

CONTENTS. 
drift—Drirr PLateau or Eastern Manitosa AND Nortuern Minnesora—Kar 
and Eskers—N, W. limit of red drift—Height and contour of the ple 
Sections on Roseau River—Generat Fratrures of GLACIAL PHENOMENA 
Rep River—Elevation and slope of the Laurentian axis—Confluent g 
covering the Laurentian region—Former southern’ outfall of Lake of 1 
Woods—Dnrirr Deposits oF THE Second Pram Plateau, And TurtTLE Moun 
—Surface of the plateau—Terraces of Pembina Escarpment—Sections 
Long River—Numerical analysis of constituents of the drift—Turtle Mour 
tain—Boulder covered region—Marein anp Eastern Reaion or THE TIE iD 
Pratrau—The Missouri Coteau—Ancient river valleys—Erratics of the 
Coteau—Quartzite drift - 9 - - - - - -°- - - - = - - = p. 203 : 
CHAPTER X. 
GLACIAL PHENOMENA AND SUPERFICIAL DEPOSITS—( Continued.) 
Marcin AND Eastern Recion or tHE Tarp Piateau (Continued)—Drift deposits near | 
Wood Mountain—Northern Extension of the Coteau—Southern extension — 
of the Coteau—General aspect of the Coteau—Methods of accounting for 
the formation of the Coteau—Drirr Deposits or tur Tump PLATEAU WEST OF 
Woop Mountain—Boulder-clay of East Fork of Milk River, &—Composi- | 
tion of the Drift near Milk River—The Three Buttes—Western limit of 
Laurentian drift—Guaciat Action In THE Rocky Mounrains—Former glacier 
of Waterton Lake—Terraces in the mouth of the S. Kootanie Pass—Origin 
of gold—Moraines and lakes—Cirques—GrnrraL Composition oF THE Drirt— 
Tue Rep River Vattey—Its character. and inclination—Alluvial deposits— 
Sections from borings at Winnipeg and Fargo—Yellow marl deposits—Con- 
nection of deposits of Red River Valley and Missouri Country—Pre-GLACIAL 
ASPECT OF THE Country—Former southern flow of Red River—First stage in | 
depression—Correlation of levels of plateaus and terraces—Depth of sub- 
mergence when greatest, and action at this time—Emergence of the conti- 
nent—Difficulties met with in explaining the phenomena—Post-GLaciAL 
PuenoMENA—Possible existence of a pluvial period—Great river vallies—_ 
Alternative vallies—Valley of the Red River—The formation of coulées. 
a he ke SELIM 
CHAPTER 21. 
CAPABILITIES OF THE REGION WITH REFERENCE TO 
SETTLEMENT. 
REGION IN THE VICINITY OF THE LAKE oF THE Woops—Areas capable of cultivation — 
Barren region—Vegetation of the lake—RxrGion BRrwEEN THE LAKE OF THE 
Woops anp Rep River Prairnm—Country in the vicinity of the Government 
Road—Country bordering on the Reed and Roseau Rivers—Height of Land 
Muskeg—Tue Rep River Pratmrm—Soil, and nature of the surface—Measure 
of agricultural capacity—Wood—Climate—Progress of the spring here and 
at other points in the Fertile Belt—Rainfall—Water supply—Counrry oF — 
tue Seconp Pramiz SterppE—Pembina Escarpment—Western margin of the 
great plains—Turtle Mountain— Timber —Country in the vicinity of the 
Souris River—Meteorological cycle—Counrry or THE Tarp Prarrm SteprPE— 
Plateau of the Tertiary— Eastern limit of buffalo—Big Camp of half-breeds 
Fertile Belt at the base of the mountains—Timber of the mountains— 
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