Guide Book #9 Transcontinental Excursion C2 Toronto to Victoria and return via C

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Guide Book #9 Transcontinental Excursion C2 Toronto to Victoria and return via C
 
Guide Book #9 Transcontinental Excursion C2 Toronto to Victoria and return via Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk Pacific, and National Transcontinetnal Railwats
Issued by the Geological Survey
Copyright 1913
164 pages  Index
Map in back POCKET, FOLDOUT MAPS, Cover is loose from the bound pages.    PErsonal library stamp on cover
Covered stamped Library if RB S.

CONTENTS.
PAGE.
SUDBURY, ONTARIO, TO DUNMORE, ALBERTA.
by W. H. Collins and Charles CamsellI I
DUNMORE TO BURMIS
by D. B. Dowling.
Introduction 15
Annotated guide..    16
THE CORDILLERA
by S. J. Schofield.
Classification 18
Geological history   19
Glaciation   20
Physiographic history2I
BURMIS TO ELKO
by W. W. Leach.
Introduction    22
Annotated guide    26
Coal mine near Lille 3o
Annotated guide (continued) 31
Geology of the region about Corbin 36
Annotated guide (continued)    38
Geology in the vicinity of Coal Creek..... 43
Annotated guide (continued)    44
Bibliography   46
ELKO TO KOOTENAY LAKE
by S. J. Schofield.
Introduction   46
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 limestone
Wardner formation
Kootenay granite
Pleistocene deposits
Regional structure
Annotated guide
References   
WESTIKOOTENAY AND BOUNDARY DISTRICTS
by O. E. LeRoy.
Geology of the region between Proctor and Mid-way-
Introduction 61
General geology ... 62
Table of formations    62
Pre-Cambrian   62
Cambrian 63
Carboniferous    63
Slocan series 63
Pend d'Oreille group   64
Carboniferous and post-Carboniferous..  64
Jurassic 64
Tertiary    65
Oligocene    65
Oligocene and Miocene   66
Quaternary   66
Annotated guide, Proctor to Castlegar 67
Annotated guide, Castlegar to Midway.. 7o
Phoenix-
Introduction    72
General geology....  74
Table of formations 74
Carboniferous 75
Knob Hill group 75
Attwood series 75
Jurassic 76
Tertiary    76
Oligocene   76
Miocene    76
Glacial and Recent 78
Ore deposits 78
Knob Hill-Ironsides mine 78
Method of mining 81
Annotated guide, Phoenix to Midway 81
Annotated guide, Castlegar to Rossland 82
Rossland-
Introduction    83
General geology
Table of formations
Carboniferous
Triassic
Jurassic
Monzonite
Diorite porphyrite
Porphyritic monzonite
Post-Jurassic
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
Veins
Ore shoots
Mineral composition
Origin
Annotated guide (continued)
References
THE SIMILKAMEEN DISTRICT
by Charles Camsell.
Introduction
Annotated guide, Midway to Hedley
Geology of the region about Hedley
General description.
Physiography
Geology
Particular descriptions
Roof contact of granodiorite batholith
Interior plateau
Nickel Plate mine
Industrial notes
References    115
Annotated guide (continued) 115
Geology of the region about Princeton 116
General description    116
Particular description    117
Industrial notes 118
References    118
Annotated guide (continued) 118
Geology of the region about Tulameen. 120
General description    120
Platinum placers....    122
Diamonds..  123
References 124
Annotated guide (continued)    126
Geology of the region about Merritt 128
General description.  128
Particular description 128
Industrial notes 129
References    13o
Annotated guide (continued) 130
REVELSTOKE TO VICTORIA    131
VICTORIA TO CALGARY    131
CALGARY TO WINNIPEG, VIA GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY
by D. B. Dowling.
Calgary to Tofield 131
Annotated guide 131
Tofield to Tete Jaune   132
Annotated guide 132
Rocky mountains 137
Annotated guide (continued)    14o
Tofield to Winnipeg 142
Introduction    142
Annotated guide 144
WINNIPEG TO COCHRANE, VIA NATIONAL TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY.
Introduction
by W. H. Collins and M. E. Wilson 149
Keewatin and Lower Huronian 15o
Laurentian
Keweenawan    151
Ordovician 151
Pleistocene 151
Tabular resum 153
Annotated guide, Winnipeg to Nipigon
by W. H. Collins    153
Annotated guide, Nipigon to Iroquois Falls
by A. G. Burrows 159
Bibliography    162



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