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Blank Page 1 of 2 Janna From: Angela Plautz [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:24 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: FW: Phone Log & Archaeological Reports Hello, As discussed with Steve Ellis yesterday, please find attached the phone logs and archaeological information for Land Use Permit amendment application MV2003C0023 and Land Use Permit Application MV2005C0010. (Please note as per Mr. Paterson’s email below, the final copy of Mr. Thomson’s Archaeological Report has been filed with the Prince of Wales Heritage Museum.) If you require further information, please contact me. Angela Angela Plautz Regulatory Officer Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board Phone: (867) 669-0506 Fax: (867) 873-6610 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 5:55 PM To: Angela Plautz Subject: Phone Log & Archaeological Reports Angela, As discussed on the telephone this date, please find attached copies of Snowfield's Telephone Log dated April 12, 2005, the Final Draft of Calum Thomson's Archaeological Report and his interim helicopter reconnaissance report for the Wire, GTen 16 and Fate Claims. As discussed, please be advised that Mr. Thomson advises that he has filed the final report with the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. I trust that this information satisfies your request. Should further information be required, please contact me by e-mail or telephone. Regards, Robert Paterson President Snowfield Development Corp (B)604.681.5720 4/22/2005 Blank Page 2 of 2 (D)604.658.3240 4/22/2005 Preliminary report on archaeological reconnaissance of mineral exploration claim blocks east of Drybones Bay, NT Report prepared for Snowfield Development Corp., Vancouver Report prepared by Callum Thomson, Thomson Heritage Consultants, Calgary August 12, 2004-08-12 At the request of Mike Beauregard, project geologist with Snowfield Development Corp., a preliminary reconnaissance was undertaken on August 10, 2004, of the WIRE, GTEN- 16 and FATE-1 claim blocks. Research at the Canadian Museum of Civilization Sites Office indicates that there are no known archaeological sites in the vicinity of the claim blocks (L. Johanis, pers. comm. 2004). The field reconnaissance was covered under the terms and provisions of NWT Archaeologists Permit 2004-955. The claim blocks were accessed using a Bell-206 helicopter from Nunasi Helicopters, with Rachel Crapeau, Mike Beauregard and Callum Thomson comprising the field party. This brief report is provided as an addendum to the Interim Report on archaeological investigations between Drybones Bay and Matonabbee Bay conducted in July, 2004 (Thomson 2004). A final report in progress will include the results of both projects. WIRE Claim The WIRE claim area is located on two shallow ponds 6 km east northeast of Drybones Bay. The area surrounding the ponds is predominantly bedrock with some open sandy pine forest. Both of these environments have some archaeological potential. Flat bedrock outcrops in this region commonly contain boulder features such as hide drying rings, tent rings, birchbark presses and toboggan presses. Quartz veins are also frequently found on these outcrops and occasionally show signs of having been exploited by people in the precontact period for stone tool-making material. The open pine forest is the type of location where trapping or hunting camps might be situated, especially in the vicinity of lakes and rivers. We checked several outcrops between the two ponds, finding some quartz veins but no archaeological features; the potential for boulder features is probably higher closer to Drybones Bay and the long lake immediately east of the ponds. We also inspected several other outcrops from the air, but noted no archaeological features. We walked part of an existing logging or mineral exploration access trail which runs between the two ponds and presumably terminates in Drybones Bay. We found nothing of archaeological interest. If this trail follows a former dog team trail, it might be expected that camps related to trapping and travel would be situated at Drybones Bay and on a large lake a day’s travel to the east, i.e., much further east than the WIRE claim ponds. The proposed drilling programme will take place exclusively on ice within the boundaries of the two ponds (M. Beauregard, pers. comm. 2004). Access will be gained to the drill site via the existing logging or exploration trail from Drybones Bay. It is therefore highly unlikely that any archaeological or historic sites will be disturbed by the proposed drill programme or winter access, and no further archaeological assessment is considered necessary. However, if the exploration programme expands away from the ponds or travel to the claim block is undertaken in the summer months, an archaeological assessment should be undertaken, focusing on the access route, bedrock outcrops, and open pine forest around the ponds or elsewhere in the claim block where exploration activity may take place. GTEN-16 Claim The GTEN-16 Claim block is located 14 km east northeast of the east end of Drybones Bay at the west end of a 4 km long lake and several small adjacent ponds. The main drilling activity will take place on the lake ice and on two small adjacent ponds. The lake and ponds are situated in an environment similar to that at the WIRE Claim, described above, and have the same moderate potential for the presence of archaeological and historic sites. Access to the drill sites will be gained by helicopter, with no planned disturbance on land (M. Beauregard, pers. comm. 2004). The long lake is on the same system of lakes that run between Drybones Bay and Hearne Lake, so might have slightly higher potential for the presence of trapping- or travel-related camps from the traditional period than the WIRE Claim area, but again, such sites are more likely to be located at Hearne Lake, just 10 km to the northeast and 25 km from Drybones Bay, and at Watta Lake and Harding Lake, both less than 30 km from Drybones Bay. As with the WIRE Claim, it is highly unlikely that any archaeological or historic sites will be disturbed by the proposed drill programme at the GTEN-16 Claim or winter helicopter access, and no further archaeological assessment is considered necessary. However, if the exploration programme expands away from the lake and ponds or travel to the claim block is undertaken over land trails in the summer months, an archaeological assessment should be undertaken, focusing on the access route, bedrock outcrops, and open pine forest around the lake and ponds or elsewhere in the claim block where exploration activity may take place. FATE-1 Claim The FATE-1 claim is located on Defeat Lake, a large body of water 20 km northeast of Drybones Bay. Rachel Crapeau thought that the lake’s name derived from a historic battle which took place in this area (R. Crapeau, pers. comm. 2004). The exploration activity will involve drilling on the lake ice, with winter access by helicopter (M. Beauregard, pers. comm. 2004). The margin of the lake in the vicinity of the anomaly, i.e., on the east side of the lake, is mostly high bedrock. As with the other two locations inspected, the vicinity of the FATE-1 Claim at Defeat Lake has some archaeological potential and, apparently, some historic interest associated with its name. There is a small fishing lodge on the southeast side of the lake and a stack of drill core boxes indicates that there has been some previous exploration activity around the lake. It is highly unlikely that any archaeological or historic sites will be disturbed by the proposed drill programme or winter helicopter access, and no further archaeological assessment is considered necessary. However, if the exploration programme expands away from the lake or travel to the claim block is undertaken via land trails in the summer months, an archaeological assessment should be undertaken, focusing on the access route, bedrock outcrops, and open pine forest around the lake or elsewhere in the claim block where exploration activity may take place. In conclusion, the preliminary helicopter reconnaissance of the proposed drilling locations within the WIRE, FATE-1 and GTEN-16 claim blocks indicates that all three areas have moderate potential for archaeological and historic sites, but the proposed winter drilling activities and means of access will not affect any areas where such sites may be located. It is recommended, therefore, from the perspective of historic resource management, that the proposed drill programmes at the WIRE, FATE-1 and GTEN-16 claim blocks be approved. In the event that exploration activities extend beyond those areas on lake ice described above, or summer access by land trail is considered, an archaeological field assessment should be undertaken prior to any disturbance on land. Research should also be conducted to discover the history and significance of the name Defeat Lake. Reference Cited Thomson, Callum. 2004. Interim report on an archaeological assessment of exploration claim blocks between Drybones Bay and Matonabbee Bay, Great Slave Lake, NT. Report prepared for Snowfield Development Corp., Vancouver, BC. Class 2 Permit No. NWT 2004-955. 8 p. Personal Communications Mike Beauregard, Snowfield Development Corp., Yellowknife Rachel Crapeau, Land and Environment Committee, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Dettah DRAFT FINAL REPORT TO SNOWFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORP. 100-1009 EXPO BOULEVARD VANCOUVER, BC V6Z 2V9 and YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE P.O. BOX 2514 YELLOWKNIFE, NT X1A 2P8 ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, GREAT SLAVE LAKE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES PROJECT NO.: THC2004-5/THC2004-13 NWT PERMIT 2004-955 Prepared by: Callum Thomson Thomson Heritage Consultants 26 Hutton Place SW Calgary, AB T2V 3B6 Tel: (403) 212-1360 E-mail: [email protected] December 30, 2004 Permit: NWT 2004-955 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In July and August, 2004, a preliminary archaeological field inventory and assessment was conducted over a total of sixteen survey days under permit NWT 2004-955 issued to Callum Thomson in four project areas on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories.