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position that lines drawn from them to the post, formed an angle of approxi- 

 mately 90 degrees or less, thereby making it the more easy at a future date to 

 relocate the position of the post, should such be lost. 



Astronomic bearings of these trees were taken by the use of a wooden disk, 

 so constructed that it rested firmly on the top of the post planted, in whatever 

 position set, and the face of this circular disk was carved into ridges and grooves 

 radiating from the centre and along which the chainman sighted after having 

 set the cardinal points to correspond with the direction of the line being posted. 



Blazing of Lines. 



As five axemen in all were used on line the picket man was held responsible 

 for the blazing and very satisfactorily accomplished same almost unaided. 



Timber. 



A great portion of the land lying east of the meridian has been burned over 

 some twenty or thirty years ago and is being rapidly reforested with birch, 

 poplar, spruce and tamarac. 



In this section on the first line east and on the fifth mile a narrow but good 

 belt of jack pine has escaped and apparently runs in a northerly direction while 

 .scattered trees occur a few miles east on same line. 



Very narrow ridges crossing the second line running east indicate what may 

 be the northern boundary of a fair belt of tie timber, as jack pine suitable for 

 tie timber also is present between the tenth and fifteenth mile posts on the 

 meridian. 



The forest bordering the third line running east and as far north as the 

 Wokomeesee River, for the most part is second growth as far as we could observe 

 from the tops of hills and trees. 



West of the meridian the timber is very large and dense in many places, 

 particularly in the Township of Wadsworth where spruce, balsam, balm of Gilead, 

 poplar, birch and cedar attain a large size being sound as well, and some white 

 pine and much scattered jack pine also is present although the white pine is not 

 sound. 



The only clearly defined spruce forest present within the limits of our survey 

 is located along the western side of the Townships of Wadsworth and Lisgar, 

 apparently widening out farther north and following the western bank of the 

 Wokomeesee River. Much of this timber is suitable for pulp and the balance 

 will soon be large enough. 



Water Courses. 



Due to the drought, navigable routes, if they exist in average years, were 

 limited in our case to the Osishana Creek and Paypeeshekameka River as far we§t 

 as the meridian, also the Wokomeesee River for some distance south into Lisgar 

 Township, but the Koamakashekak Creek and Otapingshewee River might be 

 improved for driving purposes. 



Many of the lakes and creeks within the township lines were obtained from 

 sketclies by trappers familiar with the country and although vouched for by tliom 

 are not considered authentic by us, but have been shown with a vie\v to givin<:r 

 i\]] the information acquired during the progress of the survey. 



