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DEPAKTMEXT OF LANDS AND FOEESTS. 



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One bridge was raised 3 ft., 6,764 cu. yds. of gravel or shale were used in 

 patching and re-surfacing, 39 timber and 6 iron culverts were constructed, and 

 35 miles of the road was dragged when weather conditions suited for this form 

 of maintenance. 



At one rather dangerous curse a large clay cut was made and the road widened 

 sufficiently to minimize the danger, and to carry this out successfully necessitated 

 the construction of high rip rap to prevent the fill sliding down the banks of the 

 Pigeon Kiver. At other curves the road was kept brushed out to provide as clear 

 a view ahead as possible. 



In the latter part of the season an attempt was made to establish a mainten- 

 ance patrol with considerable success; the road was repaired with gravel, dragged, 

 and ditched along the Horn Kill; 2 timber culverts were reconstructed and 300' ft. 

 of ditches opened. 



International Bridge — (Pigeon River, Port Arthur-Dulutli Road. 



Loon Lake or Black Bay Road : 



Running easterly from Port Arthur, it is intended that work on this road will 

 be continued until it reaches Xipigon and effectually opens up the fine agricultural 

 Townships of Dorion, Stirling and Xipigon. 



The season's efforts were confined mainly to the Township of McGregor, and 

 consisted of repairs and improvements to the existing road, and new construction 

 along the Hydro-Electric pole line to the McKenzie River, where concrete abut- 

 ments were constructed to carry a 60-ft. steel girder bridge. A small amount of 

 new work was done east of the McKenzie but only in connection with hill cutting 

 in making the eastern approach to the bridge. 



Four miles of road were brushed out, 4.75 miles were cut, 5 miles stumped, 

 3 miles grubbed, 3 miles graded, and 5^/4 re-graded, 4,850 cu. yds. of gravel was 



