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pine to Dead Man's Point on Porcupine Lake near the public cemetery, was graded 

 for 1/2 iiiils and gravelled I/4 mile. 



The road from Golden City to Pottsville, which had been damaged by the 

 spring freshet, was re-surfaced with rock for Y^ mile. 



The road cut out last season in the Township of Mountjoy, west of the 

 Mattagami Eiver, was graded, commencing on tlie west side opposite the main 

 Trunk Eoad, through Mattagami Heights running in a north-westerly direction 

 across Lots 1 and 2 to the 3rd Concession line, tlience west along said concession 

 line for a distance of 2 miles, a distance of Sy^ miles in all. Six culverts were 

 placed and one bridge 53 feet long was constructed. 



WORK DONE IN THE DISTRICT OF COCHRANE, ALONG THE LINE OF 

 THE TEMISKAMING AND NORTHERN ONTARIO RAILWAY SOUTH 

 TO PORQUIS JUNCTION, WEST ALONG THE PORCUPINE BRANCH 

 OF THE TEMISKAMING AND NORTHERN ONTARIO RAILWAY, 

 EAST ALONG THE BRANCH TO THE ABITIBI RIVER, AND ALONG 

 THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY EAST TO THE ABITIBI 

 RIVER AND WEST TO THE TOWN OF HEARST. 



Total number of miles of roads, old and new, under construction 129 



Number of miles of roads under construction and repaired 57 



Number of miles of new roads cut out 10 



Number of miles of old roads burned 7l^ 



Number of miles of roads stumped ready for grading 21^^ 



Number of miles of roads ditched 18 



Number of miles of roads, old and new, graded 15 



Number of bridges built 15 



Number of culverts built and renewed 146 



The work performed in the Cochrane District consisted chiefly in completing 

 roads which had been cut out in previous years; the work extended over 129 miles, 

 of which 10 miles of new road was cut out this season. The early spring floods and 

 the fires of July and August did great damage to the roads in this district. Several 

 of the old bridges and culverts were washed out, including part of the new bridge 

 and dam at Connaught on the Frederickhouse River. More than 100 culverts were 

 destroyed in the recent fire and several small bridges, also many miles of corduroy 

 roads. On the most important roads the culverts and bridges have been renewed, 

 and where the corduroy was burnt out it has been removed and the roads re-graded. 

 Good results were obtained for the money spent, although labour was hard to 

 procure and expensive. 



The fire of July 29th destroyed the two store-houses at Cochrane, in which 

 there was considerable road plant and provisions. The buildings were insured and 

 the loss was not very great. The warehouses were rebuilt. 



A ferry was constructed across- the Mattagami River west of the Town of 

 Timmins. Several short roads were constructed in different parts to enable the 

 school children to reach the nearest schools. Where the corduroy was burnt out on 

 the old roads ditches had to be enlarged. Fifteen new wooden bridges were con- 

 structed and 146 culverts, of which 40 were of corrugated iron. 



Splendid results have been obtained from the experimental gardens and farm 



