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At the following points iron posts li/4 inches in diameter were planted: 



At the intersection of the centre of the road allowances along the east bound- 

 ary of the township and the centre of the road allowance between concessions VI. 

 and VII. 



At the intersection of the centre of the road allowances along the north 

 boundary of the township and the centre of the road allowance between lots 12 

 and 13. 



At the intersection of the centre of the road allowance along the east boundary 

 of the township and the centre of the road allowance between concessions VI. and 

 VII. 



At the intersection of the centre of the road allowance along the south bound- 

 ary of the township and the centre of the road allowance between lots 12 and 13. 



At the intersection of the centre of the road allowance between concessions 

 VI. and VII. and the centre of the road allowance between lots 12 and 13. 



A careful traverse was made of the Abitibi River. With the exception of 

 Island "A," at the head of the Long Soo Eapids, the others are simply sand bars 

 which are submerged in ordinary stages of high water. 



The general level of the country is from sixty to one hundred feet over the 

 Abitibi River. 



Soil — clay and clay loam, covered with vegetable mould and moss. Rock 

 exposures in the Long Soo Rapids are gneissoid. 



Timber — spruce, poplar, white and yellow birch, balsam and willow, varying 

 in diameter from a few inches to two feet. 



The Abitibi and Chin Rivers afford good drainage facilities. The Abitibi 

 varies in width from five to ten chains. The Chin from three to five rods. 



The Long Soo, commencing at Island "A," is a succession of rapids and falls 

 about five miles in length. There is also a very strong current from the foot of 

 the rapids to where the river crosses the west boundary of the township. A dam 

 placed at the foot of the rapids, or lower down the stream, 'of sufficient height to 

 raise the water, say, five feet over still water level at Island "A" (at low water 

 level) would back water over two small rapids in the township of Glackmeyer and 

 give unbroken navigation from the dam to the Gr.T.P. Railway crossing and beyond 

 to Iroquoi Falls and afford or supply electrical power for manufacturing purposes 

 at the dam and at the railway crossing. 



When the township is opened up for settlement the present colonization road 

 running north from Cochrane should be continued to and across the Abitibi River 

 on the side road between lots eighteen and nineteen; there is good foundation for 

 a bridge in the rapids. 



In my opinion the township should not be opened for settlement until there 

 is a local market for pulpwood at the railway crossing or at the dam. The wood 

 would pay for clearing and encourage settlement. 



Moose are plentiful and a few common deer and beaver. Partridge, plentiful. 



Accompanying this report you will please find full returns of survey. 



I have the honour to be, 

 Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 

 (Signed) Walter Beatty, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 

 The Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto. 



