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horses all busily employed, and men everywhere ; a cut into the 

 side of the hill considerably over 100 feet in height and some 

 hundreds of yards in length, and from which a very large amount 

 of stone has already been taken out ; walks and track roads 

 everywhere lined along their narrow way with towering walls of 

 huge blocks of stone ready cut and trimmed for use — these are 

 the sights that meet the eye of the visitor and reward him for 

 the hot, dusty walk from the river. 



The quarry is of the lower beds of the Trenton limestone, 

 and the stone appears to be eminently suited for building pur- 

 poses, being close grained and free from flaws. 



During the afternoon a visit was paid by many of the party 

 to the noted farm and out buildings of Mr. W. C. Edwards. 

 Those interested in agriculture inspected the admirable arrange- 

 ments here in force for carrying on stock feeding on a large 

 scale. 



On returning to the wharf it was found that the "Empress " 

 was one and a half hours late, so another delightful sail was 

 taken on Mr. Edwards' tug. For contributing so much towards 

 the real enjoyment of the excursion Mr. Edwards is entitled to 

 the thanks of our members ; and we shall not soon forget his 

 kindness. Ottawa was reached in the cool of the evening and 

 another pleasant field-day brought to a close. Circumstances 

 conspired against a large attendance of the Council, but among 

 those who took a prominent part in the management of affairs 

 may be mentioned Mr. Frank T. Shutt, President ; Mr. D. B. 

 Dowling, Treasurer : Mr. John Craig, leader in botany ; Mr. H. 

 B. Small, leader in zoology ; and Mr. Wilson who shared with 

 Mr. Dowling the honour of furnishing information regarding the 

 geology of the district visited. 



F. T. S. 



