Vili CONTENTS. 
pary Monument—Series H.—Section of Series F, and G.—Eastern Front op 
tHe Wartersuep Raner, Mr. Witson ann Curer Mounrain—Revirw oF THE 
Srcrion—Comparison OF THE Rocks wiTH THOSE oF oTHER LocaLITIES—Rocks 
described to the North—Rocks described to the South—Limestones like 
those of Series B. and D.—Underlying beds—Upper red beds—General | 
conclusions—Period of elevation of the Mountains - - - - - - p.56— 
CHAPTER IV. 
CRETACEOUS AND TERTIARY ROCKS OF THE VICINITY OF THE 
FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL—PEMBINA ESCARPMEMT TO 
WOOD MOUNTAIN. 

Cretacrovs Rocks.—Pembina Escarpment—Niobrara group—Fossils of the Boyne 
r River—Pembina Mountain group—Rocks near the Boundary-line—Sections in 
Pembina River—Sections in Long River—Thickness of beds exposed—Litho- 
logical character—Lienirzs Tertiary Rocks on tHE Souris River—Drift- 
covered region—La Roche Percée—Section on Short Creek—Sections west of 
Short Creek—Sections near Wood End—Gap In THE SECTION ON THE 
Bounpary-LinE—Lienite Tertiary Rocks oF Great VaALipy, AND Pyramip 
Creek—Sections on Great Valley—Sections on Pyramid Creek—Lienite 
Tertiary Rocks or Porcupins Crerk—Eighteen-foot lignite bed—Lienite 
Tertiary Rocks on THE Trapers’ Roap - - - - - - - - = = = p. 78 
CHAP THE. ¥. 
CRETACEOUS AND TERTIARY ROCKS OF THE VICINITY OF THE 
FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL—WOOD MOUNTAIN TO THE | 
ROCKY MOUNTAINS. 
Lienite Tertiary Rocks near Woop Mounrarin—Sgctions iv Bap Lanps Sovutn or > 
Woop Movnrain—Nature of Bad Lands—Divisions of Section—Fossil 
plants—Vertebrate fossils—Srcrions West or tHe Bap Lanps To WHITE 
Mvp River—Cretaceous No. 4—Fossils—White Mud River—Cretaceous Nos. 
4 & 5—Relations of beds, White Mud River and Bad Lands—Sxrctions West 
oF Woop Movnrarin SerrtemMent To Waite Mup River—Bay of Cretaceous 
Rocks—Tertiary Plateau—Cretaceous No. 4, with fossils—Wuirs Mup River 
to Mix River—Cretaceous plain—Tertiary Plateau—East Fork of Milk 
River—Section near West Fork of Milk River—Age of Beds exposed— 
Cretaceous plain—Milk River Valley—Sections in Milk River Valley— 
Upper arenaceous clays, &c.—Sandstone Zone—Lower arenaceous clays, &c. 
Mick River to tHe West Burre—Sections North of East Butte—Nature and 
height of the Buttes—East Butte—Igneous rocks of the Buttes—Middle 
Butte—West Butte—Wrstr Burre to THe Rocky Mountains—Synclinal west 
of West Butte—First Branch Milk River—Vertebrate fossils—Second 
Branch Milk River—Fresh Water deposits—St. Mary River—Disturbance of 
Beds—Coal Bed—Marine Fossiliferous Beds—Exposures nearest the Moun- 
tains—South Fork of Belly River - - - - - - - - - = = = p.102 
CHAPTER VI. 
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT AND EXTENT OF THE CRETACEOUS AND 
LIGNITE TERTIARY FORMATIONS. 
Cretaceous No, 1.—Typical series—Representatives westward—Dr. Hector’s Group 
E—Lignites in Lower Cretaceous Rocks—Lignite from Rainy River.—Cre- 
Tackous No, 2.—Typical series—Representatives westward—Beds of this age 

