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cations of moose and caribou. We met some Indians on O'Sullivan Lake and 

 tourists on Squaw Lake. 



Pike and pickerel are plentiful in all the lakes. There is excellent lake trout 

 fishing in O'Sullivan, Esnagami and Squaw Lakes. There is good speckled 

 trout fishing in Kawashkagama, Little Current, Esnagami and Squaw Rivers. 

 We caught trout in Esnagami River up to V/i pounds. These rivers are all 

 frequented by tourists. The best accommodations for tourists are had at 

 Ombabika and Nakina, where there are good stores and plenty of guides procur- 

 able. 



The season was exceptionally wet. We had very cold weather the early part 

 of June and very hot weather in August. The water in the lakes and rivers was 

 exceptionally high all season. We had several frosts during June and until well 

 into July encountered frost, when digging the pits in the swamps. 



The wet cloudy weather prevented us from getting very many observations 

 but we observed wherever possible. 



Appendix No. 22 



Extract from the survey of the Seventh Base Line, in the District of Cochrane, 

 by Messrs. Beatty & Beatty, Ontario Land Surveyors, 1929. 



Soil 



Practically throughout the whole of the line run this year, the soil is clay or 

 clay loam. This is covered with moss varying in thickness from 6 inches to 2 

 feet in depth, except in the muskegs, where we were unable to determine the 

 depth of the moss. The country is nearly level but continually sloping to the 

 east to the Kenogami River, generally at the rate of about 10 feet per mile, 

 although there are several miles that are almost level. The country was very 

 deceptive, as it always appeared to be level. From the Kenogami River east 

 the country is gradually rising. We encountered occasional frost, in the mus- 

 kegs, right up to the 20th of August and the frost was only about three inches 

 below the surface in the bush until about the 10th of July. There was ice in the 

 swamps, in heavy spruce, all summer. 



At the English River Post, at the junction of the Ridge and Kenogami 

 Rivers, potatoes and vegetables are grown by the post-keepers. 



Timber 



The country crossed this year up to the Kenogami River has not been sub- 

 jectexi to fires for a very long time and there are several sections of good pulp- 

 wood through it. Miles 17 and 18 are second growth, spruce and jack-pine to 

 8 inches diameter. From Mile 18 to mile 29 there is some very good spruce 

 3-10 inches with patches of spruce 2-6 inches. Between mile 29 and 32 there 

 is about ^ of a mile of good spruce the balance being very old brule with small 

 spruce to 6 inches. Between mile 32 and 42 about 40% is good spruce 3-12 

 inches and the balance is spruce and tamarac muskegs. From mile 42 to Round 

 Lake, along Niven's Meridian to the jog and east for 10 miles, in all about 26 

 miles, it is muskeg with spruce and tamarac to 3 inches with occasional patches 

 of spruce to 5 inches. This section has not been burnt over and some trees 3 



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