DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1932 63 



Appendix No. 25 



Extract of Report by Phillips & Benner of the Survey of the Base Line east and 

 west from south limit of Grand Trunk Pacific, Block 6, District of Kenora, 

 1932. 



Survey Lines. 



Ties were made at the intersection of the base line with the west limit of 

 Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Block Number Seven, and east boundary of the 

 District of Kenora, the Fifth Meridian and the east boundary of the Township 

 of Hartman. No particular difficulty was experienced in locating these old 

 lines or the nearest mile post on them. 



On the crossing of Sandybeach Lake ties were made to two points of the 

 traverse of the lake. We were not able to find any of the traverse stations on 

 the easterly shore of the lake and as no trees had been marked and no posts 

 planted on this portion of the traverse, the nearest point to which the intersection 

 of the base line with the easterly shore of the lake could be tied in was the tree 

 marked R.K. 336 on the island of the same number. 



Geology. 



On the easterly end of the base line there were very few outcrops of rock of 

 any kind but most of these were of granite. 



On the westerly end, though granite and rocks of the same general classifi- 

 cation predominate, there were various intrusions of greenstones and some of 

 this country, particularly between Keikewabik Lake and Sandybeach Lake, 

 would be favourable country for prospecting, though no minerals of any 

 importance were noticed. The declination of the magnetic needle was in a 

 fairly uniform progression from east to west and no very marked deviations 

 which might denote deposits of magnetic iron ore, were noticed. 



Topography. 



On the easterly end of the base line the country is fairly level for the first 

 fourteen miles. The easterly nine miles is of a more rolling nature with several 

 hills over fifty feet in height. 



The greater part of the westerly end of the base line is of a rolling nature 

 with hills frequently over fifty feet in height with particularly rugged country 

 south of Amik Lake and between the 13th and 15th miles. This condition also 

 prevailed between the 22nd and 27th miles and along the easterly side of Sandy- 

 beach Lake. 



There are some very fine lakes in the country covered, most of which have 

 clear water and well timbered shore lines. Particular mention might be given 

 to Bell Lake, Kukukus Lake, Keikewabik Lake and Sandybeach Lake. 



Canoe Routes and Roads. 



From Watcomb Station the route through Watcomb Lake, Whiterock Lake 

 and Young Lake gives access to Sturgeon Lake and the gold mining areas 

 surrounding the lake. The route south from Sturgeon Lake through Darkwater 

 Lake to Bell Lake and the lakes to the south of the latter is not used to any 

 extent now though at one time there was a heavy traffic over the portages. A 

 set of portages were cut west from Bell Lake to connect up with the lake at the 

 16th mile point on the easterly end of the base line. 



