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distance of 31/2 miles. This road was originally constructed a year ago and was 

 destroyed by the spring freshet, caused by the breaking of the dam at the foot of 

 Onaping Lake. The old bridge across the Onaping Eiver was carried away with 

 the flood and is now being renewed. 



The Shining Tree mining road, which was built two years ago by this De- 

 partment, was partially destroyed by fire a year ago. The same was repaired, and 

 6 miles of new winter road cut out from the end of the old road cut two years ago 

 north-easterly to the mines at Wasabika Lake. The road begins at Kashbaw Sta- 

 tion on the Canadian Northern Railway, and runs in a north-easterly direction for 

 2i miles. The first 18 miles was constructed two years ago and was repaired, and a 

 winter road only cut out for the balance of the distance. 



SUDBURY AND NORTH BAY TRUNK ROAD. 



Number of miles of road under construction 29i/^ 



Number of miles of new road constructed 15 



Number of miles of new road cut out and graded 6 



Number of miles of road macadamized 8i^ 



Number of culverts built 60 



Number of small bridges under construction 2 



Five years ago a trunk road was constructed between Sudbury and the Village 

 of Coniston, near the Mond Nickel Company's nickel and copper smelters and mines. 

 The original road was well graded and drained, and, although well constructed, was 

 chiefly of clay or light loam, and owing to the heavy traffic between Sudbury and 

 the Village of Coniston, did not withstand the heavy traffic. During the wet 

 weather it rutted to such an extent that in places it was almost impassable and it 

 was necessary to re-surface it with rock. Early in May the stone crusher was set 

 at work and operations were carried on during the entire season. The road is now 

 completed, the distance being 8V2 miles. It was first re-graded, a few additional 

 culverts placed, and 10,855 cubic yards of rock was crushed and put in place. 

 The traction engine and large rock wagons were u^^ed in hauling the road material. 

 The road was well rolled with a ten ton roller during construction and is now in 

 first-class condition. The width of the rock surface is 9 feet. 



The continuation of this trunk road east of Coniston to Wahnapitae, a distance 

 of 4 miles, as constructed a year ago by this Department, was re-surfaced with 

 gravel as far as Wahnapitae Station. 



Early in June work was commenced on the continuation of the Sudbury and 

 North Bay trunk road from Wahnapitae easterly to a point on the Canadian Pacific 

 Railway 3 miles west of the Village of Warren, a distance of 21 miles, where work 

 terminated in 1915 on the construction of the same road from North Bay west; the 

 distance covered this season being 29^^ miles. The first 6 miles east of Wahnapitae 

 was cut out, grubbed and graded ; the next 6 miles to the Village of Markstay was 

 cut and grubbed only. There is now a good winter road from Sudbury to Markstay. 

 Heretofore the settlers from Markstay were unable to reach a market either to the 

 east or west. From Markstay easterly the road followed the old Colonization road for 

 about 21/^ miles north of the right-of-way of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The 

 road then turned to the south, crossing the right-of-way, and was extended in a 

 general direction parallel to the right-of-way to the end of the road as constructed a 

 year ago 3 miles west of Warren. The road from Markstay to Warren has all been 



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