CONTENTS 
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Letter of transmittal 7 
Introduction 9 
Itinerary 10 
Acknowledgments 11 
Historical sketch 12 
Discovery 12 
Location of claims 12 
Neighboring creeks 12 
Glacier Creek 12 
Bowlder Creek 12 
Nugget Creek 13 
Bear Creek 13 
Production 13 
Topography 14 
Mountains 14 
Drainage 14 
Geology 15 
Introduction 15 
Sedimentaries 16 
Intrusives 17 
Mineral occurrence 17 
Glaciation 18 
Economic geology _ 19 
Distribution of auriferous gravels 19 
Classification of placers 19 
Character of gravels 19 
Assays of samples 20 
Source of placer gold 20 
Developments 21 
Description of claims 22 
Porcupine Creek 22 
Delta claims 22 
Cranston claim 22 
Discovery claim 23 
Mix claim 24 
Finley claim 24 
McKinley Creek 24 
Chisholm claim 24 
Woodin claim 25 
Other claims 26 
Nugget Creek placers 26 
Creek gravels 26 
Bench deposits 27 
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