1907 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 95 



Taking tlie township as a whole, I consider fully sixty-five per cent, 

 suitable for immediate settlement and with a proper system of drainage 

 nearly all the remaining thirty-five per cent, can be made suitable for 

 agriculture. 



Several trial lines of the proposed Transcontinental railway cross the 

 township in a northwesterly direction. I was unable, however, to defi- 

 nitely ascertain along which of these the road would be built. I have there- 

 fore made no record of them in the notes. 



Fish and game were fairly plentiful, while fur seemed to be very 

 scarce. 



Strawberries, raspberries, etc., fully matured, were to be had in 

 abundance. 



Observations for latitudes and azimuth were taken at several points, 

 records of which will be found in the notes. 



Trusting the accompanying plans and field notes of the township will 

 be found satisfactory. 



I have the honor to be, 

 Sir, 

 Tour obedient servant, 



(Signed) J. W. Fitzgerald, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 

 The Honorable, 



The Minister Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



{Appendix No. 30.) 

 Township of Macdiaemid, District of Algoma. 



Peterborough, Ontario, December 5th, 1907. 



Sir, — I have the honor to report the completion of the survey of the 

 township of Macdiarmid in the District of Algoma, performed under instruc- 

 tions from your department, dated July 11th, 1907. 



After taking the necessary observations, I commenced the survey at 

 the southwest angle of the township of Kidd; from this point I ran the 

 south boundary west astronomically to its intersection with O.L.S. Niven's 

 meridian line. Along the south boundary, I gave the lots a uniform front- 

 age of forty chains, lot twelve being thirty-nine chains and ninety-one 

 links. 



The side lines I ran north astronomically from the proper points on 

 the south boundary. 



The concession lines were run east and west astronomically. 



The Mattagami river enters the township from the south at lot 

 six, and flowing in a northerly direction leaves it at lot five. It has an 

 average width of four to five chains, depth of from five to fifteen feet, with 

 good current, and vegetation, as a rule, almost to the water's edge. There 

 are no falls, rapids or islands on the river in this locality. 



There are no lakes or ponds in this township.. 



As to the general character of this township, it may be described as a 

 gently, undulating country, timbered with spruce (white and black), up to 

 sixteen inches in diameter, poplar, white birch and balsam up to ten inches 

 in diameter, with considerable willow and windfall throughout. 



