54 REPORT OF THE No. 3 



Appendix No. 19. 



Survey of Outlines of Townships North of Lake Huron, District of 



Algoma. 



Thessalon^ Ontario, December 15th, 1909. 



Sir, — I beg to report that in accordance with your instructions dated June Ist, 

 1909, I have completed the survey of Township Outlines, in, and adjacent to, the 

 western portion of the Mississaga Forest Reserve. 



In reaching the starting point of the survey, I used the well-known canoe route 

 from Wakami Siding on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway to the 

 Mississaga River via the Kapuskasing and Wenebegon Rivers. 



The survey was commenced on the afternoon of July 31st at the 6th mile 

 post on the meridian line run by O.L.S., A. Niven, in 1903, this point being the 

 north-east corner of Township 3.E. From this point the survey was continued 

 without interruption until the middle of October when unfavorable weather made 

 it impossible to continue. On October 15th there was twenty inches of snow on 

 the ground, and work under these conditions with a summer outfit became impos- 

 sible. I therefore broke camp and came , out to the Algoma Central Railway, 

 ivrhere I discharged my men for the time being. The weather moderated after 

 this, however, and by November 1st the snow had about disappeared. I therefore 

 took a small crew of men and returned to the point where work had been suspended, 

 and completed the survey. 



Your instructions were followed as closely as possible in performing the 

 survey. It was found necessary, however, to run a few of the lines in the opposite 

 direction to that mentioned in the instructions. This course was rendered neces- 

 sary on account of the great difificulty in making long moves for the whole party. 

 The lines which were reversed are as follows: The north boundary of Township 

 5 E., east boundary of Township 3 F, east boundary of Townships 3 H. 4 H, 5 H, 

 north boundary of Township 3 G, and the north boundary of Township 22, Range 

 XII. The field notes in all cases were entered in the order- in which the lines were 

 run and the posts were all numbered from the south towards the north and from 

 ithe east towards the west, with the exception of the east boundary of Township 202, 

 on which the posts are numbered from the north towards the south. 



The lines were all well cut and blazed and good, durable posts were planted 

 wherever required. If possible, mounds of stone were erected at the posts. Iron 

 posts were erected at each of the township corners with the designation of the town- 

 Bhip marked thereon with a cold chisel. In some cases, however, where the comer 

 came near an iron post planted last year, a new iron post was not erected. The 

 usual wooden post was planted at the intersection of the liiies and the distance 

 measured and recorded to the iron post planted on the line run last year. The 

 measurements to these posts are all shown on the plan, and also in the field notes. 

 Wherever the end of a mile came in a lake or river, a post was planted on the 

 nearest shore and the chainage marked on the post with a scribing iron. Bearing 

 trees were marked wherever possible, and all marks were made with a proper tim- 

 ber scribe. All lakes and rivers were carefully triangulated and the calculations are 

 entered in the proper place in the field notes. 



