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MUSEUM BULLETIN NO. 23. 
Instrumental measurements of the highest Algonquin beach 
in the district, determined by the writer, are as follows: 
Altitude above 
Locality 
sea-level, feet 
Barrie, 3 miles west of town, strong gravel spit 779 
Carthew, \ mile southwest of Carthew, base of cut bluff ..... 82S 
Orillia, miles southwest of Orillia, strong sand and gravel 
bar 
li miles south of last, strong sand and gravel bar 
1 mile southeast of last, strong gravel spit 
Keswick, 1 mile north of Keswick, gravel beach ridge 
Sutton, l£ miles southwest of Sutton, strong gravel spit 
3§ miles southwest of Sutton, strong gravel spit 
2 miles south of Sutton, strong gravel barrier 
2 1 miles east of Sutton, strong gravel spit 
Wilfrid, 2f miles south of Wilfrid, on town-line, strong gravel 
843 
842 
839 
776 
787 
781 
787 
793 
bar 
miles north of Wilfrid, on town-line, gravel spit 
1 mile northeast of last, strong gravel beach ridge. ..... 
1 J miles northeast of last, strong gravel bar 
Beaverton, 5 miles southeast of Beaverton, gravel bar 
1£ miles northeast of last, gravel bar 
1 mile northwest of last, gravel bar 
1$ miles north of last, gravel bar 
Argyle, 1 mile west of Argyle, gravel spit 
1^ miles northwest of last, gravel spit. 
Kirkfield, 1 mile west of station, gravel beach ridge 
2 miles southeast of village, gravel beach ridge 
Homcastle, 1 mile southwest of Horncastle P.O., gravel 
beach ridge 
2 miles northwest of last, gravel beach ridge 
Carden, 1? miles northeast of Carden post-office, gravel 
beach ridge 
Uphill, i mile north of Uphill post-office, gravel beach ridge. . 
Bexley, 1 mile east of Bexley post-office, gravel spit 
1£ miles southeast of last, gravel beach ridge 
Balsam lake, near west side of lake, 2 miles southeast of 
Corson, gravel spit 
Near west side of lake, 2 \ miles east of Victoria Road, 
gravel bar. 
Southwest side of Balsam lake, on long point, gravel 
beach ridge 
799 
805 
809 
816 
820 
822 
824 
837 
841 
844 
876 
871 
901 
903 
907 
925 
900 
901 
892 
879 
874 
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