1926 



DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 



55 



"The only considerable falls are at the following points: — 



At the 34th post 11.6 feet fall. 



"I have noticed that the height of fall at the 87th post at the confluence 

 with the Wabimiga River is marked 35 feet on the maps of the Department. 

 It may be only an estimate. I measured carefully the height of the falls. A 

 considerable power might be developed at this point by using the water of both 

 streams. 



"Pike and pickerel are abundant and down to the Tin Can Portage, Post 

 No. 70, there are plenty of speckled (rainbow) trout up to a foot long. American 

 tourists are aware of the good fishing and two parties were met with during the 

 work. 



"There seems to be lots of moose. We did not see many deer. The fur 

 bearing animals do not seem to be plentiful." 



Appendix No. 23 



Extract from report by Speight & van Nostrand, O.L.S., survey of base line 

 in district of Thunder Bay and part of boundary between Cochrane^and 

 Thunder Bay districts. 



Timber 



"The tremendous loss of timber wrought in the past by fire throughout 

 Northern Ontario, was again brought home to us during the progress of the 

 survey. Almost 75 per cent, of the land traversed had been burned over during 

 the last 25 years and on some of the area the new growth has been repeatedly 

 destroyed. The most suitable timber encountered lies to the southeast of 

 the valley of the Squaw River, along the east and north boundaries of the town- 

 ship of Nakina, and on the east boundary of the township of Alpha. In this 

 area are some good stands of jack pine and spruce. From Grave Lake north 

 to Percy Lake practically all the commercial timber has been burned. The 

 young trees are mostly jack pines or less frequently, spruce, now about 20 to 

 25 years old and of very good type. Some of the new growth is very dense. 

 North of Percy Lake we found considerable good spruce of medium size. From 

 Spider Lake westward along our base line we saw comparatively little unburned 

 timber. This was probably accounted for by our proximity to the railway. 

 We judge that part of the burn crossed was of a more or less local character, 

 possibly due to fires when the right of way was cleared. 



