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bodies of water, besides the numerous small streams intersecting- 

 the plain to the south of the Ottawa, and the hilly country to the 

 north are also given. Such geological phenomena as faults, 

 strikes, dips, glacial strice, and localities where fossils have been 

 collected to advantage have also been added. 



Such a map is of incalculable value to the Club. It is 

 with pleasure that we learn that the Council has secured 

 copies upon which much of interest can be indicated and 

 accurately located. A forest tree-map of the Ottawa district 

 mio-ht well be prepared by the members of the botanical section 

 of the Club, whose observations have led them to take notes on 

 the trees of the Ottawa district whilst faunal maps giving the 

 distribution of certain species or groups of animals of the district 

 could well be prepared by members of the zoological section. A 

 map indicating the distribution of the Pleistocene formations 

 might also be prepared, for besides the notes already published 

 by various members of the Club on the Pleistocene formations of 

 the Ottawa district in The Ottawa Naturalist, there must he 

 a large amount of material awaiting publication. There is no 

 better mode of recording phenomena of nature than upon a map, 

 and when the late Dr. Selwyn devised the scheme of preparing 

 geological maps of the leading cities of Canada, he knew full well 

 the value of such, and to-day, he deserves well of the members of 

 this Club as do his successors. Dr. George M. Dawson and 

 Dr. R. Bell. 



The map just issued fills a want long felt by every member of 

 the Cluh, and whilst it does not profess to be accurate in every 

 detail, still claims to be the latest and best map of the Ottawa 

 district, upon which are indicated all the principal features and 

 occurrences such as would strike the thoughtful observer. 



It is hoped that at no distant date a contour-map of Ottawa 

 and its vicinity will be prepared. Its need is greatly felt, and 

 would serve to indicate the topographic forms prevalent within 

 the area covered by the Ottawa district. 

 Geological Survey of Canada, 



Ottawa, November 21st, 1902. 

 Note. Extra copies of the accompanying' uncoloured map of "the 

 Ottawa District " may be obtained from the Treasurer of the Club at the 

 n ominal price fixed, ten cents per copy. Editor. 



