G UIDE BOOK No . 9 Transc ontinental Ex c ursio n C 2 T oronto to Vi ctoria and re turn via C anad ian Pac ifi c , G rand Tru nk Pac ifi c and Natio nal Transcontinental Rail ways I S S UE D B Y THE GE OL OGI CAL S UR VE Y OTTAWA G OVE R N M E NT P RI NTI NG B U R EAU 1 9 13 CONTE NTS . PAGE . M B D B RY TO . S U U , ONTARIO , DUN ORE , AL ERTA by W . H . Collins and Charles Camsell . D UNMO RE TO BU RM IS _ by D . B . Dowling . I ntroduction Annotated guide THE CORDILLERA l h fi . by S . J . S c o e d Classification Geological history : Glaciation Physiographic history BU RMI S T O E LKo by W . W . Leach . I ntroduction Annotated guide Coal mine near Lille Annotated guide i n Geology of the reg on about Corbi . Annotated guide Geology i n the vicin i ty of Coal Creel! Annotated guide Bibliography E L Ko TO KOOTENAY LAKE fi l . S ch o e d by S J . I ntroduction Tabular description of formations Description of formations Aldridge formation Creston formation Kitchener formation Siyeh formation Purcell lava Purcell sills Gateway formation Phillips formation Roosville formation Devonian Wardner formation Kootenay granite Plei—stocene deposits 3 642 5 1 % Regional structure Annotated guide References . WEST KOOTENAY AND BOUNDARY D IS TRIC TS R by O . E . L e oy . Geology of the region between Proctor and M id way I ntroduction . General geology Table o f formations Pre Cambrian Carboniferous Slocan series . ’ Pend d Oreillegroup . Carboniferous and post Carboni ferous J urassic Tertiary . Oligocene Oligocene and M iocene . Q uaternary Annotated guide , Proctor to Castlegar . a . Annotated guide , C stlegar to M idway Phoenix Introduction . General geology . Table of formations Knob Hill group Attwood series J urassic . Tertiary Oligocene . M iocene Glacial and Recent ” Ore deposits—. Knob Hill I ronsidesmi ne M ethod of mining . Annotated guide , Phoenix to M idway . Annotated guide , Castlegar to Rossland . Rossland I ntroduction . General geology . T abl e o f Carboniferous Triassic J urassic M onzonite Diorite Porphyritic monzonite Post - J urassic Tertiary Ore deposits Gangue Ore Lodes Ore shoots Origin Geology of the region between Castlegar and Revelstoke The Arrow lakes General geology Annotated guide Slocan silver - lead district Annotated guide Silver - lead and zinc deposits General geology Vei ns Ore shoots M ineral composition Origin Annotated guide (continued) . References THE S IM IL KAM E E N D I STRICT by Ch arles Camsell . I ntroduction Annotated guide , M idway to Hedley Geology of the region about Hedley General desc ription Physiography Geology Particular descriptions Roof contact of granod iorite batholith . I nterior plateau Nickel Plate mine I ndustrial notes References . Annotated guide (continued) Ge ology of the regi on about Princeton . General description Particular description . I ndustrial notes ” References Annotated guide (continued) . Geology of the regi on about Tulameen. General description ” Platinum placers Diamonds . References Annotated guide (continued) Geology of the region about Merritt . General description . Particular description . I ndustrial notes . References Annotated guide (continued) REV ELSTOKE To VICTORIA VICTORIA T o CALGARY To V IA R K CALGARY WINNIPEG , G AND TRUN PACIFIC RAILWAY by D . B . Dowling . Calgary to T o fie ld . Annotated guide . T fi l o e d to Tete J aune . Annotated guide Rocky mountains Annotated guide (continued) T o field to Winnipeg I ntroduction Annotated guide To V IA T RANS CON WINNIPEG COCHRANE , NATIONAL TI NE N A T L RAILWAY . I ntroduction E . by W . H . Collins and M . Wilson Keewatin and Lower Huronian Laure ntian . Keweenawan Ordovician Pleistocene Tabular resumé Annotated guide , Winnipeg to Nipigon by W . H . Collins Annotated guide , Nipigon to I roquois Falls by A . G . B urrows Bibliograph y 8 ILLUSTRATIONS . M APS . PA GE Ro ute map b etween M edici ne Hat a nd L ethbridge L o cati o n of mi nes in L ethbridge di strict M ap to illu stra t e th e N o mencl at ure of part o f th e N orth Am erican C ordill era M a a nd se o n C r wsnest o n a n p cti , o m u t i Ro ute map b etwee n L e thbridge a nd Elko Ro ute map b e twee n E lko a nd Proctor Ro ute map b etween Proct or a nd M idway Ro ut e ma p b etwee n Arrow a nd Slo ca n la kes (in p o cket) n Ro ute map b etween M idwa y a nd Pri ncet o . ’ Ro ute m ap b e tween Pri ncet o n a nd Spe nc e s Bridge Ro ut e ma p b etween E dm ont on a nd E d so n Ro ut e map b etween E d so n a nd Tete J a u ne Ro ut e map b e tween M a la chi a nd W i nnipeg Ro ut e map b etween Rech a n a nd M a lachi . h n Ro ute map b etween B ucke a nd Rec a . Ro ut e ma p be tween Nipigon a nd Bucke . Ro ute ma p b etween Grant a nd Nipigo n . Ro ute map b etween Kabinakagami river a nd Gra nt Ro ute map between Al e xa ndra a nd Kabinakaga mi river . Ro ute map b etween La ke Abitibi a nd Alexandra D RAW I N GS AND SE CTI ON S . S ection in B e llevu e mine Phoenix structura l sectio ns S e o n a oss ore o Knobhill - ons es ne cti cr b dy , Ir id mi N a tura l secti o n of Nickel Plat e mo u nta in Se cti o n thro ugh Nicke l Plate mi ne . Se cti o n thro ugh Olivi ne mo u ntai n . Di agra m s h owi ng geol ogica l re la ti ons hip s in t he regio n b e tween L ake Nipigon and W innipe g . T PH PHO O GRA S . C rowsnes t m o u nta i n fro m near C o le ma n C rowsnest ass oo n eas a P , l ki g tw rd M o u nta i ns wes t o f El k river near Ferni e o n a ns e as of El k e S o n oa eas es nea M u t i t riv r , h wi g C l m ur r M orri ssey . l n he o o n a E k e an on nea E o . C . s o t Riv r c y r lk , B , h wi g h riz t l argilla ceo u s qu artzites of th e Roosville formati o n l E k e an on nea E o B . C . oo n so a s Riv r c y r lk , , l ki g uthw rd oo e na a e o o n a n en o o n eas a s at K t y v ll y ( R cky M u t i tr ch) , l ki g tw rd the abrup t western face of th e Rocky m o u nta i ns V e s o n W es arm o f oo ena a e th e o ns of i w h wi g t K t y l k , with t w N e son a nd a v e a nd th e e as of o o n o o a nd l F ir i w , d lt C tt w d A n e so n ee s o a nee ea . a nd a e d r cr k , K k p k ft ) gl ci r in h n f t . ) t e di sta ce 9 PAG E T a V e o f a o n a ns ee n o o in th e ypic l i w Midw y m u t i , with Gr w d foregro u nd a nd Ph oe nix in th e ba s i n a t th e h ea d o f Twin o o n of o o e no a nd o ns es ne oe n P rti gl ry h l , K b H ill Ir id mi , Ph ix - Th e tro ugh S ha pe d glacia ted va lley of Simil ka mee n river . Genera l V ie w o f I nteri or Pla tea u regio n i n Ge nera l view of I nterior Pla teau reg o at Tul a mee n . T n se o n of eriod ite s o n t h e o e n e of a o n s hi cti p , h wi g ccurr c di m d (withi n white circle s) associa te d with chro mite T n S e o o f o e se e a on in e o e s o n t h e hi cti n chr mit gr g ti p rid tit , h wi g o ccurrence of dia m ond s in ve i nl ets L ubec ker e a a o To fi eld oa C o xc v t r , C l Stea r Sh ovel D o e oa o a n .