Armstrong Section, Ontario 
THE map covers the unexplored section from a point twenty-five This area of country, particularly where the formations are good, 
miles west of Tashota westerly to within fifty miles of Sioux along The Canadian National Railway (which as stated was constructed 
Lookout. A new interest could very well be taken in this section by since early mining was carried on) will not stay unprospected and un- 
prospecting closer to the “height of land,” where the volcanic eruptive worked. It will get attention through continued exploration by pros- 
range crosses the railway west of Armstrong. pectors year by year. 
The reason why Sturgeon Lake section first received attention A very promising section of schists and keewatins occurs close to 
from prospectors and mining men was on account of easy access by the railway north of Fowler, where a canoe route leads to Schist Lake, 
water. Later, with the construction of the Port Arthur to Sioux a few miles west of the District boundary, and also around Island Lake, 
Lookout line a renewed interest was taken in this section. there is a contact between the granite and keewatin along the water way. 
The fact, however, that the St. Anthony Mine produced $200,000 (See Red Lake Map.) The extension of this keewatin formation will also 
with an old ten stamp mill is an evidence that this section of country be found on all sides of Savant Lake, a few miles north from Bucke 
has distinct prospecting merit. Obsolete stamp mills of from two to Station, and the granite contacts will be found north-west of a portage 
ten stamps, using amalgamation only, with an old second hand boiler shown on the map on the west side of Savant Lake, leading into a lake 
consuming excessive wood supplies, are conditions sufficient in them- sometimes called Iron Lake. The granite contact will also be found away 
selves to condemn a property as compared with up-to-date mining to the east of Savant Lake—the lake itself evidently lying in a syncline 
and milling methods. This mine is being re-opened. with"conditions surrounding it not unlike the Red Lake section. 
_ Sturgeon Lake is a delightful lake and the ease with which the There is a Hudson Bay outfitting store just east of Allan Water 
Tegion could be reached and supplies obtained made i a most desirable Station. This whole section of country, which is tributary to Sioux 
lake at which to spend a summer, at the expense of some one else, and Tookaut for supplies, is worthy of prospecting, 
this led to a foolish expenditure of time and money on what was called 
“development work.” There is an area of country between the Ogoki and Albany Rivers, 
So far as geological conditions are concerned the formation in the thirty to forty miles off the “height of land” that has at different times 
district is Keewatin basalts and diabase, with intrusions of quartz been reported BS NOIy prong. By water, it is best reached from 
porphyry into the greenstones. Allan Water Station, but it seems more sensible that the country next 
: ; : to the railway be the first to be prospected. 
Sedimentary deposits here do not appear to be extensive but, 
where they do occur, these sediments, commonly known as gold con- It is expected that this section will be mapped geologically in detail 
glomerates, may have acted as a spongy capping to hold mineral values by the Dominion or Provincial Geological Departments, because geo- 
at the time of secondary intrusions with their accompanying depositions logical work performed in conjunction with prospecting and development 
and rising heated solutions forced upward under gaseous pressure. is recognized as a very valuable aid to the explorer and mining man. 
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