222 Country between the Rivers 



part of the subject has been so ably handled by Mr. 

 Baddeley, that nothing more need or can be said on that 

 interesting branch of science. I will merely, in quitting 

 this digression, state that bowlders of considerable size are 

 found scattered over the summit of the cape ; these stones 

 are of sienite, sienitic gniess, and a beautiful black sienite, 

 (hornblende in excess) containing minute crystals of man- 

 ganesian garnet. Not any of these rocks are found, in situ, 

 nearer than the range of monntains situated to the north 

 of Quebec. 



The soil in the immediate neighborhood of the cape, 

 forms a thin layer over the surface of the rock ; in the 

 valleys is marshey and cold, improving as the land rises 

 towards the foot of the mountains, and again falling off, 

 until it becomes more or less sandy and encumbered with 

 rocks. 



The mountains which recede far back in the rear of 

 Lorette, an Indian village to the north-west of Quebec, 

 contain a continuation of good land as far as the forks of 

 the river Jacques Cartier, in the township of Stoncham, and 

 extending into part of Tevvksbury. This rich country is 

 generally known by the name of " Val Cartier." 



As the township of Stoncham is ascended towards the 

 river St. Annes, in a W. N. W. direction, it becomes more 

 hilly, and the soil consists of light sand much covered with 

 stones. In this direction spots of land are occasionally 

 seen on the shores of the small lakes and streams, which 

 might be cultivated ; but they occur detached and of small 



extent. 



A singular rock existing in this part of the country was 

 described to me by my friend Mr. Adams, an accurate ob- 

 server of the beauties of nature. He described it as exhibiting 



