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the burned section, young poplar, white birch and jack pine are growing up, and 

 a thick growth of alders is everywhere. There are few places in the green bush 

 on the brule where there is not heavy underbrush. 



There are no fires in this district this year, but we were bothered with 

 smoke for some days from fires to the north and west of us. 



Minerals 



The only indications of rock bearing minerals were found in the vicinity 

 of Savant Lake. Here the magnetic variation was found to be so erratic that 

 the observations were discarded. We understand the Geological Department 

 has made extensive surveys in this district. Several claims were staked around 

 the lake but very little development work had been done when we were there. 

 With the exception of this locality, the only rock seen was granite. 



Streams and Lakes 



As will be seen by the general plan, several large lakes were crossed, the 

 largest ones being Kashaweogama, Savant, Wilcox, Flint, Granite, Berry, 

 Smooth Rock, and Caribou lakes. The largest river crossed was the Allanwater 

 River. Our line crossed near the 39 mile post, just below a falls. From the 

 sketch map we saw that several water-power reserves have been staked out 

 along this river. The only other river of any size crossed was the Mud River. 

 We crossed this river first near our 103 mile post, and again four times near 

 our 108 mile post. The river averages about 100 feet in width and varies in 

 depth from two to ten feet. It has ^n average current of about two and one-half 

 miles per hour, and is very muddy. It is very crooked and in places has steep- 

 cut banks. There are two fall? each about fifteen feet high, but do not consider 

 either are worthy of development. This river flows from Round Lake to 

 Lake Nipigon and is about thirty miles long. 



Canoe Routes 



Several canoe routes leading from the Canadian National Railways were 

 crossed, besides the one used on going to our starting point. The first was the 

 one passing through Savant Lake, which comes from Bucke Station. There 

 are three portages on this route from the track to Savant Lake, in all about 

 one and a quarter miles. This route continues through Savant Lake north to 

 Lake St. Joseph and the Albany River. The next route crossed was through 

 Wilcox Lake, coming from Allanwater Station. This route continues north 

 along the Flint River to the Wabakimi Lake and thence to the Ogoki River and 

 is used in preference to the other route from Allanwater Station via the Allan- 

 water River which crosses our line about five miles east of Wilcox Lake. Both 

 routes are travelled, but the Wilcox Lake route is the easier. The next route 

 runs through Smooth Rock Lake from Collins Station. This is the main route 

 north from the track to White Water Lake and the Ogoki River. There were 

 five short portages between our line and Collins Station and it took about three 

 and a half hours with a light canoe to travel it. The next route was through 

 Little Caribou Lake to Armstrong Station. From the southeast end of this 

 lake there is a jumper and wagon road to Armstrong about four miles long. 

 Teams can take about 650 pounds over the road in summer. This route con- 

 tinues through Caribou Lake and northeasterly to the Ogoki River. The next 

 route is by the Mud River and our 103 mile post was about half a mile south of 



