1919-20 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FOEESTS AND MINES. 69 



appointment as Registrar for this District under the " Canada Registration " Act, 

 also as supervisor for the subsequent " Resources Committee " work. The urgency 

 of " winning the war " tempted me to undertake these responsibilities. The 

 loyalty of this District becomes conspicuous when I state that, with the exception 

 of only three specially avidious workers, the numerous deputies and other officials 

 volunteered their services free of cost. Another unfortunate delay was caused by 

 the accidental omission by one of my assistants to record one of the larger (5 

 chain) stadia rod divisions, causing a break in the survey, which was not found 

 out and corrected until much time and labour had been expended. 



I discovered amongst the effects of the late S. J. Dawson, C.E., of Dawson 

 Route fame — a large (800 foot to an inch) plan of Shebandowan Lake, being a 

 trigonometrical survey made by the then (1869) Department of Public Works 

 of Canada. This plan is very unsatisfactory and highly erroneous in many places 

 but the long distance trig, measurements afford a good check on the stadia and 

 micrometer survey. The extremes in sixteen miles apparently coincide very closely 

 with my plotting, as you will observe on comparing the reduction to 20 chains 

 to an inch, which I made and forwarded with my original plan — the original is 

 available if desired. 



As over sixty-two (62) islands, many very small, had to be surveyed and 

 tie lines run to them, the work occupied more time, both in the field and office 

 than was anticipated. 



The total mileage of shore line of main land was: — 



Mainland 68.30 miles 



Islands (shoreline only) 14,17 " 



Total 82.47 " 



The results of observations and stadia and micrometer comparisons are 

 shown at various intervals in the field notes. There is a small dam at the outlet 

 of Shebandowan Lake to assist in lumbering operations. Its height is necessarily 

 limited — a further increase would endanger the National (C,N,0,R.) Railway 

 roadbed besides affecting mining and summer resort properties. In future patents 

 it might possibly be well to guard against any claims which might arise from a 

 f^light increase in level for hydro-electric storage purposes, 



I have the honour to be, Sir 



Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) Alex, L, Russell, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The llotioiirnhle, the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



