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raised several feet by a dam at its outlet into Biscotasing Lake. Owing to this 

 increased height of water there is a great deal of drowned land around its shores. 

 There are several small rivers or creeks coming into this lake, two running north 

 through the Township of Kelso, one running east in the southwest angle of 

 Township 11 and one running southeast in the northwest angle of Township 11, 



Biscotasing Lake extends through the Townships of McPhail, Number 10, 

 Number 9 and Biskotasi. This lake in most places has rocky shores and is made 

 up of long bays running in all directions, which makes it difficult to travel on 

 without an accurate map. 



Indian Lake is a long narrow lake lying north and south in the Townships 

 of McPhail, Earl and Jasper. It has also rocky shores and many bays. 



While the presence of so many lakes made life in the bush more pleasant 

 and were very helpful for transportation purposes, they were usually more of a 

 hindrance than an advantage to running a line. 



Timber. 



The timber in the Townships of Carew, Alcona, Joffre, 12, 10 and 11 and the 

 north part of Kelso and McPhail is of little importance as it is nearly all second 

 growth, having been burned over some twenty or twenty-five years ago, and this 

 area is now grown up with jack pine, poplar, birch, balsam and spruce averaging 

 six to eight inches in diameter. The Townships of Ivy, Earl, Durban and Jasper 

 and the south part of Kelso and McPhail are fairly well timbered with jack pine, 

 spruce, poplar and birch of merchantable size. In this area there is also an 

 occasional red and white pine of good size. 



Game. 



The large game is quite plentiful throughout the area covered. Moose, 

 red deer and bears were often seen. Partridge and rabbits were seen in abund- 

 ance and the small fur-bearing animals were also numerous. The only fish we 

 were able to catch were pike and pickerel and were plentiful in all the lakes of 

 any size. 



Rock. 



The rock formation is of granite and feldspar and no evidence of valuable 

 minerals were seen. 



Accompanying this report we are forwarding general plan on mounted 

 drawing paper, timber plan on linen, field notes, accounts in triplicate and the 

 usual affidavits, all of which are respectfully submitted, and we sincerely trust 

 the same will meet with your approval. 



We have the honour to be. Sir, 



Your obedient servants, 



McAusLAN, Anderson & Moore, 

 Ontario Land Surveyors. 



The Honourable the Minister of Lands and Forests, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



