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end of the bay. And, again, had there been elevation, the 

 lowest old beaches would not be as they are today, just above 

 the high water mark. Nor is there evidence of depression 

 shown by tlie low old beaches. They resulted from storm 

 action. These beaches are, then, rather the effect of waves 

 upon a stationary coast — one which has remained so for at 

 least a hundred and fifty years. 



^ Acknowledgments. 



The writer wishes to thank Mr. James McGregor for 

 the use of "Wind Data", and Dr. Douglas W. Johnson for 

 a copy of his paper on the stability of the Atlantic Coast 

 of North America. More especially does he feel under 

 obligations to Dr. J. W. Goldthwait for valuable suggestions 

 and for photographs (Figs. 4 and 5) which, through the 

 courtesy of the Canadian Geological Survey, he was permitted 

 to use. 



