Taz CEOLOSY OF THE CASSIAR ACSDESTOS CEPOSIT

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CASSIAR 1S LOCATED 1 NORTHERN Caitish CoLumBia, 50 MILES
SOUTH OF THE YUXCN SORDZR, 725 AIR MILES NORTHWEST OF EDMONTON ano 700
AIR MiLes SOUTHEAST OF FAIRGANKS, ALASKA. Iv 1s 100 MILES BY ROAD FROM
wWaTson LAXE, WHERE THE-ALASKA HIGHWAY CROSSES iNTO THE YUKON, AT APPROXI—

MATELY Ved SAME LATITUDE AS SkAGUAY, Uranium Civy Ano CauacniLL.

HEAVY SUPPLIES ARE GROUGHY IN BY TRUCK OVER THE ALASKA
Ricaway, ciTHer Fxom Dawson Cacex on Wastenorse.. OuTcoinG FIBRE TRAVELS
BY TRUCK TO Writ TEHORSE , SY RAILWAY TO SKAGWAY, AND BY BOAT 70. Vakcouver,
A pisvaxce of asouT 1,350 Mites. Wen THe StewArv—Cassiar ROAD 1S
COMPLETED, THIS ROUTE WILL £E SHORTENED. BY APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES
PERSONNEL ARE FLOWN YO WaTson Lake, THEN TRANSPORTED BY SUS TO CASSIAR.

CuTsice COMMUNICATION ts SY TELEPHONE VIA WHITEHORSE OR ForT Nerson.

TRE TOWNSITE 1S IN A PICTURESQUE ALPIRE VeLLEY, AT AN
ELEVATION OF 3,500 FEET, SURROUNDED ZY THE RUGCED PEAKS OF THE CASSIAR
MOUNTAINS. IT 1S A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH STREETS OF PAN—A300E HOUSES,
FRAME HOUSES, A TRAILER PARK, AND ALL TRE AMENITIES INCLUDING STORE, BANK,
POST OFFICE, SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, RECREATION HALL, CURLING RINK, SWIMMING

POOL, ARENA, AND TWG ChURCHES. TRE CURRENT POPULATION Is ADoUT 1,100.

THE MILL AND SERVice GUILOINGS ARE 2,000 FEET EAST OF THE
TOWNSIVE. THE MILL HAS A CAPACITY OF 2,500 TONS DAILY AND PROOUCES HICH

QUALITY ASCESTOS FIORE WITH A LOW tRON CONTENT.