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Geology. 



No attempt will be made to describe the geology of the region, which is well 

 supplied with experts in that field. In the northerly portion, however, such rock 

 outcrops as were met with were mostly of a greenish fine-grained variety, varying 

 from a schistose to almost massive structure often in an interval of a few yards, 

 and apparently belong to the Keewatin series. Porphyritic granites, traps, diabase 

 and gneiss were also met with in various locations and are shown in field notes. 

 No veins or mineral deposits of any apparent economic value were met with. The 

 southerly portion traversed by the lines bounding the Townships of Bartlett and 

 Geikie appears to be a much disturbed area and looks like good prospecting ground. 



Waterways. 



The only canoe route traversing this area with which we are acquainted is a 

 continuation of that over which we took our supplies from Lake Kenogamissee. 

 This route leaves the above lake at a creek entering from the East at about three- 

 quarters of a mile above Wawaitan Portage and proceeds by a two-mile portage 

 to Grassy or Kapiskong Eiver, up the latter river about two miles, passing in the 

 interval a portage round a falls on the river, and leaving the river about half a 

 mile above the head of said falls, thence over a portage of about fifty chains easterly 

 to a lake, and from the easterly end of the latter lake down a short but steep portage 

 into a creek flowing north and passing about 25 chains west of our westerly 

 meridian, with which it is connected by a good level portage leading to Lake 

 Papakomeka. This latter creek is a branch of Mountjoy Creek. South from Lake 

 Papakomeka the creek is navigable for canoes as far as the first lake south of the 

 line between McArthur and Bartlett, but has numerous rapids and we found it 

 necessary to do a large amount of cutting to get up. The creek flowing north out 

 of Lake Papakomeka is also a branch of what has been called on previous plans 

 Mountjoy Creek, and enters the Mattagami Eiver near Porcupine Portage. This 

 latter creek has not been cut out for canoe travel and would require a large amount 

 of work to make it navigable, but has plenty of water. The largest lakes met with 

 were those crossed by our easterly meridian at I. M., between McArthur and 

 Douglas, and the lake crossed by our base line between IV. M. and V. M. on the 

 south boundary of Bartlett and which we understand to be Lake Akikenda. The 

 limits of neither of these lakes could be ascertained. As usual in this part of the 

 country the district is well watered. The drainage of the part between our eastern 

 meridian and the District line appears to be through the branches of the Eed Stone 

 and Nighthawk Elvers into Nighthawk Lake. 



Moose were fairly abundant, but not so much in evidence as in some localities 

 further south. In fur-bearing animals the beaver was especially noticeable, being 

 more plentiful than in any section we have visited for some years. We ran across 

 new dams and fresh cutting quite frequently and the district does not appear to 

 have been recently trapped over. 



We have the honour to be. 

 Sir, 

 Your obedient servants, 

 (Signed) Cavana and Watson. 

 Tlie Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto. 



