MANITOBA AND THE NORTHWEST. Qi 
indicate that the covering of Cretaceous rocks is here thinner than in other parts of the 
region traversed by the railway line. The purely scientific interest attaching to the 
section, which a continuation of the boring of the lowest beds of the Cretaceous should 
yield, has already been adverted to. The section in this well, as ascertained in the manner 
above described, is as follows :— 

Depth from eae Thickness 
Surface. Description of Beds. of Bed. 
Freer. Fret. 
Clay loam. «0... ce ic ee ene cece uns 30 
|, asobgobess, “codec eos acpo rene (Ante Eble chans.ocoo gonobe Go) cac.00c0 7 
dB) -seondudano gues scan nobonoon side Clan annee he date eater 12 
RON US Sn EE DEP 00S oBo on @nicksandeeerian Pere caer 10 Probably drift 
(ic, WN ac M M PE Em en ne see series hood Clay Chats lise nals earthen ono Barns ciodad 9 deposits. 
WS. Sooner edscaong oocecooppugecse Ouicksand incase ona ce Gare 7 
88 eee oe eee ele cece ee en seine CE nosocces nna 250080 sonne 2508 8 
(ie! Se foto done DUTOTD OU DUO NC DOC Quickeand eee en cree 5 
104 ) ( Sandstone .......................... 16 | 
1138 Soapstone (grey, fine-grained clay) ... 9 
118 Lime rock (fine caleareous sandstone) | 
[small supply of water].......... 5 
126 Hard pan (dark shale)............... 8 
133 Coarsb sand eme etre er crc 7 
193 | General grey and pale tints, | Soapstone (greyish clay).-.......... 60 Probably lower part 
200 according to Mr. W. A, 4 Lime rock (fine calcareous to) a t of Belly ieee? 
209 Simpson. IS ndatone nr octet Sn tins 9 Fee 
Smalllcoaliseam.-..-.---.-."-1Le.Lte. == ; 
221 | Soapstone -...--...........-.... "te 18 | 
232 amd Stone 2er ceeches -ecreetrele 5 
271 | | Mile la unes Suit 0 | 
322 Soapstone .......... ............... 50 
627 J | Ibe) ORoocandcgop sndabu sdcdad agar 5 J 
464 f Loose shaly soapstone............... 137 | 
469 Brownish ferruginous clay........... 5 
474 | Darklimeñrocke "tee ccrrecre 5 
463 SMAINICOARORM er oaaneanose0 coGosC = 
524 Soapstone ..... . Andee 50 
531 Beds generally shales of dark | Gravel [small ee ae Ww ater sais 7 
537 to black tints. Sand stoneicnts casein elle cie Cine 6 
541 | AMIE ANOC Le er ces cale ele ee cesser 4 
548 SANAStOn ONE ne rm oo ae Dec 7 
58 | Hard pan (dark shale). .............. 10 Probably “ Lower 
593 | (CEE MES Re Canne conne 35 Dark Shales” of 
943 { Loose shaly soapstone (fine grey clay). 350 | Report 1882-84 
951 | Generally grey tints. One { Lime rock (fine calcareous sandstone) 8 passing down into 
1,041 . bedof very black shale | Eland! Soapstone:- "ccm 90 Benton (?) 
1,061 f about 30 thick at 1,000 Sand and soapstone, with bands of 
| Fragment of a Baculite | hard-pan and supply of gas...... 20 
1,111 | from about here. Sandstone, with streaks of hard gravel 50 | 
Gravel andiclayrerararsyetetteictelietetsrelelleln «11> 40 
1,151 ( Hard lime. Great flow of gas........ 5 
1,155 Generally dark to black tints. | Shales and “lime rock,” (probably 
1,426 1 calcareous limestone) with layers 
| | of very dark, soft shale in second 
J holes to\bottomeeeetree--t- «1-1 271 
MOTAT ES piatelatecrsiels iiss eis sus 1,426 
Sec, IV., 1886. 13. 
