1909-10 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 95 



Appendix No. S3. 

 Township of Wabigoon, District of Kenoea. 



Toronto, February 4th, 1909. 



Sir, — I have the honour to submit the following report of the survey of the 

 Township of Wabigoon, in the District of Kenora, made under instructions from 

 your Department, dated July 29th, 1909. 



This township lies north of the Township of Langton and east of the Town- 

 ship of Smellie. The lands to the north and east are as yet unsurveyed. 



In August last I took an assistant and two chainmen from Toronto, and went 

 by train to Owen Sound, thence by boat to Port Arthur and on to Kenora by train, 

 where I obtained good men and provisions, through the Hudson's Bay Co., and 

 then came back by train to Vermilion Station on the C. P. Railway, from where 

 I intended to make a start for the work by wagon, but owing to my becoming ill 

 from poison, it was necessary for me to abandon the work for a time and come 

 home again until I got strong enough to again go on with the work. 



In the latter part of October, I again started from home by the same route 

 as before, and arrived at the work on November the 3rd, and commenced the survey 

 next day, using solar instruments. We had good weather, with quite a lot of sun 

 shining for the first ten days, then it became cold and stormy with very little sun 

 shining. The lakes and river became frozen over, so that our traversing and cros- 

 sings of same were generally made on the ice. 



All the posts were made of the most suitable wood to be found, of good size, 

 sound and well marked with a scribe, and all the iron posts were well marked with 

 a cold chisel, and placed alongside of the wooden posts where directed. 



At the following points iron posts 1% inches in diameter were planted: 



Fifty links north from the intersection of the east boundary of the township 

 with the northerly shore line of a bay of Wabigoon River. 



At the north-east angle of Lot 1, Concession VL, marked on the south " CON. 

 VI.", on the west " LOT 1 " and on the south-west " WABIGOON." 



On the north boundary Lot 12, Concession VL, sixty three links east of the 

 intersection with the shore of the lake at the north-west corner of the township 

 marked on the south " CON. VI." on the south " Lot 12 " and on the south 

 •'WABIGOON." 



On the post 1% inches in diameter planted by O.L.S. J. J. Frances on the 

 south boundary of Lot 12, Concession 1, near the intersection with Corner Lake, 

 J marked on the north « CON. 1," " LOT 12 " and " WABIGOON." 



At the following points iron posts 1^/4 inches in diameter were planted : 



At the south-east comer of Lot 1, Concession 1, marked on the west " CON. 

 1," « LOT 1 " and " WABIGOON." 



At the north-east angle of Lot 1, Concession III., marked on the north " CON. 

 IV.," on south "CON. III." and on west "LOT 1." 



At the north-east angle of Lot 7, Concession VL, marked on the south 

 " CON. VL," on east " LOT 6 "and on west " LOT 7." 



At the north-west angle of Lot 12, Concession III., marked on the south 

 "CON. III.," on north "CON. IV." and on east "LOT 12." 



On the east boundary Lot 7, Concession I., twenty-five links north from the 

 intersection with the shore line of Roderick Lake, marked on east "LOT 6," on 

 west " LOT 7/' on north " CON. I." and on south " 31.00ch." 



