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of the ore outcrops having been recognized, Mr. Hill disposed of the major
part of his holdings to a Montreal syndicate closely allied to the Canadian
Pacific railway, which now controls the property and administers it through
the Department of Natural Resources, Canadian Pacific railway, Calgary,
Alberta. In the spring of 1902, forty-two or three of the claims were Crown-
granted and of these, eleven were retained by Mr. Hill. Up to this time
several short tunnels and shallow shafts and a number of trenches had
been opened and a diamond-drill hole driven a short distance. Since
then little or no prospecting or development work has been undertaken
until quite recently when a few shallow trenches were dug in the drift
in search of possible extensions of ore-bearing zones.

The Crown-granted claims form a continuous strip, for the most part a
single claim wide, and extend continuously for 74 miles from the north
slope of Iron Range mountain, southward along the summit and down the
south face nearly to Goat river at a place opposite the mouth of Thompson
creek. At various times other claims have been staked alongside of
those Crown-granted and in 1922 a number of those held by Mr. C. P.
Hill were being surveyed preparatory to obtaining Crown-grants of the
same.

Discoveries of iron ore are reported to have been made on the Bon
Ton Creek valley slopes facing the north end of Iron Range mountain,
but no definite information was obtained regarding these alleged dis-
coveries. The outcrops of iron ore on Thompson creek, south of Goat
river, were found some years ago and led to the staking of two groups of
claims, one known as the Great War group owned by the British Columbia
Tron Company, and the other known as the Iron Mask group owned by
R. Lamont and associates of Creston, B.C. A few trenches have been dug
on some of these properties. The claims are not known to have been
Crown-granted. Claims also have been staked on the southward con-
tinuation of the ore-bearing belt on the upper western slopes of the Moyie
range and in 1922 a slight amount of prospecting work was done there.

Published accounts of the ore occurrences are few in number and the
following list is believed to be complete.

Ann. Rept., Minister of Mines, B.C., 1901, pp. 1,033-1,034. This notice consists mainly of a
statement by W. Blakemore prepared by him when engaged in prospecting the properties
on Iron Range mountain.

Blakemore, W.: ‘‘The Iron Ore Deposits Near Kitchener, B.C.”’; Jour. Can. Min. Inst., vol. 5,
pp. 76-80 (1902).

Ann. Rept., Minister of Mines. B.C., 1902, p. 163. A brief note regarding the development
work being done on Iron Range mountain and the alleged discovery of another iron ore
occurrence farther north.

Sloan, W. P.: ‘‘The Goat River Mining Division’; B.C. Min. Ree., vol. 10, pp. 482-485
(Feb. 1903). Reports discovery of ore north of the claims on Iron Range mountain.

Lindeman, E., and Bolton, L. L.: ‘Iron Ore Occurrences in Canada’’; Mines Branch, Dept. of
Mines, Canada, vol. 2, p. 25 (1917). A brief statement based on earlier accounts.

Langley, A. G.: ‘‘Eastern District (No. 5)’; Ann. Rept., Minister of Mines, B.C., 1919, pp.
137-138. A description of the ore occurrences south of Goat river, on Thompson creek.

Allan, J. A.: First Ann. Rept. on the Mineral Resources of Alberta; Edmonton, 1920, pp.
68-69. A brief generalized description based on information supplied by owners of the
properties.

Langley, A. G.: ‘Eastern District (No. 5)’; Ann. Rept., Minister of Mines, B.C., 1921, pp.
145-149. A description of the Iron Range deposits.

Schofield, S. J.: ‘‘The Ore Deposits of British Columbia’’; Trans. Can. Inst. Min. and Met.,

vol. 24, pp. 86-98 (1921). The mode of origin of the Kitchener deposits is discussed.