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to ten feet in depth with, clay banks from ten to fifteen feet high, its current 

 at this part is estimated at from three to four miles an hour. Three large 

 islands, known as Skunk Islands, are situate near the boundary between the 

 two townships referred to. 



The Mattawishquia crosses the south boundary of the township of Cas- 

 grain near its centre and, flowing in a devious north-easterly course, across 

 the townships of Casgrain and Mulvey, joins the Missanabie about two and 

 a half miles north of the south boundary of the township of Sankey. Its 

 breadth is from two hundred to two hundred and fifty feet, and depth three 

 to eight feet, with numerous rapids and good current generally. The clay 

 banks on either side average eight to ten feet in height. 



The Pewabiska River has three distinct branches with their sources 

 apparently in the townships of Stoddart, Hanlan and Casgrain respectively, 

 the lake expansions of the same name as the river occurring in those three 

 townships. Below these lakes the river has a breadth of about two hundred 

 feet with a depth of from five to six feet. It crosses the township of Ritchie 

 in a north-easterly direction, and at a distance of about twenty-five miles 

 north-eastward, enters the Missanabie. 



The Kabinagagami, sometimes called the Mamattawan, enters the town- 

 ship of Stuanolme about three miles west of its south-east angle, and flowing 

 in a generally northward course, crosses the north boundary of the township 

 of Fushimi, eventually emptying into English River at Mamattawan Post 

 about thirty-five miles farther northwestward. The breadth of this stream is 

 from three hundred to three hundred and fifty feet, and depth from four to 

 ten feet, with banks from ten to fifteen feet high, and, unlike the Pewabiska, 

 it has few islands and lake expansions. 



The Nagagami, which runs in a generally north direction, crosses the 

 townships of McMillan, Fintry and Auden. Its breadth is from two hundred 

 to two hundred and fifty feet, and depth about four feet, with rapid current. 

 In the southern part of the township of McMillan, the banks are the usual 

 clay, ten to fifteen feet high, but within the next four miles they rise to an 

 altitude of from one hundred and forty feet to one hundred and fifty feet, 

 decreasing again to fifty feet where the east boundary of the township of 

 Fintry is crossed. 



The Nagagamichi, in the township of Gill, is a rapid stream from one 

 hundred and eighty to two hundred feet in width, and four to six feet in 

 depth. Rapids are numerous, and near the confluence with the Nagagami 

 there is a fall of about fifty feet in height, the roar of which is heard at a 

 distance of nine miles. 



We have no doubt that when these rivers are explored water powers of 

 considerable importance will be found and the presence of lake expansions 

 will give guarantee in most instances of continuity by storage. 



Minerals. 



With few exceptions, the rock formation noted is Huronian and no indi- 

 cations of economic minerals were seen. 



Game. 



Moose, red deer and caribou were seen from time to time during the 

 season, and bear, beaver and marten were fairly numerous. Nearly all the 

 rivers and larger lakes contain fish in abundance, including pike, pickerel 

 and white fish, with speckled trout in some of the smaller streams. 



