▁Res urre ction ▁Creek . ▁Hope ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁Its ▁upper ▁portion ▁flows ▁for ▁ ▁through ▁a ▁broad , ▁round - bottom ed ▁valley , ▁while ▁its ▁lower ▁part ▁occup ies ▁a ▁ste ep , ▁narrow ▁can y on ▁r ut ▁through ▁rock ▁in ▁some ▁places ▁and ▁through ▁gra vel ▁ben ches ▁in ▁others . ▁M ining ▁has ▁been ▁carried ▁on ▁chief ly ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁stream ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁conf ined ▁entirely ▁to ▁the ▁channel ▁gra vel s . ▁The ▁country ▁rock ▁includes ▁inter bed ded ▁sl ates ▁and ▁ar k oses , ▁whose ▁cle av age ▁strik es ▁a ▁little ▁east ▁of ▁north ▁and ▁di ps ▁at ▁a ▁high ▁angle . ▁The ▁ar k oses ▁are ▁frequently ▁very ▁much ▁joint ed ▁and ▁in ▁weather ing ▁do ▁not ▁break ▁into ▁small ▁pieces ▁as ▁easily ▁as ▁do ▁the ▁sl ates , ▁a ▁fact ▁readily ▁seen ▁on ▁exam ining ▁th o ▁stream ▁was h . ▁The ▁gra vel s ▁res emble ▁the ▁country ▁rock ▁in ▁their ▁composition , ▁and ▁were ▁und ou bt edly ▁derived ▁from ▁it ▁in ▁large ▁part , ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁gran it ic ▁bow ld ers ▁which ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁of ▁local ▁origin . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁proportion ▁of ▁angular ▁fragments ▁and ▁no ▁small ▁percentage ▁of ▁co arse ▁material , ▁possibly ▁ 5 ▁percent ▁being ▁over ▁ ▁in ▁diameter . ▁At ▁the ▁surface , ▁the ▁gra vel s ▁were ▁laid ▁down ▁without ▁definite ▁arrangement ▁but ▁are ▁rud ely ▁strat ified