1925 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 65 



Kenogami or English River 



"The survey of this river was commenced at the south boundary of the 

 Indian Reserve about three and one-half miles north of Mammawimattawa Post. 

 The width at this point is about twelve chains. The river increases in size to 

 about twenty-four chains a mile or so from the outlet. At its outlet into the 

 Albany River is thirty chains. 



"The current is very fast, about three miles per hour on an average. Parts 

 of the river have to be tracked where the water is too deep for poling, the rest 

 may be paddled. There are no portages, but in low water there are a few 

 shallow fast places. The only one of importance being a limestone rapids at 

 station 69. There is a good channel near the west bank at this point, where the 

 water is sufficiently deep for loaded canoes. 



"This is an excellent route to James Bay. The Hudson Bay Company and 

 Revillon Frere use gasoline launches and even fairly large flat bottomed steam 

 boats in high water. 



"The route used from the Canadian National Railway commenced at 

 Pagwa on the Pagwa River, which flows into the Kenogami. Supplies of all 

 kinds are loaded into large scows, about twelve feet wide and thirty feet in 

 length, and floated all the way to James Bay when the water is high. The 

 Hudson Bay factor told me the scows could be floated to Mammawimattawa in 

 fifteen hours, a distance of about seventy miles. It takes about the same time 

 from there to the Albany River, a distance of about sixty miles. 



Shores 



"The shores are mostly high and gravelly. The soil is a good sandy clay 

 loam. Nearing the Albany River the land is low and flat." 



Appendix No. 33 



Extract from O.L.S. D. J. Gillon's report on traverse of Seine River and islands, 

 Kenora, dated Fort Frances, February 13th, 1924. 



"All islands met with in the river and lakes were traversed and marked. A 

 table has been prepared showing the numbers of these islands, traverse distances, 

 acreage and a short description of each island. On the plans have been shown all 

 the traverse courses and distances on shore line and island traverses, with the 

 exception of those of some small islands in the river where, to avoid congestion, 

 the measurements were omitted. These are shown on a specially prepared 

 number of sheets. Those mining locations or groups of locations, which were 

 located on the ground during the progress of the survey, have been shown on the 

 plans, use having been made of all the data available from my own surveys and 

 from information obtained in the past from other Ontario Land Surveyors who 

 have assisted me in publishing correct maps by furnishing me with minutes of 

 various surveys made by them. Where it was found impossible to locate any 

 trace of old lines or posts, whole groups of locations have been omitted. 



"During the course of the survey, water levels were carried up the river and 

 across the lakes and check levels and measurements were taken to the contours 

 established for the Fort Frances Pulp and Paper Company. All elevations 

 refer to the bench marks established by the Department of the Interior of 

 Canada along the Canadian National Railway by precise levelling. 



3L.F. 



