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^.i'^^sand "Dcvonian" strata bounding the Carboniferous 

 on the south. 



Approaching Linwood, heavy cuttings in 

 conglomerate, sandstone and shale occur along 

 the railway. The rocks belong to the Conglo- 

 merate series and dip to the west at angles of 15° 

 to 40 °. 



89-3 m. Linwood Station — Alt. 127 ft. (38-7 m.). 



143-7 km. From the railway to the west of Linwood, the 

 steep front of the ridges of "Devonian" may 

 be plainly seen rising a short distance to the 

 south. About 2§ miles (4 km.) beyond Linwood 

 near the bridge over Black river, the railway 

 line crosses the boundary between the Conglo- 

 merate series on the east and the Limestone 

 series on the west. The Limestone series 

 consists chiefly of sandstones and shales of vari- 

 ous colours and kinds and in places bearing plant 

 remains, and beds of limestone and gypsum. 

 These measures, directly border the "Devonian" 

 area on the south. The measures, in places over 

 considerable areas, apparently lie in broad, open 

 folds, in other districts the folding is closer and 

 in certain areas the strata are contorted. 



Less than i mile (i-6 km.) beyond the 



crossing of Black river, the railway approaches 



the shore of Tracadie harbour and continues 



to skirt it for a distance of several miles. 



94 m. Tracadie Station. — Alt. 48 ft. (14-6 m.). 



151-3 km. A short distance beyond Tracadie, the railway 

 leaves the coast and for a number of miles 

 runs through a low rolling country underlain 

 by the Limestone series. The high lands to 

 the west beyond Antigonish, continue in view 

 throughout most of the distance. About 9 mile 

 (14-5 km.) from Tracadie, the railway passes 

 around the head of Pomquet harbour, an 

 inlet of the sea about 3 miles (4-8 km.) long. 



104-1 m. Pomquet Station. — Alt. 43 ft. (13-1 m.). 



167-5 km. From Pomquet, the railway again strikes 

 inland through the low Carboniferous area. 



108-9 m- South River Station. — Alt. 20 ft. (6-1 m.). 



175-2 km. A short distance beyond South River station, 

 the railway approaches the shore of Antigonish 



