62 EEPORT OF THE No. 3 



Timber. 



The timber, except in the muskeg areas, is chiefly spruce, with tamarac (dead), 

 poplar, birch, balsam and cedar. The spruce, tamarac and balsam average about 

 five inches in diameter and are not of much commercial value. The poplar and 

 birch occur on the drier ground in small areas and run from four inches to 

 twelve inches in diameter. The cedar is small and scrubby. * " 



The timber in the muskeg is stunted tamarac and spruce up to three inches 

 in diameter. 



The whole country shows evidence of having been fire-swept sixty or seventy 

 years ago, and the timber has not since obtained its full growth. 



Minerals. 



No economic minerals were seen but in a great many places small stringers of 

 milky quartz occurred in the greenstone outcroppings. A number of samples of 

 the country rock accompany this report. 



Game. 



Moose^and caribou were very abundant, several moose being seen during the 

 progress of the survey. A few fresh beaver cuttings were seen in the north-west 

 part of the township, but they do not appear to be very abundant. Marten were 

 also seen. Spruce partridge were abundant, and pin-tailed prairie chickens were 

 seen, exclusively in the muskeg areas. Eabbits were plentiful. No fish of any 

 kind were obtained, the streams being too small. 



Water Power. 



No water powers occur in the township. 



General. 



In the south-east corner of the township all the streams are small, and are 

 tributary to the Albany Branch of the Oba river. In the south-west corner of the 

 township there is a large stream fifty links wide and three feet deep, with a 

 fairly rapid current. This is a tributary of the Mattawisquia river. In the 

 northern half of the township all the streams are small except for two fairly large 

 creeks which rise in the township and unite after leaving it to form the Beaver 

 river. These streams afford good natural drainage for the land within their 

 influence, except the muskeg areas which would require considerable work to drain. 



The general topography is almost level, with very gentle undulations and low 

 outcroppings of greenstone rocks which do not rise much above the general level. 



The returns accompanying this report comprise a general plan, a timber 

 plan, field notes of the entire survey, also account in triplicate. 



We have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servants, 



(Signed) Speight & Van Nostrand, 



Ontario Land Surveyors. 



The Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



