52 EEPOKT OF THE No. 3 



I secured the services of Mr. Geoffrey C. To thill to assist in the traverse work. 

 He did all except Black Bluff and Long lakes, which I did myself. I found no 

 difficulty in retracing the outlines of the township except the southerly limit where 

 in places only scrub existed, it was extremely difficult. In closing the line at the 

 north-west of Wabigoon the last part of the line lying between the Hutchinson 

 river and Bowden lake was not a continuation of the line east of the river. That 

 accounts for the drawing showing the line to travel north-westerly. My posts and 

 lines are now first-class and reflect the coaching I received from Mr. Hutcheon. 



The township is hilly with ridges running in every conceivable direction. It 

 appears to lack uniformity of arrangement. It is composed of numerous unrelated 

 eminences, that are invariably clothed with jack pine, unless they are bare. 



The creeks are very small, but have very good water and appear to run in all 

 directions endeavouring to elude the innumerable rock masses, none of which stand 

 out eminently above each other. The valleys are erratic and not very large. 



The Wabigoon river is guarded on either side by rock ridges that are not very 

 high, averaging I suppose 50 to 60 feet. Its average depth is about six feet in the 

 centre, but the sides are shallow and filled with small rocks. The lower end of the 

 river contains considerable masses of weeds. Insipid is the proper word to give to 

 the water when drinking it, due to the presence of sulphite or other ingredients 

 obtained at the pulp mill at Dryden. 



All of us found it a distinct laxative, and some a source of annoyance. The 

 river possesses a slow current and the two rapids are passable either way, but 

 boulders revealed themselves in the low water. The water possesses a clay color, 

 due to its upper reaches passing through clay banks. We caught no fish in the 

 river with the troll, but jack fish, pickerel and cat fish are quite abundant in 

 places. The river could only be traversed with portable motors, unless the rapids 

 were rid of the boulders. The river is quite uniform and does not change rapidly 

 in form. No bays of any size are found along its course. 



Clay lake occupies the north-west portion of the township. It is semi-clear 

 pleasant to the taste and contains a few islands that are mostly rocky. Bowden 

 lake occupies the south-west part and extends itself north into Eed Pine lake, 

 thence easterly into Long lake. A few unimportant creeks run into these basins. 

 With Yellow lake, these all drain off by Hutchinson creek into the Wabigoon river. 



An Indian trail runs from Red Pine lake across to Clay lake, being a narrow 

 'Indian trail. 



I encountered very little good timber in my survey. The only timber I saw 

 of any commercial value was around Clay lake and Yellow lake. Mostly jack pine 

 and spruce with small swamps of tamarac compose the marketable timber. On 

 the east side of the AVabigoon no timber of any value did I see. In fact, not 

 enough even for building purposes can be found. In a few places cordwood could 

 be made. There is on the north side of the river a strip of good timber running 

 across lot 7 in the VI concession, consisting of spruce, jack pine and poplar 

 averaging about ten chains wide. Between long and Clay lakes are quite a few 

 clumps of scattered jack pine. Some of the trees are fit for ties, but most of it is 

 cord wood size. Another strip of cordwood extends along the south limit east 

 from the Wabigoon river. It is in small patches in the low places, only suitable 

 for cord wood, however. As a wood producer Eedvers is poor. 



The drainage of Eedvers township is exceedingly good, accounting for the 

 absence of large marshes. The meandering Wabigoon, the cluggish Hutchinson 

 creek, and the several lakes afford almost an ideal system of drainage. 



