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The country is very hilly and in places mountainous. The hills follow 

 mostly a northerly and southerly course, and are from forty to one hundred 

 and fifty feet high. 



The Mississaga River flows out of Bark Lake near the west limit of T. 

 Near the east limit of 0. a considerable stream flows south and empties 

 probably into the Sable waters. It probably could be used for driving tim- 

 ber. The west branch of the Spanish River flows southeasterly through 

 Berths L. H. and G. It has a good current and is from thirty to forty feet 

 wide and from two to three feet deep, and navigable for canoes. 



There are a great many lakes which form excellent canoe routes. Bark 

 Lake which extends through a great portion of Berths S. and T. is partic- 

 ularly attractive to the tourist, partly on account of the timber on its shores 

 not being killed by the raising and lowering of its waters in lumbering, 

 which is the case on Mozhabong Lake. 



There are a great many moose and red deer, also wolves and a fair amount 

 of smaller game. There is plenty of fish in Bark and Mozhabong Lakes. 



The magnetic variation ranged mostly from four degrees to five degrees, 

 and was very steady. 



Great care was taken to extinguish all fires, and a reliable man was 

 instructed as his particular duty to see that this was done. , . 



The lines were run with a six inch solar and a transit. Observations 

 for the meridian were taken on Polaris, and the bearing of the solar lines 

 checked. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Signed) T. J. Patten, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



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

 Toronto. 



Appendix No. 36. 

 Base and Meridian Lines, District of Algoma. 



Sudbury, Ont., November 16th, 1908. 



Sir, — I have the honour to submit the following report of the survey of 

 certain base and meridian lines forming the outlines of timber bertha 

 six miles square lying between 0. L. S. Niven's base line of 

 1901 ou the north and 0. L. S. Patten's base line of 1891, and 0. L. S. 

 Bell's base line of 1888 on the south in the Mississaga Forest Reserve, Dis- 

 trict of Algoma, performed under instructions from vour Department, dated 

 June 8th, 1908. 



I left Sudbury on July 8th, 1908, and proceeded with part of my party 

 to Bisco, on the Canadian Pacific Railway, where my supplies were, leaving 

 the balance of the party at Munro Siding on the same line of railway, 

 further east. After getting the canoes loaded I started my assistant with 

 eight men south on July 11th, by Bisco, Indian and Mozhabong Lakes to 

 the work, going back to Munro Siding and by way of Pogomasing, Kennedy 



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