I.igiiilîc i«sl- 



From Hlian ou Crowfoot Creek, about five miles from its entrv into Bow River ; section 7, ! Slruptiire somowliat line lamellar— i uni pact ; it conlains, iiitcralratified, more or less disconnected . 



townsliip 22, ranee 20, we«t of the fourth initial meridian, District of Allmrta. North-Weal lenticnlar layers of dense, pitcl)-t>lacl!, lii^lily Instruiis inalerial, and an occasional layer of mineral 

 '' '["erritorv- Deptii of shaft to bottom of coal 135 feet- Beam nine feet thick with two I rliarcual; hialresnli-resinous to nainous; shows well defined planes of cleat; color ereyish-black 

 ' partings of Inelvo and thre« incheit respectively. Qeo. Poa— Lower Laramie, Edmonton j toblack; powdurhliick, with a faint brownish tinge; by ex)>09iire tolheairbecomessliglitly fisanred, 



eeriea. (0). ' but is, on the whole, tolerably bard and IJnn. (3). 



I Lewea River (a branch of the Yukon), four miles and ii-lialf above Rink Rapid, North- Slrudiire fine lamellar— compact ; color greyish-block ; lustre resinous; hard and firm; fracture 

 ' Weal Territory. Seam about throe feet, but in parla sbaly. Geo. Pos— Laramie. j uneven; powder lirowniah-black; resistaexposure to the air. 



! North edge of Milk Rivor Bidpe, one mile and a-lialf east iif Fossil Coulée, townshtp4, 

 range IB, west uf the fourth initial meridia», Diatrici of Alberta, North-Weal Territory. 



I Seam eighteen inidiee thick. Southern extension of Coal fiaaka main seam (^I)ecimen No. 

 38). Geo. Poe.— CretiiceoUB, base of Pierre. 



Structure somewhat (Ino lamellar— tolerably compact; color grey iah-b lack, almost uune black; 

 Iustrt^ resinous ; inlereeiHeil by numerous thin films of calcite and pyrite; powder black, with a 

 hrownisb tinge ; does not become lisaured by exposure lo the air, and may, on the whole, be said 

 to be a firm conl. 



j St. Mary Kivcr, seven milea above its junction with Belly River. District of Alberta, North- i Structure somewhat coarse lamellar- made up of alternate layers of a greyish -black, dull, and 

 I West Territory. Southern exposure, on 8U Mary River, of Coal Banlis main seam (spoci- | bright black coal, with an nccssional inters trail tied layer of mineral charcoal ; fracture uneven, occa- 

 I men No, 38)- Geo- Poe.— Cretaceous, base of Pienw. , sjonatly breaks into more or leas rhombic fragmenta ; jwwder black with a faint brownish tinge ; by 



expcRture to the air becomes slightly fissured, but is, on ihe whole, n tolerably linn coal- (ID]. 



Roekv Mountain House HOam, one mile below the mouth of ('Iparwatar River, on the North Stnicture compact ; shows well defined planes of cleat; color black ; lustre resinous; powder 

 Saskatchewau River, section 33, township 39, range 7, wast of tho llfth initial meridian, brownish black ; by exposure to the air berames fissured, and hence somewhat tender. Another 

 HiMrict of .\lberta. North- West Terri tiiry. âeam two feet, or more. Geo. l*os. — Laramie- ! spun men from thiesnam had a eomewhat coarse lamellar structure, made up of layers of agr«yiali- 



i black, dull, and bright blaik coal ; this also showed well defined planes of cleat: exposed to the air 

 for the same length of time as the other specimen, remained hard and firm. (11). 



Red Deer River, twelve miles ahave Tail f^tiek. township ;i8. range 24, weal of the fourth 

 initial meridian. District of Alberta, Nurth-Wiwt Territory. Scam ton feet, with three feet 

 I of intvrbeddetl sandstoni:! and shale, (ieo- I'oa. — Lower Laramie, Edmonton seriea. 



! Belly River, uiuin senin at I.elhbridgeor Coal Banks, District of Alberto, North -West Te r- 

 ' ritory. The seam avérai;*!* alf"' live feet and a-half in thiiknivts. Geo. I'ns. — f'retai-oous, 

 , base of I'ierro. 



Pine Ki ver, Cnal Brook, alxiut two miles and a-ha1fra«l of the Lower Fnrka, liritish Coluin 

 I bia. Seam six inches thick. <iro. Ptw. — f^retai-oous, Duiivctnan Oroup. 



(lovernment Indian Farm, south of l'incherC*reek, about ono mile from Ihe farm building», \ 

 up tin- Millev iif tliL- amiill airwam on which they are silualed. towusbip .1. rangt? 2!', west nf 

 the lunnli initial nieridiiiii, District nf Alhi-rta, Nurtli-Wiutt Terrilor>'. Seam two ffiet thick 

 where exauiineil, but Te|»irted ni considerably thicker where worked iiiln. tieo. l'on. — Base , 

 of Larauiie. 



I Red Deer River, near the outer edge of the Foot Uîlls,hiwniihiii31, ranga 7, westof the fifth 

 ' initial meridian, District of Allwrta, North-U'est Territory. Seam nine feet thick. Ijeo. 



Structure somewhat line lamellar — made up of greyish-btack, dull, and bright black layers, with 

 an occasional inters-enini: layer of mineral charcoal ; fracture uneven, occasionally verging on the 

 conchoiilal ; powder greyish-brow nish-black : by exposure to the air falls to pieces. 



Structure very line lamellar— com jiact; contains inter^tratified, more or less di scon nee (eil, lenti- 

 cular layers of dense, pitch-black, limhly lustrous coal, and an occasional patch of mineral charcoal ; 

 also contains, in parts, a little reddish-hruwn transluiuiit resin; color black; hisire resinous; 

 frai'luiti uneven, occas ion ally more or leas couchoidal ; |iowiler black, wttli a faint brownish tinge; 

 hard nu'l firm ; R\si8ts ex|iosure to tlio air. (3). 



Structure very fine lumellar^compni't ; color black ; lustre sub-resinous to resinous, occasionally, 

 in parle, brilliant; shows well defined planea of cleat ; [Ktwdorhrownish-black ; hard and lirm; resists 

 ex|»osnre to tho air. In appearance, it resembles i^ome varieties of coal of the dirboniferous system. 



Structure foliativl, highly conlorled ; shows slickeusides ; color-black ; lustre resinous; fracture 

 nieven, powder black, faint brownish tinge; lirm; resists ex|)oaure to the air. lu appearance it 

 niich resembles some varieties of coal of the Carboniferous ay.-item. 



Struclnre very fino lamellar— com|>art ; contains in t erst ratified, more or less disconnect»!, lenti- 

 cular layeis of jet black lustrous coal, and numorniis paU^hes nf mineral charcoal ; color greyish-black 

 to black ; lustre, iijiart from layers above referred lOireaiiious; fracluro uneven; juwder dark-brown 

 inclining to black ish-brown ; it apparently resists exjusure to the air, and is, on the whole, a lirm coal-' 



Structure compact; shows slickensiiles ; color bla<^k ; luslresub-rcsinous to resinous- fracture un 

 even ; powder bV-k, slight brownish linue ; hard and firm ; does not readily fall to pieces when ex- 

 \*inaA to the air. hi apjiearance it re-nemblcs some varieties of coal of the t'ariioniferoiia system. 



Htruclure Somewhat coawc lamellar, mailo up of alternating iayera of a greyish-black somewhat 

 dull, and brighl black coal ; it contains a largo amount tif brownish-yollow resin diflnsed ihroiiirh ils 

 -ulHiUvnce ; fracUiro, on the whole, irregular, that of tho more lustrous lay era, occasionally imiwrfecllv 

 cunuhoidal; powder dark brown, inclining to blackish-brown; n:vi8tsex|ioaure to theair. 



Structure, on the whole, moderately fine lamellar, of greyish-black color and dull lustre with occn 

 sioual somewhat rttarse layers of sinning, velvet-black coal; it is hero and there interâoctwl bv n 

 ti>v, lilm» of calcite, ami conlains, .t. parts, a jittlo lemon-yellow sub-transparent resin ; fracture Un- 

 even ; powder dark brown, inilining In blackisli-brown ; hard and firm ; résista exposure lo the air 



Structure, for ihe most pari, tolerably fine lamellar, with an intervening broad layer of comn*,.t 

 hnmo^neous, vol vet-black, jet-like material, and an occasional interposed layer of mineral char mi 

 It is mtersecloil by numerous films of calcite ; powdw dark-brown, inclining to blackish hm^r. : 

 hard and firm ; resists exi>ouuie to the air. urowr. , 



Coal Cieek, Bow Kivor. l>otween Morloy and Calgary, lowiuthip^ti, range f>, west of the fifth Structure coarse lamellar; conlains occasional interposed layers of mineral charcoal ■ un i ■ ■ 

 initial meridian, District. tfAllieria, Xortli-WestTorrilury. Nwn four f.*l arul a-linlf thick. I s«cled by numerous thin plates of calcite ; color black ; lustre along the line of l>eddinL' dull h'"* r 



llic '••"«a fracture resinous ; fracture uneven, at limes somewhat conchoidal ■ ixiwder hln!.i-"ï ■'. 

 brownish tingo ; does not readily hecomo fipaiired when exjioHod to tho air ; a tljlerably fir i «lal " 



Kighwood River, North Korkifivo miles above Forks, township 18. range t', west nf tho llfth 

 initial meridian. District of Alberta, Nor tIf West Territory. Seam one TihiI and a-)ialf thick. 

 <ieo, I'liL— Laramie. 



How River coal niiup, south aide of How River, atjnarterof a miloS. 25 R from mouth of 



I Coal Creek, wclion 13, township 2lt, niugeri, and aeclinn IK, loivnijhip 2(i,rangO -1, west of the 



' fourth initial uieriiliaii. District uf AU^Tt^L, Norlh-Wesl TerrlUir^y. Scai» ten f«>t ten iuchea, 



with tlir\« partings, total tliickocSa of coal, seven f<«t seven inches. I'rom lower part of 



j Beam. Geo. l'o«.— Lower I^ramie- (\2) 



Sni|uash, north-east end of Vancuuver Island, British Columbia. From site at whicli coul 

 I was mined by the Hudson's Bay Company. Ilpjx'r seain. Seam one to two feet ihlck. 

 iJivi, Pus— Cretacuoua. 



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