1909 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FOEESTS AND MINES. 63 



Appendix No. 18. 



Township Outlines in the Temagami Forest Reserve, 

 District of Nipissing. 



Toronto, Ontario, September 31st, 1909. 



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

 certain township outlines in the Gowganda Mining Division, in the Temagami 

 Forest Reserve, and also the traverse of Gowganda and Obuskong Lakes made by 

 me under instructions from your department, dated the thirty-first of December, 

 nineteen hundred and eight. This survey was commenced in January of the present 

 year, and carried on as rapidly as circumstances would permit, with the re^lt 

 that the traverse work and some thirty-six miles of outlines was completed before 

 the break up in the months of April and May, when work was discontinued, and 

 the remainder of the line finished in July and August. 



The base line forming the southern boundary of the townships of Nicol and 

 Milner was run due west astronomically from the iron post planted by me last year 

 six miles due south from the north-east angle of said township of Nicol. Meridian 

 lines were run north from the sixth mile point on this base line forming the west- 

 em boundary of the townships of Nicol, Haultain and Morel, and from the twelfth 

 mile point forming the western boundary of the townships of Milner and Van Hise. 

 Base lines were also run due west astronomically to intersect the meridian lines aa 

 follows : — 



From the iron post planted by me last year at the east side of Burk Lake, thus 

 completing the northern boundary of the township of Nicol, and forming the north- 

 ern boundary of the township of Milner. 



From an iron post planted by me last year at the north-west angle of the town- 

 ship of Chown, thus forming the northern boundary of the townsihips of Haultain 

 and Van Hise. 



From an iron post planted by me last year at the east side of Sisseney Lake, on 

 the east branch of the Montreal River, thus completing the northern boundary of 

 the township of Morel. 



Good substantial squared wooden posts were planted at every mile throughout 

 the survey, excepting where such point came within a lake or river, in such cases 

 the witness post was planted at the shore with the proper chainage enscribed thereon. 

 The mile posts were all properly marked with the mileage, numbered from east and 

 south, from 1 M. to 6 M. for each township boundary. 



Physical Features. 



In general the surface of the country traversed was rough and rocky. 



The water shed between the east and west branch of the Montreal River is only 

 from three to four miles wide. 



During the course of the survey great activity prevailed in prospecting for 

 mineral, and several discoveries of silver have been made. The geological features 

 have been investigated closely by the Department of Mines. 



