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success Mr. Benjamin has rendered two of the grandest scenes 
may be seen by a glance at the two plates, for copies of which 
we are indebted to the publishers of Zhe Century magazine. 
Chartering a schooner at Prince Edwards island, Mr. Benjamin 
and his party sailed up the mouth of the Miramichi river, thence 
to Bay of Chaleur, thence north to Cape Gaspé, then visiting the 
Magdalen islands he crossed the Newfoundland coast, ascending 
the Humber river. He then visited the [sland of St. Pierre on 
the southern coast of Newfoundland, finally crossing over to 
Cape Breton and taking the inside passage through the Little and 
Great Bradore lake ; then passing through the Gut of Canso, the 
party left their schooner, the voyage completed, at Georgetown, 
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Our naturalist readers will be interested not only in the descrip- 
tions of the scenery, but also in the accounts of the fisheries and 
particularly the squid fishing as carried on at the Miquelon island. 
ention is made of a peculiar breed of dogs at Arichat, Cape 
Breton. “ They are,” says our author, “ like Newfoundland dogs, 
large, black and shaggy, but some waggish fate has robbed them 
of their tails, leaving only a shortish stump.” The breed is said 
to be peculiar to Arichat, and we wish it had been ascertained 
through how many generations it has been in existence. 
ood many tourists will want to follow more or less closely 
the wake of the Alice May, and will be compelled to take with 
them as a guide book this breezy, richly illustrated narrative of 
the cruise. 
Irvinc’s CoOPpPER-BEARING Rocks oF LAKE Sorire i “Fie 
were 
series, following the previous ce at of Hunt and Brooks, 
and this term is adopted by Professor Irvin 
_ The report appears to have been jike with care and ability, 
is a most important contribution to theoretical as. well as. 
> S Geological Survey. C. King, director. The er-bearing rocks of 
So pai By RoLAND D, IRVING. Washington, D. CE 1883, 4to, pp. 464. 
