Field Notebook: Quebec 1908
Page 114
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ould be in some time today. Finally another one that she would be at English Bay late in the afternoon. She came about 10.30 P.M. and Mr. Martin came ashore. A very tall powerful man of about 55 or 8 years, speaking fluently a good English. He soon began to ask questions about the geological possibilities in the way of economic products, asked about gas and oil, coal and minerals in connection with the two large dikes that cut the island in the north side. The only possibility I can see are for lime and cement, lime about Southwest Light out of the Crinoid limestone, and cement out of the upper rock at Jupiter Cliff. Our conversation was very short as all was ready for me to get on board. This I did at 11.30 P.M. The King Edward is a far better boat than the Saros, layn and adapted.