PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF LANDS HON. T. D. PATTULLO Minister of Lands REPORT OF OIL SURVEYS IN THE PEACE RIVER DISTRICT 1920 BY JOHN A. DRESSER AND EDMUND M. SPIEKER
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is part of: Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia
creator: British Columbia. Legislative Assembly
issued: 2016-02-17
issued: [1921]
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extent: Foldout Map: Reconnaissance Map showing Geology & Structure of a portion of PEACE RIVER DISTRICT BRITISH COLUMBIA to accompany report by Edmund M. Spieker 1920 -- p. K 29
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note: PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF LANDS Hon. T. D. PATTULLO Minister of Lands Eeport of Oil Surveys Peace River District 1920 BY JOHN A. DRESSER and EDMUND M. SPIEKER PRINTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by William H. Cttllin, Printer to tbe King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1921. .;• j; VictoeiA;, B.C., January 14th, 1921. To His Honour Walter Cameron Nichol, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Yodb Honour: Herewith I beg respectfully to submit the Reports of Oil Surveys in the Peace River District of British Columbia in 1920 by John A. Dresser and Edmund M. Spieker. T. D. PATTULLO, Minister of Lands. . Oil Survey in the Peace River District, British Columbia. By John A. Dressed. The following is a summary report of progress for the season of 1920 in the investigation of the oil and gas resources of the Peace River District in British Columbia which is being carried on by the authority of the Minister of" Lands and under the direction of the Comptroller of Water Rights. The area considered in this report lies north of the Peace River, west of Peace River Block, north-east of the foot-hills of the Rocky Mountains, and south of Graham, or the South-west Branch of the Halfway House. A larger part of the district including this area was made the subject of a reconnaissance examination and report during the season of 1919 by the late Professor Gwillim. In his report Professor Gwilliin recommended certain areas for detailed examination, of which the field here considered is one. The work of the past season was begun as nearly as possible at July 1st and continued to September 15th. In this work the writer had the valued aid as field assistant of Professor Alexander Maclean, of the University of Toronto, who had already had several years' experience in geological investigation in the Cretaceous basin of the great plains in the service of the Geological Survey of Canada. The object of the examin…
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