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These shells imply a hin'lier lu'iich thiui thai of this 

 lowei' Hat, which is not luoi'e than thirty feet ahovc the 

 ])resent sea level. iVceonlingly, ahove this aie sevei'al 

 Iii,L,'h('r terraces. (See Sn|ini imdrv "'I'crraecis and liaised 

 lieaclies.") The second jtrincijtal terrace, which forms a 

 stee]) hank of clay some distance hehind the main road, is 

 IIG feet in height, and is of considerahle hreadth, and has 

 on its front in sonii; ])laces an im])erfect terrace at the 

 height of SI feet. It corresponds nearly in height with 

 the shonlder over which the road from the ])ier ])asses. 

 Upon it, in the rear of the property of Mr. JJuherger, is 

 a little stream which disa.p])ears nndergroiind, prohahly in 

 a lissnre of the iniderlying limestone, ami returns to the 

 surface only on the shore of the hav. Ahove this is a 

 smaller and hiss distinct terrace, lo9 feet high, lieyond 

 this the ground rises in a steep slope, which in many 

 places consists of calcareous heds, worn and ahradcd hy 

 the waves, hut showing no distinct terrace; and the 

 highest distinct shore mark which 1 (jhsei'ved is a narrow 

 heach of rounded peltliles at the height of more than .'Uld 

 feet; hut above this there is a Hat at tlu; height of 4-1-.S 

 feet. This hcacli a]>pears to hecome a wide terrace further 

 to the north, and also on the opposite side of the l»ay. 

 ]t prohahly corresponds with the highest terrace observed 

 by Sir W. E. Logan at bay St. I'aid, and estimated by 

 him at the height of 3G0 feet. 



As already stated, three of the i)rincipal terraces at 

 jMurray bay correspond nearly with three of the princii)al 

 shore levels at Montreal ; aiul in various parts of (Janada 

 two principal lines of old .sea beaches occur at about 100 

 to 150 feet, and 300 to ooO feet above the sea, though 

 there are others at diflerent levels. 



