1919-20 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 



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Velhll TownsJiip: 



Keewatin and Pellatt Trunk Eoad. This road, constructed a few years ago, 

 became badly rutted in places, and was repaired where required, re-graded in 

 places, 4 new culverts placed, ditches cleaned out and 540 yds. of gravel used 

 in re-surfacing the worst parts. 



Kenora and Keewatin TrunJc Boad: 



This road was repaired, several dangerous places along the road were widened 

 out and 444 loads of crushed rock were used in re-surfacing the worst parts of the 

 road. The road is now in good condition. 



A typical view of a settler's garden near Oxdrift, in the Wabigoon section, 



District of Kenora. 



Winnipeg River Bridge: 



Owing to the heavy rains during the first week in July, the waters of the 

 Lake of the Woods rose extremely high, and caused a considerable washout at 

 the oast abutment of the steel bridge crossing the west branch of the Winnipeg 

 River. The bridge was constructed about 18 years ago. The approach to the 

 eastern abutment was a dry stone wall about 33 ft. high and 80 ft. long. The 

 wall was built with very little batter, and was held together by rods of iron 

 passing through the roadbed and bolted to timbers. The timbers rotted, and 

 owing to the extremely high water, the entire wall slid out into the river, thus 

 stopping communication between the two towns. A new wall was constructed 100 

 ft. long, well pointed with cement, and is now in first class condition. 



Kenora to Redditt Station Survey: 



An exploration survey was made with a view to locating a trunk road between 

 Kcjiora and Redditt Station on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. First, a routie 



