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Lower Carboniferous limestones were seen associated. At Little 
River L. C. limestones were also observed. At Sheriff Archi- 
bald’s farm, black L. C. limestones with fossils cross the road. 
At Middle Musquodoboit, on either side of the bridge, interesting 
sections of Lower Carboniferous strata were examined. On the 
right side were limestones, having fossil gasteropods and 
brachiopods with clays, having nodules of erystallized pyrite. 
On the left side were limestones with clay stones. In the latter 
were lens forms having calcite crystals in the hollow interior. 
These strata were considerably above the junction of the 
Meagher’s Grant limestones, overlying quartzites. Still all were 
within Lower Carboniferous bounds. 
MIDDLE TO Upper MusQuoDOBOIT. 
Proceeding on the road left side of the river we cross the 
bridge at the lower part of Upper Musquodoboit, and come to the 
right side of the river and road to Caribou Gold Mines. I 
observed Lower Carboniferous limestones of massive character, 
and Lower Cambrian quartzites associated. They were exposed 
in the high ground in such a manner as to lead me to expect to 
find the two in direct contact. On closer examination I found 
the two so closely connected as to form breccia. Of this inti- 
mate and interesting contact I secured illustrative specimens for 
the Museum. Here, as well as at Meagher’s Grant, the seas of 
the Lower Carboniferous Period had a shore and a depth suffi- 
cient for the formation and accumulation of thick and solid 
limestones, and Nova Scotia was very contracted in width. The 
present distance between this and the Atlantic Coast is only 
from 15 to 20 miles. Mr. Bell and I proceeded about a inile on 
the road to the CAriBoU GOLD MINES, which is distant about 6 
miles. South of this about 64 miles are the Moose River GOLD 
MINES. 
Gay’s River GoLpD MINEs. 
Taking the road to Gay’s River Settlement we come to 
Bo.ip Brook and the site of a saw mill (Leck’s.) On the side 
and bed of this brook is a magnificent exposure of Lower Cam- 
