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for the remainder of the meridian there is good timber consisting of spruce, 

 birch, jack pine and poplar up to twelve inches in diameter with the exception of 

 two small areas which have been burnt. The south base line east from the 

 second meridian is well timbered throughout its entire length with spruce, 

 jack pine, birch and poplar of commercial size. West from the second 

 meridian, spruce and jack pine predominate mixed with birch and poplar up to 

 ten inches in diameter as far as the lake on the fourth mile; west of this lake, 

 the timber is younger and smaller with a few exceptions as far as the lake in the 

 third mile east of the second meridian; from the west shore of this lake to the 

 district boundary, the timber is mixed and of commercial age but varies con- 

 siderably in size some of it being twenty inches in diameter and over, while in 

 other places the average diameter would be about three inches. In the whole 

 area the timber is of very dense growth and in many places the trees are of con- 

 siderable age but small in size and many of the larger trees have passed maturity. 



The water routes were found to be particularly good and old portages used 

 and new ones cut will be found indicated on the accompanying plan. A dam at 

 the outlet of Seseganaga Lake appears to hold the water of that lake at the 

 usual spring high water mark, although it is evident that when the dam was 

 in use the water was held about one foot above ordinary high water mark as 

 evidenced by the fringe of dead trees around the shore of this lake. 



In the northerly part of this area game life does not appear to be very 

 plentiful. In the southern part moose and deer are fairly plentiful. The beaver 

 appear to have been all exterminated with the exception of one lake where signs 

 of beaver were seen. The partridge is appearing again but outside of those 

 mentioned there are very few signs of animal life. 



Appendix No. 24 



Extract from report of survey of Township Outlines, District of Cochrane, by 

 H. W. Sutcliffe, Ontario Land Surveyor, 1930. 



Chainage 



Two chain gangs were used, one using a four-chain tape and the other a 

 two hundred-foot tape. I have shown in my notes the chainages for each mile 

 in both chains and feet. Unquestionably the practice of double chaining on 

 this type of work is the proper one. In all cases over hills and steep slopes the 

 vertical angle was taken and corrections made for the slope. 



Posts and Bearing Trees 



Timber of the most durable type available was used for posts, which in 

 most cases was spruce. The posts were well made and of good size, pointed and 

 care taken to sink them well into the ground. In a few cases, it was possible 

 to obtain stones for mounding purposes, but generally it was necessary to con- 

 struct pits and mounds. 



Effort was made to select the two bearing trees as nearly opposite as possible. 

 Only in a few cases it was not possible to get the second bearing tree within 

 reasonable distance. 



Blazing of Lines 



The blazing was done in perscribed form. The line was also well brushed 

 out, a brush hook being used for this purpose. 



