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5.9-1 chains north of the north boundary of the Township of Turner. I then 

 returned to the 6th M. post north of the second base line on the first meridian 

 where I commenced my third base line and ran east to Lake Temagami, inter- 

 secting my second meridian at 6 M. — 6.51 chains, north of the second base line, 

 and the third meridian at 6 M. — 6.20 chains north of the second base line. 



Where a mile post or corner intersection would fall in a lake, a post was 

 planted on the shore and marked with the chainage to the point where the ipost 

 was planted. 



All posts were marked in accordance with your instructions as shown by 

 accompanying plan and field notes. All iron posts were 3 feet long, 1% inches in 

 diameter, forged at the top, pointed at the bottom and painted red. 



I took frequent observations on Polaris at elongation and used an azimuth of 

 1 degree .44 m. for the field work. The magnetic variation is fairly uniform, 

 varying from 8 degrees to 10 degrees west for the most of the territory worked 

 over, tl;e only marked change being on the second meridian in the 6th M. north 

 of the Township of McNish, where the compass varied from 8 degrees west to 30 

 degrees east in a distance of about 3 chains. 



All lines were well cut out and blazed. 



The Sturgeon and Obabika were the only large streams crossed during the 

 progress of the work, but there are quite a number of lakes of various sizes, the 

 more important of which were fairly accurately shown on the projected map accom- 

 panying your instructions. 



The country on the whole is quite rocky, rough and hilly, particularly the 

 east part around Lake Temagami and the other lakes, but the land is much more 

 level and far better timbered along the first meridian. 



The timber consists chiefly of white Norway and Banksian pine, spruce, 

 white and yellow birch, poplar and balsam, with small patches of hard maple and 

 red oak; the latter two are mostly scrubby and of little commercial value. The 

 pine is quite well distributed over the whole area and ranges from 6 to 30 inches 

 on the stump. The thickest and most uniform timber is along the Sturgeon and 

 the Obabika Eivers. 



A considerable portion of this area has been prospected over, but I did not 

 notice a single survey line of any mineral claims. 



Of large game, moose and bear are quite plentiful and several were seen by 

 members of the party. There are a few red or fallow deer, while partridge, duck, 

 beaver, rabbits and muskrats are numerous. Trout, black bass and pike were 

 caught in nearly all the lakes and streams. There were scarcely any berries of 

 any kind found during the summer. 



I completed the s^irvey on the evening of October 12th, and arrived home on 

 the evening of October 15th. 



Accompanying this report you will find a plan on the scale of 1 mile to 1 inch, 

 field notes, chainer's oaths, and accounts in triplicate. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



I have the honor to be. 

 Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) J. J. Newman. 



The Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



