of a part of the Saguenay Country. 107 
below Rocky Point, specimens of syenite and syenitic gneiss 
were procured. Imbedded trap was again seen here. 
Having encamped a little above Cap 2 Est, on the western 
side of the riyer, and somewhere near our former encampment 
at Bear’s Cove, the rocks were again found to be syenitic, and 
traversed occasionally by veins of red felspar and quartz ; 
sometimes the two were intermixed. Large dykes of trap 
occur here, and rounded water-worn fragments of limestone. 
Ina bay, distinguished by four semi-isolated. mountains, three 
of which are of a conical form and situated on the left shore a 
few miles below Cap al’Est, the rocks were observed to be the 
same, and the patches of trap very distinct. The surface of the 
syenite was yellowish brown, and slightly porous, as if baked, 
and this appearance was observed in many places, both in the 
Saguenay and afterwards inthe St. Lawrence. The three se- 
mi-isolated mountains above-mentioned are the more remarkable, 
because in general both sides of the Saguenay are characterized 
by a continuous chain of mountains whose longitudinal outline 
is only slightly undulated, while their precipitous sides are al- 
ways towards the river, to which the chain is usually parallel.* 
Be- 
* It will not fail to be observed, that this slightly undulated outline, 
which is characteristic of both sides of the Saguenay, is at variance with the 
general direction of the mountain chains in this country, and particularly 
with those in its neighbourhood. There is great reason to believe that at 
least one wide valley, running nearly parallel to the St. Lawrence, exists in 
rear of St. Paul’s and Malbay. On ascending the Saguenay we saw no sec- 
tions of vallies, nor any considerable breaks in its lofty and precipitous banks, 
until Ha-Ha Bay was reached. Upon referring to the accompanying map 
it will be perceived that this bay hasa direction about parallel to the St. Law- 
rence ; it is probably, therefore, the outlet on the Saguenay to the valley 
alluded to. ‘The general course of the mountain chains in this country is, 
as, has been before observed, north-east and south-west, that is, the same 
as the valley of the St, Lawrence, ‘The valley of the Sa 1enay is from 
the north of west, and near! at right angles to it; it is icetve a cros¢ 
valley. That the rocks on either side of this valley were once united there 
appears very little reason to doubt, but water must have had very little to 
do with separating them, at least in the first instance, From the slightly 
undulated character of the sectional outline of this valle » it would seem 
to have been once filled by a continuous chain which oe been severed 
longitudinally by some violent catastrophe, the nature of which can only be 
surmised. It is probable, however, that an earthquake has effected this dis. 
