A STUDY OF THE COW BAY BEACHES. — D. S. McINTOSH. 1 1 1 



On account of tlic (illin^ up of the poiul Ity material 

 washed over the l)each and by wind-borne sand, it is difficult 

 to locate, with any degree of certainty, the outlet at any 

 particular time while the beach was in process of formation. 

 The depth of water and the low cliffs on the north-east side 

 of the island seem to point to the presence there, at some 

 time, of a water course. Doul^tless, the outlet has been 



Fig. 2. — Location of present-day and Restored Drimlins. 



generally shifted towards the western end of the beach by 

 the prevailing trend of the shore-currents. Within the 

 recollection of the present inhabitants, the water of the 

 pond has been fresh, and drained into the lagoon to the west 

 of the beach (See Fig. 2). About fifteen years ago, however, 

 a storm closed the outlet of the lagoon, the ponded water rose 



