1910-11 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FOEESTS AND MINES. 79 



Soil. 



From an agricultural point of view, this district as a whole is uninviting. The 

 soil is mostly light sandy loam or reddish clay loam, the only good farming 

 areas met with being in the Townships of Hincks and Argyle. 



EocK Formation. 



For the most part the conglomerate rocks were in evidence between the 

 East and West Branches of the Montreal Eiver, on the east of east branch and 

 south of Fox Eapids, syenite and conglomerate. 



The Townships of Doon, Midlothian, Montrose and Bannockburn present 

 massive mounds, cliffs and mountains, which are principally fine close-grained 

 rocks of the Huronian period, in some places having a slate-like appearance. Some 

 small veins of quartz were encountered which appeared to be poorly mineralized, 

 being devoid of sulphides or other indications of the noble metals. 



Timber. 



Some fine blocks of Yellow Pine were encountered (see plan) and several 

 good belts of the best of white spruce and a number of belts of tie timber being 

 composed of B. Pine and spruce. The district is heavily wooded, except where 

 colored brown on tracing and seems to recover very rapidly from the ravages of 

 bush fires, which have been of frequent occurrence. 



Game. 



This is a natural game preserve and is well stocked with all kinds of game 

 despite the fact that more than a dozen Indian families eke out an existence with 

 nothing but the fur and fish and moose-meat to draw on. Beaver were seen by 

 us within the confines of the Indian reserve, swimming around in broad daylight 

 quite as freely as muskrats are wont to do. Moose are plentiful as also partridge, 

 mink, muskrat, martin, rabbit, weasel and a few bear and wolves. 



The only important water power is the falls about three miles from FoH 

 Matachewan at the Great Northern Bend, which I was informed by M. S. Lafricain, 

 had been surveyed two years ago with a view to estimating the probable power 

 available. 



In regard to P.L.S. Duncan Sinclair's exploration line 1867, I may say 

 that it is entirely obliterated and that we noted only one tree marked 111 M — 61.84, 

 presumably being on his traverse of the Montreal River. 



Accompanying this report is a general plan on linen mounted paper, a tracing 

 of same on scale of one mile to an inch as a timber plan, field notes, accounts, etc. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



I have the honour to be, ^ 



Sir,. 



Your obedient servant, 



(Signed) C. H. Fullerton, 

 Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The Honourable; the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



