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Map 1000A. Northeastern British Columbia................+20eeeeeeeeeee In pocket
Plate J. A. East end of Hudson Hope, an old settlement at head of steam- erie
boat navigation on Peace River.................+seeeeeees Frontispiece
B. Pioneer farm of James Beattie (Gold Bar post office), north side
Peace River, about 35 miles west of Hudson Hope...............
II. A. Entrance to Peace River Canyon............----+-+-+--seeeee 221
B. Rocky Mountain front from lower slopes of Pardonet Hill........ 221
III. A. Permian chert, north side Beaver River, 38 miles north of Liard bis
1 eT BAO OEM DE AOTC UOo AO aatn Hon EA NOOMaMaeeGeeomuduauc
B. Mount Wright, north side Halfway River....................05- 222
IV. A. Mount Hage, south side Sikanni Chief River.................... 223
B. Exposures of Liard formation, 3 miles east of Hades (Hell) Gate... 223
V. A. From left, Tepee Rocks Spur, Tepee Rocks Coulée, Brown Hill
(centre), and Folded Hill Valley............0...cscccccseessree 224
Bs Pardonetseteie, users atctsiecsaiate ore aiave alate ae See ee Bees 224
VI. A. Upper part of Peace River Canyon..................0eesseeee- 225
B. Peace River Canyon above mouth of Gething Creek............. 225
VII. A. Gates formation at ‘The Gates’, Peace River...................-. 226
B. Scatter formation, north side Scatter River, 1} miles west of Liard 226
VIII. A. Quarry in Dunvegan formation, Alaska Highway, about 20 miles
MOT UNKOLS HONG IS bey OL Tere ec eerse eee ets nt tn See 227
B. Entry Peace River mine, near Larry Creek.................0.-. 227
Figure 1. Index map showing location of northeastern British Columbia, and the
boundary between the Interior Plains and Cordillera in British
Columbiafand@Allbertasyersr mrt: eet eee an tonne tenia 1
2. Northeastern British Columbia, showing chief physiographic divisions. . 11
3. Geological map of Sikanni Chief River area...................-... In pocket
4. Toad anticline, Liard River Valley.................0.ceecceeceee In pocket
5. Correlation table of Triassic formations of British Columbia, Yukon,
Alberta, Alaska, and western United States................... In pocket
6. Triassic formations on Hage and McTaggart Creeks on west slope of
Mount Hage, south side of Sikanni Chief Valley.................
7. Geology along Alaska Highway, in part of Tetsa River Walleyin tress 39
8. Map and structure-section, Tepee Rocks Spur to Aylard Creek, Peace
River Foothills, British Columbia..................... 2.4... In pocket
9. Geology of Pardonet Hill, showing faunal and lithological zones. ...... 52
10. Geology of upper part of Peace River Canyon....................... 66
11. Map of Peace River Canyon coal area and vicinity, showing geology,
location of mines, and position of measured columnar sections
(See peig are 514) Bey eee Ap Ars etek Ota My SEE Ie In pocket
12. Correlation table, Tertiary, Cretaceous, and Jurassic of northeastern
British Columbia and Alberta..................00..00.-...... In pocket
13, Southeast part of Hasler Creek coal area.................-0.-..... 79
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. Columnar sections showing correlation of coal seams in Gething forma-

tion, Peace River Canyon coal area.......................... In pocket

. Geology in the vicinity of King Gething mine, east side of Portage

Moun taint gerepten tots enrnie is eee ey ete Un UIE Ina G a 173

. Plan and sections along Eleven Creek, showing points at which coal

samples listed in Table V were collected (after Mathews, 1947).... 180