1917-18 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 85 



continned this meridian north to the south side of Abitibi Lake, where I planted 

 ]%-inch iron bar along side spruce post, at a distance of thirty links from high 

 water mark. 



Along the base line forming boundary of Rand and Garrison townships the 

 soil is of good clay, fairly level, suitable for agricultural purposes, timbered with 

 spruce and balsam from 4 to 12 inches in diameter with some white birch and 

 poplar in places, and similar conditions prevail along base line between Lam- 

 plugh and Harker townships as far as Ghost River, after crossing which the 

 ground is rolling and rising to the foot of Ghost Mountain, the latter being 

 crossed just south of its summit at an elevation of about six hundred feet above 

 lake level. The base line continues through a broken, hilly country, with frequent 

 rocky knolls unsuitable for agricultural purposes, the timber bemg principally 

 white birch, spruce and balsam, with thick alder underi)rush, till we reach the 

 comer of Lamplugh, Harker, Holloway, and Frecheville townships, which is 

 situated about the south-west corner of Lightning Mountain, continuing along 

 the base line forming boundary between Frecheville and Holloway townships, the 

 country is rolling and broken with frequent outcrops of rocky knolls from thirty 

 to one hundred feet high, timber being principally white birch up to fifteen inches 

 in diameter, with spruce, balsam and poplar prevailing in the level areas between 

 ridges where soil is mostly clay; continuing along the boundary between Stough- 

 ton and Marriott townships the land gradually improves for the first mile and a 

 half until we enter a fairly level section of good clay soil extending to the inter- 

 provincial boundary, timbered with balm of gilead, poplar, spruce and balsam, with 

 very thick underbrush. 



Along the first meridian forming boundary between Garrison and Harker 

 townships from Newman's base line north for the fiYst two miles the land is fairly 

 level but sandy and stony in places, with low ridges from twenty to thirty feet 

 high, higher ground being reached on the third and fourth miles, but falling again 

 to where we cross what I. think is main branch of Ghost River, the timber being 

 principally spruce on lower levels with white birch and balsam predominating on 

 higher land, and is not suitable for agricultural purposes. Prom branch of Ghost 

 River north to my base line the soil is of good clay, suitable for agricultural 

 purposes. 



Along line between Rand and Lamplugh townships, after leaving base line, the 

 land is rolling and sandy for a mile and a half till we approach Ghost River, along 

 which the land is low and marshy in places to where meridian crosses river on the 

 fifth mile, higher ground being met from there onward to Lake Abitibi. 



Going north on second meridian between Lamplugh and Frecheville town- 

 ships there is a sharp rise over the westerly end of Lightning Mountain and drop- 

 ping at once over rough, rocky land to base of mountain about ten chains south of 

 first mile post, the remainder of this meridian runs through fairly level land, 

 marshy in places, adjoining Lightning River, which is crossed on the fifth mile, 

 timber being principally spruce, with white birch and balsam on the higher ground. 



Going north on the third meridian between Holloway and Marriott townships 

 from Newman's base, the first mile is through level clay land with heavy growth of 

 spruce and balsam, then we passed through rolling land with sandy ridges till we 

 reached the base line, and continuing north along line between Frecheville and 

 Stoughton we met with fairly good agricultural land, timber being chiefly spruce 

 and balsam with scattered poplar, and crossed an old brule on the fifth mile. 



