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i. I tn.-'lvt; pre3 ifciji-'iry surface tooting of thfc large

placer hclciv:i. :: o f j 'irJ.f; Uroidu^ .i-'ities Linitod in the Foteor-

i'piKiJii' -1J,",' l .VTOM '-ron h a y i rrij.cn t* 1 d very Inrge rtypositn of nari-

r \ - i .('"j f: 5 r .'s M}.art-', 11 x oorifiTjed to old channelo of the

fUicSoKt V c r.i i IJ o;. Jv.' '.'M.rh ohor flower aero r, B thin areo and one

of a

cubic-

b

j K: river i;;ir bocri t rue od ucroMo the property for

i.:-, vtvly 10 ; Sice, i'ht- f w: xv* g r width of this

51; Jib ut 1,1)00 y/n't'j! ^^o J t tiauj contnlno some ?6,000,ODD

rds} o ,;,ravo'Ji J or t-vcry y tt i-f.i oi' depth*

,i; i. (U; r ih por.:\ihi11 11^!? of tbo gravels In the char ; r*el

5. :S.j.:V i-ili,.,;itt^! l.y '.'.{'i3y J.inc-, j.sonttcrort, i5n?all dianoter,

,'J.l h ]t:tt rut (t tMff ir'ade-;Uftf,{i Anf(fr.7--atioii iruiicftteo a depth

i.,vl'' t-'Mriri,. ,r ;"vc3;? of fro:', 6 to 10 yarfin although two

Ve i;ji v;--,, ,:o3c t.o C(i*tf*:- of W y ar-do.

J , J;-; oxtro;-:uly u-)liko3,y tsat all of thoos:; -;ravalB will

rich t!)ic-n..;;h t,o bo .'dnod. !iowever t thero is a

:-t;afU;J:,:r.1.(; ;?o i;.'it*.ii3 i t-v Lh-.; t further, iS(?tuilud exploration will

o o.'i o: s;? l r-r* to a i 3.'.j.'U'l ^"i-' or t}'.l r. chniiviol to bc; ^ineahle ars6 if so

or*; roiu:!'vu.: p. 'j.j, l i vp '.:vy l jj\! :r*

;. J c.f t ,v tiT-ti-^- lo •••'ate h.';n b^.-nni of a strictly

• Ou';, v,-:'il,a indic'.itir^y aiJpryciahie 'j-unntities of

;,(";i v" n-rf'i.c';, ,,;ivfea ojily a very rotjy.h idea as

••••'•yruroVKi , •••:ny ol tJio raoul t r: are obviouoly

fL-rli'0,r uxtijn";]ve, c^etailftd, quantitative tost-*

t uul'J y p r

, o l.: IK t':: t,- c; '.'.Vi

t-O 'l ; iO ,•''•lidc.' if s

ri bo ve oro v j-o i o ;

1 ri fi" v-l.v in r rtis.ted .

HARPER ft HOLBROOKE

y te v.'orJc no far completed hat* indicated that th© auri

ferous gravel i ctre confined to old river chtmnela and haa outlined

thenfe oh';?'im,l ' t I t hft.N nlmu j nd l ca t c 6 that the ^old. lo probably

in the upper i to 30 ynrdu of thcno ^ravela ar;d thorofora that

quantitative lurfwjc tenting will delimit the mineable arwas while

cuurn drilliii ; vi]j vi-... :,v. v.'.inc the depth or thiokn&no of any pay-

3 ; IB ree or-tended that the tenting of the old channels

by in tv.-o ;jho K;D.

I' LO flr-;H phf.'nc BijoulA *.*e the toeting of the surface

.^,1'tiVelfl by bu .k Ba^pliiii::* ;?hi H can b o ft t D e done by driving bull—

do;:or C'atfi, a tout Ir.* fo.ot *;i d t: B S.A 3 feet t*eep* ncrose the channel

at Jh'it,fcrY?ili' : if 1*000 yr.r;Sa v/iiere ti,t? chanael l e not covered by

100 ynrd length of cut ar.ould b©

l should be assayed for their

of channel on thu property

11ing the vator covered

yaraa of tronehing. Xuio is

.*j etc., ^50*000.

J ' t'"-f' rcnvilin of thit? work ure enoouragiiuj B neoonA

ncrititi oi' id j: .1-tr bull tlc* a ei* cute:; should be made niclwuy between

firet not. . .lit v?ill rea-,ire ut-, additional l'* cuta* amounting to

ij l,()00 yardn )f trtHvohij^-, t-xnt- iu iustijsatoil to coat ^50*000*

.'.' rptjjiCii'ii;-. t,-n tho ronultn of the bulk Dimpling* for thtt

wator covered oootioiis. it in recon.Mcmde^ tliut 6 inch, ohuri* drill

.-iol'jff fco drll.od to bu-iroclk and carefully enapleds nt not nore than

li foot ijiterii lin. i'hci.u; bolt*o is;.:ould be spaced 100 yarfle -''p

tiloa;; Ihu lir J .)f uach out ..ind there will bo 170 holea. J h e

v/atur. .v'hu ^; 'i-:vein fror., OHO

Hlxtioud aj;ci t ic conooiitrat;;.^

,'jOld cointttut* -'.-j.- tn*. 10 Vi i

t hi i.; will r o-q drt* 15 c; ut r. ut;

nectior.'u, v/il , ^•.•itmnt to J ?, t

cotimaturt lo (OB 11 with the

HARPER ft HOLBROOKE

craAio c* o pt] of hole is oatinuteti at 60 foe t for a total of lQ t 2QO

^i'nc c* Rt of this', drilling: will be approximately #751000 and

t.'io totnl coi t. of t h i- mirror- tenting vill bo in the order of

lrt bo Uiw tenting of the g

i:r., ''F- tfot^rmiju-tf by the first phaoe, for depth.

: -.', '.MB bs done by 6 i. no h churn drill bolea

3ntervulf.i nlorif; cuoh of thy bulldozer cuts of

''di- t'.hou!(l r-ftijUlra sjbcut 150 nolos, an average

•J i H orstir-iJited to e OR t S75*000.fill-in drillinf; wny be ncjceesary to deter*

:;iij;e o defiid to y.: s,rd-!^o f\-^ ^rrade ir* thy expected paystreaka and I Wv;v1t1 rt. c o ".i f, t ne; tif-tt an n3 lov/unoe of ^60,000 be made for this

wltMn the p*

J t i o recoil

npHcec ut 1CK

the f ir B t ph*

of 60 feet (It

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HARPER ft HOLBROOKE

1097 JiCK-i caused o of other its? h en ri neetion general ovwr 60 of t!ui ;.'

i Lacer t'cold VHH first discovered in the district In r Ihu 7ar:*;illion ;;iwr in Hantier Township. The diooovory ojifjid tr.nblcj excitement ."trui in 1,'-... e:r'mtn# "rush" a number find t wf.ro wtcie alcm*;; the Vermillion Valley northward to

wator i n,nd ovor tho hedftnt of Irvnd through the Keteor Lake :iiid o i northward down the upiklniuika drainage, i'his c ir e M 'or^a a 2 to 10 vile vide strip which Btretohe® for

from 'the town of Capreol near the north riiu nml for purjjoaoc of ref©rrenca la called the

Va J.oy.

Awore

sluicing operGoi'-p-i?iy ft t -"i e Hanretfr .'o'moa

gh to supdied. Jubsoq

number of claims' were ata)c0(J and weveral Individual to Mine tht; placem by hand. ,3mall ucalo weru al.ao inaugurated by the o raping Mining

ft.^e amt by the '.J rea t Northevn '-'.intnff, U otapany in l'. Kojfle 'i-O rtilow to the nouth* It; soon btoaise apparent ^,.'; depOHitn wore extB!M?ive f the ^nide waa not high ort nnrill wo f* l e, relatively crude method® and interest ently, wJ.ttj l. }i.e development l urge scale, low cof?t, do, Vie i'dinins of wo)i deposits beoacut feasible if

sufficient ya: fia^es oould he cjeaonatratod. however the tenting to bedrock of Iti: f*e urofAM of gravel was beyond the tfi^ans of individual prospector?} o; s/nall ^.roupn -w* no Berions attack wao raado on the problem until lv59*

li that year tho urtwatiti i'lacer '".ining syndicate v?ae ferrod a?id un^ il 19'"'*-^ ocrfomcKJ o cm a 1. d arable toflt-pittin-c: and aorae drilling in fc? s? wootion of fcho valley between Uapreol suit; inline t* r h (j nynrtlofittj r/ftB forood to ffurarorul ^*-, -.-rat i oris beoHucio of tlie war but aotiviticx vero roHisweci- in I 'l"^ anrt in iy^7 Onwatin .r'laoer ^old Limited wuy ft rcsod, ?hiti oonf pany continued the teotin^ anrt had completed 11 ( rill holwe before flnanoinl difficulties stopped the work in the aj riiv. of I'/'fH, -.Ventually thti ooaipany's jilaoor hold- in^a woi'i; a l It *ea to

li: UiroHt in the Vernillion golc! placer potieibilitieewiis revived ir 19^ S - v/h on ^'OJsoor-Ofiibougaraau Fdnt*e Jii,tait*)d acquired nuoh of the ar ?n no-'tr ;;iinet orlffin.ill;/ controlled by Unv/atln Jt-'lftoctr -.'.'Old J,;; litert und c n t i m?, y d tin* development by extensive test- pi t-tin;'- BiiU dr .linn,-'1 to;*.othor vrit'h /jeoloitio Mapping and geopnysicjal aurveyo* fi i i B ooj&pany al:'u e t. a k-o rt u largo nuraber of ela.ii."?8 in the iiotoor .L-af.c1 ae ition .'t."';i'i n-'-so ot^rtet! thuir exploration with prospect- iiv;t ^.appiJXii;* ieftt-pittin,!;.; and preliminary drilling* tVo other

mi e G * '''.'ifa .3 UjMriiur) Linea Limited Mrifi Oawgoran nines Liraited, ultto ucxju .red tiXtojiulvft holdin^n in the !-ieteor**-OpikininiK.a

sootioJi ('-md nr i oontiuotintj tiirailar prograEifien preliminary to the detailed drill ttr, of th*s awriferouw areas*

i,'h following r-oport i n a auj-aianry o/' the inforiawtion available cone rain;-; tho placer artia in general and. the company*e hol61nf;n in pa tiouiar. J h o information ia oontainud in a number of published a u j^rivfste j-oports lifted below cmd in volu'nlnouo data in the oo' pany's'i i"i5os, .i'httoo, together with a wide personal expuric'uce ii.t lit- art*a, lor.j the t-n^ie of the report.

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Mhov/a taw uoiml low rollof typical of the u of untario arid iueboc. Theao rapreaortt

by int ne -i s art {j O

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ptJ.CfOp'lniiilHS ?"ci,;.;iO.:i W''lli;h u';O b w tt 11iuoctui'i, and then, in i'lcjirtoccme tiiaas, covered t M! i c f) (i iicet c* fror,i o m* vo two nil 00 thick. il tot* t is sioouret) i,! m o ld valleys, rounded tho hills .'i y i r rotro-'it northward, left behind vaet quurtt-

uic naturiui to by traiiaplantsjcl and eortad 'i wind ii^teAoii^s to tno proeant time. 1'he reoultof rounded rock/ hills and ridgoa ri^in^ frora

,fil3eu cU*pr vision B of tiio old drainage systems.topo rcproeoat t h o old ptmoplain nurfaoii?, they

ui-'ttoly tjio ruvme oltsvfitioti which varioe 200 feat above the uresjont surface of tho

A of r a l Mtlfilled, e weal of ri the provi of tfraata/.; e, w); i o

trie Vo'.-ni apparent p r o-i; l H c l

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Ui0 IMS t , t?x t ending

at a ;-;H}J o!' m)r thorn Ontario ehowa a iisrrov; parallel tteprooalons, now largely water !u^ for D any Miloo in a direction slightly and occurring; over ?aost of tht* eastern part of

s arc- the aurfuce expressions? of a 8 erie B fault jcimta, probably of pOfst-Paleoj&olc

oo.ntrol.lud i/-w erosion pattern of the preglacial one such tiepra^eiou is provided by the valleys of ion ':uHi opikinimika .(Ivor ey8terns and. it 10 at the uronyirt rivt-ra ury weroly oooupying an old valley.

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into ,,uebec, with tha prosont height of .Marliin^ ita eouth line* At the tiae of

Blopc of the land vi*9 northv/ard toward unt and t -k ;e lak*? ^eroly repr^aoutdd the wutor ii alo'vi thiw front f row the welting ioo suad the In;,;, d ra l ha^; c?, './ith the removal of the loo-load

northward rotraut of the glacier the land g,ed and allowed tha laKo to drain southward s Gpiitiriirsika-Voi^iiilliOJi Valley us one outlet. tr.c largo lake drained and the

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old Via r&illioiv-^pikltti'iilKa. Vailey in tha vicinity of r.eteor j/saK t and the bpiklnir-lka now flows northward while t)ty Vorail ,ioj* contlnueB to flow southward through the old valley, 'i 1 0 preaorjt rivtM'f: are very much smaller than the original p iat~^la.olal one an ci tiioy wxert oi'ily a feobl® effect oji she .i'.sn^eo of aavid tuKi ^ravttl duwped in the 'wider

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;)r- :; - :i: '-'; t'' : o o!' j :-';-r::j!i,'^'-Viy i.i;'-.vv f l ov,T t b, e old river iu"i ; 'bj{; to . i ;'.c, ' ..-, ;:.''C: ii'.'ttc ou'1;.It t t" rcx.yP t J i.. ;. ri^ r'rov?3 o.no c-: . - o ,',i(-i't' ;.- f.'V1 .-"T.*,-'.'-i.-.: :lt', oro|;;',r;, cP'.p.uolo in tiMi v/ido oi.etin'v o: t!o v VU .: i : o? •-. Porrx":"; t?"pcr.:iry labos behind th© l' • •'••;-j' r "'. ' 'v r-- i[ . ri' : '. ^ ' ; ti\ tvoo-. Sopor'1 t'' vero t.'iv.'jf; to.' 1 ;): v".-!--; V;r'i"" ;t:" oo: Pt rt l-.i opproo j.o,b3. i; i'iv.-.e

" '' ' ' J ' ' ' fc ' ' ' ' ' ^ ^ -i vve.-1 f'C5 t y d: opp."f- ;" •'.(•j-jl y. .; o uorlofor! of J^TiviJ, 3 low toe: V. . '- ", tsr ; is' io ' *. : :"---ii' o' : ; i "p.(;V- n.fii. tiM sirnl'Mnyo of trioJ .o: V'.'f-iry ^ i'1.'' o- r-i'!';.] to* 1 ) 'V O "r:;j ?M v pf; Pj r; C ulu'Oi; trutif?.?1 ? Of• ' ' T '' i-i.'. ' i 'l " ; '." ' f":' Vi : ;U ' '': '' 4- " : '': ''''.' ClK'O ;,"" o), n '-^K' bro 1•'p ?"0" ' ; t'i' V'P-k'1. i 1 -;?t-1:i",o. t ""iri t' 1 ' ,ifsrp,y./' ^I'^.ot?!*''. v/'j t

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HARPER ft HOLBROOKE

i so j'T'ftporty i w located in northv/est Boulah "it tind tho ndjoj lin,, HGuthve^ifU''*'* part of hoff at Townnhip in the ..udbury ijulr j. ,'lv3;4t^i of Ontario. It oorudots of au aroa of upproxi?;a ic.-l,v tt, 7^0 ac* r** tt and it? hold under' Exploratory Licence ofb- i'iniBter of ^ of unlario.11 rt i-'".-uth 1-oji;--. th of about ;: -i wilt w and a witfth of

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proper'1 1, y in Ld x t o /k (i jr* r it c 't i ac c USB i a by ,-,,ller. tu tiio

^utt?o:' Jain v.: ];j abound in the'Jiij.yon~-judbu'c'

e t tho f?out'ij ir.ika j*nne ,1ua c e fi t r' c; o f i, h e

io property lita;* about 4 uileo eaot and northeast of uimntdian :\utioii*.!il .iollvay whioii crosaoii the area with

'.:' tj\;;^,. "he nout'iiira part of the property is j.iU)::ber o j.' lui;*bfcr rortcUi iron r*jlix aiding aiid r.'uel

r ra,i3 i '*ay vhi3c- l?ru r;orthorn part can bfe r&ftohud. froia hi by u.bout lij iuilco of dirt roiiU, Travel within tbc ' v/ator alorr:; ;'t-teor and Opiki,nini}':a Lakes', wljioh r.ijly t;tt iu.ix lt^ji;th of tlie grouBd, Altornative 'loai o^iiippt^i alrorM't f r ore baoas fit Sudbury j 60 louth* or r;ev,( l,.ii:.i:tmru t OD nilws to the east*

it" e ifs an aiuple v:ator supply for all purposes inJcitiiiii&a jrfikfet? f-jiil i n Bufslltsr laheo und ci'eeko whioh area. .leo trio pover in available f f OK the Abitibi

' tranfi-rJ.i;i,iiori llr.it; of tJus (.'-ntario iiydro-^1 .oil vhicm l i t,:n 3)f' ;.,ilo8 east of the property.

,!-M,' .acoo..i.^odat:;oj\ for fror;t 10 to 20 wen i Biiu": of i, H tool- i-.ul'.o arid On the iiorth uhore of Oplkint—i tiorth of tbo .Ufeulah-^offat Tow.ruil*ip line, about the

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*!iit on the property for the paat tv/o yearis hasi..J.r,a.77 rmture f-;J-c' ^ctw oonaietort of a thorough, itij't^ b,v ijuiufju/r-tiblo panning uf the uanda anci ;.:,j

by .i-fipplii; of th( s; h.'-i) i no lv ay r fro;,; seriiil photo/jrapho arid f rous extc-naive ,;i'o uui v.ork, by tho i:jin**is\{.; of a number of pi to from 5 10 3!,* feet Ut- ij'* and by t^v dri31i?ij.. of nine prospect churn drill holfB fro*"* 5 ; o !; inehon in diai'ioter totalling 400.6 feitt.

l i addition to tut) niniiv, development conoidarablo worJi h ^ bean do no in buil(iifi.; and Improving acccos road a.

'i.1 .o property cover a a flection of the old Vermillion Valley near o ,u :.-'Ut3et o/ th.u aaciuut i c e-f roil t Hko described above, .barul v?tdju.fvt;;'entf.s since immediate post-ft'lt.c'ial times

HARPER HOLBROOKE

10

d fit; di rision of th*? valley into the south flowing Yorrailllon ^.d th* north flowing upikijuindfca eyBtess with the present

height of l a ir S p; .":iw/ thivu^h tbo area about the Beulaii-i-.'offat lowi.ship lin* , ^-;c *u"fcih it* of tbe relief with widespread ewarapyfiru^p, a Itii"^ * number of laiv.u ^nc! yraull lakeH, and w any small meander i n.;; ci tcko which i tt typical of t h* height of land eections of the pi'e-wii; 11 '-le./: shitlc Ii ; . Ontario find

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'.i' lu i, i. ci roc k c- of the an; a are* largely covered with j i riv e clef mi in c-f rana n?x? gravel, frequently over 100

thick j over] M.n in th*; ir*'a;;;py fsectlonc; by a thin luyer of black fuuek. uac.'iwi u^ul tumuli IOK rounder] aroao of rook outcrop through unooneoljdntt1 t :.--j;'.toriul ir the old river valley and. the eaatorri a?:ci ueptc/'ri l ,::,itB of the vullty ttvo ;aarke(3 by low rocky ridgee.

,,' it; yruperty r;y*pureritly eovsro part of what wu e oxic e alart,o tay ale ^ the fioutii furore of tito old ice-front lake out of v:hieh ti^i, Yer iilliori . .ivtir one;..; flov/c-d to the oouth* A o thu icts iflowly retrea ;ed i.orthvaro. 11 W^R followed by the lake and the i Ivor bc5 f::a v . t i cut ehu^.t.} ^ tiirou^li the old bay and lake bottom^ .ara it cor;tii,w id to drain the (Ujuliiishing ls*ku* eventually the lake i"ouf;u other o ,tlwti! ui.u the i :.;raduHlly rinlng ground e^tubliBhect the prfcceut heiivifi . of land aciX'sn the olo, valley.

C .rciul proapacting aiici: sapping hae traced the oldct.;j.'!.'u.-4;lB nt:ro 'i: tnii-; ivi'oa. .'.'MCJ.- .--ij-e- diatin^,ui*!hod by continuousy fine to e o a r st * piiiKit*;! to {i.rti,y areaa of gravel traverBinr the vvicicjopi'Ci.al fui .d.y of tho old lai.s botto;:;.' '-; hut appears to h*ivo been titt ; wl't\ c h-'iU ,cl of t/.e olo river enters the aroa aorofa? the north bo.;'jauury of :. f f at i'ov;j'r?hi;' tt'bo'ut ? laJlow way t of this northwest Tovntnip corn r. j TO;,.. ms:*K i t follcn/o a suutherly oovirae for 7)^ ;.ul{-0 into th /jortnvetH-tM'ii part of -ioulah 't'ownohip and for this length the wi th v;* ri t-fi fro/'; 1,000 to j5 f !^00 yard e with an average of about i,t*0 y;..irdG* At trdc point tuo ohunnol divides, with one branch o on t lit J n^; southward for at Itsaot another 2;i miloB with a niriilar vidtn ! I -.: oti;yr t-ranoVf }i,iB not becjji completely outlined but 6 p pea r r; t n.avu 'a wiJth, o l about 1,^00 yarUc and to trend Bouthttaat U5,d then curst .\vy M jij;roxAi.'intuly 4 r-iilef* to \vhere it awin^o Ufi^rpl, oouij' auc WLv.rthv**Bt for -,; further 2 '.4 rail^e before leaving l ' t (, u y :v.

f; c .Ky;ni*r property covers an li nile 10n.gth of wouth treiiC'inr. ehu.fij el, 6 f.iles north untf 2 niloe soutn of the division in the? chi..nu*k . it uluo oovyro ft .? ruilo Itm^tn of tht* eant branch of the chanrioi , und, va th tno iitOicuttKi wiath* there is thus ftpproxiti'.ttely ^6,00u, v'jO cubic yards of gravel Tor every yard of d e i-'t K with i i.; ' UUMG o'n:.o;ncli*.

:..: tenti.t vcj j^i^nlii^r, throu^nout th* channel.**, have B h own tiiat the . .!'i.;Vi In a'v uutJ :icar thy i'-iurf.;*oo aru nuriferoucu Only a few of the val currentrateo .cirtvo bosn aooayoU for uotual gold

HARPER HOLBROOKE

content i*ml J ont of tiuR hnve bae-rt ©titivated visually anfi described as oaA ing ' heavy", "^ood", "fair" or "occasional" colours, 2?he work now bt*ei 6-j , by experience;:? placer prospector!* and their 00 tii^a, t o J?* an con^ider^d reliable. ''Occasional" colcurct wouldcorr,, r,po::d t* K .role contort of D 2 pt*;- cubic y a r ci or IOOB, "fair"colour*? rj'f H c Oi,? por cubic yard, "f.ooci" colouro 20/ tocubic .y;... r;! ail* "heavj"' colour,:* nbovt1 50p' ptsr cubic yaro'.contont *jo di t e .i .i net! vm'ior; eonnic'eraLly, from a few c out o to over-il.-'X',- per t-uHc .ynrci., '-r;ci iJKStcattiS that thfe placer posalbllitieaof the propoj ty a'ro e\i'.parently con fined to tiie. old channels witht*.c currounUJ tv. ruji.dK teiri.. c-'jscutiallv barron.

j t it iv,,,;j.,;,L.j t;, but not likel;. , that nil of the gravels of thfe olo. of -ira:\bl^ v/ill i,y f on mi to carry fenou&h tjold to be alii©- able* .-li.itjw,' fer o in the v\M*3c! tijti gold in river pliicurs occura aft

• l p-ryMtt.fe^.Kii" k'ithjn the ohatH,ely u;;u ie only of intereot if these pMystrouHi- ai t ;.ufficiuf;tly rich, lart,;o tsjkd coii'Llimouo to be ":driC5~ able, i r.; t,nif! f.bly V?.c uoiu. ^ouditioau vi 11 apply to the Rustle Uepouit/j a,fj(? ''itture oxplori-tiou uhotild bei sJlroctC'd to tK© d0tor—-•iiuatiori of l jets w factoro. 3 i evo,v.' *5'A of the possible potential of H, ,OJv, JOC cubic yarOfj per yar-d of depth proves to be raineablo the oi't* rt'SOi rtJti Oij thfa pro.pc*rt.y will be very large* In this cowiiscticii it i.!;;ould bu uotod t j,;it, i'or a, nluiri.^ rate of 3,000 cubic yfirdfi i t r clay, totf.3 cootn before taxes* or vrite-offa are ceri i*:iut;H; at LG/ .j.*: r c ut'i t .j'^rd for IIM efjlciont dredging operation in bhit* ar't-a.

t 5.1 y VO.1;,; lii.nl ted inforMatloii la available aa to thetil 31 ri but i on Hi' j-,u3o if- the v^rticnl diw^noion. unly nine, acatbfcrwd, or; ir/i dJ-ill iioltu- uivve boon rtunk along, the 10 nllelusifjtii oT' c h'T a.i'lfi on t'h c yroi/erty (Uid these, being of relatively uwull oi^i.jotc ", s ft? mil y u oefiil. to Dhow th# cieptb of travel *md to prC'ViuiJ M. rox: j,h aiiproxiriMtio;; c f the t;uld c on t out. j .-ac a aauple fn. -. the a ri l .in..., ^.AM t-cti/i uluiood tir.d punned to produce a coiicen- tj-aife ivui th*5 -.j;;, f i .r .t t i t;,' o! ^-tol'v' i/; the co.'jcentr&tea has only boon i,;i5tl;..utott vlti tully oi.riil-:..r to tae fMirfuco pa'ni'*in t :es. In genorftl th, KC iioJou h ivc r.howji ",;ood M to "fair' 1 colours in gravel for tho firnt Iti to K; i feet bolok.' swrf^^e with nasentlully barren sand lulov.'. ;;;,n'ov i f tvo h oi*;t; i.of.?. 112 and 5 luive returned "fair" colours? to ile 11 h p, of "! !j run( t-i? f t at. It 'would appear froR* thia th-il a winino i df-li1 , ^/...ootution for yny payjitreakn woviKJ b® about

J.M.J ijoot.ionf.' they iiilt'.Jit be ae thick aa 2 *j yurde* iOlt'.-i renchid bt-droO; but froji this tieagre infor—

liotion t.".ert.. iooo no i, ;,i|)pea;i to be smy appr-boiable concentration of ^.',olti Oil ll,; t' b !U4'('cX.

7 yard tt aud i tOn'lv s,, of t)iu

tiolbrooke

HARPER HOLBROOKE

12

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LU -J OD

MOFFAT TWP

PROPOSED t

41P06Ntfe023 83.1-22 MOFFAT

IM.

MARSHAY TWP.

a.'

COh- I- Ld O Ci O X

THE TOWNSHIP OF

BEULAHDISTRICT OF

SUDBURY

SUDBURY MINING DIVISION

SCALE:HNChN4O CHAINS

LEGEND

PATENTED LANDCROWN LAND SALELEASESLOCATED LANDLICENSE OF OCCUPATION

MINING RIGHTS ONLY

SURFACE RIGHTS ONLYROADSIMPROVED ROADSKING'S HIGHWAYS

RAILWAYS

POWER LINES

MARSH OR MUSKEGMINESCANCELLED

C.S

Loc L.O.

M.R.O.S.R.O.

NOTES

400 S 'rfcice Rig.tU Reservrhon oround alt Lakes and Rivers

PLAN NO.- 66I

DEPARTMENT OF MINES

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