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one chain from the shore on each side of the river or lake, where this had not 

 been done in the original survey. 



3. — Descriptions of Lakes and Rivers. 



(a) K as as way chin, Katagi, Atekepemeska and Arheesee Lakes: 



Shores. — The shores of all these lakes are very similar, being mostly high 

 and rocky. Back from the water's edge, the rock is covered with a sandy clay 

 and boulder overburden. From different rock exposures I saw, I should say 

 the formation was nearly all granite. 



Timber. — Except for a brule near the C.N. Railway and one or two small 

 brules, the timber is of good quality; jack pine, red pine, spruce and birch, 

 averaging about twelve inches in diameter, with some cedar. Logs are at 

 present being driven down a creek from Katagi to Kasaswaychin Lake, and 

 may be driven from as far west as the west end of Atekepemeska Lake. From 

 Arbeesee Lake the water flows south-westerly towards Sahkatawichtah Lake. 

 The creeks could be driven in high water, if well cleaned out. 



These lakes, together with a lake about two miles long in McOwen Town- 

 ship, form a very good canoe route to Sahkatawichtah Lake. The only portage 

 not shown on the plan is one of four chains over a small falls at the foot of the 

 lake in McOwen. 



ih) Rice Lake. 



Shores. — Except at the north end of Rice Lake, the shores are high and rocky. 

 The formation is nearly all granite. 



Timber. — Nearly all the west side and south end of the lake has been 

 burned over and is covered with small birch and poplar. The north end is a 

 spruce and cedar swamp. On the east side of the lake, north of the Narrows, 

 the timber is good, being red pine from twelve to twenty inches in diameter, 

 jack pine, birch and poplar, up to twelve inches. 



Islands. — There are about forty islands in the portion of the lake west of 

 Frater township, the largest, containing 37 3/5 acres, six others from 10 to 20 

 acres, the remainder very small. With the exception of a few of the smaller 

 islands, all are well timbered with red pine from twelve to twenty inches, and 

 jack pine up to twelve inches, with some spruce and cedar. 



(c) Opeepeesway Lake. 



Shores. — The shores of this lake are very similar to Rice Lake, being nearly 

 all high and rocky. 



Timber. — The timber on the shores of nearly the whole of the lake has been 

 burned and small birch and poplar have grown up. There is, however, at the 

 south-east of the lake, some white pine of from nine to sixteen inches in diameter. 



Islands. — There are about twenty-one islands in the lake, all being small, 

 the largest containing not more than five and three-fifths acres. They are 

 nearly all well-timbered, mostly with red pine. 



{d) Ground Hog River .—-The survey of the Ground Hog River was com- 

 menced at Ground Hog Lake and continued through the townships of Keith, 

 Penhorwood, Reeves, Melrose, Parke, Strachen, Montcalm, Poulett, Hicks. 

 Stringer and into McVicar. 



Ground Hog River has a width of from three and one-half chains, just 

 north of the C.N. Railway, increasing to a width of from eight to nine chains 

 in Stringer Township. The banks are, generally speaking, fairly high and well 

 wooded, except where the timber has been burned. Brules and the kind of 

 timber are shown on the plans. 



