124 The Ottawa Naturalist. [September 



FIKLD EXCURSION TO CHELSEA, QUE. 



PLACES VISITED — GEOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL AND OTHER 

 NOTES OF INTEREST — ADDRESSES BY THE LEADERS, DR. 

 FLETCHER AND DR. AMI, ALSO BY MESSRS. SINCLAIR,, 

 CLERK, BLUE, HALKETT AND ATWOOD. 



Amid the bright crimson and yellow tints of a clear 

 autumn day, the third General Excursion of the season of 

 1896-97, under the auspices of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' 

 Club was held on the 2nd October, when the district surround- 

 ing New and Old Chelsea was visited. There were one hundred 

 and eight persons present, including a large contingent from the 

 students of the Provincial Normal School. The excursionists 

 left Ottawa via Ottawa and Gatineau Valley Railway at 

 1.45 p.m., reaching Chelsea Station at 2.20 p.m. Returning, the 

 party left Chelsea at 8.04 p.m., arriving in Ottawa shortly after 

 8.30. Among those present were : Dr. James Fletcher, Mr, 

 S. B. Sinclair, Dr. T. J. W. Burgess (Montreal). Mr. W. H. Har- 

 rington, Mr. Halkett, Dr. Ami, Mr. Atwood, Mr. Beddoe, Mr. 

 Pollock (Aylmer). The weather was simply perfect and the 

 " outing " thoroughly enjoyed by all. Botanical, geological and 

 other parties having been formed on arrival at the station, each 

 went in its special favourite direction. Rendez-vous was given at 

 the station for 6 p.m., and by that time most of the excursionists 

 had returned and compared notes on the finds made during the 

 afternoon. 



In the absence of Prof. Prince, our President, the Vice- 

 President of the Club, called the Naturalists to order and asked 

 the various "leaders" in the different branches of the Club's work 

 to give some notes on the specimens collected. Mr. S. B. 

 Sinclair, B.A., was first called upon. In a very neat and happy 

 speech, he expressed the pleasure which such an outing afforded 

 not only in the realm of science, but also in its suggcstiveness on 

 the ideal side. Mr. Sinclair then went on to show the relations 

 which must exist between the scientific side of our nature and 



