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large area, from the limited observation given by travelling along a survey line. 

 Immediately west of the Mattagami River our line crossed a belt of spruce 

 pulpwood, about four miles in width. The map sketched by the Department of 

 Forestry from the air, 1922, suggests that this belt extends up and down the 

 river for a considerable distance. 



Canoe Routes 



The junction of the Missanaibi and Mattagami rivers is about ten miles 

 above the T. & N. O. Railway crossing. The water was low this season, and 

 navigation above the junction even with canoes equipped with outboard motors, 

 was interfered with by numerous shallow riffles and beds of boulders. On the 

 Missanaibi River, no actual portage was required, however, except immediately 

 below the crossing of the south boundary of the Township of McCuaig. A 

 good sized stream which had been cut out for canoes, was crossed by our line, 

 on the west boundary of McCuaig, at six miles + forty chains. As this stream 

 was not crossed by the east boundary of the township, it would appear to flow 

 to the north of east, and it probably is one of the tributaries of the Cheepash 

 River. 



Fish and Game 



We came to the conclusion from the examination of the banks of the streams 

 and rivers, that there were very few moose in the country, and very little game 

 of any sort was seen during the summer. The fishermen in the party did not 

 fare well, only a few pickerel being caught during the season. 



Minerals 



As we saw no rock during the summer, none of the minerals found farther 

 south may be expected to occur. We saw a minute outcrop of coal, on the 

 Missanaibi River, below the crossing of the south boundary of McCuaig, and 

 coal has been found in the Onakawana River a few miles from our point of 

 commencement. 



Appendix No. 28 



Extract from report of Base and Meridian Lines, District of Cochrane, surveyed 

 by John T. Ransom, O.L.S., 1931. 



Timber 



The best and most valuable timber exists along the rivers, large creeks 

 and streams. The Onakawana, Abitibi, Little Abitibi, Bad River, Little Cedar 

 Creek and creek flowing into Little Abitibi near the southeast corner of Township 

 of Hobson, all flow in wide deep valleys heavily wooded for considerable distances 

 up to twenty chains and more, back from the tops of valleys with spruce four 

 inches to thirty inches; balsam to twelve inches, poplar to twelve inches and 

 birch to fourteen inches, except that portion of Little Abitibi shown on plan 

 "Brule" where just a fringe remains along the river banks and flats of the green 

 spruce timber. 



All small streams and creeks are heavily wooded for five to ten chains back 

 with dense spruce up to eight and ten inches and scattered birch, balsam, poplar 

 and cedar to eighteen inches. 



