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Line, the Boundary, course of, in the Rocky 
Mountains... 56 
Lithological sequence | ‘of, ‘Laurentian and 
Huronian, Lake of Woods.. PR, 
Little Rocky Mountains, the distant view of 113 
Little Touchwood Hills.. eae, E? . 224 
Locust, inroads of the.. ist dnkast coma 
Locust, eggs and young ‘of the.. SH Re 
Locust, migration of the.. maar OUG 
Locust, years of inroads of, ‘in Manitoba... .. 307 
Locust, parasites of the.. oer eoslad noes ae OOK 
Locusts, precautions against 'the.. Ppa | 
Locusts, means of attacking the.. 309 
Locust ‘plague, amelioration of, , by planting 
trees.. . 310 
Locusts, home of the... 304 
Logan, Sir W. E., on flexures. affecting “Lau- 
rentian rocks... 49 
Logan, Sir W. E. ‘on “height "Laurentian 
watershed.. 216 
Long River, sections of Pembina Mountain 
Group in.. Petia vads de OE 
Long River, drift deposits of. Sridicle dais ate 
Lower Silurian, deposits of.. aioe ak: 
Lower Silurian, series in Minnesota, ‘&e.. 12 
Mackenzie, area drained by, 8 south of lat. 54°. 10 
McKay’s Island, granite of.. Pea ere ere 
Magnesian grit of Series C.. deieedterdelsae OO 
Manitoba, inroads of Locusts in. FkaRe eewiOOr 
Margin of third prairie steppe.. 227 
Markets, distance from, deterrent to settle- 
ment.. * aa Annee . 303 
Marrons, Lacs des.......... 7 
Marsh, Prof., on the age of the Lignite. forma- 
tion sae 193 
Material of the Cretaceous deposits... 162 
Meek and Hayden, section of Cretaceous on 
Upper Missouri, by.. 18 
Meek, Prof., list ot Devonian fossils from 
Mackenzie EEN ek seizes cerckekee 11S 
Meek, Prof. F. B., referred to.. 21 
Meek, Prof., on the age of the Lignite ‘forma- 
tion.. : . 189 
Metamorphism of Huronian Yocks.. Bie ops 
Meteorological cycle, ers SereieNetire's) cath lone 
Methy Portage, height of.. backs slore arieteai a 200 
Middle Island, rocks of.. te eee tL 
Milk River, valley of}, pee Oat acay gepeeal ty 
Milk River, sections in ‘valley of. ie Fp eee wdS 
Milk River, fossils from rocks of...... ij aeeekl® 
Milk River, crossing place of the.. gia Haictanehed 
Milk River, branches of . nie BRET tice eo 
Milk River, Lignite Tertiary ‘of. Begin what 
Mineral oil and bitumen, in Devonian.. ee ite: 
Minne Wakair.. tdigee eo ee de taaainae see noo 
Minnesota.. Pana eahtee ae iee eitde toe LSO 
Missouri Coteau.. 227 
Missouri River, area drained by, in British 
BANCTICH. 3 vine: pulse Sieh eispath = oie feos LO 
Mississippi, sources of. Dia seseeeMsieals CAS 
Mollusca collected, list = ly Pir he aN 347 
Molluses from Lignite Tertiary of Souris Val- 
ey.. F 
Molluscs, ‘fresh-water, ‘evidence of, with, re- 
gard. to age of Lignite formation ...... .. 197 
Molluses, marine, evidence of, with revard to 
age of Lignite formation ..... Prafei saith pinta . 199 
Molybdenite, occurrence of., 36 
Montagnes du Foin de Senteur, description of 123 
Monument, Boundary, on the watershed... ... 65 
Moose Mt.. . 224 
Moraine mounds in the Rocky Mountains..... 245 
Mount Wilson, structure of.. "759-66 
Movements giving rise to str ucture of ‘Lake 
of Woods rocks., eb) aS 
Mud-lumps, formation of, in Bad Lands... .. 104 
Muskeg... ; i ee cee ee. 
Muskeg Portage Swamps.. Dees, oF 
Nebraska, ty pical Cretaceous section, ‘in com- 
pared with B. N. A. sections............ 151 
Newberry, Prof., on SS of Lignite 
Tertiary period. , ashag sets 10 i oe 2» 'e LOL 


INDEX, 385 
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Newberry, Prof., on the age of the Lignite 
formation . Sais Pricewir Aad th 
Neutral eround of Indians... ai B07 
Niobrara Group, general appear ance and dis- 
tribution of.. coieitipaivide keel 
Niobrara Group in Pembina Escarpment. . 78 
Niobrara Group, fossils of...... omg an ky 
Niobrara period, depth of submergence 
Gury... 2. 159 
Nodules, large, in ‘Pembina “Mountain ‘shales 81 
North East Roseatt River... ..\....00s 00 eeesce 20 
North West Angle.. she ct onaeeees 
North West Angle Inlet, rocks on, pte 5: 
North Island, rocks of.. 28 
North Pembina River, analyses “of Lignite 
from. . 179 
Numerical ‘examination ‘of “constituents “of 
drift.. aia dite aap ste eee 
Ores on Lake of the Woods.... --............ 54 
Ostrea, occurrence of, in drift. si ores stot oat 
Outfall of Lake of the Woods.... ........+:. 207 
Outlets of the Lake of the Woods.. o, skare: RA 
Owen, Dr., referred to.. ; 11-21 
Pa-ga-ta-wa-minis, or Lacrosse Tslana, rocks a 
Cotes & 0s 8B CUR ea. Sea UC | 18 @ Oe ee eee eeae 
Peale, Dr. , section in Spring CBN OW y cinieeke cia sie eet es 
Peat, use of, to economize WOOd.........6+++. O20 
Pembina Escarpment, TOGKS, Of; lates sane hea 78 
Pembina Mountain Group.. ie aiasavelsiafeleiehe cle Asam een 
Pembina Mountain at intersection with 
jh ee ES a ee Sa Pee gees. MON aA e gel 
Pembina River valley, exposures in......... 82 
Pembina Mountaiu Group, thickness exposed 
in Pembina River Valley...... ae eT as 
Pembina Mountain Group, exposures in Long 
River. Valley cose csiaspe esate teeta c es 
Pembina Mountain clay-shales, character of.. 85 
Pembina River, drift deposits of.......-.... 219 
Pembina Escarpment, drift deposits of....... 219 
SERRE MU AYATIS <3 - bye <tc eta aiadevevatins «tee c aietalee LO. 
Pembina Mountain, wooded country SOR SSS 287 
Pembina River, country near the........-... 287 
Permian and Triassic of the interior con- 
HINONTALTOMION. 4 o.0)- cae a iainteis oje)- eases elvis 15 
Physical geography, general outline of...... 1 
Picture Rock Point, rocks of ...........- eant toe 
Pine timber on the Roseau River ...... cc atacg amd 
Pipe-Stone Pass, rocks of .. ......- ro jae Tne 
Plains, area of, in British America..... eh. a! 
Plains, area of the treeless. ..... sisie) he eiaaratare Ln 
Plains, cultivation of trees on ......... 319 
Plains, facts tending to show gradual dessica- 
MONVIOL, “aes wei els eon ia ts oteccnce once 
Planorbulina Globulosd.scavecvevcveees Be i pend fe 
Planor Ould TAPIA So csae'oacces's sh cteels essen ae 
Plants, fossil, from Lignite Tertiary of Great 
Valley ou araetadnts 
Plants fossil, from Porcupine Greek. . a ahaa eee Oe 
Plants, fossil, "from Bad Lands section ..... . 105 
Plants, evidence of, with regard to age of Lig- 
THGOOLOPIMALIONL |. sce aallalive et, 6) piste carers 197 
Plants collected, list of.. o oa sane 351 
Plants in flower on second ‘prairie. steppe, 
Bing, 1878. 0)... Soi a ee ee 287 
Plateau, outlying, of the Lignite Tertiary.. 
Plateau, drift, southwest of Lake of Ae 
Pluvial period, possible occ urrence of.. . 262 
Ponds and hills second prairie steppe......-. 222 
Porcupine Creek, analyses of lignites from... 172 
Porcupine Creek, eightcen-foot lignite near.. 95 
Porcupine Creek, exposures in. .......eeee04 97 
Porcupine Creek, fossil plants from . ...... 100 
Post-glacial phenomena. . : wr tin eae 262 
Pottery, material for manufacture of. bivege he’ SOD 
Powder River, Carboniferous limestone on... 72 
Prairie, total area of, in British America..,.... 10 
Prarie, fhe Roa  RIvar ss. < sels be od o's he wade ceed 
Prairies, causes assigned for the treelessness 
2) Ae eRe rey rR Pity exw fae I svesceve 1S 
Prairies, cultivation of trees ON.....+eeeeeees 319 
Prairies, question if ever tree-c lad. ecccsccsece DIL 
Prairies, spread of, by fires...,.+ ssssscseesgs S12 
