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Completing this lake we moved across a one and three-quarter mile portage 

 to Willow Island Lake. This is a long narrow lake with a few scattered islands. 

 The shores are generally rocky with numerous sand beaches. This lake is con- 

 nected by a narrow strait of water with Lake Sucker Gut, the survey of which 

 was completed on August 27th. From here we moved camp across many lakes 

 and portages to the Obabika Eiver, on arrival there- we traversed river to the 

 junction with the Sturgeon. The Sturgeon Eiver averages between one and one- 

 half to two chains wide with high clay banks ranging between six feet and fourteen 

 feet high, very few outcrops of rock are found. The land is a sandy loam and 

 appears well adapted for agricultural purposes. Considerable horse-power could 

 be developed on the Upper and Lower Goose Falls met with on this river. 



Our next work was the traverse of Grassy Lake which was reached by canoe 

 and portage. The west end of this lake is marshy with sand beaches on the east 

 side. After completing the traverse of portage route to Devil's Lake, we con- 

 nected up our survey with previous work. 



Along the shores of the lakes and rivers trees were blazed and marked with 

 a designating number as 1, 2, 3, etc., where shown. 



On each island of any size a tree was blazed and marked with the numbers 

 " A," " B," " C," etc., as shown in plans. 



Fish and Game. 



Fish of many kinds, especially trout and black bass were found in the different 

 waters throughout the work. 



Moose and red deer were very plentiful, with many signs of beaver workings. 



Accompanying this report are my diary; plans of Jakes on linen, scale twenty 

 chains to an inch; field notes of part of line between Townships of MacBeth and 

 Clement; and my account in triplicate, which I trust you will find in order. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



- ' Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) David Beatty/ 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



Appendix No. 36. 

 Settler's Loan Commissioner. 



Toronto, October 31st,«1919. 

 l^o the Honourahle the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, Toronto, Ontario. 



Sir, — I beg to herewith submit a report of the operations conducted by this 

 Department under the Northern & Northwestern Ontario Development Act, 

 Amending Acts 1916 and 1918. 



Up to October 31r *-, 1919, a total of 2,001 applications for loans were received, 

 asking for an amount of $776,790.00, an average of $382.39 per application. With 



