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bell'smarsh, an expansion of York river which 

 has been flooded by a dam at Palmer's rapids 

 on Madawaska river (of which York river is a 

 branch). The hills on either side are of the 

 prevailing granite gneiss with inclusions of 

 amphibolite and occasional areas of the Gren- 

 ville series. In the vicinity of Craigmont a 

 wide band of nepheline and alkali syenites 

 crosses the river. 



435*5 2 m- Combermere or "The Bridge" (Alt. 931 ft. 



700-9 km. 283 -8 m.) as it is sometimes called was an 

 important and busy village in former years 

 when lumbering operations were being actively 

 prosecuted in this district. The party will 

 spend the night here and in the morning will 

 return on the steamer to Francois point. 



442-62 m. Francois point — Alt. 931 ft.; (283-8 m.), 



712-3 km. is the landing place for Craigmont. From 

 here the party will walk or drive to Craig- 

 mont. 



444 -87 m. Craigmont, — Alt. 1426 ft. (434-6 m.). 



715-9 km. 



Geology of the Vicinity of Craigmont. 



Craigmont (formerly Robillard mountain) is a well 

 marked topographical feature rising abruptly from Camp- 

 bell's marsh and extending as far west as the post road 

 between Combermere and Fort Stewart. It covers most 

 of the first four lots in Cons. XVIII and XIX, Raglan town- 

 ship, the line between these two concessions running along 

 the southern slope of the mountain. According to the mean 

 of several observations with two aneroid barometers, it is 

 595 feet (181-35 m -) above the marsh or 1426 feet (434-6 

 m.) above mean sea level. 



The northern portion of the "mountain" is composed 

 of the reddish granite-gneiss of the Laurentian batholith 

 so prevalent throughout the region. This gneiss is well 

 banded as well as very distinctly foliated and contains 

 the usual amphibolite inclusions, for the most part elong- 

 ated in the direction of the strike. This granite gneiss is 

 intruded by many dykes and masses of granite pegmatite, 

 often with a very marked "augen", probably a proto- 

 clastic structure, induced in the rock mass during the 



