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Appendix No. 26. 



Survey of Township Outlines, Temagami Forest Eeserve, 

 District of Nipissing. 



New Liskeard, Ont., December, 1909. 



Sir, — I beg to submit the following report on the survey of Township Out- 

 lines in the district between Lake Temagami, Lady Evelyn Lake, Mattanapika 

 River and the Anima Nipissing Lake in the District of Nipissing, performed under 

 instructions dated July 22nd and September 15th, 1909. 



I commenced my survey at the south-east angle of the Township of Rorke 

 and ran the south boundaries of Tjco, Dane and Kittson, due east astronomically 

 (six mile- chords) to intersection with the westerly boundary of the Township of 

 Coleman. The northerly three miles of the^ boundary between the Townships 

 of Leo and Dane, previously run by O.L.S. L. V. Rorke, was produced to inter- 

 section with this line, and then produced southerly to intersection with the line 

 produced due west astronomically, from the north-west corner of the Township 

 of Chambers, from a point on this line, six miles south of the Township of Dane, 

 the south boundary of the Townships of Cole and Brigstocke was run east astron- 

 omically (six mile chords), a distance of twelve miles; from six mile posts on 

 this line meridians were run north and south to intersection of east and west 

 lines already described. 



The above lines were well opened up and the adjacent trees blazed as in the 

 usual manner, while wooded posts of the most durable material available, properly 

 and distinctly marked, were placed where possible at the even miles from the 

 southerly or easterly extremities of the above lines. Where these points came in the 

 water or on the face of a rock or otherwise, the posts were planted at the nearest 

 suitable point with the chainage in miles, chains and decimals marked on the 

 proper faces of the post. Posts were in all cases firmly planted, generally a mound 

 of stones being built around the post to render it more permanent, and suitable 

 bearing trees were marked and recorded in the field notes. 



Iron bars marked with the chainage and name of adjacent townships were 

 placed alongside of wooden posts at the following points, viz. : 



On the south boundary of the Township of Leo, at the easterly shore of 

 Willow Island Lake, at the south-east comer of the Township of Leo, at the south- 

 east corner of the Township of Dane, at the north-east corner of the Township of 

 Dane, at the north-east comer of the Township of Brigstocke, at the south-east 

 corner of the Township of Kittson, at the south-east comer of the Township of 

 Brigstocke, at the south-east corner of the Township of Cole, at the south-wes<- 

 corner of the Township of Cole. No iron bars were planted on the south boundary 

 of the two unnamed townships to the south of the other townships, whose outlines 

 I surveyed. 



At frequent intervals throughout the survey observations on Polaris were taken 

 for the purpose of obtaining Azimuth and the magnetic variation which ranges 

 between eight and nine degrees west of north was noted, the results being entered 

 m the field notes. 



Throughout the survey the chain bearers were duly impressed with itlhe 

 importance of their duties, particularly with regard to care and accuracy in their 

 operations and the necessity of keeping the field notes so that the natural features 

 would be plainly shown. 



