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Water Power. 



Little Missinaibi River is the only stream in these townships capable of 

 power development. This stream drains about one hundred and fifty square 

 miles of territory. It has a potential storage basin of considerable size in Little 

 Missinaibi Lake, and in the five miles from that lake to its outlet in Missinaibi 

 Lake, there are two falls and a long series of rapids to produce adequate head 

 for power purposes. 



Fish and Game. 



Moose seem to be extremely plentiful, and in June were seen in all the 

 lakes and streams. Sixteen of them were counted at one time feeding in one 

 of the small lakes. The lakes and streams were well stocked with pike and 

 pickerel, but so far as we were able to discover, no trout or bass are in the waters 

 The central and westerly townships have been apparently thoroughly trapped 

 during the past few years, but in the Townships of Calais, Busby and Brutus, 

 many signs of beaver activities were seen and each creek and pond apparently 

 had its colony. 



Canoe Routes. 



Missinaibi Lake, mentioned above, forms part of the historic route between 

 Moose Factory and Lake Superior, and was, in the early days of this country, 

 one of the main thoroughfares for the transports of the Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany. Little Missinaibi Lake may be reached by the Little Missinaibi River, 

 from either Peterbell on the Canadian National Railways, or Missinaibi on the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway, in about a day and a half, or during high water, it 

 may be reached with equal or greater facility via Bolkow and Angigaming Lakes 

 from mileage 1413^ on the Canadian Pacific Railway. There is a somewhat 

 indifferent canoe route up Hay Creek, and by a chain of lakes south to Lake 

 Seseginika, through the easterly tier of townships. 



We have the honour to be. Sir, 



Your obedient servants, 



Speight & Van Nostrand, 



Ontario Land Surveyors. 



The Honourable the Minister of Lands and Forests, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



Appendix No. 25. 

 Survey of Base and Meridian Lines, District of Thunder Bay, 



Port Arthur, Ont., December 31st, 1921. 



Sir, — I beg to report that in accordance with your instructions dated 

 April 15th, 1921, we have completed the survey of certain base and meridian 

 lines in the District of Thunder Bay. 



This survey was commenced on the easterly shore of Muskeg Lake at a 

 birch post planted by O.L.S. Fawcett at a distance of twenty-nine chains east 

 from the southeast angle of Grand Trunk Pacific Block No. 4. From this point 



