120 NOVA SCOTIAN GEOLOGY—HONEYMAN.,. 
four miles south of Annapolis Royal. Through the kindness of 
one of Dr. Gilpin’s friends we had a delightful carriage ride into 
the South Mountain. Reaching, apparently, the highest elevation 
on turning, the panorama beheld, on the north, was enchanting 
and extensive. The granite is known to extend 50 miles south 
of Annapolis. Dr. Gilpin has observed it thus far, and he believes 
that it connects with the Granites of Shelburne, on the Atlantic 
coast. This is important testimony, in its relation to the iden- 
tity and age of the Annapolis and Shelburne Granites, as well as 
those of Halifax and other localities on the Atlantic Coast. 
I found also a kind invitation awaiting me, from the Rev. Mr. 
Godfrey, of Clementsport, through his brother-in-law, Dr. Gilpin, 
offering me the hospitalities of the “Rectory.” This was found 
to include very efficient assistance in the prosecution of my most 
important investigations. I have also to acknowledge my obli- 
gations to Mr. Church, for a copy of his excellent map of Anna- 
polis county, plain and unvarnished. This was of very great as- 
sistance in prosecuting and locating my work. 
Wednesday, 16th, Dr. Gilpin took me to Moose River, by the 
South Mountain Road, a very rough, but admirable geological 
road. Here I had an opportunity of observing the transition 
from the Granites to the stratified rocks, containing the Moose 
River Iron ores. We passed from the one into the other, about 
Beiler’s Lake (Church’s Map). The transition did not appear in 
outcrops, but from the contour, and the change from granite 
boulders, debris and roughness, to slaty, clayey and soft roads. 
There were occasional outcrops of stratified rocks seen, before 
reaching the “New Mines” of Moose River (“Iron quarry” of 
Church’s Map). 
At the New Mines were observed considerable excavations, all 
perfectly dry and fresh in appearance. Great piles of slaty 
material with Magnetite, were exposed, so as to be satisfactorily 
examined. Several hours were spent collecting specimens of 
fossils. Dr. Gilpin showed me the situs of the Asaphus ditmar- 
si@, as indicated to him by the superintendent of the mines. The 
rock and the matrix of the Asaphus correspond, both being largely 
composed of magnetite. 
