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Bush Eiver that afternoon and camped at the north boundary of Bowyer Town- 

 ship, about a mile and a quarter east of north-west corner of that township, that 

 being the starting point of my first meridian, the survey of which was commenced 

 on the morning of the 6th, and then run north a distance of fifteen miles in 

 accordance with your instructions. At the sixth mile post I ran west along the 

 north boundary of Findlay Township a distance of six miles, but owing to the 

 north-east corner of the Township of Sweatman coming in open muskeg which 

 has been frequently burned over, I was not able to locate it, and after searching 

 for half a day, returned to the north-east corner of Findlay and ran east along 

 north boundary of Henley Township. I then went down to the corner of Bowyer 

 and Purvis Townships and ran north between Henley and Pliny intersecting my 

 base line at five miles and seventy-eight chains and twenty-six links. I then 

 continued east along north boundary of Pliny Township intersecting the west 

 boundary of Steele Township one chain, thirty-seven and seven-tenth links south 

 .of its north-west corner. 



I then packed my outfit across the north boundary to the north-east corner 

 of the Township of Steele and ran the north boundary of the Township of Scapa, 

 a distance of six miles, then went south to north-east corner of Bonis Township 

 and ran the east boundary of Scapa north, intersecting my base line at five mile, 

 seventy-eight chains and ten links, I then continued my base line, and established 

 the corner of Abbotsford and Adair Townships at a distance of nine miles from 

 north-east corner of Steele, from here I ran the line forming boundary between 

 Abbotsford and Adair Townships north a distance of nine miles, and returning 

 south to my base line I continued east intersecting the Quebec boundary at a 

 point thirty-six chains and eighteen links north of the one hundred and third 

 mile post. I ran the meridian forming west boundary of Abbotsford Township 

 north from the north-east corner of Steele, a distance of nine miles and then 

 turned east along north boundary of Abbotsford and at chainage eight miles plus 

 seventy-nine chains and five links, I intersected the east boundary at seventy-nine 

 diains and three links north of the eight-mile post. I then continued along 

 north boundary of Adair Township intersecting the Quebec boundary at a point 

 thirty-six chains and forty-five links north of mile post one hundred and twelve, 

 I then packed down the Interprovincial boundary to my southerly base line 

 which I followed west to the old portage on which I went south to the Okikodasik 

 liiver where I had sent my canoes. We came down this river to La Peine Station 

 on the Canadian National Railway. 



Meridian lines were all run north astronomically and base lines east or west 

 on chords of latitude. Wooden posts of the most durable material available, 

 properly marked, were firmly planted at intervals of one mile with iron posts 

 alongside, where shown on plan and in field notes, two bearing trees for each 

 post were taken where available and stones were placed alongside posts when they 

 were procurable within a reasonable distance. 



All lines were well opened and properly blazed. Frequent observations for 

 azimuth were taken, a number of which are recorded in the field notes, but owing 

 to the magnetic needle on my transit being out of order, I have not obtained 

 the magnetic variation. 



The area embraced by this survey has a total depth of eighteen miles north 

 and south and a })readth of forty and one-half miles east and west. 



