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goes with this report to as great an extent as possible. A reference to the plan 

 will therefore show information regarding the kind and character of timber 

 in any given locality in much greater detail than can be given in the body of this 

 report. 



"The territory surveyed does not appear to be particularly attractive from 

 a mineral standpoint, as practically no rocks were seen except granite and 

 gneiss. There were no marked instances of local magnetic attraction, the varia- 

 tion of the magnetic compass being very constant. It averaged about one and 

 a half degrees to the east where the survey started, and gradually decreased to 

 about one degree on Whitewater Lake. 



"Fish and game of the usual varieties appear to be fairly plentiful. The 

 lakes contain pike and pickerel in large numbers, and the larger lakes are said 

 to contain whitefish. Moose and deer were seen occasionally and once in a 

 while a caribou was seen. The usual fur-bearing animals are fairly plentiful 

 with the exception of beaver which appear to have almost vanished from this 

 section of the country. Local trappers report average success during the 

 preceding winter. They all, however, unite in lamenting the fact that the 

 beaver have nearly disappeared. 



"The detail plan of the survey has already been forwarded to your depart- 

 ment, and I enclose herewith field notes on the regulation paper, list of permanent 

 monuments and a tabulated form showing the location and a description of each 

 island surveyed during the season." 



Appendix No. 25 



Extract of report of Phillips and Benner of Lower and Middle Shebandowan 

 Lakes, district of Thunder Bay. 



"The field work was commenced at the easterly end of Lower Shebandowan 

 Lake on May 4th, and survey of the two hundred locations (P.P. 178 to 317) on 

 this part of the lake was completed on July 14th. The party then moved into 

 Middle Shebandowan Lake and the survey of two hundred locations (pp. 318 

 to 517) on this portion of the lake was completed on September 26th. Although 

 the lake had been previously traversed by A. L. Russell, O.L.S., it was found 

 necessary to make a new traverse of those portions of the shore line in front 

 of the sites chosen as suitable for resort purposes, as the stations established in 

 the original survey had become lost. 



"During the progress of the survey a memorandum was kept of the various 

 characteristics of the individual lots. This will be found detailed in the field 

 notes on pages 61 to 84 inclusive. After the survey of each portion of the lake 

 was completed a sketch plan was supplied to your department showing the 

 numbers of the locations and the areas of the same. A table of estimated values 

 of each location was also made and forwarded to you. 



"There is a small settlement known as Stewart's Spur at the east end of 

 Lower Shebandowan Lake. There is a small saw mill here and also a number 

 of residences. The other improvements noted were a small shack on location 



