64 REPORT OF THE No. 3 



Shores 



"From the Canadian National Railway north to station 44, the shores are 

 rocky with a heavy clay and gravel overburden. From station 44, the under- 

 lying formation is limestone, with a gravel and clay overburden. 



Falls and Rapids 



"From the Canadian National Railway through to station 107, this river 

 is a series of falls and rapids. The volume of water is not exceptional in extreme 

 low water, but with storage dams located as to conserve the spring water, 

 considerable power is available, where the timber is, to say the least, fair. 



"There are four falls within six and a third miles north of north boundary 

 of the township of Studholme. Rapids between the falls permit of considerable 

 raise of head without interference with other owners of power, if the power 

 rights are owned separately. 



"The survey was made in midsummer with the water extremely low. A 

 cross section and flow measurement was not taken as the results would have been 

 very misleading. The Canadian National Railway have a gauge at the crossing 

 of the Kabinakagami and the exact flow over several years is, therefore, obtain- 

 able. 



33^ miles north of Studholme Falls No. 1 Sta. 15 has a head of 14.0 ft. 

 43/^ " " 2 23 " 21.0 



5M " " 3 28 " 20.0 



6}4 " " 4 36 " 24.9 



"The head is figured from smooth water above to smooth water below the 

 falls, and includes short rapids and falls from where the plans show head to foot. 



The Limestone Rapids 



"The Limestone Rapids is about seventeen and one-half miles in length. 

 In low water it is necessary to lighten canoes to not more than 250 pounds inside 

 load and lead the canoe through the deepest channels, lifting it over all the 

 very shallow places. Two canoes were so badly worn as to be of no future value. 

 One was left in the Hudson Bay winter post at the Forks- Kenogami and Albany 

 Rivers and the other tarred up to bring us home. The cook's canoe was not used 

 for second and third trips back for outfit and was, therefore, not in such bad 

 condition. 



"Without an extensive survey, the Limstone Rapids is very doubtful as a 

 source of power. 



Timber 



"Except where brule is shown on the plans, the timber seems to be very 

 similar to that south of the Canadian National Railway. The difference in 

 size varies very little, being somewhat smaller as one travels north. 



Soil 



"With the exception of a few rock outcroppings within seven miles north 

 of the Canadian National Railway, the rock formation is limestone with gravel 

 overburden, and a top soil of good sandy clay loam suitable for agriculture. 

 Potatoes at Mammawimattawa Post compared favourably with around Cobalt, 

 except they were probably a little later. 



