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up to ten to fifteen inches in diameter, were seen, these being chiefly in the 

 wes(tern parts of the townships of Raynar and Bain. 



Water. 



The whole country is well watered hy small streams with fairly good 

 cu,Trent, indicating excellent drainage facilities. Lakes and swamps are 

 much less numerous in the clay region than in the lighter country to the 

 wes't. 



The main streams crossed by our lines, taken in order from the east 

 aije: — 



Trout River, a stream one chain in width, three feet in depth and water 

 clear and good. 



Bad River, which has a breadth and depth similar to the Trout, with 

 clay banks thirty feet high, rapid current and stony bottom. Its water is 

 olear and good. 



Flint River, a sluggish stream about one chain wide, four to five feet 

 deep, with clay banks two to three feet high. The bottom is clay and the 

 water is somewhat tinged by clay. 



English River, where crossed by the third base line, is four to six chains 

 wide, with a depth of about ten feet and clay banks varying from five to 

 fifteen feet high. Its current at this point is moderate, with rapids both 

 above and below the crossing. 



Devil Fish River, about five chains wide and four to six feet deep, has 

 a moderate current where crossed by the west boundary of the township of 

 Bain, but has rapids at various points. Its banks here are two to four feet 

 high. 



Little Long Lake River, about three chains in width and four feet in 

 depth, where crossed by the west boundary of the township of Bain. 



Long Lake River, sometimes called English River, crosses the south 

 boundary of the township of Bain at a breadth of about two chains and depth 

 of four to five feet. The clay banks are five feet high and current moderate. 

 This stream, supplemented by Little Long Lake River and Devil Fish River, 

 forms the English River proper. 



Minerals. 



The Laurentian formation embraces the whole of the region touched by 

 this survey. Outcroppings of rock in the clay district were rare and of slight 

 •extent, except in the beds of streams. 



In the western part, granite and gneiss outcroppings were seen at inter- 

 vals, hut no traces of economic minerals were found. 



We were, however, informed by Indians belonging to our party that a 

 number of iron claims have been staked about thirty miles west of the town- 

 ship of Bain. 



Game 



No large game of any kind was seen. Fur-bearing animals were scarce 

 and even rabbits were rarely seen. 



In all the streams^ large and small, we found abundance of speckled 

 trout, during the early part of the season. 



The larger lakes contain whitefish, pike and pickerel. 



