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NORTH-WESTERN DISTRICT (No. 1).

The ore occurrence on this property is described in the 1928 Annual Report.

Rufus Argenta The holdings of the company are situated on the north side of Bear River

Mines, Ltd. valley, about 20 miles from Stewart. During the early part of the season the

continuation of the tunnel to cut the downward extension of the Erickson

vein was carried out by the J. F. Duthie interests, of Seattle. These operations ceased in the

early fall and J. F. Duthie was reported to have relinquished his option. The tunnel had been driven about 800 feet and nothing of importance had been developed.

It is understood, however, that late in the season a contract was arranged for the further advancing of the tunnel during the winter months.

This property is situated on the upper Bear river, facing south. It consists

Red Top.* of the following claims: Superior, Superior No. 1, Superior Fraction, Amazon,

Amazon No. 1 to No. 4, Amazon Fraction, Red Top, Red Top No. 1, Red Top No. 1 Fraction, and Hector No. 1. It is owned by J. Connors, James MeNeil, and John McNeil, and is under option to a Vancouver syndicate, which carried on active exploration until the late fall, when operations were suspended. Work is being done from a tent camp at an elevation of 3,800 feet.

The outcrop, which has a general east-west trend, is at an elevation of 4,080 feet. It consists mainly of iron-stained brecciated quartz, carrying galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite, calcite, and barite. It has been traced along the hillside for close on 1,000 feet and has been exposed in several places by open-cuts. At its eastern end it appears to have been cut off by a large and well-defined quartz-porphyry dyke, striking N. 50° W. and dipping nearly vertical. Another dyke of the same character comes in from the south, joins the vein, and runs parallel with it for seyeral hundred feet.

A crosseut tunnel at an elevation of 3,865 feet has been driven through 370 feet of greenstone to under the outcrop. Drifting was started to the west, but at the time of examination the vein had not been found, though several small mineralized seams were cut in driving through the greenstone.

The lower showings are at an elevation of 3,000 feet and consist of disseminated chalcopyrite in greenstone, forming a vertical bluff stained with copper and iron. About 125 feet below this outcrop a crosscut tunnel has been driven north for a distance of 830 feet. The vein was found to be about 8 feet wide, but values appear to be low.

This property is a new discoyery. It is situated to the east of and adjoining Docia.* the Red Top, at an elevation of 4,000 feet, and is owned by the McNeil Bros., of Stewart. The showing is just to the west of Cullen creek and consists of a vein of almost solid galena 12 to 14 inches wide. It contains a little pyrite and chalcopyrite. The strike is east-west and the dip to the south. It has been exposed by two small open-cuts about 50 feet apart vertically. These claims are situated on the south side of the upper Bear River valley Atlas Gold Copperand west of the George Copper claims. During the season a diamond- Mining Co., Ltd. drilling campaign was carried out at elevation 2,380 feet. These holes were pointed from the Bear Valley claim to cut the extension of the George Copper lower zone occurring at about 500 feet higher elevation on the Elgin claim. These holes failed to find anything of importance and drilling was suspended.

Operations were then moved to the old workings on the line between the London and Chicago claims, where there occurs a flat-lying zone carrying pyrrhotite, pyrite, and some chalcopyrite. These operations showed discouraging indications and work ceased for the season.

During the early part of the year control of this company was acquired by

George Gold the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada. This company

Copper Mining continued diamond-drilling throughout the summer season, completing 1,466

Co., Ltd. feet. The objective of this work was to explore the lower zone for the

mineralization indicated in the tunnel in the zone at about 400 feet higher

elevation. Nothing definite regarding the development of tonnage from possible extended

mineralization of the zone has been determined by the drilling campaign so far. The Consoli-

dated Company reports that it expects to continue work on this property during the 1930 season and may possibly undertake some underground work.

In the upper vein system is a definitely known showing of good widths and mineralization, with opportunity for appreciable backs and an inviting unknown factor to expand on. “A sample