THi; 



AMERICAN 



JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, &c. 



GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, &c. 



Art. I. — Outline of the Mineralogy , Geology, t|/-c. of Malbay, 

 in Lo7ver Canada, by John S. Bigsby, M. D. of the Brit- 

 ish Medical Staff. 



To the Editor of the American Journal of Science 

 Dear Sir, 



I VERY respectfully beg your acceptance of a sketch of 

 the geology of Malbay in Lower Canada. 



In the Summer of 1821 I devoted three weeks to the 

 study of the geology of the highland districts below Que- 

 bec, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, which, in the 

 magnificent forms of their mountains, the beauty of their 

 secluded but populous valleys, and in the affectionate sim- 

 plicity of their inhabitants, give us a Switzerland in Amer- 

 ica. 



In the present paper the topography, geology, and con- 

 sequent remarks are placed separately after the manner of 

 Dr. Maculloch, in his account of the Western Islands of 

 Scotland, a work which has given its author unrivalled pre- 

 eminence in geological description and discussion. 



I was only five days at Malbay, but they were well em- 

 ployed. I regret that my statements of elevation are but 

 conjecture ; being provided only with a hammer, a com- 

 pass and some sulphuric acid. 



The accompanying outline or diagram of Malbay is from 

 the eye, and is intended to impart merely a general idea of 

 the locality. [See the plate at the end.] 



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