124 NOVA SCOTIAN GEOLOGY—HONEYMAN, 
posed at low water. I passed over the beach, teeming with life, 
searched for strata among luxuriant sea vegetation, and found 
only a great accumulation of rock masses and boulders, from 
the mountains on the north side of the basin (Annapolis). Un- 
der a pouring rain I made a collection of marine fauna, which lay 
in my way. I reached the rectory after a walk of a mile, wet 
enough. The rain was very much desiderated by the farmers, 
and upon the whole a rainy day was not very objectionable to 
myself. I had thus leisure to make up my notes, locate my 
work on the map, run my lines into, and even to forecast the 
geological arrangements of Digby county, especially on the coast 
of Saint Mary’s bay, to await confirmation in another season. 
Thursday, 24th.—-I proceeded to revise and complete the Moose 
River section by making probable additions, whose existence 
was inferred from occurrences at Bear River, 2. e., I expected to 
find the extension at Moose River of the fossiliferous rocks, found 
above the Bear River Bridge and Rice’s Mill. 
Friday, 25th.—About a mile 8. E. of the New Iron Mine we 
found a fine exposure of the rocks sought for. From this outcrop 
to a sawmill on the west branch of Moose River, 14 miles, 
nothing was to be seen but the evidence of Granite. ie. a change 
of contour, granite debris and boulders. Under the guidance of 
Mr. Godfrey, I believe that I have examined every important 
exposure of rocks in the district. The whole area traversed is 
7x54 miles=38 square miles. The greatest width of the strata 
examined seems to be from Digby to some point west of Bear 
River, along the line of strike of Bear River strata, being 5.5 
miles. Along Bear River, the width is 4.3 miles; along Moose 
River and road extension, 4.3 miles (the measurements are accord- 
ing to Church’s map). 
PETRA. 
1. Granites—We have seen that the stratified rocks of the 
region are bounded on the east and south by granites. The 
granites are a continuation of those of Nictaux, and the same 
as to general character and age, i. e. in age they are Lower Cam- 
brian with Lower Silurian alteration. Here they have not been 
observed in contact, or even in close proximity to the strata as at 
