1916-17 DEPAETMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 131 



On the trunk road between Ilonora and Little Current 1^4 niiles was graded 

 and surfaced with gravel. 



These roads were well ditched and graded, and the finest quality of gravel 

 placed thereon. It will take another season to complete the trunk road between 

 J kittle Current and Gore Bay, a distance of 10 miles. At present the road through- 

 out is in fairly good condition, except in a few places where it requires re-surfacing 

 and ditching. 



On the above work there Avas $8,203 expended ; good value was received for the 

 amount expended. The men employed were all settlers living on the Island. An 

 attempt was made to repair the worst parts of the Little Current and Manitouaning 

 lioad, but owing to the difficulty in getting labour this work was i)03tponed. This 

 is the second most important trunk road on the Island. It gives to the settlers in 

 the south-eastern part of the Island an outlet to the railway station at Little 

 Current, and passes through sections of the country thickly settled and well cul- 

 tivated. Ten thousand dollars expended on this road in grading, surfacing and re- 

 pairing small bridges would put it in good condition. 



EOADS IN THE DISTEICTS OF PORT ARTHUR AND FORT WILLIAM. 



Number of miles of road surfaced with gravel and shale 26 



Number of miles of road repaired, re-graded, graded, ditched and cut out... 46 

 of which 6 miles is new road. 



Work was commenced in these districts about the middle of June and was con- 

 tinued up to the end of October; rainy weather and scarcity of labour retarded the 

 Avork considerably. The heaviest part of the work was done on the International 

 Highway, or what is locally known. as the Port Arthur, Fort William and Duluth 

 Highway, as far as Pigeon River. The southern 30 miles of this road was re- 

 graded in places or gone over with road drag or small grader, and £2 miles of the 

 road was re-surfaced with gravel or shale rock. The northern approach to the 

 International Bridge at Pigeon River was completed; the approach is 75 ft. in 

 length and 23 ft. wide. Fourteen thousand cubic yards of gravel and shale was 

 ])laced thereon; 26 miles of the road M^as gone over with road drag and 1 miles re- 

 graded. This road was opened for automobile traffic on the 18th of August. There 

 is now fairly good communication between Port Arthur, Fort William and Duluth. 

 The distance from Fort William is slightly over 11 miles, and Pigeon River to 

 Duluth approximately 157 miles. 



Township of Oliver: 



Repair work, including re-grading and gravelling in places, was performed on 

 the Oliver Road, Lots 10 to"] 7, 2i/o miles. 



Township of Lyhster and Gillies: 



Silver Mountain Road; 414 miles was re-graded in the Townships of Lybster 

 and Gillies. 



