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of commercial value was encountered, although the greater portion is not 

 large enough for that purpose. Jackpine, of course, predominates. The 

 surface is extremely rough and irregular, with a prevailing direction of ridge 

 and valley nearly at right angles to the line. Except in the vicinity of the 

 mining district, there has been no summer travel here for years, so that 

 our transportation problem was one of the most difficult of our operations. 

 As we had little advance knowledge of the district, I endeavored to make 

 use of Indian guides, but with only indififerent success, as these had a 

 knowledge limited to an area they had hunted through. When once past 

 that area, they were useless in locating new routes. We found that we had 

 to depend on ourselves to hunt up the water areas and open out portages 

 for the use of the transport. On account of not getting our caches properly 

 distributed last spring, this required a great deal of labour during the summer . 

 which at times interfered with the progress f the line clearing. Much 

 of this may be avoided next season by having the caches placed earlier in 

 the winte- and 1 am hoping that this may be attended to during January 

 and February." 



Lake and River Traverse. 



The traverse surveys performed by the several survey parties were as 

 follows: 



(1) Continuation of traverse of islands and shores of Lake St. Joseph, 

 together with certain township lines adjoining in the District of Thunder 

 Bay, by James S. Dobie, Ontario Land Surveyor. 



(2) Traverse of islands and shores of French and Pickerel Rivers extending 

 from the Canadian Pacific Railway crossing to Georgian Bay, by 

 T. J. Patten, Ontario Land Surveyor. 



(3) Continuation of traverse of Missinaibi River, by C. R. Kenny, Ontario 

 Land Surveyor. 



(4) Traverse of Kenogami River, District of Thunder Bay, by R. S. Kirkup, 

 Ontario Land Surveyor. 



(5) Survey of islands at the southern end of Lake of the Woods, by D. J. 

 Gillon, Ontario Land Surveyor. 



(6) Traverse of lakes in the Timagami Forest Reserve, districts of Timis- 

 kaming and Nipissing, by T. G. Code, Ontario Land Surveyor. 



(7) Traverse of certain lakes and rivers in the townships of Wallbridge 

 and Harrison. District of Parry Sound, by J. T. Coltham, Ontario 

 Land Surveyor. 



Timber Limit Surveys. 



The centre lines dividing into east and west halves Townships Nos. 41 and 

 44 along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, in the District of Sudbury, 

 were run under instructions from this Department by Lincoln Mooney, Ontario 

 Land Surveyor, for the purpose of defining certain timber areas. 



Timber areas in the District of Kenora, south of the Canadian Pacific 

 Railway, near Ignace, were defined by Phillips and Benner, Ontario Land 

 Surveyors, 



A timber line was also run in the township of Penhorwood. in the District 

 of Sudbury, by Lincoln Mooney, Ontario Land Surveyor. 



