \t\nJoseph W. Murphy, Belle Jolidort Murphy\t\nW. Thomas New-man\t\nW. Thos. Newrman, James R* Webster. \t\nJames R. Webster\t\nW. Thomas Newman and James R. Webster\t\nii it \t\nWilliam Vanstone and Margaret M. Melrose\t\n29\n51.65\n23\n31.96\n25\n38.81\n31\n49.39\n33\n49.45\n24\n28.62\n296\n17.11\n26\n31.00\n28\n61.55\n34\n14.94\n30\n42.30\n35\n32.50\n32\n51.20\n36\n49.63\n244\n18.90\n293\n51.65\n294\n48.30\n291\n49.44\n292\n5.00\n295\n33.00\n10g\n48.00\nOct. 19\n19\n19\nDec. 19\n19\nOct. 19\nFeb. 29\nOct. 19\n19\n19\n19\n19\nMay 31\nAug. 29\n29\n29\n29\n29\nDec. 31\n H 256\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nVANCOUVER ISLAND AND COAST.\u2014 Concluded.\nBlue Bell\t\nDavid\t\nFraction Fractional. ..\nGolconda Fractional ...\nW. A. E\t\nBanner\t\nBanner Fractional\t\nBell \t\nCopper Canyon\t\nCopper Dyke\t\nCracker Jack\t\nEureka\t\nFairplay D. G\t\nFancy \t\nIndependent \t\nLast Chance Fractional\nLida K\t\nLois\t\nMay Belle Fractional...\nNancy Fractional\t\nPearl Fractional\t\nQueen\t\nSummit . \t\nThistle\t\nDivision.\nNew Westminster\nGrantee.\nVancouver Island Mining and Development Company, Ltd\nJohn Bently, James Baker, Harry T. Cole and Harry\nMaynard\t\nPatrick Hickey, Helen Flewin, Donald A. Robertson\t\nKoksilah Mining Co., Ltd., Non-personal Liability..\nWilliam Barker \t\nGoldsmith Copper Co., Ltd .\nWilliam Barker \t\nGoldsmith Copper Co., Ltd .\nStella B. Eldridge\t\nWilliam M. Humphreys\t\nJoseph Donald\t\nWilliam M. Humphreys\t\nAlfred D. Hossack\t\nWilliam M. Humphre3\"s\nStella B. Eldridge \t\nWilliam M. Humphreys.\nRobert Aitkin\t\nLot No.\nAcres.\nDate.\n15G\n51.65\nFeb. 14\n170\n36.97\n29\n170, e5\n16.00\nJune 28\n174, E5\n14.81\n28\n380\n48.38\nAug. 15\n1821\n39.20\nMar. 6\n1968\n45.47\n21\n1966\n51.60\n6\n1889\n30.77\n,, 20\n1981\n43.07\n20\n1967\n51.65\nii 6\n1888\n51.05\n20\n2085\n30.66\nOct. 3\n1877\n31.79\nDec. 31\n2097\n51.65\nMar. 20\n1876\n7.S3\nDec. 31\n1878\n51.65\n31\n1881\n35.29\nMay 29\n1877\n31.79\nDec. 31\n1997\n24.11\n,, 31\n2017\n22.18\nJune 28\n2092\n47.28\nOct. 3\n1996\n61.65\nJune 28\n1879\n51.65\nMay 29\n 7 Ed. 7\nGold Commissioners and Mining Recorders.\nH 257\nGOLD COMMISSIONERS AND MINING RECORDERS.\nMining Districts and\nDivisions.\nAtlin District\t\nAtlin Mining Division.\nSub-office\t\nCassiar District\u2014\nLiard Mining Division.\nStikine n\nSkeena \/\/\nSub-office\t\nBella Coola Mininj\nSub-office\nDiv.\nOmineca District \t\nOmineca Mining Divisi'n\nSub-office\t\n\u2022Cariboo District\t\nCariboo Mining Division\nQuesnel \/\/\nSub-office\t\nLillooet District\u2014\nClinton Mining Division\nLillooet \/\/\nKamloops District ...\nKamloops Mining Div\nSub-office\t\nAshcroft Mining Div.\nSimilkameen\t\nSub-office\t\nNicola Mining Division\nYale n\nVernon District\t\nVernon Mining Division\nBoundary District\u2014\nGreenwood Mining Div.\nSub-office\t\nGrand Forks Min. Div.\nOsoyoos n\nSub-office\t\nLocation of\nOffice.\nAtlin .\nTelegraph Creek.\nDiscovery City . .\nWynnton\t\nTelegraph Creek. .\nPort Simpson\nMasset, Q. C. I. . .\nSkidegate, \/\/\nJedway, u\nKitimat\t\nPrince Rupert\nEssington\t\nBear River (Portland Canal)\nUnuk River\t\nHartley Bay\t\nVictoria\t\nBella Coola\t\nGold Commissioner.\nJ. A. Fraser\nJas. Porter .\nJohn Flewin\nVictoria\t\nFort Grahame..\nFort St. James .\nFort St. John ..\nManson Creek..\nAldermere\t\nLome Creek ....\nSkeena Canyon.\nHazelton \t\nBarkerville\nQuesnel Forks.\nQuesnel\t\nClinton .\nLillooet.\nKamloops.\nNicola\nAshcroft..\nPrinceton .\nHedley ...\nNicola\nYale\nVernon .\nGreenwood\t\nVernon\t\nCamp McKinney.\nBeaverdell\t\nGrand Forks ....\nFairview\t\nOlalla\t\nHedley\t\nR. A. Renwick\nR. A. Renwick.\nGeo. J. Walker\nF. Soues\t\nC. Phair\t\nA. C. Minty, Dep'ty\nG. C. Timstall\nL. Norris\nW. G. McMynn ,\nS. R. Almond .\nJ. R. Brown ..\nMining Recorder.\nHerbert Young.\nJas. Porter .\n\/\/\nJohn Flewin\nR. A. Renwick.\nH. Berryman.\nR. C. S. Randall .\nW. Stephenson...\nF. Soues .\nC. Phair\nA. C. Minty, Dep\n:}\nSub-Recorder.\nE. T. W. Pearse.\nH. P. Christie.\nHugh Hunter .\nGeo. Murray.\nWm. Dodd...\nH. F. Wilmot ,\nGeo. Cunningham.\nS. R. Almond\t\nHoward A. Turner.\nJas. Porter.\nOwen F. Conley.\nHugh A. Butler.\nH. C. Flewin.\nC. Harrison.\nW. H. Dempster.\nA. Eugene Knapp.\nJas. L. Steele.\nW. H. Vickers.\nJohn Collins.\nJohn Conway.\nBurt E. Daily.\nEd. McCoskrie.\nChris. Carlson.\nWm. Fox.\nAlex. C. Murray.\nF. W. Beatton.\nEzra Evans.\nF. E. Holt.\nJ. H. Patterson.\nJas. Kirby.\nDavid E. Anderson.\nGeo. Murray.\nH. C. Rayson.\nF. M. Gillespie.\nH. F. Wilmot.\nH. Nicholson.\nF. F. Ketchum.\nJohn McDonald.\nF. M. Gillespie.\n H 258\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nGOLD COMMISSIONERS AND MINING RECORDERS.\u2014 Concluded.\nMining Districts and\nDivisions.\nGolden District\t\nGolden Mining Division\nWindermere ;;\nFort Steele District\t\nFort Steele Mining Div.\nSub-office\t\nn \t\na \t\nn \t\nSlocan District\t\nAinsworth Mining Div .\nSub-office\t\nn \t\nit \t\nSlocan Mining Division.\nSub-office\t\nSlocan City Mining Div.\nNelson District\t\nNelson Mining Division\nSub-office\t\n\/\/ \t\nArrow Lake Min. Div..\nSub-office\t\nRevelstoke District\t\nRevelstoke Mining Div.\nLardeau n\nTrout Lake \/\/\nSub-office\t\nRossland District\t\nTrail Creek Mining Div.\nNanaimo District\t\nNanaimo Mining Div ..\nSub-office\t\nAlberni District\t\nAlberni Mining Division\nClayocpiot n\nQuatsino n\nVictoria District\t\nVictoria Mining Division\nNew Westminster \u00bb\nSub-office\t\nLocation of\nOffice.\nGolden .\nWilmer.\nCranbrook\nSteele\t\nFernie\t\nMoyie\t\nMarysville\nKaslo\nHowser\t\nPoplar Creek .\nTrout Lake .\nNew Denver .\nSandon ... .\nSlocan City ..\nNelson\nYmir...\nCreston.\nNakusp.\nVernon .\nRevelstoke.\nCamborne\nTrout Lake ..\nPoplar Creek.\nRossland\t\nNanaimo\nLadysmith .\nAlert Bay .\nVan Anda .\nAlberni\nClayoquot\nYreka . ..\nVictoria\nNew Westminster.\nVancouver\t\nHarrison Lake\nChilliwhack\t\nGold Commissioner.\nJ. E. Griffith.\nJ. F. Armstrong.\nE. E. Chipman\nHarry Wright\nFred Fraser.\nJohn Kirkup .\nMarshal Bray\nA. L. Smith.\nR. A. Renwick.\nC. a Fisher''.'. '.\nMining Recorder.\nF. H. Bacon .\nE. J. Scovil. .\nR. J. Stenson\nAngus Mclnnes\nH. R. Jorand...\nC. D. Blackwood\nW. Scott\nW. E. McLauchlin.\nB. E. Drew\t\nF. C. Campbell....\nJ. E. Hooson.\nMarshal Bray .\nA. L, Smith. ..\nW. T. Dawley\n0. A. Sherberg\nG. V. Cuppage\nJohn Mahony .\nSub-Record 3\nColin Cameron.\nJoseph Welsh.\nJ. H. McMullin.\nFred. J. Smyth.\nWm. John Green.\nW. Simpson.\nJ. Simpson.\nF. C. Campbell.\nW. J. Parham.\nP. J. Gleazer.\nP. Wilson.\nH. F. Wilmot.\nEdward Edwards.\nJ. Simpson.\nJ. Stewart.\nW. Woollacott.\nGeo. McK. McLeod\nR. J. Skinner.\nL. A. Agassiz.\nJ. Pelly.\n 7 Ed. 7\nTable of Contents.\nH 259\nTABLE OF CONTENTS.\nSubject.\nMineral Production \t\nStatistical Tables \t\nProgress of Mining during Year\t\nDevelopments of the Year\t\nBureau of Mines\u2014Work of Year \t\nAssay Office Report\t\nExamination of Assayers\t\nList of Licensed \/\/ \t\nExamination of Coal Mine Officials\t\nList of Licensed B \t\nCariboo District\u2014 Report on\t\nQuesnel Mining Division, \u00ab \t\nCariboo \/\/ ;\/ \t\nQuesnel ;; \/\/ \t\nCassiar District:\nAtlin District\u2014Report on\t\nTeslin, Liard and Stikine Mining Divisions\na Notes on\t\nSkeena Mining Division\u2014Report on\t\nPortland Canal District, n \t\nUnuk River, n \t\nQueen Charlotte Islands, \/\/ \t\nTelkwa Mining District, n \t\nEssington to Edmonton, \u201e \t\nSouth-East Kootenay District:\nFort Steele Mining Division\u2014Report on...\nNorth-East Kootenay District :\nGolden Mining Division\u2014Report on\t\nWindermere n n \t\nNorth-West Kootenay District \t\nRevelstoke Mining Division\u2014Report on...\nTrout Lake \u00bb \/\/ ...\nLardeau n n . ..\nSlocan District\u2014Report on... \t\nAinsworth Mining Division\u2014Report on ...\nSlocan \/\/ it ...\nSlocan City n n ...\nNelson District :\nNelson Mining Division\u2014Report on\t\nArrow Lake n n\nRossland District:\nTrail Creek Mining Division\u2014Report on...\nBoundary District :\nGreenwood Mining Division\u2014Report on...\nGrand Forks n n ...\nOsoyoos a n\nVernon District\t\nYale District\t\nAshcroft Mining Division\u2014Report on\nNicola \u00bb \/\/ \t\nSimilkameen n a \t\nLillooet District:\nLillooet Mining Division\u2014Report on\t\nClinton n n \t\nVancouver Island and Coast\u2014Report on\t\nAlberni District:\nAlberni Mining Division\u2014Report on\t\nClayoquot \u00bb \u00bb \t\nQuatsino n u \t\nNanaimo District:\nNanaimo Mining Division\u2014Report on\t\nNanaimo-Comox coalfield\t\nSubmitted by\nProvincial Mineralogist\t\nti a \t\na u \t\nn a \t\n\/; Assayer\t\na a \t\n\/\/ a \t\n\/\/ Mineralogist\t\nn a \t\nGold Commissioner\t\n\/\/ \t\nit \t\nMining Recorder\t\nGold Commissioner \t\nProvincial Mineralogist\t\nGold Commissioner\t\nProvincial Assayer\t\nDr. F. E. Wright, U. S. Geo'l. Survey\nDr. R. W. Ells, Canadian\nW. W. Leach, n n\nProvincial Mineralogist\t\nGold Commissioner \t\nGold Commissioner \t\nMining Recorder\t\nGold Commissioner\t\nMining Recorder\t\na \t\n\/\/ \t\nGold Commissioner\t\na \t\nMining Recorder\t\nGold Commissioner\t\nMining Recorder\t\nGold Commissioner\t\nGold Commissioner\t\nn\t\nActing Gold Commissioner\t\nGold Commissioner\t\nMining Recorder\t\n\/\/ \t\nGold Commissioner ... \t\nn . \t\nProvincial Assayer \t\nGold Commissioner\t\nMining Recorder\t\n\/\/ \t\nGold Commissioner \t\nDr. H. S. Poole, of Geological Survey.\nPage.\n7\n7 to 14\n15\n25\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n34\n38\n38\n39\n44\n48\n57\n59\n61\n61\n68\n74\n93\n101\n132\n134\n135\n136\n137\n137\n139\n141\n142\n145\n146\n148\n151\n152\n155\n160\n165\n172\n173\n177\n178\n180\n181\n182\n183\n198\n199\n199\n202\n204\n H 260\nReport of the Minister of Mines.\n1907\nTABLE OF CONTENTS.\u2014Concluded.\nSubject.\nVictoria District :\nVictoria Mining Division \t\nNew Westminster \/\/ \t\nClay deposits of Anvil Island\t\nCowichan Lake and vicinity\u2014Report on\t\nInspection of Metalliferous Mines\u2014Report of\t\na a a \t\na a a \t\nList of Accidents in Metalliferous Mines\t\na a Tabulated\t\nCoal Mining in British Columbia \t\nVancouver Island Collieries \t\nInspection of Coal Mines :\nVancouver Island and Coast Inspection District\t\nEast-Kootenay Inspection District\u2014Report\t\nAccidents in British Columbia Collieries, 1906 \t\nn \/\/ Summary\u2014Table of\nDetailed Statement of Accidents, Vancouver Island. .\n\u00bb n Crow's Nest Coil's.\nShipping Mines \t\nCrown-granted Mineral Claims \t\nGold Commissioners and Mining Recorders\t\nTable of Contents\t\nIndex \t\nList of Illustrations\t\nLibrary Catalogue slips ....\nSubmitted by\nMining Recorder\nProvincial Assayer\t\nProvincial Mineralogist\nJames McGregor, Inspector\nThos. Morgan, \u00bb\nArchibald Dick, \u00ab\nProvincial Mineralogist ...\nArchibald Dick, Inspector.\nThomas Morgan, n\nProvincial Mineralogist ...\nArchibald Dick, Inspector.\nThomas Morgan, n\nProvincial Mineralogist ..\nPage.\n207\n208\n209\n209\n214\n215\n215\n217\n219\n220\n222\n224\n232\n240\n241\n242\n246\n248\n251\n257\n259\n261\n275\n277\n INDEX.\nNote.\u2014Mineral claims in italics.\nPage.\nAccidents :\nIn Metalliferous Mines 217\nCharacter of 219\nIn Coal Mines\u2014Tabulated 240, 241\nAt Crow's Nest Collieries, detailed.... 246\nAt Vancouver Island Collieries, \/\/ 242\nAdventurer Group 151\nAfterthought 167\nAgricultural land :\nEssington to Edmonton 105, 106\nBabine-Stuart lake portage 113\nFort St. John 127\nHudson Hope 122\nPouce Coupe prairie 126\nAgricultural possibilities :\nEssington to Peace river 106\nAhousat 185, 186, 199\nAinsworth Mining Division 142\nAjax ' 176\nA labama 41\nAlamo 145\nAlaska Boundary 48\nOre from 26\nAlberta, extension of prairie into B. C 126\nAlberni District 198\nReport of Gold Commissioner 198\nMining Division, report of Mining Recorder. . 198\nAlberni canal 188, 193\nAlbion 142\nAldermere 94\nAlexander creek ., 181\nAlfred 168\nAlpha 201\nAlpha and Omega 163\nAlps 141\nAlturas 141\nAmalgamated McKee Creek Mining Co 48\nAmases 169\nAmazon 200\nAmerican Boy . ... 145\nAmerican creek 62\nAmerican Eagle 161\nAmerican Girl Group 67\nAmerican Wonder 188\nAnaconda 159\nAnderson creek 39\nAnderson lake\u2014Lillooet 181\nPage.\nAnderson lake\u2014Alberni. See Henderson.\nAnderson Lake Mining and Milling Co 181\nAndover 167\nAndrew 201\nAnna-Eva 99\nAnna S 151\nAnnex 200\nAnnie 153\nAntler creek 43\nAntimony 141\nAnvil island, clay deposits on 209\nApex Group , 168\nApex Rights 145\nArctic trout 117\nArgenta Mines Co 143\nArlington . . 146\nArlington (Erie) 150\nArrow Lake Mining Division :\nReport of Mining Recorder 151\nAshcroft Mining Division :\nReport of Mining Recorder 177\nAsh lake 194\nAspen trees 118\nAspen Grove Camp 178\nAsno creek 130\nAssay Office :\nWork done in 28\nStaff of 28\nAssayers:\nList of Certificated 30, 31\nExaminations for ,28, 29\nAthabaska river 131\nAthabaska Landing 13.1\nAthelstan 158, 161\nAtlin and Willow Creek Gold Mining Co 50\nAtlin Consolidated Mining Co 50\nAtlin \"Claim\" newspaper, reference to 51\nAtlin Mining Division :\nReport of Gold Commissioner 48\nGold recovered in 57\nMineral claims in 55\nAtlin (town) 55\nAtlin lake 50, 54\nAtlin Lake Mining Co , 52\nAugust, 58\nA urora 132\nB.\nBabine :\nLake 101, 114\nMountains 93, 100\nRiver Ill\nVillage and H. B. P 110\nSalmon at Ill\nAgricultural land 112\nClimate 112\nIndian reserve . 110\n\/\/ \/; Natalkuz 112\nOld Fort 112\nBad Shot 136\nBallarat 190\nBaltimore 142\nBank of England 160\n\/; w Fraction 160\nBanner Group 162\nBanner , 164\nBarkerville 43\nBarkley sound , 188\nBase metals, E. & N. Ry. Belt 212\nBatchelor , 145\n Bay\t\nB. C. (Boundary)\nB. C\t\n.162,\n.118,\nB. C. and Tilbury\t\nB. D. S. creek\t\nB.N. A\t\nBeasley\t\nBeaconsfield\t\nBear creek (Similkameen) \t\nBear river\t\nBear\t\nBear Hydraulic Co., Ltd\t\nBear lake 113, 122,\nBear river, Porland Canal 61, 62,\nBear river, Pouce Coupe prairie\t\nBear river camp\t\nBeatrice, 136,\nBeaverdell\t\nBeaver river\t\nBeaver harbour\t\nBeeton, Mr., H. B. Co. agent at Fort. St. John.\nBennett M. D., now included in Atlin M. D....\nBerlin \t\nBemeire\t\nBerry creek\t\nBerry Creek Mining Co., Ltd\t\nBetts & Hesperus Mining Co\t\nBetts\t\nBig Bonanza\t\nBig Cub\t\nBig Interior 194,\nBig Horn\t\nBig Ledge \t\nBill Nye\t\nBilly Goat\t\nBirch creek\t\nBismarck\t\nBitter creek\t\nBlack \t\nBlack Bear 73, 152, 164, 189,\nBlack Bear Fraction\t\nBlack Cloud Group\t\nBlack Diamond 135, 142,\nBlack Prince\t\nBlack Jack \t\nBlack Knight\t\nBlack sand, assays for platinum\t\nBlizzard Frac \t\nBlue Bell 138, 142,\nblue Bell Group\t\nBlue Bird Group\t\nBlue Grouse\t\nBlue river\t\nBluff\t\nBoard of Examiners for Coal Mine Officials\t\nPage.\n159\n156\n166\n135\n135\n144\n148\n167\n180\n196\n127\n43\n144\n65\n126\n64\n138\n159\n113\n204\n124\n48\n154\n140\n60\n59\n161\n161\n40\n164\n198\n178\n151\n174\n166\n52\n143\n62\n168\n194\n160\n147\n170\n175\n99\n67\n29\n176\n207\n64\n199\n200\n72\n216\n32\nPage-\nBonanza 178\nBonaparte river 182\nBonnington falls 157\nBootjack lake 45\nBosun 145\nBoundary creek 161\nBoundary Falls 161\nBoundary between B. C. and Alberta 128\nBoundary District :\nReport of Gold Commissioner . 155\nDevelopments 26\nOre to smelters 155\nCopper, per ton of ore 155\nBoulder creek 48, 52\nIndividual miners on 52, 53, 72, 73\nBounty Fractional 160\nBoyne 174\nBrick, on Anvil island 209\nOutput, estimated 9, 24\nBridge river 181\nBritannia 26, 215\nBritish American Dredging Co., Ltd 51\nBritish Pacific 189\nBritish Empire 172\nBritish Columbia Construction & Distributing Co. 157\nBritish Columbia Copper Co 155, 162, 168\nBritish Columbia Dredging Co 51\nBritish Columbia Pottery Co 24\nBritish Columbia Standard 149, 150\nBroadview i 136\nBrooklyn 157\nBroomhead Syndicate 179\nBrown-Alaska Co 62\nBrown river 206\nBrown's camp 163\nBrown Jug Group 185, 199\nBruin 194\nBrutus 185\nBuffalo lake 129\nBuilding stone, output estimated 9, 24\nBull river, placer on 133\nBulkley valley 93\nBulletins :\nWest Coast Vancouver Island 28\nPortland canal . 28\nBullion (town) Cariboo 45\na mountain, Osoyoos 170\nBullion 170\nBureau of Mines, work of year :\nProvincial Mineralogist 27\nProvincial Assayer 28\nStaff 27\nBurroughs bay 69\nBurton 151\nButtle lake 196\nCabin, or 4-Mile creek 98\nCable 143\nCadwallader creek 181\nCalamine (zinc) duty on 141\nCalder 52\nCalumet and Hecla 138\nCampbell river 196\nCamborne 139\nCamp Fairview 165\nCamp Hedley 165\nCamp Robertson 75\nCamp Wilson 75\nCanadian King 150\nCanyon creek 72\nCanyon, Peace river 120\nC. P.R 160\nNicola branch 179\nCrow's Nest branch 233\nCape Ball 76\nCape Fife 75\nCapital-Prize 159\nCarbonado 222\nCarbonado Collieries 233, 239\nCariboo District 38\nCariboo and Quesnel Mining Divisions 38\nReport of Gold Commissioner 39\nCariboo Consolidated, Ltd 39\nCariboo Gold Fields 39\n Index.\nH 263\nPage.\nCariboo Gold Mining Co 45\nCariboo creek 151\nCarmi 160\nCarp lake 115\nCarpenter creek 141\nCarrier lake 115\nCascade 190, 211\nCassiar District 48\nAtlin Mining Division 48\nReport of Gold Commissioner 48\nNorthern portion of, Liard and Stikine Mining Divisions .'. 57\nReport of Gold Commissioner 58\nSkeena Mining Division\t\nReport of Gold Commissioner 61\nPortland canal\u2014Report b3<- Prov. Assayer... 61\nUnuk river, \u201e Dr. F. E. Wright 68\nGraham island, \u00ab Dr. Ells 74\nTelkwa district, n W. W. Leach . . 93\nEssington to Edmonton\u2014Report by Provincial Mineralogist 101\nCassiar Coal Co 95\nAnalysis of coal 97\nCayoosh creek 181\nCedar District 232\nCedar Creek 169\nCement 24\nCentre Star 152\nCentre Eagle 161\nChar, fish 117\nChemainus river 210\nCherry creek 177\nChestnut Hill Mining Co., Ltd 138\nChicago-British Columbia Mining Co 159\nChieftain Group 176\nChilkat M. D. (now included in Atlin Min. Div.) 48\nChina creek (Cariboo) 42\nChina Creek Hydraulic Co 42\nChinese labourers. 41\nChinooks 122\nChinukundl creek 78\nCinnabar 167\nCinnabar No. 2 167\nClay deposits 28\nClay 209\nAnalysis of Anvil island clay 209\nFire clay 9, 226, 228, 231\nClayoquot Mining Division 199\nReport of Mining Recorder 199\nClayoquot sound 188, 196\nClearwater river 58\nClimax 200\nClinton Mining Division 182\nReport of Gold Commissioner 182\nCoal creek (Telkwa) 95\nit creek (Pouce Coupe) 126\nn harbour 205\nii hill , 174\nii creek 233\nCoal \u2022 Diagram shewing total production 8\nProduction of, 18\nMarket for 19\nPrice of, 19\nTrade with Alaska 19\nCassiar 95\nTelkwa 96, 222\nNicola 173, 179\nKamloops 175, 222\nElk river 133, 222\nGross amount mined in Province 220\nTable showing output 220\nVancouver island 220\nCool.\u2014Concluded.\nCrow's Nest pass 220\nQueen Charlotte islands 74, 222\nPeace river 222\nInspection of Coal mines 224\nFlathead valley 222\nLignite at Princeton 222\nHosmer (C.PR.) 222\nNicola coal (analysis) 221\nEmployees in mines 221\nSummary of returns 223\nEmployees, Vancouver island 223\nH. S. Poole, report on Nanaimo 205\nNanaimo-Comox field 204\nAccidents in collieries 240\nProspective mines 232\nSan Francisco market 225\nCoal Mines, Qualifications for Mine Officials ....\n 31, 34, 37\nBoard of Examiners 32\nCoal mines, results of closing 152\nInspection District, East Kootenay 232\n\/\/ a Vancouver Id. and Coast. 224\nAccidents, detailed list of 242, 246\nCoal, output of various mines\t\n 226, 228, 231, 233, 236, 238, 239\nCoke, production per year 11\nDiagram of production 8\nOutput 19\nShipment from Australia 19, 221\nCollieries, Vancouver island 19\nw Crow's Nest pass 233\nCoast District :\nDevelopment 26\nCoast range 68, 94\nColdwater basin 179\nColumbia Hydraulic Co 52\nColumbia Clay Co., Ltd 209\nColumbia river 136\nCommission\u2014Zinc 144\nCommissioner for Dominion land grant selection,\nPeace river 124\nCommodore Group 202\nComox 220\nComox lake 206\nComstock 135, 171, 200\nConcentrator\u2014La Plata mine 149\nSecond Relief 150\nConkling Group 169\nConnection 161\nConsolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada,\nLtd., 153, 215\nConsolation creek, water power on 55\nConstance Fraction 190\nConstantine, Major, R.N.W.M. Police 129\nCook and Ddbson's Claim 65\nCopper 164\nCopper Butte 161\nCopper creek (Boundary) 157\nCopper Group 164\nCopper Qiteen 26\nCopper\u2014Production 21\nTable showing output of various districts 22\nAverage assays 22\nOre 25\nNative 178\nCowichan lake 212\nOccurrence 193, 203\nCopper Cliff Group 203\nCopper Cliff Mining Co 203\nCopper Island Group 198\nCopper King 62, 177\n Copper King Group (Osoyoos) 170\nn a (Ahousat) 186\nCopper Standard Group 178\nCopper mountain 180\nCork 143\nCoronado 179\nCornell 202, 215\nCornell Operating Co 202, 216\nCotton Belt Group 175\nCotton Belt 174\nCottonwood 174\nCottonwood creek 210\nCotton ereek 175\nCourtenay river 206\nCoutlee 232\nCowboy 179\nCowgitz eoal mine 79\nCowichan lake, Prov. Mineralogist's trip to. .27, 209\nMineral possibilities about 210\nPage.\nCowichan 205\nCraycroft island 204\nCream of the Gamp 171\nCrescent 159, 161\nCrescent Fraction 159\nCrofton 205\nSmelter at 26\nCross (or Trembleur) lake 113\nCrown Group 52\nGrown Point 153\nCrows Nest Pass Coal Co 15, 19, 133, 233\nDetails of accidents at 246\nCumberland 206\n\" Cumberland anthracite \" 231\nCunningham creek 43\nCutbank river 125, 128\nCurlew 160\nCyaniding, Hendryx process 148\nCyclone Group 175\nD.\nDacotah \t\nDaily Boy Group\t\nDandy\t\nDaniel\t\nDawson, Dr., report on Queen Charlotte Islands\nreferred to \t\nDawson creek (Pouce Coupe)\t\nDeadwood camp\t\nDease creek 58,\nDease lake\t\nD'Echafaud creek (Pouce Coupe)\t\nDeer creek\t\nDelenger ....\nDelia\t\nDel Ray\t\nDenoro Mines, Limited\t\nDeserted creek\t\nDeterminations, free\t\nDetermination of Fossils\t\nDevelopments of the year\t\nPlacer mining \t\nMetalliferous mines\t\nDevlin Group\t\nDewdrop Fractional\t\nDiamond Vale Coal & Iron Co 179,\nDisappointment inlet 188,\nDiscovery (Pine creek) .\n174\n73\n149\n143\n76\n126\n158\n60\n58\n126\n188\n151\n197\n141\n162\n184\n29\n206\n25\n25\n25\n148\n1S5\n221\n199\n50\nDiscovery (Wilson creek) 54\nDispatcher 177\nDings, electro-magnetic separators 144\nDividend 165\nDividend Group 168\nDividend mountain 168\nDixon entrance , 61\nDogs, Indian sleigh 125\nDolphin .. . 170\nDominion 99, 169\nDominion basin 98\nDominion Government Reserve, Peace river .... 120\nDominion Copper Co 155, 161\nDominion Trust Co 52\nDownie creek 137\nDredges, Fraser river 182\nDriftwood river 113\nDrummond, C. B., contribution from 175\nDry Hill Hydraulic Mines 109\nDuchess 99\nDuncan station 160, 205, 210\nDuncan river 143\nDundee 201\nDunvegan, H.B.P 129\nDuty on Calamine and zinc blende 141\nDynamo 159\nE.\nEagle 162\nEagle Group 64\nEagle (Hardy) mountain 161, 162\nEarthquake Group .... 163\nEast Side 200\nEdison 200\nEdison Mining Co 200\nEdith 194\nEdna 164\nEdward Baillie Syndicate 139\nEffiingham inlet 189\nEight-mile lake 41\nEldorado Group 170\nElectric installations :\nB. C. Copper Co 157\nDeadwood camp ... 158\nGranby mines 156\nElectric power 216\nn Pine creek 51\nElk 199\nElkhorn 159\nElkhorn Group 170\nElk river 133\nElk Valley Coal Co 133\nElwood Tin-workers G. & S. M. Co 136\nEmerald 148\nEmma 149, 156, 162\nEmpire * 211\nEmpress 144, 151\nEnglish Counties Hydraulic Syndicate 53\nEnglishman's river 232\nEnterprise 189\nE. P. U 159\nEssington to Edmonton, trip from 101\nTable of distances 102\nCoal 104\nTimber 105\nAgricultural lands 105\nn possibilities 106\nMineral possibilities 103\nClimate 107\nWintering stock 108\n Index.\nH 265\nEssington to Edmonton.\u2014Concluded.\nDetails of trip 109\nEspfranza 177\nEsperanza inlet 183\nEureka 150, 159, 189, 199\nEureka Copper Mines, Ltd 150\nEva 136, 139, 140\nPage.\nEvening Group 99\nEvening Star 164, 174\nEvening Sun 66\nExaminations for Coal Mines Officials, 1906 .... 31\nExtension 205, 220\nExtension Colliery 227\nF.\nFantantine\t\nFernie\t\nFirebrick\t\nFireclay 9, 226, 228,\nFirefly\t\nFinlay rapids and river\t\nFerguson \t\nFerguson Mines, Ltd\t\nFording river\t\nRailway up\t\nForest\t\nForest Chief\t\nForest Rose \t\nForest Queen \t\nFort Connelly 113,\nFort Steele Mining Division :\nSilver-lead production in\t\nCoal and coke, n \t\nPlacer mining\t\nFort St. James \t\nTime to reach from Vancouver\t\nR. C. Mission at\t\n163\n233\n24\n231\n185\n118\n138\n138\n133\n133\n43\n151\n39\n203\n122\n25\n133\n132\n113\n114\n114\nFort St. James.\u2014Concluded.\nCrops at 114\nFrost near 114\nFort St. John 120, 124\nFlint 143\nFlorence Group 166\nFlorence Fraction 163, 166\nFlores island 186\nFort Rupert 204\nFossils, determinations of, in Nanaimo 206\nFountain Creek Cons. Mg. Co 40\nFountain creek 40\nFranklin camp 163\nFranklin No. 1 67\nFranklin (townsite) 164\nFraser river (placers) 173\nFraser River Gold Dredging Co 177\nFrederick island 75\nFrederick arm 204\nFremont 159\nFrench creek 136\nG.\n118,\nGalena ore, desulphurisation of, by Heberlein\nprocess ,\t\nGame, bear\t\nGardner canal\t\nGaresche-Green Coal Co\t\nGarnet \t\nGem \t\nG. H\t\nGiant \t\nGibraltar\t\nGillies bay \t\n52,\nGlacier\t\nGladstone\t\nGladys \t\nGlengarry\t\nGloucester camp\t\nGloucester\t\nGloucester creek\t\nGold, free\t\nDredges, Thompson river 21\nhydraulics\t\nplacers\t\nproduction of ,\t\nplacers, Yale M. D \t\nPeace river\t\ntable of production\t\nlode mining \t\nstamp mills\t\nGold Commissioners, list of\t\nGold Bottom creek 54\nGold Bug\t\nGold Drop \t\nGold Dust Group \t\nGold Finch 139, 140;\nGold from the Grass Roots \t\nGold Hill Group\t\nGold Run creek\t\n149\n127\n67\n179\n211\n168\n164\n134\n167\n205\n65\n197\n162\n194\n185\n163\n164\n164\n139\n25\n20\n25\n20\n177\n128\n10\n21\n21\n257\n55\n159\n160\n165\n159\n176\n54\n48\nGold, Run 50\nGoldstream ereek (Telkwa) 97\nGolden Mining Division 134\nGolden, smelter at 134\nGulden Axe 161\nGolden Gate 199\nGolden Crown G. & S. Mining Co . 141\nGolden Eagle 163\nGolden Rule Group 170\nGolden Star 174\nGolden Sovereign Group .. 178\nGolden Zone Group 166\nGoat creek (Telkwa) ... 95\nSection of coal measures on 95\nGoodenouqh 145\nGood Hope 188\nGood Hope Group 199\nGordon river 213\nGorgon ... 52\nGowlland island ... . 203\na harbour 203\nGrace mountain 174\nGraham island (Q. C. I.) 74\nGeology of 75\nCoal on 88\nAnalysis of coal 89, 91\na rock 82\nMap of 74\nGranby Con. M., S. & P. Co., Ltd .... 155, 160, 163\nGrand Forks Mining Division :\nReport of Gold Commissioner 160\nGrand Forks 163\nProduction in M. D 165\nGrand Trunk Pacific Railway 26, 27\nGrand View . ... 166\nGraphic 146\nGranville 99\nGreat Central lake 194, 197\n H 266\nIndex.\nGreat Northern Railway :\nSpur to Phoenix 158\nBranch to Fernie 233\nGreat Northern mountain 137\nGrenville mountain 154\nGrouse ereek 41\nGreen Mountain 168\nGreen Mountain camp 168\nGreenwood Group 166\nGreenwood 158\nGlacier creek 62, 65\n\/, (Unuk river) 73\n(Telkwa) 98\nGuggenheim Exploration Co 45, 50, 52\nGuinevieve 167\nH.\nHaines (Alaska)\t\nHall Mining and Smelting Co\t\nHamil creek\t\nHammet, Mr., H. B. Co. agent at Fort McLeod.\nHampton\t\nHankin basin\t\nHappy John\t\nHappy John Group\t\nHappy Medium \t\nHardscrabble creek\t\nHardy Boy\t\nHardy or Eagle mountain\t\nHarrison \t\nHastings (B. C.) Exploration Syndicate, Ltd. ..\nHawthorne\t\nHazelton\t\nHazelton-Babine trail\t\nReference to 1905 Report\t\nHecla\t\nHecla Group\t\nHeight of Land:\nStuart lake and Salmon river\t\nSalmon river and Arctic water-shed\t\nHelen\t\nHelga Gold and Copper Co\t\nHelga Mining Co\t\nHemlock\t\nHendryx process of Cyaniding\t\nHere-it-is\t\nHesperus\t\nHesquoit \t\nIdaho 145,\nIllecillewaet M. D\t\nIllustrations :\npreparation of\t\nMap, Alberni Mining Division\t\nSketch of Big Interior\t\nSouthern Cross Group \t\nIndex to\t\nImperial Coal & Coke Co .\t\nIndependence 180,\nIndependence mountain\t\nIndex\t\nIndex\t\nFnqersol \t\nIngersol river\t\nIndians\t\nBeaver tribe ....\ndogs \t\nIndian Chief Group 185,\nInland Empire\t\nInland Empire Mining & Milling Co\t\n55\n148\n143\n115\n146\n98\n192\n193\n146\n44\n204\n161\n175\n150\n177\n94\n110\n109\n138\n176\n114\n115\n159\n199\n188\n199\n148\n212\n161\n199\nHesquiat lake . 185\nHesquiat harbour 185\nHetty Green 188\nHewitt 145\nHiellan river 77\nHighland (Kootenay, B.C.) Mining Co 142\nHighland valley 173\nHill's bar 173, 178\nHillside 200\nHobson 161\nHomestake Group 99, 161, 162, 167\nHomecrest ... 170\nHonna river 75\nHope 145, 178\nHornet 211\nHorsefly section 47\nHorsefly river 47\nHorseshoe 175\nHorsebeef bar 182\nHosmer 222\nHowe sound 208, 209\nHowson creek 99\nHudson Hope 120\nGeology at 121\nHunter V. and Double Standard 150\nHunter basin 98\nHuntington-Heberlein process 149\nHumming Bird 163\nHumming Bird Group 166\nHumming Bird Fraction 163\nHumphry 162\nI.\n157\n136\n28\n187\n195\n191\n133\n201\n168\n261\n143\n199\n199\n116\n120\n125\n199\n154\n154\nInspection of metalliferous mines 214\nCoal mines 224\nInternational Boundary established by commiss'n 69\nIrish Boy 166\nIron Cap 176\nIronclad Fraction 160\nIron Duke 151\nIron 22\nHematite ore 183\nIron Horse 99\nIron King 186\nIron Knob 201\nIron Mask , 174\nIron Mask Mining Co 174\nIron Meadow 201\nIron Meadow Nos. 1, 2 and 3 201\nIskut river 58\nIsland mountain 44\nIslands Copper Co.. 203\nI.X.L 207\nJackson 144\nJane 216\nJesperson leases 181\nJessie 175\nJessie Bluebird 143\nJewel 159\nJock' lake 174\nJoe 174\n Page.\nJoker 52\nJosie Group 153, 163\nJuly creek .... 161\nPage.\nJumbo 65, 153, 162, 166\nJumbo G. M. Co 153\nJune Group 183, 200, 201\nK.\nKallapa (Killapa) 188, 199\nKamloops Mining Division 173\nKaslo creek, south fork 143\nKate No. 1 161\nKate No. g 161\nKeithley creek 47\nKemano river 67\nit Provincial Assayer's trip to 28\nKennedy lake 199\nKenilworth 168\nKensington 52\nKeremeos\u2014Pontiac mines 168\nKeremeos 167\nKeremeos valley 169\nKetchikan (Alaska) 71\nKettle river, north fork 163\na east fork, north fork . . 164\na west fork 159\nKettle Valley railway 163\nKimberley Co 177\nKimberley 132, 146, 215\nKing 98\nKing Arthur 169\nKing Solomon Mines Co 143\nKing Edward 200\nKingston 166\nKingston Gold and Copper Mining Co 166\nKitimat Development Syndicate 96\nKlehini river 55\nKokanee creek 149\nKoksilah 205, 207\nKootenay Ore Co 144\nKootenay Belle 148\nKootenay river 148\nlake 142\nKrao 142\nKruger mountain 165\nKung Indian village 76\nKyuquot sound 183\nL.\nLabour, scarcity of 19, 149\na per ton of ore mined 16\nLabourers' Co-operative Co 134\nLac Long river. See. Long lake.\nLady Bertha 168\nLadysmith 202,205\nLa Fontaine 39\nLake View Group 66\nLakelse river, Government hatchery on 109\nLa Plata Mines, Ltd 149\nLardeau Mining Division 139\nReport of Mining Recorder 139\nLardeau creek, south fork 138\nLast Chance 145, 162, 168, 172\nLaura Group . 175\nLaurier pass 122\nLavina-Butte Group 143\nLawn hill , 75\nLead Queen Group 135\nLead, production of 21\nii Table of output of various districts 21\na London price of 21\na Bounty on 21\nLead 203\nLeemitford 175\nLemon creek 147\nLena island 80\nLenore 201\nLe Roi 152\nLe Roi No. 2, Ltd 152\nLeschhi 185\nLesser Slave Lake (settlement), C.M.S. Mission,\nH.B. Post, R. C. Mission, Revillon Freres, . 129\nLesser Slave river 130\nn a lake 130\nM\nMabel 153\nMabel H 161\nMacdonnell, Mr. John A 124\nMaestro 142\nMagdala Group 170\nMajuba 162\nLiard and Stikine, unexplored country in 61\nLightning creek 39\nLightning Creek Gold Gravel and Drainage Co . 39\nLignite\u2014at Princeton 222\nLignite creek 76\nLime 9, 24\nLincoln creek 55\nLincolnshire 53\nLittle Babe 161\nLittle Bertha 163\nLittle Cub Fraction 164\nLittle Dipper Fraction 190\nLittle Donald, ., 142\nLittle Jo 64\nLittle Snowshoe creek , , 38\nLtttle Spruce Group 52\nLillooet District 181\nLillooet Mining Division, Report of Gold Commissioner 181\nLode mines, Diagram showing production of.... 8\nLong lake 115\nLong lake river 115\na n a falls in 115\nLome (Lillooet) 181\nLome creek 109\nLorna Doone 167\nLouise 200\nLowhee creek 39\nLoyal 215\nLoyal Lease Ltd., Co 203, 216\nLoyal Group 203\nLuce 38\nLucky Boy 136, 138\nLucky Jack 164\nLucky Seven 64\nMalvin, Jamieson & Co 54\nMamin river 76\nMammoth 139\nMammoth Mining Syndicate 136\nMaple bay 61\nMaple Bay camp 62\n Page.\nDr. Dresser's report on microscopic .\u25a0 examination of rock from Maple Bay camp 62\"\nMaple island 80\nMaple Leaf 151, 164, 168\nMatilda creek 186\nMarble 184\nMarble Bay 26, 215\nMarble Bay Group . . 202\nMarvel G. M. Co 178\nMary point 76\nMasset inlet .... 75\nMatthews. 148\nMavis 159\nMay dh Jennie 148\nMay Group 146\nMcDame creek 57, 60\nMcGuigan basin 145\nMcKee creek 48\nMcKee Consolidated Hydraulic, Ltd 48\nMcKinley 163\nMcKinley camp 163\nMcKinley Mines, Ltd 163\nMcLaughlin Group 143\nMcLeod 175\nMcLeod lake 115\nLand bordering on 116\nMcNeill's harbour 205\nMcNulty Group 168\nMeadow Lark 159\nMetalliferous mines, inspection of 214\nShipping, list of 246\nMeteor J 46\nMetropolitan .... 166\nMephistopheles , 185\nMichel creek, coal on 133, 233\nMichel collieries 233\nMidday 189\nMiddle river 113\n\" Middlesboro Collieries \" (Nicola) 232\nMidnight, 146\nMidway & Vernon Railway 160\nMill creek (Nicola) 179\nMillie Mack 151\nMines, lode, production of. See Lode Mines.\nShipping, 1906, table of 15, 246\nNon-shipping, men employed in 16\nDetailed list of shipping mines 24S\nPage.\nMineral products, value of 15\nMinerva Fraction 201\nMining Recorders, list of 257\nMinnie Moore 162\nMissions :\nR. C, at Babine 110\nR. C. atNatalkuz 112\nR. C, at Stuart lake 114\nC. M. S., at Lesser Slave lake 129\nMoberly lake 122\nMother Lode 62, 66, 148, 156\nMollie Gibson (see Laplata mines) . . 149\nMonarch 134, 169\nMonarch's Daughter 169\nMonarch Fraction 160\nMonarch Group 151\nMonitor 145, 163 192, 193\nMonte Carlo 176\nMontezuma 143\nMoose (Game) 128\nMorehead lake 45\nMorice river 97\nMorrissey creek 233\nMorning Glory 200\nMosquito creek 41\nMountain 176\nMountain Goat No. 1 58\nNo. 2 58\nMountain Rose . 158, 163\nMount Baker & Yale Mining Co 178\nMount Disraeli 61\nMounted Police, R. N. W., at Ft. St. John .... 124\nMount Etheline 83\nMount Genevieve , 82\nMount Severn Group 170\nMt. Selwyn 118\nMount Zion 169\nMount Zion Mines 169\nMount Zion Group 169\nMoyie 132, 215\nMoyie lake 132\nMucho Oro 39\nMud creek 96\nMud river 126, 128\nMuskeg 125, 127\nMyrtle Group 146\nMystic 199\nN.\nNaden harbour\t\nNadu river.... \t\nNahmint Mining Co \t\nNanaimo District, Report of Gold Commissioner\nNanaimo Jubilee Mining Co\t\nNanaimo river. \t\nNanaimo harbour\t\nNanoose bay\t\nNarrows\t\nNass river\t\nNation river \t\nNeepawa\t\nNet\t\nNellie \t\nNelson District, Report of Mining Recorder. .\nNelson Mining Division, developments\t\nNelson Group \t\nNettie L \t\nNettie M\t\nNettle island\t\nNewcastle island , \t\nNew Denver\t\n76\n79\n193\n202\n204\n204\n225\n204\n80\n62\n117\n147\n201\n168\n148\n25\n140\n138\n135\n189\n225\n145\nNew Westminster District 26\nNew Westminster Mining Division, Report from\nMining Recorder 208\nNickel Plate 165\nNicola (town) 179, 221, 232\nNicola Mining Division 173, 178\nNicola Valley Coal & Coke Co 179, 221, 232\nNighthaiok 168\nNipple mountain 82\nNitinat (waggon road), lake, river 213\nNixon creek 213\nNo-fish lake 181\nNome Group 144\nNon- Union 52\nNootka sound 184\nNora 52\nNorma Group 176\nNorth fork, Unuk river ... 73\nNorth island 79\nNorth Columbia Gold Mining Co 50\nNorth-East Kootenay District, Report of\nGold Commissioner , 134\n Northey Mountain Camp 167\nNorthern Mines, Ltd. ... 51\nNorthfleld Mine 225\nNorth Pine river 128\nNorth Star 132, 215\nNorth Star Company 25\nNorth-West Kootenay District, Report by\nGold Commissioner .... 136\nNorway mountain 154\nVo. 7 176\nNo. One 142\nNo. 3 creek 135\nNugget gulch 42\nNulli Secundus 177\no.\nO'Donnel river 54\nOffice Statistics :\nAinsworth Mining Division 144\nAlberni \u201e 198\nArrow Lake n 151\nAshcroft tt 177\nAtlin ,; 56\nCariboo \u00ab 44\nClayoquot t, 199\nClinton n 182\nFort Steele \/, 133\nGolden r, 134\nGrand Forks n 165\nGreenwood n 160\nKamloops u 175\nLardeau \/\/ . . 140\nLillooet \u201e 181\nNanaimo ' n 204\nNelson \u201e 148\nNew Westminster n 209\nNicola n 180\nOsoyoos \/\/ 171\nRevelstoke n 137\nSimilkameen n 180\nSlocan a 146\nSlocan City \u201e 147\nStikine and Liard n 61\nTrail Creek \u201e 154\nTrout Lake n 138\nQuatsino n .... 201\nVernon n 172\nVictoria i, 208\nWindermere \u00bb 135\nYale \u201e 178\nOil and Oilshales :\nIn Flathead valley 24\nCariboo 24\nOil and Oilshales.\u2014Concluded.\nQueen Charlotte Islands\nOil Works (Q. C. I.)-\t\nOlalla \t\nOlalla Camp\t\nOlalla Copper M. and S. Co. ..\nOlalla creek\t\nOlalla Giant\t\nOld Eleven of England\t\nOlga .\n.166, 168.\n.199,\n.143,\nOhio Mines Development Co., Ltd. ...\nO. K.\t\nOkanagan Landing \t\nOmineca Mining Division :\nDevelopment\t\nOntario\t\nOphir\t\nOptdence\t\nOpulence mountain \t\nOregon Group\t\nOre Hill\t\nOre mined in Province, tonnage of\t\nOre ; West Coast, V. I\t\nOro Denoro 156,\nOrmond 186.\nOrphan Group\t\nOsborne bay \t\nOsoyoos Mining Division :\nReport of Acting Gold Commissioner\t\nOttawa \t\nOtter ereek ,\t\nOtter Creek Consolidated Group ....\nOtter Hydraulic Co., Ltd. ....\nOttertail creek\t\nOutlook\t\nOutsider Group\t\nOyster Criterion\t\nP.\nPacific Coal Co 222\nPacific North-West Co 177\nPack river 116\nParadise 135\nParle-pas rapids 119\nParsnip river , 116, 117\ncow-parsnip plant 117\nRoss Creek camp 163\nPathfinder 163\nPayne 145\nPaystreak Group 200\nPeace River 101, 118\nsteam navigation 121\ncanyon on 120\ndistrict 129\nclimate north of 127\nPeace River Crossing (settlement) 129\nPeerless 200\nPenticton 166\nPerry creek 132\nPete 186\nPeterborough ..., 52\nPeterson\t\nPeterson creek \t\nPhillips arm\t\nPhoenix Group\t\nPhcenix\t\nPilot Bay Concentrator\t\nPine Apple \t\nPine (black)\t\nPine creek 48, 50,\nElectric power plant on \t\nFalls in\t\nPine Creek Power Co., Ltd \t\nPine river\t\nvalley of\t\ntrails of\t\nPine River pass . , 117,\nPingston creek \t\nPintledanne ereek 67,\nPintledanne Group \t\nPlacer gold 20,\nPlatinum \t\nproduction at Lillooet\t\n24\n75\n171\n170\n170\n171\n170\n39\n201\n137\n153\n172\n20\n151\n164\n170\n170\n166\n148\n15\n197\n162\n199\n176\n205\n165\n146\n53\n53\n53\n151\n151\n02\n139\n213\n175\n204\n198\n160\n142\n169\n115\n55\n51\n51\n50\n122\n123\n123\n122\n151\n68\n67\n25\n23\n23\n H 270\nIndex.\nPage.\nPleasant camp 55\nPolley lake 45\nPontiac 167\nPontiac Group 142\nPoplar creek camp 137\nPortage :\nBabine lake to Stuart lake 113\nMountain of Rocks portage 120\nPeace river canyon 120\nPort\/and 167\nPortland canal 61\nReports of microscopic examination of rocks\nfrom 66, 62\nReport by Provincial Assayer 28, 61\nInternational boundary in 61\nCommunication with 62\nGeology of 62\nOre from 26\nDevelopment 26\nSketch map of 63\nPort Essington 109\nPort Simpson 62\nPot Hook ' 174\nPottery :\nB. C. Pottery Co 24\nPouce Coupe prairie 107, 124, 126\nPreston 159\nPrideaux island 189\nPrince Group 185\nPrince Henry 159\nPrince Mining Co 136\nPrince of Wales 170\nPrince Rupert 201\nProduction, mineral:\nanalysis of returns 15\ndiagram showing total 8\nProserpine mountain 43\nProtection island 225\nProtection Island Mine 225\nProvidence 158\nProvince Group 144\nProvince Mines, Ltd , 144\nProvincial Mineralogist :\nWork of Year 27\nVisit to Cowichan lake 27\nPeace river trip 27\nDistance table 102\nDiary 101\nTexada island 28\nPtarmigan 135\nPuget Sound Iron Co 203\nPuntledge river 206\nPython, 176\nQ.\nQuartz mining, Cariboo District 43\nQuatsino Mining Division :\nReport of Mining Recorder 199\nQuatsino sound 197, 200, 183\nQuatsino King 200\nQuilchena basin 179\nQueen Charlotte Islands\u2014Report by Dr. Ells... 74\nQueen Charlotte Coal Mining Co 81\nQueen Charlotte Islands, fossils of 76\nQueen Charlotte Islands.\u2014Concluded.\nOil seepages 24\nQueen 148, 162\nQueen Victoria 149\nQuesnel Mining District :\nReport of Mining Recorder 44\nn Gold Commissioner 38\nLode mining in 47\nQuesnel river 47\nR.\nRah it Paw 162\nRainbow 98\nRainv Hollow 55\nRambler 145, 160\nRapid ereek 138\nRawhide 158, 161\nReco\t\nRed mountain 152, 167\nRed Rock 200\nRed Rover 189\nRegina 62\nRennell sound 77\nReport of Dr. Dresser on microscopic examination of rocks of Big Interior 196\nReserve, Dominion Government 120\nResort 167\nResort No. 1 167\nRevillon Freres 120, 124\nRevelstoke Mining District :\nReport of Mining Recorder 137\nRevelstoke .. 137\nRevelstoke Group 137\nRevelstoke & McCulloch Hyd. Mg. Co 136\nReward Gold & Silver Mg. Co 138\nRichard the Third 26, 207\nRio Grande 167\nRiordan mountain 167\nRiordan mountain camp 166\nRising Sun Group 177\nRire-side . 164\nR.N.W.M. Police-\nPeace River Crossing 129\nR.N.W.M. Police.\u2014Concluded.\nLesser Slave Lake 129\nRoad\u2014Penticton-Nickel Plate 167\nRoads\u2014\nBear ereek (Similkameen) 180\nPeace River Crossing, south 129\nn to St John 121\nArrow Lake to Big Ledge. 151\nNanaimo, Alberni 232\nRoad view 176\nRoadside 171\nRobertson river 213\nRoosevelt 62, 67\nRose point 75\nRose spit 77\nRosella creek 61\nRosella Hyd. Mg. & Dev. Co., Ltd 61\nRose Marie Group 199\nRossland 200\nRossland 153\nRossland camp 25\nRossland District :\nReport of Gold Commissioner 152\n 200\nRoyal.\nRoyal Banner...\nRoyal Standard.\nRubicond\t\nRuby creek\t\nRussian Creek ..\nRuth\t\n163\n172\n200\n53\n43\n144\n Page.\nSally Group 159\nSalmon arm 208\nSalmon river 61, 114\nSalt Spring island 205\nSan Juan , 208\nSarita 198\nSarita Group 189\nSarita river 189\nSaskatoon creek .... 126\nSavage 166\nScallon creek 99\nScheelite..... 44\nScotia Group 168\nScotlet 185\nScranton 143\nSearchlight Group 170\nSeattle Prospecting and Development Co 60\nSechart channel 189\nSecond Relief 150\nSelwyn, Mount 118\n\/\/ creek 118\nSeymour arm 174\na Landing 174\nShamrock 166, 170\nSharpshooter 167\nSheep creek 148\nShickshock 163\nShining Beauty 134\nShipping mines in 1906, list of 248\nShory 175\nSidney inlet 26, 185, 199\nSilver 203\nSilver Bell 166\nSilver Bow 67\nSilver Cup 136, 137, 138\nSilver Dollar 139\nSilver Glance 144\nSilver King 66, 148\nSilver-lead ore, production of 25\nSilver, production of . 21\nSilverton 145, 161\nSimilkameen Mining Division 180\nSiwash creek 177\nSix-mile 138\n16-mile creek 166, 169\nSkeena Mining Division :\nSkeena river 109\nReport from 61\nSkidegate 74\nSkonun point 78\nSkylark 158\nSlate 81\nSlatechuck ereek 80\nQuarry on 81\nSlogan City Mining Division :\nReport of Mining Recorder 146\nSlocan District :\nReport of Gold Commissioner 141\nDevelopments 25\nSlocan Mining Division ;\nReport of Mining Recorder 145\nSlocan Prince 146\nSlocan Star 145\nSloko river 54\nSlough Creek, Ltd 42\nSmelters :\nCrofton : 186, 200\nAlaska 221\nB. C. Copper Co. (Greenwood) 156, 162\nGranby 164\nSmelters.\u2014Concluded.\nHall Mines 148\nTacoma 203\nTyee - . 202\nImporting coke 221\nSmith creek 136\nSmoky 171\nSmoky river 129\nSnowshoe 156, 161\nSnowshoe creek 47\nSnowshoe Gold and Copper Mines, Ltd 161\nSnow creek 60\nSociete Miniere de la Colombie Brittanique 52\nSoil:\nMoberly lake 122\nPouce coupe prairie (analysis of) 126\nFort St. John 127\nSophie mountain . 153\nSouth-East Kootenay District :\nFort Steele Mining Division 132\nReport of Gold Commissioner 132\nMineral Claims held in, 132\nSouthern Cross 26, 189, 190\nSouthern Cross mine, Plans of 190\nSouth fork (Unuk river) .\" 73\nSpanish lake 45\ntt tt ditch 46\nSpences Bridge 221\nSpirit river 129\nSpokane Trinket 142\nSpringer creek 146\nSpruce (timber) 125\nSpruce creek 48, 51\nSpruce Creek Power Co 51\nStatistical Tables I., II., III., IV, V, VI.,\nVII., VIII., IX., X. and XI, explanation of.\n(See also Mineral Production.) 16, 17, 18\nStarr Group 99, 100\nStarr basin 100\nStarveout 159\nStanley 44\nStandard 145\nStar Mining and Milling Co 145\nStar of Hope Group 169\nStandard\nStar Group\t\nSt. Barnard,\t\nSteamer service,\nStella \t\nCoast of B. C.\n167\n138\n166\n109\n199\nStella No. 1 201\nSt. Elmo 138\nStemwinder 132, 157, 165, 215\nStemwinder Gold & Coal Mg. Co., Ltd 165\nStephendyke Group 50\nSt. Eugene 132, 215\nStewart 62\nSt. George 180\nSt Helen 180\nStikine and Liard Mining Divisions, Gold Commissioner's report of 57\nStikine Mining Division, quartz in 58\nStikine river 48, 58\nCopper ore on 58\nStibnite 141\nSt. Keverne 170\nSt. Lawrence Group 161\nSt. Lawrence 161\n\u2022St. Lawrence (Similkameen) 180\nStouts Gulch 39\nStormont 185\n H 272\nIndex.\nPage.\nStraits of Georgia 225\nStrathcona 99\nStrathmore 158\nStrand 170\nStrawberry 163\nStuart lake.... 101, 113\ncountry about 114\nSugar creek 44\nSugar Loaf 176\nSullivan 132, 215\nSulphide ereek 72\nPage.\nSummit Camp 156, 162\nSunnyside 165, 212\nSunrise creek 9N\nSunset Group (Boundary) 158\nSunset 145\nSunshine 151\nSuperior 200\nSurprise lake 50\nSurrey 53\nSutton creek 212\nT.\nTacoma Steel Co 202, 216\nTagish lake 55\nTakla lake 113\nTamarac 146\nTam O'Shanter creek 142\nTariff 142\n\" Tar-Flats\" 50\nTartar 175\nTatche river 113\nTecumseh 135\nTelkwa river 26, 93\nTelkwa Mines, Ltd 99\nTelkwa Mining, Milling & Development Co 97\nTelkwa (geology) :\nReport of W. W. Leach 93\nTelkwa valley 94, 95\nTelegraph creek 58\nTen-Mile camp 179\n\u00bb creek (Nicola) 179\n\/\/ creek 147\nTeslin lake 55\nrt river 48\nTeslin M. D., included in Atlin M. D 48\nTeta river 200\nTeviot 169\nTexada Island 24, 26, 202, 215\nProvincial Mineralogist's trip to 28\nTexas 185\nThibert creek 59\nThistle Gold Co., Ltd 41\nThree W's 19S\nThurlow island 204\nTiger 168\nTiles, output estimated 9\nTinnicanum 185\nToboggan 160\nToby creek, north fork 135\nTod inlet, cement works at 24\nTom Cat Group 179\nTotems of slate 81\nToquat harbour \t\nTowhill\t\nTrail Creek Mining Division\t\nTrails :\nFort St. John to Pouce Coupe\t\nStuart lake to McLeod lake\t\nTrout lake to Pine River pass\t\nStuart lake to Trembleur lake \t\nHudson Hope to Moberley lake\t\nTo Yukon, via Ft. Grahame\t\nIn Pine river valley\t\nTranquil creek\t\nTranquille bed (geology)\t\nTransvaal Group \t\nTranscontinental Development Syndicate\t\nTremblay (guide)\t\nTrembleur (Tremblay) lake, or Cross lake \t\nTrout river\t\nTrue Blue Group\t\nTruth Group 174,\nTrue Fissure\t\nTrout Lake Mining Division :\nReport of Mining Recorder\t\nplacer mining\t\nTrout fishing\t\nTrout lake\t\nTrout creek 138,\nTriune 136,\nTsuskatli lake\t\nTutshi lake\t\nTumbo island\t\nTungstic oxide\t\nTurnagain river 57,\nTwelve-mile creek\t\nTwenty-mile canyon \t\nTwin creek\t\nTyee . 26,\nTyee Copper Co \t\nTyee Smelter\t\nu.\nUchucklesat harbour 190\nUncle Sam 200\nUnited 142, 189\nUnion Colliery \t\nUnuk river, Report of U.S. Geo. Survey .\nUnuk River Co\t\n189\n75\n152\n125\n114\n117\n113\n122\n121\n123\n188\n175\n173\n96\n124\n113\n199\n203\n176\n138\n136\n136\n117\n117\n172\n146\n76\n55\n205\n44\n58\n146\n166\n159\n207\n207\n203\n229\n68\n69\nV.\nV. A 161\nValdes island 203\nVan Anda 27, 216\nVancouver 145\nVancouver Portland Cement Co . 24\nVancouver & Boundary Creek M. & D. Co 159\nVancouver Island, development 26\nVancouver Island and Coast 183\nVancouver Island Mg. & Dev. Co 207\nVancouver Island :\nProv. Assayer's trip to west coast 28\nVelvet 153\nVernon District :\nMining Division, Report of Gold Commissioner 172\nVesuvius bay 205\nVictor 185\nVictor Fraction\t\nVictoria District, Report of Mining\n 185\nRecorder 207\n Index.\nII 273\nPage.\nVictoria 156, 175\nVictoria Fraction 201\nV. V. & E. Ry 160, 173, 178\nVirago sound 75\nVolcano\t\nVolcanic Group ,\nVolcanic creek.\nPage.\n163\n163\n54\nw.\nWalter 99\nWaresco 98\nWar Eagle 152\nWar Eagle (Howson ereek) 99\nWar Horse 166\nWasp 211\nWatchman 151\nWater-power, Consolation creek 55, 167, 165\nWatun river 76\nWaverly 42\nWayside Group 179, 181\nWebster ereek . 98\nWellington 205\nWellington camp .... 160, 161\nWellington Colliery Co., 204, 220, 224, 226\nWellington 175\nWest arm, Quatsino sound 201\nWest coast of Vancouver Island :\nReport of Provincial Assayer 183\nWestern Fuel Co 18, 204, 220, 224\nWestmont .... 147\nWheal Tamar 174, 176\nWhite Bear 164\nWhite Bear Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd 152\nWhite Grouse 169\nWhite Heather \t\nWhite Tail\t\nWhite Tail Fraction\t\nWhitewater\t\nWhitewater Deep\t\nWild Horse creek, placer on ...,\nWilliams\t\nWilliams creek\t\nWillis ,\t\nWillow river \t\nWillow River Mining Co\t\nWilson creek\t\nWinchester\t\nWindy arm\t\nWindermere Mining Division :\nReport of Mining Recorder...\nDevelopment of\t\nRailway communication in....\nWinslow\t\nWolfard Group\t\nWolves\t\nWoodbury creek\t\nWrangel\t\nWright creek\t\n.... 151\n.... 164\n.... 164\n.... 144\n. ... 144\n. . . . 132\n.... 41\n... 39\n.... 163\n.... 41\n.... 41\n.. . 54\n,... 166\n55, 69\n135\n25\n135\n138\n161\n123\n142\n59\n53\nY.\nYakan point 78\nYakoun lake, river 75\nYale District :\nKamloops, Ashcroft, Yale, Similkameen and\nNicola Mining Divisions 173\nYale Mining Division 177\nCo 165\nYale Syndicate ..\nYiko river \t\nYmir\t\nYork boats\t\nYreka \t\nYuill Group\t\nYukon Boundary\n.... 178\n 113\n.... 148\n 131\n.183, 200\n.... 138\n.... 48\nZeerust Fraction 166\nZino : 203\nZinc blende 141\nCalamine (duty on) 141\nDominion Gov't Zinc Commission, report . .22, 144\nProduction 22\nZinc.\u2014Concluded.\nEnriching plants\t\nSmelting\t\nOccurrence in Kaslo District\nZymoetz river\t\n 22\n 23\n 144\n.26, 93, 100\nVICTORIA, B. 0.:\nPrinted by Richard Wolfenden, I.S.O., V.D., Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.\n1907.\n Illustrations. H 275\nLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.\nFort St. John, H. B. Co. 's post on Peace River, B. C Frontispiece.\nAlberni Mining Division, map of Facing p. 186\nBabine Village and Lake\u2014Looking south , it 96\nBabine Lake, B. C., on\u2014Looking north \u25a0 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u00bb 96\nBear River, Portland Canal District, sketch map of \u00bb 63\nBear River, Portland Canal District, B. C \u00bb 72\nBear River Valley, Portland Canal District, B. C \u00bb 72\nBig Interior Mine, sketch of basin at \" 194\nBig Interior Mine, Vancouver Island, basin at n 196\nBlack Jack and Burns Hydraulic Mine, Cariboo, B. C, in 1863 (from old photo, loaned by\nHon. D. M. Eberts) '. n 40\n\" Cariboo\" Cameron Claim, Williams Creek, 1863 (from old photo, loaned by Edgar Bloom-\nfield, Esq.) a 32\nNote.\u2014No. 1\u2014\"Cariboo\" (J. A.) Cameron (with gold pan).\n\u201e 2\u2014A. D. Mclnnes.\nn 3\u2014James Wattie.\na 4\u2014James T. Steele.\nit 5\u2014Robert Stevenson.\nn 6\u2014James Cummings (behind No. 4).\nn 7 and 8\u2014Brothers of J. A. Cameron (on either side of No. 1).\nDelia Lake, Vancouver Island \" 208\nDelia and Glacier Claims \u2022 \u00bb 200\na n arrastra on n 200\nDunvegan, H. B. Co. post, Peace River, Alberta\u2014looking down stream n 176\nFort McLeod, H. B. Co. post, McLeod Lake, B. C \u00bb 116\nFort St. John\u2014view from plateau level, looking south \/\/ 168\n\/< \u2014Government Reserve opposite (with camp). n 164\nGraham Island (Queen Charlotte Group), sketch geological map of n 74\nGreat Central Lake, Vancouver Island \u00bb 208\nGuggenheims' Steam Shovel, Pine Creek, Atlin, B. C \u00bb 48\nHudson Hope, H. B. Co. post on Peace River, B. C, from the east .'. \u00bb 152\nHudson Hope and Moberly Lake, country between \u00bb 156\nJunction of the Pack and Parsnip Rivers, B. C, looking east n 120\nKemano River, B. C., looking up \u00bb 88\nKemano River, Gardner Canal, B. C \" 80\nLac Long River, falls on, near Fort McLeod, B. C n 112\nLesser Slave Lake, Episcoeal Church Mission at \u00bb 176\nLesser Slave River, Alberta, York boat on n 184\n\/, \/\/ patching canoe n 184\nMaple Bay and \" Outsiders \" Mine Tramway, Portland Canal n 64\nMoberly Lake, B. C, from the east \u00bb 144\nMt. Selwyn, on Peace River, B. C, looking south-east \u00bb 136\nParsnip River, B. C., looking north down stream from mouth of Nation River n 124\nPeace Ri\nB. C, oamp on, at foot of Mt. Selwyn, looking north-east n 136\ncoal formation on n 140\nFinlay Rapids on n 132\nfrom Mt. Selwyn, 4,000 feet above river, looking north-east .... \/\/ 128\nMountains opposite Mt. Selwyn \u00bb 132\nlooking up from Mountain-of Rocks Portage u 148\nMountain-of-Rocks Canyon (35 miles long) \u00bb 148\nParle Pas Rapids \u00bb 140\nlooking east down stream from Hudson Hope n 152\n H 276\nIllustrations.\nPeace River, B. C, packing over Mountain-of-Rocks Portage 7 144\n11 opposite Fort St. John, from south side n 164\nat 120th Meridian \u201e 168\nPine Creek Power Co.'s Mine, Atlin, B. C \u201e 56\nPintledanne Pass, head of Kemano River \u00bb 88\nPouce Coupe Prairie, country near ... \u2022\/ 160\nSteam Shovel, Great Northern Mine, Spruce Creek, Atlin, B. C u 56\nSouth Pine River, B. C, 15 miles from mouth, looking south-west n 156\nn a ford, four miles from mouth ... \/\/ 160\nSouthern Cross Group, sections of n 190\nSouthern Cross Mine, upper tunnel \/\/ 192\nn a lower tunnel 11 192\nStuart Lake, B. C., sunset on n 104\n\u201e R. C. Mission at \u201e 104\nTable showing in detail Mineral Production from 1858 to 1906 n 14\nTable showing Mineral Production from 1886 to 1906 \/\/ 8\n","@language":"en"}],"Genre":[{"@value":"Legislative proceedings","@language":"en"}],"Identifier":[{"@value":"J110.L5 S7","@language":"en"},{"@value":"1907_17_H1_H276","@language":"en"}],"IsShownAt":[{"@value":"10.14288\/1.0384846","@language":"en"}],"Language":[{"@value":"English","@language":"en"}],"Provider":[{"@value":"Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library","@language":"en"}],"Publisher":[{"@value":"Victoria, BC : Government Printer","@language":"en"}],"Rights":[{"@value":"Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact the Legislative Library of British Columbia","@language":"en"}],"SortDate":[{"@value":"1907-12-31 AD","@language":"en"},{"@value":"1907-12-31 AD","@language":"en"}],"Source":[{"@value":"Original Format: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Library. Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia","@language":"en"}],"Title":[{"@value":"ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF MINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1906, BEING AN ACCOUNT OF MINING OPERATIONS FOR GOLD, COAL, ETC., IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.","@language":"en"}],"Type":[{"@value":"Text","@language":"en"}],"Translation":[{"@value":"","@language":"en"}],"@id":"doi:10.14288\/1.0384846"}