78 Glacier's and Glacial Radiants—Clay pole. 
strongly in its favor. Thus in the volume for 1885 (p. 13 DD), 
in a report on the region of Hudson’s bay the following remark 
is made concerning Gilmour island. 
“Nearly the whole island bears marks of glaciation. On the 
southern and central parts the principal striae run N. 20° to 
40° E. Another set was found to run N. 75° E. On the east¬ 
ern side of the island the grooves run N. 5° W,” “The forms 
of the roehes inoutonnees and other evidence afforded by the 
grooving and fluting of the rocks of this island go to show that 
the direction of the glaciating force was from the southward 
aud south-westward and not from the contrary direction.” 
“Much of the shingle of the island consists of dolomite from 
the Manitoiinuck group to the southward.” 
In the same volume, in a report by Mr. Lawson on the region 
surrounding the Lake of the Woods, we find a long list of 
glacial groovings every one of which is in a direction interme¬ 
diate between south and west. Some of these are as high as S. 
75 W. (p. 132 CC.) 
Again in the volume for 1886, in a report by Dr. Bell, the 
assistant-director of the Canadian survey, we find a similar list 
occupying a whole page, in which several striae are given with 
a similar bearing and direction, and mention is made of a newer 
set whose bearing is in some cases as high as B. 80° W. (p. 35 
G.) Dr. Bell also remarks, “The general direction of the glacial 
striae is to the south-westward as is the case throughout the great 
Laurentian region between James’s bay, lake Winnepeg and 
lake Superior.” 
Bearing yet more strongly in the same direction are some 
facts brought together by Dr. George M. Dawson of the same 
survey in the volume already quoted (p. 57 R). He says: 
“Along the Arctic coast and among the islands of the archi¬ 
pelago there is a considerable volume of evidence to show that 
the main direction of the movement of erratics was northward. 
Thus, in the Appendix to Captain McClintoek’s Voyage, Prof. 
Haughtbn mentions boulders of granite, supposed to be derived 
from North Somerset, that were found 100 miles to the north¬ 
eastward, and pebbles of granite identical with that of Granite 
point, also in North Somerset, found 135 knots to the north¬ 
westward. The east side of King William Land is also said to 
be strewn with boulders like the gneiss of Montreal I. to the 
