CHAPTER IV
DESCRIPTIONS OF PROPERTIES
ALICE ARM DISTRICT

Acadia Group (Locality 183) 1
Reference: Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, British Columbia, 1929.

The Acadia group of two claims is on the eastern slope of mount Alice
near the Esperanza mine. The mineral deposit is a 5-foot quartz vein in
argillite and is mineralized with pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite,
and galena. Ore shoots of commercial gerade have not yet been found.

Alamoza Group (Locality 179)
Reference: Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, British Columbia, 1916.

The Alamoza group of two claims is on the southwest slope of Mc-
Grath mountain. The showings are stringers of quartz and calcite sparsely
mineralized locally with sphalerite and occur in crushed argillite.

Alice Group (Locality 182)

References: Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, British Columbia, 1916, 1922,
1923, 1925, and 1929; Geol. Surv., Canada, Sum. Rept. 1928, pt. A.

The Alice group of four mineral claims lies north of the Lone Maid
claim. The group is west of Kitsault river about 2 miles from Alice Arm.
A trail extends from the Esperanza mine to the Alice eroup.

The country rock is argillite banded with argillaceous quartzite, strikes
northwest and dips southwest at moderate angles. The rocks have been
intruded by narrow lamprophyre dykes striking northeast.

The mineral deposit is a quartz vein varying in width from a few
inches up to 3 feet. Tt lies parallel to the strata and has been traced along
the surface for 1,500 feet northwestward from the southern boundary of
the group. The metallic minerals in the vein are pyrite, arsenopyrite,
galena, tetrahedrite, and silver minerals. An open-cut discloses a small
shoot of high-grade silver ore, but the shoot is not present in an adit
along the vein a short distance below.

The vein on the Alice group may be the northward extension of the
main Esperanza vein. As it follows the bedding and is not covered by
much overburden it is easy to trace and expose by open-cuts. Good silver
ore occurs in the Esperanza vein and silver minerals do occur in the vein
on Alice group. The property has been developed by open-cuts and four
adits.

1This number appears on an accompanying map, where it indicates the approximate position of
the property. Owing to the large number of properties, several may be indicated by a single number.