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The old road between Lots 6 and 7, Hanmer, was widened, ditched and well 

 graded across Concessions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and part of 6, to the Vermilion River, 

 61/2 miles. 



A new truss bridge, 34 foot span, was constructed across Whitson Creek on 

 Concession 6, Township of Blezard. 



The trunk road graded and ditched last season from Sudbury north into the 

 Blezard Valley was re-surfaced with crushed rock from the Stobie Mine road, 

 where rock surfacing ended last season, north to the line between Concessions 6 

 and 6, Blezard, between Lots 6 and 7 for a distance of 6i/^ miles. Waste rock 

 from the mines and from a mountain on Lot 7, Concession 4, Blezard, was crushed 

 and 800 cubic yards per mile was spread on the road to a width of 9 feet, and 

 well rolled with a ten ton steam roller. Several culverts or small bridges were 



Tyadala Bridge, near the Spanish River, on the Soo branch of the C.P.R.; 140 ft. long. 



'renewed by large corrugated iron culverts. There is now a first-class stone road 

 leading north from the Town of Sudbury into the agricultural valley of the 

 Blezard, and a good clay and gravel road as far as Capreol Junction on the 

 Canadian Northern Railway over 20 miles from Sudbury, which distance can 

 easily be covered by automobile in less than one hour. 



The town line between Capreol and Hanmer Townships, across Concession 2, 

 •one mile, was stumped and graded. 



A road between the Townships of Hanmer and Blezard across Lots 1 and 2, 

 one mile, and between Lots 2 and 3 across Concession 6, Blezard, one mile, was 

 cut out and graded, and a bridge, 40 foot span, constructed across Whitson Creek 

 on road between Lots 2 and 3. These roads will enable the settlers to reach the 

 Canadian Northern Railway station at Bertrands or Hanmer. 



A road between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 6, Hanmer, one mile was graded: 

 also a road between Lots 2 and 3, Concession 6, Township of Lumsden, one mile. 



