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Tntroduction ecseccccccvaevereesaee rs reee sees ee ee Roose eaSsH Hore
General character of the YOGLON sceceeccesvscescosecsrrovernes
TOPOBVA Phy ceccccccaccccsscsccecesescsseesecsccessesssceees
PhySLographyercescerccncesescsverscsnsenevsesseasesssseesee
Stratigraphyecocesssccresserecesasseessaresssesesvssrrreseeres
General statementecccvecaccvcscccrerceocrcrersee sen soeurses
Table of POrMATLONS i % acon arecvcessnnarrecseranensteseoeres
Description Of FOrMACLONS ecocveccccacveccessenscesreresereens
PALACOZOLC osccevcnreseerscsesenacesstscssesarsssreecsuese
TYUASBEIC sacccccenesvesserserestoeeoresesesreesresesoniee
Schooler Creek LOMA CLON vie cislcicicisiawieesesoecieeeeeeee cog
JULASBSIC cocccccesrenerrsparesecerersersesereseseorer sens
Fernie HOLMACE OMioteeleta ie siaieiaisis ele peteiele e eleieve eieisie sieleeieis olelels

Lower CretaceouScecsccssevecssrencsnesssrevesserseverere
Bullhead BrOUPceecevvcescsvveccoereveeseesoasesesaseree

Fort St. John ELYOUP sacccececccccrscerseverrcsoe sos saree
Buckinghorse FOVMALCL ON sceccecscoeessasecccsevsssecsens

Sikeanni POrMACLOM sececccevcecosverseseceseeseseeeses 11

Upper CHSTACOOUSielelalatevalereleielereicloterelaterclorelcisvavetersielclajeletersiclale etete 12
Dunvegan formation and younger Stratacersecersssocevee 12
PLOLSCOCENS ececcecencorcaserescnsevrereserssesveesveeens 13
Stricture ce Calele ocetcle elon Gis aioe ni eieie eielovelele alelaceieisieio elscelsleinieiviaie ise ie'e 14
General GESCLAPTLON ovecvereeososecsscrescccsecccsecseseeras 14
Pink Mountain anticline scececccccsccrcccreccascosaseeneses 14
Pockethknife anticline esacesccvecncsresescovecersseseeseaee 15
Minaker River Onticline ceveccccrcccvescccccrveesveveresoee 15
Bear Creek anticline seeaseccrccccevsssvvnsessssrssessesooes 16
Economic ZOOLOGY eevevcavvverrescceseserersssssesseervesiperes 16
Qil and gas POSSUDILIGICS coceecnvavervceresevevsoasrsveres 16
Wells drilled at Fort Nelson BLirpOrtececeocsccccccssssese 1?
Well drilled at mile L88,ecccccrccccrscccrcsvnesenerseves 19.

COMNVetele cielerelelclereieteisielelel sisi pisiclaisisarelersisvalelevcle gins ¢ojelele s'e\cele's 6 6 /s's 19

WDODONDPEPPPAAA NYY PY

Bog LYON cecaccvcevs eve deeesessccesieccvccscececeeuseeseessce 20
ClAYecceveccsacrvseseseeeseressssessseseresersesseseresene el

RELSLONCES aecscvevcccrvecasssecavesrenrecrvenevssssserersevese 21

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Preliminary map - Aleskn Highway, Fort St. John to Fort Nelson, B. C.