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In conclusion I would venture to predict that the economic development of 

 this section of the country will largely depend upon the discovery of valuable 

 minerals in the various areas of Keewatin rocks, and the chances of such dis- 

 coveries would appear to be not unfavourable. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) James S. Dobie, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The Honourable, the Minister of Lands and Forests, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



Appendix No. 23. 



Survey of a Meridian Line in the Vicinity of the Ground Hog River, 

 IN the Districts of Sudbury and Timiskaming. 



Peterborough, April 15th, 1920. 



Sir, — I have the honour to report that agreeable with instructions from 

 your Department dated April 15th, 1919, I have completed the survey of meridian 

 lines in the Districts of Sudbury and Timiskaming. 



As instructed, I commenced the survey at the north-east angle of the Town- 

 ship of Muskego and after getting the necessary observations for latitude and 

 azimuth, I ran due north astronomically eight miles seventy-one chains and 

 sixty-six links where I intersected the base line surveyed by O.L.S. Niven in 

 1899 at a point one hundred and thirty-three chains and forty links east of his 

 fifty-four mile posts. From O.L.S, Niven's fifty-four mile posts I ran north 

 astronomically eight miles seventy-eight chains and ninety links where I inter- 

 sected O.L.S. Neeland's first base line at a point one chain and sixty-nine links 

 west of his nine mile posts. After moving these posts to the intersection of 

 the meridian and base line I produced my meridian north astronomically nine 

 miles and sixty-four links where I intersected O.L.S. Neeland's second base line 

 at a point two chains and seventy links west of his nine mile posts. After 

 moving these posts to the intersection of the meridian and base line I again 

 produced my meridian north astronomically eight miles seventy-nine chains and 

 thirty-one links where I intersected O.L.S. Neeland's third base line at a point 

 four chains and fifteen links west of his nine mile posts. After moving these 

 posts to the intersection of the meridian and base line I again produced my 

 meridian north astronomically twenty-four miles six chains and five links to the 

 south boundary of the Township of Nansen which I intersected at a point one 

 hundred and eight chains and thirteen link? east of the south-west angle of said 

 township. 



The meridian line from the north-east angle of the Township of Muskego 

 to O.L.S. Niven's base line passes over a rough, rocky, broken country totally 



