GEOLOGICAL NOTES+-HONEYMAN. 167 
“middle carboniferous” formation and of the synclinal to the 
Jogeins section. Proceeding, we passed into the red sandstones 
of the lower carboniferous. At a distance of abeut 11 miles, we 
seemed to come to the end of this. I expected as much, from 
the proximity of the line te a read and river section that I 
made from Spring Hill to Five Islands. (Vide Paper, year 187-.) 
From this onward, te a distance of about four miles, all is 
obscured by drift. From the analogy of the section just referred 
to, as well as for reasons which I shall adduce in the sequel, I 
consider that the underlying rocks are Archean. In the other 
section, lower carboniferous conglomerates come in contact with 
the granites without the intervention of other pre-carboniferous 
formations. The I. C. R. seetion has the Wentworth series, 
which I consider to be of lower silurian age, intervening between 
the lower carboniferous and archzan. PV ide Paper 1870.) 
Proceeding I ebserved euterops of rocks to the east of the 
railway, and masses of rock even on the line, which are evi- 
dently metamorphic. On the other section, near Five Islands, 
we have 24 miles of metamorphic rocks, which I regard as 
silurian, and as probably the extension of the Londonderry ferri- 
ferous series. Underlying Parrsboro’, we have probably the 
extension of the Harrington river rocks (Five Islands), which 
produced carbonifereus flora and fauna. 
PARRSBORO’ AND PARTRIDGE ISLAND. 
In a walk along the road I had an opportunity of examining 
a carboniferous series, which is considered to be synclinal te the 
preceding. ‘The upper beds ef these, which are thin sandstones, 
and grey and black shales, have a northerly dip in 75° and an 
east and jwest strike—they are seen crossing the road below 
Parrsboro’.. They are, therefore, synclinal to the Parrsboro’ 
series. The outcrops en the road farther on seem to have the 
same high dip. ‘The shore sections east and west of the pier, are 
evidently of the same character. In some of these—a red sand- 
stone—Mr. Gilpin found carboniferous fossils—shells. I was 
surprised to find them where I expected to find Triassic Sand- 
stones. _ Qn the shore section east of Parrsboro’, these were seen 
