EXCURSION G 9. 



PRINCE RUPERT AND SKEENA RIVER 



BY 

 R. G. McCONNELL. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Vancouver to Prince Rupert 6 



Physical features of the Coast 6 



Geology 7 



Annotated guide 8 



General physical features of the Skeena River 



district 10 



Natural resources 13 



Geology 14 



Skeena formation 15 



Hazelton group 15 



Kitsalas formation 17 



Prince Rupert formation 17 



Coast Range batholithic rocks 18 



Intrusives east of the Coast range 21 



Glacial and post-Glacial deposits 21 



Bibliography 22 



Annotated guide 22 



Prince Rupert to Telkwa 22 



