ABRAHAM GESNER REVIEW OF HIS SCIE^■TIFIC WORK. 



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Hutton, Burnet and Conybeare and Philips as well as Buckland. 

 He displays considerable acquaintance with the " Principles " of 

 Lyell but of course knew nothing of Lyell's later works, conse- 

 quently his reasoning in this book on Nova Scotia is all based 

 on the opinions of the early writers 



All through this w^ork there are very sanguine opinions 

 expressed as to the mineral wealth of Nova Scotia, especially in 

 coal and ii on. As regards the former mineral these opinions have 

 been fully borne out by later developments, and it is proljable 

 that as time goes on the large deposits of iron ore which Nova 

 Scotia possesses will also be more fully utilized. 



Titles, Subjects, and Itinerary* of Dr. Gesner's 

 Geological Reports. 



First Eeport on the Geological Survey of Neic Bnoisjcick, by 

 Abralinni Gesner. Provincial Geologist, etc., 1S39, St. John, 



Page. 



1 Introduction. 

 12 Slountain Range along 



the South Coast. 

 15 St. Andrews, 

 2.0 St. Stephen. 

 27 Islands of Passama- 



quoddy Ba3^ 

 20 Deer Island . 

 •■'.0 Campobello. ' 



33 Grand Manan. I 



42 Passamaquoddy. i 



Page. 



47 Magagiiadavic. 



48 L'Ktang. 



49 Beaver Harbor. 



51 Poclogan and Leproe 



54 Musquash. 



58 Lancaster. 



63 St. John. 



6t5 Nerepis Road to Fred- 



ericton. 

 68 Magaguadavic to Oro- 



mocto. 



Page. 



72 Iron Ore. 



74 Carboniferous Lime- 



stone. 



75 Old Red Sandstone, Ar- 



gillaceous slate and. 

 Granite. 



77 Coal Measures. 



78 Diluvial collections. 

 81 Concluding remarks 

 83 Glossary of Geological 



terms. 



Second Rex>ort on the Geological SurtJey of the Province of N civ 

 Briinsu-ick, by Abraham Gesner, Provincial Geologist, 

 St. John, IS40 (i. to xii. and 1-76 = 88 pp.) 



Page. 



i. Introductory. 



I General Remarks. 



6 St John 

 13 Black River, 

 li Quaco. 



23 Hopewell. 



24 New Horton. 



25 Grindstone Island. 



26 Shepody. 



29 Cape Maranguin. 



Page. 



3>i Fossils of Chignecto 



Bay Coal Field. 

 38 Action of the Sea on the 



coast. 

 40 Exploration of the 



Interior. 

 40 Hammond River. 



45 Hampton. 



46 Sussex. 



49 Petitcodiac. 



Page. 



52 Shediac 



54 East coast of Westmor- 



land. 



55 Bale Verte. 



56 Sackville 



59 Dorchester. 



60 W^estmorland Coal 



Field. 

 73 Glossary of Geological 

 terms. 



* See Map of his journeys opposite the title-page. 



