92 REPORT OF THE No. 3 



The surface of that part of this township lying north of the line between 

 concessions two and three is rolling and broken as a whole, while ■some of it 

 is very hilly, and is not of any value for agricultural purposes, the soil being 

 mostly sandy, mixed with stones and rock, and a considerable percentage of 

 it has been burned over in the last few years. 



The timber is small and not of any commercial value, while the remain- 

 der of the township is either level or gently undulating, with numerous small 

 creeks which will afford excellent drainage facilities, the soil being a rich 

 clay loam, suitable for agricultural purposes, the timber being spruce suitable 

 for pulpwood, standinc very thick but none of it is of large dimensions, 

 along the banks of the larger creeks and on the higher knolls scattered bank- 

 sian pine and spruce are found from eight to fourteen inches in diameter, 

 but the construction of the railway will require a large percentage of supply 

 of large timber. The majority of the lots have a valuable asset in their sup- 

 ply of spruce pulpwood. Outcrops of rock occur generally speaking in the 

 easterly portion of the township and it a^^riears to have been overrun by pros- 

 pectors who staked out a number of claims, but all of these seem to have 

 been abandoned with the exceptions of B.G. 189, in Concession C. where men 

 were engaged sinking a shaft this summer. The Bureau of Mines had a party 

 making geological survey on Lake Abitibi this summer and will doubtless 

 report fully on the mineral resources of this township. 



The National Trans-continental Railway now under construction runs 

 through this township, and should add materially to the value of the land, 

 as the settlers will by its aid have access to markets for their pulpwood, 

 thereby more than paying for the cost of clearing their land. 



Residency 5 of the Engineering Staff of the railway is located on lot 

 5, concession E., and the buildings erected there, the partially cleared right 

 of way of the railway and the mining operations on B.Gr. 189 are the only 

 evidences of occupation in this townshii). 



There are no navigable streams or water powers, and only three fair 

 sized lakes in this township, but it is well drained by numerous small creeks. 

 The larger portion of the township drains southerly into South East Bay of 

 Lake Abitibi, the remainder draining- in a northwesterly direction, with an 

 outlet into the lake through the township of Purvis. 



Lake Abitibi which forms the south boundarv of the township is very 

 shallow with low shores, and is only navigable by flat bottomed or shallow 

 vessels. 



Game of any kind is ver-p- scarce. Indications of the presence of moose 

 were seen round the lake on lots six and seven, concessions five and six, and 

 occasional tracks along the shore of Lake Abitibi. 



Taken as a whole I believe that fifty per cent, of this township is suitable 

 for agricultural purposes, and I have no doubt that the construction of the 

 railway will quicklv be followed by settlers, and that that portion of the 

 township south of concession three will develop into a prosuerous agricultural 

 community. 



Accompanying this report are a general plan, timber plan, field notes, 

 and the customary affidavits. 



I have the honour to be. 

 Sir. 

 Tour obedient servant, 



(Signed) Herbert J. Beatty, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 

 The Honourable, The Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 



Toronto. 



