92 REPORT OF THE - No. 3 



After completing this line, I proceeded to the south-west angle of the 

 township of Lincoln, from which point I ran due west astronomically on nine 

 mile chords along the line between the townships of Copperfield and Lipsett 

 on the north, and Floranna, Sadler and Alcorn on the south, a distance of about 

 twenty-one miles, where I intersected my first meridian line. The character 

 of the country along this line is very similar to that already reported upon — 

 rough and rocky, and very heavily timbered. 



Having completed the above line, I came east to the south-east angle of 

 the township of Lipsett, and south-west angle of the township of Copperfield, 

 and ran the boundary line between these two townships north astronomically 

 to the south-west angle of the township of Bonar, from which point I ran the 

 line between the townships of Lloyd and Lipsett due west astronomically to 

 intersect Ontario Land Surveyor Speight's meridian line surveyed during the 

 past season. The country along the north and west boundaries of Lipsett is 

 much the same as that already reported upon — all rough, and with the same 

 varieties of timber. 



Having completed the lower part of the work, I moved my camp and outfit 

 to the iron post planted by Ontario Land Surveyor Speight on his meridian line 

 six miles north of Ontario Land Surveyor Niven's base line, from which point 

 I ran due west astronomically on nine mile chords along the south boundaries 

 of the townships of Conking, Nebotik, Makawa and Moorehouse. In all a 

 distance of thirty-six miles, where I intersected the east boundary of the town- 

 ship of Simpson, three chains and eighty-three links north of the south-easterly 

 angle of said township. All the countr^^ traversed by this line is rough and 

 rocky, and is of little or no agricultural value. The easterly twenty-five miles 

 is heavily timbered with spruce, banksian pine, white birch, balm of Gilead, 

 poplar, balsam and cedar, running up to eighteen and twenty inches in diameter, 

 and in some places with a dense undergrowth of alder and willow. Along this 

 part of the line there are also a few scattered red and white pine, running up to 

 thirty inches in diameter. The westerly eleven miles of the line is through a 

 country that has been frequently swept over by fire, and commonly called 

 "brule country." This tract is covered with the usual small scrub which follows 

 a fire, white birch, poplar, banksian pine, etc., up to four and. six inches in 

 diameter, with alder and willow underbrush. 



Observations for latitude and azimuth were taken very frequently, all the 

 work closing very satisfactorily. Wooden posts were planted at the end of 

 each mile and iron posts every three miles, according to instructions. All the 

 pits and mounds were made very carefully and where it was not possible to 

 construct these properly, which was quite frequently the case, owing to the 

 rocky nature of the country, a witness post was planted and witness mound, 

 etc., constructed according to instructions. The lakes, rivers and streams, 

 which are all numerous in this country and crossed by the various lines, contain 

 good pure water and an abundance of the usual kinds of fish. Game appears 

 to be very plentiful, particularly moose, which could be seen almost daily, and 

 in spite of centuries of trapping, the beaver, otter, fisher and mink are still very 

 numerous. Nearly all the country passed over by me this season is very rich 

 m pulpwood, but 1 am very sorry to say, very poor from an agricultural stand- 

 point. The variation of the magnetic needle averages from three to five degrees 

 west of north, but it is a very uncertain quantity. 



