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There is some very good spruce on this river, mostly in a small belt extend- 

 ing back about ten chains on an average from the river bank, then the spruce 

 swamp with spruce one to five inches diameter. 



On arrival at the C. G. Ry. my two transport men quit, and I continued 

 on with the remainder of the party and two canoes. 



The country from here to Flint Lake is level and swampy for the most 

 part, and the great portion of it has been burnt over. We reached Flint Lake 

 on Saturday, the 15th of October, after quite a strenuous trip, there being nine- 

 teen portages between the C. G. Ry. and the lake, the majority of which we 

 had to open up. I do not believe this river is used even by the Indians as a 

 canoe route. As we neared the lake we ran into a big marsh and it was exceed- 

 ingly difficult to get solid ground for stations. 



We had also run short of provisions, so I decided, in view of this fact and 

 that ice had been forced in the marsh for several days, to return to the railroad, 

 which we did, and entrained for Fort William on the 18th of October, arriving 

 here the following day. 



The notes of soil and timber, I have put on the plans in detail. I have not 

 made a summary of the bearings and distances of courses as I had already put 

 them on the plans using azimuth angles only for intermediate readings. I have 

 summarized the report on water power and islands, with their descriptions and 

 acreages, in Schedules "A" and "B," respectively, attached hereto. In my 

 preliminary report on water power in the Townships of Goodwin and Barlow, 

 I used my local cross sections for calculating the run off and the discharge was 

 found to be excessive. The revised list, which I calculated on the basis of 

 4-10 c.f.s. average minimum discharge per square mile, I hope will be found 

 satisfactory. 



Game. 



The country between the C. N. Ry. and the C. G. Ry. abounds with game 

 of every description, moose, bears and muskrats were plentiful; a few beaver^ 

 otter and mink were also encountered. 



North of the C. G. Ry. although moose and caribou were numerous, we 

 met with very few of the other fur-bearing animals. I, however, had the pleasure 

 of seeing a white fox while making a trip up Caribou Creek. Speckled trout 

 and pike also abound south of the C. G. Ry. 



It will be noticed that on the plan there are a few islands without any 

 designating letter. These are really only sand and gravel bars covered with a 

 dense growth of long grass. 



We suffered no severe mishap throughout the trip, although the canoes 

 always suffer a good deal when readings are being given on the shores of the 

 various lakes, which are invariably rocky. This is more especially realized 

 when the lake is at all rough. We had quite a lot of rain during the season, 

 but lost very little through it. 



The plots of traverse of the Kenogami and Flint Rivers are now complete 

 and are being forwarded to you with observations, accounts and vouchers in 

 triplicate, all of which I hope will be satisfactory. 



I have the honour to be. Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 



Roy S. Kirkup, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 

 The Honourable the Minister of Lands and Forests, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



