286 THE CANADIAN NATUBALIST. [Vol. viii. 



NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, 



PROCEEDINGS FOR THE SESSION 1876-77. 



FIELD DAY AT BELCEIL. 



On Saturday, June 10th, 1876, the Society held a field-meeting 

 at Beleeil mountain, to which, as on former occasions, the public 

 was invited. A special train was engaged, and a party of be- 

 tween eighty and ninety friends of the Society left the Bonaven- 

 ture station at 9.30 a.m. and reached St. Hilaire at 11 o'clock. 

 From thence the excursionists leisurely proceeded to the lake 

 near the Iroquois house, some on foot, others in various kinds of 

 vehicles. On their arrival at this point about noon, Dr. J.Baker 

 Edwards explained the programme of proceedings for the day, 

 and read u letter from Bruce Campbell, Esq., in which that 

 gentleman regretted that he was not able to be present at the 

 meeting, but welcomed the visitors to the grounds, and gave 

 some historical particulars about the mountain. An interval of 

 an hour having been allowed for luncheon, at the expiration of 

 that time the ascent of the mountaiu was commenced, and when 

 the summit was gained, the President gave the following brief 

 explanation of the geological featuies of the district. 



Principal Dawson said that it devolved* on him, as President 

 of the Society, to address a few words to the friends w r ho had 

 honoured the excursion with their presence. He regretted the 

 unavoidable absence of some gentlemen who might have spoken 

 on this occasion ; and expressed the thanks of the Society to Mr. 

 Campbell, the Seiguior, both for the use of his beautiful grounds 

 and fer the interesting historical information which he had been 

 good enough to commuuicate, and which had been read to those 

 present. The geology of Beleeil, and the country visible from 

 it, had been several times, on occasions of this kind, ably ex- 

 pounded on this breezy summit, so unfavourable in some respects 

 for a geological lecture, but so inspiring in the wide and beautiful 

 view which it commands. He would refer very shortly to the 

 fact that Beleeil mountain stands, with some other hills, in the 

 midst of an undisturbed Siluriau plain, and that the view from. 



