Memorial to Islwyn Winwaeloc Jones 1902-1973 W. B. SKIDM ORE Department of Natural Resources, Government of Quebec, Quebec, Canada Islwyn Winwaeloc Jones (known to most of his col­ leagues and friends, for obvious reasons, as “I. W.”) ■ died at his home in Sillery, Quebec, on May 1, 1973, eight years after his retirement from the post of Director of Geological Services, Quebec Department of Natural Resources. He was born at Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales, on October 24th, 1902. His parents moved to Edmon­ ton, Alberta, in 1909, and lie attended public school and high school there. He then entered the University of Alberta, where he obtained the B.A. degree in 1922 and the B.Sc. in mining (geology option) in 1 1924. He continued his studies at the University of Toronto, where he obtained his Ph.D. in geology in 1928. His doctoral thesis was a microscopic and chemical study of Alberta coals, an interest stemming from summer work during his early student days as a miner in the Alberta coalfields. During his later student years, he served as class assistant at the University of Toronto and spent his summers with field parties of the Geological Survey of Canada in the southern plains, foothills, and Rocky Mountains of Alberta. On completing his university studies, Jones spent a year with the Geological Survey of Canada, in charge of geologic investigations in the coalfields of the Springhill dis­ trict of Nova Scotia. However, in 1929 the government of the Province of Quebec decided to initiate a program of systematic geologic mapping and research and to this end established a Geology Division within the Quebec Bureau of Mines. Jones came to Quebec City as one of the first members of this new geological survey, to which he was to devote the rest of his career, and for whose subsequent growth and development he was largely responsible. One of the first tasks that he set himself in Quebec was to learn the language of the majority of Québécois, and he soon became fluent in speaking and writing French. The story goes that he taught himself by reading a French newspaper aloud every evening, but perhaps most of the credit should go to a beautiful bilingual girl of distinguished Quebec Irish family, Miss Nora Devlin. In 1931 they were married and together raised a family of four children, Ann, David, Enid, and Robert. Professionally, his first ten years in Quebec were devoted to field mapping in the Gaspé Peninsula (which forms the northern termination of the Appalachians on the North American mainland). His continuous series of reports from 1929 to 1938 repre­ sents the persistent, systematic mapping of some 2,000 sq mi of territory, most of it in the heart of the peninsula. For those who are familiar with Gaspé Peninsula today, it should be pointed out that, although the magnificent coastal sections had been well 2 THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OE AMERICA known since the initial surveys of Sir William Logan in the 1840s, the interior was, until very recently, a remote, inaccessible, and little-known country. In the 1930s, there were practically no roads, no aerial photographs or topographic maps, and only the sketchiest of base-maps showing the courses of the principal streams. Jones and his assistants were obliged to travel on foot through thick forest and rugged terrain, carry­ ing all their equipment and supplies on their backs, and made their own base-maps as they went along. Outcrops were scarce; the compass, pace-counter, and aneroid barom­ eter often saw much more use than the geologic hammer. Nevertheless, the main features of the structure and stratigraphy were delineated and published on topographic base-maps that were not to be improved upon until the advent of aerial mapping. Jones never forgot that the main justification of a government geological survey is the hope of economic development. He gave constant encouragement to local pros­ pectors, engaged them on his field parties, and gave them training and experience. This practice bore fruit many years later in the development of one of the biggest metal mines in Canada. The area mapped in 1931 included some claims that had been staked by Alfred E. Miller, who worked as an assistant on the party. Jones’s encouraging report drew the attention of Noranda Mines, Ltd., who optioned the property in 1937, after the Quebec government had agreed to build an access road to facilitate develop­ ment. After many years of delay, mainly due to World War II, Gaspe Copper Mines, Ltd. went into production in 1955. Brummer,1 relating the history of the mine, said that: “A special word of praise is due Dr. I. W. Jones of the Department of Natural Resources for his persistent efforts in encouraging exploration companies to investigate a deposit which he considered had potentialities,” and named a prominent peak in the area “Mount I. W. Jones” in his honor. Even more than the prospects for metal mining, the petroleum potential of the Gaspe area drew Jones’s attention, and the encouragement of petroleum exploration in southern Quebec became one of his main concerns, continuing beyond his retirement from government service. The constantly increasing exploration effort in Quebec has been in no small measure due to his work, published articles, and personal contacts with industry representatives. In 1938, the Quebec Department of Mines was created as a separate ministry, and Jones was appointed the first Chief of its Geological Surveys Branch. He thus became responsible for the geological mapping of 600,000 sq mi of territory. His field work in Gasp6 was continued by his lifelong colleague and friend, the late Harold W. McGerrigle, who had been his field assistant in 1931 and had begun independent field work in eastern Gaspe in 1937. Jones remained at the head of the Geological Surveys Branch for 19 years, and it was perhaps during this period that he exerted the most influence on the development of geology in Quebec. Although the full-time staff of the branch was always severely limited, a steadily increasing number of field projects was under­ taken and staffed mainly by students. In 1956, for instance, the branch undertook 21 field projects, run by 7 staff geologists, 26 other graduate geologists (mostly graduate

1 Brummer, J. J., 1966, Northwest Quarter of Holland Township: Quebec Dept. Nat. Resources Geol. Rept. 125, p. 46. MEMORIAL TO ISLWYN WINWAELOC JONES 3 students), and 50 undergraduates. Doubtless the main reason for this practice was to assure steady progress in the geologic mapping of the huge area of Quebec, but it is also true that Jones adopted a deliberate policy of employing as many students as possible so as to provide experience and encouragement for the geologists of the future. He always told party chiefs that one of their main responsibilities was the training of their assistants. He interviewed all of the applicants himself, and a very large proportion of the geologists in the Province of Quebec today must at one time or another have been “hired by Dr. Jones.” In 1957 he became the first Director of Geological Services, with responsibility for the Geological Surveys Branch, the Mineral Deposits Branch, and the Groundwater, Gas and Petroleum Branch, soon to be joined by divisions concerned with publishing, editing, and cartography. Although this position gave even fuller scope to his dedication both to the progress of geological work in the Province and to its economic develop­ ment, it would seem that the inevitably greater separation between the geologist in the field and him was not much to his liking. In 1965 he retired from the department at a relatively early age and devoted himself to geologic consulting and, since 1970, to a directorship of the newly formed Société Québécoise d’initiatives Pétrolières. He left to his successor a well-organized group of geologic services with a permanent staff of 40 geologists and engineers and 64 others. They regularly employed about 180 more during the field season. Aside from his governmental responsibilities, Jones made available his experience and abilities to the geological fraternity in many ways. From 1940 to 1959 he lec­ tured (in French) on the economics of petroleum at Laval University, and from 1958 to 1964 he served on an advisory committee on geologic matters to the Board of Overseers at Harvard University. He was a very active member of many learned and technical societies: a Fellow of The Geological Society of America (member of the Policy and Administration Committee, 1961-1964); Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; charter member and Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada (Coun­ cilor, 1949-1956; President, 1954); Life Member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (member of the Council and of the Executive, 1949-1953); Member of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers; Member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists; Member of La Société Géologique de Québec; and founding member of the Association of Geologists of Quebec. At the meetings of these societies, and at the International Congresses, he was a well-known and welcome figure, who seemed to know everyone and to remember everything about them. Jones’s work did not go unrecognized by the government of Canada. In 1953, he received the Coronation Medal by command of Her Majesty the Queen, and in 1967, he received the Confederation of Canada Centennial Medal in recognition of valuable service to the nation. He was a friendly and affable man, rarely known to show any sign of irritation, “toujours de bonne humeur.” He took the time to find a wise and reasonable solution to every problem, and the endless stream of subordinates and visitors who sought his help and advice went away with the impression that he liked nothing better than to interrupt his work for a leisurely chat. As a leader, he provided gentle encouragement, 4 THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA trust, and the example of his own disregard of “office hours.” He won the affection and respect of all those who worked under him. He remained vigorous to the end and seemed to be in good health, so that his death came as a great shock to his family and friends, but they were comforted to know that he passed away quickly and peacefully after an afternoon spent in preparing his garden for the summer.

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF I. W. JONES 1928 The microscopical and chemical nature of Alberta coals [Ph.D. thesis] : Univ. Toronto. ------Carbon ratios as an index of oil and gas in western Canada: Econ. Geology, v. 23, no. 4, p. 353-380. 1930 Berry Mountain map-area, Gaspé: Quebec Bur. Mines, Ann. Rept. 1929, pt. D, p. 1-42 (French éd.; “La région de la carte du Mont Berry, Gaspé”). 1931 Lesseps area, Gaspé Peninsula: Quebec Bur. Mines, Ann. Rept. 1930, pt. D, p. 195-226 (French éd.; “Région de la carte de Lesseps, péninsule de Gaspé”). ------(with Graham, R.P.D.) Geology of the Canadian Pacific Railway tunnel, Quebec: Royal Soc. Canada Trans., sect. IV, p. 75-84. 1932 Bonnécamp area, Gaspé Peninsula: Quebec Bur. Mines, Ann. Rept. 1931, pt. C, p. 41-75 (French éd.; “La région de la carte de Bonnécamp, Gaspésie”). 1933 Tabletop map-area, Gaspé: Quebec Bur. Mines, Ann. Rept. 1932, pt. D, p. 3-32 (French éd.; “Région de la carte de Tabletop, Gaspésie”). ------Lead and zinc deposits near Gaspé Bay and on Marsoui River: Quebec Bur. Mines, Ann. Rept. 1932, pt. D, p. 33-51 (French éd.; “Gisements de plomb et de zinc de la baie de Gaspé et de la rivière Marsoui”). 1934 Marsoui map-area, Gaspé Peninsula: Quebec Bur. Mines, Ann. Rept. 1933, pt. D, p. 3-40 (French éd.; “La région de Marsoui, péninsule de Gaspé”). ------Summary report on north-central Gaspé: Quebec Bur. Mines, Ann. Rept. 1933, pt. D, p. 41-54 (French éd.; “Rapport sommaire de la partie nord centrale de Gaspé”). ------Geology of north-central Gaspé [abs.] : Geol. Soc. America Proc., p. 447-448. 1935 Dartmouth River map-area, Gaspé Peninsula: Quebec Bur. Mines, Ann. Rept. 1934, pt. D., p. 3-44 (French éd.; “Région de la rivière Dartmouth, péninsule de Gaspé”). 1936 Upper York River map-area, Gaspé Peninsula: Quebec Bur. Mines, Ann. Rept. 1935, pt. D, p. 3-28 (French éd.; “Région de la partie supérieure de la rivière York, péninsule de Gaspé”). — - Microscopic features of certain Alberta coals: Canadian Jour. Research, A, v. 14, p. 275-298; also (1937) London, Fuel in Science and Practice, v. 16, no. 7, p. 208-217; v. 17, no. 8, p. 224-230. 1937 (with McGerrigle, H. W.) York River area, in Report on geology of parts of eastern Gaspé: Quebec Bur. Mines, Prelim. Rept. 130, p. 5-6, 16-37 (French éd.; “Région de la Rivière York”). 1938 Mount Alexander map-area, Gaspé Peninsula: Quebec Bur. Mines, Ann. Rept. 1936, pt. D, p. 3-26 (French éd.; “Région du Mont Alexandre, péninsule de Gaspé”). ------The Gaspé Bay area; advance report: Quebec Bur. Mines, Prelim. Rept. 125 (French ed.; “Région de la Baie de Gaspé; Rapport Préliminaire”). ------(with Kerr, F. A., and Bell, W. A.) Springhill Sheet, Nova Scotia: Geol. Survey Canada Map 337A. 1940 La Géologie de la région pétrolifère de Gaspé [abs.] : Annales de l’Assoc. Canadienne- française pour l’Avancement des Sciences, v. 6, p. 99. ------(with Dufresne, A. O., and Denis, B. T.) Geological investigation in Canada: Quebec: Canadian Inst. Mining and Metallurgy Bull., August, p. 435-445. 1941 Memorial to Bruce Clark Freeman: Geol. Soc. America Proc. for 1940, p. 191-194. ------Possible future oil provinces of the United States and Canada: Quebec: Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists Bull., v. 25, no. 8, p. 1555-1558. MEMORIAL TO ISLWYN WINWAELOC JONES

1942 Mineral deposition in Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, in Newhouse, W. H., ed., Ore deposits as related to structural features: Princeton Univ. Press, p. 184-187. 1947 An outline of the geology of the Province of Quebec: Quebec, Annuaire Statistique, p. 393-414. 1950 The growth and importance of the Quebec mining industry: Educational Record of Province of Quebec, v. 61, no. 1, p. 22-27. ------The Appalachian region: Canadian Inst. Mining and Metallurgy Bull., v. 43, no. 454, p. 93-98. 1951 Possible future petroleum provinces of North America: Quebec: Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists Bull., v. 35, no. 2, p. 469-475. 1956 Théophile Constant Denis 1872-1955: Royal Soc. Canada, Minutes of Proceedings, p. 83-84. 1962 Sedimentary basins and petroleum possibilities of Quebec: Geol. Assoc. Canada Proc., v. 14, p. 43-58. 1965 Mineral resources of Quebec-Their development and possibilities, in The mineral resources of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec: Canadian Inst. Mining and Metallurgy, Calgary Branch, p. 1-26.