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Appendix No. 21 



Report and Field Notes Retracement of the Interprovincial Boundary between 

 Ontario and Quebec, from Lake Temiskaming to Mile 89, District of 

 Temiskaming and Cochrane. 



Shirley King, O.L.S., 1932. 



To the Commissioners of the Ontario-Quebec Boundary, 



Messrs. L. V. Rorke, Toronto and G. Cote, Quebec. 



Sirs : — 



When we finished this season's work, we had made a complete survey, 

 during the last three seasons of all that portion of the Ontario-Quebec boundary 

 between the head of Lake Temiskaming and James Bay. This part of the 

 boundary between the two provinces was first laid down on paper by treaty in 

 1791. This treaty was for the purpose of dividing into two provinces, Upper 

 and Lower Canada, what was then the huge area or colony of Quebec, which 

 stretched far westward from the Atlantic into the interior. The treaty read, 

 in part as follows: "until it strikes the Ottawa River to ascend the said river 

 into Lake Tomiscanning and fron the Head of the said Lake by a line drawn 

 due north until it strikes the boundary line of Hudson's Bay, etc." In the 

 winter of 1874, the first 42 miles of this boundary had been run to the Height 

 of Land dividing Ottawa Valley and Hudson Bay waters. 



A bill passed in 1889, defined the boundaries of Ontario at that time and 

 included for part of them, the following: "and then southeasterly following 

 upon the said shore (Hudson Bay) to a point where a line drawn due north 



from the Head of Lake Temiskaming would strike it and thence " 



This was exactly as had been outlined in 1791. 



Increasing activity northward made imperative the extension of this 

 boundary. In the summer of 1905, the next 45 miles was run and in the sum- 

 mer of 1906, another 53 miles was run. At Mile 140 the opened boundary 

 then rested till the summer of 1930. 



In 1930 we extended this boundary a further 68 miles and retraced 11 

 miles of the 1906 line on our way home, Mile 140 to Mile 129. In 1931, we 

 further extended the boundary for another 62 miles to the tide water of James 

 Bay and retraced 40 miles of that part run in 1905 and 1906, or from Mile 89 

 to Mile 129. The retracement of the remaining part, that done in 1874 and 

 most of that in 1905, in all 89 miles, was our present season's work. 



Organization 



By arrangement we met in Quebec, May 28-30, to make plans for organ- 

 ization for the season. The procedure of the two previous seasons was followed 

 as closely as possible, i.e. the men were taken from Quebec and as much as 

 possible of supplies purchased in Ontario. Accordingly, we met with our 

 parties in New Liskeard on June 9th and after final outfitting there, proceeded 

 by car the next day to the boundary line near North Temiskaming in Quebec. 

 An observation for azimuth was obtained that afternoon and work begun. 

 Work proceeded steadily and good progress was made except for delays due 

 to excessive rain. The dense alder undergrowth together with such a lot of 



