THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 159 



ADDITIONAL NOTES REGARDING OUR LOCAL 

 GRAPTOLITES. 



Read before the Geolofiical Section, Hamilton Association, Marcli 2Stli, 1896. 



]'.Y COL C. C. GRANT. 



K few short notes regarding our local Niagara graptolites, 

 perhaps may be acceptable. I am informed that only a dozen or 

 so of the memb°ers of the association have ever seen the pamphlet 

 published by Dr. Spencer, F. G. S., in 1884, entitled "Niagara 

 Fossils." It was printed as a bulletin of the museum, State Univer- 

 sity, Missouri, when the author held the chair of geology in 

 Columbia, Mo., and therefore not likely to attract much attention in 

 Canada, although all the specimens described therein, with one or 

 two exceptions^ were Hamilton, Ontario, organic remains. 



In some cases the graptolites described are not particularly well 

 illustrated (some 30 new species altogether). A copy of the work 

 was furnished to one of the United States magazines and is now in 

 possession of the curator. 



As a monograph of the Niagara fossil hydroza is now in prepara- 

 tion at Washington by Dr. Gurly, F. C. S. A , who is considered 

 the best authority on this continent of these fossils, we may con- 

 fidently entertain the belief that the numerous specimens obtained 

 since 1884 will receive close attention at his hands both as regards 

 description and illustration. The artists employed by the United 

 States geographical surveys are remarkable for their accuracy as re- 

 gards details as well as the exquisite general appearance of the draw- 

 ings, etc. 



While I have no intention of interfering in any way with Dr. 

 Gurly's work on the Niagara graptolites, it may be as well to point 

 out the principal localities where they are obtainable, together with 

 such information as may prove useful regarding them — this has 

 already been done by Dr. Spencer, F. C. S.,— but his papers on our 



