114 REPORT OF THE No. 3 



(Appendix No. 39.) 

 Township of Bowyeh, District of Nipissing. 



Little Cukrent, October 19tli, 1907. 



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

 survey of the township of Bowyer, in the District of Nipissing, under instruc- 

 tions from your department dated June 11th, 1906. 



On account of the Ontario and Quebec boundary survey occupying nearly 

 the whole season. I did not attempt to subdivide the township last year. 



I left here on July 2nd and travelled by way of McDougall's Chute and 

 Black and Abitibi rivers, and arrived on the ground on the 11th July. On 

 the following day, I commenced the survey at O.L.S. Galbraith's 42 mile + 

 9 chains post, where his base line intersects Abitibi Lake, and which forms 

 the southeast angle of the township of Bowyer. His base line forms the south 

 boundary of this township. Lots 40 chains in width were laid out along 

 this boundary, and our lines were run from Galbraith's mile posts on it. 

 The township of Galna lies to the south of Bowyer. The north boundary 

 was run due east from O.L.S. Newman's posts at the northeast angle of 

 Marathon, and the east boundary was run due north from O.L.S. Gal- 

 braith's 42 mile post on the base referred to 9 chains west from the shore of 

 Abitibi Lake. 



Lot "A," concession I. is bounded by this line run due north and Abitibi 

 Lake. 



Regular lots 40 chains in width and 80 chains in depth or thereabouts 

 were laid out throughout the township. All lines were run east and west, 

 and north and south astronomically. A 6 inch Burt's solar compass was 

 used to obtain the meridian. 



Six inch posts, except in a few places where the timber was small, were 

 planted at the corners of lots, and the proper lot numbers cut thereon. The 

 lot numbers and the name Bowyer were cut on the wooden and iron posts 

 already planted at the southeast, southwest and northwest corners of the 

 township. 



At the northeast angle, an iron post 1| inches in diameter was planted 

 beside the wooden one, with the name of township and lot numbers cut on it 

 in the usual way. Iron posts 1\ inches in diameter were also planted where 

 the line between concessions 3 and 4 intersects the east and west boundaries, 

 also where the line between lots 6 and 7 intersects the north boundary and 

 the line between concessions 3 and 4, this being the centre of the township. 

 Where the line between lots 6 and 7 intersects the south boundary, one had 

 been planted by O.L.S. Galbraith. 



The survey lines on the Transcontinental Kailway were intersected in a 

 great many places by our lines, but I have shown on the plan where it is 

 said by their engineers the line will probably be located. Near the confluence 

 of the Circle and Low Bush rivers, a start had been made just before we 

 left the vicinity, about the end of September, to cut the right of way. 



On the Low Bush river in lot 7, concession 5, there is a water power 

 from a 6 foot fall. I have calculated the power at about 630 h.p. at average 

 low water (see p. 23 in field notes). As there are banks rising to about 30 

 feet on either side of the fall, it is possible that a considerable power might 

 be developed. 



I took very great precaution against forest fires by instilling into every 

 one of the party the necessity of being careful about fire, and seeing that 

 no fire was left at any place. 



