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Rock Formation 



"It was only on the steep slope that we saw any rock exposures which 

 were chiefly granite. Limestone showed where we crossed the coal river. 



Animal Life 



"This area seemed to me to be more destitute of animal life than any part 

 of Northern Ontario I have been in. This may be partially due to the big fire 

 about twenty years ago. 



"On the way down the Opazatika from the railway as far as Indian Sign 

 Falls there seemed to be an abundance of animal life, but below that we saw 

 very little game. Fish are plentiful in the larger streams, the principal being 

 pickerel." 



Appendix No. 26 



Extract from report by Lang & Ross, O.L.S., survey of certain township out- 

 lines along Canadian Pacific Railway, district of Thunder Bay. 



"We commenced work in the field on May 7th and completed it on Julv 

 16th. 



Soil 



"Level muskegs and ridges are about in the proportion of ten to one. 

 Underlying the muskeg, in depths varying from two feet to fifteen feet, is clay 

 similar to that found in the clay belt. The ridges are in the main clay loam 

 but occasionally consist of glacial deposits of sand, gravel and boulders. The 

 best section for agricultural purposes is in the neighbourhood of the north 

 boundary of Joynt, in the township of Stedman and in the township of Inwood. 



Mineral 



"No trace of valuable mineral was found. In the township of Stedman 

 there are outcroppings of granite which show quartz stringers. 



Timber 



"Spruce predominates over the whole area, being scattered and stunted 

 in the large muskegs, but of merchantable size in the swamps which are well 

 drained. There is also a good deal of white birch and poplar on the ridges. 

 As our timber plan will indicate, almost fifty per cent, of the country has been 

 swept by fire and is now covered with second growth timber fifteen to twenty 

 feet high. 



Game 



"There are quite a few moose in the district but no evidence of red deer. 

 Partridge were scarce. A few English pheasants were seen in the neighbour- 

 hood of the railway. We were informed by the Indians that fur bearing animals 

 were very scarce. 



Fish 



"There are pike, pickerel and suckers in the rivers and lakes and also a few 

 whitefish in Lac des Milles Lacs." 



