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be stated that the larger and usually lenticular veins of the 

 area occur where the rocks are extremely schistose, while 

 the narrower, better defined veins occur as stringers from 

 these main lenticular veins, or in less disturbed areas. 



Distribution of Veins. 



While gold-bearing veins occur over a wide area and 

 are often isolated, it is seen, from a number of those already 

 discovered, that they occur in groups along certain lines. 

 For instance, in Tisdale township there are at least three 

 distinct areas where the Assuring has been most pronounced. 

 One such area extends from the southeast end of Miller 

 lake, on lot n, in the second concession, in a northeasterly 

 direction for three miles, and includes such veins as the 

 McEnaney, Miller-Middleton, Hollinger, Dixon, Mclntyre, 

 Jupiter, Rea, and others with visible gold. The average 

 strike of the veins here is northeast and southwest. An 

 exception is a vein on the McEnaney, which strikes north- 

 west and southeast. 



Another series, including the Smith, Davidson, Crown 

 Chartered and Dobie, occurs in the northeast part of the 

 township. To these should be added the Scottish-Ontario, 

 Mullholland, Hughes and Gold Reef, which are in the north- 

 west part of Whitney township. The general direction of 

 these veins is east and west. 



Again, in the southeast part of the township is a group 

 including the Dome Lake, West Dome, Dome, and Dome 

 Extension, with a general strike north of east. 



Similar groupings occur in other parts of the area in 

 which gold-bearing veins have been found. 



Occurrence cr the Gold. 



A field examination shows that there is an irregular dis- 

 tribution of the gold in the quartz veins. Very often it 

 occurs along dark streaks in the quartz, along the contacts 

 of quartz and schist, or around patches of dark colored 

 mineral in the quartz. At the surface, rich portions of veins 

 are often indicated by rusty streaks or patches, while at 

 depth the rusty character gives place to dark grey, black or 

 greenish colors. 



