1905] A Landslide on the Lievre River, 183 



the river as far as Brazeau's house. Leaving our horses there, we 

 immediately began our examination, walking around and across 

 the whole area, taking such photographs as would illustrate fully 

 the phenomena witnessed and making such surveys as were 

 necessary to show the position and extent of the area affected. 



This remarkable and extensive landslide occurred on the 

 southwest bank of the Lievre River, in the early morning of Sun- 

 day, October iith, 1903. The first disturbance was felt at 4.45, 

 while it was yet dusk, and with the exception of some minor dis- 

 turbances, the whole movement was completed by 5 o'clock. It 

 was not attended by any noise, except that produced by the 

 straining and cracking of the timbers of the various barns and 

 structures affected. The simultaneous transportation of such a 

 large amount of material into the bed of the stream at once com- 

 pletely choked it up, forcing the water to either side, thus flooding 

 the banks, the water reaching to the lower windows of the farm 

 houses. (Plate IIL) In all, about ico acres were affected by 

 the movement, and the larger portions of three farms were 

 rendered practically useless, at least for some time to come. 

 Time will efface many of the inequalities, but the area will never 

 present the same beautiful, sloping farm-land which was looked 

 upon as one of the most desirable agricultural sites in the whole 

 of the Lievre valley. The excavation caused by the landslide, for 

 most of it is from 25 to 30 feet below the original level, comprises 

 portions of lots 25 and 26, con. XI, of the township of Bucking- 

 ham, and lots 7 and 8, con. 1, of the township of Portland East. 

 The farms which suffered belonged to Alexandre Clement, Maurice 

 Brazeau and Duncan McMillan. Only one residence, that be- 

 longing to Clement, was moved. This house, originally situated 

 about 100 feet south of the road which here formed the boundary 

 between the two townships (Buckingham and Portland East), 

 and thus within the former township, was moved about 100 feet 

 north of the road into the township of Portland East, while, 

 at the same time, the area of land, immediately surrounding 

 the house, was lowered en bloc about 20 feet. The disturbed 

 area has a somewhat irregular outline, extending back a dis- 

 tance of about 700 yards from the river to the base of the hills 

 of gneiss and granite, which here form the southeastern edge of 



