Chloritic and hornblendic schists with serpentines .. Horizontal fossiliferous limestones of Lake Mistassini Economic minerals; Ores of copper, iron, etc. Topographical notes of the route ; Soil; Vegetation VI. REPORT OF MR. VENNOR ON FRONTENAC, LEEDS AND LANARK COUNTIES, ONTARIO VII. NOTES OF MR. BROOME ON PHOSPHATE OF LIME AND MICA .. VIII. REPORT BY MR. BELL ON THE REGION NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR Summary of topographical work done Topography and geology of the Pic River and its lakes Huronian rocks; Greiss; Tender mica-schists with granite veins Topography and geology of Kenogami Lake and River .. Gray mica-schists; Green talcoid schists; Underlying gneiss Fossiliferous limestones with sandstones and shales Country northwest of Long Lake House .. White River, Black River, and Little Pic River NOTE.—There are neither maps, plans, nor sections with the present volume. Such as are necessary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. MONTREAL, 3rd May, 1871. SIR,-Herewith I have the honor to transmit to you, for the information of His Excellency the Governor General in Council, the accompanying Reports relating to the progress of the Geological Exploration of the Dominion, for the years 1870-71. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, ALFRED R. C. SELWYN, Director of the Geological Survey. The Honorable JOSEPH HOWE, Secretary of State for the Provinces. Ottawa. SUMMARY REPORT OF GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, BY ALFRED R. C. SELWYN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OFFICE, MONTREAL, 1st May, 1871. To the Hon. JOSEPH HOWE, M.P., Secretary of State for the Provinces, Ottawa, Ontario. SIR,-In the Summary Report of progress which I had the honour to submit last year, various reports then in the press were enumerated, and others were mentioned as being in course of preparation. The former have since then been Publication of Report for published in a volume of 475 pages, accompanied by five geological and topo- 1870. graphical maps to illustrate the text. One thousand copies of this volume have been printed, and 674 copies have been distributed in the Dominion, the United States, in Great Britain and the Colonies. It has been translated into French by the official translators of the House of Commons and a French edition of 500 copies will be ready shortly. A number of these will be distributed to scientific institutions in Continental Europe. Of the undermentioned reports included in the volume, a separate edition has been printed for the convenience of persons especially interested in the subjects to which they allude. 1. On a part of the Pictou Coal-field, by Sir W. E. Logan and Mr. Edward Hartley, with an appendix on coals and iron ores, and a geological map. 2. Report on the coals and iron ores of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, by Mr. Edward Hartley. 3. Notes, by Mr. Edward Hartley, on Spring Hill coal. 4. Report of Mr. H. G. Vennor on Hastings County, Ontario, with geo logical map. 5. Report on the Goderich Salt Region, by Dr. Hunt. 6. Report on iron and iron ores, by Dr. Hunt. 7. Report of Mr. Robert Bell on the geology of the north-west side of Lake Superior, and on the Nipigon district, with a map. 8. Report on the north shore of the lower St. Lawrence, Laurentian, and Labradorite Rocks, by Mr. James Richardson. |