92 G. M. DAWSON ON BORINGS IN 
the considerable compression they have suffered, were obtained from depths of 95, 107, 
120 and 135 feet from the surface. They would appear to have been imbedded in the 
boulder-clay, and not to have occurred in any well marked interglacial deposit. Part of 
aspecimen of wood from a depth of 135 feet was so well preserved as to admit of its 
identification under the microscope as a Taxus It is indistinguishable in structure from 
the wood of Taxus baccata. The supply of water met with in bed No. 7 rose to within 56 
feet of the surface, in the hole, but was not copious. 
II] —Borine AT GRENFEL STATION. 
This station is 279 miles west of Winnipeg, on the line of the Canadian Pacific Rail- 
way, and lies between the Weed Hills on the south, and Qu’Appelle River on the north, 
at an elevation of 1,933 feet above sea-level. The boring is 200 feet in depth, and is evi- 
dently entirely in the drift deposits. It is not stated whether a sufficient supply of water 
was obtained. The section is as follows :— 
Fper. 
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Dour Ends 195000 adage bobo noonopoononmonnn anndupes pognon 18 
Bh ISG) Clay seche eee. 00000000 9040 Cond adnade 450550 75 
ANGravelland eande sc retenir reel inlelelohcterelelsroleieteleretstarteterere sels 5 
EMA MEME pengannonsonods np 000 200 ap 20 dodbio Jo oc 00 Loos 00 90 
6. 4Gravel'and sand: 2-0. 0e checehieeste teneurs ses reltee 10 
TOTALE 0 eme rence wists isis Tales Meier ereles ete RU 200 
IV.—BorING AT McLEAN STATION. 
This boring is on the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, McLean being the next 
station west of Qu’Appelle Station, and twenty-four miles east of Regina. The well was 
begun at the same level with the adjoining track, or 2,248 feet above the sea-level. It was 
carried to a depth of 495 feet and then abandoned. The section, as given by Mr. W. E. 
Swan, is as follows :— 
Fer 
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2. Yellow Clay... see veecen ccccenscceveer veces sonese coven seen 25 
8 Blue OE hyn doodsoopeoeons bUeRInodD O00d00 5000 005.00000040,000000 900005 65 
AtGraveliamGisand steric cite talsteleteleleretletereletatsistetteletsteleleteleleteteieterttiet ieee 12 
5. Blue clay and sand... ..ceenccws sc cscece vececese seer ere 85 
6Gravel andsandieacien 2..." recette recentrer 10 
7. Blue clay and gravel...... .....................e cons soso soso 98 
8 Sand'andigravel.-.-:....-"."-.".---"----e---chher-eec-c-e-rsee 52 
OMBOUIASTS. - 2e see 200 5 0100 Le ss e eee se er eiaepieenlesnieccnn-ss 6 
10. Blue clay and gravel......-.......................... ses. 96 
liMGravelandsand.::..".-"-c.eccccbe.---ceLe-rC-e-e-eneee---"-- 39 
192MBOUIAELR Oa dO - sheet e eee ess GOD Shon O00 c00002 0000 Sa5peoasgs6 5 
13. Clay and'sande..-..-:.. 4..." eme ceeme nee wo nresterennee 5 
MOTAL een CE TT pere Creer eee 495 
