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A great number of prospectors were met on the Reserve during the 

 month of June, but a decided migration took place as the mosquito made 

 his appearance. 



The portages along the canoe routes are not in good condition, and those 

 which I had occasion to use for portaging supplies over were improved to 

 some extent. 



Travelling by canoe being the only means of conveyance in the interior 

 of the Reserve, the idea suggests itself that to improve the portages on several 

 of the main canoe routes and clean up good camp grounds would be a bene- 

 ficial outlay of money to the tourist, the prospector, and the ranger, and thus 

 indirectly to the Crown. 



Accompanying this report, I submit plan, field notes, affidavits and 

 accounts. 



I have the honor to be. 

 Sir, 

 , Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) L. V. RoRKE, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 

 The Honorable, 



The Minister of Lands, Forests, and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



{Appendix No. 22.) 



Larder Lake, and the West and North Boundaries of the Townshii' 

 OF Hearst, in the District of Nipissing. 



AViNDSOR, Ontario May 30th, 1907. 



Sir, — In compliance with instructions received from your department, 

 dated March 28th, 1907, I have made a survey of Larder Lake, and the west 

 and north boundaries of the township of Hearst, in the district of Nipissing. 



I left Windsor on the morning of March 30th via Canadian Pacific 

 Railway, and arrived at New Liskeard on the morning of March Slat, where 

 I completed my supplies, and engaged what men I needed to complete my 

 party. I left New Liskeard on the evening of April 3rd, going by Temis- 

 caming and Northern Ontario Railway as far as Heaslip, thence by sleigh 

 to Tomstown, thence to Larder Lake via Wilson's Trail, arriving at the 

 lake at noon of Friday, April 5th, and having made camp at the narrows, 

 I commenced the survey of the lake immediately. 



The ice was good when I arrived, and continued perfectly safe until T 

 completed the survey, although slush formed from four to eight inches deep, 

 some of the warmer afternoons. Having completed the survey of the lake, 

 I moved out to the continuation of Smith's tie line three miles north of 

 the north-east angle of the township Catharine. From here I rechained and 

 blazed the two miles of Smith's tie line and continued the same line north 

 four miles farther, to the north-west angle of the township of Hearst, thence 

 I ran due east five and one-half miles (5i) to where the said line intersects 

 the west shore of Larder Lake proper, having cut off or ran across two bays 

 as shown on the accompanying plan, I completed the whole of this work 

 on the evening of Wednesday, April 24th, and having packed my goods 

 and disposed of my excess supplies, I started for home, Thursday morning, 



