1920-21 DEPARTMENT OP LANDS AND FOEESTS. 165 



Trunk Road east of Mattagami Eiver across Concession 5, 300' feet stumped 

 and grubbed, 670 feet cross laying 16 ft. wide, 360 cubic yards filling and 400 cubic 

 yards gravel used in surfacing and repairs. Between lots 4 and 5, across Con- 

 cession 3 and north half Concession 2, y^ mile burned, 1 mile grubbed, 250 ft. 

 cross laying, 11,040 ft. ditching and 5 timber culverts constructed. 



Townlmp, Townships of Shaw and Delora: 



Timber bridge constructed over Shaw Creek, 40 ft. x 16 ft. 



Tonnit^iip of Tisdale: 



On Lot 12, Concession 2, 75 acres cut and burned in Timmins fire guard. 



On the Trunk Eoad from South Porcupine to Schumacher, considerable 

 grading and gravelling was done under the supervision of the Township Council. 

 A contract for approximately 2,000 yards of gravel was let, and at least an equal 

 quantity was placed on the road by day labour. Operations were carried on over 

 approximately 4 miles of road, 1,400 feet of which was covered with rock, 18 feet 

 wide, one clay cut 200 feet in length and one timber culvert constructed 25 f t x 5 

 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. After sheeting with gravel, the road was graded, raked and rolled. 



Bridge over Mattagami River at Timmins: 



For a number of years a scow crossing on lot 2, Concession 2, Mountjoy 

 Towuship, carried all the traffic into the agricultural portion of the township from 

 the Town of Timmins. This has been replaced by a steel bridge, in two spans, 

 125 feet each, which was erected on substructure partially completed in 1919. 



RAINY RIVER DISTRICT. 



Trunk Road, Fort Frances to Rainy River: 



Starting in the Township of Mclrvine at Fort Frances and running practi- 

 cally alongside the Canadian National Railway to Rainy River, in the Township of 

 Attwood, a distance of approximately 60 miles, this road has been kept in very good 

 condition. Dragging operations were carried on when weather conditions were 

 favourable, gravel sheeting was placed where surface showed signs of wear, and soft 

 spots were drained and afterwards gravelled. Four miles cut out or brushed, 

 27^2 miles regraded, 11,140 cubic yards gravel used in surfacing, 9,007 feet of 

 ditching, 12 wood culverts constructed, two culverts and 8 bridges repaired, 60 

 cubic yards of stone and 60 cubic yards of clay used in filling. 



Main Roads: 



" Sleeman-Bergland Road," 5 miles, " Spohn Road,'' north from Rainy River, 

 4 miles and " Carpenter-Dobie Road," 4 miles were kept dragged and in fair con- 

 dition. 



Carpenter-Dohie Townline : 



This four miles of road in addition to dragging had 110 rods covered with 

 222 yards of gravel and one timber culvert constructed. 



