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some banksian pine and spruce with hazel and maple underbrush, with scat- 

 tered groves of white and red pine left undamaged by the fire. 



Approaching the Spanish River was a long, sloping and undulating 

 plain of banksian pine for nearly a mile, while the west bank was hilly and 

 mountainous. The largest area of green pine was noticed on the base line 

 between berths "E" and "F" and on the third meridian between berths "E" 

 and "I," being of white and red, about equal in quantity and up to thirty 

 inches in diameter. The Spanish River was crossed first at about nine miles 

 from Craig township, the post being just at the top of the west bank. The 

 river at this point is filled with boulders up to ten feet in diameter and is 

 unnavigable, and also for some distance up stream water being very low 

 at this season. The Sable River where my base line crossed it is shallow 

 and good current with stony bed and very clear cold water and is surrounded 

 by banksian pine plains for some distance on either side. 



A branch of the White River (apparently) was crossed at about four and 

 one-half miles west of 0. L. S. Salter's fourth meridian and from old cut- 

 tings noticed has evidently been used as a canoe route years previously. 

 Towards the end of my base line was a chain of small lakes apparently flow- 

 ing towards the Mississauga River through a very mountainous and rocky 

 country. Numerous small lakes were crossed and in almost every instance 

 were the result of beaver work. 



Some lakes of large area were crossed on the first meridian south of my 

 base line and on the third meridian north of base line. Pequocut or Russian 

 Lake being a beautiful sheet of water on the canoe route from the Spanish . 

 River to Sable Lake. 



The country from beginning to end of base line is rough, rocky and 

 mountainous, with the exception of some areas of banksian pine plains, which 

 were slightly undulating with gravel and boulder formation. Numerous 

 large boulders up to twenty-five or thirty feet in diameter were a continual 

 source of difficulty in producing the line. The Laurentian formation was 

 the principal rock noticed along the line. Considerable outcroppings of red 

 and gray granite were noticed as well as some slate. Some conglomerate 

 was noticed on the first meridian near the south end. No indications of 

 economic minerals were found. 



Game. 



Moose, red deer and caribou were frequently seen as well as bear, which 

 were especially numerous in the brule, wolves seemed plentiful and were 

 often heard close to camp at night, beaver were very plentiful, evidences 

 of their work being met with every day, and they were frequently seen at 

 work. Partridge, duck and fish were also plentiful. 



Excellent weather was experienced during almost the whole survey with 

 the exception of some very hot days in July. 



The work was completed without hindrance from bush fires, which up to 

 this time had not assumed large proportions. Accompanying this report 

 are general plan, timber plan, field notes and account in triplicate. All of 

 which is respectively submitted, 



I have the honour to be, 

 Sir, 

 f Tour obedient servant, 



(Signed) J. Henry Bxjrd, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



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

 Toronto. 



