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PRODUCT
PRODUIT
LEAD
PROVINCEOR
TERRITORY
NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE LA PROPRILTL
EARLY B I R D
PROVINCEOU
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B r i t i s h Columbia
N.T.S. AREA
82 F115
REGION DU S.N.R.C.
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HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE LA MISE EN VALEUR
This claim, l o c a t e d on t h e s h o r e of Kootenay Lake about I*
miles n o r t h of Ainsworth, was Crown granted Co J.L. R e t a l l a c k
i n 1895. The r e c o r d s of t h e development work done on t h i s c l a i m
UNCERTAINTY
Long. 116954 '40"
Lat. 49045 20"
Long.
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
La t.
a r e incomplete. Apparently t h e o r i g i n a l owner drove about 75
Mining Division
Sl0can
District
KOOtenay
f e e t of t u n n e l on t h e property i n 1896. The n e x t mention of t h e
Division miniere
District
property i s i n 1914 when l e a s e r s made a t r i a l shipment of 25 t o n s
County
Township or Parish
of o r e .
Cornt6
Canton ou paroisse
. I n - 1 9 1 6 - t h e Wolverine Mining and Development Syndicate
Lot
Concession or Range
o p e r a t e d - t h e Early Bird, Carey F r a c t i o n and N i c o l e t claims.
Lot
Concession ou rang
Their o p e r a t i o n s were l a r g e l y confined t o t h e Carey F r a c t i o n and
Sec
Tp.
R.
Sect.
Ct.
R.
only about 1 5 f e e t of t u n n e l was d r i v e n on each of t h e o t h e r two
claims
OWNER 0 R O P E RATO RIPROPRI~TAIRE
OU EXPLOITANT
I n 1921 t h e Lakeshore Mining Co. acquired about 1 2 claims
running from t h e l a k e s h o r e up t h e h i l l and covering a s t r i p of
ground between t h e Florence and Highlaiid p r o p e r t i e s . The Early
Bird c l a i m may have been included i n t h e Lakeshore Co. property.
The Kootenay-Florence Mining Co. Ltd. acquired t h e property of
t h e Lakeshore Mining Co. i n 1928.
The owner of t h e p r o p e r t y i n 1949 was a Mr. P r i n g l e of
London, England. H e gave a n o p t i o n t o F.W. Robinson. An o l d
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT
s d i t b e s i d e t h e highway was reopened and extended t o a l e n g t h
The country rocks a r e micaceous and c h l o r i t i c s c h i s t s ,
of 80 f e e t . An a d i t was c o l l a r e d 60 f e e t lower i n s l i d e rock
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q u a r t z i t e s and limestones of t h e Lardeau s e r i e s . The beds d i below
t h e highway. This a d i t was d r i v e n u n t i l i t broke i n t o t h e
t o t h e west a t about 350. Two p a r a l l e l f i s s u r e s , s t r i k i n g
old workings. A d r i f t on t h e v e i n was extended an a d d i t i o n a l
about ~ 7 5 %and dipping 80' s o u t h a r e exposed on t h e claim.
75 f e e t . Work ceased i n t h e f a l l of 1951. The owners of t h e
Near t h e p o r t a l of t h e t u n n e l s t r i n g e r s of o r e a few inches
property a t t h i s t i m e w e r e Messrs. Robinson, Watson and Perdue.
wide a r e found i n t h e vein. I n t h e l a s t 50 f e e t of t h e a d i t
t h e f i s s u r e i s t i g h t and no o r e v i s i b l e . The o r e c o n s i s t s of
massive galena and z i n c blende w i t h minor amounts of p y r i t e
and c h a l c o p y r i t e . Purple and pink f l u o r i t e are abundant i n t h e
form of cubes and i r r e g u l a r masses a s s o c i a t e d with c a l c i t e .
OBJECT LOCATEP
OBJET LOCALISE
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Associated minerals or products
Minbraux ou produits associhs
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S i l v e r ) zinc
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,fluorspar
Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa
Secteur d e la politique minirole, ministire de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawa
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HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORI61UE DE L A PRODUCTION
From 1914 t o 1951, 165 t o n s o f o r e w e r e s h i p p e d from t h i s
c l a i m . From t h i s o r e 1,520 ounces o f s i l v e r , 127,083 pounds o f
l e a d and 2,787 pounds of z i n c were r e c o v e r e d .
R E F E R ENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE
Schofield, S.J.;
Geology and Ore D e p o s i t s o f Ainsworth
Mining Camp, B r i t i s h Columbia; Mem. 117, p. 41,34,
Geol. Surv. o f Canada, 1920.
Annual R e p o r t s , Dept. o f M n e s , B.C.:
1914, p. 285; 1916, p . 195;
p. 181; 1951, p. 159.
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MAP R E F E R E N C E S ~ R ~ F ~ R E N CARTOGRAPHIQUES
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Map 603 A, Nelson, (Geol.), Sc. 1":4 miles - accomp. e
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REMARKSIREMA RQUES
Comp./Rev. By
Comp. /r&. par
Date
Date
07-62
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1896, p. 558;
1917, p . 1 8 7 ; 1949,