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called L'Anse Coteau, and occupies a little niche in the coast just 

 east of the extreme eastern end of Wood Island, which is seen just 

 beyond the point. The ride around this cliff presented somewhat 

 the appearance of our walk around the limestone of L'Anse Amour. 

 The sandstone, everywhere broken, showed us plainly the layers or 

 strata, and its various colors of brown, red, and gray. We stayed 

 here over night and continued our journey the next day. Returning 

 by Bradore bay, which was now quite frozen over and safe to travel 

 upon, I could now see the appearance of the granite at this point. 

 Several huge and irregular dikes, apparently of trap, marked the 

 surface of some of the rocks. Most striking irregularities of break- 

 age, in some cases amounting almost to cleavage, appeared in the 

 cliffs and in the pieces broken off and tumbled to its foot. Some 

 of the bowlders were cleft by frost and weather, while everywhere 

 evidence of most interesting structure prevailed ; but I had too 

 little time to spend here, so continued my homeward journey. The 

 rest of the return trip was pleasant and delightful ; the air cool yet 

 comfortable, with a clear sky. The dogs, though weary, seemed to 

 know that they were going home and trotted along quite rapidly. 

 Soon darkness began to close in upon- us, and in a short time 

 hearty home welcomes and a nice hot supper were the entertain- 

 ments of the evening. " Early to bed and early to rise," says the 

 old proverb ; we tried the former part of the saying and soon 

 drowned our cares in peaceful slumber. 



KVYy) 



