GEOLOGY 223 



Coal, sandstone, clay-ironstone and brown hematite, were 

 found along a line stretching E.N.E. from Baring island, 

 through the south of Melville island, Byam-Martin island and 

 the whole of Bathurst island. Carboniferous limestones, with 

 characteristic fossils, were found along the north coast of 

 Bathurst island, and at Hillock point on Melville island. 



From the comparison of different coal exposures noted by 

 M'Clintock, M'Clure, Austin and Parry in the Parry islands, 

 Professor Haughton has laid down the approximate outcrops of 

 some of the coal beds. These he finds to agree remarkably well 

 with the trend of the boundary of the formation drawn from 

 totally different data. Lists of fossils and rocks from the fol- 

 lowing places, with notes, are given : ' Hillock point, Melville 

 island (latitude 76 K, longitude 111 45' W.). Bathurst 

 island, north coast, Cape Lady Franklin (latitude 76 40' !N"., 

 longitude 98 45' W.). Princess-Royal island, Prince of Wales 

 strait, Baring island (latitude 72 45' K, longitude 117 30' 

 W.). In connection with this place it is noted that the Carbon- 

 iferous sandstones underlie the limestones, and that it is 

 probable that the coal beds of Melville island are very low down 

 in the series, and do not correspond in geological position with 

 the coal beds of Europe. Cape Hamilton, Baring island (lati- 

 tude 74 15' K, longitude, 117 30' W.). Cape Dundas, Mel- 

 ville island (latitude 74 30' K, longitude 111 45'). Cape 

 Sir James Ross, Melville island (latitude 74 45' ]SF., longitude 

 114 30'). Cape Providence, Melville island (latitude 74 20' 

 N., longitude 120 30' W.). Winter Harbour, Melville island 

 (latitude 75 35' K, longitude 110 45' W.). Bridgeport 

 inlet, Melville island (latitude 75 N., longitude 109 W.). 

 Skene bay, Melville island (latitude 75 K, longitude 108 

 W.). Hooper island, Lyddon gulf, Melville island (latitude 

 75 10', longitude 112 W.). Byam-Martin island (latitude 

 75 10' X., longitude 104 15' W.). Graham-Moore bay, 



