1913-14 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 79 



Timber. 



The greater part of the township is thickly timbered with spruce, balsam, 

 poplar, birch, and cedar, varying in size from two to eight inches in diameter. In 

 the north-easterly part of the township a considerable quantity of large cedar was 

 encountered, running from ten to thirty inches in diameter. In the northerly half 

 of the township, through concessions four and five there is a great quantity of 

 spruce, four to ten inches in diameter. 



Soil. 



Good agricultural land was met with in the south-easterly part of the town- 

 ship, this being in the locations mentioned above. This same soil prevails through" 

 concessions 1 to 5, from lots 1 to 6. The south-westerly -part of the township 

 traversed" by Wolf river, is of no value as agricultural land except in a few isolated 

 spots. It is for the most part very rocky with steep rocky hills. In the north- 

 easterly part of the township there is some land of agricultural value, some clay 

 soil being met with in this section. The central part of the town.ship is of no 

 value for agricultural purposes, it is very rocky. About the lake, shown in con- 

 cessions 4 and 5, lots 8 and 9, there are precipices with from 150 to 200 ft. sheer 

 drop. As shown in the notes, there are other such places to be met with in the 

 westerly part of the township. The north-central part of the township is ex- 

 ceptionally good for agricultural purposes, the soil being for the most part of the 

 same sandy formation as met with in the south-easterly part. The settlers in this 

 south-easterly part of the township have met with considerable success in the 

 cultivation of this land and it is to be pre-supposed that the soil in the parts 

 mentioned above will yield to the same treatment. In general I would report that 

 in my estimation about fifty per cent, of this township is available for agricultural 

 purposes, including the locations above mentioned. 



Minerals. 



No traces of minerals of economic value were met with in the survey of this 

 township. The south-westerly part of the township has been thoroughly prospected 

 and some claims staked out, but nothing to warrant favorable mention was met with 

 by me, either in the part mentioned or in the other parts of the township. 



Lakes. 



As shown on the plan and field notes, eleven lakes were met with in the course 

 of the survey of this township. These were all traversed. They are, for the 

 most part, deep and clear, well stocked with fish. 



WoLp River. 



This river traverses the south-westerly part of the township, flowing in a 

 general south-easterly direction and emptying into Lake Superior. It varies in 

 width from half a chain to two and a half chains. It is, for the most part, very 

 shallow. The current is quite swift, readings taken showing an average rate of 

 flow of about three miles per hour. This river was traversed from where it enters 

 the township on the west boundary to where it leaves on the south boundary. 

 Four, rapids were met with these giving a total fall of twenty-seven feet. Four 



