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(Appendix No. 40.) 

 Part of the Township of Coleman, District of Nipissing. 



Toronto, May lltli, 1907. 



Sir, — I have the honor to submit the following report on that part of 

 the township of Coleman surveyed by me under instructions from your 

 department, dated the 16th day of March, 1907. 



This orea lies to the west of that portion surveyed by Ontario Land 

 Surveyor W. J. Blair in 1905, and is bounded on the west by the Montreal 

 River and the old Gillies timber limit line run by Ontario Land Surveyor 

 J'. F. Whitson in 1903, and on the south by the Gillies timber limit line 

 run by Provincial Land Surveyor William Bell in 1877. 



I proceeded to the work on the 20th day of March and after the pre- 

 liminary work of getting camp in order and taking an observation on polaris 

 for meridian commenced the survey by running due west from the cedar 

 post planted by Ontario Land Surveyor W. J. Blair at the southwest angle 

 of lot 18, in the 6th concession, using this line as a base to run the various 

 side lines north and south therefrom and in like manner using the side line 

 between lots twenty-two and twenty-three as a base to run the various con- 

 cession lines east and west therefrom to the waters of Bay Lake and the limit 

 line or the mining location boundaries respectively. 



Wooden posts were planted at the proper lot angles, and the distances 

 and bearing to the various bearing trees carefully noted. Iron posts ono 

 and seven-eighths inches in diameter were planted beside the wooden posts 

 and marked at the following points : — 



1st. At the intersection of the north boundary of the township with 

 the west shore of Bay Lake, marked "Coleman" on the southeast side. 



2nd. At the intersection of the south boundary of the township with the 

 west shore of Bay Lake, marked "Coleman, Con. I." oft the north side, 

 "XIX." on the west side. ^, 



3rd. At the southwest angle of the township, marked "Coleman on the 

 northeast side, "Con. A." on the north side, "XXII." on the east side. 



4th At the intersection of the north limit of the township with the east 

 shore of Trout Lake, marked "Coleman" on the southeast side. 



That portion of the township to the north of Montreal river and Portage 

 bay is well timbered with banksian, white and red pine, birch, spruce and 

 poplar, varying in size from twelve inches in diameter down. Lot twenty- 

 two, concession *'A" is well timbered with birch, cedar, spruce and pine 

 from twenty inches in diameter down. The balance of the township is 

 covered with second growth pine, birch, poplar and spruce from two to six 

 inches in diameter. 



Owing to the activity in mining development in that section of the 

 country several mining camps and other buildings were noted. These may 

 be described as follows : — 



1st. On the north part of lot twenty, concession six, and east of McLaren 

 lake, three new buildings were in the course of erection by the Cobalt Con- 

 solidated Mining Company. 



2nd. On the southerly point of lot twenty-two, concession five,^ at the 

 entrance to .Portage bay, is sHuated an old Hudson Bay Company's trad- 

 ing post consisting of three buildings. 



3rd. On lot twenty-four, concession five, north shore of Montreal river, 

 one Thomas O'Xeil has about three acres chopped and a small cabin erected. 



