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Appendix No. 38. 

 Survey of the Townsite of Mattawishquia^ District of Algoma. 



North Bay, July 15th, 1911. 



Sir, — I beg to report the completion of the survey of the Mattawishguia 

 Townsite at Mileage 232, on the National Transcontinental Railway, performed 

 under instructions from your Department, dated May 22nd, 1911. 



Our party left here on the 30th of May, and returned on the 22nd of June. 

 Some inconvenience was experienced by our party at the western end of our trip, 

 both going in and coming out, due to inefficient, irregular service on the construc- 

 tion trains, and to a series of accidents on the line. 



According to instuctions, I consulted with Mr. A. J. McDonald of Cochrane, 

 as to the most suitable land to subdivide, and our decision alters somewhat the 

 subdivision as laid out on the projected plan. ■% 



North of the right of way no further land has been reserved than has been 

 subdivided, while on the south side all the land has been reserved between the 

 right of way and the river. 



The soil is a light loam, free from boulders and rock. The land has a natural 

 and very gradual slope riverwards, giving good drainage. There is no rough or 

 broken land in the Townsite, hence every lot is available for building. The tim- 

 ber is mainly black spruce of small dimensions, while on the higher land are white 

 woods and white birch. 



The only buildings on the Townsite are the engineers' camps at the south- 

 east end and a log stable on lot 137. In front of lots 130-140 are a number of 

 buildings on the station yard, comprising a store, stopping place, hospital, con- 

 tractor's headquarters, etc. This is the most desirable location for building pur- 

 poses. 



Posts were planted at the front angles of every lot, and at rear angles where 

 the same occnrred on side streets. The posts were all made of spruce timber, while 

 at certain locations iron bars were driven to preserve the more important points. 

 The outlines of the townsite were run, thoroughly blazed and posted at the various 

 angles. 



I am indebted to the engineer in charge of Residency 22, for his notes of a 

 winter traverse of the Mattawishguia River, the obtaining of which rendered a 

 second traverse unnecessary. 



Accompanying this report are the plan, and tracing of the Townsite, and 

 triplicate returns of all expenses in connection therewith, all of which is respect- 

 fully submitted. 



I have the honour to be. 



Your obedient servant. 



(Signed) H. M. Anderson. 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



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

 Toronto. 



