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guide posts being planted on the south boundary, marked "R" on the north 

 side, with lot numbers on east and west sides excepting at the starting points 

 of the centre lines of side road allowances, where posts were marked "R" on 

 east, north and west sides. The lot posts were planted in their proper posi- 

 tions at the corners of the respective lots one-half chain north and marked in 

 accordance with instructions. Meridians were run north astronomically from 

 posts established as starting points of the centre lines of road allowances 

 between lots number six and seven, twelve and thirteen, eighteen and nine- 

 teen, and twenty-four and twenty-five, and chords of latitude were run in the 

 centre of the road allowance between the alternate concessions on which guide 

 posts were planted, marked 'R" on the north and south sides with lot num- 

 bers on east and west sides, from which the lot posts were carefully located 

 by perpendicular offsets, and marked "R" on the side facing the road allow- 

 ance, the concession number on the opposite side, and the lot numbers on the 

 east and west sides. At the intersection of these chords of latitude with centre 

 line of side road allowance, posts were planted marked "R" on four sides, and 

 posts planted at the corners of the adjoining lots marked "R" on the side 

 facing the road allowances, the lot number on the east or west side and the 

 concession number on the north or south sides as the occasion demanded. The 

 road allowances were all made one chain in perpendicular width. At the 

 intersection of all centre lines of road allowances with boundaries, posts were 

 planted marked "R" on three sides only, the sides facing the adjoining town- 

 ships being left blank. 



Road allowances, one chain in perpendicular width, were left on each 

 side of the Opazatika river and the navigable portion of the large creek which 

 joins it on lot two, concessions five and six. At the intersection of centre lines 

 with road allowances along these streams posts were planted at a perpendicular 

 distance of one chain from high water mark, properly marked, and where the 

 lot corners were broken by water the lot posts were established by means of 

 offsets and guide posts planted at the shore. The posts were made of the most 

 durable wood available and firmly planted where possible, but, owing to a 

 late spring, the frost interfered with this part of the work in a great many 

 places. Bearing trees for the posts at the lot corners were marked and recorded 

 in the field notes. 



I found an iron post one and seven-eighths inches in diameter at the 

 southeast angle of the township, marked "Idington" on the northeast side 

 and "McCrae" on the northwest, which I marked "R" on the north, east, 

 south and west sides, and at the southwest angle of the township I found a 

 similar post marked "McCrae" on the northeast side and "Barker" on the 

 northwest side, which I marked '*R" on the north, east, south and west sides. 



At the intersection of the centre lines at the following places, iron posts 

 one and a quarter inches in diameter were planted along side the wooden posts 

 marked as stated. On the south boundary at centre of road allowance between 

 lots twelve and thirteen marked "XII." "R" on the east, "Con. I." "R" 

 on the north, and "XIII." "R" on the west side. At the intersection of 

 centre line of road allowance between concessions six and seven with the east 

 boundary, marked "Con. YIII." "R" on north side; "I." "R" on west side, 

 and "Con. YI." "R" on south side, and at its intersection with centre line 

 of road allowance between lots twelve and thirteen marked "R" on north, 

 south, east and west sides, and at its intersection with west boundary marked 

 "R" on north, east and south sides. 



Iron posts, one and seven-eighths inches in diameter, were planted at 

 the northeast and northwest angles of the township, the former being marked 

 ''Idington" on the southeast, "McCrae" on the southwest, and "R" on the 



