HONEYMAN GEOLOGY OF ANTIGONISH COUNTY. lOT 



side stretches in a westerly direction into the county of Pictou, its 

 length being about thirteen miles, terminating in the Marshy Hope, 

 and in its progress forming one of the lofty walls of this beautiful 

 valley ; the eastern side stretches northerly, terminating near Malig- 

 nant cove, and extending about eight miles ; the remaining side 

 begins with the sub-conical mountain which terminates the side just 

 described, and extending in a general south-west dii'ection u.ntil it 

 unites the Pictou termination of the first side. The Aiisaig mountains, 

 of rny Geology of Arisaig, form the Antigonish part of this side of 

 the triangle. Another range commences about two miles south-east of 

 Malignant cove, and runs parallel to the shore of Northumberland 

 Strait, until it reaches about two miles from the north side of Cape 

 St. George. The Sugar Loaf mountain, which rises a mile and a 

 half from the town, begins another range, which extends in a north- 

 erly direction to Morristown, a distance of about seven miles. The 

 last range is the Ohio mountains, v/hich this county has in common 

 with Pictou county. These nearly meet the Antigonish mountains 

 at the Marshy Hope, and form its other wall. The eastern side of 

 this range, beginning at the Beaver Meadow about two miles from 

 the entrance of the Marshy Hope and about eight miles west of 

 Antigonish, trends in a southerly direction about nine miles, sending 

 off a spur towards Lochabar lake. This lake is about twelve miles 

 south-west of the town ; it is five miles in length, reaching a little 

 beyond the county line into Guysboro' county. About three or 

 four miles east of this lake we have Poison's lake and South Piver 

 lake. Besides these there are Gaspereaux lake, about four miles 

 south-west of Antigonish, and the North and South lakes of Morris- 

 town. The streams are the South River, which rises in South River 

 lake, is fed by Poison's lake, winds through fertile intervales re- 

 ceiving numerous small streams, and at length flows into Antigonish 

 harbour. Ohio River rises in the Ohio mountains, flows through 

 beautiful and fertile meadows, and unites with James' River, which 

 rises in the Antigonish mountains, in West River. This last 

 after flowing and winding through fertile meadows, receives at the 

 town the tributaries of Rights River and Braley Brook, which also 

 rise in the Antigonish mountains, and then it flows uito the harbour. 

 Besides these there is North River, which flows into the north side 



