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Port Daniel Aug 20 Friday.
Walked this morning to Once a la Barte
about five miles east along the coast. Spent
a few hours along the shore as far as I could
get around and then enjoyed a man with
a 'flat' to take me further along the shore
towards Port Daniel. He owned one about 1/2
miles. Saw quite a thickness of Silurian
strata, a succession of coal goes with almost
interminable laminae.
Throughout there are always some
coals but generally are or scatters as to make
no limestones. When the coals are pure
limestone results with considerable grindel matter.
Let 2
In the soft grey slates on each side of the
head of Once a la Barte and westward beyond
the stream interesting cephalopods occur.
Orthoceras
Simplicius, Phragmoceras, Cyrtoceras and another
diffly pluted benth forms are the prevailing forms.
All are rare.
Let 2a
In none of the beds did I see a single
Breckisford.