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PRODUCT
PRODUIT
COPPER
NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE LA P R O P R I L T ~
PROVINCE 0 R
TERRITORY
PROVINCE OU
TERRITOIRE
British
I N.T.S. AREA
I REF. CU
lo4
A/4
I RLGIONDUS.N.R.C.
1 RLF.
13
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HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIRUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE LA MISE EN VALEUR
A number of m i n e r a l occurrences a r e l o c a t e d between
OBJECT LOCATE-D
e
l
e
v
a t i o n s of 1,000 and 3,000 f e e t on t h e s o u t h s i d e of B i t t e r
OBJET LOCALISE
Creek a b o u t 1 m i l e above i t s j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e Bear River,
UNCERTAINTY
Lat. 56001110"
Long. 12g054'
some 62 m i l e s n o r t h e a s t of Stewart.
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
Lona.
Lat.
The Good Enough group and t h e Gold Bar No. 1 c l a i m were
Mining Division Skeena
District
~aisiar
Division rniniere
District
l o c a t e d i n about 1910. The War Eagle group, a d j o i n i n g on t h e
County
Township or Parish
s o u t h e a s t , was l o c a t e d i n about 1912. The America's G i r l
Cornt4
Canton ou paroisse
l o c a t e d i n t h e v i c i n i t y of t h e Gold Bar, Gold Bar No.
group,
Lot
Concession or Range
and
Blue
B e l l No. 1 claims, may b e i n p a r t a r e s t a k i n g of
1,
Lot
Concession ou rang
t
h
e
o
l
d
Good
Enough group.
Sec
TP.
R.
Sect.
Ct.
R.
The Good Enough group, i n c l u d i n g t h e Good Enough, Big
Boulder, Gold Bar, Blue B e l l , and Blue B e l l No. 1 c l a i m s , was
OWNER OR O P E R A T O R / P R O P R I ~ T A I ROU
E EXPLOITANT
owned by A.E. C r o s s e t i n 1910. E x p l o r a t i o n work was done i n
open c u t s and one a d i t . On t h e Gold Bar No. 1 claim a q u a r t z
vein, which may b e a c o n t i n u a t i o n of t h e v e i n outcropping 400
Eeet t o t h e w e s t on t h e Blue B e l l No. 1 c l a i m , was s t r i p p e d
a t i n t e r v a l s f o r a d i s t a n c e of 150 f e e t . On t h e 5 c l a i m War
Eagle group 30 f e e t of t u n n e l l i n g was r e p o r t e d i n 1912.
The America's (Americus) G i r l group of 8 claims was
l o c a t e d by Messrs. Duke, Campbell, and Cullen i n about 1925.
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT/DESCRIPTION DU GISEMENT
fie group i n c l u d e s t h e Americus G i r l , Sunlock, S u n k i s t ,
The claims a r e on t h e c o n t a c t between v o l c a n i c rocks and
Iluxedo, Drummer Boy, Duke, Baker, and Le Argent claims. The
sediments w i t h a b e l t of g r a n i t i c dykes which s t r i k e north? r o p e r t y was expanded t o 12 claims i n about 1927.
w e s t e r l y a c r o s s B i t t e r Creek. A t t h e 1,700 f o o t e l e v a t i o n a
The workings i n c l u d e open c u t s , s t r i p p i n g , and 4 s h o r t
q u a r t z v e i n about 4 f e e t wide i n v o l c a n i c rock i s s p a r s e l y
s
d
i
t
s
. A t t h e 1,500 f o o t e l e v a t i o n 2 s h o r t a d i t s were d r i v e n ,
m i n e r a l i z e d w i t h p y r i t e and c h a l c o p y r i t e . Another narrower
m
e
on
each s i d e of a s m a l l creek. A t t h e 1,700 f o o t elevaq u a r t z v e i n roughly p a r a l l e l and 200 f e e t lower c o n t a i n s
t
i
o
n
a
c r o s s c u t a d i t was d r i v e n 60 f e e t t o reach t h e v e i n ,
s i m i l a r mineralization.
ll~hich
was
d r i f t e d on f o r 25 f e e t .
On t h e Gold Bar No. 1 c l a i m a q u a r t z v e i n 4 t o 1 0 f e e t wid
The
Mauretania,
Mauretania Nos. 1-5, S.D. and S,D, Nos.1i s r e p o r t e d t o c a r r y some gold. The v e i n was s t r i p p e d a t
3
claims,
l
o
c
a
t
e
d
on
t h e s o u t h s i d e of B i t t e r Creek i n t h e
i n t e r v a l s f o r a d i s t a n c e of 150 f e e t . A s i m i l a r v e i n , which
r
i
c
i
n
i
t
y
of
t
h
e
America's
G i r l group, were h e l d by B.O.
may be a c o n t i n u a t i o n of t h e f i r s t , o u t c r o p s about 400 f e e t t o
Erickson
&
A
s
s
o
c
i
a
t
e
,
of
Stewart.
Stewart C e n t r a l Mines, Ltd.
t h e west on t h e Blue B e l l No. 1 claim.
?as formed i n June 1924 t o a c q u i r e t h e p r o p e r t y and e x p l o r a t i o n
rork i n s t r i p p i n g and open c u t t i n g was r e p o r t e d i n 1925 and
1928. The S .D. and S.D. 1-3 claims (Lots 4560-4563) were
2rown-granted t o t h e company i n 1928. The Betsy Fr., B e t t y ,
3nd Betty Nos. 1-5 claims (Lots 3461-3464, 3466, 3468, 3524)
rere Crown-granted t o t h e company i n 1929.
Associated minerals or products
Mingraux ou produits associhs
AMERICA'S
GIRL (GOODENOUGH)
Mineral Policy Sector, Department o f Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottaw;
Secteur d e la polirique minerale ministere de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawt
506860
*
HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE DE L A PRODUCTION
REFERENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE
Reports of M i n i s t e r of Mines, B r i t i s h Columbia:
1910, p. 64; 1925, p . 92; 1927, p. 92.
Hanson, George; P o r t l a n d Canal Area, B r i t i s h Columbia;
Memoir 175, pp. 105, 119, Geol. Surv. of Canada, 1935.
McConnell, R.G.;
P o r t i o n s of P o r t l a n d Canal and Skeena
Mining D i v i s i o n s , Skeena D i s t r i c t , B.C.;
Memoir 32,
p. 58, Geol. Surv. of Canada, 1913.
Mineral Policy Sector;
Mines, Limited"
.
MAP R E F E R E N C E S I R ~ F ~ R E N CCARTOGRAPHIOUES
ES
Map 216 A, Bear R i v e r S h e e t , B.C., (Geol.), Sc. 1":l m i l e
accomp. Memoir 159.
Map 217 A , Bear R i v e r Sheet, B.C.,
-
(Topo.), Sc. 1:50,000.
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REMAR KSIREMA ROUES
Comp./Rev. By
Comp./r&. par
Date
Date
07-67
B C I 104 A
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52, 53
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