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a complete survey was made, after which the traverse was carried down Canon 

 River to the Wagigoon River. 



"East Lake, Favel Lake and Canon Lake occupy a long narrow basin 

 running almost due east and west between high hills on both sides. The Cana- 

 dian National Railway runs along the north side of East and Favel Lakes, and 

 along the south side of almost the whole of Canon Lake. The timber along 

 the shores of these lakes is generally spruce, jack pine, poplar, birch, etc., with 

 considerable areas of second growth, much of it dating from fires which apparently 

 occurred during the construction of the railway. There are some small areas 

 of red pine from which the best appears to have been cut." 



Appendix No. 22 



Extract from report by T. J. Patten, O.L.S., survey of Drowning River, district 



of Cochrane. 



"In the Twin Lakes country and down the Drowning River about ten 

 miles, there is a good deal of old brul6 with small timber and occasional tracts 

 of the old bush with large white and black spruce, poplar, balm of gilead, jack 

 pine, white birch, balsam and cedar. The cedar is found only along the shores. 

 This country is mostly rolling with some hills, excepting along the flats of the 

 river and is mostly sand and gravel and boulders with outcrops of granite, 

 hornblende and gneiss. There are some patches of good clay land, but possibly 

 not enough for settlement, I have seen, though, a German settlement in the 

 county of Renfrew on' the Bonne Cherre River, in apparently no better country 

 than the Twin Lakes. 



"Below the 37th post there is little brule and more clay country. The 

 clay is mostly of a dark, rich nature, unlike the white clay which occurs in some 

 parts of the clay belt. 



"The same timber is found all the way down the river, details of which 

 are found on the several plans. New tamarac to about six inches in diameter 

 were not observed until pretty well down the river. 



"Below Relief Lake the timber mentioned is mostly of good size all down 

 the river for about a quarter of a mile from it, then muskeg, more or less wet 

 or open for a mile or so back, is found with black spruce varying in size according 

 to the amount of water in the muskeg. Some tracts of black spruce in the 

 muskeg were noted to be about ten inches in diameter. 



"Down to about the last portage near the 98th post, there is an occasional 

 outcrop of granite and the soil is sand and gravel with some clay. Below the 

 last portage there is scarcely any rock, except the cliffs of limestone from the 

 182nd to the 186th posts. Some of this limestone is very soft and white. Some 

 limestone deposits and "float" were seen in the river above there. 



"The soil below the last portage is sand and clay, which in a number of 

 places is mixed together. Some gravel was observed, also cobble stone. 



