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REPORT OF THE 



No. 3 



SUMMARY OF TREES PLANTED PERMANENTLY 



V. — Forest Surveys 

 Area: 



Consistent with the policy of the Ontario Forestry Branch to take stock of 

 the forest resources of the province and to estimate the quantities of standing 

 timber on areas prior to sales, the Forest Survey programme was extended in 

 1926 by the examination of approximately 3,420 square miles. Of this area 

 1,200 square miles were east of the Longlac pulp limit and south of the Canadian 

 National railway or more definitely the country drained by the White Otter 

 and Pic rivers. 



The other area 2,220 square miles were in six individual blocks north and 

 south from Sioux Lookout on the Canadian National railway. Five of these 

 blocks are directly tributary to the English river. One is indirectly tributary, 

 draining to Sturgeon lake and Sturgeon river. The six blocks are: — 



A. Immediately south of Sioux Lookout, 766 square miles. 



B. East from the above and east from the English River and north from 

 Pine lake, 200 square miles. 



C. From the north shore of Sturgeon lake to the south boundary of timber 

 berth Z B and north from timber berth Z B, a triangular area approxi- 

 mately four miles wide on the west and joining with timber berth Z B 

 on the east, a total area of 170 square miles. 



D. North of the railway grant block 10 to Lac Seul and the Vermillion 

 river, 290 square miles. 



E and F. East and west from the northeast arm of Lac Seul, 802 square 

 miles. 



Field Work: 



The ground work consisted in running lines as far as practical at one-half 

 mile intervals to determine the composition of the stand and the amount of 

 standing timber. Eight men were employed on the Longlac area and sixteen 

 on the English river areas. Work commenced June 2 and was completed 

 September 25. 



In addition to the above programme field work was continued to October 28. 

 An intensive cruise of Bruton township, Haliburton county, was required and 

 seven men were employed three weeks securing the information. 



