DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1931 81 



Appendix No. 26 



Extract from the report of Township Outlines, District of Nipissing, by R. W. 

 Code, O.L.S., 1930. 



In earlier years at which time extensive lumbering operations were carried 

 on, wagon roads were constructed — the principal one being from the Town of 

 Mattawa up to Crest and Beauchene in Quebec Province — opposite the Town- 

 ships of Eddy and Poitras. From Beauchene, Quebec, through Poitras Town- 

 ship to Temiskaming and from Temiskaming to the McDougal Lake area and 

 to McLaren's Bay these roads have been well made, but through time the 

 macadam and log bridges have deteriorated beyond repair. Owing to the 

 rough country many long curves and bends occur around the hills. 



Throughout the course of survey of township outlines, notes were taken 

 as to location of rock or soils or boulder areas, and shown in field notes. The 

 area around McDougal Lake is yellow sand with the broken areas of rock. 

 Good agricultural lands were observed about the three-mile distance on the 

 Clarkson-Poitras line, being of a light clay loam. 



Good areas of a heavier clay were observed near the junction of the Little 

 and Big Jocko Rivers in Eddy Township, also sand areas occur near this location. 

 The south boundary of Eddy is principally rock with areas of clay soils with 

 boulders and stone, while the line south between Butler and Antoine Townships 

 is rocky with sand and stone boulders, the more sandy areas being near the 

 south end. 



The general direction of the flow of water of streams is east toward the 

 Ottawa River. The valleys of the streams are very deep, having long and 

 steep grades from north to south, as will be observed on plan and field notes, 

 the line between the Townships of Wyse and Clarkson is not extremely hilly up 

 to six miles, but a heavy descent from this point to Temiskaming Lake occurs. 



The line south along the east limit of Clarkson and Jocko is very rough 

 and hilly as is also the south line of Eddy Township, particularly the east two 

 or three miles; the east limit of Butler Township is quite hilly. 



The principal timber, pine, has been removed from practically the whole 

 area except an area in the north part of Eddy Township, north of the junction 

 of the Little and Big Jocko River, at which location lumbering operations are 

 being made this season. 



The area along the north line of Clarkson Township is wooded scarcely 

 with spruce and balsam and cedar, while at and east of the northeast corner of 

 Clarkson Township, large black and yellow birch and maples occur. The area 

 from the northeast corner of Clarkson to the southeast is nearly all burned by 

 fire which occurred some six years previous, and a thick young undergrowth of 

 cherry, birch and willow has sprung up, along the east line of Jocko, the usual 

 soft woods balsam, white birch, poplar, spruce and some black and yellow birch 

 occur, while along the south line of Eddy Township and south four miles along 

 the south line of Eddy Township and south four miles along the east boundary 

 of Butler Township, a good stand of hardwood, black and yellow, birch, maple, 

 oak and few beech occur, also hemlock and cedar with few other soft woods, 

 south of 4-mile post along east limit of Butler, a second growth soft wood area 

 occurs, except the lower portion which has been badly burned years previous, 

 and re-seeded with cherry, willows and birch. Generally throughout the course 

 of^lines run, except the hardwood area at the northeast corner of Butler Town- 

 ship, there is a thick undergrowth of small soft woods. Considerable large 

 hemlock is located in Parkman Township. 



