I<)4 THE ICE A(;E in CANADA. 



prosent level; and in the nioantinie the lii^h clil'ls now 

 fronting,' the coast nnist have licen cnt out of the rocks of 

 the (.^)ueliec ,nron}). 



The order of succession of beds, as seen in the 1 tanks of 

 tlie Little liivicre-du-Loup, may lie stated as follows, in 

 descending order : 



1. Large loose l)oulders, mostly of Laurent ian rocks, seen 



in the tops of ridges of rock and gravel. One angu- 

 lar mass of ((>uebec group conglomerate was observed 

 ninety feet in circumference and ten to fifteen feet 

 high. Near it was a rounded ])Oulder of Anorthosite 

 from the Laurentian,. 13 feet long. 



2. Stratified sand and gravel resting on the sides of the 



ridges of rock projecting through the drift. Thick- 

 ness variable. 



:>. Stratified sandy clay and sand with TclUna Gnenlaiulim 

 and Bueciuam. 10 feet. 



4. Gray clay and stones. IiJii/iuviirllc jisUtacca, aiul 



Terehratidina SpU:d)crgcnsi)^, \'C. 1 foot or more. 



5. Gray clay with large stones, often covered with Ihyozoa 



and Acorn-shells. Tel Hud riilrarva very abundant, 

 also Lrda ardica. 3 feet. 



G. Tough, liard, reddish clay, with stones and boulders, 

 j»assing downward into boulder-clay, and holding 

 Jjcdii arrfiai. G feet or more. 



It was observaljle that the boulders were more abundant 

 on the south side of the ridges tlian on the north ; and 

 between Eiviere-du-Loup and (,v)uebec there are numerous 

 small ridges and projecting masses of rock rising above 

 the clays, which generally show the action of ice on their 

 N.E. sides ; while the large boulders lying on the fields are 

 seen to have their longer axes N.E. and S.W. 



