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as much as 2 inches long, fragments of bleached granodiorite containing a
little fine-grained pyrite, and scattered pockets of coarse-grained pale
pyrite up to 3 inches or more in diameter. A selected sample of quartz,
coarse-grained pyrite, and bleached pyritized granodiorite contained!:
gold, trace; silver, 0-09 ounce a ton. A selected sample of granodiorite with
a little chalcopyrite, from the talus below the mineralized area, contained:
gold, 0-0025 ounce a ton; silver, 0-05 ounce a ton. Other rusty areas,
mainly inaccessible, were seen on the canyon walls in the same vicinity.

Wrede Creek

On the north side of Wrede Creek Valley, 33 miles south of Fleet Peak,
a quartz vein cuts rusty, pyritic greenstone of the lower division of the
Takla group. The vein is about 14 feet wide, strikes about north, and
contains pyrite. A selected sample assayed: gold, 0:075 ounce a ton; silver,
0-215 ounce a ton.

Quyzvhx Group (2)

The Quyzvhx group of eight claims, staked by A. B. Gooderidge in
July 1946, is 94 miles slightly east of north from Goldway Peak. The
underlying rocks are probably sedimentary and volcanic members of the
Takla group. The principal discovery is reported to be a quartz vein,
1 foot to 5 feet wide, exposed at intervals for a length of about 75 feet.
It is said to have provided a rich gold sample from its widest section.

Solo Group (3)2

The six claims comprising the Solo group lie a mile east of Goldway
Peak. They were staked by C. A. Bennett on August 6, 1946, and are
owned by Springer Sturgeon Gold Mines, Limited. Several northwesterly
trending quartz veins occur in what are probably greenstones of the Takla
group. Most of these veins dip northeast, and contain very little gold.
One vein dips southwest, and contains galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite, and
considerable gold. Its width ranges up to 6 feet, but its length is not known.

Bruce Group (4)2

Bruce claims Nos. 1 to 9 inclusive comprise part of the holdings of
Goldway Peak Mines, Limited. They lie 14 miles slightly south of east
from Goldway Peak, and were staked by J. W. Burton, J. Lawlor, and
C. French during July 1946. The underlying formations include green-
stones of the Takla group cut by granitic rocks related to the Omineca
batholith. The principal known gold deposit is a quartz vein that strikes
north to northwest and dips 75 degrees west to southwest. It is exposed
for about 85 feet on the steep northern side of Goldway Creek Valley.
The northern 50 feet of the vein is in granitic rock, and the southern 35
feet in greenstone. The quartz contains galena and pyrite adjacent to the
hanging-wall, and a little visible gold. Three widely spaced channel samples,
cut across an average vein width of 15 inches, indicated a fair gold content.

1 All assays, unless otherwise stated, were made by the Bureau of Mines, Ottawa.
2 Compiled from data supplied by J. W. Burton, Springer Sturgeon Gold Mines, Limited.

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