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although my party had no opportunity to test this, due to the lateness of the season. 

 The township is overrun with moose, great numbers of them being seen. There are 

 a few red deer and caribou but not in any great numbers. Partridge were rather 

 scarce, but there were great numbers of rabbits. As seen from the field notes, the 

 only rock formations met with in this survey were granite and there were no 

 economic minerals met with. 



According to instruction I traversed the lakes included in this township in the 

 required manner, and enclose with the plan and field notes, notes and separate 

 plans of this work. The only river met with in the survey of the township was the 

 Eire Steel river which was not of sufficient size to warrant a separate survey being 

 made of it. As seen from the traverse notes, the lines of the traverse were con- 

 nected with the lines marking the lots, according to the written instructions. 



Due to the lateness of the season there was considerable frost met with in 

 planting the posts, but in all cases that I personally saw the posts were driven 

 through the frost and seemed to be very well planted. I will, however, if the 

 Department so desires it, send a man throughout the township in the spring to go 

 over the lines and ascertain if the posts are well planted. As stated above the 

 posts were in good condition at the time of the survey, but is it ppssible that the 

 frost will have moved them a little. 



With regard to the soil in this township the south-east part of this township 

 has good clay soil. In going westwards along the southern part of the township 

 this changes to a light sandy soil and at the south-west part of the township it is 

 quite rocky. The central part of the township has a light soil with clay in the 

 small valleys. The west-central part is of a granite formation which runs for two 

 or three lots east-wards from the west limit of the township. The northern part of 

 the township is rocky except at the eastern end where the sandy soil is again met 

 with. An estimate of the portion of the township suitable for agricultural purposes 

 would place it at about 70 per cent., the better part of this being in the eastern 

 and southern parts of the township. 



The only improvements made in this township are at the old siding of Upsala. 

 There is one settler on lot 3, concession II, but he has made no improvements on 

 the land. At the time I left the township there were several men going into the 

 township to look it over with an idea of settling there. I have had several inquiries 

 at this ofl&ce as to when the Department would be putting this land in the hands 

 of the Crown Land agents. Furthermore, I understand from Mr. Burriss, the 

 Crown Land agent in Port Arthur that he has had many inquiries from people 

 living in that district near Upsala with regard to this same matter. 



I beg to enclose plan and field notes, traverse notes and separate plans of the 

 lakes traversed, chainmen's affidavits, statements, etc., according to instructions, 

 and I trust that this report and this work will meet with your approval. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Signed) E. R. Bingham, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The Honourable, the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



