miometres tne ^^icinity of Cheltenham is reached when 



the Niagara cuesta comes into view. 



At Inglewood the red Rich- 



41.3 m. Inglewood mond shales are exposed in 



66 km. Alt. 896 ft. undulating hills which are 



272.4m. surmounted by the sharp 



escarpment of the Niagara 



cuesta, topped by the heavy beds of the 



Lockport dolomite. 



On crossing the high 



45.5 m. Forks of Credit bridge over the Belfontain 



72.8 km. Alt. 1,076 ft. or west branch of the Credit 



328 m. river, a fine view may be 



obtained of the face of the 



cuesta and of the valley of the west branch. 



48.2 m. Cataract The sections at Cataract 



77.1 km. Alt. 1,313 ft. and at Credit Forks are 

 399 m. indicated below: 



Cataract Credit Forks. 



Feet. Metres. Feet. Metres. 



1. Lockport dolomite ... . 30-35 9-10 100 30 

 Talus (covered) 20-30 6-9 



2. Cataract shales with 



green band at top .. . 65-70 20-22 35~45 ir-14 



3. Cataract limestones 25 7.6 23 7 



4. Cataract sandstones. . . 16.5 5 18 5.5 



5. Red Queenston shales. 30+ 9+ 175 53-2 



Cataract Section. 



1. A short distance south of Cataract Junction and 

 a few feet above the line of railway to Elora there may 

 be seen an excellent example of post-glacial conglomerate 

 marking the position of a lake beach or river bank. Near 

 this point also Lockport dolomite may be seen resting upon 

 the upper green shale of the Cataract; in this locality 

 only has the actual contact between the two formations 

 been observed in the Credit region. 



2. Cataract shales are well exposed on the embank- 

 ment between the main line of the railway and the branch 



