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Another in the Blue Mountain region of Northern Shel- 

 burne crosses the drainage system near Rose way Lake. 



Gold River Esker. — A short esker flanked by well defined 

 kames is seen on the West side of Gold River, It marks 

 the junction of a slope with a tract of flat land above. It 

 runs North and South parallel with Gold River, while the 

 local drainage and ice movement in the last stage of the 

 ice age was East toward the river. 



. Stewiacke Esker. — In the eastern part of the Province 

 we find one of a moderate length and height on the north side 

 of the Stewiacke River a few miles above Lower Stewiacke 

 Station. 



Nine-Mile River Esker. — The most conveniently situated 

 esker for study is at Nine-Mile River in Hants County. It 

 runs north-westerly, beginning net far from Enfield Station, 

 and crossing the river, runs with varying course and height 

 for ten or fifteen miles. Another prominent, but short 

 gravel ridge runs east and west in the valley of the Five 

 Mile River on the Midland Railway in Hants County. 



Two well defined eskers run down the valleys of the 

 Hebert River in Cumberland County, and the Clyde River 

 in Shelburne County. The first is about eight miles long 

 and ten to fifteen feet high. The latter is also a large esker 

 several miles long. The Hebert River esker begins at the 

 foot of the Cobequid Mountains near Halfway Lake, and 

 runs north along the west side of the river. While the south 

 end is about fifteen or twenty feet above the river, the north 

 end is forty to fifty feet above it, and the top is nearly level. 

 The north end is about one hundred and ten feet above 

 high tide in the Bay of Fundy. Branches become parallel 

 to the main esker or sweep around hollows, enclosing bogs. 

 The top is often only wide enough for a wagon. The ridge 

 contains large well worn boulders. Another esker near 

 Thos. Leadbetter's, Upper Barney's River, is ten to eighteen 



