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April 28, 1869. 



Daniel Jones, Esq., of Donington, near Wolverhampton, and Thomas 

 Heathcote Gerald Wyndham, Esq., Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, 

 of Sock Dennis, Ilchester, were elected Eellows of the Society. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. On the Geology arkd Mineeilogt of the CoTJifTT or Hastings, 

 Canada West. By T. C. Walls ridge. 



(Communicated by Dr. Percy, F.E-.S.) 



Contents. 



4. Laurentian. 



III. On the Occurrence of Gold. 



IV. On the Iron Ores. 

 Y. On the other Minerals of Has- 

 tings. 



I. Introduction. 

 II. The Geology of Hastings. 



1. Recent Deposits. 



2. Post-Tertiary. 



3. Lower Silurian. 



I. IXTROLFCTIOlSr. 



Within the last two or three years, considerahle excitement has 

 been aroused by the discovery of gold in several localities in the 

 North Eiding of the County of Hastings. Long previously, attention 

 had been directed to the occurrence of valuable deposits of iron-ore 

 distributed through the northern townships of the county; but al- 

 though attempts have been made from time to time to explore a 

 few of these deposits, no systematic or extensive workings have yet 

 been undertaken, and at the present time these iron-ores remain 

 almost entirely undeveloped. Looking, however, to the extensive 

 mineral resources of North Hastings, and to its favourable geogra- 

 phical position, it can hardly be doubted that many of the town- 

 ships are destined to become important mining- districts ; and the 

 object of the present communication is to lay before the Society an 

 account of the chief mineral deposits, so far at least as they admit 

 of description in their present undeveloped state. 



Before describing these minerals, however, it seems desirable, for 

 the better understanding of their mode of occurrence, to give a 

 general sketch of the geological features of the country. Much 

 information on this subject may be found scattered through the 

 pages of the admirable Reports issued by the Geological Survey of 

 Canada ; but the following description is mainly the result of per- 

 sonal observation and local knowledge derived from a long residence 

 in that part of Canada. 



The County of Hastings is situated on the north shore of the Bay 

 of Quinte in IFpper Canada. It was formerly divided into the North 

 and South Hidings, all the minerals of economic value being con- 

 fined to the former division. The geological formations exposed 

 within the limits of the county comprise, in descending order, the 

 Drift, Lower Silurian strata, and certain Laurentian rocks. 



