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and his associate Dr J, F. Whiteaves, paleontologist of the Survey. I take 

 this occasion to express the sense of satisfaction and comfort which has, 

 from a consciousness of this attitude of the Canadian officials, attended the 

 execution of the Avork. 



My first visit to this field and to the remarkable localities at Dalhousie 

 N. B. was in the company of Prof. Charles Schuchert. It had been 

 Professor Schuchert's plan to elaborate some part of the series of fossils 

 then brought away, but in the pressure of other duties he relinquished 

 this purpose and has placed in my hands all his acquisitions, the property of 

 the National ISIuseum. In subsequent years there have been frequent 

 other trips by me to this field and large additions of material, so that 

 the following observations may be considered as based on somewhat exten- 

 sive data. Yet I must assure myself and my readers that the facts here 

 brought together are but suggestions for future study of this fertile field. 



If I were here to express my obligation to all residents of the Gaspe 

 settlements who through kindly interest and assistance have forwarded my 

 labors, the list would be a long one. I can not however refrain from person- 

 ally acknowledging in some measure the aid from Mr A. H. Dolbel of the 

 William Fruing Co., Daniel Gavey and Mr Lehuquet at Grande Gr^ve, 

 Commander Wakeham and Hon. A. F. Dixon, U. S. Consul, of Gasp^ 

 Basin, Messrs Charles Biard, Richardson Tardif, Philip LeBoutillier, of 

 Perce and the late Philip Mauger, of Bonaventure Island. The list would 

 be incomplete without a special acknowledgment to the late Mr Frederick 

 James of Perce to whose artistic achievement and personal consideration I 

 am indebted for several of the views in color here given, and to Capt. L. R. 

 Demers {integer vitcB scelerisque picriis) of the Quebec Steamship Co. whose 

 wide knowledge of all the coast and keen appreciation of scientific fact and 

 endeavor has been most helpful. 



