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The country surrounding these lakes is generally rolling and rocky. It 

 has suffered extensively from fire, no doubt due to mining operations there 

 in the early days, and the timber now is practically all second growth of various 

 sizes. 



The shores of these lakes, with the possible exception of Minnehaha Lake, 

 are, in my opinion, unsuitable for summer resort subdivision — where the shores 

 are not all rock — that is, when they are composed of high clay banks, extending 

 back, erosion has usually occurred, and in the lower shores, the land had been 

 flooded back for a considerable distance, leaving dead standing timber, old 

 logs, long grass, reeds, etc., in the water, so as to be almost impassable in a 

 canoe, or by any other means. The details of this, however, are shown on the 

 plan. 



On the 7th day of June, I tied the traverse into the south boundary of 

 Southworth township, east side of Little Wabigoon Lake, and proceeded the 

 next day to big Wabigoon Lake. Here we continued the traverse, starting from 

 the north boundary of Indian Reserve 27, previously mentioned, and continuing 

 along the south shore until we tied into the south boundary of Van Home 

 township. 



I, then, according to instructions of date 27th June, 1922, carried my 

 traverse along the north shore of Big Wabigoon Lake, across the townships of 

 Van Home and Zealand, in order that the situation of the eroded clay banks 

 should be properly designated. 



On the 26th of June, I was instructed to continue my traverse covering 

 Mile, Trap, Dor6, Ingall and Ukik Lakes, all south of Contact Bay. I started 

 out on this part of the trip on the first day of August. Mile and Trap Lakes 

 are very small with high rocky shores. Here quite a few red and white pine 

 were noticeable but were too scattered to be of any economic value. 



Dore and Ingall Lakes are long and narrow with high, rocky shores. The 

 surrounding country is very rough and rocky. In consequence, there are no 

 areas fit for agriculture. 



Ukik Lake is broken up into long, narrow, rock bays, which usually end 

 up in low, marshy places. 



There is a portage about a mile long from Trap Lake to Dore Lake ending 

 up in a marsh or bay about a quarter of a mile long. This portage is very 

 rarely used, except possibly as a winter trail. 



There is a portage of about ten (10) chains on the outlet of Dore Lake, 

 and three short portages on the outlet of Ukik Lake. 



At the first is a falls nine (9) feet and the last three are falls having natural 

 heads of eighteen (18), twelve (12), and twenty-four (24) feet respectively. 

 There is a good site for a dam at the first falls but as the drainage area is so 

 small, the resultant horsepower would be negligible. 



On completion of this traverse work, I returned to Big Wabigoon Lake 

 and subdivided Islands R.K. 185 and R.K. 196, and plans of same accompany 

 this report, as instructed. There are several other islands which were large 

 enough for subdivision but I considered that the nature of the shorelands 

 •was unsuitable for summer resort purposes, more especially on account of the 

 erosion which has taken place, the sheer banks and the pollution of the water. 

 There are one or two places on the north shore of Wabigoon Lake in the town- 

 ships of Van Home and Zealand which would make good summer resorts, but 

 they are small and scattered. 



All angles were measured with the transit and the distances obtained by 

 stadia. The main stations were plotted day by day on cross section paper 



