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soil was found along the greater part of the line. The best areas are from the 

 corner to the 10th mile post and from the 17th mile to the north-west corner 

 and of these areas the first mentioned is probably the better since in the latter 

 there is a considerable area of swamp land. Between the 10th and 17th miles 

 the soil, though good in places is mostly rocky. On the north boundary good 

 land was found from the north-west corner to the eleventh mile and east of 

 this to the 20th mile is mostly all rocky. The remaining part is fairly good 

 though rather stony. 



EocK Formation. 



The predominant formation is diabase. Intrusions of the red stones of the 

 Nipigon Formation were observed in places. Banded granite was found in the 

 hills east of the Spruce Eiver. No minerals of economic value were found. 



Timber. 



The country within the limit is nearly all well timbered, the only burned 

 over area observed being between the 11th and 15th miles on the north boundary. 

 This was burned in 1917 and nearly all the timber was destroyed. A fire of 

 considerable extent has passed over portions of the limit about forty years ago. 

 The second growth timber on these portions extend from the 19th mile to the 

 26th mile on the south boundary, from the 11th mile to the 21st mile on the 

 west boundary (areas of large timber intruding in places here), and from the 

 10th mile to the end of the line on the north boundary. In these areas the 

 young growth on the higher lands is mostly birch, spruce, jack pine and poplar, 

 the amount of each being in the order mentioned. On the low land the pre- 

 dominant species is spruce. The average size of the timber would be about four 

 inches. The remaining portions of the line are well timbered with spruce, birch, 

 poplar and jack pine with considerable balsam. The average size would be between 

 seven and ten inches. The spruce is the species occurring most often in the 

 blocks of any value. The largest areas of this species on the south boundary 

 are between the 3rd mile and the 6th mile and between the 26th mile and the 

 south- we^t corner. Here the timber is very suitable for pulpwood on the lower 

 land and on the high land for logs and piling. On the west boundary good 

 spruce is found from the south-west corner to the 11th mile. This is larger 

 than that on the south boundary but there is a considerable amount of it blown 

 down by wind. From the 21st mile to the northwest corner is a better stand, 

 this area containing many swamps where spruce is the only species found. On 

 the north boundary it extends from the north-west corner to about the 10th mile 

 and here the best spruce was found. There appeared to be a very large area 

 of spruce swamps to the north of the line here and also extending to the west 

 for several miles. Two areas of jack pine were noticed, the first being from 

 the 5th mile to midway between the 6th and 7th miles on the south boundary 

 and the second along the 17th mile on the west boundary. No white pine of 

 value was seen. 



EouTEs, Waterways, etc. 



The main rivers draining the Limit are the Black Sturgeon, Nonwatin, 

 Spruce and Poshkokagan. The Black Sturgeon is the outlet of the Nonwatin 

 and Spruce and is the most important one. It is navigable by canoe at all 

 seasons and would require very little improvement for driving timber. The 



