1926 



DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 



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the outlet of One Man lake into two parts, the English river widens out some- 

 what, but about three-quarters of a mile downstream there is a drop of one 

 foot. There are several islands here and the northern channel is the main one. 

 There is a strong current in this channel and it is the one used by canoes going 

 downstream as the water is not so rough. Coming upstream the current can 

 all be avoided by a lift of less than the length of a canoe at one of the southern 

 channels. 



"A short distance below this rapid, English river widens out into Deer lake 

 which is about nine miles long. There are numerous islands in Deer lake, 

 some of them large and well timbered. There is a river-like narrows on the 

 north side which leads into a bay about a mile and a half across, and a fair- 

 sized stream enters the north side of this bay. This stream was traversed as 

 far as the first portage, which occurs about a mile upstream. There is here a 

 well travelled portage which forms part of a canoe route to some fairly large 

 lakes in the interior. 



"During the season of 1924 two fish companies were fishing for sturgeon in 

 Deer Lake. One company took their catch to Minaki for shipment, and the 

 other shipped from Malachi. 



"A little below Deer lake is Deer falls where the English river takes a 

 sudden drop of 11.6 feet. About half a mile down stream there is a further 

 drop of 0.3 feet so that by raising Deer lake one foot, and thereby flooding out 

 the one foot drop shortly below One Man lake, a total head could be secured 

 here of 13 feet. Assuming the flow to be 9,000 c.f.s. this head with 80 per cent, 

 efficiency would give 10,700 horsepower. There is an ideal site for building a 

 dam and power house, and no expensive flume would be necessary. The splendid 

 storage facilities afforded by the many large lakes on the English river add 

 much to the attractiveness of Deer Falls as a power proposition. 



"A water power reserve was posted here sufficiently large to afford room 

 for any power development that may be projected in the future at this point. 

 The boundaries of the water-power reserve were not cut out on the ground. 



"About four and a half miles below Deer Falls the English River joins 

 the Winnipeg River, the intervening stretch of country being high and rocky 

 with a considerable area of young second growth poplar, jack pine, etc. 



"A short distance below the junction on the east side, the north boundary 

 of the Islington Indian Reserve strikes the Winnipeg River. There is an iron 

 post near the shore marked I.R. on the south side near this point, and this post 

 was tied to the traverse. The shores of Islington Indian Reserve were not 

 traversed. 



"Continuing west and southwest the Winnipeg River broadens out into 

 a considerable lake expansion with many large islands. The largest of these is 

 Island No. 716 which has a total area of 988 acres. Three posts were planted 

 on this island. 



"Just below Island No. 716 the Winnipeg River narrows and there is quite 

 a perceptible current. A mile or so downstream is North Boundary Falls 

 where the river falls 3}^ feet in a few yards. North Boundary Falls is divided 

 by a high rocky island, the main stream being on the north side. South Boundary 

 Falls is about two and a half miles south of North Boundary Falls, and Boundary 

 Island lies between the two. The volume of water passing over South Boundary 

 Falls is much less than that passing over North Boundary Falls. 



"Boundary Island is the largest island surveyed during the season, it having 

 an area of 1,681 acres. The north part of this island is rough and rocky with 

 some small patches of clay, but the southerly part is lower and the proportion 



