CONTENTS. 



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Article I. — The Air-Breather's of the Coal Period of Nova Scotia; 



by J..W. Dawson, LL.D., F.R.S., Parti 1 



II. — On the Gold Mines of Canada, and the manner of 



working them ; by T. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S 13 



III. — On the Parallelism of the Quebec Group with the 



, Llandeilo of England and Australia, and with the 



Chazy and Calciferous formations ; by E. Billings, 



F.G.S 19 



IV. — On a new method of preparing Chlorine, Carbonate of 

 Soda, Sulphuric Acid and Hydrochloric Acid ; by 



Thomas Macfarlane 39 



V. — Onthe Land and Fresh-water Mollusca of Lower Can- 

 ada; by J. F. Whiteaves, F.G.S., Part I 50 



VI. — The Air-Breathers of the Coal Period in Nova Scotia ; 



by J. W. Dawson, LL.D. F.R.S. Part II 81, 159 



VII. — Notes on Diatomacese from St. John River ; by Prof. 



L. W. Bailey, of the University of New Brunswick. 92 

 VIII. — Description of a new Trilobite from the Quebec group ; 



by T. Devine, F.R.G.S 95 



IX. — On the Land and Fresh-water Mollusca of Lower 



Canada ; by J. F. Whiteaves, F.G.S. Part II 98 



X. — On the Antiquity of Man ; a Review of ' Lyell ' and 



' Wilson.' 113 



XI. — On the remains of the Fossil Elephant found in Canada ; 



by E. Billings, F.G.S .-." 135 



XII. — Remarks on the genus Lutra, and on the Species in- 

 habiting North America ; by Geo. Barnston, Esq. . . 147 

 XIII. — The Air-Breathers of the Coal Period in Nova Scotia ; 



by J. W. Dawson, LL.D., F.R.S., Part III 161 



XIV. — On the Superficial Geology of the Gaspe Peninsula ; 



by Robert Bell, C.E 175 



XV — On the Rocks of the Quebec Group at Point LeWis ; by 

 Sir William Logan, F.R.S. ; Director of the Geo- 

 logical Survey of Canada; in a letter addressed to 



M. Barrande 183 



XVI. — On the Chemical and Mineralogical Relations of 

 Metamorphic Rocks ; by T. Sterry Hunt, M.A., 



F.R.S. ; of the Geological Survey of Canada 195 



XVII. — Description of a new species of Phillipsia, from the 

 lower Carboniferous rocks of Nova Scotia; by E. 



Billings, F.G.S 209 



XVIII. — Description of a new Trilobite from the Quebec Group ; 



by T. Devine, F.R.G.S, C. L. Department, Quebec. 210 

 XIX. — Observations on the Geology of St. John County, New 



Brunswick ; by G. F. Matthew, Ecq 241 



XX. — On Ailanthine. The silk yielded by the Saturnia or 

 Bombyx Cynthia, with Ren?arks on the Ailanthus 

 glandulosa o • False Vanrsh Trpe of China ; by 



Robert Paterson, M.D 260 



XXI. — The Air-Breathers of the Coal Period in Nova Scotia ; 



by J. W. Dawson, LL.D., F.R.S., Part IV 268 



