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between the Grand River as far up as Paris, and Lake Ontario 

 east to the Niagara River. 



1844. 



Logan and Murray left Montreal in May and proceeded to 

 Gasp^ arriving June ist. They commenced work at Cape Rosier 

 and continued to Cape Chat and then ascended the Chat River 

 to the vicinity of the Notre Dame Mountains. Crossing to the 

 Cascapedia River, their Indians built bark canoes, in which they 

 descended to the mouth and coasted to Paspebiac. From 

 there Murray was sent up the Bonaventure River, while Logan 

 visited Port Daniel and returned to New Richmond. The coast 

 was examined to Dalhousie and the Restigouche to Campbellton 

 and thence to the mouth of the Matapedia. Up this stream they 

 journeyed to Lake Matapedia and from thence by road the country 

 was examined on foot. 



1845. 



Logan this year commenced the exploration of the Ottawa 

 River. With J. McNaughton he surveyed not only- the main 

 river but several tributaries. He ascended the Riviere h la Graisse 

 and the Riviere du Nord some distance, the Mississippi River to 

 Pakenham, the Madawaska to High Falls, and the Bonnechere 

 to Jessups Rapids. From Portage du Fort he went around 

 Calumet Island, and passing Coulonge Lake reached Pembroke, 

 From the mouth of the Mattawa he made a visit to Lake Nipis- 

 sing. 



Murray spent the summer in Gasp6 where he made surveys 

 on the Matane, Ste. Anne and St. John rivers. Later in the 

 year he collected fossils at Thetford, Ont. 



1846. 



The nucleus of a museum was this year moved from 40 St. 

 James street to Little St. James street, Montreal. 



Logan and Murray, with McNaughton as surveyor, formed a 

 party to explore the north shore of Lake Superior. JameS 

 Richardson is said to have accompanied this party. 



De Rottermond, who had been acting as chemist, resigned. 



