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and is from 15 to 35 links in width. It has few rapids with very little water 

 coming over them. It has numerous beaver houses and dams, which make a con- 

 siderable amount of flooded land. Its depth is from 2 ft. to 4 ft. 



There are a number of other small creeks throughout the township which are 

 sufficiently large to warrant settlers a constant supply of water for household and 

 barns. Some of those creeks are apparently from springs as the water is both clear 

 and cold. 



'' Water Pov7ers. 



There are none in the township. 



Navigation. 



The Wabigoon river is sufficiently large and deep to be navigable for small 

 steam boats or craft of other kind. Colenso creek is navigable for canoes for its 

 full distance across the township. There are a few short portages but the greatest 

 obstacle is the large amount of driftwood caused by beavers. 



Islands. 



On the Wabigoon river in concession I, lot 10, there are two small islands. 

 No. 1 is a low level island with marshy shores. No. 2 is merely rock with a few 

 trees growing on it; not suitable for summer resort. On Favel lake there is one 

 low rocky island not suitable for summer resort. On Johnson lake there is one 

 small island, low and rocky, not suitable for summer resort. On Rice lake there 

 is one small rocky island. It has few trees growing on it, but it is not suitable for 

 summer resort. 



EOADS. 



Throughout the township of Colenso there are numerous roads branching from 

 one of two main roads. One of those main roads commences at Vermilion bay, 

 township of Langton, and has a floating bridge strung on cables across the Wabigoon 

 river. The other main road commences at Waldorf siding in the township of 

 Mutrie; there is no bridge across the Wabigoon river on this road. Both of those 

 roads go to an old G.T.P. construction camp one mile west of Morgan stjition on the 

 G-. T. P. Railway. 



With the exception of concession VI roads can be easily made as the land in 

 most places is fairly level and has very few steep hills. 



Fish. 



In the Wabigoon river, pike, pickerel, gold eyes and suckers are plentiful. 

 Colenso creek has some pike. Of the other lakes we had no way of ascertaining 

 what fish are in them. 



