68 REPORT OF THE No. 3 



The height of land passes northwesterly through township 11 B, the north- 

 east corner of 11 C, the southwest corner of 24 and through 25. Owing to the 

 proximity of this the streams through the whole area are small. Only three 

 were met with which were at all navigable with a canoe, namely: the Wakami 

 River, flowing north out of Wakami Lake in township 20; the Wenebegon River, 

 flowing south into Wenebegon Lake in township 10 D, which is navigable with a 

 canoe only south of the north boundary of 10 D, and a small stream, which the 

 Indians call Spruce River, flowing easterly through townships 10 F, 10 M and 10 D. 



"Small lakes are numerous and are usually of spring water with gravel 

 bottoms. Trout Lake, lying in the south corner of townships 11 B and 11 C, is 

 a very pretty body of particularly clear water with gravel bottom and high 

 shores. 



Timber 



"Judging by the trees this area was nearly all swept by fire between fifty 

 and sixty years ago and many large areas again within the last fifteen years. 

 Generally the whole area is poorly timbered. Patches of merchantable timber 

 are scattered throughout the area. White and red pine from eighteen to thirty- 

 six inches was discovered in small quantities around the lakes along the south 

 half of the meridian between 11 B and 11 C, and along the south boundary of 

 11 B, also white pine of large size was seen in spots in the north part of 10 F, 

 and more plentifully in the north part of 10 G. This, however, though very 

 large, is of poor quality owing to its great age. Practically no new growth of 

 pine appears. 



"Jack pine up to fourteen inches appears in patches. A very good stand of 

 this is located in the southeast corner of 25 and the southwest corner of 24, 

 extending a short distance in 11 C. The south part of 11 B, and the southeast 

 part of 11 C, also contains considerable jack pine of fair size. 



"White birch, spruce and balsam not usually over twelve inches also appears 

 in many areas. 



"Cedar and black spruce predominates in the low lands, the cedar being 

 usually of poor quality. 



"Hard maple and yellow birch is also to be found on the hill tops in the 

 north part of 10 G, and south part of 11 G. 



Game 



"Moose and bear are quite plentiful, a few red deer were seen, but they 

 are not numerous. Wolves were heard occasionally. Fresh work of beaver was 

 seen on nearly all the lakes and streams and the smaller fur-bearing animals 

 are said to be numerous. Partridge are also plentiful. The only fish caught 

 were pike and these are numerous in all the lakes of any size, though it is 

 there are trout and maskinonge in Trout Lake in townships 11 B and 11 C. 



Mineral 



"The rock formation is principally granite and no evidence of valuable 

 mineral was seen, though in this respect a surveyor in charge of a party, par- 

 ticularly on this class of^work, has very little opportunity to investigate the 

 mineral possibility of the country he passes over." 



