1919-20 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AN D MINES. 85 



Soil. 



The easterly boundary of the limit, ran, for the better part of its length 

 through rocky country, this being granite. There were some sandy areas, as 

 shown on the field notes, but for the most part, this line ran through a rough, 

 rolling, rocky country. This kept up along the northerly boundary until I had 

 crossed the Pic River. From this point on, along the northerly boundary, the 

 soil was clay, Avhere it was not rocky. The westerly boundary was also rocky, 

 very rough, with, however, sandy soil between the areas of rocky land. In general, 

 the entire outline of this limit may be said to be very rough and rocky, especially 

 along the northerly boundary where sheer cliffs of from 100 to 400 feet are met 

 with. The areas of clay and sandy soil met with were so small in extent as 

 to be of no interest from an agricultural standpoint. 



Timber. 



As shown on the field notes for the several lines, the prevailing timber is 

 spruce and balsam, birch and poplar. There was some Banksian pine met with 

 but not in sufficient quantities or of sufficient size to be of commercial value. 

 In fact, no tie timber was encountered at all on this survey except through the small 

 area that had previously been cut over on the westerly boundary. Although the 

 survey lines ran through spruce and balsam, in some cases of considerable size, 

 there were no areas encountered that would be of interest commercially. It was a 

 constant source of wonder to me as to where the areas of pulpwood did lie, I 

 having heard that this was a wonderful limit for pulpwood. Undoubtedly, the 

 areas referred to must lie well within the limit. There was no white or red pine, 

 and no cedar met with. As stated above, there is an eleven-mile burn on the 

 north boundary, twice burnt over, extending four miles to the south and two miles 

 to the north of the northerly limit. 



Minerals. 



The formation for the greater part of the area, as covered by me, was of 

 granite. There were small areas, especially on the northerly boundary which would 

 warrant the attention of prospectors. My men brought back samples of free gold 

 and some samples of copper. If it is the wish of the Department, I will be glad 

 to forward these to Toronto. I might add that iron pyrites were found to some 

 extent along the westerly boundary. 



Game. 



The country abounds in wild game. Moose and cariboo were found in great 

 abundance. The smaller lakes along the northerly boundary being great natural 

 feeding places for them. Partridges were found in large numbers. As shown 

 on the notes, there are many small beaver meadows. Beaver are very plentiful 

 in this area. The fishing is excellent, speckled trout being in abundance in all of 

 the streams met with. The lakes are full of pike and pickerel. On two of the 

 larger lakes, lake trout seemed very plentiful. 



Lakes and Streams. 



A glance at the plan will show better than a description can, the lakes and 

 rivers met with on this survey. The principal rivers being the Pic, Little Pic 



