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chains and sixteen links, and planted iron and wooden posts with mounds and 

 pits, establishing the corner of Evans, Warren, Carty and Pinogami townships. 

 From this corner I continued my first base line west, establishing the line between 

 Warren and Evans townships, and then, returning to township corner above 

 referred to, I ran my first meridian north to intersect base line by O.L.S. Speight, 

 and south astronomically a distance of six miles, establishing the corner of 

 Evans, Pinogami, Biggs and Hellyer townships, from which I ran my second 

 base line east to Speight's meridian and west astronomically a distance of six 

 miles, establishing the corner of Sandy, Murdock, Evans and Hellyer townships, 

 this being the starting point of my first meridian, and continued west on my 

 second base line to intersection with the east boundary of the township of 

 Chewitt. I then returned to my second meridian and ran north to intersection 

 with my first base line and continued to intersection with the south boundary 

 of the township of Paul, then returning to my second base line, I ran south on 

 my second meridian between Sandy and Hellyer townships. Returning to 

 my first meridian, I ran south astronomically between Hellyer and Biggs town- 

 ships a distance of six miles, establishing the point of commencement of my 

 third base line, and continued south between the townships of Raney and Rollo 

 to intersection with base line run by O.L.S. Young, 1920, I then returned to 

 point of commencement with my third base line, and ran east astronomically to 

 Speight's meridian, and west to intersection with my second meridian, and con- 

 tinued west to intersection with the east boundary of the township of Gamey. 

 I then returned to my second meridian and produced it south to intersection 

 with O.L.S. Young's base line already referred to, establishing the boundary 

 between Crockett and Raney. Base lines were all run on chords of latitude and 

 frequent observations for azimuth were taken and recorded in field notes. 

 Wooden posts were planted at every mile and iron posts, pits and mounds 

 planted, and bearing trees taken where specified in instructions. Where posts 

 and monuments could not be established at exact chainage, witness posts and 

 monuments were established as shown in the field notes. 



Soil. 



We did not encounter any land suitable for agricultural purposes; the soil 

 is either sandy or gravel with boulders, and occasional outcrops of rock. The 

 surface is generally rolling, with comparatively small level areas of swampy 

 land. 



Timber. 



Forest fires have destroyed the timber over a large portion of area covered 

 by this survey. All of the townships of Crockett, Raney, Rollo and all of Biggs 

 excepting a small triangle in north-west corner of the township; that portion 

 of Hellyer lying south of a line drawn from fourth mile post in west boundary 

 to the second mile post on east boundary, and being now covered by dense 

 growth of jack pine, poplar and white birch from two to six inches in diameter. 

 This old brule also extends into south-east corner of Pinogami. A considerable 

 quantity of jack pine and spruce of commercial value is to be found in the north- 

 west portion of Hellyer, the south-east half of Evans, that portion of Pinogami 

 north-west of Ivanhoe Lake and a strip from one to one and one-half miles in 

 depth along south-east side of the lake, and the south and east part of Carty 

 township; a few scattered areas of white and red pine were seen along banks of 

 Ivanhoe Lake in Pinogami township. In the townships of Sandy, Murdock and 



