36 THE VERMILION IRON-BEARING DISTRICT. 



referred to as the highest hill in the district, which reaches 2,120 feet 

 above sea level. This is about 460 feet above the general level of the 

 surrounding country. As a general thing the range does not stand out 

 very prominently from the rest of the district. Between Gobbemichi- 

 gamma and Cacaquabic lakes, however, there is a subordinate range, with 

 Twin Peaks as the highest points, which forms a ybyj prominent feature of 

 this part of the district. The Giants range is not continuous throughout. 

 It is made up of a great number of small hill ranges having in general 

 the trend of the main range to which they bek)ng. Its contours are 

 commonly smooth and rounded, as the result of glaciation. On its slopes 

 are many minor irregularities caused by glacial deposits. Among these 

 deposits we find now small glacial lakes almost upon the summit 

 of the range. 



Area- north and northtvest of Giants range. — It has been said that the 

 Giants range divides the Vermilion district topographically. The area 

 with the largest surface extent is that lying north and northwest of the 

 range. This area merges to the south into the Giants range, and continues 

 to the north beyond the limits of the area mapped. Within this area the 

 topography is that which has been briefly described on p. 35 as fairly 

 typical for the entire district. It consists in ridges trending N. 60°-80° E., 

 and separated by valleys which are usually occupied by a long lake, a 

 string of small lakes, or a stream. The ridges are usually about 200 feet 

 above the lakes. The greatest height in this portion of the district is 

 reached by Chester" or Jasper Peak, in sec. 35, T. 62 N., R. 15 W., which 

 is 1,710 feet above sea level. The topography is less rugged in the 

 western part of the district, where the hills and ridges have been apparently 

 more affected by glaciation. They are there generally rounded and the 

 slopes are much gentler than in the eastern portion. In the east the area 

 is underlain by a great slate formation, and the jointing of the slates has 

 caused the development of minor drainage lines and ridges transverse to 



«The name Chester was the first recorded name given to this peak by white men. It was so 

 called in honor of Prof. A. H. Chester, who did the first important work toward exploiting the iron 

 deposits of this district. The peak is the most prominent topographic feature of this part of the 

 district. It is an almost bare knob of jasper. This jasper is one of the important rocks of the 

 Lake Superior iron region, and as everyone is more or less familiar with it, the peak has naturally 

 been called after the rock of which it is formed. The writer thinks that it will be impossible to cause 

 the name Chester to be generally used, although by priority this name rightfully should be given to 

 the peak. 



