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Of large game, moose and bear are quite plentiful, and several were 

 seen by members of the party; partridge, duck, beaver, rabbits and mxisk- 

 rats are numerous, trout and pike were caugbt in the lakes and streams. 

 Blue berries were exceptionally plentiful on the higher lands, and raspberries 

 and cranberries, red currants and sugar plums are well distributed over the 

 whole area. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



I have the honor to be. 

 Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 

 * (Sgd.) J. J. NEWMAisr, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 

 The Honorable. 



The Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



{Appendix No. 24.) 

 Grand Trunk Pacific Blocks 8, 9 and 10, District of Rainy River. 



Bruce Mines, Ontaeto, December 14th, 1907. 



Sir, — I beg to state that in accordance with your instructions dated 

 May 30th, 1907, I have completed the survey of the outlines of Blocks 8, 9 

 and 10 in the District of Rainy River, these blocks forming part of the 

 Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company's land grant under Chapter 18, 4 

 Edward YII.. and I have the honor to submit the following report. 



I started for Dinorwic on June 19th and proceeded as quickly as pos- 

 sible, by way of Minnietakie Lake, to Block 10. which was surveved first. As 

 soon '^s the outlines of this block were completed, I moved my outfit up Eng- 

 lish River, and through Flying Loon Lake to the southwest corner of Block 

 9- On the completion of this block, I moved to Lake of Bays, and up a 

 river flowing into the west side of this lake to a spot near the starting point 

 for Block 8. I completed the survey of Blc^k 8 on October 19th and arrived 

 home a week later. 



In performing the surve^-. all the lines were run astronomically north and 

 south and east and west. Frequent observations were taken to confirm or 

 correct the bearing of the lines. The details of these observations are noted 

 in the field notes. All the lines were carefully cut out and blazed. 



Iron posts were planted at the corners of the blocks with the exception 

 of the northeast corner of Block 10 and the southeast corner of Block 9. 

 These corners happened to fall in the water, and the iron posts were planted 

 on the lines at the shore. The details of the planting of these posts are 

 given in the field notes. Wooden posts of the best timber available, were 

 planted every mile on all the lines run. 



The posts on the east and west boundaries of the blocks are all. marked 

 oTi the south side with the number of miles the post is distant from the 

 southeast or southwest comer, as the case may be. 



On the north and south boundaries, the posts are marked on the east 

 side with the number of miles the post is distant from the northeast or south- 

 east corner of the block. In cases where the end of a mile came in a lake, 

 a post was planted on the nearest shore and the chainage to the last mile 

 post was marked on it with a scribing iron. In most cases, two bearing 



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