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We afterwards proceeded through the Valley of Moose River, 
observing numerous outcrops of rocks on the road side and 
in the river, and at length reached Clementsport, at the mouth 
of the river. I received a hearty welcome from the worthy 
Rector and his family. It surprised me agreeably to find, that 
my head quarters were beside the Iron works, and consequently 
convenient for work. 
The same evening I went to call upon Mr. Ditmars, the collector 
of H. M. customs, and of geological and other interesting curiosities, 
As I expected of a collection, of which the Asaphus ditmarsic was 
once a specimen, other objects interesting to the geologist formed 
a part, one of these was a large piece of quartzite, with a singular 
cruciform and other organisms. Mr. Ditmars kindly presented 
this very interesting specimen to the Provincial Museum. I shall 
yet refer to it in the sequel. 
I was then taken to see the “ Ditmars Falls.” Here was observ- 
ed, a fine exposure of metamorphic rocks and a really picturesque 
water fall. When the brook is well supplied with water, they 
aré said to be somewhat imposing. 
Thursday, 17th, the morning—Examined the ruinous Iron 
works and the interesting section of rocks adjoining. The date 
of the erection of the Furnace, as seen from the keystone of an 
arch, was “A. D. 1831.” The most extensive and useful part of 
the works that survives is the great dam and viaduct. 
Forenoon.—Went with Mr. Godfrey to the “Old Iron Mines,” 
at Milner’s, (Church’s map), traversed the same road which Dr. 
Gilpin and I travelled on the day before, a length of three miles. 
I examined the numerous outcrops of rocks, which I had already 
noticed in passing. Turning to the right we travelled upwards of 
a mile, crossing the extension of the Iron bearing rocks of the 
New Mines, without observing any outcrop of rocks. Turning 
again to the right, we travelled the Hessian Line road about 
three-quarters of a mile. We then walked in a northerly diree- 
tion about a quarter of a mile, and reached the Old or Milner 
Mine. 
No rocks were observed im situ from the time we left the 
Moose river road until we came to the Mines I examined the 
