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chart of Skidegate inlet, No. 48; so that it was necessary to
construct a topographical map as the work proceeded. To do
this, all trails and the larger streams were surveyed with the
telemeter, the traverses being closed, or tied to located posts
of the British Columbia Land Surveys. The telemeter surveys,
with the coast-line from the chart, and the posts of the land
surveys, formed a control of sufficient accuracy for work on a
scale of 1 inch to 2 miles. From stations on these surveys,
pace-and-compass traverses of the smaller streams were made;
and the outcrops along the streams together with a few occurring
in interstream areas served to complete the areal geological
mapping. As the surveys were completed they were plotted,
furnishing a progress outcrop map; and from these plotted
surveys the maps accompanying this report have in part been
compiled.

During 1914, the two months from June 15 to August 18
were spent on Graham island. In this time the detailed work
left unfinished in 1913 was completed and a reconnaissance made
over the rest of the island. The district studied in detail com-
prised portions of townships 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 14; and the excel-
lent maps of these townships prepared under the direction of the
Surveyor General of British Columbia were of great assistance
in the field. They furnished, in part, the base of the maps
accompanying this report.

The district studied on a relatively large scale is shown in
the map on a scale of 1 inch to 2 miles.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

The writer wishes to express his sincere thanks to the many
residents of Graham island who, by their encouragement and
assistance, furthered the progress of the work, and especially
to Mr. E. M. Sandilands, government agent at Queen Charlotte.

Others who have aided include Mr. G. D. Beattie, Dr. and
Mrs. J. T. Wright, and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smith of Queen
Charlotte; Captain S. Ferguson, Mr. Fred. and Mr. Walter
DeLisle, Mr. Mallory, and Mr. Van Valkanburg of Port Clements;
Mr. J. M. Campbell, Mr. Henry Edenshaw, Mr. Charles Harri-