78 EEPOET OF THE No. 3 



I commenced my survey at the north-west angle of the township of Shilling- 

 ton and ran north astronomically a distance of thirteen miles, twenty-four chains, 

 eight links to intersection with the south boundary of the Matachewan Indian 

 Eeserve. From the sixth and twelfth mile of this line I ran east astronomically to 

 intersection with the south-west angle of the Townships of Flavelle and Holmes 

 respectively. From the sixth mile I ran also west astronomically to intersection 

 with 0. L. S. Niven's line near the eighty-fourth mile post on the aforesaid line, 

 being the boundary between the Districts of Sudbury and Nipissing. From the 

 sixth and twelfth miles of this line I ran south astronomically to intersection with 

 the line constituting the north boundary of the Townships of Eankin and Eay- 

 mond, and also north astronomically to intersection with the line constituting 

 the south boundary of the Townships of McNeil and Eobertson. 



From the twelfth mile of my first north line I ran west astronomically to in- 

 tersection with the boundary between the Districts of Sudbury and Nipissing near 

 the ninetieth mile intersecting my second and third north line en-route. I also 

 produced the unfinished portion of the south boundary of the Township of Eob- 

 ertson to intersection with my first north line drawn from the point on the north 

 boundary of the Matachewan Indian Eeserve where that line would have inter- > 

 sected if it were drawn through the Eeserve. I also ran west astronomically 

 from the north-west angle of the Township of Holmes to intersection with the 

 aforesaid north line. 



The aforesaid lines were well cut out and the adjacent trees blazed in the 

 usual manner, while wooden posts of the most durable timber available hewed on 

 four sides and properly carved, were planted where possible at the end of each 

 forty chains from the starting point of the aforesaid lines. When these points 

 came in the water or in an otherwise unsuitable place, the posts were planted iit 

 the nearest suitable point with the chainage in miles, chains and decimals carved 

 on the face of the post. Posts were in all cases firmly planted, and where possible 

 were supported with a mound of stones built so as to make its tenancy more 

 secure, and suitable bearing trees were carved and noted for the even mile posts, 

 no bearing trees being placed at the half mile posts. 



Iron posts and extra large wooden posts with the chainage and names of the 

 adjacent townships carved thereon, were planted at the following points, viz. : 



At the north-east angles of the townships of Hincks, Argyle, Baden, Montrose, 

 Bannockburn, Powell, Cairo, Midlothian, Doon, Yarrow, Kimberly; at the south- 

 west angles of the townships of Hincks, Montrose, Doon ; at the intersection of my 

 first north line with the Indian Eeserve and at the south-east angle of the Township 

 of Doon and at the north-west angle of the Township of Alma. 



At frequent intervals throughout the course of the survey, observations on 

 Polaris were taken for the purpose of obtaining azimuth, and the magnetic variation, 

 which ranges between eight and nine degrees west of north, was noted, the results 

 being entered in the field-book. 



The chainbearers were duly instructed, particularly with regard to care in 

 measuring inclined surfaces and in keeping the field notes so that the natural 

 features of the country passed through would be clearly shown. 



The natural features I will discuss under the following heads, viz. : 



Soil, Eock-Formation, Timber, Game. 



