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mark the west limit of the said township. From the points designated on the 

 projected plan forwarded to me 1 ran lines north astronomically for a distance of 

 6 miles. 



I run the west limit of the township I was instructed to commence at the iron 

 bar planted by O.L.S. Stewart on the right-of-way of the Canadian Pacific Rail- 

 way near Hay lake and to run north astronomically from this point. This iron 

 bar could not be found nor any trace of the line as run hy O.L.S. Stewart. The 

 country through which it had been run has since that time been burnt over and the 

 line could not be found except for a few chains length at the southerly end of 

 same. Having intersected this line produced, as stated above, I then ran north 

 astronomically from this point 6 miles more or less. In running this line I had 

 my men looking for traces of the old line but as stated above it was not to be found. 



My instructions read to run my east limit of the township north astronomically 

 from the south-east angle of the township as established by me. This I started to 

 do but found that the said line ran along a long lake as seen from the field notes 

 and plan. Off this east limit I had been instructed to run lines west astronomically. 

 To do this would have involved great difficulties due to the lake aforesaid. It then 

 seemed advisable, to run the front of the concessions oft' one of the meridian lines in 

 the centre of the township. I then chose the meridian that seemed to afford the 

 best chainage that tlie front of the meridians might be run at the most accurate 

 chainage possible. It seemed advisable, therefore, to turn off the line between lots 

 8 and 9 and this was accordingly done, having first taken an observation on this 

 line. Particular care was taken in the chainage along this meridian. Lines 

 marking the front of the several concessions were then run off this line to intersect 

 the west limit of the township and later to intersect the* east limit of the township. 

 This east limit was run later on over the ice. As seen from the plan and field 

 notes this work checked. Although the front of the concessions were therefore run 

 slightly contrary to instructions as issued to me, they are seen to check as well, if 

 not better than they would have done had they been run in the manner set forth in 

 my instructions. 



As seen from the plan, the depth of concession I is 79 chains while the depth 

 of concession II is 81 chains. In explanation of this I beg to state that on this 

 survey I had with me chainmen who have worked with me for years and I had 

 every reason to believe that I could trust to them to chain in a proper manner. In 

 some most unaccountable manner, in chaining along the east limit of the township 

 they made an error of one chain and this error was not picked up until over four 

 miles of line had been cut and also blazed. It was, therefore, impossible to correct 

 this error in any good manner so I took the liberty of throwing an extra chain's 

 length in the depth of the second concession, that the township might have its full 

 depth of 6 miles. I regret this error exceedingly, but, as I have stated, I did not 

 have green men \\'ith me but men who have been with me on this class of work for 

 years and in whom I had every confidence. 



In marking the limits of the lots in this township particular attention was paid 

 to the blazing of the lines and I feel confident that your instructions have been 

 followed to the letter in this respect as well as in the manner of the posts, which in 

 all but two cases were of spruce or jack pine and were of the size stated in the in- 

 structions and well marked. Where designated in the instructions, I have planted 

 iron posts alongside the wooden posts marking them in the required manner and 

 taking bearing trees as instructed. 



As seen from the plan there are many lakes in this township, most of them 

 being quite deep and clear. The fishing in the larger ones is said to be very good 



