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No. 10.— SlIKIUDAN, Cl-ARE CO. 



Sec. 22. T. 17 X.. K. 3 W. 



Selected by J. C. Jlockiifcllow. 



Timber: pine, hemlock, birch, ;uul 

 maple. 



Sand and Silica 93.31 



Alumina 2.03 



Oxide of Iron 1.40 



Lime 3G 



Magnesia 16 



Potash 54 



Soda 20 



Sulphuric Acid 08 



Phosphoric Acid .15 



Organic matter containing 



.03 Nitrogen 1.34 



Water .37 



Total Ash-food 1.55 



Capacity for water 43.10 



No. 11.— Chase, Lake Co. 



Sec. 9, T.17N., R. 11 W. 



Selected by J. Brown. 



Timber: maple, elm, hemlock, lynn, etc. 



Sand and Silica 87.32 



Alumina 3.22 



Oxide of Iron 2.10 



Lime 62 



Magnesia 28 



Potash. 90 



Soda 63 



Sulphuric Acid 10 



Phosphoric Acid 23 



Organic matter containing 



.12 Nitrogen 3.78 



Water 55 



Total Ash-food 2.76 



Capacity for water 45.55 



No. 12.— Grant, Clare Co. 



Sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 4 W. 



Selected by J. C. Rockafellow. 



Timber: maple, beech, lynn, ash, oak. 

 etc. 



Sand and Silica 71.45 



Alumina _ 6.50 



Oxide of Iron 7.18 



Lime 99 



Magnesia 73 



Potash 1 .90 



Soda 1.20 



Sulphuric Acid 19 



Phosphoric Acid 36 



Organic matter containing 



.16 Nitrogen 5.90 



Water 3.10 



Total Ash-food 5.37 



Capacity for water 44.90 



No. 13.— Webber, Lake Co. 



Sec. 33, T. 18 N., R. 13 W. 

 Selected by Geo. W. Townsend. 

 From " the plains." 



Sand and Silica 92.48 



Alum ilia 2.22 



Oxide of Iron 1.59 



Lime 35 



Magnesia ]] [no 



Potash 73 



Soda. ] [32 



Sulpli uric Acid 06 



Phosplioric Acid 14 



Organic matter containing 



.04 Nitrogen 1,22 



Water 40 



Total Ash-food 1.90 



Capacity for water 35.30 



No. 14.— EvART, Osceola Co. 



Sec. 17, T. 17 N., R. 8 W. 



Selected b.y F. York. 



Timber: hardwood mixed with piue 

 and hemlock. 



Sand and Silica 83.80 



Alumina 5.10 



Oxide of Iron 3.24 



Lime 80 



Magnesia 64 



Potash. 1.19 



Soda 52 



Sulphuric Acid 12 



Phosphoric Acid 29 



Organic matter containing 



.07 Nitrogen 3.06 



Water 1.24 



Total Ash-food 3.56 



Capaci ty for water 45.80 



No. 15.— Eden, Mason Co. 



Sec. 16, T. IS N., R. 16 W. 



Selected by C. E. Resseguie. 



Timber: hardwood with hemlock. 



Sand and Silica 92.46 



Alumina 2.99 



Oxide of Iron 1.23 



Lime 06 



Magnesia 12 



Potash 65 



Soda 23 



Sulphuric Acid.. 10 



Phosplioric Aci d 22 



Organic matter containing 



.03 Nitrogen 87 



Water 27 



Total Ash-food 1.98 



Capaci t}'- for water 32.40 



No. 16.— Eden, Mason Co. 



Sec. 16, T. 18 N., R. 16 W. 



Selected by C. E. Resseguie. 



Timber: hardwood mixed with hem- 

 lock. 



Silica and Sand 75.27 



Alumina 6.93 



Oxide of Iron 6.10 



Lime 1.00 



