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dam and on Night Hawk Lake and River, thus making the lake and river above the 

 dam navigable for boats and small tugs for nearly 30 miles. Mining companies 

 and lumbermen can now use this water stretch during the summer season for haul- 

 ing ore, and towing logs or pulpwood. 



My operations in this district ceased on' June 1st. 



NORTH BAY, SUNDRIDGE AND BURK'S FALLS TRUNK ROAD. 



17 miles of road graded and partly cut out. 

 8 miles of road surfaced with gravel. 

 12 miles of road repaired, dragged and gravelled in places between. Powassan 



and South River. 

 65 culverts placed — 14 iron and balance wood and stone. 

 800 yards in length of tap drains dug. 



Work was continued on the North Bay and Burk's Falls trunk road about the 

 18th of May, as soon as the settlers had finished their spring seeding. The road, 

 with the exception of gravelling in ])laces and other slight repairs, had been com- 

 pleted as far south as the tillage of South River, 40 miles from North Bay, the 

 previous season. From South Ri\'er south to the Village of Sundridge, a new road 

 was selected running south along the Grand Trunk Railway, in places, and crossing 

 to the east of the railway, entering the Village of Sundridge from the east along the 

 shore of Stony Lake, l^he new road has fewer grades than the old to contend with : 

 it is shorter in distance. On the new road % of a mile of swamp Avas met, which 

 required considerable grading and ditching. The road to Sundridge is now well 

 graded and ditched, and gravelled where found necessary. The greater portion of 

 the road passes through a sandy or sandy loam section. The road was continued 

 south-westerly from Sundridge for a distance of 2y2 miles: two diversions to avoid 

 bad grades were found necessary in that distance, on the old road now travelled to 

 Burk's Falls. From the end of the road, as now finished, the present travelled 

 road follows as good a route as is possible to select. This road requires re-grading 

 and gravelling in places, and repairing culverts and small bridges. 



The trunk road constructed between Callander and Powassan, in previous 

 years, and l)etween Powassan and South River, was repaired with the road drag 

 and small grader early in May, for 12 miles, and about 2^/4 miles surfaced with 

 gravel Avhere most required. 



' In addition to the main trunk road a short trunk road was constructed along 

 the 12th and 13th Concession line from the A^illage of Powassan easterly into the 

 ToAvnship of Chisbolm; the distance to the Chisholm boundary from Powassan is 

 51/4 miles. The old road was a mere winter road in places, the country being very 

 broken until the Township of Chisholm is entered, where there is found a con- 

 siderable area of fine land and a very prosperous settlement. The road was widened 

 and well graded for about 4 miles, and 2,200 yards of gravel placed thereon. The 

 remainder of the road Jnto. Chisholm was repaired, but, owing to the wet season 

 interfering, was not gravelled. Last season Avas not very favourable for road con- 

 struction, partly owing to the amount of rainfall, but, chiefly owing to the difficulty 

 in procuring labour ; work was suspended during the hayino: and harvesting. 



There is now a very fair automobile road from North Bay to Sundridge, the 

 distance being nearly 50 miles. From Sundridge to Huntsville large sections of 

 the present travelled road have never been graded, although passable for motor cars 



