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Large tracts, especially in the southerly portion of the township, were 

 overrun by fire four years ago, and are now almost destitute of green timber. 

 Swamps covered with small spruce occur at different points. 



Generally speaking, the soil is a rich, black loam from eight to twelve 

 inches in depth with clay subsoil. 



There are a few rock exposures (Huronian) along the river, also along 

 the west boundary run by O.L.S. Niven; these, however, are generally of a 

 very limited extent and will not materially retard the settlement of this 

 district. 



The average magnetic variation I found to be nine degrees west- 

 No indications of minerals were found. 



1 would consider about sixty per cent, of this township suitable for imme- 

 diate settlement while about sixty per cent, of the remainder can under a 

 proper system of drainage be made good paying agricultural land. 



Fish, game and fur I found rather scarce in this vicinity, raspberries, 

 strawberries, etc., especially in the brules were very plentiful. 



Trusting this report with the plans, field notes, etc., will be found cor- 

 rect and satisfactory to your Department. 



I have the honor to be. 

 Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) J. W. Fitzgerald, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 

 The Honorable, 



The Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto. 



{Appendix No. 31.) 

 Township of Leitch, District of Algoma. 



Bracebridge, Ontario, December 21st, 1907. 



Sir, — I have the honor to submit the following report on the survey 

 of the township of Leitch, in the district of Algoma, made in accordance 

 with instructions from your department, dated the 20th day of May, 1907. 



With as little delay as possible, I proceeded by way of the Temiska- 

 ming and Northern Ontario Railway to the end of the steel of that line, and 

 from there paddled down the Black and Abitibi rivers to the township, 

 which is situated near the junction of the Abitibi and Frederick House 

 rivers. 



The north boundary of the township of Clute, surveyed by me last year, 

 forms the south boundary of the township of Leitch, and I began the survey 

 by planting the lot posts along this line, twenty-five chains and twenty-five 

 links apart, leaving road allowance of one chain between lots six and seven, 

 twelve and thirteen, eighteen and nineteen, twenty-four and twenty-five, 

 with half a chain at the east and west boundaries. 



The side roads were run from south to north, and the concession roads 

 were run west from the district boundary, making the regular lots twenty- 

 five chains twenty-five links in width, and fifty-nine chains fifty links in 

 depth, with a road allowance of one chain between every second concession 

 two and three, four and five, etc., and a blind line between the other conces- 

 sions. 



