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number of well preserved Cambro-Silurian fossils were obtain- 
ed for distribution, while a few ones, rare in the ancient and 
modern beaches were placed in the museum cases—the latter 
included Modtolopsis pholadiformus, Hall, which he describes 
as Hudson River from Lake Superior. The slab contains also 
Lyrodesma poststriata (Emmons ) which has already appeared in 
Dr. Spencer’s list of drift fossils of Hamilton. It was figured 
‘in ‘‘ The Paleontology of Ontario’’ by the late Dr. Nicholson, 
F.G.S. An exceedingly fine Trenton fossil, the large Mur- 
chisonia bellicincta, Hall, was obtained from some lake shore 
gravel used in filling up a hollow close to the sidewalk between 
the entrance to Bolderwood and the gate of the Asylum. 
This was merely a chance find—but it proved that the most 
unlikely-looking material may sometimes contain inside the 
unexpected. 
THE CITY QUARRIES. 
Taking into consideration the numbers of men employed 
in quarrying during the past season for macadamizing pur- 
poses, the result may be looked upon in some measure as being 
rather disappointing as far at least as the number of specimens 
were concerned. On the other hand few seasons have pro- 
duced in such beautiful preservation graptolites and other 
organic remains which were revealed by blasting and excava- 
tion of late; and strange to say, some put in an appearance 
where least suspected. The lower portion of the chert beds 
that from their position were less exposed to weathering and 
decay, and were regretably looked upon as so barren of grapto- 
liles heretofore, are proving now ill-deserving of this reproach. 
In addition to Conwlaria magnifica, another hitherto 
undescribed perhaps, and the large Crustacean, Pterygotus 
Canadensis, (Dawson) there may be found  graptolites 
undiscovered as yet in the chert above or limestones beneath. 
As may be expected from their weathered position, the 
-graptolites already found in these beds are remarkably well 
preserved, but difficult to obtain in a portable form owing to 
the size and the thickness of the layers. The writer imagined 
until quite recently that the Acanthograptus (Spencer) was 
