1908 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS' AND MINES 91 



{Appendix No. 33.) 

 Township of Steele, District of Nipissing. 



Eganville, Ont., December 3rd, 1908. 



Sir, — I hiave the honour to report that in accordance with your instruc- 

 tions dated the 29th day of May, 1908. I have completed the survey of the 

 township of Steele in the District of Nipissing. 



This township is bounded on the south by Lower Abitibi Lake, on the 

 east by the township of Bonis and the unsurveyed lands of the Crown ; on the 

 north by unsurveyed lands, and on the west by unsurveyed lands and the 

 township of Purvis. 



The base line, run by O.L.S. Patten last summer is the front of conces- 

 sion one of this township, and his fourth mile post being the most convenient 

 point to reach from Lake Abitibi, I went to it and commenced the sub- 

 division work by running a line south to the lake and north through 

 the various concessions as a base for my work, making the concessions 

 eighty chains in depth and the lots forty chains in width as near as 

 was practicable. The township of Purvis formed the west boundary through 

 concessions D., E., F. and G., and I ran a line due north astronomically 

 from the northeast corner of this township for the remainder of said boundary. 

 The east boundary was run from Patten's six mile post south astronomically 

 to the shore of the lake and north astronomically to intersection with the north 

 boundary. The subdivision of township was carried out in accordance with 

 instructions, the meridians being proiected from Patten's base line, south to 

 the lake and north through the township, the concession lines being run east 

 and west astronomically. Posts of the most durable wood available were 

 planted at the corners of the lots, and where ground was rocky and posts 

 could not be well driven into the ground, stones were piled around them. 



Frequent observations for azimuth were taken, the magnetic variation 

 being about nine and three-quarter degrees west. 



I planted an iron bar one and seven-eighths inches in diameter at south- 

 east corner of my township marked "I." on west, "Con. A." on north and 

 "Steele" on northwest side. To the one and seven-eighth inch iron bar, beside 

 Patten's six mile post I added "Con. I." on north, "I." on west and "Con. 

 G." on south side. I also planted one and seven-eighth inch iron bars at the 

 northeast and northwest corners of my township, the former marked "Con. 

 VI." on south, "Steele" on southwest and "I." on west side, the latter 

 marked "Con. VI." on south, "Steele" on southeast and "XII." on east 

 side, and I planted a similar bar at the southwest corner of the township, 

 marked "XII." on east. "Steele" on northeast and "Con. D." on north side. 

 This post was planted alongside wooden post planted by O.L.S. Patten last 

 year. 



I planted iron bars one and one-quarter inches in diameter at the follow- 

 ing places, on the line between lots six and seven, at its intersection with 

 shore line of Abitibi Lake, marked "VI." on east, "VII." on west and "Con. 

 E." on north, at its intersection with line between concessions three and 

 four marked "Con. III." on south, "VI." on east, "Con. IV." on north 

 side and "VII." on west, and at its intersection with north boundary marked 

 "Con. VI." on south, "VI." on east and "VII." on west side; also on line 

 between concessions three and four, at its intersection with east boundary 

 marked "Con. III." on south. "I." on west and "Con. IV." on north, anil 

 at its intersection with west boundary, marked "Con. IV." on north, "XII." 

 on east and "Con. III." on south. 



