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A glance at the timber map will give a good idea of the elevation of 

 the land in general, the higher land having the heavier timber. 



The muskegs are not deep and are underlaid at a depth of eighteen or 

 twenty-four inches with a clay subsoil. 



Soil. 



In general the soil consists of a clay covered with a loam, say from four to 

 ten inches, or in the lower ground with a muck from six to twelve inches. 



This clay contains a slight admixture of sand which will render it easily 

 workable, though there does not appear to be as much sandy admixture as 

 in the townships to the west and to the south of Glackmeyer. 



Timber. 



The township is timbered with a growth of spruce, dead tamarac, poplar, 

 birch, balsam, with a few balm of Gilead, and in places some cedar. Alders 

 grow everywhere. 



It is generally mixed. The sizes run, in the southern portion four 

 inches to seven inches average, in the central portion west of the Abitibi 

 river, from four inches to eighteen inches, while along the east and north 

 boundaries the sizes run from four inches to twenty-four inches. 



The tamarac, though killed some time ago by the insect pest which 

 passed over this country some years ago, is still sound and will make good 

 railway ties. 



The general timber is large enough for building purposes, and the runs 

 of spruce in this township will be valuable for pulpwood. 



Mineral. 



There are only one or two exposures of rock in this township, and these 

 are of a Huronian origin, and of a grey slaty nature. In lots twenty-four 

 and twenty-five in concession ten a few granitic stones are to be found, but 

 no minerals were noticed during the survey. 



Waters. 



The Abitibi river flows through the eastern portion of the township 

 and is about five or six chains wide. The current is good probably on 

 account of being only a few miles above the Long Sault. 



A small rapid occurs on lot three and four in the sixth concession with 

 a fall of about three feet in fifteen chains, but it cannot be considered a 

 water power, though a dam might develop enough power for a small mill. 



The water in the Abitibi is impregnated with the clay from the lands 

 through which it passes. 



Two lakes occur and a number of large ponds (generally in muskeg). 

 Two large creeks drain the land west of the river. 



Fish and Qame. 



Game is scarce iu this township, owing, no doubt, to work going on on 

 the Transcontinental Railway. A few signs of moose and bear were seen 

 but the smaller game with the exception perhaps of beaver has been pretty 

 well exhausted by the Indians. 



9 L.M. 



