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pine around the shores of Sinclair Lake, and scattered trees, extending northerly 

 along the Kapiskong and its lake widenings, through the Townships of Nursey 

 and Moher, and also the meridian forming the west boundary of Sothman and 

 Semple. There is also a good block of white pine round a lake of about three 

 miles in length, extending southerly into the Township of Nursey and approaching 

 to within half a mile of the north boundary of same opposite 3^/2 M. This last 

 mentioned township is indeed the only one surveyed that could be considered 

 important as a source of white or red pine. Along both the north and south 

 boundaries of Semple there is a good stand of large Jack pine. Cedar of good 

 size and quality appears in a number of places, but the most important belt occurs 

 on the meridian forming the boundary between Sothman and Halliday, where 

 a thick, cedar swamp extends for two miles from the base line at the north of these 

 townships with narrower belts at intervals until Lake Washagami is reached. The 

 trees here run up to thirty inches in diameter, from thirty-five to forty feet long, 

 stand thickly, and as far as could be observed from our cutting, appear to be 

 generally sound. Young tamarac is also appearing in the swamps, but it will take 

 many years to undo the mischief wrought by the passage of the sawfly, which 

 destroyed the old timber, and the latter is getting rapidly beyond the stage of 

 usefulness. 



The first burnt area encountered was along the east branch of the Grassy 

 Elver, where it is crossed by our first base line. This bum, which would appear to 

 be about seven or eight years old, lies mostly on the east side of the river. A short 

 distance south of the above base line, the green timber comes down to the banks 

 on either side of the river, but as we did not travel the country to the south we are 

 unable to say how far the burnt area runs in that direction. ,To the north burnt 

 country extends along both sides of the river for about three miles. Another 

 old burn of considerable extent occupies the north-westerly corner of English and 

 extends northwesterly from Lake Muskasenda across the meridian forming the 

 west boundary of English and the base line to the north. This burn was again 

 run over by fire in 1910. A small burn was crossed on the Eedstone at 4 to 41/^ M. 

 on first meridian and another of the present summer, between 2 and 3 M. on the 

 west boundary of English. 



Eock outcrops are not numerous, the rock formation being mostly covered 

 by deposits of drift, and there appears to have been little prospecting done away 

 from the immediate neighborhood of the canoe routes. 



From the standpoint of waterways the district is an important one and has an 

 interesting and intricate system of lakes and connecting streams. The Eedstone 

 Biver flows northerly from a small lake crossed by the base line forming the 

 boundary between English and Semple, near its intersection with the meridian 

 forming the east boundary of those townships, and affords a good canoe route for 

 about one and three-quarter miles to the north, where a portage leaves to the 

 east connecting with the main branch of the Grassy Eiver. North of this portage, 

 as far as followed, the river is shallow and travel is much impeded by driftwood and 

 alder. The most important drainage outlet of the district is through the Grassy 

 Eiver and its tributary streams. From Lake Washagami crossed by the meridian 

 between Halliday and Sothman at II/2 M. to 3 M. ; two narrow lake-like expanses 

 connected by a short stretch of stream extend about one and a half miles north 

 of the base line Hutt and Halliday ; and from thence it forms a stream of a chain in 

 width entering the eastern branch of the Grassy Eiver, some distance north of the 

 centre of Hutt. This easterly branch of the Grassy Eiver flows south acros>i 



