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Appendix No. SO. 



Survey of Outlines of Townships^ District of Sudbury. 



Sudbury, August 30th, 1910. 



SiRj — We liave the honour to submit the following report on the survey of the 

 outlines of the following townships, viz., Sweeny, Frechette, Lampman, Hodgetts, 

 Amyot, Sheard, Asquith and Churchill, performed under instructions dated May 

 4th, 1910. 



This survey was commenced on May 26th, the party leaving Sudhury on the 

 Canadian Northern Ontario Railway and going as far as Post Lake. 



The work was commenced at the south-west angle of McNamara, the first base 

 line being run west, astronomically, six miles, from this point a meridian line was 

 run as far south as O.L.S. Proudfoot's base line, from the north-west angle of 

 Sweeny the work was carried on northerly and the base lines run east, astronomi- 

 cally every six miles. 



The north boundary of Hodgetts, which was run last season by O.L.S. Fitz- 

 gerald was connected up to the meridian line, the latter being seventy links west 

 of the sixth mile post. 



The north boundary of Churchill, which had already been run by O.L.S. 

 Fitzgerald, was tied on to and his posts moved to the intersection of the meridian 

 line, and his base line. 



The south boundary of Lampman was rechained a second time owing to the 

 surplus noticed, only a small difference from the first chainage was found. 



Iron posts li inches in diameter and 6 inch wooden posts were planted at all 

 Township corners and marked as instructed, 6-inch wooden posts properly marked 

 were planted at every mile, both on the meridian line and the baselines. 



The timber consists mostly of birch, poplar, spruce and balsam, a small patch 

 of white pine was encountered along the north boundary of Sweeny. There are 

 a few spruce swamps, but the -timber is small. The west boundary of Hodgetts 

 consists mostly of Banksian pine about 8 inches to 10 inches on the average. 



No recently burnt country was encountered, except near the Eight of Way 

 of the Canadian Northern Ontario Eailway at Gowganda Junction and imme- 

 diately west of West Shining Tree Lake, an area of little over a square mile having 

 been burnt last season. 



Along the west boundary of Asquith and Churchill there is a fair amount of 

 hardwood bush interspersed with cedar swamps, the cedar being of large diameter 

 but stunted in height and, as a rule, hollow. 



• The easterly boundary of Sweeny is mostly small, dry tamarac and second 

 growth biroh and poplar. 



The most northerly townships are very rough and hilly, and the southerly 

 townships consist more of rolling country. In the vicinity of Esker Lake and 

 the Opickinimaka Eiver the country is swampy. 



The country as a whole is well watered and canoe routes are numerous. 



The rock is mostly granite and diorite, some diabase being encountered at 

 Esker Lake. An iron formation crosses through the northerly part of the Town- 

 ship of Asquith, also a variation of 10 degrees to 15 degrees was noticed with the 

 needle in this vicinity. 



