1919-20 DEPAETMENT 0¥ LANDS, FOKESTS AND MINES. 91 



The river south from Ground Hog Lake has an average width of five chains. 

 The current is slow. At station 16, 17 and 18, there are rapids with a total fall 

 of 4.6 feet. The banks of the river are mostly flat. Considerable ash is to be 

 found along them, some of it running as large as ten inches in diameter. 



(d) Horwood Lake. 



Shores. — The shores of Horwood Lake are very rocky. The north-east arm 

 shores being particularly high and rough. 



Timber. — The west side and the north-east end of the lake proper, are well 

 timbered with jack pine, spruce, balsam, birch and poplar, while the remainder 

 is old brule with patches of second growth jack pine, spruce, poplar and birch. 



The north-east arm from the narrows at its outlet up to about half way up 

 the arm, say to station 64, is old brule with patches of jack and red pine. From 

 station 64 to the north end is good timber, jack pine, spruce, balsam, birch and 

 poplar with good cedar along the shores. 



Islands. — The islands in Horwood Lake are all rocky and with the exception 

 of the large island at the north end of the lake proper, which is brule, are all 

 well timbered. 



(e) Sahhatawichtali River and LaJce. 



Shores. — The shores of Sahkatawichtah Eiver and Lake are fairly rocky. 

 The ground back from the shore is high and rough. 



Timber. — The shores along the river are mostly old brule. 



The north-west side and the north-east end of the lake are practically all 

 brule, while the south-east shore is well timbered with spruce, jack-pine and 

 balsam. 



Islands. — The islands are all rocky and fairly well timbered. They are all 

 small. 



Accompanying this report are: — ' . . 



Plans. 



Opazatika River and Lakes. 

 Pishkanogama Lake. 

 Ground Hog and Horwood Lakes. 

 Sahkatawichtah River and Lake. 



Field Notes. 



Three field books containing notes of all the above plans. 

 The above is respectfully submitted. 



I have the honour to be, Sir 



Your obedient servant. 



(Sgd.) T. G. Code, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



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

 Toronto, Ontario. 



