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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1886 Excerpt: ... TRANSACTIONS OF THE Art. I.--Additional Notes On Glacial Action In Halifax Harbour, North-west Arm, And Bedford Basin.-By Rev. Dr. Honeyman, D. C. L., F. K. S. CL F. S. Sc., &c. IRead Novembn-9, 1885.) Examination in detail reveals many interesting and important points that have not been noticed in preceding papers. To some of these I now propose to direct attention. Bedford Basin. Having now resided a year and a half about half way up Bedford Basin, I have had favourable opportunities for studying the geology of this beautiful and picturesque region. Again and again I have referred to Navy Island, on the east side of theBasin, as having a glacial deposit of the "Cow Bay Type," replete with triassic and archaean boulders. To the north and south of this, from Bedford to the Narrows, expanses of drift have been examined of similar constitution. The greatest breadth as well as depth of the Basin is between the Navy Island side and Birch Cove. The breadth here is two miles, and one of the Admiralty soundings, about midway, is 84 fathoms--(Vide Chart). As might be expected, its marine zoology is very interesting. This year its mackerel fishery has. been very productive, and many-singular fishes, especially scornberesox sauvus, have been found in its waters. The mollusca of Halifax harbor are decidedly Arctic and Boreal.--(Vide below.) The Intercolonial Railway traverses its western side and south as far as the Narrows and Richmond. On its south side a branch line from Richmond extends to the cotton factory. This passes below Rockhead--the city prison. The cotton factory siding runs up a hollow to the west of Rockhead. Through this passes the short roads from Bedford to Halifax. Still further west is a deeper hollow. Through this passes the road to Dutch Village....
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