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Redwing Group (Locality 199)

References: Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, British Columbia, 1982; Geoi.

Surv., Canada, Memoir 32.

The Redwing group of claims is at an elevation of about 2,000 feet,
on Glacier creek 2 miles from its mouth. ;

The country rock is amphibolite and is part of the same body in which
the Hidden Creek mine occurs. Sediments outcrop a short distance east
of the property and granitic rocks of the Coast Range batholith occur a
short distance west. The showing is a strongly marked, rusty, mineralized
shear zone in the amphibolite. It is exposed on a very steep mountain side
and parts of it are almost ‘maccessible. The mineralized zone consists of
quartz, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, and other sulphides. Locally the
zone is 30 feet wide. It splits into two branches a short distance above
Glacier creek. The meagre development work done on the property does
not indicate the size of the deposit but does expose a good grade of copper
ore.

Saddle Claim (Locality 116)
References: Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, British Columbia, 1926, 1927,

1928, 1929, and 19380.

The Saddle claim is at an elevation of 4,500 feet west of the head of
Hastings arm. In 1927 it was taken over by the Silver Crest Mines, Limited,
who in 1929 shipped 3 tons of ore yielding 84 ounces of silver, 84 pounds
of copper, and 3,084 pounds of lead.

The country rock is mainly volcanic and is an inclusion about 4 miles
long, in the Coast Range batholith.

Early development work on the property consisted of open-cuts and
shallow shafts that traced a northerly striking quartz vein, up to 4 feet
wide, for 300 feet. The main vein is joined by several, narrower veins.
It is locally well mineralized with calena, sphalerite, and pyrite. In 1928
an adit was driven along the vein for 90 feet and an aerial tram was built
from the showings down to the head of Hastings arm. In 1929 and 1930
the adit was advanced several hundred feet. The inner half of the adit
has not been described, but the vein in the outer half is not as well miner-
alized as at the surface. The main showing on the vein is about 400 feet
higher than the adit level.

Swamp Point (Locality 201)
References: Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, British Columbia, 1908 and 1916.

At Swamp point near Maple bay, Portland canal, the Granby Con-
age lg Mining, Smelting, and Power Company has quarried limestone
or flux.

Vimy Ridge Group (Locality 118)
Reference: Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, British Columbia, 1922.

The Vimy Ridge group of four mineral claims is on the north side of
Kshwan river 6 miles east of the head of Hastings arm. At an elevation of
about 2,000 feet a quartz vein up to 6 feet wide and lying in a brecciated
zone has been traced for 100 feet. The vein is reported to be well mineral-
ized with pyrite, galena, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite.