240 THE CANADIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 



down in this latter paper appeared so indisputable to Mr. Stephenson, 

 the eminent engineer, that he has been materially guided by it in 

 reference to the construction and site of the great Victoria Bridge. 

 Iu 1842 the Canadian Legislature came to the determina- 

 tion of having the Province geologically explored, and it was in 

 the same year that Mr. Logan — having been recommended most 

 strongly by the leading geologists of Great Britain, from each of 

 whom he received the most flattering testimonials — was applied to by 

 Lord Stanley, then Secretary for the Colonies, to undertake the in- 

 vestigation. In the same year he proceeded to Canada, completed a 

 preliminary examination, made arrangements with the Colonial Go- 

 vernment and returned to Britain, — the whole expense of which visit 

 he paid out of his own pocket, — and early in the following year (1843) 

 he finally returned to Canada, accompanied by an assistant, to com- 

 mence the investigation in earnest. 



It was in 1842, also, that Mr. Logan examined and accomplished 

 the measurement of the remarkable section of the coal measures at 

 the South Joggins, in Nova Scotia : a work acknowledged to be one of 

 the most important in American geology, as the key to the structure 

 of the whole Eastern coal basin ; — and which was published as an 

 appendix to his Report of Progress in 1843. 



The first grant of money made by the Canadian Legislature to 

 carry out the proposed survey for two years, was only £1500 cur- 

 rency, so that it will be obvious it was only by the strictest economy 

 that the salaries could be paid, and travelling and other expenses met ; 

 indeed, notwithstanding all the care possible, the necessary work 

 could not be effected with this small grant, and, accordingly at the 

 expiration of that time, Mr. Logan found himself out of pocket 

 upwards of £800. 



During the summer and autumn of 1843 Mr. Logan -was employed 

 in an examination of the coast of the Gaspe Peninsula, while 

 he sent his assistant to make a section of the Upper Province, through 

 the country lying between the Lakes Huron and Erie — one grand 

 object of the expedition being to determine what the probabilities 

 were of the existence of coal measures at either end of the Province. 

 In 1844 both Geologists were occupied in exploring and completing a 

 topographical survey of the Gaspe Peninsula, and in 1845, while the 

 Director made a survey of the Ottawa River up to Lake Temiscameng, 

 and of its tributary the Mattawau to Lake Nipissing — his Assistant 

 continued the examination and topography in Gaspe. In 1845 the 

 Legislature made a farther appropriation to the Survey of £2,000 cur- 

 rencv per annum for five years, and the same was renewed in 1850 



