Some consideration may be given to the possible
d pera of new coal fields, since the coal measures in the
valleys are largely obscured. Coal measures occur at the north
and south end of the Aldrich Lake - Pine Creek valley southwest
of Hudson Bay mountain. They may be continuous throughout the
valley under the drift and if they contain good minable coal,
especially near the north end, they might be an important asset
to the development of aanorad claims on the southwest slope of
the mountain. It is possible that coal measures carrying

valuable coal underlie the drift and possibly also younger rocks

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in part of Bulkley valley above and Below Smithers. Leach notes
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— Leach, W.W.: Geol. Surv., Canada, Sum. Rept. 1907.

that Telkwa coal measures may be much more continuous than
indicated between the areas now shovm, to the north of Telkwa
river and to the east. Coal measures may underlie some of the
extensively drift-covered areas along Bulkley valley from Telkwa
to Houston and along Morice valley to the southwest. Low areas
in the Babine belt, such as that between Driftwood and Suskwa
mountains, seem to present some possibilities. Along the east
slope of Babine mountains, not easily accessible from the
railway, are extensive, low, largely drift- or lava-covered
areas that may contain other coal basins than the one on Fulton(?)
river already reported.

The Groundhog Coal area of about 900 square Aa Sate
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2 Dowling, D.Be: Geol. Surv., Canada, Mem. 69, p. 189; Malloch,

GeSe: Geol. Surv., Canada, Sum. Rept. 1912, pp. 69-100.
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many seams of anthracite is located 110 miles north of Hazelton.

This, together with the Sustut Coal area®. and possibly other areas te

in the central part of the province, offers possible large reserves

of coal.
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3 op. cit.