Field Notebook: Newfoundland 1918b
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163 August 17. Harkers Bay, north shore. first river on the northern side to enter the head of Harkers Bay, it ends at 1/2 mile from the same river. These strata where reexamined and are described my gr 174-175. The intended to camp at this river but found the ground too occupied by bay makos and they said the fleck fish come or find that area they could not do their arrival. We then circled more to the south of the head of Harkers Bay and pitched camp beside the mouth of Torrent River a rather large one with a good reputation for hard trout and salmon. We had salmon for supper given us by the same kindred of Western Newfoundland and the fish are also had here but not so bad as in East end of Bonne Bay. [Of the section measured by Duncan at least 170 feet appears to be of Lower Cambrian age. Of these strata 95 feet are sandstones and 75 feet are dolomites. This is all the Cambrian ore studied but not sure if the Cambrian as we have not seen the top or bottom, yesterday we called all of these strata Bedlamstown but the next day it became clear that L.C. is also on the north shore.]