KUomirres harbour, an inlet of about 5 miles (8 km.) 

 in length. The railway follows the shore of 

 Antigonish harbour around a point and thence 

 inland along the east side of the estuary of 

 West river. Across the estuary on the northeast 

 side, beyond a low interval occupied by the 

 Limestone series, rise comparatively high hills 

 of igneous material and Ordovician strata. 

 Beyond these to the northward, the upland 

 rises to altitudes of 600 feet (180 m.) and 

 more, and is largely occupied by strata of the 

 Carboniferous Conglomerate series. The up- 

 land area also extends inland and from the 

 mouth of West river the hills to the west are 

 distinctly visible. The railway runs inland 

 along West river and in a short distance reaches 

 Antigonish. The town is situated within but 

 close to the northern border of the Limestone 

 ' series which a mile to the north abuts against 



the hills of older strata. 



114 m. Antigonish — Alt. 20 ft. (6- 1 m.). 



183-5 km. 



ARISAIG.* 



(W. H. TWENHOFEL.) 

 INTRODUCTION. 



The Arisaig region consists of an upland built of old 

 metamorphic and igneous rocks, having an average 

 elevation of 800 to 1,000 feet (243 m. to 304 m.) and a 

 lowland underlain by softer and younger sediments with 

 an elevation of from 200 to 400 feet (60-9 to 121-9 "^-)- 

 Nestling in the midst of the uplands are small lakes and 

 wide marshes in which the brooks take their sources and, 

 fed by never failing mountain springs, rarely cease their 

 flow. The streams of the upland flow in deeply incised 

 gorges and reach the lowland by a succession of falls and 

 rapids, where they meander in gently graded valleys to 

 the sea. On the top of the upland, the flat fields prove 

 the former presence of an extensive, nearly level surface. 



*See Maps — ^Arisaig — Antigonish District, and Arisaig. 



