Bae

In the early workings five claims near the lower end of
the present channel (probably at least 500 feet of channel) yiclded
most if not all of the gold at the rate of $5 to $10 a man a day.
Above this stretch the pay is reported to have turned into the hill.
In the "Dry Hill" channel 350 feet of a total length of 2,000 fect
have been worked and have yielded according to kmown data probably
$25,000, possibly more. This old channel is cut off by the present
channel at its upper end. Beyond this Lay believes that the new
channel conforms approximately with the old, but the writer believes
that this is probably the case for only a distance of one-half mile
or slightly more. In either case the present channel has cut away
at least this length of the old channel and the gold found in the
lower part of the present channel represented part or all of what
came out of it. In 1934 in cleaning 75 feet of bedrock in the
section previously worked only 1] ounces of gold was obecsmed:
Total production from Lorne creek has probably been somewhat under
$100,000 (5,000 ounces). Some further workings are reported
slightly higher up and in the vicinity of the south fork.

Douglas creek in the lower 6 miles has been rorked to a
considerable extent over a long period of time and especially in
recent years. The total recovery in 1931 amounted to about $1,000
and this amount was probably not greatly exceeded in any year as
the creek is very difficult to work. Some gold was secured on
Chimdemash creek. In 1914 operations were conducted on Kleanza
creek by the Cassiar Hydraulic Mining Company and in 1902 to 190€
on Hardscrabble creek. In 1934 small recovery was secured from
Phillips creek.

Except in the Lorne Creek, and possibly upper Porcupine
Creek, sections the area in the main has been so glaciated by
valley glaciers that it is unlikely any important placer deposits

remain. Fiddler valley, for instance, has been occupied by a