REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF MINES, 1929.

“The Magee silver-lead vein has also been traced for a considerable distance. An open-cut
has been put in well up the hill and shows vein-matter 4 feet wide, striking S. 50° E. and dipping
80° south. It contains galena, zinc-blende, chalcopyrite, and pyrite in fair amount. A chip
sample over 4 feet assayed: Gold, 0.08 oz. to the ton; silver, 11 oz. to the ton; lead, 0.8 pet
cent.; zine, 7 per cent. The Stimulator yein is situated about three-quarters of a mile west of
the others. It strikes S. 10° W. and dips 45° west. A drift has been put in for a distance of
40 feet on yein-matter 12 to 18 inches wide. A sample over 12 inches of gouge-matter with some
quartz assayed: Gold, 0.04 oz. to the ton; silver, 0.3 oz. to the ton. - Gossan quartz showing free
gold can be found here.

This group appears to have some possibilities. High values may be expected at the inter-
section of the Panhandle and Gold Pan veins. A comparatiyely short aerial tram down to the
road at the North fork would make it a simple matter to ship the ore.

A considerable amount of work has been done this season, the horse-trail constructed part
of the way, and a foot-trail the rest; also foot-trails connecting the camp and the various
workings and a lot of open-cuttitng and driving completed.

This company was organized in 1928 to develop the Glacier Girl group of eight

Glacier Girl _ claims, situated on the east end of the ridge between the north and south

Mining Co. glaciers of the Marmot river. In that year the holdings of the company were

optioned to the Marmot Metals Mining Co., Limited (N.P.L.). The showings
are described in the 1928 Annual Report. During 1929 the Marmot Metals Company carried out
some surface-stripping on a section located in 1928 that carried silver and copper values. The
indications from this work were discouraging and showed the sections carrying values to be
restricted and lenticular. Commercial possibilities would be dependent on the discovery of
further and sufficient lenses to warrant a profitable operation of selective or bulk mining.
A complete geological and detailed survey of the property was made by the consulting engineers.
It is reported that this did not indicate a very high probability of locating further high-grade
silver sections in the large oxidized zone.

Bear River SECTION.

This company was organized in 1928 to assume ownership of the Silverado
Silverado Consoli- Mines, Limited. A controlling interest in Silverado Consolidated Mines, Limited,
dated Mines, Ltd. was at the same time obtained by the Premier Gold Mining Company for the
purpose of carrying out exploration and development of the property. Active
development by the Premier Company was carried out during 1929, Work on the No. 3 tunnel
level, where the downward extension of the veins was crosscut, carried out during the first half
of the year proved somewhat disappointing regarding the extent of the ore-shoots encountered.
No. 3 tunnel, which had been advanced 412 feet in 1928, was carried to a total length of 1,048
feet in 1929, cutting two barren zones. Intermediate exploration from a 3-compartment, vertical
raise 200 feet, and sub-levels at that elevation (No. 2 level), was then resorted to. Some 450
feet of drifting was done on this horizon. Although some ore was encountered in this work,
the results are reported to have been disappointing.

From No, 2 level another raise was then driven 145 fect on the slope, an additional level
established at that horizon, and some 150 feet of drifting completed. This raise was being
carried on upwards towards surface at the close of the year. During 1929 a total of 1,913 feet
of drifting and raising was done.

The Silver Bell Mining Company was incorporated under the laws of British

Silver Bell Columbia in 1922 with a capitalization of $2,000,000, divided into 2,000,000
Mining Co., Ltd.* Shares of the par value of $1 each. The registered office is at 404 National

Bank of Commerce Building, Seattle, Wash. The company owns seventeen
claims immediately south of the Silverado, about 114 miles south-east of Stewart. The follow-
ing are the names of the claims: Silver Bell No. 1 to No. 3, Silver Bell Fraction, Silver Night,
Silver Night No. 2, Night Fraction, Silver Bank No. 1 to No. 4, Silver Bank Fraction, Safe Key
No. 2 Fraction, Safe Key Fraction, Bank Fraction, Silver Night Fraction, and Silver Fraction.

The property is reached by a fair trail which starts from the Silverado wharf. The show-
ings examined are above timber-line and below a glacier. They consist of a series of shear-zones
in voleanics, containing some small seams and lenses of galena with some zinc-blende and pyrite. -
Very little work has been done, with the exception of a few open-cuts and trenches. Owing to