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graded, but in places requires surfacing with gravel. There is now a well graded 

 road from Markstay to North Bay, 55 miles, which requires, however, surfacing with 

 gravel in a few places west of Warren ; there is now a winter road from North Bay to 

 Sudbury, 80 miles, 6 miles of which still remains ungraded with 3 small bridges to 

 be renewed. 



The road between Warren and North Bay, which was finished a year ago, was 

 improved by running a small grader over it in places where it had become slightly 

 rutted. When the 6 miles of this road which is now ready for grading is finished, 

 the settlers between North Bay and Sudbury will be able to market their produce 

 either at Sudbury or North Bay, thus fulfilling a long felt want. Many of these 

 settlers have been in occupation on their lots for nearly thirty years without being 

 able to reach a market, more particularly those east and west of Markstay. 



EOADS IN THE VICINITY OF NOETH BAY. 

 Township of CMsholm : 



The Township of Chisholm Trunk Eoad commenced in 1915 was continued 

 along Lots 5 and 6 of the said road a distance of 3i/^ miles. The road was cut out 

 and graded and the surface was gravelled. 



Township of Widdifield : 



The road in front of Lot 16, Con. 2, Township of Widdifield, was surfaced 

 with gravel for a distance of ^^ niile. 



NOETH BAY, CALLANDEE AND POWASSAN TEUNK EOAD. 



Total number of miles reconstructed, graded and surfaced 



with gravel in places 24 miles 



From the Village of Powassan, which is about 20 miles south of North Bay, 

 work was begun on the North Bay, Callander and Powassan Trunk Eoad last May and 

 continued up to the last of October when operations ceased at the Village of South 

 Eiver 20% miles south of Powassan. Between these two villages there was an old 

 road built at different periods. There was very little through traffic over the road, 

 it being almost impassable in places owing to bad grades, stony hills, and swamps. 

 During the wet season traffic was completely stopped between South Eiver and 

 Trout Creek, the distance between these two villages being 8 14 miles. In order to 

 improve the grades several deviations had to be made from the old road to avoid 

 almost impossible hills on the 11th and 12 Concessions of the Towmship of Laurier. 

 At this point about 2 miles of new road had to be cut out. The road as now 

 constructed has very few heavy grades and from North Bay to South Eiver there 

 is a first-class road considering the character of the country it passes through. 

 There are, however, a few places which still require gravelling and regrading later 

 on. After the road leaves Powassan, in the Township of Himsworth, it runs in a 

 south-westerly direction passing through the Village of Trout Creek, near the north 

 limit of the Township of Laurier and extends in a south-westerly direction through 



