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West Kootenay Mines and the Silvers of Slocan District
A paper by B D Ingall surveys early silver discoveries in British Columbia with focus on West Kootenay. It traces the Slocan camps from the 1891 rush, detailing vein structures in the Kaslo river valley and the geology of the Slocan IL leclillewaet areas, noting galena ores and varying rock types.
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Quebec
B.D. Ingall
Ottawa
British Columbia
G.M. Dawson
Geological Survey
West Kootenay
Dawsons
Galena
Kootenay
Dawson
Cariboo
Omineca
Cassiar
Yukon
Ainsworth
Hendryx
Sloean
Illecillewaet
Tlecillewaet
Carpenter Creek
Slocan Lake
Kaslo
Bear