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sions of the great highway. Even the new red Sandstone of 
the Minas Basin itself, between the Cobequids and Hants, was 
not exempted from similar service, as the extensive Syenite trans- 
ported to the Atlantic coast in like manner indicates. “ That all 
parts of the valley were considerably elevated is evident from the 
appearance of Cleveland Mountain, Nietaux, and the Nictaux 
and Atlantic Railway sections. In these drift sections we have 
Amygdaloids from the North Mountain, and on the northern 
edge of the Cleveland Mountain, at the junction of the new and 
old road I observed a beautifully polished and striated surface of 
strata at an elevation equal to the greatest height of North 
Mountain, indieating the elevation of the former sandstone high- 
way over which the amygdaloids of the railway drift must 
nave passed. 
Last of all, I would notice another transportation which may 
have happened in this period, at its close. 
T have already referred to the enormous and abundant masses 
of Granite observed at Halfway River and on the heights at 
Greenfield. These have apparently been transported in N. E. 
direction, while the amygdaloid transportation has been to the 
S. E. A similar occurrence of granites was ebserved at Nic- 
taux. Restoring all the material referred to as transported in 
pre-pest-pliocene, post-trappean and post-pliocene time, as well as 
more recently, I would connect, widen and heighten the trap- 
pean regions of North Mountain, Digby Neek, Long Island, 
and Briar Island. I would also connect these with Isle Haute, 
Cape D’Or, Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Twe Islands, Five 
Islands, thereby closing up the Minas Channel between Cape 
Split and Cape D’Or, and bridging the space between the 
North Mountains and the Cobequids. I would fill up Annapolis 
Valley and the Minas Basin and Cobequid Bay. I would in- 
crease the bulk and possibly heighten the Cobequids. I would 
contract the Bay of Fundy by connecting the red sandstones of 
Quaco with those of Nova Scotia. Pre and post-pliocene agencies, 
especially the latter, are then set to work transporting and effect- 
ing changes. At the close of the pre-pliocene period, the Annapolis 
Valley, the Basin of Minas and Cobequid Bay are formed, and 
