324 NOVA SCOTIA GEOLOGY — HONEYMAN. 
strata were observed. These are much glaciated. The very 
ferruginous character of the argillites affected the compass so 
much that I was unable to take the course of the striation. The 
accompanying drift cuttings on the road side showed the usual 
syenite and diorite boulders. In a cutting of drift at the Chez- 
zetcook road, I found similar boulders and a large agate. 
PoORTER’S LAKE. 
Between this and Chezzetcook I expected most certainly to 
find drift corresponding with that of Three Fathom Harbour 
point and Half-Island, where I found Triassic amyedaloids on 
my first examination. (Paper 1875-6.) I found neither amyg- 
daloid drift nor glaciation. About a mile beyond Porter’s Lake 
we found very distinct glaciation, and of considerable width, 
without any appearance of drift. The course of the former is N. 
E. magnetic; S. 18 E., N. 18 W., true. The transportation is 
granite. One immense boulder near a glaciated surface, attracted 
particular attention. It had interfered with the growth of a tree 
of considerable size. By it the trunk of the tree was indented 
half way. Proceeding, we arrived at Big Salmon River. At the 
beginning of Preston, drift was well exposed in the bed of a 
brook on the right side of the road. JI here found a Triassic 
amygdaloid boulder of considerable size. The granite transpor- 
tation ended before we reached Salmon River. I had thus certain 
evidence that this belt of granite which had not heretofore had 
a place in our geological maps, extended in width from Meagher’s 
Grant to Musquodoboit Harbour, less one mile,—i.e., about 6 miles 
in length, from Ship Harbour, next Clam Harbour, to Lake Major, 
near the Waverley Gold Mines, 28 miles. We have now reached 
ground described in the previous Paper. | 
PART Ait, 
Resuming our investigations, Mr. Bell and I proceeded 
directly to Meagher’s Grant. From this we took the road to Lit- 
tle River Settlement ; course N. E. Syenite boulders were 
observed along the road and in the settlement. From this we 
proceeded to Middle Musquodoboit; course N. EK. Syenite 
boulders were observed all the way. They abound at the bridge 
