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are all very red, so much so that when ground they may be used 

 as red ochre. Part of the strata of light colour are said to act like 

 soap when used in washing. The softness of the band and its 

 position leads to the inference that it has suffered very much 

 from denudation in previous periods as well as the present. It 

 doubtless added its quota to the formation of the New Red 

 Sandstone (Triassic). Its colour should be taken into account on 

 speculations " On the colouring of the New Red Sandstone " of 

 Annapolis and Kings Counties. I have already credited a part 

 of this colouring to the Red hematite of Torbrook, Nictaux. The 

 red slates of Kentville and Wolfville should not be overlooked. 

 In the outcrop at Clementsport the red and grey argillites have 

 interbedded quartzites and quartz veins, the latter attaining to a 

 thickness of three inches. Following these are slates of various 

 shades of grey and black, on them the wharf is built. 



The next in order are the strata of the Iron works on the 

 other (E.) side of the harbour. These extend as far as the Bridge 

 according to the outcrops. They are highly metamorphic, having 

 slatv cleavage joints. They are very hard, micaceous and crum- 

 pled. Their colours are grey and black. 



Beyond the Bridge are the slaty strata of Ditmars Falls (Diary 

 Wednesday). On the road the outcrops of these are often bold 

 cuttings. This is especially the case at the beginning of the road 

 to Waldec. About a seventh of a mile beyond the Bridge a fine 

 outcrop is seen in the river. They present a beautiful banded 

 appearance, and are very hard. After this comes the micaceous 

 slate, already described. Beyond these, after an obscure interval 

 we have the slates of the New Mines, also described. These 

 extend to Milner's Mine, westward they outcrop on the Annapo- 

 lis side of Bear River, and also on the Digby side above the 

 Diorite. As the quartzite with fossils, at the end of the Moose 

 River section, has been shown to be the extension of the Fossil- 

 iferous sandstones at Rice's Mill, Bear River, we may assume 

 that the outcrops extending between New Mines and the Quartz- 

 ite are of strata, which are the extension of the fossiliferous strata 

 between Rice's Mill and Bear River (Village) Bridge. I think 

 that I may also assume the Bogart's Quartzite (No. 2], Bear 



