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Eagle River flows north into Wabigoon River in Sanford township. 



The height of land crosses the forty-three chain portage between Beaverhouse 

 Lake and Line Lake near Niven's base line. The level of the lake, taken from 

 the base of rail at Vermilion Bay, was found to be 1,194 feet or nearly two feet 

 higher than normal. Evidence of the high water is shown in one of the photo- 

 graphs. 



Timber 



The prevalent growth is jack pine and spruce with much poplar and birch. 

 In many places there is a heavy growth of red and white pine from ten inches 

 to twelve inches. On the whole the state of the timber is very good. No burnt 

 area of recent years was noted except on the south shore of Niven Bay where 

 brule covers an area of a few hundred acres. 



Reforestration of jack pine and spruce occurs in many places. That and 

 the state of the pine is shown on the photograph. 



No lumbering is being done at the present time, but the Dryden Pulp and 

 Paper Company have three camps on the lake. These camps, however, at the 

 present time, are unoccupied. 



Soil 



With the exception of the Indian Reserve and the land along the northern 

 shore of the lake, little clay was noticed. The land bounded by Brule Narrows, 

 White Clay Narrows and Niven Bay to the south, is a clay peninsula. 



The southeily parts of Muskeg Bay, Midway Bay and Meridian Bay, the 

 length of Meander Creek, Froghead Bay, Straight Lake and Beaverhouse Lake 

 lie in a clay country. It would appear, therefore, that much of the land north 

 of Niven's Base line to the south shore of Eagle Lake is free from rock. 



Mines and Buildings 



Grace Soapstone Quarry owned by the Grace Mining Company of Buffalo, 

 is located on the west shore about three miles northwest of Muskeg Bay. W'ork 

 was stopped at this mine in May of the present year, but it is reported that 

 operations will commence again in the Spring of 1928, A mill and well equipped 

 camp has been erected on the property. 



The same Company own the Grace Gold Mine located about one-half mile 

 south of the quarry. A shaft has been sunk 135 feet and in the mine one level 

 has been opened up. In addition to the shaft a tunnel has been driven into the 

 hill 160 feet and a stamp mill erected. This mine was also idle at the time of 

 my visit and both in charge of a caretaker. 



On the west shore of Meridian Bay is located the property of the Meridian 

 Bay Mining Company. A shaft has been sunk and buildings erected, but this 

 mine has not been in operation for a number of years. 



The Eldorado Mine on Claim M.H. 127 on the west shore of the lake 

 owned by the Northern Light Mining Company, has a shaft sunk, but it has 

 filled with water and from the appearance of the buildings there has been nothing 

 done there for a long time. 



Ties were made to mining claims where they were found. With a little 

 difficulty each of the mining claims mentioned in the instructions were located 

 and tied in to the traverse. 



