7 

 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NOTES. 



The arrangements are now being made for the field work of the 

 Geological and Natural History Survey during the coming summer, 

 !RIost of the operations will be in continuation of work already begun 

 or directed toward its completion in certain districts. The fields in 

 which the various members of the staff will be, are we understand as fol- 

 lows : 



In British Columbia, Dr. G. M. Dawson will be occupied in con- 

 tinuing and extending the work of previous years, with special reference 

 to recent mining developments. He will be assisted by Mr. J. McEvoy. 

 Mr. Bowman will, it is hoped, complete a preliminary examination of 

 the coal-bearing rocks of the lower Eraser. Prof. Macoun and Mr. J. M. 

 Macoun are already in the field in the Southern part of British Colum- 

 bia, where they are vigorously prosecuting their botanical and zoologi- 

 cal investigations. A letter to the Editor dated April 14, states that 

 they had then secured all the flowering plants in blossom, and 27 skins 

 of birds and small mammals, as well as many insects. 



In Nova Scotia Mr. H. Fletcher, with Mr. Fairbault, will investi- 

 gate Pictou and Colchester counties. Work will be continued in New 

 Brunswick by Mr. Mclnnes and by Prof. Bailey. Mr. R. Chalmers 

 will also extend his systematic mapping of the superficial deposits in this 

 Province during the summer. Dr. R. W. Ells and Mr. Giroux are 

 again to return to the Eastern Townships, in the Province of Quebec, 

 while it is intended that Mr. F. D. Adams and Mr. Low will carry on 

 work to the north of the St. Lawrence, j-. The investigation of the phos- 

 phate region to the North of the Ottawa is to be continued by Mr. E. D. 

 Ingall, assisted by Mr. J. White.| Mr. A. S. Cochrane is to be engaged in 

 Western Ontario in further checking and correcting the topography of 

 certain sheets of the geological map. Dr. R'. Bell, assisted by Mr. A. 

 E. Barlow, will be occupied in the completion of that sheet of the On- 

 tario map which comprises the Sudbury mining district, and Dr. Law- 

 son will pursue his investigation of the older rocks between Thun er 

 Bay and Rainy lake, with the assistance of Mr. Smith. 



In Manitoba, Mr. J. B. Tyrrell, with Mr. Dowling, is to continue 

 the examination of the county near Lake Manitoba. Mr. R. G. McCon- 



