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which crosses the Musquodoboit River. From Middle Musquodo- 

 boit we proceeded to Upper Musquodoboit ; course, E. Deep 

 cuttings of drift and vast numbers of syenite boulders, large and 

 small, were observed. Reaching the road leading to the Cariboo 

 Gold Mine, we turned in the direction of the mine ; S. On the 

 South side of the Musquodoboit River we returned to Middle 

 Musquodoboit, observing syenite boulders all the way through, 

 but not in so great a number as we observed on the north side, 

 by which we went. 



From Middle Musquodoboit we went to Gay's River ; course, 

 N. W. On this road we found the drift banks very numerous, 

 and very deep cuttings, showing abundance of syenite boulders ; 

 great and small boulders of dioritic amygdaloids were also found 

 with amygdals of calcite. At Gay's River we advanced into Col- 

 chester County as far as the " Gay's River Gold Field." On this 

 road syenitic boulders were also observed. Returning by the 

 same road to Halifax County, we proceeded to Elmsdale by the 

 old road ; S. W. Drift, with syenitic boulders, was observed all 

 the way. A short distance beyond the road to Milford, syenitic 

 boulders were particularly noticed beside a " roche moutonnee" 

 very singularly rutted. Here the Cobequid Mountains, the source 

 of the syenitic boulders, were seen in the distance, without any 

 intervening elevations. 



From Elmsdale we returned to Dartmouth and Halifax city. 

 Between Elmsdale and Waverley we missed the familiar drift, 

 with syenitic boulders. Instead of these we had another granite 

 transportation from the belt of granite which is seen from the 

 Intercolonial Railway, on the east side of Fletcher's Lake, as we 

 pass by Railway from " Windsor Junction" to the " Wellington 

 Station." We now come to the end of the old Guysboro' road, 

 which we have already travelled twice. 



Part IV. — Colchester County 



I resumed my investigation in this County, accompanied by 



the Hon. Samuel Creelman, Chief Commissioner of Mines of Nova 



Scotia. We proceeded by railway to the Brookfleld Station. 



This station is distant from Three Fathom Harbour 43 miles ; from 



