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on the 12th lot of the 10th range of Ely, an attempt was made some 

 years ago to open a quarry on a band of very fossile bluish-black 

 slate. The cleavage is vertical and strikes S. 56° W. Bands of ap- 

 parently good roofing slate are met with on the 14th lot of the 1st 

 range of Halifax, and further to the northeast, in the Township of 

 Frampton. For some distance above and below the junction of the 

 Riviere du Loup with the Chaudiere, good clay slates are largely de- 

 veloped. On the Riviere du Loup, half a mile above the junction, a 

 band of the rock exceeding half a mile in breadth, would, in several 

 places, afford good writing and roofing slates. A locality for slate 

 occurs on the 18th lot in the 3rd range of Tring. In the continua- 

 tion of the Quebec group to the northeastward, slates apparently fit 

 for roofing, are found on the Marsouin River in the northern part 

 of the County of Gaspe', a few miles back from the St. Lawrence. 

 The above mentioned slate bands in the Eastern Townships also 

 belong to the Quebec group of the Lower Silurian System. In the 

 Upper Silurian rocks, on the 2nd lot in the 5th range of Orford, 

 dark blue roofing slates are found, not unlike those of Melbourne, 

 but less smooth in cleavage ; and again on the 29th lot in the 

 5th range of Brompton, on what appears to be a continuation of 

 the last mentioned band. Similar slates occur in West Bury on 

 the St. Francis River. Blackish slates, which may be suitable for 

 roofing, are met with among rocks of the same age on the Pata- 

 pedia River in the county of Bonaventure. The information just 

 given in regard to the slate rocks of Canada is to be fonnd in the 

 reports of the Geological Survey. 



The Walton Slate Quarry. 

 A short time ago the writer accompanied Mr. Walton from Mel- 

 bourne village on a visit to his slate quarry, and obtained most of the 

 following notes respecting it when on the ground.* For the infor- 

 mation of those not acquainted with the geography of this part 

 of the country, it may be stated that Melbourne is on the west side 

 of the St. Francis River opposite to Richmond, from which the 

 Grand Trunk Railway diverges in three directions — to Montreal, 

 Quebec and Portland; the branch to the last mentioned, running 

 or a number of miles up the east side of the river. 

 After a drive of three miles along the main road uph' a e west bank of 

 the river, we come to the quarry road, turning west at right angles, 



* Mr. Walton's property has been examined by Charles Robb, Esq. 

 Mine Engineer, and his report, (an abstract of which was published in the 

 Journal of the Upper Canada Board of Arts and Manufactures) has been 

 consulted in preparing this article. 



