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said point Deveu’s black pyritous argillites, the rocks hid in the 
interval between Deveu’s and Cape Cove, and Cape Cove and 
Cape St. Mary’s rocks to a distance of ¢ of a mile north of Cape 
Cove, to fill up the obscure gap on the line of railway. I also 
examined strata outcropping to the south of the grey quartzites. 
These are quartzites with interbedded argillites. At the last of 
these outcrops great masses of basalts were examined. Ata dis- 
tance these appeared as solid. They are only masses transported 
from Digby Neck, Long Island or Briar Island. 
CRANBERRY HEAD. 
When I previously visited Cranberry Head gold mines, I was 
just beginning to make acquaintance with the rocks of the 
region, and was somewhat perplexed with their singular charac- 
teristics. I now wished to examine the gold bearing strata in the 
light of experience since acquired. Mr. Ryerson readily consented 
to re-conduct me to the locality. 
With a view to connect my observations with those made on 
the rocks cn the north, we went beyond the mines until we 
reached the end of the outcrops of tke Mines’ section on the 
shore, about a mile distant. The first rocks are grey quartzites 
with interbedded soft argillites. The position, alternation, ex- 
posure and general appearance led me to expect fossils in them. 
I soon found a mass of quartzite detachea from the strata of the 
ledges, having on it forms whose resemblance to stronatopora is 
unmistakable. Considering it as interesting I determined to 
secure it. The size of the stone, the want of assistance and 
proper tools—Mr. Ryerson had left me to meet at the mines— 
were difficulties in the way. However, by patience, persever- 
ance and a good hammer, I succeeded in making a portable 
specimen. The picture in “Geology of Canada, 1866, page 49,” 
might pass for a figure of it, if partly obscured on the top. It is 
banded ; two of the bands amastomose, a large part of the top 
is obscured as if rubbed or pressed by the overlying rock, out- 
lines of the sub-parallel bands being preserved. The specimen 
figured by Sir William Logan was compared with stromatoporu 
rugosa. It is now known as the Hozoon canadense. Our speci~ 
