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gravel and boulders left by the retreating glaciers. North of Percy Lake the 

 country is flat and the soil is mostly clay, though it varies somewhat, and in 

 some places is a light sand or a sandy loam. The tree growth is largely spruce. 

 "Along the base line from near Cavell westward, the country is more 

 rugged. The hills attain a height of seventy-five to one hundred feet, and 

 considerable areas of bare rock are exposed." 



Appendix No. 24 



Extract from traverse survey by C. R. Kenny, O.L.S., of Little Current River, 

 district of Cochrane. 



Wawong Lake 



"Wawong Lake lies about fifty chains north of the Canadian National 

 Railways from a point one mile and forty-eight chains measured easterly from 

 Cavell Station. 



"The lake has 20 islands and about 34 miles of shore line — has clear water 

 of moderate depth and generally free from muddy beaches and bays, and could 

 be navigated with small boats or launches. 



"A local height of land occurs near the northerly limit of the lake, causing 

 the water to flow in a southerly direction through a creek outlet from the south- 

 easterly and reaching the Kawashkagami River in a distance of about a mile 

 and eventually flowing into the Little Current River via Abamasagi and O'Sulli- 

 van Lakes. 



"The shores slope gently upward and the soil is of clay and sand. 



"The timber adjacent to the lake and surrounding country in general 

 consists chiefly of poplar and birch to 15 inches and a moderate quantity of 

 spruce and balsam to 10 inches interspersed with areas of jack pine— a good deal 

 of it below merchantable size. 



EsNAGAMT Lake 



"Esnagami Lake lies about two and one-half miles northwesterly from 

 Wawong Lake and is reached by making five portages there being five small 

 lakes between, four of which are headwaters. It has 186 islands and about 

 80 miles of shore line. 



"The lake is clear water and of good depth, making it possible to navigate 

 with small boats and launches. 



"Upon immediately approaching this lake a decided geographical change 

 takes place with the surrounding country which is rock formation overlaid 

 with clay and sandy soil, 



"The banks are of exposed rock, sloping gently upward and in no place 

 precipitous. The beaches generally are strewn with stones and boulders. 



"The outlet is a small river flowing in a northeasterly direction and emptying 

 into the Little Current River in a distance of about 50 miles. 



"Timber along the banks of the lake and in the vicinity consists principally 

 of poplar and spruce of pulpwood size — balsam, cedar and birch and occasional 

 ridges of jack pine, much of it undersized for timber. 



