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and lias been able to collect additional material during the past season 

 of considerable interest and value In the history of the more recent 

 overlying marine clays and subsequent sands, ancient beaches, river 

 channels, gravels and estuarine deposits as well as in the marl deposits 

 of this region he has also collected a large amount of valuable data. 



With a view to bring before the members ol our Club and paheontolo- 

 ists generally as well as geologists, each work bearing on Canadian 

 geology and palaeontology as soon as published, one of your leaders has 

 undertaken the task to review the same and note them in the Ottawa 

 Naturalist. 



To accompany the description of a new Turrilepas, viz., T. Cana- 

 densis, Woodward — which had beeu sent to the author for deter- 

 mination — Mr. Ami wrote a stratigraphical note and added a section, 

 all of which were published in the July number of the Geological 

 Magazine, London, England, for 1839. 



Quite a number of obscure forms of graptoloidea were discovered 

 in beds of Lower Trenton age at Hull. These, along with another 

 series from Lewis' sHill and Concession Street form an interesting 

 group of Trenton Graptolites which it is hoped soon to supplement 

 with better material and study. 



Two additional specimens of Brachiospongia dioitata, Owen, were 

 discovered in Hull, also specimens of Lichas Trentonensis, Conrad, in 

 the Trenton quarries, Hull, Que. 



At the sub-excursions held during the past season quite a number 

 of members of the Club availed themselves of the opportunities afforded 

 of examining the geological features of this region and obtained con- 

 siderable information and some interesting specimens. 



With regard to the attempt made by a local company to sink a 

 drill-hole for " natui-al gas, petroleum, salt or any other kind of mineral 

 or substance that can be utilized." — to quote the words of one member of 

 the company — they were made aware that the hole was being drilled at a 

 point which would not give the locality a fair test by any means, and 

 that moreover the most bituminous rocks and formations known in 

 the district were absent at that point — betwren Bank and Percy 

 btreet south, and near to the Canada Atlantic Railway line. The great 

 improbability then stated has only been corroborated by the evidence 



