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enabled to reach Wagamacie Lake. This lake is about three miles long, and 

 one and one-half miles wide. We followed the river southerly till we came to 

 Sutcliffe and Neeland's meridian, run in 1919, and followed this line northerly 

 till we came to the thirty-three mile post on the Seaton-Grifhn meridian. We 

 continued this line northerly three miles to the township corners. We then ran 

 the Seaton-Fenton chord and the Slack-Grififin chord, after which we continued 

 the Fen ton-Slack meridian. 



After seeing the Griffin-Slack Chord well started, I had to return to Ottawa, 

 as I had received on the day of my departure, a subpoena to appear as Engineer 

 in a case which was coming up for trial shortly. On my arrival in Ottawa I 

 immediately secured the services of J. E. Lyon, O.L. Surveyor, and sent him 

 up to my party, and reported the proceedings to the Department. Just after 

 I left I sent in another man for the party, and he brought tales of fabulous wages 

 being paid for men, with the result that half the party left. My assistant, 

 Mr. Webster, came out and replaced these, and the work went on. 



Arriving at the Fenton-Staples, Casselman-Slack corner, the party ran east 

 to the Wagamacie River, where we had our main cache. This cache was then 

 moved west to the township corners, and after dividing the party, Mr. Lyon 

 ran west on the Fenton-Staples chord, and Mr. Webster ran north on the Staples- 

 Casselman meridian. 



After going some distance, they sent back for more provisions, and found 

 that our cache had been completely cleaned out by bears. Mr. Webster then 

 ran as far as he could on the available grub, i.e., one and three-quarter miles 

 west on the Staples-Sulman chord. He then returned and ran east of the 

 Wagamacie River a day's run, to the six mile post and came out. 



Mr. Lyon got as far as Lake Saganash, and after losing considerable time 

 trying to get suitable triangulation points, returned when his grub gave out, 

 and came to Fauquier about August 20th. As it was impossible to get any 

 men to return, they came to Ottawa. 



After it froze up in November, I sent a small party in, but they were unable 

 to finish the work. In June, 1921, we again went in, finishing our contract 

 on July 17th, 1921, by completing the Fenton-Staples Chord, the Slack-Cassel- 

 man Chord, the Staples-Sulman Chord, and the Shanly-Staples Meridian. 



The country traversed, with the exception of the northerly boundary 

 Staples, is low, wet country, covered with mixed timber of fair quality, about 

 thirty per cent, of which is over eight inches in diameter, and suitable for lumber- 

 ing, while the remainder is fair pulp wood. 



The north boundary of Staples is high, undulating land, and has been 

 burnt over at one time. At present it is covered with small, second growth 

 timber of little value. This brule covers part of the Staples-Casselman Meridian, 

 but the timber is poor. The brule also extends along the Shanly-Staples Mer- 

 idian, where the timber is somewhat better on the first and seventh miles, the 

 remainder being of little or no Commercial value. 



The soil is mostly clay or clay loam subsoil, covered with decayed vegetable 

 mat ter, and moss. 



No economic minerals whatever were encountered. 



During 1920 the country was absolutely infested with bees and wasps, 

 as many as forty-four nests in six miles on the Fenton-Seaton chord having to be 

 removed from the line. This was our chief factor in holding up the work. 



