304 Messrs. Jackson and Alger on the 
accumulations of sand and gravel, Nova Scotia, as far as we 
know, affords none; though such may reasonably be expected in 
a country like this, where the boulders so fully attest the occur- 
rence of that event, which the enlightened labors of Professor 
Buckland, Cuvier, and others have taught us toregard as no other 
than that so briefly narrated in the Mosaic history. There are 
those, however, who, with the greatest reverence for the Scrip- 
tures, confidently assert, that the phenomena, usually referred to 
the Deluge of Noah, had in reality nothing to do with it, and 
must be accounted for on entirely different grounds. Among these 
Dr. McCuiloch holds a high rank. He refers these phenomena 
to causes which have operated before, as well as since, the Del- 
uge, and which are even now in operation; such as the bursting 
of lakes, the action of rivers, and wearing away of mountains. 
In the currents produced by the sudden elevation of strata, he re- 
marks, we shall probably find the true causes of such alluvia 
(boulders &c.) as cannot be attributed to rivers and other existing 
causes, and have so often been attributed to the Deluge, which, 
he believes, was inadequate to produce any one of the effects 
ascribed to it.* 
In the alluvium which forms the greater part of Aylesford 
township, and the valley between the two ranges of moun- 
* See Dr. McCulloch’s recently published system of Geology, Vol. II. The opin- 
ions of an observer so cautious and experienced are deserving of high consideration ; 
but whether, in the present instance, they will lessen the high authority of the 
“ Reliquie Diluviane,” which contains the observations and concurring testimonies 
of so many different writers, is a question, which we leave to be determined by those 
who are thoroughly conversant with the phenomena on which it has arisen. It is for 
geologists on this continent to examine the supposed cases of diluvian action, and 
to see whether they can be explained consistently. with the principles laid down by 
Dr. McCulloch. 
