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INDEX.

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Ironstones of the Lignite Tertiary. 181

Ironstones of Cretaceous. 182

Irrigation, limited applicability of.292

Isbister, Mr., referred to. 20

Isolated area of Huronian Rocks. 34

Judith River beds, correlation of, with beds on

the line. 156

Junction of the Laurentian and Huronian at

Rat Portage. 44

Jurassic, rocks belonging to, in Rocky Moun­ tain region. 16

Jurassic, possible occurrence of, on Mackenzie

River. 16

Jurassic, occurrence of, in Rocky Mountains .. 74

Ka-ka-ke-wabec, intrusive mass of. 40

Keating, Prof referred to. 21

King, Clarence, on the age of the Lignite for-mation . 193

Kingston, Prof., on rainfall of Winnipeg_285

Kirby and Spence Mt., Kootanie Pass. 63

Kersanton, at the Buttes. 124

Kootanie Pass, rocks of. 60

Kootanie Pass, Watershed in the. 62

Lacrosse Island, rocks of. 42

Lac Plat. 23

Lake of the Sand -hills v . 23

Lake of the Woods , position of. 22

Lake of the Woods , geologj’ of. 22

Lake of the Woods , water supply of. 22

Lake of the Woods , geography of. 22

Lake of the Woods , discharge of. 23

Lake of the Woods , northern part of. 23

Lake of tho Woods, outlets of the. 44

Lake of the Woods , general conclusions on

geology' of the... 47

Lake of the Woods , glacial phenomena of.. .. 203

Lake of the Woods , depth of. 204

Lake of the Woods, connection of basin of,

with the rocks. 204

Lake of the Woods, character of northern and

southern parts. 204

Lake of the Woods, general direction of glacial

striae of. 206

Lake of the Woods , nature of outfall of. 207

Lake of the Wood--, Upper Silurian Lime-stone on... 208

Lake of the Woods , former southern out-let of. 217

Lake of the Woods , timber of country sur-rounding the. 272

Lake of tho Woods, character of region sur-rounding . 269

Lake of the Woods , small area fit for cultiva-tion near. 270

Lake of the Woods , flora of country surround-ing. 271

Lake, Saline, near Turtle Mountain. 289

Lakes in glaoier vallies in the ROcky Moun­ tains . 245

Lakes, Winnipeg group, area covered by.... 4

Laurentian axis, its general course. 1

Laurentian axis, its nature. 2

Laurentian, most western rocks of near

Lake of tho Woods. 24

Laurentia* formation on the Lake of the Woods

. 24

Laurentian and Huronian, Juuction of the at

Rat Portage. 44

Laurentian and Huronian, diverse effect of, on

country. 46

Laurentian, distribution of the, on the Lake of the Woods

. 47

Laurentian and Huronian, flexure of the, on

the Lake of the Woods . 48

Laurentian, flexures affecting the, in Hastings

County. 49

Laurentian, flexures affecting the, on the

Ottawa. 49

Laurentiau and Huronian, Lake of the Woods ,

general sequence. 50

Laurentian watershed, slope of. 215

Laurentian drift, its western limit. 243

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Lcsquereux, Prof., on the age of the Lignite

formation. 191

Lcsquereux, Prof., on Tertiary age of certain

coals.197

Life, change of accelerated, by physical con-ditions. 196

Lignite Tertiary formation, boundaries of.. 19Lignite Tertiary, sections on Souris River.. 86Lignite Tertiary of Souris Valley, molluscs of 91Lignite Tertiary, exposure of on Traders’

Road. 92

Lignite bed, eighteen-foot. 98

Lignite, combustion of, in Bad Lands sections 106Lignite Tertiary, nearest the mountains.... 134

Lignite on south fork of Belly River. 135

Lignite Tertiary formation, arrangement and

extent of. 136

Lignite, probability of discover}’ of, in Dakota

Group. 139

Lignite from Fort Francis, Rainy River. 139

Lignite Tertiary formation, general arrange-ment and distribution. 162

Lignite Tertiary, different horizons of. 152

Lignite Tertiary, eastern boundary of. 163

Lignite-bearing formation, eastern limit of

the. 153

Lignite Tertiary, beds of, below Roche Perc6e

sandstone. 164

Lignite Tertiarv, possible northern extensions

of. 168

Lignite Tertiary, ironstones of. 181

Lignite formation, age of the. 183

Lignite formation, unity of the. 185

Lignite formation, junction of, with Creta-ceous. 194

Lignite formation, Eocene age of. 201

Lignite Tertiary, conditions of deposit of.... 103

Lignite, occurrence of, in drift. 240

Lignites , combustion of, on MackenzieRiver, &c. 167

Lignites, combustion of, whether spontane-ous. 168

Lignites, areas destroyed by combustion. 169

Lignites, analyses of. 169

Lignites, essential characters of. 173

Lignites, three types of, met with. 174

Lignites, variable water content of.176

Lignites, their value as fuels.. 176

Lignites , character of ash of. .176

Lignites , behavior on heating. 176

Lignites, ultimate aualyses of. 177

Lignites used as fuels. 177

Lignites from Saskatchewan River.179

Lignites from Dirt Hills. 179

Lignites, analyses of, by Dr. Harrington. 179

Lignites, analyses of, by Mr. Hoffmann. 179

Lignites, regions occupied by different classes

of.180

Lignites , occurrence and mode of formation

of. 164

Lignites, combustion of.164

Lignites, &c., area occupied by. 180

Lignites , possible occurrence of, in Cretaceous 185Limestone, Lower Silurian, at the Stone Fort 11 Limestone , reported existence of, near Rainy

River. 26

Limestone of Series B in Rocky Mountains ... 58Limestone , great, of Series D, Rocky Moun­ tains . 62

Limestone of Series D. Mt. Yarrell. 63

Limestone , Carboniferous , of Rocky Moun­ tains . 6®

Limestone of Niobrara Group on Boyne River 79Limestone debris on the Lake of the Woods ... 208

Limestone drift, orgin of. 210

Limestone debris, north-eastern limit of. 210

Limestone , reported occurrence of, in Turtle

Mountain. 223

Limestone drift, the. 240

Limestones, Carboniferous and Silurian , of

Montana . 72

Lithology of Huronian, Lake of Woods. 50