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try and coast between Thessalon and Mississagui Rivers and sur- 

 veyed the upper part of the latter. 



Richardson, with Bell as assistant, explored the country 

 between Riviere du Loup and Ste. Anne de Monts and along the 

 coast to Marsouin River. He ascended the Ste. Anne River and 

 crossing overland to the Barn-shaped Mountain he continued to 

 Lake Matapedia and descended to Dalhousie, collecting fossils 

 down to Patapedia. He ascended the Patapedia and crossed by 

 the lakes of the Metis River to the St. Lawrence. Before return- 

 ing to Montreal he visited several townships south of Rimouski 

 and Trois Pistoles, Cacouna and Riviere du Loup. 



Hunt continued work on the intrusive rocks of Montreal 

 Mountain and the metamorphic Silurian rocks of the Eastern 

 Townships. 



1859. 



Logan went to the Mingan Islands in June, and in July to 

 Burlington and St. Alban's, Vermont. In September he was in 

 Carleton Place, and afterwards visited Acton and the copper 

 mines ot the Eastern Townships. 



Richardson accompanied Logan, but afterwards visited 

 Perry, Lubec and Bangor, Maine. He also collected fossils in 

 Western Ontar-io at Bosanquet and Thetford. 



Murray was also employed most of the summer along the 

 north side of the Ottawa River, taking latitude observations and 

 making surveys in the vicinity of Grenville. 



Bell was sent to explore the north shore of Lake Huron in 

 the vicinity of the Manitoulin Islands, where he also collected 

 fossils. Returning to Owen Sound he traced the outcrop of the 

 Silurian along the Niagara escarpment to Lake Ontario. 



Billings collected fossils near Montreal. 



i860. 



Logan continued making measurements at the copper mines 

 in Acton and Milton Townships, Quebec. He records observa- 

 tions on the Island of Montreal, and visited Orleans Island and 

 Point Levis in September. 



Richardson made a long traverse along the north shore of 



