REPORT OP^ THE No. 3 



angle of Denyes, the point of commencement of my third base line, from which 

 I ran west astronomically along the north boundary of Halcrow to the east 

 boundary of the township of Gamey. Returning to my first meridian, I ran 

 east astronomically along the north boundary of Denyes township to inter- 

 section with my second meridian, and continued east astronomically along the 

 north boundary of Swayze.to Ontario Land Surveyors Speight and vanNos- 

 trand's meridian, completing the field work of my survey. 



All lines were run with the transit as true meridians or chords of latitude? 

 passing through the township corners. Frequent astronomic observations 

 were taken and recorded in my field notes. The measurements were taken with 

 a two chain type and on sloping ground the clinometer was used. The lines 

 were posted in accordance with instructions and iron posts of the new style 

 were planted and witnessed by pits and mounds in the prescribed manner. 



Physical Features. 



The entire area covered by the survey is undulating or hilly country, with 

 many rock outcrops. The Ridout River, a sluggish stream from twenty-five to 

 fifty links wide, flows north-easterly from Ridout Station on Canadian Pacific 

 Railway in township XXIII, across the north-west corner of township XXII, 

 and is joined by the Wakami River, a larger stream about one chain in width 

 in the township of Greenlaw, and continues north-east through the north-west 

 corner of the township of Cunningham and the south-east corner of Swayze. 

 This river is navigable with a canoe, but is very crooked, and there are five 

 short portages between south boundary of Greenlaw and junction with Wakami 

 River. From the junction north the stream is from a chain to two chains wide, 

 with a fair current and two short portages in the township of Cunningham. 

 There is another small river flowing northerly through the township of Tooms, 

 Halcrow and the north-west corner of Denyes; this river is also navigable with 

 a canoe, but is quite shallow. The lakes are very numerous, some of which 

 are of considerable size, as shown on my plan. 



Timber. 



The only timber of commercial value met with is in a small area comprising 

 the north-west quarter of Greenlaw, the north-west quarter of Tooms and a small 

 portion in the south-east quarter of Halcrow and part of the south-west quarter 

 of Denyes. In this area there is some very good jack pine from six to fourteen 

 inches in diameter, with spruce, birch, poplar and balsam of good size. With the 

 exception of a few swamps in which there is green timber of spruce and cedar, from 

 six to twelve inches, the balance of the area covered by the survey is an old 

 brule, densely grown up with small jack pine, birch and poplar, ranging from 

 two to five inches in diameter, which, if the fire is kept out, will make a valuable 

 forest in the future. 



Soil. 



I am convinced that there is no agricultural land within the whole area. 

 The soil is of a light sandy nature, strewn with stones and boulders. In the 

 swamps there is generally about a foot or two of black muck covering boulders. 



