weeks.] PALEONTOLOGY, PETROLOGY, AND MINERALOGY, 1896. 33 
171 Davis (William Morris). The outline of Cape Cod [Massachusetts]. 
Am. Acad. Arts and Sci., Proc, vol. xxxi, pp. 303-332, 1896. 
Reviews previous descriptions of Cape Cod and discusses its origin 
and development. 
172 Davison (John M.). Wardite; a new hydrous basic phosphate of 
alumina. 
Am. Jour. Sci., 4th ser., vol. ii, pp. 154-155, 1896. 
Describes the chemical and physical characters of an encrustation on 
decomposed massive variscite. 
173 Dawson (George M.). Summary report on the operations of the 
Geological Survey for the year 1894 [Canada]. 
Canada Geol. Surv., new ser., vol. vii, Rept. A, 123 pp., 1896. 
Gives a brief description of the field work in 1894 on the Tar sands of 
Athabasca, the cinnabar and gold ore deposits of British Columbia, 
reconnoissance surveys in the Northwest Territory, the Archean rocks of 
Ontario, the Ordovician rocks of Quebec and adjacent regions, recon- 
noisance surveys in the Northeast Territory, the Pleistocene and Gla- 
cial phenomena of New Brunswick, and the Triassic, Carboniferous, 
Devonian, and Silurian rocks of Nova Scotia. 
174 Report on the area of the Kamloops map -sheet, British 
Columbia. 
Canada Geol. Surv., new ser., vol. vii, Rept. B, 427 pp., 7 pis., 1896. 
Describes the physiography of the region and presents a table showing 
the nomenclature, litbologic character, and thickness of the Cambrian, 
Carboniferous, Juratrias, Cretaceous, and Tertiary formation, and a 
comparative table of formations of the eastern border of the Rocky 
Mountains, in Selkirk range, and on tbe western side of the Rockies. 
Describes the distribution and relations of each of tbese formations. 
Gives an account of the glacial phenomena and of the occurrence of 
gold, cinnabar, iron, copper, coal, and building stones. 
175 (with the collaboration of R. G. McConnell.) Glacial deposits 
of southwestern Alberta in the vicinity of the Rocky Moun- 
tains. 
Geol. Soc. Am., Bull., vol. vii, pp. 31-66, pi. i, figs. 1-5, 1896. 
Describes the physiography of the region and gives a summary of pre- 
vious observations and sections on Belly and Oldman rivers. Describes 
the distribution of material derived from the Rocky Mountain and Lau- 
rentian glaciers. Includes a summary and discussion of results. 
370 Dawson (J. William). On collections of Tertiary plants from the 
vicinity of the city of Vancouver, B. C. 
Canada Roy. Soc, Proc. and Trans., 2d ser., vol. i, sect, iv, pp. 137-151, 
pis. iv-viii, 1896. 
Discusses the relations of the Tertiary beds of tbe region, with notes 
on the fossil plants. 
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