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miometres ^ s ^ e ra ^ wa y descends to the Triassic area 



bordering the Bay of Minas, this bay becomes 

 visible and the gradually rising land on the 

 opposite shore is seen. 

 50-8 m. Clifton Station — Alt. 31 ft. (9 -4 m.). Clifton 

 80 -6 km. station is close to the edge of the tidal flats 

 bordering the estuary of Salmon river at the 

 head of the Bay of Minas. Both sides of the 

 river are bordered by Triassic strata. The 

 Triassic strata are almost entirely red shales, 

 sandstones and conglomerates and in this 

 general district are nearly horizontal and quite 

 undisturbed. The Triassic measures occur at 

 intervals along the south shores of Minas 

 Basin to the mouth of the Avon river and 

 doubtless form the eastern prolongation of the 

 Triassic area extending for above 100 miles 

 (160 km.) eastward of the mouth of the Avon 

 in the Cornwallis-Annapolis valley. The Triassic 

 measures are not known to be fossiliferous but 

 their correlation with the Newark series of the 

 Atlantic states is well established. 

 57-8 m. Truro — Alt. 60 ft. (18 m.). Truro is situated 

 93 km. close to the southern border of the Triassic 

 area, strata of the Union formation outcropping 

 about ^ mile (o-8 km.) to the south of the 

 railway station. 



ANNOTATED GUIDE. 



HALIFAX TO ENFIELD. 



(G. A. Young.) 



o m. Halifax — For description of route from Hali- 



o km. fax to Windsor Junction, reference should be 



made to the itinerary of the journey from 



Halifax to Avonport, p. 133-4. 



13-9 m. Windsor Junction — Alt. 129 ft. (39-3 m.). 



22-4 km. Leaving Windsor Junction, the Intercolonial 



railway passes close to the western shore of a 



small lake. At the head of this lake, the railway 



enters an area underlain by dark slates of the 



upper division of the Goldbearing series. The 



