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menced his college career in 1858, which was continued more or 

 less uninterruptedly for a considerable time. From 1863 to 1868 he 

 was Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science in Queen's Uni- 

 versity, Kingston, Ontario ; but, from 1857 to the present time, he 

 has been, in one way or another, connected with the Geological 

 Survey of Canada. He has taken an important part in the work of 

 the department with which he is connected, and his name is inter- 

 woven with the geological survey of the country from Gaspe" to the 

 Mackenzie River, and from Lake Erie to Hudson's Bay and Strait. 

 He has devoted six years to 

 an examination of the Hud- 

 son's Bay country, and is 

 well acquainted with its 

 geological character and 

 mineral resources. 



His eminent qualifica- 

 tions, and the lively interest 

 which he has taken in the 

 question of the Hudson's 

 Bay route, fully entitled him 

 to the prominent place on 

 the staff of the Expedition 

 which he received. 



He made the most of his 

 very limited possibilities in 

 connection with the Expe- 

 dition, secured many excel- 

 lent photographs, collected 



half a cart-load of botanical specimens, including plenty of moss ; 

 procured little shrimps, shells, star-fish and worms of all kinds from 

 the bottom of the bays, by dredging ; skinned lots of poor, innocent 

 birds ; got half a ship-load of very common looking rocks ; drowned 

 hosts of little fish in alcohol ; talked generously with various 

 members of the Expedition on scientific subjects, which they knew 

 nothing about, to please them ; petted and caressed his plants; nursed 

 and counted and turned over his rocks in pure love of them ; made 



DR. R. BELL, LL.D., F.G.S. 



(Assistant Director of the Geographical Survey. J 



