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strata were observed. These are much glaciated. The very 

 ferruginous character of the argillites affected the compass so 

 much that I was unable to take the course of the striation. The 

 accompanying drift cuttings on the road side showed the usual 

 syenite and diorite boulders. In a cutting of drift at the Chez- 

 zetcook road, I found similar boulders and a large agate. 



Porter's Lake. 



Between this and Chezzetcook I expected most certainly to 

 find drift corresponding with that of Three Fathom Harbour 

 point and Half -Island, where I found Triassic amygdaloids on 

 my first examination. (Paper 1875-6.) I found neither amyg- 

 daloid drift nor glaciation. About a mile beyond Porter's Lake 

 we found very distinct glaciation, and of considerable width; 

 without any appearance of drift. The course of the former is N. 

 E. magnetic; S. 18 E., N. 18 W., true. The transportation is 

 granite. One immense boulder near a glaciated surface, attracted 

 particular attention. It had interfered with the growth of a tree 

 of considerable size. By it the trunk of the tree was indented 

 half way. Proceeding, we arrived at Big Salmon River. At the 

 beginning of Preston, drift was well exposed in the bed of a 

 brook on the right side of the road. I here found a Triassic 

 amygdaloid boulder of considerable size. The granite transpor- 

 tation ended before we reached Salmon River. I had thus certain 

 evidence that this belt of granite which had not heretofore had 

 a place in our geological maps, extended in width from Meagher's 

 Grant to Musquodoboit Harbour, less one mile, — i.e., about 6 miles 

 in length, from Ship Harbour, next Clam Harbour, to Lake Major, 

 near the Waverley Gold Mines, 28 miles. We have now reached 

 ground described in the previous Paper. 



Part III. 



Resuming our investigations, Mr. Bell and I proceeded 

 directly to Meagher's Grant. From this we took the road to Lit- 

 tle River Settlement ; course N. E. Syenite boulders were 

 observed along the road and in the settlement. From this we 

 proceeded to Middle Musquodoboit ; course N. E. Syenite 

 boulders were observed all the way. They abound at the bridge 



