74 REPOKT OF THE No. 3 



On the concession lines posts of the most durable wood obtainable were 

 planted to mark the corners of the lots, a post being planted in each case on the 

 line of survey and marked with the, lot numbers on the east and west sides, and 

 with the letter "R'' on the north and south sides. 



The posts at the lot corners were planted fifty links north and south of these 

 posts and were marked with the numbers of the lots on the east and west sides, and 

 with the numbers of the concession to which they refer on the north and south 

 side, and with the letter "R"' on the side next to the road allowance. 



At the side roads a post was planted at the intersection of the survey lines 

 marked "R" on each of its four sides and a post was also planted on each of the 

 lot corners and was marked with the number of the lot on the east or west side 

 and the number of the concession on the north or south side, according to the cor- 

 ner on which it was placed, and with the letter ''R" on the two remaining sides. 



The iron posts planted at the southeast and southwest corners of the township 

 were marked " Fleck " on the side facing the township. An iron post one and three- 

 quarters inches in diameter was planted beside the wooden post at the northwest 

 corner of the towns.hip and marked " Fleck '' on the southeast side and " Sankey '* 

 on the southwest side. 



An iron post one d,nd three-quarter inches in diameter was also planted be- 

 side the wooden post at the northeast corner of the township and marked *'Fleck"^ 

 on the southwest side. Iron posts one and one-quarter inches in diameter were 

 planted beside the wooden posts at the following points: — On the centre line of 

 the south boundary at the intersection with the centre of the side road between 

 lots twelve and thirteen; on the centre line of the road between concessions six 

 and seven at its intersection with the line on the east boundary, and at its inter- 

 section with the centre line of the side road between lots twelve and thirteen, and 

 at its intersection with the centre line of the west boundary. Also at the inter- 

 section of the centre line between lots twelve and thirteen with the centre line on 

 the north boundary. These posts were marked "R" on four sides, with the num- 

 ber of the concession on the north or south sides, and the lot numbers on the east 

 and west. 



The surface of this township is comparatively level excepting in the southeast 

 and northeast corners, where the land is rolling and broken by a few rocky hills. 



An area of about ten thousand acres in the northwestern part of the township 

 had been burnt over some years ago, and in the northeast corner some six thousand 

 acres had also been burnt. 



Where the land is low the timber in these burnt areas is still standing, but 

 on the dry land it is mostly fallen and a young growth of poplar and spruce is 

 springing up. 



The central and southern portions of the township are timbered with spruce 

 and poplar with some white birch, tamarac and balsam. 



There is scattered throughout the township a considerable amount of good 

 timber of fair size, the best being in the southeast corner, but in many places 

 the trees are of young growth. 



The soil is chiefly clay and in the swamps the clay is overlaid with a foot or 

 more of black muck and a thick growth of moss. 



In the northeast corner there is some light sandy land. 



The principal stream in the township is a creek which enters at lot twenty 

 on the south boundary and flowing north leaves the township at lot nineteen. This 



