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the bearings of the lines to be entirely satisfactory. From these side lines 

 the several concession lines were turned east and west astronomically. Owing 

 to the extremely rough nature of the country about the southeasterly corner 

 of the township, and the water intersections at this point, it was deemed a 

 most unsatisfactory place to commence the east boundary, which was 

 therefore begun from the line between concessions two and three, 

 by giving lots one to six a uniform width of twenty-five chains 

 and twenty-five links. On running south to intersect the south boun- 

 dary this line was found to be somewhat west of the point aimed at, which 

 we believed to be due to errors in chaining, there being several very 

 deep and steep gullies on the above concession line; as re-chaining for 

 the third time, however, failed to reveal the discrepancy and angular checks 

 proved the correctness of the bearing, we were fain to leave the puzzle 

 unsolved. A difference also appears in the triangulations of the small lakes, 

 entering lot one across the south boundary, from that of last year, the curious 

 fact being that while the total distance across the lot agrees within a few links 

 the individual lake distances do not, the easterly lake being wider than pre- 

 viously shown and the westerly one narrower owing to wrong base measure- 

 ments being taken last year. As it is somewhat puzzling to understand the 

 exact relationship of the several lines forming the boundaries of the four 

 townships abutting at the southeasterly corner of Colquhoun, a detail has 

 been shown on page 66 of the field notes which clearly shows the relative 

 positions of the three iron posts planted for these townships. 



The posts planted in the centre of the road allowance along the north 

 boundary of the township of Calder to mark the division lines between the 

 several lots, with the exception of lots twenty-four and twenty-five previously 

 mentioned, and those on the east boundary , are also the centre posts for the 

 corresponding lots in the township of Colquhoun. 



The line run by O.L.S. T. J. Patten in 1904, on a bearing north no 

 degrees ten minutes east astronomically, was used as the line between lots 

 nine and ten across the first four concessions where it terminates at the cor- 

 rection line run by the same surveyor now forming the line between conces- 

 sions four and five. From the line between concessions four and five to the 

 ctoi-th boundary of the township the meridian run by 0. L. Surveyors Speight 

 and Yan Nostrand, in 1905, forms the line between lots nine and ten, thus 

 leaving a jog in this division line on concession line four and five. 



The lines were run in the centre of the road allowances, which were laid 

 out of a perpendicular width of one chain. Upon all east and west lines 

 wooden posts were planted to mark the division lines between the several 

 lots. At the intersections of the interior side lines and concession lines five 

 wooden posts were planted, one at the intersection of the lines marked ""R" 

 on four sides, and one at each of the abutting lot angles marked with the 

 numbers of their respective lots and concessions and "R" fronting the road 

 allowances. At boundary intersections three posts were planted marked in 

 a siinilar manner, and at the extreme angles of the township, two posts. At 

 the intervening lot lines between the side lines a post was planted on the 

 centre line of the road allowance marked with the lot numbers on east and 

 west sides and ''R" on the north and south sides. Wooden posts were also 

 planted on the centre line to mark the road allowances round lakes and along 

 rivers, marked "R" facing the water. At all posts planted off the centre 

 lines bearing trees were marked, and their bearings and distances from the 

 several posts noted. The intersection of the lines between concessions six 

 and seven, and side line eighteen and nineteen occurs in the Driftwood 

 River, the posts for concession six being planted to the south, and those for 



