432 Minerals, Mineral Waters, Sgc. 



bleue ; toutes de la Paroisse Ste. Cesaire en ma Seigneurle 

 Jolliet. II n'a pas 6te facile d'en avoir a present parce que la 

 terre est trop gel^e et couverte de neige : mais le printenis 

 prochain je vous en procurerai de plus beaux morceaux. 



Je suis tres-parfaitement, &c. 

 J. T. Taschereau. 

 L'Honorable J. Sewell Ecuier, 

 Juge en chef &c. 



Note. — The specimens of slate sent resemble the Welsh 

 slate^ and seem equally fit for the purpose of roofing. 



The Society has much satisfaction in being able to 

 announce the existence of steatite, in quantities apparently 

 inexhaustible; in the township of Broughton, a few miles 

 south of Quebec : for this information accompanied, by a 

 sample, the Society is indebted to William Hall, Esq. 

 of that place. 



