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ports for the Geological Survey of Canada, and a life of Sir William 

 Logan, the finst Director. But mainly it consisted of numerous papers 

 on chemical and mineralogical subjects. 



Hundreds of letters, which gave him the keenest satisfaction, came 

 to him from old pupils in all parts of the world, couched in terms of 

 affection and confidence. Wherever one met a colleague in this Society, 

 or one of his contemporaries at Yale, or an old graduate of McGill, one of 

 the first and warmest enquiries would be for Dr. Harrington. Wherein 

 did the charm of this loveable personality consist? Its solid structure 

 was the sincerity, the unselfish kindness of the true christian gentle- 

 man. But this was adorned with many beautiful traits. He cared for 

 the real things of life, the things which are free to all who will have 

 them — for he could not consciously have enjoyed a pleasure won at 

 another's cost, — things essentially blessed, by the divine decree, that they 

 shall not wiither but rather increase and multiply by fruition, since who 

 so takes of them thereby makes more to share with others. Therefore 

 he loved the close ties of family and the home; he loved little children, 

 with whom he was ever a child; all young people, for he never lost his 

 boyish and adventurous spirit; and friends, whose foibles and vneak- 

 nesses he gently put aside, choosing rather to dwell on the good that 

 was in them. He loved his daily work, and the recurring beauty of the 

 physical world, and music; and he passionately loved flowers. Deep 

 in midwinter he would be planning for his garden, and with the first 

 freedom of the closing session his delight was to snatch a few days in 

 early spring to sow and plan!} at Metis for the coming summer. Rich 

 in these joys that overflowed upon others, his chiivalnous nature was re- 

 warded with the unbought grace of life, drew forth the best qualities of 

 those around him, and stored up a lasting memory in the affections of 

 all who were privileged to know him. 



Edwin Gilpin. 



Dr. Edwin Gilpin was born at Halifax, ISl.S., on October '^Sth, 

 1850. He was the eldest son of the late Very Rev. Dean Gilpin and 

 Amelia McKay Gilpin, daughter of the Hon. Mr. Justice Haliburton 

 ("Sam Slick"). 



His early education was received at the Halifax Grammar School. 

 In 1867, at the age of sixteen, he matriculated at King's College, Wind- 

 sor, IST.S., and graduated B.A. in 1871, having won a number of prizes, 

 among the more important being the "'Alumni," " General Williams," 

 and "Almon-Welsford." 



Following his college education he took special courses in mining, 

 geology and chemistry, and then began the practical study of his pro- 

 fession among the collieries of Pictou County, and the principal mining 

 districts of England and Newfoundland. 



