168 GEOLOGICAL NOTES—HONEYMAN. 
and distinguished by their bright red colour. These were also 
observed to the west of Cape Sharp. The intervening part of 
the formation has been evidently obscured by glacial and post 
glacial marine denudation. 
PARTRIDGE ISLAND. 
This island, or rather peninsula, is very interesting. Walk- 
ing over the rocks, we found the tide conveniently low, so as 
to enable us to compass it- The east side is basaltic and bold, 
—some of it having a “causeway” aspect. Numerous veins are 
seen permeating the basalt. These are generally jaspideous or 
chalcedonic; some appear to be magnetite,—a specimen was: 
found among the basalts. At the point the rocks are split, so 
as to form an easy passage to the western side, when the tides: 
are rising. Qn this side the rocks are more interesting to the 
collector. They are amyedaloids, &e., and other traps, replete 
with minerals in veins, gledes and amygdules. Here we col- 
lected beautiful speeimens of minerals and amygdaloids—the 
latter for the purpose of comparison—with boulders, in the drift 
of Halifax and other places. Coming to the north side, we saw 
a fine section of triassic sandstones. They were seen to dip 
towards the eruptive rocks, and at the junction to be overlaid by 
them. They were thus dipping in a direction contrary to the 
earboniferous of the shore. This may be considered a continua- 
tion and a termination of our section. 
PASSAGE FROM PARRSBORO’ TO WINDSOR. 
On board of the steamer “Hiawatha,” we made further obser- 
vations. Clearing Partridge Island, we observed Cape Sharp, 
with its triassic and eruptive rocks. Easterly in the distance 
was seen Cape d’Or, having an insular appearance in conse- 
quence of a mirage. Succeeding was Cape Split, with its fan- 
tastic peaks, and the grand ridge of eruptive rocks ending in 
Cape Blomidon. The day was exceptionally clear, so that dis- 
tant objects could be seen with great distinctness. _ Blomidon 
was beautiful, with its great stretch of underlying bright red 
triassic sandstones, overlaid and crowned with dark basaltic 
and other trappean rocks. Rounding the cape, we admired its _ 
