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TiMBEK. 



The township is heavily timbered with spruce, balsam, birch, poplar and jack 

 pine, with scattering white pine. Cedar is found along the banks of the rivers and 

 lakes and in the swamps. The timber is most suitable for pulpwood and railway 

 ties. 



The windfall of timber is general throughout the township, which, in my 

 opinion, is caused from the light overburden of soil. 



Soil. 



The soil is principally of a sandy nature with little clay or loam ; boulders of 

 rock are predominant throughout the soil, and for which reason I would consider 

 about fifty per cent, of the township suitable for agricultural purposes. 



Minerals. 



The rock formation chiefly consists of keewatin and granite, the keewatin rock 

 being composed of^greenstone and schist. In this is found quartz veins, but iio 

 mineral of economic value was found. 



Game and Fish. 



Game is most plentiful, consisting of moose, bear, wolves, fox, mink, beaver 

 and martin. 



Fish is also plentiful, chie% pike and pickerel. 



The magnetic variation is constant, being six degrees and thirty minutes west 

 of astronomical north. 



I submit with this report, general plan, timber plan, field notes and traverse 

 plans. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



I have the honour to be. Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Signed) E. S. Code, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The Honourable, the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



Appendix No. 2S. 

 Survey of Outlines of Townships, District of Algoma. 



Peterborough, Ont., March 15th, 1917. 



Sir, — I have the honour to submit the following report on the survey of certain 

 township outlines in the district of Algoma, made by me under instructions from 



