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equivalent of the Belly River series. The exposures occur 

 along the banks of the Crowsnest river. 



Westwards the dips vary greatly in direction and degree 

 and show evidence of folding in the strata. Near Burmis 

 a great fault occurs with a down throw to the east which 

 brings the beds of the Lower Cretaceous in contact with 

 the higher members. Coal seams occur in the Belly 

 Rivers series. 



ANNOTATED GUIDE. 



Miles and 

 Kilometres. » , . , 



o m. Dunmore. — Altitude 2,398 ft. (729 m.). Bor- 



o km. ing operations for gas at Dunmore Junction were 



successful in reaching a supply at about 1200 

 feet. The upper part of the section passed 

 through in boring, consisted of shales and sand- 

 stones with lignitic seams, while the lower part 

 consisted essentially of shales. 



17-4 m. Seven Persons. — Altitude 2,482 ft. (754 m.). 



28 km. To the south may be seen the extreme western 

 end of the Cypress hills formed here of a low 

 plateau called the Bull's Head. The slopes show 

 some of the light coloured clay characteristic of 

 the top of the Belly River formation. The 

 top of the plateau is probably overlain by Pierre 

 shale. 



41 m. Bow Island. — Altitude 2,608 ft. (793 m.). 



65-9 km. Between the railway and the South Saskatche- 

 wan river several borings for natural gas have 

 been made through the Belly River series to 

 Dakota sandstone near the base of the Cretace- 

 ous. A plentiful supply was found at a depth 

 of 2,000 feet (609 m.). The gas is conveyed to 

 Lethbridge and Calgary through a pipe line 

 the total length of which is 180 miles (288 km.). 



76-5 m. Taber — The Canada West Coal Company 



123 km. operates a small mine situated to the west of 

 the town. The seam, which is horizontal and 

 reached by a shaft about 100 feet (30-4 m.) 

 deep, is at about the same horizon in the Belly 

 River series as the one at Redcliff near Medi- 

 cine Hat. It has a thickness of 4 feet (i -2 m.) 

 with a parting of 3 inches (7-5 cm.) near the 

 top. The coal is sub-bituminous, approaching 



