1908 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS' AND MINES 81 



Appendix No. 27. 

 Gillies Timber Berth, District of Nipissing. 



New Liskeard, Ontario, October 11th, 1908. 



Sir, — I beg to -report that I have completed the sub-division of the 

 Gillies Timber Berth into mile blocks, according to instructions dated June 

 2nd, 1908. 



The survey was commenced on the 6th of June at the south-west angle 

 of lot two, in the third concession of the township of Coleman, where 

 an observation was taken. The east and west lines were all run 

 west from the easterly limit of the sub-division, except the three 

 most southerly lines which were run as follows : — The southerly 

 boundary of Blocks 75, 76, 77, 78 was run east and west from the south-east 

 angle of Block 76, the southerly boundary of Blocks 83, 84 and 85 was run 

 east and west from the south-east angle of Block 84, the southerly boundary 

 of Blocks 90, 91 and 92 was run east and west from the south-east angle of 

 Block 92^ the southerly boundary of Blocks 94, 95 and 96 was run east and 

 west from the south-east angle of Block 96, the southerly boundary of Blocks 

 80, 81 and 82 was run east and west from the south-east angle of Block 82, 

 the southerly boundary of Blocks 88 and 89 was run east and west from the 

 south-east angle of Block 89. 



The north and south lines were all run north and south from the line 

 which was produced west from the point of commencement with the exception 

 of the four most westerly lines which were run as follows : — The westerly 

 boundary of Blocks 12, 20, 28, 38, 49, 59, 68, 77, and 85 was run north and 

 south from the south-west angle of Block 12; the westerly boundary of 

 Blocks 39, 50, 60 and 69 was run north and south from the south-west angle 

 of Block 39, the westerly boundary of Blocks 30, 40 and 51 was run north 

 and south from the southwest angle of Block 30, the westerly boundary of 

 Block 41, was run south from the northwest angle of Block 41. 



The east boundary of the sub-division which is part of the west boun- 

 dary of the township of Lorrain was well opened up, chained, blazed and 

 posted every ten chains. 



The north boundary of the sub-division which is the westerly production 

 of the line between concessions three and four in the township of Coleman, 

 was well opened up, blazed and posted every ten chains. 



The northeast boundary of the sub-division which is part of the north- 

 east boundary of the Gillies Timber Berth, was well opened up, blazed and 

 posted where the east and west lines of a ten-chain block would intersect the 

 boundaries. 



The northwest boundary of the sub-division, which is also part of the 

 northwest boundary of the Gillies Timber Berth, was well opened up, blazed 

 and posted where the east and west lines of a ten-chain block would inter- 

 sect the boundaries. 



The southwesterly boundary of the sub-division which is also the south- 

 westerly boundary of the Gillies Timber Berth, was well opened up, blazed 

 and posted, where the east and west lines of a ten-chain block would inter- 

 sect the boundaries. 



The southeasterly boundary of Blocks 87 and 79, which is also part of 

 the southeasterly boundary of the Gillies Timber Berth, was well opened up, 

 blazed and posted where the north and south lines of a ten-chain block 

 would intersect the boundaries. 



7 L.M. 



