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works of creation all harm jniz3 together for the one good pvir^iose of 

 humanity, and that tuerefore everything employed by nature, from the 

 smallest to the greatest, irrespective of its appearance or the duties it 

 has to perform, is worthy of man's greatest res[»ect, his study and his 

 intellect. By pursuing such a course in the early education of our 

 children, we would be doing as much, I think, for the advancement of 

 the natural sciences as wo could otherwise hope to do. 



EEPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL BRANCH. 



Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, 



To til". Cov.ncil of the Ottawa Field Naturalists Club. 



The undersigned Leaders of the Geological Branch have much 

 pleasure in presenting you with their report, (on palaeontology and 

 stratigraphy) and beg lejive to state that as years go by there is a 

 marked increase in the intej-est taken in geological work about Ottawa 

 — -a field so rich and varied for the lovers of that attractive science. 



During the season that is just passed, the leaders appointed by 

 your council have availed themselves of every opportunity possible to 

 further the ends which the club has in view, and have performed the 

 duties entrusted to them with the utmost diligence. As many sub- 

 excui'sions as practicable were held, especially in the latter part of the 

 season, and in various dii'ections about the city, so that quite a number 

 of new facts were gathere.l and most of the formations exj)Osed in the 

 neighbourhood visited. No less than fourteen excui'sioni and sub- 

 excursions were held, and the attendance at these far surpassed that of 

 any previous season in the history of the club. 



As in former reports of this natui'e it is deemed advisable to 

 classify the results obtained under the respective formations to which 

 they belong, so that should a general report or synopsis of the geology 

 of Ottawa ever be compiled, the material at the disposal of the writer 



