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Appendix No. 21. 



Survey of Outlines op Townships in the Mississaga Forest Reserve, 



District of Algoma. 



Little Current, Ont., December 1st, 1909. 



Sir, — I have the honor to submit to you the following report on the survey 

 of the outlines of Townships lA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF, 2A, 2B, 3C, 2D, 2E and 

 2F, in the Mississaga Forest Reserve, in the District of Algoma, under instruc- 

 tions from your Department, dated Toronto, May 25th, 1909. 



Proceeding by the way of Wenebegon Siding, on the main line of the Canadian 

 Pacific Railway, and by the Kapuskasing River, from the height of land, thence 

 into Wenebegon River route to the Mississaga River, we arrived at our starting 

 point on the 29th of July. 



Agreeable to instructions, I commenced the work by running south, 

 astronomically, 6 miles between townships 2E and 2F, from O.L.S. Niven's 72- 

 mile post on his base line of 1902; thence west astronomically between IF and 

 2F to intersect the line which I ran from the 78-mile post on the said base to 

 form the west boundary of Township 2F; through an error this line is not due 

 south. This line was produced 75 chains and 74 links to intersect the north 

 boundary of township 195. I then continued south between IE and IF from my 

 6-mile corner on the meridian from the said O.L.S. Mven's 72-mile post 6 miles, 

 58 chains, 30 links, to intersect the north boundary of Township 188. 



Returning to the said six-mile corner, I ran east astronomically, a base line 

 between IE and 2E, ID and 2D, IC and 2C, and IB and 2B, lA and 2A, to in- 

 tersect P. L. S. Herrick's line of 1857. At intervals of 6 miles and 77 links on 

 above base line, I ran north to intersect the said 0. L. S. Niven's base, and south 

 to intersect the north limits of Townships 182, 176, 169 and 163. 



I reopened and reblazed the Herrick line on the north side of my base line 



5 miles, 45 chains and 70 links, to his 18-mile post, and on the south side of it 



6 miles, 38 chains and 23 links to the north-east angle of Township No. 157, which 

 is identical with the south-east angle of Township lA. Mile posts were also 

 planted on the Herrick's line. 0, L. S. Niven, it appears from notes supplied 

 me, has produced the Herrick line to connect with his base of 1902. 



At every mile a wooden post 6 inches square was planted and marked in 

 Roman numerals, cut with a knife; the mileage reckoning from the east boundary 

 of the township on the base line, and reckoning from the north boundary of each 

 township on the meridians. 



At each township corner an iron post made from pipe 1^/4 inches in diameter 

 iwas also planted, and cut thereon with a cold chisel the township numbers on the 

 sides facing the respective townships. The wooden posts at the township corners 

 twere similarly marked. Where a mile came in a lake a post was planted on the 

 shore and marked thereon the miles and chains. Two bearing trees were marked 

 and noted at every post. 



The lines were well cut out and blazed on the side of the tree facing the line, 

 also on the sides facing the direction of the line. 



The lines were run with a Solar compass carefully adjusted. 



The country is very roug(h and broken in many places, and generally is roll- 

 ing and hills from 40 to 400 feet high. There is very little level country, and 

 practically no swamp. 



