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Oba Lake up small stream, the outlet of Cat Lake, from which there is a chain 

 of lakes and portages to lake near the northeast corner of Moorhouse Township, 

 which was my starting point. Here I planted new jack pine post alongside 

 the old iron post and from this corner ran the line between Townships of Moor- 

 house and Makawa south astronomically a distance of nine miles and estab- 

 lished the corner of Mildred, Makawa, Nebotik and Hook Townships. From 

 this corner I ran north between Townships of Hook and Mildred to intersec- 

 tion with south boundary of Legge Township, I then cut a trail to southwest 

 corner of Irving Township, where I found an old line which I retraced thirty- 

 three chains and ninety-eight links easterly to old wooden and iron posts marked 

 Mildred on the southeast, and Martin on the southwest. I produced this line 

 easterly to intersection with my meridian between Mildred and Hook Town- 

 ships. I then returned to my base line and ran south between Makawa and 

 Nebotik Townships a distance of nine miles. I again returned to my base line 

 and ran easterly to intersection with southerly production of boundary of Hay- 

 ward. From southeast boundary of Hayward I ran south astronomically a 

 distance of fourteen miles, seventy-seven chains and seventy-nine links to 

 intersection with Niven's base line. 



To run between Farquhar and Alderson Townships I proceeded to Mac- 

 Duff Station on the Canadian Northern Railway, which is only a short distance 

 east of three mile post on Patten's base line, my starting point, from which I 

 ran north astronomically, a distance of nine miles, six chains and fifty-eight 

 links to intersection with line run east astronomically from southeast corner 

 of Dowsley Township. 



Returning to the railway, I went east to Minnipuka Lake and proceeded 

 to the northeast corner of Legge Township along north boundary of that town- 

 ship, and from this corner I ran eight miles, seventy-six chains and twenty- 

 two links east astronomically to intersection with Speight's meridian at a point 

 two chains and seven links north of his thirty-third mile post. I then returned 

 to northeast corner of Legge Township and ran north between Minnipuka and 

 Byng Townships a distance of eight miles, seventy-seven chains and seventy- 

 two links, intersecting south boundary of Doherty Township at a point five 

 chains and thirty-two links east of its southwest corner, from which I ran west 

 astronomically between Minnipuka and Pelletier Townships a distance of eight 

 miles, sixty-nine chains and twenty-eight links, to intersection with east bound- 

 ary of Township of Walls, at a point three chains and fifty-nine links south of 

 its northeast corner; then starting at northeast corner of Walls Township, I 

 ran north astronomically a distance of eight miles, seventy-eight chains and 

 fifty-eight links, intersecting south boundary of Schofield Township at a point 

 nine chains and eighty-five links east of post between lots twenty-five and 

 twenty-six, concession one. 



East and west lines are run on chords of latitudes and meridians were run 

 north or south astronomically, frequent observations for azimuth were taken. 

 Wooden posts properly marked were planted at every mile, and iron posts 

 alongside wooden posts at every third mile, and pits dug and mounds constructed 

 where required so to do in accordance with instructions. 



Soil. 



I did not see any land suitable for agricultural purposes in sufficient areas 



to warrant the belief that it could be developed in to farm lands. The best 



soil is along Fire River, in the Township of Makawa, Mildred and Hook, where 



there is some clay loam, but not of sufficient quantity for agricultural purposes. 



