MEMOIR OF T. C. WESTON 



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Brook some species which proved them to be primordial. During the 

 eight years which followed 1874, or till 1882, Weston was occupied with 

 the following and other work: 



Study of Eozoon canadense and preparation of two fine series of 

 specimens of this form, one for the museum and another for an inter- 

 national exhibition ; questions as to the age of certain Quebec rocks ; age 

 of formations along the south side of the Lower Saint Lawrence ; discov- 

 ery there of areas of the Utica and Hudson Eiver formations, fossils of 

 the Guelph formation, the upright treelike cylinders in the Potsdam 

 rocks near Kingston; investigations of the older formations of New 

 Brunswick and Nova Scotia; discovery of fossils in various rocks in the 

 eastern townships; also at Bic Harbor and Temiscouata Lake; the geol- 

 ogy of Saint Mary and Thessalon rivers and collection of rock specimens 

 from both ; discovery of Beatrecia at Stoney Mountain, Man. ; collecting 

 fossils at Arisaig, N. S. ; making sections of rocks for microscopic study ; 

 photographing objects of scientific interest in various parts of the Domin- 

 ion ; removal of the museum from Montreal to Ottawa. 



Reports on the results of his field work during the next eleven years, 

 namely 1883-1893 inclusive, in each of which he had a party with him, 

 were prepared by Mr. Weston and are included in the summary reports 

 of the director for these years. In four of these seasons he traversed the 

 country from Eed Eiver to the more western plains, and one year entered 

 the foothills of the Eocky Mountains. 



In the spring and summer of 1893 he suffered from ill health, but 

 earlier in the year he assisted in preparing the geological collections for 

 the Chicago International Exhibition. This work included everything 

 which required to be done in order to exhibit a fine series of specimens, 

 illustrating all that is known about Eozoon canadense, for, although it 

 was no longer considered to be of organic origin, it was still regarded 

 with great interest, and geologists from all parts of the world were grati- 

 fied by being afforded such a good opportunity of studying it. 



In 1894 he was placed on the retired list, at his own request, his super- 

 annuation dating from the 1st of July. Having served the government 

 for 35 years, he was allowed the maximum pension. This, together with 

 the income from real estate which he owned in Ottawa and Quebec, ena- 

 bled him to live comfortably for the remainder of his life, which he spent 

 with the different members of his family and in leisurely traveling in 

 Canada and the United States. 



He was fortunate in having innumerable friends and not a single 

 enemy. Sixteen years after his retirement from active work, or at the 

 age of 78 years, he died, on the 10th of May, 1910, at the home of his 



