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and Blue Water Lakes, through the township of Craig to the. southwest 

 angle thereof, where we arrived on July 13th. After obtaining the necessary 

 observation the work was started on July 14th, and I ran west astronomically 

 from day to day till the base line was completed on September 3rd. 



The survey was performed in accordance with instructions in every 

 particular, with the exception of the marking of posts south of my base line, 

 owing to the difficulty and in some instances impossibility of locating 0. 

 L. S. Patten's and O. L. S. Bell's base lines to the south, on account of 

 lumbering operations having destroyed every land mark in the vicinities of 

 our lines. The several meridian lines south of my base line were chained 

 from the base south and the posts marked on the north side with the mileage 

 from my base line in each case. Wooden posts of the most durable wood 

 in the vicinity were planted at the end of every mile in a stone mound, 

 wherever stones were obtainable and plainly marked in Roman numerals 

 the number of miles from the starting point or intersection in each case. My 

 fourth meridian was run south astronomically from the twelve mile post on 

 O. L. S, Niven's base line of 1901, crossing my base line at six miles, two 

 chains and sixty-six links west of 0. L. S. Salter's third meridian, re-run 

 by 0. L. S. Beatty in 1891. An observation on Polaris at East Elongation 

 at this fcorner proved both lines correct. 



My third meridian was run north and south astronomically from a point 

 in my base line six miles west of the fourth meridian. 0. L. S. Salter's 

 fourth meridian was intersected at five miles, fifty-seven chains and sixty-three 

 links west of my third meridian and was easily traced out in the green tim- 

 ber. My second meridian was run south astronomically from a point on 

 O. L. S, Niven's base line of 1901, distant twenty-four chains and sixty- 

 three links east of his thirty mile post, crossing my base line at six miles, 

 seven chains and five links west of 0. L. S. Salter's fourth meridian. 



My first meridian was run north and south astronomically from a point 

 ,on my base line six miles west of the second meridian. 



After diligent search for some time by the whole party it was found 

 impossible to discover any trace of O, L. S. Salter's fifth meridian run in 

 1857 and I planted the iron and wooden post at the end of my line, six miles 

 and sixty-two chains west of the first meridian and returned to the last cor- 

 ner to run north astronomically. On September 7th the work was completed 

 and we left for Bisco and Sudbury, where we arrived September 10th. 



Iron posts one and one-quarter inches in diameter, three feet long, 

 forged at the top, pointed at the bottom end and painted red, and plainly 

 marked with a cold chisel, the mileage and the different berths to which they 

 referred on the proper sides were planted at the following points in a stone 

 mound where stones were obtainable besides a wooden .post in each case, 

 viz., 



1. At the southwest angle of Craig township marked "Craig" on the 

 northeast, "115" on the northwest, "114" on the southwest and "108" on 

 the southeast, 



2. At the intersection of my base line with 0, L. S, Salter's third 

 meridian re-run by O.L.S. Beatty, 1891, marked "VI. M + 0.77" on the east 

 side, "114" on the southeast, "115" on the northeast, "A" on the southwest 

 and "B" on the northwest. 



3. At the intersection of my base line with my fourth meridian marked 

 "VI. M + 2.66" on the east side, "A" on the southeast, "B" on the northeast, 

 "E" on the southwest and "F" on the northwest, 



8a L.M. 



