Transactions . best exposed along the Belly River, nearLethbridge. South of Lethbridge there are a few on the MilkRiver ridge and on St. Mary river about six miles above itsmouth. Again, the mouth of the Little Bow River at Stair, andfor twenty-four miles below Medicine Hat, outcrops permit thetracing of a coal seam. He further mentions outcrops at themouth of the Red Deer river. The formation is also found onthe north side of the valley near Irvine Station, but to the east-ward it either dips under the rocks of the plains or thins out. To the westward of the area outlined on Dowlings map, the
Transactions . best exposed along the Belly River, nearLethbridge. South of Lethbridge there are a few on the MilkRiver ridge and on St. Mary river about six miles above itsmouth. Again, the mouth of the Little Bow River at Stair, andfor twenty-four miles below Medicine Hat, outcrops permit thetracing of a coal seam. He further mentions outcrops at themouth of the Red Deer river. The formation is also found onthe north side of the valley near Irvine Station, but to the east-ward it either dips under the rocks of the plains or thins out. To the westward of the area outlined on Dowlings map, theformation disappears Ixjneath the trough which continues throughMcLeod northward Calgary, and is said to reappear in severalnarrow bands in the foothills to the west of Calgary and in thePeace River country. Dowling states, ^ In the strip which runsthrough the foothills large portions are not prospected, but forone area at least we have more details. This comprises the * Can. Geol. Surv., Paper No. Ikd of (lark ^rcy shak- overlain !•> drift on road-idc mar highway hritlgc. I/thlwidj;*. Alfa. Sk. Ikd^ III allrriialiiiu -iiair and *and*l«»iii- <iii |iti)|HTty <»l ( aljjarN ln-«<d Htuk iV Sand-toiu nrirkhurii. AlUi.
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