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From what I could see ofE the base line, the townships to the south appear 

 to be broken and hilly with considerable areas of spruce swamp, and that to the 

 north is not so broken. There appears to be some good land along Ghost Eiver in 

 Rand and Lamplugh Townships, and along the Matawasagi Eiver in Stoughton. 

 Taken as a whole the area covered by this survey is chiefly valuable for its spruce 

 timber and has not sufficient good land to warrant development along agricultural 

 lines. 



No indications of economic minerals were found, but the rock formation and 

 mineral resources were fully investigated this summer by the Department of 

 Mines. 



Ghost, Lightning and Matawasagi Eivers are all sluggish streams, the last 

 mentioned being the largest and is navigable by boat of light draught for about 

 four miles from Lake Abitibi. Ghost Eiver is next in importance and is navigable 

 by canoes for about a mile south of base line, it flows through a march, about 

 three miles long and from twenty chains to one-half mile in width, in the south- 

 westerly portion of Lamplugh Township. 



Frequent observations for azimuth were taken and substantial wooden pile 

 post planted, with 1%-inch iron bars properly marked alongside wooden posts at 

 township corners and ^-inch bars at the three mile posts, the lines being well cut ou t 

 and trees blazed. 



Moose are very plentiful, but the fishing in rivers is not good as far as our 

 experience went. 



Accompanying this report are field notes, a general plan, and account in 

 triplicate. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Signed) Herbert J. Beatty, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The Honourable, the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



Appendix No. 2Jf. 

 Survey of the Township of Idington, in the District of Algoma. 



Thessalon, June 1st, 1918. 



Sir, — In accordance with your instructions, dated October 24th, 1917, I have 

 made a survey of the Township of Idington, in the District of Algoma, and beg to 

 submit the following report. 



This township is bounded on the east by the Township of Williamson, at 

 present unsurveyed, on the west by the Township of McCrea, which was sub- 



