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to Cassiar, Telegraph Creek and Van- couver via Terrace. Access to south end of Lake-see log of Telegraph Creek road. Population 200 Department of Highways Dease Lake Camp on left

Viewpoint. Good access to Lake

Small boats may be carried down trail to Lake on right

Unimproved camping area and lake access. Large Pike reported. Laketon, a ghost town of 8000 of the 1880 gold rush days lies across the Lake at the mouth of Dease Creek. Only a few abandoned cabins and former jail remain on the delta since the tent. city moved north with the miners.

Road down to Dease Lake on left to Sawmill Point. In July 1837, Robert Campbell established a Hudson Bay Post here. The remains of Dease Lake Post lie three quarters of a mile from the highway.

A former community of gold rush fame can be seen across the Lake Steamboats plying the Lake a hundred vears ago docked here.2

to 274 Road verv narrow and winding. Use extra caution. Dease River on left. Through these shallow and wind- ing waters were ferried the many pieces of heavy equipment to Lower

Post for the construction of the Alaska Highway in 1943.

Beady Creek bridge

Hunter Lake and others on left Entering Cassiar Mountains which may be seen rising to the north.

Packer Tom Creek bridge at crest of hill. Caution. Note beautiful suc- cession of cascades in narrow canyon

“to right.

to 283.3 Anvil Lake to left

Pyramid Creek bridge

Dease River bridge. River widens on right into Joe Irwin Lake

North end of Joe Irwin Lake. Sharp curves.

to 290.9 Pine Tree Lake to right. Also a widening of the Dease River Cottonwood River bridge. Land has been reserved here for a Provincial Park.

Simmons Lake to left

to 307.5 Cook Vake to left

Bridge over small creek joining lake On right to Cook Lake. Use caution

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327.4

services 8 miles.

crossing this narrow promontary. Access to Vines Lake on right

Callison Lake may be seen on right

to 313.2 road follows McDame Lake on right

Road goes one quarter mile left to

old gold mill. Road on left to

McDame cake.

Troutline Creek bridge

Road on right above Creek leads to

far side of McDame Lake 13 miles; Mystery Lake 1 mile; and Table Top Mountain 10 miles. Grayling Lake Trout and excellent alpine hikina. . Cassiar cut-off to left. Half mile to Cassiar road. Rough

Major Junetion with Cassiar road left. Watson Lake straight on. Cassiar Road log. Note gas and some At this point the road widens back to highway standard and is more heavily trafficed. Watch for large ore transports from the Cassiar Asbestos mine. Note: Next gas at Liard River, Alaska Highway, miles,

Snow Creek. Local jade for sale. Larg- est nugget ever found in B.C. discover ed here during gold rush.

Deep (Allan) Lake on right.

Third North Fork (Creek) bridge

Road on left up mountain leads to Hot Lake 3 miles. Trail continues to Long and Gallic Lakes,

to 320.9 Reid's Hill. Narrow road.

Old gold workings across McDame Creek to right.

Second North Fork

First North Fork bridge. Entrance to Centreville on right across bridge. Former gold rush town of 3000 now worked by Centreville Placer Mines Beautiful local gold nugget and jade jewelry. Penstock under highway lead to powerful monitors which free the gold from gravel and bedrock.

to See

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Private’ property, enquire before

entering.

Jct. Road on right leads to old McDame Post on Dease River 10 miles. Some-

times impassible. No permanent habi- tation.

to 329.7 Good Hope Lake on right.

Good Hope Lake Department of Highways

Camp. Pop. 200)

Road to boat launching and float plane

dock

Drv Creek. Dangerous Spring run-off