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There is not much balm of Gilead found in this township. 



With respect to the reserving of any section for lumbering, I am of the 

 belief that it is not necessary, as the good timber of large dimensions is scat- 

 tered over the whole area, and not much in any one place, but all the timber 

 is suitable for pulp wood. 



We saw considerable game in this township, but principally moose and 

 partridge. We fished in most of the small lakes, but were not very success- 

 ful. The water in some of the lakes is clear and bright, and there is very 

 little lime in it, as the water is quite soft. The lakes having the clearest 

 water are those having no inlet or outlet. The water in the other lakes is 

 more or less colored from the streams emptying into them. 



Under the head of "Soil" I beg leave to report that I found it to be prin- 

 cipally clay and clay loam.. On the lower levels there is a heavy growth of 

 moss, then from four to eighteen inches of black muck, and then the clay. 

 The black muck holds the water. Clay loam is found in the higher land, 

 where there is not so much moss. In the muskegs, where the timber is small, 

 I found a thin layer of moss, then a few inches of muck, then the clay. The 

 muskegs have all clay bottoms. There is only one wet muskeg in this town- 

 ship, being parts of lots eight and nine, concessions three and four. The 

 land in this part of the Province can be easily cleared, as the roots of the trees 

 do not penetrate the clay, out seem to run along between the clay and the 

 muck, and when the land becomes burnt over and drained, the stumps can 

 easily be moved. The country, although generally flat and level, can easily 

 be drained, a^ the stream beds are sufficiently low to afford good drainage. 

 The land around some of the lakes is rolling. 



Under the head of "Minerals" I beg leave to report that I found no rock 

 any place, but I found a large boulder on the east side of the lake, on lot six, 

 concession four, but was of no value. I broke off a few specimens and 

 examined them under a glass. I also found some boulders on lot ten, conces- 

 sion six, samples of which I am forwarding to your Department. 



The magnetic variation of the compass was very irregular, sometimes 

 changing two degrees in ten chains. I found the greatest irregularity_cros8- 

 ing lots eight and nine, concessions five and six. The variation on lot nine 

 was twenty-three degrees west. The variation on side line between lots eight 

 and nine, concession six, at sixty chainage, was twenty-seven degrees and 

 thirty minutes west. 



The wet weather greatly impeded our work; one week we remained in 

 camp five days. In the month of July, rain fell on twenty-four days. In the 

 month of August rain fell on twenty-five days, and in the month of September 

 rain fell on twenty days and snow on two days. In October up to the 10th 

 day rain and snow fell on seven daj^s. There was frost at McDougall's Chute 

 on July 2nd. The next frost we had on August 26th. 



"With regard to the opening up and development of this township, would 

 say that the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway location runs north 

 through the township of St. John and the Grand Trunk Pacific location runs 

 east and west through the township to the north, so that this point will be 

 within a few miles of the junction of the two, and when these lines are built 

 the lands will -be easy of access, and should become settled within the next 

 few years. 



I have the honor to be. 

 Sir, _ 

 Your obedient servant, 



(Signed) E. D. Bolton, 

 The Honorable, ^^ Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The Minister of Lands, Forests and Mine's, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



