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the Township of Smuts, from which we ran a third base line east astronomically 

 along the south boundary of the Township of Smuts and continued east astron- 

 omically along the south boundary of the Township of Invergarry to the west 

 boundary of the township of Vrooman. We then returned to where we left off on 

 the line between the Townships of Smuts and Invergarry and continued running 

 this line south astronomically six miles and eight links, where we intersected 

 our third base line forming the south boundary of the Township of Smuts and 

 Invergarry. We then returned to the northeast angle of the Township of Smuts 

 and continued our second base line east astronomically between the Townships 

 of Chester and Invergarry to the west boundary of the Township of Benneweiss. 

 Again returning to the northeast angle of the Township of Smuts, we ran north 

 astronomically between the Townships of Yeo and Chester. We then travelled 

 across country to the northeast angle of the Township of Arbutus, from which 

 point we ran east astronomically between the Townships of Yeo and Potier 

 six miles and twenty-eight links, where we intersected our meridian between 

 Yeo and Chester, and continuing thence east astronomically between the Town- 

 ships of Chester and Neville to the west boundary of the Township of St. Louis. 

 We then returned to our last mentioned meridian and continued running it 

 north between the Townships of Potier and Neville. We then travelled across 

 country to the southeast angle of the Township of Prater, from which point we 

 ran a base line east astronomically between the Townships of Somme and 

 Potier, and Somme and Neville to the southerly production of the west boundary 

 of the Township of Jack, where we terminated our survey. 



All lines were well opened out and blazed in the regulation manner. Iron 

 posts were planted where shown on our plan of the survey and at each of these, 

 pits and mounds were constructed, except where such iron posts were planted as 

 witness posts, then circular trenches and mounds were constructed in the pre- 

 scribed manner. Wooden posts of a good material, bearing the number of the 

 mile carved thereon on the side of the post nearest the initial point of the line, 

 were planted at each mile and when such mile point came in a lake they were 

 planted in the line on the nearest shore and marked so as to show their position. 

 The mileage, however, was not marked on the wooden posts at township corners, 

 but the township names were inscribed. Where an iron post was planted a 

 wooden post as also planted near the iron post, but in all cases the iron post was 

 planted to mark the true point. 



Frequent astronomical observations were taken, the records of a number of 

 which are appended, for the purpose of verifying the course of our lines. All 

 north and south lines were run as true meridians, while the east and west lines 

 were run as chords of latitude passing through the township corners. The 

 magnetic declination was frequently observed, the average being about seven 

 degrees west. 



The country embraced by both the east and west portions of the survey is, 

 generally speaking, rolling or hilly with some hills reaching the height of two 

 hundred feet. 



Rivers. 



No rivers of any size were met with, the Woman River, being the largest, 

 which is very crooked and for the most part shallow and sluggish with many 

 rapids and log jams. This river is shown on our plan running northerly through 

 the Townships of 18, Edith, Fawn and Esther, and our line crosses it no less than 

 ten times. 



