1921-22 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 113 



Appendix No. 40. 

 Township Outlines in District of Sudbury. 



South Porcupine, Ont., December 1st, 1922. 



Sir, — I beg to submit the following report of the survey of certain township 

 outlines in the District of Sudbury, made by me during the past summer under 

 instructions from your Department, dated April 12th, 1922. 



The survey was commenced on the 29th July at the northwest angle of 

 Township No. 4, which point was, and is, marked by an iron and a wooden 

 post. From this point a line was run west six miles between Townships No. 6 

 and Alton, an observation having been taken the night of July 27th, and from 

 the same point a meridian was run north between Townships Nos. 5 and 6, 7 

 and 8, Chalet and 9, and Arden and Biscotasi, a distance of twenty-four miles 

 four chains and twenty-seven and seven-tenths links, to the south limit of the 

 Township of Smuts, intersecting the latter limit, four chains and fifty-one links, 

 west of the southeasterly angle of the said township. 



From the six mile point on this meridian a line was run east between Town- 

 ships 5 and 7 to the westerly limit of the Township of Battersby, intersecting 

 this limit 45.7 links south of the northwest angle, and west six miles between 

 Townships Nos. 6 and 8. Near this six mile point, which is now the corner of 

 four townships, only one iron post, planted by O.L.S. Stewart in his survey 

 of townships along the Canadian Pacific Railway, is in place, and its location 

 with reference to this corner is shown in the field notes accompanying this report. 



From the twelve mile point on this meridian a line was run east between the 

 Townships of Chalet and No. 7 to the northwesterly angle of the Township of 

 Marquette, and west six miles between Townships Nos. 8 and 9, crossing the 

 Canadian Pacific right of way. Near this point of crossing posts had been 

 planted by O.L.S. Stewart in his survey mentioned above, but they have been 

 removed and the only evidence of their location is a cairn of stones which is 

 referenced in the field notes of this line, page fifty-two. 



From the eighteen mile point on this meridian a line was run east between 

 the Townships of Chalet and Arden to the west limit of the Township of Paudash, 

 and west between Townships No. 9 and Biscotasi to the easterly limit of Town- 

 ship No. 10, intersecting this latter limit 2 chains and 99.6 links south of the 

 northeasterly angle of the said township. 



A second meridian was run south from a post planted by O.L.S Stewart, 

 in his survey mentioned above, south of the Canadian Pacific Railway on the 

 line between Townships Nos. 9 and 10, this post being a piece of gas pipe marked 

 9 on the east, and 10 on the west side, to the northerly limit of Township H in 

 the Mississaga Forest Reserve, forming the west boundary of part of Township 

 No. 9 and of Townships Nos. 6, 8 and Alton. 



Your instructions, including the general instructions relating to the planting 

 of iron posts, were rigidly adhered to in every particular. The base lines were, 

 in all cases, run in the direction indicated as chords of parallels of latitude, passing 

 through the township corners, and the meridians north and south astronomically, 

 observations on Polaris being taken whenever possible. The lines were well 

 opened out and well blazed. Posts of the most durable wood obtainable, at 

 least six inches square, well made and well carved, were planted at all points 

 ordered, each in a cairn of stones where the latter were procurable, and two care- 

 fully selected bearing trees marked near each. The iron posts furnished by your 



8 L.F. 



