63 EEPORT OF THE No. 3 



The tiijaber throughout the tract surveyed is white birch, poplar, balsam, 

 black and white spruce, jack pine and white pine, cedar, and in a few places sugar 

 maple and black birch. Tamarac is growing again, though still very small. 



The 1st base, along north limits of 8 D, 8 E, and 41/^ miles of 8 F, runs 

 mostly through an old brule, the timber being 3, to 8 inches in diameter. The 

 balance of the base, 1^^ miles along north limit of 8 F, and ^continuing along 

 north limit of 8 G, is in big timber, the white pine being mostly scattered. In 

 the old brule there are also some clumps of large white pine. 



On the Snd base, from Wenebegon Lake west to 5th mile post. Township 9 D, 

 there is considerable large black spruce and jack pine. The remainder of this 

 base runs through alternate old and new brule and old bush past the 2-mile post 

 on north limit of 9 G, where it enters solid green bush of large timber, including 

 considerable jack pine, and continues in this the remainder of the base. 



On the 1st meridian, nearly all the limit between 8 D and 8 E is in large 

 timber. The limit between 9 D and 9 E is mostly in old brul6, with timber from 

 3 in. to 8 in. in diameter. 



On the 2nd meridian, the limit between 8 E and 8 F is also nearly all in 

 large timber, and the remainder between 9 E and 9 P, for 41/^ miles, is in old brul6 

 with small timber. The other 1^4 miles, to the 2nd Base, is in large timber. 



On the 3rd meridian, between 8 F and 8 G, the first 2^ miles, going north, 

 is in large timber, the remainder, 3^ miles to the Ist Base, is alternate old brul6 

 and heavy timber. For 5 miles, in going north on this meridian between 9 F 

 and 9 G, the line is in large timber, the 6th mile being new brule with no timber 

 of any value. 



On the 4th meridian, the first 21^ miles, in going north along west limit of 

 8 G, is in old brule, with timber from 3 to 8 inches. The remainder of the 

 meridian, 9^/^ miles to north-west corner of 9 G, is in large timber. 



From the considerable amount of large white pine found along the limits 

 between 8 D and 8 E, 8 E and 8 F, and 8 F and 8 G, it is probable that the 

 southern portions of 8 D, 8 E, 8 F, and the south-east of 8 G, contain a considerable 

 quantity of it. There appears to be also a considerable amount of white pine 

 in the north-west portion of 8 G. In travelling along Wenebegon Lake, a con- 

 siderable amount of it was also seen along the west shore. 



I have shown, in dark green, on the timber map, where white pine was seen. 

 In some places it is scattered. In the scattered pine a great deal of it is apparently 

 unsound, owing probably to its great age. 



All the land is a rich sandy loam. Along the north limit of 9 E and we.-st 

 part of north limit of 9 D, and as far north as the canoe route to the north of 

 those townships, a distance of from two to four miles, as shown on the plan, and 

 probably still further north, the country is comparatively free from rock and 

 boulders, and fairly well suited for farming. The line between 9 D and 9 E also 

 runs through some similar land. 



The balance of the country is broken with ridges of granite rock and 

 boulders, mostly red granite. 



The country generally is rolling with hills from 60 to 200 feet high. A great 

 deal of the country along the 2nd base is fairly level. 



There were no indications of mineral, except some small showings of iron^- 

 pyrites. ' 



The magnetic variation was fairly steady. The mean variation of a great 

 number of readings is 4° 30' west. 



