i44 Lieut. Baddeley on the geognosy 
the crystalline aspect of stalactite, but softer and more resem~- 
bling analogous appearances on the roofs of old brick or stone 
arches. This cavern descends very rapidly, but we were soon 
arrested by its narrowing suddenly to a mere crack, through 
which however the boy who accompanied us said he had pas- 
sed, and found that the cavern on the other side becomes more 
spacious, but his fears would not allow him to investigate fure 
ther. This part of the passage might be excavated at a tri- 
fling expence, which might be fully repaid by the extent, beauty 
and singularity of appearance which these caverns often pre- 
sent. Dr. Fraser has been spoken to on the subject, from whom 
more information is shortly expected, 
The shore between Murray Bay and St. Paul’s Bay is by 
no means so precipitous as that between the former place and 
the mouth of the Saguenay, although it gradually retires back 
into lofty hills, over which, on account of the crowded state of 
the canoe, Messrs. Bowen and Goldie passed. They describe 
the road as ove continued succession of abrupt rise and fall. 
Some rocks, the surfaces of which are’white, were obseryed for~ 
ming much of the shore, but as we did not touch them, it re- 
mains doubtful whether they were felspathic or limestone. 
Beyond these, a black rock, traversed by veins of white calca- 
reous spar, was seen ; probably the transition limestone of some 
authors, and the same as that observed at Murray Bay. 
On passing Les-Eboulemens, we looked ia vain for the cause’ 
of that part of the country being so called ; Isle aux Cou- 
dres also, which Charlevoix represents as having been detach- 
ed from the main by a violent earthquake, exhibits no other 
character, on passing, to indicate such a catastrophe, than a 
whirlpool between it and the main, which at low water be- 
comes dangerous for boats, and cances by the risk they run of 
being thrown by it on the limestone rocks to the right of the 
entrance into St. Paul’s Bay; appearances indicating some 
event 
