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Varden or quartz-jasper-barite type has been discussed and the conclusion
reached that the ore was derived from deeper-seated intrusives genetically
related to the rocks in which the ore occurs. No evidence was obtained
from the mine to favour any one source rather than another.

The mine was developed by five adits. The highest is at an elevation
of 1,850 feet and the lowest at 1,410 feet above sea-level. Ore was mined
from the surface down to the fourth adit at an elevation of 1,638 feet. Some
high-grade ore still remains above No. 4 adit and an unknown quantity of
ore of a moderate grade is present below this adit. In any search for
other ore shoots the outcrop of the vein should be explored with sufficient
detail so that no ore shoot would be missed. Especial attention should be
given to the vein where it is crossed by faults, as shoots of secondary ore
may occur there. The possible continuation of the vein on the hillside
below the present lowest known point should also be investigated.

Eagle Group (Locality 154)
References: Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, British Columbia, 1926, 1927, and
1928.

The Eagle group of six mineral claims is west of Kitsault river and
north of Klaydue creek. About 1,500 feet above sea-level a quartz vein
4 to 6 feet wide strikes northwest and dips 50 degrees northeast. It lies in
argillite and is very sparsely mineralized with pyrite.

Esperanza Mines (Locality 183)

References: Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, British Columbia, 1911, 1916,
1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and
1931; Geol. Surv., Canada, Mem. 32 (1914); Sum. Rept. 1922, pt. A, and Sum.
Rept. 1928, pt. A.

The Esperanza mine is on the west side of Kitsault river about a mile
from Alice Arm. The mine workings extend from 450 feet to 660 feet above
sea-level. A good horse trail has been built from the railway to the mine.

The mineral claims of the Esperanza group were among the first staked
at Alice Arm. Small shipments of ore were made in the early years of the
history of the property, particularly in 1911. About 1916 the property was
acquired by Salinas Brothers who carried on mining until 1921. Later the
property was acquired by a syndicate of Anyox men who began mining in
1923. In 1927 Esperanza Mines, Limited, was organized and took over
the Esperanza group of claims. Shipments of ore from 1911 to 1927 totalled
913 tons and yielded 107 ounces of gold, 68,905 ounces of silver, 1,352
pounds of copper, and 1,062 pounds of lead.

The country rock in the vicinity of the Esperanza mine is argillite
intruded by narrow lamprophyre dykes. The sedimentary rocks lie in
gentle, northwesterly striking folds. The dykes strike northeast. The rocks
have been faulted by pre-mineral and post-mineral faults. In the northern
half of the mineralized area the strata dip southwest. A synclinal axis
strikes northwest through the northern part of the southern half and a
parallel anticlinal axis lies near the south end. Practically all the ore mined
has come from the northern half of the property.