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drift deposit. I succeeded in reaching part of the slope 

 where some of the Leda Clay from above had lodged. I 

 found it contained many specimens of Saxicava rugosa, and 

 a few of My a truncata, the latter much smaller than those 

 at Becscia River and eight miles east of English Bay. 

 Glaciated or polished flags (chiefly Hudson River lime- 

 stone) are not unusual in the drift of this part of the island. 

 Laurentian boulders were frequently remarked in the river 

 beds, some of considerable size also on the land. There 

 is one imbedded in the soil on a partly cleared farm near 

 English Bay. 



" The Island of Anticosti seems to be rising (the old resi- 

 dents on various parts of the coast think the se:i is gradually 

 retiring). I was assured by an inhabitant of English Bay. 

 that the tops only of two large Laurentian boulders, lying 

 on the reef in front of the village were visible at low water 

 some twenty years ago ; the base and many yards of the reef 

 beyond are now exposed to view. A high ridge of shingle 

 and sand in rear of the village represents the old beach. 

 The bones of a whale were found on this beach. At Mac- 

 donald's cave, Mr. Macdonald, one of the oldest residents, 

 informed me : ' This bay is filling up so fast that it will 

 soon be dry land. I remember, when I first came here, 

 there were about two or three feet of water where you now 

 stand.' At Ellis Bay, about twelve miles from English Bay 

 village, evidence also was obtained of the gradual elevation 

 of the Island." 



The collection contains the following species, all of them 

 previously known in the Pleistocene of other parts of Canada, 

 and occurring as recent species in the colder waters of the 

 Gulf and River St. Lawrence : — 



Buccinum undatum, L., var. labradoricum. A small and 

 somewhat short specimen, probably not fully grown. 



B. glaciale, L. A decorticated shell, probably this species. 



Trophon clathraturn, L. (T. scalariforme, Gould.) A well de- 

 veloped specimen. 



Natica affinis. One young shell. 



Mya arenaria, L. Shells of moderate size, some of them 

 distorted^ 



