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and crossed to Clifton, where on the road along the shore is some 
picturesque scenery with high cliffs of trap rock (felsite, etc.), 
rising abruptly from the road. 
Camp Nature which has proved so attractive in former years 
was re-visited on the 18th July, and the guests were made welcome 
by Messrs. Leavitt and McIntosh and the lady members of the 
household. On this occasion the weather was charming and 
the members of the society who were present took occasion tc 
visit a pretty dell in the wood where ferns and wild flowers grew 
in abundance. The surface of the country here is diversified 
with ridges and kettle holes formed of gravel, the work of the 
glaciers in the olden time. While the party rested on a wooded 
slope of one of the old glacial moraines, Dr. Matthew discoursed 
very interestingly of past geological eras, referring more par- 
ticularly to the glacial age and the part which the glaciers and 
subsequent denudation had played in the formation of the sur- 
rounding valleys, hills and plateaus. After full justice was done 
to the generous repast provided, Dr. G. U. Hay gave a talk on 
the plants found during the afternoon. The suburban trains of 
the C.P.R. took the party close to the camp and returned them 
to the city in the evening. 
Another excursion on the river was planned for later. The 
point selected being Renforth Station on the Intercolonial rail- 
way, whence the party intended to visit Long Island, but as a 
stormy wind compelled them to forego this trip, a visit was made 
to Poverty Hall Point on the Kennebecasis on the 17th August. 
Gathered on the gravelly beach of a pretty little cove the party 
was able to look across the turbulent water at the intended 
objective of the excursion and listen to Dr. Matthew’s inter- 
esting explanation of the three-fold geological formation of Long 
Island and its characteristic features. The society on this occasion 
was indebted to Mr. F. A. Dykeman for means of conveyance 
on the river and for hospitable entertainment at his summer 
residence, at which on the return from the Point, Mr. McIntosh 
gave an interesting account on the explorations recently made 
by Mr. Leavitt and himself of ancient Indian camping grounds. 
The principal feature of the last field meeting of the season, 
