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Mountains between Tella and Morice Rivers

Between Tellwa and Morice rivers is a rugged, mountainous
country mainly of early Mesozoic volcanics which are cut in places |
by small, granitic stocks, In the northern half of the area a
considerable number of mineral deposits have been discovered. They
are characteristically confined to relatively narrow areas near
the intrusive bodies and occur at relatively high clevations in
three well-scparated arcas, in the east Hunter mountain, in the
centre Howson basin, and in the west the Milk-Clear Creek section.

The areas are from 15 to 25 miles from the railway at Telkwa and

are not readily accessible.

Hunter Mountain and Howson Basin. Hunter mountain and Howson
basin are described by Leach, 1907. Hunter mountain is further
described by Vaetennice (King, Jackpot, Colorado, Humter), by
tebe (1914, page 222) (Idaho, Mohock, Colorado, Tribune,
Hunter, Hannah, Gipsey Queen, Blue Grouse, Highgrade, Loring, and
Forest), the Hope property by fee (1932, page 85), and Howson

basin by eller (1917. and 1916, page 125).

i MacKenzie, J.D.: Geol. Surv., Canada, Sum. Rept. 1915.
e Ann. Repts., Minister of Mines, B.C.

Copper and copper-silver, with as a rule a small gold .
content, have been discovered at Hunter mountain and Howson basin.
The deposits in Humter basin and nearby Hankin and Dominion basins
are small veins which appear either in narrow, irregular fissures
or as replacements along lines of crushing. The grade in some is
high with silver up to about 70 ounces (one 298 ounces) a ton, and
copper up to 6 per cent (one 25 per cent). “It is probable", wrote
MacKenzie in 1914, “that with the increased facilities of trans-
portation that will be afforded by the wagon road now building
toward the basin and with careful mining they may be worked on a

small scale at a profit." This would apply only during times when