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The groups of islands along the south-west side of the township of Willi- 

 son were numbered and lettered as shown on the plan of the original survey 

 of this township. 



Most of the islands, from the beginning of the work to Lower Matachewan 

 Lake, have been formed from deposits of silt, etc., at the foot of rapids and 

 at the junction with other streams, and are, in many cases, low and swampy 

 and heavily covered with brush, with some large timber growing on a few of 

 the higher parts. Many of them probably change their shape from year to 

 year, owing to the action of the current during high water. 



Plan. 



Accompanying this report is a plan, on tracing linen on a scale of twenty 

 chains to the inch, showing all traverse run, together with the information 

 collected on the work. In some cases, such as survey of island, ties to buildings 

 and portages, where a large amount of detail was taken, it was found necessary 

 to insert a plan of the area, on a scale of four chains to the inch, in order that 

 all the information might be clearly shown. In each township, the numbering 

 was kept separate, and for purposes of calculation was considered a separate 

 traverse. On the plan every fifth station was numbered, to assist in locating 

 any particular point. On the traverse sheets attached, the latitude and de- 

 parture in inches for a scale of twenty chains to the inch, is given for each 

 station, to facilitate the plotting of the traverse. 



We have the honour to be. Sir, 



Your obedient servants, 



(Sgd.) SUTCLIFFE & NeELANDS, 



Ontario Land Surveyors. 



The Honourable, the Minister of Lands and Forests, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



Appendix No. 37. 



Thessalon, Ont., March 23rd, 192L 



Sir, — In accordance with your instructions, dated May 20th, 1920, I have 

 made a survey of certain base and meridian lines near Lake St. Joseph, in the 

 districts of Kenora and Patricia, and have also made a traverse survey of the 

 portion of Lake St. Joseph which lies west of the meridian line run by myself 

 in 1919, and beg to submit the following report. 



The route to Lake St. Joseph is a fairly easy one. Leaving Hudson Sta- 

 tion on the Canadian Government Railway, one can go by gasoline boat, via 

 Lost Lake, English River, and Lac Seul, as far as Perch Ripple, the first portage 

 on Root River, which flows into the north-east end of Lac Seul. This portage 

 is about seventy miles from Hudson. The canoe route up Root River is good. 

 There are ten portages, the longest one being over the height of land into Lake 



