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ledge foundation) in a fine typical curve to the upland of Pointe a Barreau, 
(a low ledge point) broken by two and sometimes more gullies. 
5. Tabusintac Beach. Extends from the headland of Point a Barreau,. 
to the Blaeklands. It is notable for its reversal of the usual shape, for it 
is concave to the land, for reasons to be explained below At its southern 
end, and inside are two or three small islands now in process of formation. 
6. Miramichi Beaches. These consist of a series embracing Neguac 
Beach, (or Island) Portage and Fox Islands, with the outer beaches of 
Huckelberry Island (which border, outside, a nucleus of upland) and the 
small beach outside McLean’s Cove. The more important of these have 
been sufficiently discussed in the preceding note. Bay du Vin Island and 
Egg Island are not Beaches but upland islands, as is the nucleus of Huckle- 
berry Island. 
7. Escuminac Beaches. These consist of three, extending between 
Escuminac and Sapin Points and intermediate minor headlands, across the 
mouths of Escuminac River, Eel River and a brook just north of Point 
Sapin. These are of especial interest as showing the mode of origin of the 
greater Beaches, for in the case of the first two, while they are still shore 
beaches, lagoons are forming inside them. 
8. Kouchibouguac-Richibucto Beaches. These, in reality, extend all the 
way from South Point Sapin, in a splendid great inbowed curve, clear 
to the rocky Richibucto Head, and constitute by far the longest and most 
perfect in every way of the entire series. For some distance south of Cape 
Sapin the beach encloses simply bog and marsh, with small lagoons at Portage 
River and the creek south of it; but for the remainder of the distance it 
borders a fine series of large lagoons. 
9. Chockpish Beach. Extends from the rocky Richibucto Head in an 
inbowed curve south to a rocky point just north of Buctouche Beach; encloses 
mostly bog and marsh, but with rudimentary lagoons. It is thus another 
forming beach. 
10. Buctouche Beach. Extends from the rocky point, mentioned under 
9, southeasterly, but curving in towards the shore and ending in a free point; 
it is thus, like Tabusintac Beach, exceptional, for reasons to be discussed 
below. At present, the sea is trying to cut across the head of this beach, 
and extensive works are in progress to prevent its accomplishment, which 
would injure Buctouche Harbor. 
Beyond Buctouche no true beaches are found, though there 
is some slight approach thereto at Cocagne, and especially at 
Aboushagan. The series is really continued in that along the 
outer coast of Prince Edward Island. 
Of the Beaches in this list, all are hung in the typical inbowed 
