124 NOVA SCOTIAN GEOLOGY — HONEYMAN. 



posed at low water. I passed over the beach, teeming with life- 

 searched for strata among luxuriant sea vegetation, and found 

 only a great accumulation of rock masses and boulders, from 

 the mountains on the north side of the basin (Annapolis). Un- 

 der a pouring rain I made a collection of marine fauna, which lay 

 in my way. I reached the rectory after a walk of a mile, wet 

 enough. The rain was very much desiderated by the farmers, 

 and upon the whole a rainy day was not very objectionable to 

 myself. I had thus leisure to make up my notes, locate my 

 work on the map, run my lines into, and even to forecast the 

 geological arrangements of Digby county, especially on the coast 

 of Saint Mary's bay, to await confirmation in another season. 



Thursday, 24th. — I proceeded to revise and complete the Moose 

 river section by making probable additions, whose existence 

 was inferred from occurrences at Bear River, i. e., I expected to 

 find the extension at Moose River of the fossil if erous rocks, found 

 above the Bear River Bridge and Rice's Mill. 



Friday, 25th. — About a mile S. E. of the New Iron Mine we 

 found a fine exposure of the rocks sought for. From this outcrop 

 to a sawmill on the west branch of Moose River, 1£ miles, 

 nothing was to be seen but the evidence of Granite i. e. a change 

 of contour, granite debris and boulders. Under the guidance of 

 Mr. Godfrey, I believe that I have examined every important 

 exposure of rocks in the district. The whole area traversed is 

 7x5| miles = 38 square miles. The greatest width of the strata 

 examined seems to be from Digby to some point west of Bear 

 River, along the line of strike of Bear River strata, being 5.5 

 miles. Along Bear River, the width is 4.3 miles ; along Moose 

 River and road extension, 4.3 miles (the measurements are accord- 

 ing to Church's map.) 



PETRA. 



1. Granites. — We have seen that the stratified rocks of the re- 

 gion are bounded on the east and south by granites. The granites 

 are a continuation of those of Nictaux, and the same as to 

 general character and age, i. e. in age they are Lower Cambrian 

 Archaean with Lower Silurian alteration. Here they have not been 

 observed in contact, or even in close proximity to the strata as at 



