1921-22 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 63 



Posts were planted and bearing trees marked at one chain back from the 

 intersections of the several township boundaries with the shores of the different 

 lakes. 



Around the shores of the lakes at intervals of about a mile, trees were 

 blazed and marked with a number. In almost every case the number given 

 was the number of the station of the traverse, but where this was not found 

 convenient, other numbers were used and are shown on the plans and in the 

 field notes. 



3, — Description of Lakes and Rivers. 



In dealing with this heading, on account of the smallness of the lakes and 

 the general features being the same, I am grouping the surveys similar to 1, 

 Routine of Work. 



(a) Anima Nipissing Lake to Red Squirrel Lake Section. 



All these lakes have fairly high rocky shores. The land close to the shores 

 is not suitable for agriculture, with the exception of a very few isolated -^pots 

 where the overburden is sufficient to permit farming. 



Timber. — The timber throughout this section consists of 8"-16" red pine, 

 12"-18" scattered white pine, 4"-8" birch, 4"-8" spruce, together with some 

 cedar and balsam, in the low places. The timber at the northwest end of 

 Anima Nipissing Lake is not quite as good as the rest of the area described. 



Islands. — The islands are, with the exception of one or two small ones on 

 which the timber has been destroyed by careless campers, well timbered. 



(b) Rabbit and White Bear Lake Section. 



Considerable timber has been destroyed on Rabbit, White Bear, Snake 

 Island, and Obaskong Lakes. The standing dead trees do not contribute to the 

 beauty of the place and give the impression that considerably more timber has 

 been destroyed than is actually the case. The high shores taking up the rise 

 in the water level. A fair estimate would be about one chain in width along the 

 shores of the several lakes, say from six to seven hundred acres. 



The timber along the shores of Rabbit Lake consists of jack pine, average 

 10", red pine 12"-18", birch and poplar, with cedar and balsam. Farthee 

 north, around White Bear Lake, the timber consists of 4"- 15" red and whitr 

 pine. Small poplar and birch, spruce and balsam. 



(c) Net Lake Section, including Cedar and Thieving Bear Lakes. 



The general physical features of this system are very similar to the previous 

 lakes described. The shores, however, are not quite so precipitous. 



The timber consists of 4"- 16" red pine, 4"- 10" white pine, 4"- 18" poplar, 

 with cedar along the shores together with spruce. 



(d) Lake Section through Law and Strathcona Townships. 



The shores of these lakes are even more rugged than the lakes previously 

 described. The country back of the lakes being very rough and rocky. 



Considering the amount of rock exposed the timber is very good consisting 

 of 8"- 16" red and white pine, balsam, birch and poplar, increasing to 6"-20" 

 red and white pine at Island Lake and carrying through with the same class of 

 timber to Wilson and Christy Lakes. Very little of this has been destroyed by 

 fire. The section around Angus, Caribou and Ingall Lakes being very old 

 brule. The islands, however, are well timbered. 



