Hi EEPOET OF THE Xo. 3 



this year, owing to favourable weather conditions, they ripened about September 

 10th. 



Eevillon Freres' post on the mainlaijid is built on a muskeg which has been 

 drained. They can grow potatoes, but of a poorer quality than those on Moose 

 Island. They get a good crop of hay. If the moss were burned off and the flats 

 drained it would make good soil for hay and grazing purposes. 



The soil on the islands at the mouth of the Moose Eiver is very rich owing 

 to its being of delta formation. These often escape frosts that occur on the main- 

 .land. Therefore, the quality and quantity of the produce grown on Moose Island 

 should not be taken as a criterion of the possibilities of the mainland in this 

 neighbourhood. 



The rivers were very shallow this year and canoes going up to the railroad 

 had to be poled for miles. The rocks shown in photographs Nos. 6, 21, 22 and 

 24 in ordinary years are covered by water. 



In all five trips were made from Eemi Lake to Moose Factory carrying 

 four passengers and baggage as well as one hundred gallons of gasoline to use 

 on the flights along the shores of James Bay. All gasoline that we used on our 

 trips from Moose Factory had to be transported there by the seaplane. 



The trip from Eemi Lake to James Bay was very trying. The pilot generally 

 had to rest for a few hours after making each flight. It was also dangerous, 

 there were so few places where the plane could land with safety. Had the rivers 

 been, anything like their size during the flood season there would have been many 

 suitable landing places. 



The weather was exceptionally hot, causing a peculiar state of horizon. A 

 bush fire was raging near New Post and a number of small fires were burning 

 near Eemi Lake. For days the smoke hung over the land delaying our departure. 

 At Moose Factory the fog and mist, which came in with the tide, were also 

 another cause of delay. In the middle of a hot calm day it was difficult to gain 

 height and the air was exceedingly bumpy, making travelling very uncomfortable. 



I would suggest on any future flights, in order to make extensive journeys 

 through the unexplored regions around James and Hudson Bays, that the trip 

 be planned far enough ahead so that a supply of gasoline could be landed at 

 James Bay by boat or floated down the Albany by scow in the spring. As will 

 be noticed from the description of the plane, thirty gallons of gasoline is con- 

 sumed per hour, thus a considerable quantity of fuel would have to be cached 

 on James Bay in order to carry on the extensive operations which the country 

 warrants. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) E. T. IRESOX, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The Honourable, the Minister of Lands and Forests, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



