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Appendix No. 35. 



Traverse Survey up Lakes, Rivers and Portages in the Timagami Forest 

 Reserve, Districts of Sudbury and Nipissing, 



Parry Sound, December 5th, 1919. 



Sir, — I have the honour to submit the following report of the traverse survey 

 uplakes, rivers and portages in the Timagami Forest Reserve, Districts of Sudbury 

 and Nipissing under instructions bearing date April 30th, 1919. 



I left Parry Sound with cook and one man May 15th, and proceeded by rail 

 to Timagami Station, reaching there in the afternoon of May 16th, where I was 

 met by assistant Coltham. 



Owing to the high wind on Timagami Lake, I was compelled to secure the 

 services of a gasoline launch to transport my men and supplies to Bear Island 

 which I reached late Tuesday evening, thus compelling me to put up my men 

 and myself at the hotel for night. Owing to rain on May 17th, we were com- 

 pelled to seek the shelter of the hotel until evening, when we were able to pitch 

 our tents where we remained until the following Monday morning. At Bear 

 Island we secured the services of two Indians. 



May 18th we proceeded to Gull Lake which we reached the same evening in 

 time to pitch our tents. After testing our micrometer by chained distances, we 

 commenced the traverse of Gull Lake the following Tuesday. This is a fair size 

 lake with numerous islands, covered with red and white pine. The shores of- 

 Gull Lake are Jiigh and very rocky and in some places are steep. 



After completing this lake we traversed Skunk and Allan Lake, and also 

 made a chained traverse of the portages between these lakes. 



On June the 3rd, we moved camp to Turtle Lake, where on the following 

 morning we obtained a Polaris observation. The shores of this lake are high 

 and rocky. 



From here we moved camp back to Gull Lake, where we traversed the two 

 small lakes Long and Cummings. 



June 16th we moved from Gull to Devil's Lake, which we commenced to 

 traverse on the following day. This lake appears very deep with high rocky 

 shores. There are the remains of a mining shack on the east shore of this lake. 



The next lake to be traversed was Emerald, a beautiful lake with numerous 

 sand beaches and projecting points. The remains of a mining camp with numerous 

 buildings are found along the west shore. 



On June 27th, we proceeded to make a traverse of the small lakes, Aleck, 

 Woods, Moses and Kibble. These lakes are situated among high hills with high 

 rocky shores, therefore, joined by portages. i^ 



From here we moved camp to Obabika Lake. This is the largest lake that 

 we encountered on our work and was visited by a large number of tourists during 

 the summer. The shores are generally high and rocky with numerous sand beaches 

 and a few marshy bays. Along the banks are red and white pine, cedar and 

 birch. On completing this lake, and smaller ones adjacent thereto, we made a 

 traverse of the Obabika River as far as the storage dam. 



Our next lake was Wakimika whicli was reacbed by a river of the same name. 

 Tlio south end of this lake is marshy with high rocky shores elsewhere. 



I'lom here we proceeded across two portages to Diamond Lake. The shores 

 of tbis lake are high and rocky with higli hills surrounding them. 



