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the front of concession five (5). From this point of intersection it was put on 

 the correct bearing in continuing on to the front of, the fourth concession. 



After great difficulty I found the line run by O.L.S. Paulin for the limit 

 between lots fourteen and fifteen (14 and 15), in concession six (6). This had 

 been partly run, but not as far south as the south-east angle of lot fifteen (16). 

 I found pickets on this line and produced it south to intersect my line for the 

 front of concession five (5). Notes show that the great distance it crossed to the 

 west of where it should have. The bearing at which it intersected the front of 

 concession five (5), plainly shows that this line has been in error this amount 

 right through from the rear on concession eight (8). It is evident that O.L.S. 

 Paulin must have turned off in error this amount from said rear of concession 

 eight (8) and continued his line on this incorrect bearing right through to the 

 point at which I picked it up. Upon intersection the front of concession five (5) 

 I ran the line between lots fourteen and fifteen (14 and 15) on the correct bearing, 

 through concession five (5) to intersect the front of concession four (4) as 

 run by me. 



My lines for the front of concessions four and five (4 and 5) were run west- 

 ward to intersect the west boundary of the township. At the point where said 

 lines intersected the west boundary, posts were planted. There were no posts 

 planted by O.L.S. Poulin on this west boundary, or if so, they have been destroyed, 

 for there was no trace of them to be found. 



I picked up the line run by O.L.S. Paulin for the limit between lots sixteen 

 and seventeen (16 and 17), in concession five (5), and produced it south to inter- 

 sect the front of the fourth concession as run by me. I picked up the line between 

 lots twelve and thirteen (12 and 13) as run by O.L.S. Paulin and produced it 

 south to intersect the front of the fifth concession as run by me. At this point 

 I put the said line on the correct bearing and ran it south to intersect the front 

 of concession four (4) as run by me. I picked up O.L.S. Paulin's line for the 

 front of concession five (5) and produced it easterly, as shown on plan and field 

 notes. 



In general I had great difficulty in picking up the lines run by O.L.S. Paulin. 

 They were often well cut out but poorly blazed, usually on but two sides of the 

 trees. As there were many trails throughout this township it made the work 

 more difficult. I wasted many hours in locating lines that should have been very 

 easy to find considering the kind of country they were run through. 



The errors in the bearings of these lines are seen from the field notes, the 

 chainage in particular, being far from accurate Knowing that these lines were 

 far from being on the correct bearing, after running the very first one, I was yet 

 forced to produce those found, as above stated, or else tie up my party for one or 

 two days at each line to enable me to get an observation before running the line. 

 This was of course out of the question as I should have been in there at least two 

 months to accomplish that. However, as soon as possible after starting a line 

 from these previously run lines I ascertained the correct bearing from intersections 

 with my own lines or from astronomical observations, and then corrected the 

 lines. In view of the difficulty, part of which I have described, I believe the work 

 to have been done as well as the circumstances would permit. My work is seen to 

 check fairly well on itself, the errors being where lines previously run were 

 produced. 



I reached the township of Fraleigh by going to the station of Silver Mountain 

 on the Port Arthur and Duluth Eailway. It is thirty-seven (37) miles from 



