164 Lieut. Baddeley on the geognosy 
that mineral will be found there. Partial insignificant col- 
tions of coal have been found in several places about Quebec, 
but they are no indication of its occurring in abundance. 
It has been before said, that no appearance of the operation of 
a violent deluge was observed ; on the contrary all the soils, in 
many places very deep, consisting of clays, marly clays and sand, 
were generally composed of the finest particles, without the 
trace of a boulder or evena pebble. The surface of the land 
was so far free from them, that we do not remember to have 
seen one that was waterworn, and evidently a travelled frag- 
ment, the position of which did not point directly to the route 
by which it came. It must not be omitted to mention, how- 
ever, that with the exception of the several portages, our ob- 
servations were confined to the shores of the rivers and lakes, 
which were met with in the Saguenay Country. 
With the exception of those entering among the constituents 
of the rocks we met with, minerals were rarely seen. We did 
expect particularly to have found some of the numerous family 
of zeolites, tenants as usual of amigdoloidal trap ; but neither 
of these nor of that rock, were any traces perceived ; the pores 
of the vesicular syenites that were occasionally observed, being 
entirely empty. The following are the names of the few mine- 
rals we met with, 
Calcareous Spar—Principally in the fetid limestone on lake 
St. John, and more particularly filling original ca- 
vities in its fossil organic remains.—The only in- 
stance of its being associated with trap, was the 
one stated while describing the rocks on the Sa- 
guenay. 
Epidote ? (earthy)—Apparently entering into the composition 
of some of the syenites inthe Saguenay. Also 
associated in some abundance with magnetic iron in 
St. Paul’s Bay. 
Augite? 
