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The wooden posts were all made of good cedar except a few which were 

 pine, and were all from two to three inches square and two feet in length. 



They were all driven into the ground, leaving about ten inches above the 

 surface. 



The lines were all well cut out and blazed. 



The survey which was connected to the westerly limit of the lot by 

 retracing and chaining the said westerly limit from the southerly shore of 

 Elk Lake, southerly to its intersection with the northerly shore of Bear 

 River, and running and chaining a line to it from the southwesterly angle 

 of lot sixty-five as shown on the completed plan and field notes. 



The chainages of the intersection of my lines with the easterly limit of 

 the lot are noted in the field notes and on the plan. I endeavoured to observe 

 from Azimuth but was unable to on account of the cloudy weather. The 

 astronomic bearings were obtained from an observation taken in October, 

 1907, by J. H. Shaw, Ontario Land Surveyor, on the line between lots five 

 and six. concession four, on the north side of Elk Lake. 



The part west of Bear Iliver is well timbered with spruce, poplar, 

 birch, pine and a few cedar. The part on the east side of Bear River is 

 timbered similarly but it was mostly burnt over last year. 



The land is fairly high and level and good drainage could be obtained 

 from all parts of it There is practically no low land in the whole town 

 plot. 



Accompanying this report are two general plans and field notes of the 

 entire survey. 



T have the honour to be. 

 Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) James H. Smith, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 

 The Hcmourable, 



The Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. 

 Toronto. 



(Appendia: No. 48.) 

 Township of Redditt, Distkict of Rainy River. 



Kenora, 18th April, 1907. 



Sir, — I have the honor to report that in accordance with your instruc- 

 tions, dated the sixth day of July, 1906, I have completed the survey and 

 subdivision of the township of Redditt, in the District of Rainy River. 



Leaving the town of Kenora, on the 10th day of August, 1906, I pro- 

 ceeded by wagon over the Melick and Jaffray road north to the Black 

 Sturgeon Lake, thence by canoes easterly across the Lake to the mouth of 

 Rice Creek following up this creek in a northeasterly direction and making 

 two small portages, we arrived at Deacon Lake and made our first camp. 



I commenced my survey at the southeast corner of the township, taking 

 for my startng point the iron and wooden posts planted by O.L..S Deacon 

 in the east boundary of Melick, near the shore of Deacon Lake, the north- 

 east corner of Melick being in the water of Deacon Lake. After taking an 

 observation, I ran the east boundary north astronomically to the fourth 

 concession, I then opened up the north boundary of Melick, which is also 



