1913-14 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 7a 



Fruit. 



Blueberries, wild plums and raspberries seem to thrive, although the latter 

 two were not very widely distributed. The climate, however, seems adapted for 

 growing berries of all kinds. 



Game. 



We used the net furnished by your Department, with varied success, and 

 found large pike and pickerel in Malachi lake; small pike in the other lakes; 

 and suckers in Pelican Pouch. The natives informed us that white fish are 

 plentiful in Malachi lake, but we saw no trace of them. 



Red deer, caribou and anioose seemed plentiful, and tiheir trailfe lead from 

 kke to lake over the entire township. 



Ducks are very plentiful on Muddy and Marshy lakes, while prairie chickens 

 were seem iai considerable numbers on the bare rock and sand north-east of Duck 

 lake. In the lighter timber through the northern portion of the township, 

 partridge also are plentiful. 



Coyotes were heard frequently, while mink, martin, porcupine and muskrats 

 were seen occasionally. Raibbits did not seem as plentiful as in other parts of 

 Northern Ontario, but on the whole we consider the township albounds in game. 



Summer Resort Locations. 



On Malachi lake there are many places along the shore suitable for summer 

 resorts; the sand beaches being very desirable, but much of the shore which is 

 paved with small boulders slopes gently under the water. 



The islands are mostly rocky; island "F" being the only fertile one. The 

 large island "A" in the southern portion of Malachi lake is well timbered, but 

 very rough. All the islands, however, could be used for resorts. 



Physical Features. 



The country for the most part is rolling; all marshy lakes have a considerable 

 area of flat or gently rising land around them — Marshy and Muddy lakes being 

 typical of this class. 



White lake, 'Charles, Jack and Dutch lakes have for the most part gently 

 sloping shores with clear water, of considerable depth. 



Otter, Black, Precipice, and the southern portion of Malachi lakes have deep, 

 dark waters, but very clear when removed from its dark shores. 



The waters of Pelican Pouch lake during August and September were 

 covered with a thick green scum, giving it the appearance of a saturated solution 

 of paris green. Under this scum the water was transparent and good for drink- 

 ing purposes. 



The creek which drains Malachi lake is navigable for canoes to Otter lake. 



The narrows draining Pelican Pouch lake into Otter are interrupted by a 

 waterfall of 10 feet and 3 inches in height, very easily developed, but capable 

 of developing only 100 h.p. If all the natural discharge was held on Pelican Pouch 

 lake and if water was raised another five feet by dam the horsepower could be 

 increased by 50. These falls being situated just where the waters of Pelican 

 Pouch lake discharge into Otter lake, is quite convenient to the railroad which 



