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V. 70. Belleclune Point, Gloucester Co. Impure limestone 

 containini( spiril'era yS. cjidopfei-ai] producta | /. c. 

 Lepta^na i /loniboichdis], Encrinites. Facuslfcs (rofji- 

 hmdica. Cijafho^jhylhtui fiirbinatimi [?] a coral like 

 Syritujopont (jeiiicnJafd. 



V. 70. River Charlo, south side of Restigonche Co. In lime- 

 stone, a shell like Atrypa reticnhtfis, 



V. 71. Bathurst. J. AV. Kenwood found Facosifes Gothland- 

 Ica, Prochicta dep)i'essa {= Leptmna rJioniboidalis] 

 Atrypa nspeirt, crinoidea, Leptccna [StrophoncDid] 

 eufjjyplia and Spirifera [S. cycloj)ete)-a\. Besides 

 these, I [A. Gesner] ohserved several shells, whose 

 species have not been determined. 



Gesxer's GEOLoracAL Map of New Brunswick. 



The absence of a geological map is greatly felt by the reader 

 who attempts to obtain a knowledge of early geological exjilora- 

 tion in New Brunswick from the reports of Dr. Abr-aham Gesner. 

 From time to time in the text of these reports references to a 

 map in course of preparation are met with ; but no complete map 

 of his exploratoiy work is extant, and the one he made to show 

 the result of his first three years' woi^k has never been published. 

 This map for many years has been in the possession of the 

 Mechanic's Institute at 8t. John, and has lately been acquired 

 by the Natural History Society of New Brunswick. A copy of 

 the map was lodged with the Crown Lands Department at Fied- 

 •ericton.* Dr. L. AV. Bailey, of the University of New Bruns- 

 Avick at that place, has never seen any other map by Dr. Gesner, 

 and does not know of any there. The original map in the pos- 

 session of the Natural History .Society, therefore, seems to be the 

 ■one to which we must look to primarily for a representation of 

 Dr. Gesner's work in New Brunswick.! 



* See Report on the Agricultural Capabilities of New Brunswick, by J. F. W. 

 Johnston, F. R. S., Fredericton. 1850, p. 6. 



t The first reference to this map will be found in the Second Report, page xii, 

 where Dr. Gesner says, " The geological map of the province has been commenced 

 and is advancing towards coinpletion." Again, in the Third Report, page iii, he 

 says that the report "is accompanied by a geological map of that part of New 

 Brunswicli which has been examined." In the Fourth Report, page 4,he states that 

 " a geological map will be with this report laid before your Excnllency, the labor of 

 past season being added to that which was before completed." Also at page IS. 

 ■• Each of the different classes of rocks has been laid down on the geological map of 

 the province, now in course of preparation." In the Fifth Report he adds, "'an 

 incomplete geological map of the province is submitted for your Excellency's con- 

 sideration." I have not been able to discover that this '"incomplete map" is any 

 •other than the one described in the previous report. 



