Geognosi; of St. Paul's Ratj. 81 



oxide ill solution, and produces the phenomenon described. 

 But this is a cljeinical question which we approach with 

 extreme diffidence. Mr. Gagnon, the priest, informed us 

 that he had detected antimony in the waters hereabouts, 

 and to that circumstance he attributed the poor condition 

 of the sheep in tliis neighbourhood. 



The limestone on the eastern side of the bay, dips to the 

 westward, while that to the westward dips eastward. This 

 limestone is of a dark shade of coloiu', fetid odor, compact 

 structure, and is destitute of organic remains, at least we 

 saw none. The last character, together Avith its high dip 

 (about 45") and contact with rocks esteemed to be of the 

 primary order, induces us to consider it as belonging to 

 that portion of the carboniferous order of Phillips, called 

 transition limestone by some authors. The position of this 

 limestone dipping away, at a high angle, from the base of 

 the primary rocks on both sides of the valley, induces the 

 belief that the latter have been elevated since the deposition 

 of the former.* 



Kalm has mentioned the occurrence of an argentiferous 

 galena in son)c of the rocks of St. Paul's liay. VVe have 

 seen several specimen^;, and have tested successfully the 

 presence of silver, which indeed is common enough in lead 

 ores, every where. 



Wc searched in vain for the actual position of the rock 



* AiialoKouK appcaraiiccH iiidicutiiii; the t>nmc. event arc not uHiilint; in 

 cMher placcit ill ('anaila. ('apt. HHyfii-ld, K.N. Iihh given In^liincr.n nt pa^o 

 IH, pi. 4 un<l ■>, %'iil. I. Ill' tlicM! 'rtaii!<aL'(ion> ; aiitt Ihc lilt liinik ol' (lio ^(, 

 Maiirici* near the falU ortlK' (I'royt, oflVrs anntliiM', uIhtc IIic olil ii'il saiid- 

 tloni- lii-luw llio fall*, ilipn down (lie ri\<T, mIiiIo iiIkivi' IIic rilllull diix III K 

 contrary ilir. i-lion. A thick itratiini ofKn-y «.uki'lii's uliovr lln- saiKl.iloiio. 

 antl Ktanitv or KlM-in* IicIum', tiic Mlmlf riuriiiouiilt'il Ly » Iftiii anil t'<)>sUlsi>i| 

 linic'i'iiii-, III' (III- ( iiiliiiiiiriToiiK oriltT, I'dvcii'il li) a ilci-p alluviiiin, lli>t 

 "f'clay anil ilicii of iiaiid, (lie latter iippernio»t. 



