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The party was in charge of Mr. A. T. Ward, O.L.S. Two surveyor's 

 assistants were taken from Toronto, and the other necessary helpers were engaged 

 as near the locality as circumstances would permit. Having organized our party 

 to start inland from Latchford, where we were joined by the Crown Timber Estim- 

 ator and his assistant, from Sudbury, we started from there on 1st February, 

 proceeding up Bay Lake and the Montreal Eiver, as far as the dam on the Matta- 

 wapika Eiver. We were able to take a freight team with our supplies and outfit 

 to this point, where our survey proper commenced. 



We commenced our survey from a post planted by O.L.S. Blair, in front of 

 Lot 9, Concession 5, Township of Barr, distant thirty-two chains west from the 

 south-east angle of that lot, fixing the position of the Mattawapika Dam. The 

 traverse lines were measured on the ice and were as close to the shore as practic- 

 able. Numbered pickets were put out at every five chains for the use of the Timber 

 "Estimator. Offsets to the shore were measured from these pickets, and a contour 

 line, ten feet above the water level, was noted. Some difficulty was met with, owing 

 to certain parts of the Mattawapika Eiver being open. This was overcome by stadia 

 readings. Station pickets were put at angles in the traverse lines and numbered 

 consecutively. All previously established township outlines and points which could 

 be found were connected with our traverse lines, and in addition, such mining 

 claims, both on the main land and islands, as could be seen, were noted and con- 

 nected with our survey. 



We continued our survey up the Mattawapika Eiver and Lady Evelyn Lake, 

 in the aforesaid manner, and completed the work at the Falls, being the outlet of 

 the Diamond Lake, on the 1st of April. During the last week in March we had 

 almost continuous rain, which greatly impeded the field work, and was the cause 

 of an early opening up of the rivers and creeks, thus bringing about a sudden 

 termination of our survey. 



Islands. 



All islands were located and those of sufficient size to require it were traversed, 

 and all were numbered consecutively from No. 1, with the prefix of the letter " E,'* 

 in accordance with instructions. The designations of islands were marked on trees 

 at prominent points. These trees were selected where possible above the contour 

 line, also for their durability and prominence, and the description and position of 

 each is shown in the field notes. Iri all, ninety-nine islands were surveyed, varying 

 in size from one quarter of an acre to one hundred and eighty-five acres. 



Contours. 



Prior to leaving Latchford, we ascertained the elevation of the Montreal Eiver, 

 as indicated by the Government bench mark on the dam at Latchford. 



We painted a bench mark on the rock immediately above the dami on the 

 Mattawapika Eiver, at an elevation of 950 feet above mean sea level, based upon 

 the Government datum as previously ascertained at Latchford. The water level of 

 the river above the dam was found to have an elevation of 938.46 feet. 



Ten foot contour lines were fixed accurately where the shores were rockv' or 

 gradually rising, but on certain parts of the Mattawapika Eiver where large areas 

 of low swampy land interspersed with ridges and knolls were found, compass 

 traverse lines were run in the swamps and the contour lines located approximately. 



