The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-15
ON CLAYoQIoT SOUND.
Galena, Free Gold and Sulphide Or
HOdiew DeyelOped by Nature.

Galena. Free Gold and Sulphide Ore
Bodies Developed by Nature
With sun-burnt faces and hands. DR.. J.
S. Kloeber. W. W. Rhodes ard II. II.
Rhodes have returned from q six weeks
trip TO CIayoquot sound. on the west
coast Of Vancouver island, and they bring
back description OF that section which
shows it TO be In no way behind other Sec
tions Of British Columbia In mineral
wealth. ". W Rhodes gave a clear de-
scrip,ion of the country TO PoSt-Intslh-
gencer representative, saying:
We left Victoria on May I on the
steamer Tees for ClayoQuot sound ard
spent about forty days in that vicinity.
either in a small boat on the sound or
camping and cruising up the streams. We
went 10 Canada lake and 10 the vicinity OF
Ahausit. The coast is apparently the crest
OF mountain range. Of which the lower
ridges have sunk under the ocean, while
the peaks still project. forming many
small islands.
The country rock apparently is syenite
ard slate with Intrusive lime bodies
through IL, but there Is very little true
granite. A big serpentine dixie runs near
ly north and south about six miles from
the coast. and from IL veins seem 10 reach
out in both directions. They have been
traced towards the coast, and liz many
cases clear 10 the sea: they probably also
extend inland in the opposite direction,
but little prospecting has been done there
There are apparently three classes of
ore-some small siiicious assures bearing
chalcopyrite, some gaena and iron bases,
ranging in value from sl2 to $40; little
very high grade free gold ore, and large
iron-capped sulphide ora bodies. There are
two locations, on which the free gold ore
runs from 5000 10 $500. but the veins are
small, one not exceeding one and half
frzf- r L.
iron-eapped sulphide ore bodies. This
specimen Showing piece of solid iron and
copper pyrite) comes from vein thirty
two feet wide. which gives an average of
s35 across the outcrop, s. gold. "a silver End
II per cent. copper. There are also a num-
Der OF other properties of the same char
acter, ranging In value on the groupings
from $lS 10 $50. l find about seven proper
tics in which there would be no risk in
putting in money TO make mines of them,
because there is enough ore in sight by
natural development 10 more than pay the
cost OF roads wharves and other improve
ments necessary 10 put them on a shipping
basis. This natural development occurs in
slides. and where the creeks cut through
the Lodges. exposing large quantities Of ore
on both sides. For instance this speoimeu
CAME from a ledge about one mile from
Canada lake. where light-drsft steamer
could go in from the Sound II little money
were spent Oh oldStlliS DOutdefS IN the Can
ada river. which Is only six miles long.
travelled over this ledge for 300 feet, and 1t
then becomes SO steep could not climb any
further, but l can trace Ii for a quarter
milo further up the mountain. where
great masses of ore have broken off and
rolled down into the creek. About a mile
from this ledge is another with eight feet
OF solid pyrites and twelve feet of rock
containing 80 per cent. of ore of the same
character. These two and the Tees, on
Deer creek. are among the best.
Probably about 500 locations have been
made in the last eighteen months, chiefly
In the Bear river and Deer creek iniets,
which comprise only very small portion
of the country. There is no development
OF any consequences: there is little going
on now, and that is mainly being done
by the prospectors. In much of that coun-
try no white man has ever been. The In
dialis are friendly. though they do no.
speak much English. They show a deep
interest In the chickamun stone as they
call ore, and show disposition to work
at mining.
I'VE had nice weather and a pleasant
trip. There is abundance of game ard
fish to be had for the taking