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the south boundary of Eedditt, and planted posts forty chains apart as far 

 as lot thirteen of Melick, making careful notes of difference in chaining, 

 if any, with that of Deacon's survey which is shown in field notes. I then 

 ran the north and south lines between lots two and three, four and five, 

 etc., and the west boundary north astronomically, taking observations as 

 often as the weather permitted and correcting my bearings whenever any 

 appreciable error was discovered ; the details of these observations are 

 entered in the field notes. The magnetic variation averaged about eight 

 degrees, thirty minutes east, but varied bejtween six degrees and ten degrees 

 east, probably caused by decomposd iron pyrites in the granite. 



I planted posts on the fronts of concessions and on the north boundary 

 where these were intersected by the east and west boundaries and by the 

 side lines between two and three, four and five, six and seven, etc., and also 

 on the fronts of concessions at the corners between lots one and two, three 

 and four, five and six, etc. These lots are marked with the number of the 

 lots, and concessions which they are intended to govern, that is on the east 

 and west side with the numbers of the adjoining lots and on the north side 

 with the number of the concession of which they mark the front. The 

 posts on the east and west boundaries, and on the lines between lots two 

 and three, four and five, six and seven, etc., were marked on the south side 

 also with the number of the concessions of which they mark the rear. 



At the southeast, northeast, northwest and southwest corners of the 

 township I planted, in addition to the wooden post, iron posts one and 

 seven-eighths inches in diameter, that near the southeast corner being 

 placed at the intersection of the north shore of Deacon Lake with the east 

 boundary, the name of the township "Redditt" was cut on the side fac- 

 ing inwards in addition to the numbers of the lots and concessions with a 

 cold chisel, also an iron post one and one-quarter inches in diameter in 

 the centre of the township at the intersection of line between concessions 

 three and four, and side lines between lots six and seven, and also on the 

 south boundary between lots six and seven, and on the east boundary 

 between concessions three and four, on the north boundary between lots 

 six and seven and on the west boundary between concessions three and 

 four. The general surface of the township is of a rolling rocky nature, with 

 a few valleys running through it of good arable land showing a good growth 

 of alders, willows and wild hay with scattered tamarac, suitable for wood 

 and ties, and in some places the tamarac is long, large and straight and 

 would make good piles; the first concession adjoining Melick is well tim- 

 bered, with the exception of lots one, two and three, with mixed timber,, 

 jack pine, tamarac, spruce, balsam, poplar and white birch, and an odd 

 red pine here and there. 



The eastern portion of the township is practically all rocky rolling 

 country, covered with a second growth of jack pine, poplar, and birch, with 

 the exception of a patch around the intersection of the line between conces- 

 sions three and four and the eastern boundary, which has missed the fire of 

 ten or twelve years ago, and contains a few thousand ties and timber suitable 

 for cordwood. There is no red or white pine to speak off, except a small 

 grove of red pine on the eastern shore of Norway Lake on the north bound- 

 ary, which contains approximately two hundred thousand feet, the trees run- 

 ning from nine to sixteen inches in diameter. 



The western portion, and especially the northwestern, contains some 

 good patches of land, well watered by lakes and streams, the soil being a 

 rich dark clay loam with a clay subsoil which in patches is mixed with sand 

 or sandy loam ; there is excellent pasture all thrcugh this portion, the low 



