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from eight to fourteen inches in diameter. Along this line various long stretches 

 of spruce and dead tamarac swamp are traversed — ^the line also passes through 

 several belts of good white pine running up to thirty inches in diameter. Various 

 streams and lakes traverse these several townships, all of which no doubt will be 

 minutely described by those engaged in this portion of the work. 



All the country surveyed by me this season is covered with green timber — 

 tiiere being practically no brule of recent date. 



The geological formation of this locality is the Huronian — no mineral of value 

 being seen. I think I am also quite safe in saying that in the eight townships 

 outlined by me this season, there is absolutely no land fit for agriculture. 



I found the average magnetic variation about eight degrees west. 



Moose, partridge, beaver and otter are fairly plentiful. 



With the exception of the intense heat during the early part of July, I found 

 the season very favourable for this work. Owing, however, to the dense smoke 

 caused by the Porcupine and other bush fires, I found it imposible to obtain 

 astronomical observations as often as I wished. 



Accompanying this report are plans, field notes and accounts, all of which I 

 trust will be found complete and satisfactory. 



I have tlie honor to be, 

 ■Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 

 (Sgd.) J. W. FitzGeeald.. 



O.L.S. 

 The Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



Appendix No. 27. 

 Survey of Township Outlines, District of Sudbury. 



GuELPH, January 18th, 1911. 



Sir, — I have the honor to submit the following report on the survey of base 

 and meridian lines south of the National Transcontinental Railway in the District 

 of Sudbury, under instructions from your Department, dated May llth, 1910. 



I commenced this work at the south-west angle of the Township of Machin, 

 being the north-west angle of the Township of Shackleton and from that point 

 ran south nine miles to the south-west corner of Shackleton. I then ran east nine 

 miles to intersect O.L.S. Speight's meridian line of 1905, and came out one chain 

 and seventy-seven and one half links north of the IX mile post on that line. 



I then returned to the post at the south-west corner of the township and ran 

 the south boundary of Nansen west nine miles. 



I then returned to the Ground Hog River and went down the river to the rail- 

 way, and from there proceeded to run my second base line. This line forms the 

 south boundaries of the Townships of Fauquier and O'Brien and the north bound- 

 aries of Nansen and Swanson. Upon the completion of this line I cut a light line 

 north two miles to find the VII M. post on O.L.S. Niven's meridian line of 1906, 

 and then produced that meridian line south to intersect my base line. 



