CONTENTS

CHAPTER I PAGE:
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CHAPTER II
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CHAPTER III
HICONOMMUC! PCOLO Ryan ss itis sn ete At OME BEER TUES SYN WO 43
CHAPTER IV
Oniginso£ themlacens gold Saseree cect reictltove ie archete hcl okelolevotors, aekekshetaeceterawslore coral 214
Ine Seong Une Oe opp e SE RO Cee Cee ce PORE COUC UCU MoU oS GornamaO onic dca ae 241
Illustrations
Map 2046. Barkerville area, Cariboo district, British Columbia............... In pocket
Plate I. Photograph of relief model of Barkerville area............... Frontispiece
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Lie eavAewawestmommounbeMiunraye niece vee trates cor te eerste ote 228
IV. A. View down Williams creek at Barkerville....................-. 229
B. Glaciated rock surface on Williams creek, above canyon........ 229
Vv. A. Glacial gravels showing imbricated structure, overlain by
boulder clay, New Waverly hydraulic pit, Grouse creek.... 230
B. Section of glacial drift and lignite in upper part, south bank of
Tinka nnanhiven gered cn ealn oy eciecea Om Oe cmiba bom oD net Cen ore 230
VI. A. Glacial gravels on bedrock, Mosquito creek................+.4- 231
B. Gold dredge under construction by Kafue Copper Develop-
ment Company, Antler creek, October, 1924................ 231
VII. A. Hydraulicking on Lowhee creek...................0- 20 ee eecee 232
B. Hydraulicking with one No. 6 Monitor and _ ground-sluice,
MO whee Cree ksrsiecpnyce a oy clsiarsaelene char areie aie resreiciaral al aueae esreieuone 232
VIIl. A. Hydraulicking at New Waverly pit on Grouse creek............ 233
B. Gold ‘‘clean-up”’ of sluice boxes at Mosquito hydraulic mine.... 233
IX. A. Polished and etched gold nuggets from Cariboo, B.C........... 234
B. Polished and etched surface of gold nugget from Cariboo, B.C.. 234
X. Specimen of Barkerville limestone from Shepherd ereek............ 235
XI. Specimen of closely folded limestone of the Barkerville formation
fxoyin (CHOUES QR, Goo c0baesanss0c0DesGouodoboanRGDODO 236.
XII. A. Drag-folding in argillaceous quartzite of the Richfield forma-
tion, from crest of mount Agnes...........:............ 237
B. Quartz slate of the Richfield formation.............+-ssees0ee- 237
C. Slate of the Pleasant Valley formation....................6. 237
XIII. Specimen of Richfield quartzite from crest of mount Agnes......... : 238
XIV. Cross-section of undeformed type of B vein....................4. 239
XV. Cross-section of undeformed type of B vein..................-0-- 240
Figure 1. Prosperine sills in argillites and slates in the vicinity of Waverly
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Sei sucucture sections Grouse CLreekaa- sees ain eee ke rie oes 32:
4. Structure section showing folding of Barkerville limestone between
Waverly mountain and Pleasant Valley creek............... 382:
5. Geological structure of mount Agnes.-.................eceee cece 35.
6. Barkerville district showing location of streams................... 53
He twexnaaill ily, Chalo Gist GisdgodeavobeedeedoubucdduooadubuDUSsd 55
8. Part of Antler creek, Cariboo district............cececcecsceceves 66
O= Cunningham’ pass; Cariboo districts.0.2...- 5-1: dens sien eel ool s 69
10. Part of Cunningham creek, Cariboo district...................64. 73.

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