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8) One Mile East of Mayflower Post Office, Digby County 
One to 2 feet of impure, grey diatomite overlain by decomposing 
vegetable matter. Underlies about ^ acre in swampy ground. Much 
sand in the deposit. 
(9) Near Segogne on Salmon River, Digby County 
Two to 4 feet of grey diatomite along east bank of the river in marshy 
meadows. Overlain by 6 inches of soil. Considerable organic matter and 
sand in the deposit. 
(10) Factory Dale, Kings County 
Two to 4 feet of grey diatomite overlain by 1 foot of peaty soil. Under- 
lies about 2 acres of swampy ground bordering South Annapolis river. 
(11) John McGuire Farm, Morden, Kings County 
Two to 3 feet of grey diatomite at bottom of a shallow pond of about 
| acre. 
(12, 13, 14) Bass River Lake ( Silica Lake), Colchester County 
Three to 8 feet of grey diatomite lies on the bottom of the lake. In 
the marsh at the south end of the lake, 6 feet of diatomite underlies 6 feet 
of peat and vegetable matter. Sample 12 is from the deposit in the marsh, 
samples 13 and 14 from the deposit in the lake. 
(15) Slack Lake, 2 Miles Southwest of Folly Lake, Colchester County 
Two to 8 feet of diatomite overlies an area of 3 acres on the lake bottom; 
in part white, in part dark-coloured, muddy. 
(16) Folly Lake, Colchester County 
The diatomite occurs on lake bottom in separate areas close to shore 
and varying in depth from 2 to 8 feet. 
(17) Folly River, % Mile Below Folly Lake, Colchester County 
White diatomite, 1 foot thick, occurs on the banks of the river, beneath 
vegetable matter. 
(18) Trout Lake, If Miles Northeast of Folly Lake, Colchester County 
Diatomite occupies an area of 60 acres on bottom of lake. Deposit 
variable in thickness and character. In places 3 feet of white diatomite 
underlain by 6 feet of grey diatomite. At north end of lake, over 20 feet 
of dark, muddy diatomite. 
(19) Big Totten Lake, 5 Miles Northeast of Folly Lake, Colchester County 
Diatomite occupies an area of 12 acres on lake bottom. In places 
2 feet of gritty, grey diatomite. 
