ewe8flt ion were pabkir-ike8 kn Urn 3. G. 8. BEtllttstSn 4gC3, pagee

271-305, and more soap%eteXg in ef. 8. G. 8. Bal2at %?a 576,

Qn %he? p~eaerm'c; e ~ ~ % l . a a t i u ~ i %he ~m%%@r wzs &Louie wZ$h

the excsption a$ gsk6%~0 packer mi! gta%da* 3e lei% F a f ~ b ~ n k s

by s,lrplane on Au@;ust 22, XYjl, a;r?ving at t he airplane f i P d

at g&b Cresk B~I %he even%& of %he s ~ s e dzx, Augusti 2393 was

span% 1x1 an exemimt %an OP IBBF~- 232911 Creek. On August 24, he

left with an Eshlmo @ae far C ~ l i f o r n l a Creek. ~i Auguet 25,

Lyax Creek, Upper G Q - ~ ~ R Cpceek Cr;f%fsrnha Creak were

ew~minedt ~ . n d lrorr@ly ~ , t -~psa . Otrt Aagu~t 27, sn excm-afnetitsn vae

maas of U Y ~ X ~ Dbhl G F ~ B ~ , p p e r Raw 8z"eafr, R%lag Oresh, uppap

R g ~ n Creek, and the asbestas pr~aspeots on A~bes4;oa Wozra%zSn,

~ 9 t ~ l . f l Y l g %Q ~@%&Qu&~;F%BPB On QW+P=P D P ~ % c ~ b & %ha% 8W6 ~ l % @ l f ; .

On August 223, the3 8~%f'1% Wa.B ha%pa~ked ~ F G B Creak $0

C ) I ~ Mac &c 4aa3c + Long Beach on the Kobuk River, where a bos t; wes secure& ~ n & 4K8bakt everflhang tranqmrfe8 12 ~ L l a s dsm the ~1,ver Lo a u n g ~ w k

rJ$52age- 8pl A ~ g t r s t 29 the m . ~ t $ i C w,?s backpaokml aemas oounf;py

to %he w m g of 'tihe Alaeh-'K~b& E i ~ t s o , J u s t Belm the catyon

DPZ E J k u ~ a k River. Tha %la@ fn?m A t ~ p ~ t 20 $6 Geptember 23

was spent %n exmkn%ng anit ~a't;t@Xg @mz~p%ng %JIB C ~ 0 ~ 0 0 B112.8

to Weekey Creek, baaides tBs ~&Jgocmt E ~ h k Witer IswXstnd r i ~

the rig&% limit of Cha Xabulr ~ l v e r . On September 14, the

w r l t e ~ let% Sfrungpak V5SZBge on %Re R. F. F e r p ~ 0 n &i$~ek

saaw dtrswrt ~ l t v e r fa^ the H R P ~ I S I aoal abne.

Every asslstanae p o s ~ t b l e ~ m s ran&ered by $he a f n e t ~ s a~bd

E~ikski.

The dra8aegs ~ Y W me no~+'i;hmro %Pace of the G 0 1 f h l ~ s BiIZ8

f X O W ~ nor-t;~4~&i f nZ Q %he &f o~ewn% %QE@& $n%@r890nZa~e l~wlaad,

ul%%aa%eXgf jahning A~bZso*, B f i m p 8 & K0gg02tff&t'ba% R%vers. The

912ungriah and K~g~&zn%E%ak R % v e ~ s E?.FB$B %he iftte~aomnt~ae lmZawi3

%n a asuthwesG d%re@%%as, a d , bgrto~Lng t ! ~ e v ~ g Xm dividss

between $13. three T%P~PB, & P $ ~ & tkwsagh the Coomoa %$$Is kn

~ & F P O W ei*rrgtgbmi snir ~zp8ds. r $ l $ ~ g ~ % B e ~ t h l a ~ r ~ ~ r n ~ ~ ~r09~%h

R3LTF;JF P

~ h k aT~?mil% R Z V ~ P E m l s ~ d 3.s f ~ m 99 f ra 5Di3 f e a t a.bavs sea

Fiumar~us lskae, s u m pave3 b%,gBhas, a z w ~ s s a t t a r ~ t % $Wough-

'oa2 %fie Zo%?lznd. 8autiz QT %he Eabtak 91*sez%, %he 1EoWlm4 BpgsaPa

a w e s ~ ~ a p ~ aXtb<;zr@ %he saza rs2hiag krikXt,e canthsas $9 the

3~2?+uZk C)P ShekId~skruk BG~B%E%MS. A t Bhtjtag~i~Jx F52lag9, Lke EaBsk

%0%59cmr'h fp~rrr $he G m ~ o s H i l l s on Tihe r,o%.&h ts P;hg 3hekEa$shu%e

R I l L s 013 %-he south, is ~ b m % 12 rrtflas wibe,

30~2;h of Ski@ KabuEE Io%Pan&, the Camas M L i l g r%se abrap%%~

Ln 3000 p n B 4000 2seS %n ePava$9aal The mrge c h m ~ fa5rLp

w e n and eteepgy I rwza~ , t ed f s ~ n t z g e to ths snush, but on the

rfdges. Ths GG B S O ~ E k f l s , 8% B B R % $ ~ B ~ ~ bef3$@, ~ P B out; Za&o

f saxat s8 gmnps af susn%* Lrrla by ~ t ~ e p " r b & 3 . ~ 3 , f &t-ba%twsd

v~lleys, sa%s ai wki@,"a are os@apie& bg only rnlns~ s E ~ e m a $n

no we,^ sa~aen~ar5ke %it& the size QZ the va.Z%ega-

Z m d e e s t ~)f' Xag&uM*& Rlvsr. X.oXawe~es, a 18,rga l a k e 1% ssraid te

so~ur in i t s e~ti%ern en&. The Wger s f ~ e a a s sxfafng in the B&?&

3larxntxins flow ~,erass the B~r%ema~%s~le low1 axtd 3.a a sau%h%zest splr

d i ~ s o t l o n m d , expwtlng iWbSer River, ex32 Bhre2gh %he Qomas

EP1Za %a n a ~ r c ~ ~ * wnyons* The BLvides b@t%ssn titi? geboIufE%uk,

Bhun@& and mb3sr iS%vel~a f a %he inte~mo~t%Rne ImLasd are as%&

!Q Be so l o w as& se g r ~ ~ & ~ L l . y slup%ag ss es be ~b~i3es-6

imperoeptible erassing f ~ a m w e s l v ~ s sgstem to wnzthcr*

Looking &me% ~ F O W $he he2gPzt 3% %he C o a a o ~ B i l l s , the d%vf&es

appeapz as pert sf a c%%st;ino%ly. a a ~ k e a xlZuar v ~ l l e $ 9ySung

bebveen two hlghlantk~~

Portb of L b itn%;er~~ian%.~~ae foe~Xaai5 the BSIP& % O U Y ~ ~ % P ~ B S

r1ae e ,br~pfly ta ahat; $ Q ~ F thouaana fee t ~ M v s gee leva1 ~ o n s

a bess Lrunaated Lo rn even 1 % ~ p ~ ~ a l T s 1 %a tke Psnger ax i s

of %he I~wletnd. 1 1 ~ 0 ~ a tl5.wlaPacs %ha Sa%rtl 18oun%sina SppeaP

to heve ~amar'sab3.g ~rrn@srSsn% ~ta~%%ts . Thsf~ Paass 9s 8eegly

g ~ n n ~ e d . by %he flsf;-b~%f;aseSf f~irly v5Be vwXlege of %he ants

stres~s %X~wIng f~sm %hea. Y e ~ y Z%%h9e 1s kmwn 8b0~% the

%.%rd F~t4ilr%rs%~..ins a r Ehe u ~ p e ~ f " e a & - i ~ ~ sf %he rivers ~l i s2~1g 9n

%hem. Few p ~ o a p e ~ t n ~ a or whlteasn beve ever pena$r~ted into

them grid the ng%i'ttehs see% $0 keve la& 81% htnot~ledge af whag

%hey are Xfke.

&t greamt, so $FQ- an seen or k x n ~ ~ n , %here E C F ~ no gIsa%ers

Pn QP a&Jgcsat to the pxl;stz of' %Ba T 3 j - p ~ ~ KoBuk BsXbfleXba. T h e

%ka~a% l ~ r g e F I V ~ F S flo0urf.rkg %h~usgb 6kf8 SFe& ~ ~ 8 . 3 hee& in aasxx,

~ l r r r o m glacfers f a r beck bb Balm% Msun%airrrs, Mawever, dwbng

Ple%stscena %bsa me reg5aa was extensiveby @aaia%e8.

Hivat %an ZB un&ot;tb%&ly a we@% fsator fn p~oBuc9ng %he

~teep-w~bEe& effet;Z ef ssny sf' %he s m X E e a " s $ ~ a ~ a va72rsga which

caul4 not Sn the paat a e s ktave ha&% glaeie~rs. B s w e t ~ a ~ , ~ % B ~ % ~ Q Y Z

results were saea fn mqrls;en@g few phzeaa aansldw3ng the

effect.

50 *~hiLsarten. A t the p ~ e s e n t %%as there e e 12 wkl.frZf;ee and. p~ab&Zy . 2s m m y nativ#s engg-ged %n regtzlsr aknlr%g a c t P v 8 t l a ~ . There w e

TWNI% .MID TRABBPOWhTZQE ~ U I I - - , . " " Y T C U

4 diesel-exagfas8 f~eZgh% &om ~ s k e s ssvssal f ; ~ l p s a. 88~&33=3

from Ko%zeBu~ 8% Lhe en%rs.naa %b Hoth~3z.l %n2at t o tho msb%'

ifrlvan baaerr mneb by ai3%e~s, aa%fves s~ t r ~ d f n g arsrapasiss, ~ & k %

f r ~ e g u l a r Frartgk3l~g Gslps Pas %he stlnmr frm Eo$z.eb~e to LOB^

Bsmh. The average a h s ~ g 9 for b ~ s i g h t 3-ua l a ~ g e lets is, RE

nismly 8.8 c3,n be s e s e r k i n a & , 4;r;oa tn 325 w $an Kotizebue

%O Bhmgnak UP bSg BBQC&~ Psls8gm2y CR be ar"r~fige& QB any

-4'-

nego%iathon+

41 ;.here Za ,F, v5~'y sf~pL%nc.. h n d f ng field at DsU OrseBh

&bou% 4 m i f s a f +~m Long Ben&%. &s $hi@ landing fPeld io q~%Tie

i a l ~ Fmm any acoorns~%bme, 2% fs bbs't;, %n ~ ; S . ~ E ? S 01 Tow vzt4~+,

CX*X&7A% P

Tka eE9w~te of %he uqmr EeWk reg%an fs dZsZinok9y s ~ b

siratltc. Fen5per~l;urs recro~ds &ve been kepg %s.s famy y e z ~ s by

one af %ha mf.s3aps an 9ahl G~esek- AE&hu@ $hwe re@a~8s @?a

not oPPic.T.a'!. h v s SIO% &err m&e uae sf by %ha %@;?%her B g r ~ & s ,

y e t they acFua a s an %n&&eet%m 02 te~psr~.%ure sa&ga. The c%%aa%a

Der!.ng: Fez 02' .motlo Cos.sf. Teaperaturee 8s lov as - 6 0 * ~ , hsve

%en note&, r t rkl i l t ; mas% sf Zhs amezPs are w p m B % ) Q ~ @ $0 gFm

mepsgea f ~ c m P to @ i a ~ t * ~ k r : ~swt436~ SBABDPZL are s k e ~ g ,

zzver*?gtng t o r mining bi present ntel;hdrs, i m ~ 110 go ~ 4 0 dsya.

The #bsfao@ ESiL3.e $0 be en%i;ss2y mwosCis8. HEoveva~, a3.3.

the l % ~ . @ . t r . ~ t ~ e p s wSJ_eys 5s She hfl%g suppar% a thfn @-w%h sf

spruce, nane nf MHok, WOWS m r lg 2aehes %n af 1?1.1etw at %he bstB,

RCP over fee t hFgb, Em &he Eabuk lewXmii, sgruoe %111ibm %a

At %he southem faac af the % s a ~ n ~ %T%3sL~ fiwfng the Woba

RnraEanet, %a a hp~my $gww%h a9 ~3~i.p.11 blmh 8nd qu~aking aspime

BeizutZPtaX amall ~ F Q V ~ S QP h$ftk PPB ~3,110 ao&tsred CFB the taps

I far as asen the Inlerraoata~e Ewfarrd an& B ~ i d Xa-ixn%l&rm%s m s

s%Za2. @x%r;i% t ; ~ rredttced t3mbara in the B ~ % F B ?$e~nf @%me A f e w

epsaks ~ n d ~fve f t baP;tm~~ Zv~etke~ l fg Z89~ O Z X ~ p ~ i ~ e n ~ a % ~ Z g,rbse

vfthfra rs~aka QP We mPna~.e ore p%dtm%g~n, BBB dh6~d-sko~ an& &+~tke:

hares, ell 09 wf~%ch tf8xo;y paa%1y PPBS gecr to paDP 2% %h@$r

' abanihnce- Uatier f 0 ~ ~ 3 . pXeat%$u% 0s the F ~ V B T G ZG ssmse~,

Df the3 fu~beirsrem them is a mdb ar%& 84a%af6shZsg n*abw

sf Xm& ot% er, fox, 'iyax, %%a& WR& %mt@n. A 28% bea,v~r aacw

a t %h& heades&te3%s g~kt3k RFiate~. F ~ P ~ w 1qs%~reXs, ~s,ad. t b laqge

blues LeBuk whlZsGPIw ~ ~ P @ B % B , bovn as "&fFk@ikp&@, WBLPE ::at sesa,

awS1 haye p~ababljr 8 w n lma$Pg extePaina%t;eb b~ %he ozaZ%Ves,

and river hsrriry$, d m to the @oer-pressn% pike, pzclret'el %a&

A csnsta3t ou3yd.3- of f ~ e s h # e * t msgr be bmxgat a'% @XI, %i9tse

an& &$ a very peeson;'ia-$.e price f r s ~ the T S ~ ~ E Q S ~ m i n g %ha

Easq~itoes, horssflbs, mzts aldgea are a tcri9ent t s

man a*& ~ G B P ~ aJik@ 1~8% e z ~ l y ~fz;pf~ u n % i l the mfddle of G 8 p z b e @ b ~ ~ ,

~ E & % I * ~

The rwks Q$ the Gsaaas E I X l s w s hot& ~ a d t m c n t e ~ r a a

Snbme%ve in ~r%g55~ BasbOes ~ h e ~ e ~ o s e o f ffi23 g~e&is%~;tao beds

m2g psp~esent altem6 eff'usise basaP%%c $~Q%s,

The aerZltmen%am gm~fist~ra:~ b63a s%a.Ze& by P B l l k g B.

~ ~ 1 1 t h 1n W. ~ , G , R . B ~ E I I ~ ~ ; L ~ prtj, ts B E ~ I G B ~ ta t h g st+-o~.,~x&~ un-

dPi f e ~ e n t 2 . a t ~ d . PEXeazaf a seZmsqkrZ@ faeh4s%s and lb~estsnes~,

E

me st~11ctwe2 ~e%a%fansftsip .of %he; ~ s c k s %a the Gas=- Ri23s

is enomoualg omplex. It would t4k.e 4ef;niled laa~glng coal3lned

The e'trllre of the cont~ots (MSisg plsaes) pslrles from being

Bo~%k ef the B~Q'PTE! BIBP;~S 5,nil gkzy%i%es, alsaut a%%e

from %bs rneuth of %ha csnjroB, %he bedmsk of' S ~ ~ B E ; B ~ L ~ R f v e ~ %B

9; Zi@t -~o%e~e ia , eoarse-g%'&&nsPf_ ~et%atosawkle $ s e g l m e ~ ~ % e * 52x1s

eangksme~aGe beeme8 d~rck-srs le~~&+ pi no^ graSned w~ld = o m

eolared aoh%slass ~ o ~ k , tbx1 bs%& t4 i2ns -p~Bsed , 2k@&-ae%msd

a2.nte. The t o t a l width of the scbl~t and s l ~ % e o&ra~, 5s g,bout

Ttd afke.

elaeaunt@re& on %ha aata'th &ape, up $8 fkz-at peak, l a P%n%-g~o%#@&

fJ&l%e p%d;iTlg it at^ 8 f % ~ a 3 - @ B ~ % B B Q ~ ~ ~ % B @ OBZX&.EBBEFE~~, 051

$he ssoay1d OF nwth peak;, is e s,sntTs%one or aanglaae~ate, fa#%&-

raox"phssa& , to suck an ex%elaf if;ka% in pap%& sf a eimgl@ hs,~lhE apecb-

mBn, it ka becme a ~ l c a sclziat. 5% %be XQFP;~~ o f Ehe la& o m -

glsrssrzte 2s s b,mmB QU%Q;PQPP%W~ of p e e n s l e ~ e ~ p % ~ a @ a a%tftred

to serpent ins.

6m Bhu~pak Kount&.in, w a g af

roe$ eneauf-rt~red %B o9aGt3. %or%h of fkad slate mi? caapasbng &he

summit of $he mot~atain, Za f~ Ppf y eawae @etma~@esaB a a ~ % m ~ a t e ,

Succesding aeah other to the n a ~ % B j8rss me L9 eoagXamr?Q~ 8 ~ 9 : %Zrs%,

pinkish scbie-2; sw.f)n&, sXats; tiz%rd, g~eb~ls$ane; f oath, ~ a l t ~ t e m d

phgf l i t e ; f iPBb, g ~ a e n s E e n ~ sahfst; slxCb, s2 ,~ te ; seveBSb, gmerar

8% one; ePgh&, Z%ses%ane t os ASFO~S Wsuuld&w). ~ w e s s Qomes

- I d -

Cresk on Cssrtas Eaun%sO~a, s4ka ts, gn".-enetsne l%rmatoae vePe

~ear~lgnizea fiana a d i s t a ~ ~ e i l e s the o ~ d e r neaed $a~imdef the nsr$k.

TXzg %isaes%sne aE;pearcs %a B e a csgpgng oa Awora HsuBlaZn g ~ d as

the ~ O ~ @ ~ C F W @Ytif of 4338310s Z40%2~f%8<jXZ~

The n o r t k s ~ ~ eri& of 3 n o ~ e ~ a k Morra%ain Sk depped ~71th kSne-

stone showgag a b%s%i~et ~ a a % m t w l t h eke &$PBBW%OSB. Th%

@aun%a,in on the ~igh% Ximi% 5% %he has@ of 933% C ~ g e 3 1 , fs B 5pped

wilt& Xime& 6- 9thio~Iw a &f e%k~@% C B E Z B ~ Z f ; p ~ 0 k t ~ b ~ y I X W - ~ O B ~ om%-

%yf ~ 5 t h the rxxtbe%Iy%~g a&%%s t.

cerbonaeeaas ma 4uw32,f 4e sohist BS %&P BS 8%ee3k9-~y Creek;

frsmth, grseaetom ma swperztfne &a far zrs Ga~at~et Break;

Creek and uppw Lrnx Creek i s as folb~ws: P P P ~ ~ , en %he Xef$ 3.212%

g~s5ned &arb~naaesas sPa%e as ~ R F aa %he addbbe af It%% Creek;

extend. eves in%e Gl~,ef er Creek samss E~gof&%ak RRiver. H~ny

of BnM Creek be_ILas the Q E ~ ~ M ~ Z P ~ Y ~ .

Greanrstsne oratcmpe i j t ' r %wa plaotss ors 8hunga& Wist-e~~ %a an@

boulders a l a bssS@ fgfisou~ rrsek, z,ppa~er~tXy a g$ro~~nl/%e,

ape foutztE ift %&a gr~ve3-s ef Bhunga~k RfFve~, on w p m R i & y Greek

and occasfum99y on Doh2 f2re&., These SUB% b y & been br~ugb% b~

g%aoiaf d ~ a @ i f ; % . 6n Bhs a%hw oraeLs in the Cesaua Rf3.26,

%ha creek woolz s ) q t l g p e %O %be n o m ~ J , mnging $rm 3 %o 20

f e e t in depth-

Ths au%agasfi m d m n ~ s 2 m f %dia%s~2~Z &B Been Pi.lt;%Xts e%fe~Be&

in ganer~ f by ~absaqtifsnt e ~ t ) s % 4 8 . Kab't;lk R i v s ~ kiae 65% a t~anch

from 80 ts 200 %a& &ap bn%s the @ B . ~ P B ~ + depos9ts. a% e a w m k

vlXP9tge Zhera l a a B%s't ; iB~$ Xi= o f ~ s r w 2 n e a aemss %he gab*

kmland, f r s ~ mzsllrtk %a ~ 0 ~ t k ~ %$sere exgm$neB x~~ltsth of tihe x - f ~ e ~ ~

g1e.f nly =rkred riverc eh~isnePa #oul& be %me& oOt di%fsrsa% fsvels,

on9 as b9& R B 325 feet; &%me tkre pReaei%$ ~j~FPer, 8 e - 8 ~ ~ ~ ~ 9 , emd.1

I d e s an& paMa d&etffb~toia. Zbr~ugbnud these ~ o ~ ~ f n a o frw

75 to 100 feet a'sove %he %eve% of $he p ~ e ~ e n % rives. The

material kn t f ie ~Bave worzines, :s~heF9 C U Z GO bluffs by the

rZtrer, skaawe linuc%EL w&er zo-t;isn, awnugh amy I w g 6 fa@~&%ed

bsuXBess were ~1 se asen* Re a%~~$if:' itcatisn I %he ssterP~T, was

HQ% nst%86&b1~* 3% vzua%d. &ppe~P 88 %hot@ %he gke%e~ had

worked. In an& pashad up %nto a n o ~ a i ~ e pz%~%etarsX$ watsz?woPa #amz&@

atzd. grzveks of %ha origf.nd, Fobuk r i v a ~ v s l l a ~ .

The PnteriixrmLs-ne l p 9 w l a d EIFPR~FB $0 ha %Zl%e& w i % k greve3,

This dep~bS% 5s mefnly au%%a& f3aate~b2 das~'kva8 By gXae5~Gisn

from the B ~ i r a 14ounte%ns Bes2$es e e m res3nt o t r e ~ s g m v e l s slang

%he min ~ t v e r s md. areeks* Bt;fe %s IaaB OF %$2xsa, na det;e32ed

ex~rntnatlaa w2.a a~&e c l i the inlaranntafis ?,m"x~~&. The p ~ o b i e ~

af the plscer geld ZE %Aw areeks 09 the Ces%oa Mills ie d i ~ e a l X r

cctrsnscl;sd w i t h %he P % e S s $ ~ r 3 ~ e gl%c%ttitan of' %ha Btz3rd Koun%ainrs.

Def ini te ly t u solve t h i s gmb2sm, a d@taiLse% B%U&F of

~ n d %tie BnPyd Mo?rntnlne z-hmld bs ads^

ft; Zs %hinq&t - t k .qZ 5x1 t;he late P%%aena, the g e f t e ~ d b?,;,s~-

leve l of ebo enZlrr; 3Cobtzk-Rsdf8.k drainage me; asverel krnadnoed

.fee% BQT*?E~F WWR st pm~en- t TBe fa%w~tff0~t;a?.w %ISW~S.E& WZQ g

sf %he Iwla,nd. w e l l shors the For18~ ~e22,%ionsklps3. Tha Iongetat

I n t o the h n t ~ p ~ s n t s n e XovIan6-. The CQSBQS W$lLa wepe s r & h e ~

h9gf2 m&ga b%esecte4 by a~nrp~sa%!Ivelz &aep and f x i ~ l y - mwturs

V d l s y e and %hst Dai rd Wo~antainss p ~ t 7 9 ~ b I y B I B no% etm& ss hf @

above the gsnerel ~ a % l e F sf &he mgisn sa e% p ~ e a e n t ,

3% 1% t h ~ g a n z r s l l ~ a a a e v t d upfnlan %ha% %ha Kabzxk-Bas.%&

& r ~ i n w g g was not oa-up%ed b~ aEg pei-l% axtsnZ sf ioe &wing %he

the o~.itw;2eh f Z % l i ~ g oyi tho nsrKrz ~ i ~ e nf Ghese maxn$ainp and fpm

tireir l o w r0un&@i'; ca~trs t -~?, 3% -cml& ~ 0 % e,s the%%& t A 4 g vot2l&

c f ra~:9. g,n c%st;~,ele to %he e,sratka--,~A- s p e a d rtf PB Lee sheat of

any EYE&% thi~k~6851

@wi~ag, np . fas t a f t w , %he nzr9.d a$ ssfrnutz glac ' is t im,

%he slr-v.q%iora of' %he X ~ J I A s'bcws E B ~ Xeue3. r x s at Iear-- t 332 $get%

l n w ~ ~ than at ~ r e ~ a n t , 52mq thn d % ~ a ~ ~ e n ~ s n o c oT gZ.ac%~%%~n,

there ks& b3~3pi a gar%u%Z FIB.?-ng c,%f the lsni'd ~ f f ; % 3 tffG3.ng af

t7& wzwfzca PFOE nax'th $0 sauZB. AS,%hnrkzgFi p~,p% o f %be Is-& BE@-

~ P R Q P S 3 r d ~ b63.m see 'I.eve1, I t i s ~ l c t %heu@t ?&.it; at ztzg t kw wzs .

the Snbuk v ~ l l e g , f2~6&$3$%~~$3 %hz% _I)*% ~ i l e ~ 3 1 & ~33 ~IWGW~ i ~ v a t e d by

the Be:-, ,&t its grcatas% evten2; the Xdbuk-F3~e%~k i c e aap yroBabl3

P l o ~ k e B sr? %%E u a s % ~ y n edge In ?&a %rs,t~rf: af KsEzsbua Sr>?~4- gad

(li.eck@rgeb b a b d ~ ~ i n t o tfia ,%z.EBTB 0 8 % ~ ~ . The %hS.cbese aQ %ea

f o~mek.1 y s;erve~% 3g %ha Ftli$uk valPeg s s ~ r ?assttbiL*lf o ~ l y be detearm2~&

by SU%UPP det%,,ileif, etu&y, ~ - F ~ + ? O V ~ F , cnr te in ~nun4efi r ~ & n ~ l . & e ~ e GB

the thiaknes~ wws m3M 2,OQO fee%, T h e kkgher peakg @ the

Gw~m ~%1ls , aw g2ss ~2 -&he Bsfirtt Hoaat aZm hare %he %h$~k-

Bees oft the iae r n ~ l a v e been &a& g~*stx~lii) tffr~&% th~ough %he

fag: es.p as nuna.%&k~

W ~ % B P O %he ~ C B B B ~ ~ S D of' tba Lce u8.g t o 2h.s rssaz%rti% p%~&eas

Below B a l l m S ~ b u k R3,var there l%i -, rn~yksd cans%ELs%lan as-f %he

Eabuk ~wllsry to the a% ~ b o u % 2 atPes. Be%@% T ~ l r r i Q Creek

ylvep banks far 6 %Q LO m Z l e s Eauna%Fesm. The hi3%g an ~ z - e h of&

g&ocia% rock ~ P L P * Q S % ~ aa a aaeh Par-g~z; maZe %LF;,m Q F G ~ E ~ ~ L ~ ~

and autu~,.sh Aepaal&s 8% 3% s fnsat;b, gs s%se i l ~ Redstsnra and Asibler

Rivers f ;k0~@ %u 8, less exten-t. Tks $ntcramtsna3r lmlana v w ~

fhlbeik wlth lee shicb s ~ m o ~ n t a & the %OW dhvB&es a% the h x & a

sf nax"thwmc3 12mI~q3 ~trsame kn the C Q B I O ~ R%XZI 8est166s U d -

ebrglkng westward. mq? sf A ~ b l e ~ R%vsf.. The I m g e s t of $h86&

ssu.t;ktw8r&-fXov5fng outbe% glat3iess were %n %he wl_laye a% Zhe

Shungsak spld EagsXuk%nk R$v#rs. On S k n a w ~ k 3%vaa* & e ~ e SF@

~aorplfns, %here appear %a be BGPP%E& e %QB d q ~ s h B s 2s %ha

~ g a ~ ~ % z a k ~a%Zeg at %%B Qehadbsnt ia%e %he Eeb& h3Xd-d &@kt%

a gl~b~ftQ. FQ&-ber and B O F B Z ~ ~ st the ggrasL%e assP;aa% ~ X Z B % ~ b e v e

Lynx Greek eonstltuting the sa-oalle8 i n l l s ( ~ a p ~ d s ) ~tt the

#ogelak.(;tak. Eany aQ %blower p o ~ k s of the Cacj~aa Belldl a ~ e ~ s ~ % L r

the ampsrstlre scitnessl of the c o u n b q ~ roak tnesc forks Rpe

not sa o b ~ a c % ~ ~ f s % S ~ OF notiae~ebfe as %he. t ~ % w l onas af

?be Last &age was %hs dZsappe~~anoa the Zaa ts %be

prescne few hswglng gX~c8ers our %he l29@es% s~nta4tzfns.

8x1 avBBsasas u% p~evicxm glae9~19, ~f;zges exeep.fr $be IB#$)

QP %~SOQYSB%B 1%8g&, h ~ ~ t 3 bc5eR B % ~ ~ ~ % ~ Z % % B & . H~6933?, mOPe

6e2af X work l a Fae mg2en Wiag $8 9igk% o%hes alder

t f X l sheeta t h q ~ %has@ aasisZ1,y seen an me ~mfaee %a ~aaonw~P~sa~f-e@

W C F P ~ ,

T% lfs $ft%extestci~g Ea ~ ~ 4 ; s %a cannec8ion v%%h g3aola$%t3h

%he ice on Lt.

:,'\' Lucky. 3ix Creek %B Zlgg by a party cons% sting of T. g,- Pearson, ,LL

Lewis LZsg&, Smes- C L P S ~ , 5 ; r~es

Eatxen. As H ~ E P P ~ as ~atx%d Be ~ k ; s e a % s i ~ e & go%& wee biaeave~a8

on Bah% Creek in S g O L Al%koagb 5% Ls s%ate& %pr B. B, G. 8.

Bulletin 536, page 131, ghat; uark h ~ d been &om ~n Bfamp&

work ImvSrig been &no s# t h i s river befa* 299% or 1903. RZkey

men% on Fsbut M.ver, Wfley Qgap. +feeXsy C ~ e e k vae f i r s t prss-

%he fall of 1931 P s u l Prf~t;r fotm3 g ~ r on Jsy Creek* 8 hfehelps

Prjr sbaaxt $92&$ %% was r e ~ ~ l t ~ k [ ~ ; & a& %he Kobak-Aleakw %f%nes was

same oXaZm a, d r f z l he%@ QQ $e%t seep b f ~ not t;mh 't3txbwak.

BeZow the c%,.nyoft the S",tfef~ bNs gut B, bencfk %&eat; 113 @LEs w9b9 ba%o

and BhungpfaL Haurat~l~le , The psassrat river fIstxbpla2.n %s sbala%

580 f e e t w%&e 1s % P ~ I B 16 $a 25 fee% belo% %he XeVel eg the

Greek and f o r 1/2 mile belou. 2% nerrws t o about 1/1( mile.

Below tbae agoin %he beneb w28snrs ou% to %p ~fZe, aostly as

about L mile, the r % w e ~ flowing ~gproxf@aLeSp ebrfsu& i$s

aentcsse Age.3.n p,'aottt 31% aZke b@Tow %he I@% poW% blaf9f"e

f r a ~ mora5nal h%fZs ~ 4 ~ p r ~ a e h %be r3.w on %he r%gM fLn%t %or+

af; Leas% 2 ~ % $ e a . Be34*~ t M s L ~ s t ps%n% the bemk wSdens and

gltga&~zZEy raesge~ % z i t & the g l a d pla.%n of gob& R ~ V B F . Ti24 PBX%

of the r iver fma $ha n o ~ t B en6 sf Eke Blamwk Assso%~%iaw

c 2 s l a ti0 %he rropt& en@ of the F ~ ~ B F B P T ~ E Z ~ B I & Z S ~ C & ~ % % O ~ Z c?Xs.%@ lta

rives is ~ b m t 800 % U G Q Q ~ - ~ ~ B % ~

The go%& %n Siau~alr . R%var Beeta@ ' r ; ~ be sf famX b e w o ~ k

2 %t awbic y ~ * ~ d . Ea the prevf~tthify t3esor%be& beneb %he

goL& fa# been osnaentrale8 3 2 s ~ E% Xeas% 50 to EOQ .Teat ~g

reworked, rnata~8~3,. These hts-ae &@a bean a ee~i;,qfn moan$ ef geZtSt

aerived f ~ o m %he $ ~ Q s % o ~ of %he Q ~ ~ F ~ R f%s@Xf Th3.8 P R C ~ 1%

glaia, shovelling-in oparzCions ware ookluoted in the eerly

daye of the $ob* itwn to about 2915. The $r@und l e a l l $bg%e8

p3.P;~ could Ba aug a short way8 B m k S P Q ~ the rfvar, The F ~ V ~ F *

bench %%self' Bi& not p s ~ to mias bx sdovelllng-la. Bs sining

was L%rniteB Xa%eralXg %a the f%a& rive^ s~naelritra%t~n end te

about 100 f e e t Zn eXsv~%%sn EBOV@ the Fiver, is ezra a%& abaradoneb

runnPng from the soxx%h f a,da sZ BZatanp&L E0urk2;aim. Although

this ditch v ~ u l d have. ftn~rn&she& plersly 02' &@ad f G S ~ P B BBEIZ

, hyBra@Zi@ p l a t , there 3s so evfaenca of ~ n p &her kana @%

raining fivt hshav1l2ing~%n. V ~ t t e ~ f OF* these s m d l o ~ ~ ~ ~ . % % Q P P B was

taken by small ~ 2 % &as m d &use ~ T W the sfver ap frm Btsswk

built in 1929 a sm3.l 43.Zeh wBoa% h700 Feet Pang FOB S%qaa~k

Creek. The BirrteatsPonet, sf t1~i.s &It;& ware 3 fsa% via@ UB $he

aluise is 202 fcae lengI the appea. 70 fee% cast;-ifan B ~ n g ~ ~ i a a

rifflea, the rest pole ~ifiles. The alu%ss is 36 habee wlaa

an& 16 imhaa deep, and fe se% as s pa&@ e i t$ imkes 1e 3.2

feet or s.bout 5.56 PCP e m t . A ~ Q u % 40 f e s L X F ~ tihe en& of the

% elrrtfee, ca,n,'hitRiferoaz5rent 8f~oh~rges %Q one s%deo tEhZs uridfsl~-

aurrant i s 11 feet long by 6 feet wide, an8 i s s e t on at grade

~f 16 inshas t;o 12 fee% or ~boe;t; la. 22 pep ~ , s n % . Fhs and ei

the sluice pro gee*^ eat OWF and drmpg %iree:tIy % E t a a cut bmk

a% %he r3vsr. Gster fa^ %he ktyw~8k and sfalce baxee 1 s obtain@&

Bpaek. Tbe giant requi~ea w&eat 3 seeorad-feeti 8% ~ ~ f r e r @st3 %ks

R p ~ s b &c?u%. 2 S&QQR&-~@@%. dopaes2g tZbt!?& $8 lgjl 33,l,g@ 6x5

af wiZ& lig evi&mtl$ pa+% 01 %he ~ ~ k g % ~ f & t)ut;w~erh ~+pmfl. The

pay. ie sbout 8 f e e t . The sed Lon alne8 3.. ae io2lawa: 1/2 foob of

mess saxx; 4 fee3 a? asnay ~ I Z ; 4 feet of mavel; 2 6

blpck stretnm. The i a rslued at t16.70 an ounce. The p i t

tg.ksn sat br S e p t e ~ B e ~ 2933 WEB &pprex%maZe2y ZOO By 200 fete$

made d.tarf~g $he wrfte~'t8 vkei t , %he raaorapy was sai& so have

been about 90 ssnzs E atr'bte y e ~ b *

~ h s p i t is i a a part of tSle C ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I I E . ~ J desaribed right

15~1% river benah erol%s& by Bfnxngmk RPvep fmi~ the eH6 ~rz%waaBt

~ n d cut b ~ o k E gB~at%-p3a8~ inta %he %-iorafnla deposits. W s%f@t

flasener e leva t ion of %he si~x5fsce ~e-~stsb2.%~he5 t h ~ g ~ 4 g ~ ~ 1 1 ~ ~ -

i n g th.5- Y ~ V M F %a %-ab Zt e p~ea,sn$ nrs~tpwr~:%$.va~y. straQ@t; eotwsa

a% w is we^ Leva%, B i ~ ~ ~ a r k C;re& in al;x%tfmg Raroas a copses? o f

the r lva r be~cP1, i w % h e ~ aoaaan$~'?.ted %he r~dktzes ESQ 88 P ~ D a ~ k e

Ghe gaattkicl r i a h ~nf3tlgkf %OF gliovr;I.lltil-fnr

Ha 2,929 the KoB~lc-AXaska 6)iiaee fiyd~zuficke8 suz B. truZ

%he rlght i I l ~ ~ i % an& &brtu% 300 feed- d o w @ ~ t ~ ~ m f r a ~ %he 1931 pit .

Th%s cu$ 'hl;'?~ a p p ~ o ~ s ~ t ~ % g r 150 bf XOI) P6&, a.nd 8,bout- 6 fee%

~:eep. m a blask atm,tum CIS Q ~ I B F B E ? ~ F ~ C $ LB %ere gtmut & feht

sbavs river l e ? ~ s L ?he aezb i s y m t l y ibri Zbe l e a % Q ~ ~ a % a + e & : , a

gain% of %kc a"3gh-t; X i a % t r%vc;~ benf:Z~ s,nd pmLL~r %B au%wmh

cubic yar8. The ou%x~.sh rag terkzl asmf s8 veky p o w v~Eaos, 7

g~~2iall$ ~cwaLni~3 %B% with hpeae %&%el mXdoae

On ths WL4 & i s a ~ o % g t l ~ ~ cf &a p,bw% 2;gO f@e% up

Bf saaerk I2rea2 ~ F Q % i Z s ~ o ~ ; i S h , 2 m~23, p9;7r)qs0Tt p.kt;~ B r a bs id

$0 $P&Ede& 555 e ~ m t ~ g&iT 93 c ~ a S s a oaBZa yard, r e ~ s s t 5 v e l p .

On the CZnrk Asssof~t%ea a l d a sn'the ~ ~ E w a s h apPt9;ra &QU% 300

fee& above the 3.~~51 sf %he ~ $ v c r , s ~ 3 ~ ~ x 1 %eat 92% da saM %B

hwve p r o ~ p e ~ % ~ d , 7 eanLa a h:u.lsie ;frar& O P ~ the 3x3 Aasoe&tz%fa~

oXdn 2x1 $3 bs. &am %he pioe~ barrk.,, a sa.dl tesf pZt pt; &am

to wz~es SevaI i s s:d.d. %a 13g'fte y%gZrZ& 235 C ~ P Z ~ S to ~ h s au'sret

;PBX*. 91% gh%3y & a ~ ~ n ~ Z ; ~ b , m fras %he es %& $ 2 ~ Asaoa4,et ioa

&ndt on the rXgia% l i m % t s b ~ t XO f@& abaw the ~ f v e r 9% EX

alight beneh, ts& pZ% i s as.id %n h~:~vn .n,~clspeo%ed 57 ~ent ; s

:a- cubic $ a ~ d , On %kg :$%~n cPg,Zm up on Lbe Teff U m S t ~ 3 ~ v e ~ -

Fslnah pbou% 10 fee3 above %ha Isvex o f %he rbaer, a t e a t ~ 1 % Zs

s p , i & to ~ S Y B P F D ~ , ; S P Z % B ~ - be%$= %i;hm 50 0en%8 a aab%c ~8x4,. ZGee2

Joe &asaa%~ttion ~ X a f f t r %a a a v ~ m X @S%B .& %kf p~esen% ~Pbver % e v ~ x

am the r i@f l 2 ~ i t , as srerege racaverg of 2&71 CF?B%S B. cebia

y a ~ B es sa%& t o h ~ v e been t3bt~%~&ar

%he Kobalt-Alasks RLms had purch&.~eb in 3.931 s Eresoen%

(Sauerman) W t t o s f a ~ e 1%: cub%a y ~ a d S G F P P ~ P BE^ t ~ ~ n ~ p o r & ~ b 5%

t o t;B% asap r:,t Bi~fsark .7~eak. TI323 ~ b ~ w p e r has E 7#&3neh

Ec.%Ut".g l se f ing cabs*, a 9/4-%noh pelf-back eeb2.e m d w 212

9aeh flying-blaak spble. A oombibnstian ~4'&hozlaepowet~ L ~ a 5 4 ~ a . m

b n l l e u ~ snd haist %7~s Eaxldea at %he asut $ 0% Shmgz~~,k River krz *

1939 an@ haale& %T 2 % ~ own paw= ~ v e r k , a d $ 0 % j ? r % ~ m ~ ~ k G ~ 9 e g i n

the g p ~ i a g 1932. <Th%8 ~ Q T ~ . F F .t B B B ~ A S@ J BWBS ~f ~ W Q D ~

9n 2k hnura, %%$82? %B T-maf;~k@d by & 66fi%~f^ftt@3% & F ~ v & Z ~

pmp fup*nlnh?ng 2,0i30 gz3lmta a mlmte ~ 8 , Z r r s t fs. ~ ~ l f ~ d head.

Far n3,@x.X; +re&c Lk le~~t La a ilaa&-Iightirzg sys%em br2~aa by a

sLe@ ma-generatw. The an t i r e n~xt f it cost %bout 940,000

1932, %he gborra oat??%% sas sat; t~flf sar %he laas .%eaae%~%lnks ~ % a % s

bages 'Per. BoBttiron labor were $5 R ifay ~arJ bow%, Boar& sost

co@p~ny &nut 82 ~ r _ 6 ~ 3 ~ TS~SI;IFE~S k ~ e f " ~ b%pl@Y@ 3 % ~ $11

unskiLZecl XRbaro 3 b

The a r m tkst a m be m-de to przy c g f t k the p~assat ~ ~ t h s c f

5s $knught t o $a aonfine8 to ?&he F ; ? V E P r1~1~~eq% te t h e

C ~ e a k , It Ee a2:au "6hau&t tB~a"i;I;h spay w l L 1 n ~ t ; ex@end dsxn

P~oris the su~iace over 10 %a 29 feet . The y a ~ d s g e t her @for a, 19

t h e above ~ B e e ~ v e t S ~ l a s are carseot, aannot be Earga. % O P Z ~ B ~ I

the Investmen% %s sma2.f 80 ths,t w%%h eC5r8f?21 R_~a,n?Ilfng Eks p ~ t %

j e c t eizauX& yie3.d EZ f s i ~ yrof it,

'En %he ~ p r P t s sf 2931 R.r, R* %rrssvos%w and Qea. C. C~a-wagZe, . repsessnting eastern c ~ ~ ~ i % w l , sp-a-5.k ;. wvabe~ of c b Z X 1 holes m

the fader or dowaatreaa en& a f the M~buk-Alsska HLnes holddngs,

Their beat; dzgP%I hsZe i s w,Zd to have beef: oht;~%ns& OR I., bwr

f e e t . The h~Xea 8:fjpear t aa I r ~ a g d f a r E y s p m ~ d an6 %ao bunohad

together t o g ive the pzaund a f a b gee%- Tk3.s d~2LJ.Lng

b o u l d e ~ s would make wo~king 1% by a e ~ a 2 1 d ~ e d g ~ Vsw d5f%ic%%%,

and gs1su as a p&yab:rle area t a retlsr 5f~&teCl, Zt 3-53 n ~ % thought

%Bat P, J.arge3 dredge wo~%il Be Juatifheb.

On Axe28 Qa3.chS about h /2 m i k ~ upatrssw f ~ a ~ %%a confkaanse - - with E3ksme.rk creek, ~ x c l . b, ,-iartson atid!: dr% 1929 s shaP% dI3 feet

tleey, a13 kn P g 9 ~ 1 y fine f3ao1~2 oatwash rnsterleX, %a bed~sek

wae pleaeha& ari& Banson dleb Brtf he coaU fintsh %ha sk2,f%.

%hfa is a f a Z ~ 1 3 7 I e ~ g a cmek h e ~ & i n g 5s a ; b o ~ . % f i e ~ Ibw

diviae on the xest siae of B%sa~rk &$oun%sin. It %low 9s a

v e s t e ~ 2 y dil~~f3i;%t%n emptgr%ng i n l a .$o'Os%$ Rfver n e w %ha mouth

sf &abler Afver . The be&sok a% %ha'he~d af %he creek 9s

aonrpssed sf ph@,litas an@ erlsters m d drres no% $oak f a v a ~ ~ ~ b E a

for gal&. Bouever, prsspecXs ere repoz=%e& 20 beve been f ~ a n &

on the cresk. Ti?&se may be frm %ha ~asancea%=%ion sf

matesisl frua tihe outwash aprm sf the old. Battngnak g l a a i e ~ ~

32 f s %hsugh% that, at the % f ~ e 09 the 8kssngnak gP~eier, when

%he irrtepaorr%ane l m l s k d was &R %a@ raser~sir, a e ~ ~ 3 . 1 twngue

of Zsa push%& ever the 3fvfde at %be bsd sf Wsageihogge~ Crask*

narrows B aanyan between bh-gnak and C~snaa M a ~ n t e l ~ t s $as%

befo~e entering $he 3&&ak lmlwn&a. & a t bahow t he oFnFsn Lt;

Emy hslea &ve been sunk an Gssaoa Greek nras,-.r kLs kesB.

The ground at this pxaoe was @.b~u% 10 fee& ii.f?ep* BQ fa^ es asu%&

T . T ~ F ~ ~bnxf; kO fee$ & e ~ p sfid v.3pG? R ~ B U V jt/g s i l e spm% p ~ d *

Bown E f ; r P ~ Y n r g ~ a t ; ~ t ~ & %as f ~ b ~ d ~ ,?ar O ~ ~ Q E E ~ of pn"atptfc?A-liXy

e l l fine g ~ ~ v e l *=it& very i e b p boulders, The heil.~oaB tha ~epar%e&

as a Very light-caX#~s& psenst-rne schTet, vfth the schistnsltiy

B lp rhg verticrlly. *$he beareolr in the lower ahrr f % 3s said t o

be pftchiag steeply ~or,=mslaews. Xa the QWEP shaFt F w g a a ~ a

cutthg the eraekbed. Sea cwraerrBrr,liaol uaa 3%tsM althebagh fhne

eviilence %hi78 t$fiofffirX%$n;g ~ p e ~ s t i i ~ a s htzb "Paan gtteaptad 3 s ear-

Bws. t h Zaf ormatlon csuld be abts%neB on $hese warkings wtxf c&

a smsff s%~gnsng iae-$an@e extew$e& over &ha divlds duxm

Z~sbZa er%P.-?m hsa tzot h ~ i i t k m a %a P ~ T ? T O F ~ OR& ~ a ~ e e n % r ~ t e the

values. fL is tETou@% %bet &he besf ~ 9 a a e So prs6gecS on C o a w ~ s

Creek would be Just beiow the csnyon and a t the ~unct2orl hilt&

forks but t n a z ~ E I no% been efiaugb esosf an f o r 8 %s~--ge:

&egap;i% to hpvs bsrsa fotn&* .,/L[

]&?%

The@ Its a Large o ~ e e k 30u% 2 ~-nilss east sf' Gemp Creak,

Fle%~ing ew%h %a Lobuk BZses, itt hewas Sn s- m r y low d % ~ i d e

oaeupled by Lakes w ~ h k dram asr%ki %s the ha& 0% Ruby @peak,

ts'esley Crwk moocrrapias a F R % ~ @ P vl&e 9-&'nap& ~aZPe3 muah t a a

large fop %he size oi the ~O;ss&t, Before the v5rXZey deba~ehes

fnbo the Kobofr loPrlmds it n m r m a to alm'ost e canyen. The

oreek gravels w e tbrm&.

yesleg wori3pec&& on the (3~eiek 1 0 ~ aefig ~ ~ B P B m S I 3

desth. It is t3etd 3h~q.t ffna goZd was 90t2& ~ ~ F B U @ the a

gp~.veJ. but ns coneaft%~s%l%an s3thmgb ns shsft has ~ Y S F ~clt;a&%y

been suak t o be6ra@ke

UurIng the t i a e sf the Shefignzh: gZac%af, a, saa21, f ~ i r b y

quieaoent Lee-teqgae aosapied the valle2 sf X%&e7 Creek. The

g r e v e l ~ ia %he creak vaIlt9y s e evidsn%lp Be?~ived Pros o~ttwash

' matesia2, avtd bec&us;e there h~z,e not -en ensagh sta;rem as$%oa

since the time 0% @ar:fatloa, 9% %a not Xfke2y thse any eon-

aen%ratiorr or p ~ @ p . v e k a of aar extea%, ~117, be f cmnd,

RUBY CREZK 3f ;/, 'k-

Th4s he s L s g e ere& hewdftm Zeta

ageinat Qfasley Creek, %XaaarTng north %&a Sbungwk R Z s s r .

Aa ~n ice tongue extende& f h F ~ ~ g b the PaIfe 2% the head of

Ruby Cseek into Yealay Cmak durang the tiae af %bs S h u n ~ a h

Glafaler, 1% %s nsl I l k e Z ~ %&.ti *he iq>per en19 09 %he erne$ was%&

h w e gay g~s -ve l %n 1%- Bowever, in %ha Zowe~ pm-4 a% $318 0~f3%3k

%he l o e ehau2lb have Bore OF %@as p ~ e s e ~ v e d ~ 1 ; 3 2 ' t E e% f;h6 prep

aP Raby Cseek kecid3-qg agsinet a %oft l i m i t 'c~lbatnsgr of Bassos

Creek asrth of Oosmos @ounfpint PmX Prlmer uas prospealing

afl 3py Creek btariklg PfggO mC% $932. Sowaucr, at; the %in@ of

af l g g l ~ $ 3 w s stmek an Ssy Cmek mb tkasrt Br%ser waa pram

AnaIagotz~ $G l u w e ~ Wuby Week the p~e -gIa@5~1 p 2 ~ e a r

deposits of' Jar t"~eak bow+ been presefpvedh, ra$f;hs~ f b n ~ @wept

may,. by Eha Aables gLwo3.e~. B u w c ~ e ~ P;Qe s ~ e & is s@ t -~al f

%ha% ao p e a % axteat of pw 2s 3.Piks3.y $0 b@ fou~i3. \ , " <'"I

PA% CFSEK )L$ ',3 ?/ $ *- < , :5 ?, i

Thfs ~ r s o k baa been sgnce @ s r I y ' A . ~ ~ s the rm5a ~6x4. pr&aeeZ?

u;?pcr 5% r n t l e ~ be9ng wZthin %he 61uarnua H i l l s s . 1% heads f n s le$w

#;bbuk ;2(9~2sn&, swt&~fetat; Sa Soha E Q W ~ WVBP about 2 @iles

the kee6 df Rkley Cmak ~.msd- em& In%s Rym Creek. Fhg? #?pep

part af %fie vn2ley o r D s h l Creak fs wed@ ~ n & Q-sktlped. Hew-

ever beZerw Cr>~z.t;aat C~ersk: %% namewa snil %he pa&e baaow8

st;eeper, f r n g l l y a o n t ~ ~ a % i a g sbsat 5fd ~ % l e ~BIQW H ~ F Y " ~ CF~BIE

t o a cPm;graa ~ b o ~ t B 1~51% Isng, Beksw %he csnyan %he @reek mas

In s nasrw PEoaa pXa3.n cut a ~ t t ~ &he O D ~ W S S ~ rrtat;esi& of met

Robuk ]howlandso On t he L w s ~ em a3P C I B ~ Re* 2 Bdlof~b B l s c o ~ e m

~brupt3.y to the s w t h to an u~zk~lawn dep%h* A% &Esy&ff s krorkPrag@

Ihe creek b ~ s a, g ~ s d e sf ra'ls~ttt 2 psr es'zt; m d eas~ie& abaut 500

Lloyd' B work%nge %a the muu2h of Harp7 Creek %ha p ~ ~ d e I s i%,ktout

2.6 p ~ r cent. From %he ma&$ sf' Hamy Creek %o Solkineonfs

working^ the graae i s &bout 1-67 per sent. Pro@ SQharsrrmgs

workings ts the aautk of Sta#k%~y(s greek %he p a 8 s Lk3 boat

is g29ning on Q l a b Ba. P ma Mu. 2 BaZw Dlacovery

ksaoelctl2ow. He Eas roinaad atut an %he rigkt 1PrnI$ n ~ x t $0 the Y

t:~pek-be& an area ~;3prsxiaaatFeLy 3.560 feet lotag 'ay TO feeti .~sZde,

and ' on the left l l n Z t next t o the smek-bed an area x~s~x?rsxlms,tsly

dao feet Zang by 20 Pest ~f i i ie . The depth l a bearsrck 1s fro= 2

, to 7 f e e t The be&soek %a aompoasd of blocky a la te an8 sohist,

AZamatcs) end vs l l ualer>~orxt. DZstr$Butsd tbss~zgh %be g ~ ~ v c f

a re qui te a tstlz~rber of X w g e ~ o u Z ~ E ~ B ~ East of %he@& are erS

gxcsenst owe OF mstmospb~sed ~ o r a g l ~ a a s ~ t ~ . B e s i d ~ e Lhess %hare

re a few l s rge em st%^ S o u % d ~ m s$ $nelssf i~ grsn2t e F W ~ wh9&

~ S C ~ O M P L in @me'%. 02 $hls alwirn bu% ns fsrthm up the a ~ @ & . The

gokd as f ~ a r l s csmao E b~ha%tysZ 'fa& +&%fa f e y ~ f tagge%~. 1% Z S ~ P

In lower 123 igt&w# sr gpa't~el buat does .no% penatrate f R%B

the bedrock* 1% f e :rr>peb at30ut $16~50 BB ~ U E G B . TW pay %B

m r y er"r~L%c~Xaty d%ssrlbs%rs& m %ha .s~ae&. 'Idthere fpr na regaXm

a,aystt°e~k.

Lloyd ~aZ8ee%e the v e . t e ~ ~&$b w %a@ &am, $&en booans $% by

mems af baf fls-boas&s ag~%nst the a%& af hta em$ - Sw %.I-& s

way a3.3. W.E the Xower P$ I n ~ & @ s of &TCB.VB%. 2 9 F ~ R ~ o T ~ & ~ $A%E PE$

inohes of p ~ , v e % afeng wiEh 3 or 4 faehes of bearoak 9s crhavefl&

ints %fa& s$a%aa Zst>xe&;l. The a a x P ~ ~ acnmk QB~ wgP;eu~ avs ilebahe Jts

about 3000 n9nera inches, the faknirne~ s%an% 260 @iroera intsbes,

and ghs average & b u t 500 S X Y Z ~ F S incihso, ~ ~ s y t i usas 36 Tea% sf

12 by 12 - inah slufae Bax~a , ae% Qa e @ ~ d a ef 9 2mhes %e 12

boxea. Zlka @+OUR& 2s sekd %a yfaZd S , ~ ~ P O K P ~ P . ~ S ~ J P 32 CGB%B %a

the bedpsok foot OF merage &muZ 267 s s ~ % s a eu%sPc ~ ~ , r d . T l z s

length sf tbe saasoR %B abouS, 1 3 hza.

It %a %h~u@% thr?-ti %he pwy ~ r m k Z l ~ ; y d ~ s @ a u ~ & wi37. be am-

fS~@d ts %ha f%@o&-pla&n of D&X bresk, & my p h o e as% aver

400 feet ad@. As 1s%& before Lke pay w 9 f l Be foxax& % Be dfs-

trfbu%ed Zn %rrepl~r a m a s %n g r g ~ e l b tbror;t@ou% the ~ Z B O & -

p l a i n , n n t Xn a re@t1w pags%re;z'tre

About $ j k mile below L%a~a*s @-qun&, %ha l e f t lirrnltt

abnu% I/$ ahSe fma the erwk, 'Q%P.@~ & 8 f t ~ have been sunk, &I

vithZn jOO feet o f eaoh o t b ~ . 7 % ~ ai these ahsfts were &O feet

a van h w i n g been obtdaed im one of' %Ben. 3 m a v e ~ i% f B theagb%

that the s h ~ i P ; a hzve been sunk is@lnXy fm oatvsskz %&?%~~8.%81. en8

t h ~ t there is very 99ttba o b a e e of E&nd%ag a aonee-rrta-a%lon md 9

pay %a %he@*

X i c @ ~ i s - , Yaaht, rsenes sbmt ifi mlla above Llogt i . Due to

1113aerzrrintis~ he hza &ones vepy l i t t l e aat;rswl fa%ning Pua %he l a s t

%st. y e ~ p e , cor%Eiraiag %~PE work @.nPfiSy %o aase@smea% work on hgs

alaikas. ApgroPSraately 2 aoras 3f gFsna& 1wve beelz f3_sl_d9'eZ',e&-Pa

3.n the creek chsnnel pad on %he Y%&G >-fmj-% aalaaent to the

creek channel, appasi2la 'Slu~hgte c~bEn.- The dlep8h to bed~abk %a

fro^ 2 to 8 fee t , ?ha ~ F P ~ V ~ % X B O ~ S $8 be ~ 3 - i g I g t l g mope boulds~g

then tho 6 032 L1u~i3 .C~ @?ounil. The pau& I s g~it;tssted. $ O B ~ B B Q . yhel6ad B ~ ? P P ~ ~ K % @ E ~ * 19 sent8 $0 the Bad~eck-fso%, @P %v~y.%g%

about PO? cents to the cubfc ywfie

&bout Z/4 m93e abe.rrs his a~bi%i, on %be right P 3 . ~ ~ i t , Tuahr

clalma t o b v e Xscz%sd an 0%' shssa@l. We Bee e ~ ~ s s - a a t th%s

ch~xtrtal vith tirra l i n e s of shsfzs E ~ O E Z 500 fee& apaf.%. Tasks

1S.ne 'n,pC- three shafkts @a& on k t , The e;fi~fi~rgt2 3,s gel& $0 h . ~

~b0tt.t 30 f ee t %&&a. SO b d r ~ ~ k waa ~&aes=~beik~ d%E-hw& 8k8?%ef 25

Line, Tu&y cIa2ns to have ~ecovereB 92 aent a a pan, a& f ~ d a

sae in the l s w e ~ 1Srra, '3b aents s FE~B+ A% the low= l i n e ~ % 9 '

shafee P;Pre awfaae a$ the g ~ o ~ d 20 a b ~ u % %O fee% @,beva the

E e ~ s l of the crs&* E% GhTa is, 3s el-airn~d, an 0x6 ehanrzel, 2%

m s t heve a muah steeper gs?.iie thsn %he nrerse'dt e~eek. The

ba8roa.k seatcmpa in the aalagron net o v s ~ % / a ~ 9 1 e above,

esasian In %he canyon mast &eve f @%re~ed %he k d ~ a c k cnnsitlersb3g,

the gr~ile, in wder ta meat $ha p~~ev't:?l;ro sturfac~, mas% heve b e m

3 dg, 4 per cent, This akllennel w w l 8 8 2 the ~4$eep g ~ l l y of 8. gre-

glaoid. mauntef n sfram whose v-f ley Xswer B E ~ E Csoek b a secupfea,

Om the P t w r m P g ~ ~ AssosZs%iaa ~ZsLrra in a bemh on %he fsF$

I k m l t oppaaite Elor&'s an,bfn, Tyakiy ess;aslr. a shaft 25 feet Beep.

,s:a'C;er prevenPleit oia3eP~g Pwther reaahisg bdswk. Re e l w % i ~ ~ ~

fg inohss af the gr-,ue3 he %ha bottom sf %h1a s h ~ f f , vnlxl6 yfa3.ta

25 cents a pan.

ground every faale

Jukznsan a@ Awe2 R. Hmaes hy&a"aaf$ekeR %rm 3920 $6 ----- ---WP-O

the f a l l er31 2930 m eX~%m Ra- 2 A ~ Q B ~ ? Discovery, abou$ 3fd EQZXQ

B ~ O V B fhe m r ? h of W E P ~ Cfpesk. On %kt.@ des.%h af Ffanaon fn the

w i n t w of' 1930-%93X, work vEs snspendsa. Zn %be e a m a s af 9932,

Jnhnaon kg ee96 to hsve resusad aper~%isns, The beB~ack f e mbaa-

up $ 0 6 imhae ZR &%a%aatar) en& s~Oa~ag-k%%wr, wi t th R f e w g~ee8s&om

blau2d.e~~ up to 3 feet %a di~.#eteF. The ssa&%ow t o be6rock 9ej

one SooC of au&+ mess a M sn i l ;une feat of ~ 2 1 % BEEX BEG& (aaae$l;

f$ f s 22 f e a t of @?aveZ, The graufi& as a11 %h8veaP The gp%& fs

bath f lne a~43 aomae. The flim fagkey gold 3s f otxni2 a l l through

the grsvel, the ~gtagh cuzwae gold ~ r t OP fn bafiroalr, but not

of bedrock. IJater 1s oBtaZws3 f ~ o s Dehl Creek Just beXsw the

mnu%h of Btotikw Creek bgf foe2sts af a 2%-lnch pipe 25tw tzged

d ~ w n to irtchas Psr the &wztst Ybe bengtk sf %ha pips 19ne

is 3060 feet an& the he?& is %QI. fesz t o the top of p f t ,

Abou% 100 miners f n c k s of m t e r were avsi%t&Xs at; %he Zz%%sr

Eungerlm rffflee aye; used, %ha ~ e a e a i the baxm is 10 2nahes

to 12 feet or abaltt $.95$, Fhgt %a%s3 eos& of %he eqalgaren8

landed on the ela2.a w e e,bnat $23, D09.0D. PPla pound f s spa&

to kava yZe%AeB up %f;~ ~.rtr;k 2ncl~df ng 3.929, ebmt !Z$ eant s a be&-

rack fa& or eb t t t 22 cants a c ~ b l b 2 ~ ~ 4 . It% 3930 %fa& p ~ a d

is &a33 do h88e yieliRe& &out 7.6 a Beb~mk-f o& ar. g-bau$

20,5 cants B. cub%a yr38. The grotxraB 1s ? ~ ~ z ~ s d by B, $8. 9I)g%ter~im

3 ~ ~ ~ k i w ~ ~ ~ . v e r ~ g e d &oat 29 feet, The 8ep-t;h to b e e a c h ~91tged

froa 6 feet at the uppap an& sf %be % ~ ~ r k e d paunb ts 4 feet a%

the l ower . end. The gold is sald to have been oosrse, one nugget

w u ~ t h $620 h a ~ i n g been faun& &st be3a.w the n~tltkt a9 M ~ r z y G~aek.

a Pew B ~ $ V C E " ~tzggeZ;~ b y e also been fwna vith %he g~l i l .

D u ~ f fng the time of the 8hasgaak g'5,mier, the kbeekl ~f D s ~ X

Greek W E D O Q U ~ % B ~ by a m~,11. ~^o+~Bs~@B. A t 2 % ~ g ~ ; r e ~ . % e ~ t $X%~F&

there wse: pos a2bI.y a name% s%s@anat Pss-tongue ex%aa&lag. bslar~i

S%ocklbey Creek as& m%tlmg at Zts Uppep en& wish the ice-t~agae

srr;%enaf~tg &OHB R%Zesy Csesk, BghZ Creek hss krztd suah a &esp

g1pads f h z t 1% hes Been ~ b l e to b"evs~k w b =9iova %he ra%her marl

8m~unt of outwash fZ l l fng bask as Par a s SeaakZey Creek, m& eat

down 5n%s tb u~&e~ l ly lag beesezk. Tbe gofa is p~obabZ$ m g f ~ l l y

an8 ~eaoncentral2rm The derp%h to b edrtl-ak v%ll p~oB~b3.g iasreaae

PPQB ~ B ~ B B O ~ ' E J ~ 5 % upatre~rs to a?p~nxfma%elf the usLgin& depth

aP the rru%naeh fl2li~g. The y ~ @ on BahX 3 ; ~ e ~ k eb6ve mnyo~b

seaattit $0 aze? ve been mere regular in &2s%ribu&%o# ttsm that f n

the c ~ s e k belaw %hs ceayan, 'Phf s is psssibly due t o Z; be go%&

~ R v I ~ been reconcaaatm%ad g$B e~a&e& f r o @ the an&erl$ing 'isad-

foak in pbpce, vhre ba%uw %he sariyon mch 0% i t mey have bew

o a r a t i d &ova $ram ~ g s % ~ e m %fa %%mae af h%@ wt3te~ . The ween-

etufis cour%~cts with %he sehi%st;a &% S%oc$lrsy CmekE. 1% $B

$hotagk% %ha%, 6 ~ ~ 3 %Q %his ~lbgE? %a bf5&nGfE an3 %O %he a b ~ 0 n ~ l

of rewoPking of the g r ~ v a l s fgr~f13. Bft@er t ; t p s t e ~ ~ ~ % , the p ~ 2 wikl

n s t @extend mah Paz~%her %hm wfrea~e Ja&ee~i $s si; p r e ~ e n t n;dining.

Lorep DehX C ~ e e k nl@l be wewkeb 'by hyd~etrllokLw QPP by

gotzaping aa on Bkmgnsa k RZsserb V p p s ~ D&I, Cree s;tght v~rkslg

by kydrauliakfng as %hem l a fz%% d%tok%rlg grmpfd mk t b &get

siae o f the v~lley, ~ Q U & W E ~ B P for 8 spfti3X p1~22f; 8@ w fs&rXr

by ~ i l e ~ ~ s af a SB&~. S~kae%tw~ scr'pap as a% Es~menL Creek

on BawaxPd B&mtbmz~ul~8

g w n ~ f ~ ~ h q . 5

L ~ W ~ B Lxaya - - - - - - - - - 3 m a 2 B91~kb B ~ ~ B O V ~ F S

I%asaoola%ioo

Elagd Bench Bssoclf;tZon (rigkt X%a2%)

VQ. 7 Above Bbscosrcpj

IJ - +) - :> BB. b bbsva D % ~ c a s v e ~ ~

y,k':yL

Thls f s a 2srge creek hrs~~dfqg fa 4.z-e fofka 1~8iraat the

east-south t w n In BdS, Creek a@ flowing nar%hee_o% ti^

gogol&tuk River. Oalg the hsad of the r2@Z or vast lark or

Riley Creek has been sins& ap %s know% t o osrry gold. R i l e y

lowltand w ~ e i f i l l e d w i t h Zae,the valley crf RkPey C ~ a a k a las

WB-a c6fapEe.t;ely iiZled, A% $ts gree%esf; exten* an ice-tmpe

exten&eia aver VIa pess B% the he& o f Rile3 Greek and gaerie8

the fee at the heed UP O h 2 QIPBP,~. The fB&n z~ovd@en% of %he

I c e wes down KagoZt&'&uk Rbtrer. The ias I r a Riley Orsek saa&

haas bean relatively ~ $ t a @ a n % ~ raw ere^ &ere was enough @eve-

%en% up the ere& t o bring mag b a 5 s Pgneouss e~rat%srs % ~ m

maounta&n~ enelst;%ng l3Rie.y Greek en %ha north as %her shw

f ao to r s in glaof al, era&.on, Tchs gPaala& va32e3f 0% %he Eq@Xuktak

was cut down mash jew%kbe~ than Riley Csesk. The vtixllay of tka

ere& starts as a eomp~xa%Sv~ly ~%EZTQ%Z t f ;~"o~gh ZR a %Id@, fI&,

atooe pre-glaof ars.inetge k s % n . The tkaugh serges %nta a wb8e

f l a t just b tifore %ha oaaf2,aeacs of tihe e~rrek w i%h Eym Creek.

The asmbinea ~crseks "t;e @us %&a the f la t R @ ~ u % a a2Xa below

t h e i s fuaaffon, in a eanyon l e a d i q &own $0 $amL~ktli;Zk: RIVBP.

A% the head uf the Rlaght Pork of Ribby Gseek, the b&oak

is a black, f fmly lmlnatad (sohistoas) slrrte. . The depth t o

hedrosk atrepages ebouB 7 ,Feet 3.a the wark%ngs. The j p s ~ e P Zs

bompoe@& sf f%mfr broken a late aing1sB wl%h a great am$ B U ~

atone also oaour wish 9;b other bouPBe~s. BmbaBly @ope the.n

40 per cent ~f %he g r a v e l is aka& up @ t h abave b o a l i l e ~ ~ .

%one af them Been mrs over 2 %see In diem%er. %%ey ~ a s t f j t .

and %ha gunctlan w%$h the Left; Fo~k, %ha &ep%h b

in the wfn%er of 1931-3.932. 1 G . '1)'~ R P 4 CREFK y-b3h

This creek is a a,lwge right l i t f t %~%Wtarjf. uf EZXey .epee$

to have been name af ter w ~ ~ 1 1 6 $ gas vhu 623

desultory ~ F Q S ~ E F C % % ~ ~ on it %a e~r%jr dayel Ba one, so %EF a8

Wawn, b,s, sunk a. shark ts b?&~ock t h i s 6 ~ e e k r The gpeutsd

SLEI thawed an8 prob~zb3.y deep.

Flyan Cree& hem% Sn%e FURS fox s 0ae ctis'ceme fn e

gk7eelzctone an& ~erpenZl~te $~~ma%isa, so far as could be seen

f r o % . X t &oes no% see@ I%keZy '6;ks% gal& in p q % q

This oraek was not w-lsiled. Z% is a ~ f @ % X i m i $ & r i b u % a y

of fEogolakt;tzk River hsadbw ag&llet %he he?& a% Stoo%%e;fif Omek

Zn the adn%es af 393Q-lgjf, %a. B. D ~ ~ ~ s E B sar& 3 s h ~ f i s an

Ra&io. 7n sae shaft on the lef% lamat , be&%+wk WSB reaahe8 &

13 feet. The a$Rer &sf%@ were 20 end 11 fa?% msp&%vely.

Re wee une,bPe ts reach beWmEr bemae of wager fn bath eP 3beae

2 s b f t e . !is well ae ooul& be a-riderelasB flram Buggnte des-

cription, the Q F ~ B ~ &epusit& fot;an& fa 8x1 these shoT%s

such dPdt ;~~be& aid misp1~.~e&, pkabably th~r : %s s oss e%f eat af

for grospec& Zng, .,'

kteat22~g agabnst R B P O ~ J T Creek.+ and pa~fefXe2 %a s ~ f l sou%& of Rw3.3,a

@reek.

Ws,raen Fe~gaetsn 3 s the only gswasn, 810 f a r nB coal& Bs

asaer%a%ned, $&G &B:& a%t+emp%8d ta ~i3tak fe ~ h f % on Glssker 6 ~ e e k .

A ~ T %he @ot;lmsit is thaw&, waeegb p%~@Y%nZe& bfa fjploa rgeg~bfrsg Piedroak.

Like Ra6l3.o Creek, G l a ~ 3 . e ~ Creek Zs f a v a ~ ~ b x y oi%t;tts%sd. 1%

rrhr3mXa aim, %% nag dfs%a;r+be%a %so mwh by glsela't;ioa, be a good.

place to gral~pmt,

CALI FORGIA OT?B-BC 1) \ '!, j ,

-+

This oreek 1s a lwge l e f t 1 P ~ S t t t ~ k . b i z & ~ ~ 0% Kogol&~t;&~

River e.bouL 5 dnfles &beye $he ersnfluenes of %bat r2ver snd.

Xcibuk River. Ba35fesnie. Creak i s kaava ta %he nat-,fvaa 8s

Csnheksfvik {(a~ribotz aruurrd-qp placie) C~esk . It heads en a b ~ 1 3 ~ 4

law df'tr;%tSe an& runs snuGh i ~ 2 a vPds V-aka.pe8 v ~ h l e y Fur a2sotrG

1 rrrfle to fee cosfluenca ?~ittb MaMm Creek. Z 1 %mas and

r'um in g, P11~F816P ' c T P B L P ~ ~ in a ~ o r a % b o e a t a r BhrectPan %!,'fraut;

p& miles t;o i t s eenfltxaaoe L$%t;tEa Creek. The vwTEe$ msxo

nerrows ~%bpup%ly a.8aut 3.006 feet bshv %ft%Te Creek ta 3 esn~on

ebuu% 1% a l l e s bmg. S S e l ~ w &he C E B ~ B Z I %he @peek tat%$ a fS@r$

wes.f;arl;y d i ~ e e t i m , fXaw%ag for about 2 ~ ~ % l e s % W a shal9w 'tr~,%b@r

out Oato utl-%wash &a& a ~ ~ ~ Z n i ( 3 &earsl%s t o $ogeH~ttx& R%~er,

J/ 2-

The b e d ~ a a k i s s grzeaaZor~e schPaL in B ~ Z I ~ $ O R 2nd an

Enwep 6 s 2 2 f w n i p Oraskc The b.badroak 3.s srn~~o%h ark3 i z ~ s s ePf.&f;

% r ~ a ~ v s ~ s a p%teh i$rm the ~1ghZ %a %he 2ef% 19ait, ma domi-

a91~em grsde af the b a t 3 ~ o ~ L et %he w.hctrk%~a Ps &bar%% 2 pars seal.

The 8eptb t a %Grd~k avesages abooti fee% deep fgam the C ~ E ~ O E

t o of ~ + f t @ X e a @ ~ @ e k . fgOQ Feeti %he mweh of ~i$%Xe

Greek the depth es 'tssd~esk is 2-0 f se&* A% $he sri~utf% Q% C b a r ~ C~ae&, b

in %he ore@&-be&, 4;b ddp%h ts bcd~ook 9~ aboul 8 fee%, In P,hs

eenyon the C(egrth %o Aedraek asagca fmn lh fee% sf; %he tapper en4

to pp~e%3.a~d.Xy zsm in tke l o m ~ P_aaZf= Tkm sversga @&Be &he

areek from $ha aorx%h o t %~~z&EP Creek %s %he e~su%%., of Ql=a Cresk

%B about 1.56 per @&.tat, Was %he WOU$L: of C k r & GX"B&E %a L%XB

kaea& sf %he wiaytan %he gfrcle $33 ~ B ~ a t t 2.25s. fisa the hard of

&ha oenyan -&a &e f : m G of %&a emyon the g~~c3e 2s 5 & o ~ g.aZ$.

F P Q ~ the l o s t of" the tsmgsn ka the cauth sf the amsf;, " & p e & g

i a F Zloa~t b.g$, Ykm efknyaa i s &out, LC0 $ 3 ~ sib.@ at the sppef

an8, n.%.sr.st,ra $0 B B - u ~ gt3 fP;. $a the aS&iiXe ad. is sbsu% 5W3 f%,

u$&s ~ t ; sfre lower end, t w e ~ S~'$%Fr>mihz, G~esk, $+Pm the rrrr~uZh

of C l p r ~ GpseL $a the hsrb o f tks aengaa, %s ~bouti 2CRl f%, vgae

EsuB r5a ts PI@. The nox"th ~14s af %be ~g11ey 2.8 q & ~ e steep

vtcri%e %he ~ ~ 1 2 t h gfda reses an a mPpo ge~iiPtla slope. The t i ; s o t i ~ ~

of tbe vpIl@y f a ern %ha s k ~ p e 6f a% u . B s ~ Q % F % ~ ~ & , % *U@.

The aaxf~ua &s~lrtn% of %step $B !28liforaPa Creek %a absat

2500 naane~a* i n e b s , %be a S x r b ~ m mammr% D B ~ % 500 %lnm=tz* Bxehe~~

and EB averEge zimam% R ~ O S G l5W sik~e;i?s $ R C ; ~ S ~

There i s 0~3.7 &ma% I foe% bf acme, sad ?ad ~913. over %he

up t o 3 f e e t in 4% ~ a s t e ~ , 4 3-

eanfact between the gmens$me anil othep P ~ ~ ~ a t i a n e on the l e f t

l i m i ' c b,avs been %he asuse$ of $Be gal&, The aine~alPgaBlon is

uxnclioubt;edlgr osnnea%e4 f rs e m a w ~ y uS t;h %he granr%%ie %~QPu@%Qw

otatsro~pbr@- Gn l o u e ~ L,$nx CrPeek,

l i , i ; l P . R . e r = h r ) ~ mined 011 Gsliiornia re& s h o e he &a- ;)-\ ,' cuvared g d d in the ai-sagtan $n lq3.b. E& Pa Bsldfng d e%&ms,ar

~;'~pmx5m~J>elg 360 asms $FOB %he head of the aanyoa a p s t f a ~ m ,

Fpoa fkie her-B of the oewsn ts ths mouth of 5itt;Ze Creak, be $as

h;y&raulicked p i t +~~pro&lms.tely 1 M ) O feet long by 50 feet wi8a.

p i t ag:proKim~,tely LODD fee t long by 60 feet wlde. Fergpson

stspp?dt '410rk Pm A q g j a t , 1932, ad. okipp%azg @a%he~. &aPp of

ground, WRS %ot%ng ups2reigm %2QB f d ~ % 60 %B fo Q ~ % B up a ~ a % A e r

p i t i n tt.e BUBC-F 01 1932~ 4x1 ill%% 6 t~ 10 feet o i the Xorpez

I W C I S ~ L ' ~ by R. ~+-F&.I.IB CliteRI 12 f e e t aiae oa top, 6 feet viar

st the bcttast g~t3 5 fee t deep. Tfls grzde of the attch i a R $%at

to the mile or abnuti 0.1512$. Aboul; 3QQQ feet of 2)di-ineh pipe

EG. 1. gi~t26s are ussa w i t % 2-Fnclr i ; ~ 3&i~i2 irr 313% z l e s l e ~ e w d % n g

t u the @aunt si water r%zfX~ble, :;a. a_, 31~=-%r2012 S~~itpbaXL

e leve tor I s u ~ e C , &fTt irzg 14 fez%. 36 feeg of 3% fnchea '$y 26

of Bk8 period off gX@.clstiun during the L i m e of %he l?ogslu$%xxk P

glacier5, R. r~tihkae fz%tgmmt 9;engaa a f fae ax%efi&ed, ds-m %be creek

K~goltaktafa; River, acc3 then ta f z 1 b [rapids) ~ 3 r ~ v e the astz%h

head. of' the cuaaek. The at;pe%g hr3s ha:? a~ongb g~~~.3.a$ md safffciei&

Xt 1s t ko~~gh t %lziz;l resomePrkira't%aa vh91 not exQn$

gucb farther up %ha creek an& ths-t the daptiz t c 3 bedhtock uZl1

prob:,i=bly rsltbdly incrsaee so ths't the 15fe of n$laz$rg by' tkis

present ae"bkrod r62li riot leaat ovss 4 oa7 years.

The g ~ e s e n t ~ e t h d of : ro~king the creek f s p ~ a b b3g tihe

be& if more consf sterttly f ~ l l o w a d oak. Nuwaver, aa the creek

mas a r a t h e r st;esp ppade, affox*d%= astwaf &aPmgr+ to the ~ 2 % ~

arid as $he syt~ig~eral has %a be $~equen t ; l y aoaed, a mbb3.e

ePewa"cor afgh% be aged $0 a&varkf;age, an %he otaes hand, t h e

adv3htage in eBse 0% c h ~ ~ g i r e Lao~k9on pasaesssd by %he ~abb3.s

e l e v ~ t a r is pat 'didlg mereuae by n m n t i ~ the s t ~ n B ~ ~ d q u f p a % ~ t

an& part of' the sltniae bezss aw sk5as. They are %ke;r move& fer-

~ ~ r d by a uh l l~ . Axso the ~%an8an*6 eleap.4;s~ has ZZD advs.ntsgs Zri 0

not r e q u i s l n g such ekIElad hmdlfng sf the giant;s e,at the mb'LtXe

elevator. The effflc%ency sf the prege~lt meti;od ai&t be

insma set%. and Beeper @ o ~ ~ n d zi Zne8 by handling %he ts 22$nga v%$h

Rfvar a b o u t 1 nr6I.e ttpstrr-@-i f s k ~ & G = t P l % ~ ~ ~ i a C ~ e a k . LgBz Creek

west about 5 railas ta I t s B O ~ ~ ~ U & D O E I ~ 9 t h Kogoltaktak R 3 . v ~ . The

its head, Lyax Creak PB 3 ~ i n e & br gz ~ ~ ~ ~ * r g ~ x ~ ~ _ t ; i v e l + y Xa-ge I&%

a i w f t tributiasy Warn as E f t meek*

the mouth af K i t Creek appeepa %o Be a ~fc~.~--ech%gt. PPOB %b%@

po in t to wishin I miPe k Eogolulrtulr River, the bedrook

44

l o a gralzl$e Wiss.

The gr&e of %he uT;paP cad of the Greek $0 3;hs mouth 09

K i t Creck is ~,bwdG 2.5 ~65" CHI%. FTB~E the ~srzt-t;Ez of B i t Crsek

G o n psirat- 1/2 mile beEcm, a t abou5 the g 1 3 f ? % ~ ~ - a ~ h ' r ~ t arnts,ot,

"Lhe &;red@ is ~ " a o u t 2-75 per @ e ~ % + F P ~ H the s**!ove c~rrt:+~t f o r

~ h - ~ t x t 2 g i l o ~ , Lynx Grwk rtatis 0s wi RVCE":%:~S @ ~ & e ef abott-t; 3

per eerai; in iz very &~.xs-ot,: c:-nyon 2n the gneisst, inoieed bn%a

cenyon Pls :enown G,G t he ' L : i ~ o ~ ~ - o i ~ ~ ~ iff 3,ypax Cre~k.

2 - sae v d l e y froin ria $3 r i a is boa% 3f40 fest. The &p$B ts beti-

rook a t ' t i r ~ orki kings is aisaut f a a t , of %&zic'ti 2 fee% i.e ~ 3 d g ~ d

e o i l , %Ire re$& gssvsil The gm.vel. i s ~ o c i p s ~ - - t ; i v a l y ffne (up %o

1 inch 3.n diawa~ar-)-. Faera are f may m a l l b a u l ~ a ~ ~ a , but 1 0 a k ~

ae lsrgs sa 2 fee- & i a a e t a ~ e e r~re, The pm1.zd. Ps 811

thavedl The bedrack is s ~ f % mt4 B ~ a o ~ s o s e d . Gnz @s t ~ a fee%

of b@fpo6b b B e R up %a xain3ng.

fro@ ' bedrock eource eaa from r e e o n c e n t r ~ t e 6 g lac ia l d e p u ~ i % s , . i

.#*'~~e!r%&n . Pob1 58 ~ChIing on c l z l a la. 1 Above Dlecovery on

S - F ~ X Crc~k. E'LB ~ o z E G . - G P u ~ ~ ~ E off+ abs~tt 7 f ee t gf merkuz*&aa aw

gravel, %her, shovels-La the r e ~ a l n 2 r g gre.T.1 and. =fie ap 2 fee% &

e l u i ~ e boxes %I%& poLs r$f f lee , s a% on a grx.-&e of LO Zsschea ta

In the s resk for aednftlng i s a3e~~t 9 0 rssfrtere 91lobes The slt%n3.B%zs

Poh% sf;~,rted. ~ ~ o s k : %a 19x2. has E B % R ~ & over &ant

65, OOCI ssuare ieet or bsertrcck in a nsrronz cut sbout 3500 ieet

bong. The wl$t;h of &he ~ t z z sanged frorat 25 feet at %he la we^

end t o 10 tee% at %he tavpe~, Efp te ant% Onclud&ng l930, &b

ground y%slds& ebmt aents %a The Imdsoalr: foot or &au%

27,3 cants %a the stat ynrb, Zn 1933, t;hs g m u ~ d ~ k e E & e B 8b0%2%

It.5 oenta t a 3knebedxcaak fast or &bout 37-5 ee-~ga %o %-he cubh

yard.

Abne$ 314 @%Its ahma PahL, %her.& 2s bout; 500 feet ~i' o$&

x~orkinga3. hather; et_$tmpr;~ %to work the epee$ T J ~ P ~ aat%cs& 1/2

. rsile ~.:.bavet %he la&*

The @reek Q ~ & m t wa&e& OGG by pE"~aent, rne$h&e. Fakl

does not intend 1u9~2ng on it so= $.IIEM one mere geerP. 240 ~ a n e ~

hp, s ever Wen Potma 2% the 10wer pm% O$ %b em& & e m the: . bedrook is g ~ z n % % e gaafas.

Lynx Greek hss ha& p~astieal3.y t b s s m e l a t e P1e%aeene ma

Weosnt history fpXsabr) geslw2caE Ahs%sm) as BaZZfornla G ~ e a k .

4% the t2ge of %he #~g~%tafr$z& gXaof es, i ae svs~-~ods the

mouatafn -be the ss~tlt?. Lym Creek f%llef7. %he valley

p2sLelg~. As the %@a &%~fn%sk$d, s t sgnant laba~s were Zaf% in

Lynx Cpeek and tapper G 3 1 % f e ~ n i a braek. ThZs wee DM% off, a4

the atr re at; sf %he 86g~h&t l lk ~ X ~ O % ~ P I * f 6 wkae~e Zhe ~ a p i d s aF%

a% p ~ e s e ~ t , by %be cStLvlt&e at %h heed. of the #see$, Fhs &peek

h8a hat% suffloPenl p a d e t o pe%cSv% %he @light msu~k o f autiwgsh

m~ter ie .1 and erode dam %&a the be5raok.

The creek should be sab$eoted to a ware % E Z Q ~ ~ P O U ~ ~ p2"9s~r;0tltng*

It might be p a s s i b l s to BpLng wafe,~. f~sra Ghe he:;& of C~nym Creek

O V ~ Y O the f e w divide 8% the Zleaa a i Lysx Greek* am2 hydrmTte t b

very expen~lve trr extenaTve ~ q e r ~ t l o n s , ,i 1- - 29-

ThSa 5.s; 2 sad-1 ~ X o h , %he mfp 3rZaf% l%a2s,t f~ f -b~t ;nqy to

#ogoluk;ttuk PCIveg? between Lynr Creak ~ a b Cenynmz Creek. $,cruise

k n n l d be ~ a g e r t ~ l n e d , hgas ever praspeoted on the ore-1;.

pries a.e Ss l9 tore_%i3 ..;,a& Lynx Creek, a a'hcrt haa.&vsk;ess galah

d~hin.f.ng fo~m Zke aauet?:.;.in to t h ~ a a a t '2f the pgm. '%he

t hen P l o % ~ s Izarthse& $0 Kogalhuktw River s-b:?ut $ miEes R.~)&,ov~

Lynx C ~ e c k * Canyon Greek k , s n. k r g e fl-r.% a% I"& sqer a&

tkiot:gL.L"it bbe a r ~ r t i a 2 3 ~ y diaeeete5 pgr% of ou%w~E-fi f%fl$~g

5rr the e r f g t n ~ 1 p~e-glse?~9 nslker. Fsr2hr B a m s $ r e ~ ~ %he

v~1Xay c o ~ t s c t ~ Sneo a oanyon, the s'crculzl iL9:&rs_g 8% a st;eep

g~r.d%en% d0:7~ t h e h ~ ~ 5 . $9 %kt9 B ~ l l * ~ g f 0% K o ~ o I u R ~ T I ~ R h ~ 6 ~ r

The l ~ t e PZsketocene and Recent, k I ( s t o ~ 3 ~f Canyon Cv)wk

l a elaselp t~Se~goven :&th and ~a r3Xfe l ta the !z ia%a~ias of

C n l i f ~ ~ r . - n l ~ an8 'f,yax ?reeks, Was mpa.~*Z;fi en the one shw.%b;

stts~mqtsd saak on @?pep Ca~pop? Ckeek, s ~ t a g a a ~ e 5cs tongs& say

kLqve ovsrrZr3r?gn g~tbseque%%ly B u ~ f ed under orat;vs eh n a t ~ r i d .

Gbe o%*igl.naP gszveP@. in the orspk as a%& lend susfeaers ~ 3 3 ~ 9 % a d

bc:sn 8n agglrts8iFlg of $be ~ u r f s c e d ~ e Go the b l ~ ~ k f ~ g of tha

s t P a m out le t ky ou$ta~sh JtiXZir?g hrr Cke gage&%& vzEZlf4~.

Creek. 30 beB~m3E. m s rsacbr%: The grouna wsa all thauea.

Pro~pec%s sf Pine gn%e werge ga%G $0 tzavq bean f a u ~ t i fa %he shsf t,

Tk~e creek was ria% vis2%e%.

but w ~ s drewned ouL es the g ~ a u n d k g a l l %ksv@d.

J m l C- G , r ~ o a wgs Lrtt~~r2%~1$ $0 prnegaot on 8@2a Greek. In --*-a-

r, ,'.A ;)t 30 fU~th@r & B V B ~ Q ~ I L ~ ~ % ~f go16 %&F! F F C ) S F ~ C % E ~ hag %:31:31k$n

place sZnce %he B,% @-5, e x p e 8 f % e o ~ m6er 2. 5- 5 ~ l t h Zn. Pj30.

The Z&se 3% the be& of RfZsy C ~ a e k si.tePc v6aft$d by tbe miter

In 2933.. Ksst of %be Imses ~ " s d ismall @@fa% sfzszeb to Bava a

north-south s tr ike , nlthargh orte vein t r a e d for clEaut l/4 mil@

in to the ~aounf gin to the noz%k% sf &fe head. 0% B8-42 Cseek,

8.-cpswed. Zu bsve a no~tk~east -e~athwe~t; ~ t ~ i b r There seema

to be no s y s t e ~ of ~ 1 3 %~fng tiLaough itz%are work mEyf lancovs~ s o w

6uCh 8yaP;em. Apparen$fy %ha w f n e dip at a hfgh angle, thou&

agaln, Ese LSt;tS,rs work tam been aose (md. ;&& f 3 t t l e that; hss

beerr duns obaauraEl. by 810ughIrzg), %ha% it bs aZraos2; UgassiBls

feeti vlba, One Zenoe s,ppeeu~eb to be about 3 f e e t wide. The

qtrertz r rb~g unahztt;ereti wnd prab=bly @the vefng from erh%~~h this

q u ~ z t z 'wa.6 &e~L9fe& be2afag %Q 8 aertee f o~bfied late% thsn the

maxim.m 2erSoB of regiana3 s e t m ~ h i a ~ ~ . Tha work %hat has

b e e n &on$ on Ziaeae vei;aa sonsiats af a f e~ : 8kis31~a p ? $ ~

trenches now slsugked in p ~ e . c % i @ a l l y a&Xiter.5,tatIo

On t h e &ivies Lstwesa & & X ~ ~ ~ F X X . % B f2meek E E ~ & X 3 . t szc3 S w e ~

a able, Tibb R ~ ~ ~ P O E % ~ E Z % B % E ' ~ ~ E 2% 8@bt--we$3% along the tap sf

the r%Crge* The ~ ' f ' f %ze vota appearg %D bs %%oul, 3 Bas$.

The bkp is a~~p&.Fen%Lg a3arly wer.t;iazl. The ~ ~ 3 1 , s Z F ~ b t h M

gt"eenaP;me. The qaartt;e i t s e l f 3s vh%te and gl%ihsay, an&, In the

The leg& a,pr P,ljL@y C ~ e a k shajld ba unccrve~ab Pry systwmathe

groagec3ing ~ S t h tren~hae snd p i t s . Frat% %ks s?pagmnaf3 of the

p~evkoua umkt nathlrag w ? ? ~ &on@ Zkw-t %mu%& E ~ Q Y the extcnt sf

the seine. If cswPaot; waxsE gasP;Zf%eB Et, ~ ~ 3 1 % asuXd ka

tzm~%Iy &ivesr from Bgb% G I P ~ ~ $ to &BL~FBCQL tkb veins. AB ad%%

a-Is0 o3ul& be C?riven ~ F Q I %he B%WT;P s20pe aa the no%-%& ~ f d e af

t?s-lff a-nia Creek Ete intersect the ve9.~ at tkl3.t @LEO@.

,5 1

p r o ~ p a s s t;vst;tld nat F F + ~ te 9eualctg ZD atzek. a ~ e ~ o t e ~eg%cm.

D ~ t h l Greek, 2 % a pmsiwent auee~ogpfp lg af g ~ e a a s t a s end

the h ~ ~ f z u n t ~ ~ l 3 0 3 . w t pZ@nea am Gnrsc %Pala psr*zX~ef- aazaa a9

~ ~ B ~ e ~ t i t x ~ $he %s~ges% sEs boat 3 fnehee wIl2e an& was ~ ~ c c + ~ ' a ~ e &

ssbactoe fibera lag %@ngfts6in~L2y fa $ha d%re@tAsn a% tkte dfp

and ~ ~ ~ a f 3 s 4 , to Glse 1e12s af %he 9 ~ 1 , F2bepes over a Soat

Xang nm38 b5 n~3.2si;l f ~ s s the sea=, Br~sei&ens cf thss ~ s b a a t o s

ape n.ep~t..& to ~ V B besB mM%-f;teB l a %ha Bweatx 0% Xiste~ 8%

@~sk-.,4icsgtan, 9, e, , aes5e 2% WEB ~ g i d %Q fra aP the v j t ~ ~ blgbest

p ~ d e ,

On t h ~ Bah% Creek &$~pe Defr %k Lep ai ,P;,r.,'gaesfcrs H~txntwfn,

an8 gbout en@ a%$,@ @as% sf 2nd 8% $&@,st XQgQ feat fw @Xe~st%@a

sbove the ilret laenCioned outarop, is another lwge outcrop of

sarpenf ine an& neptz~ite. Bese, also , t*%ee tkiw gems of

asbestsre W8Pa &em, lihs ia~gea'et 3 us 4 rimhes in "el.id"6. T&ee

senee were %rac-etX ror rrpgroxi%%t elg 1/b m l l s , cnb rns$ be leagee*.

TAG ej.3 5 s z b 3 ~ t 25" $ 0 f;he 686f;. The ek~r ts tos u e s I Q ~ E S -

is rrf s-wf y-tze r%spseBI OF s shi>rt-f U x ~ @ d ~abes%aa. The f l b e ~ s ,

as Zy5.g we3.zhere3- gut an $be gl-oiinfl, wePe a b n ~ t 1 inok long.

Ykia deposT t *Is u a d b y u~athsred 9s.gsn %he r;erj-x~"dth%s 936

tk33z7 G @ R S % ~ % ~f ~bFy~6t%l@, 2 % ~ V&%QG 3'eTy j3~+3&3~@?! l '%%~~3+

3i31lap &epogits of' lm @'z%&3 g s B a s t 3 ~ ~ 0 0 C U F ~ B R Q C ~ ? $ B &

-:It& gpcenetoae E& ge~pa,~dtf n s ~ibove '';he oz,:.nysn oui G~saee

~peskr: .i,tbout s ~ e - h s l f wsg tap 4;ke assgsa ne3r %he bzbe aP

Shun$n~+k E g ~ r ~ i ; ? in 3n 9l~a~@i8k e%veF.

he ; ' S ~ ~ B P ; O B f 963a ZB Upper. KabttB Bsfc3fi.eCds aaeeaa

f t ~ %he e ~ c g ~ 2 6 ~ bS %;isle ~ a ~ r i i ~ i % 09 It,gber-t~s ~ B ' , o u ~ ~ % - P E , fs a

Xtwga bepns%Z riaP &ark to elear @eeai t~;g~n~%~;teerz% ~ie~P-aZ%e. T h i ~

stone would ~ p p r ~ ~ ~ h gmf at$ if %B yere g e t f o r rs,werc;tzs In-

@I 11$ $0~16 of a~p63t %St3 B Q E ~ % B F B $ %h%~;kly f;h~ett~@ 2%. FYs?:eve~ I fftg

c h ~ a g $a;r~as~?c~r%~PrlQg were p , t g f l ~ b J 9 ~ S t cE&% be use2 f s ~ l a t s ~ % o l r

dearnetfag. Xt f g e 3 - s ~ pesslble $ 2 ~ t g%r.ts of tkia dey933.2 airay

be wiGhsut tbs t33,ofiprIng PaeXusJ.sna-

On 9hung~ak 3-2aantnin &&Jaee~t t a the ask3ss%na & ~ o z h % , %e

EZ 8~spoe2t of n

on AsBesrt;c=s WsuntzSn, as f% wades Bnta soapentline, s r r G afaa is

nref;l"ed by f u t c l z a s i ~ ~ ~ . M ~ S ~ ' F F % F B go03 % a ~ J i t ~ a? neph~3."k i~

o a o ~ s ~ o n a l ~ k n i ~ L 9 d ap un S&amgnak 3ivi3re Repk~Z%e ef gcmd

quality As f ~ u ~ d . , fhFou@ ~a'f;her ~ s ~ @ l y , %a the plaac~s si Crs@L.

The raephrir;@ itepae$ts 0% &T~aat~ia fmre nc& vlalt%efi,

The gat.tz?cs o f the fitfa gsa ~ a t e ~ % ~ 2 Pemnd ths~e h m no% Bean

hoo~P;ea. Th%s gem imt;er%a% 2s mt.trpla p e e n in sa%c~~.

e h ~ r a ~ e %QF & ~ e d g i ~ g was seen bn tb Upper Ee'ak BoP&fSeXds, Xf

Ahask& Rfnee Coapsny 2s a enocess, seoerz5 prejeets s i s b h a ~ %s

the m a sn 8hangiak FItve~ oauPd be dave2apa8, These ~ouZt% d l

be ~::wke.Zi R B r%Zi$srsn% un1-t;~ by one oen4im 2 manageme~k. The

I s qui.t;e l i k e l y new crecks w o ~ k ~ b l e ~ 5 t h tra&mn ~ e % h & a vilZ bs

Sou&.

The go%& Q U W ~ ~ X s d a aft Wlleg Creek., an& ps;es%sibly aaa

C 8 Z i f s s ~ i a Greek, w.y, with ~ i n % $ S a ~ e n Q p f o ~ e c t Is~g wo5:*$, BevsJ-ep

i n t o wo~k,%,bIe miraee. Hl l tb @ore p~os;.pee%ing "ce ~ , s b e a t s ~ sn D&Z

Cmfk m y be found %n &u%licient qmn9=,itles t u $&titify a%n%ng

and shlgping.

Wa tery~rcpsrsp fro= bogh %be Shmgfisk and Logeluktuh RSvers

could bs seaurod without dPff iaaZtx, Besides having f ~ ~ i r l g ekreap

water Zranspu~tetiun Bw$ag Gk6 awaer, the K(~sBuk Be43-2-49 i@,

oompereii to other parts of U e s k n , a v e q essy dountry in

F T ~ S C ~ t o l?u%lb P D ~ ~ Z B *

Rats o f Irving Heed on W b u k ssbeatos G ~ o s i t de~elapments awing ae2,son sf 3.992, aa given %a h l ~ by WLm B.b,RfaARD AAwSa& fell of 1952:

About one ~ f l e west f ~ a a %he b o v s ~ ~utarop 0%- fimt &%s-

Q O V B F ~ made by B a r b ~ d , zna cac~sss Dahl Creek, nsar the eon-

taok of %Lie serp~nt ine a d f%aset~ne, Ggirland alsfms ts have

faun& 5n 1992 anather rnu~11 fwge~o oa%crappi~g aP sebestsa* Hs

too$ asme old powtier th2t was 20 ysaPs rpPB trZesd %o blast

sue t h e %ace of %he ouCcrag, Re say8 tkm$ appa~entlg the

asbestos %a %n rrwtic~?~ eoX-8 w%th plates of tse;ti??e~%in%

between the co2utaa~. T h 9 ~ k ~ s u % B %ake ff;nam e q o s m e a % T ~ O m Z l s s s

spar% %n the greeasgone, the p e a s t o n e extends at T c ~ s % 8,

m i Z e fmther to the west f ~ a ~ %Re awosma on top ae" A a b e ~ t o s

Mountpin, 14th .a prabab29 sxlenlt a9 I i b ree mfX@a 09 asbca8oa-

beerhg ~ o c k ,

Refermce to ag F E ; ~ U X ~ % OQW %he appw Eobuk wnd. m&p@

accompanying.

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