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I then produced my before-mentioned base line west astronomically to inter- 

 section with O.L.S. Speight's meridian line run in 1909 near the 57th mile post 

 thereof; thence west astronomically 9 miles, planting posts in accordance with in- 

 structions at the end of each li/^ miles, excepting that as the end of the sixth 

 mile came in Mishiongo Lake, I planted a cedar post on the eastern shore of the 

 w^t bay; thence due north to intersect O.L.S. Niven's base line near the 79th mile 

 post thereof. 



Again, commencing at the Slst mile post of O.L.S. Niven's base line aforesaid 

 I ran north a distance of 18 miles and 78 links to intersection with O.L.S. Speight's 

 base line run in 1909. 



Finally, I ran due east astronomically from the intersection of O.L.S. Beatty's 

 base line run this year, with the meridian mentioned in the next preceding clause 

 near the 9th mile thereof, to intersect O.L.S. Speight's meridian line run in 1909, 

 due north from the 72nd mile post of O.L.S. Niven's base line run in 1899. 



The above mentioned lines were well cut out and the adjacent trees blazed on 

 three sides in the customary manner, and especially well blazed where lines inter- 

 sected navigable streams or lakes. Hewn wooden posts were planted as shown in 

 the notes, and, except where available timber was too small, were six inches square 

 when so hewn. Care was taken to plant posts as firmly as possible. Where possible 

 a mound of stones was erected about the base of the posts. Wlien the end of the 

 mile and a half came in a lake or river the post was planted at the nearest shore 

 with the chainage in miles, chains, and links carved thereon. 



Iron posts were planted alongside the wooden posts (1) at the end of the 

 first nine miles run, (2) at the intersection with the second meridian run, and 

 (3) at the intersection of the second meridian with O.L.S. Niven's base line near 

 the 61st mile post, (4) at the intersection of the 1st base line run with O.L.S. 

 Speight's meridian near the 57th mile post, (5) at the end of the 9th mile west from 

 Speight's base line, (6) at the intersection of the third meridian line with O.L.S. 

 Niven's base line near the 79th mile post, (7) at the intersection of O.L.S. H. J. 

 Beatty's base line with the meridian run by me north from the 81st mile of Niven's 

 base line, near the 9th mile post, and (8) at the intersection of O.L.S. Beatty's 

 base line produced by me, with O.L.S. Speight's meridian north from the 72nd 

 mile post of O.L.S. Niven's base line run in 1899. 



At frequent intervals throughout the survey observations on Pilaris were taken 

 for obtaining azimuth, and the magnetic declination, which varied between 5 

 degrees and 7 degrees west of north, was noted and entered in the field notes. 



Throughout the survey the chainbearers were impressed with the importance 

 of noting the nature of the soil where exposed, the kind and size of the timber 

 passed through, etc., and also of the need of great care to obtain accuracy in their 

 operations. 



Physical Features. 



The district within the limits of the lines run by me is traversed diagonally 

 by the new Sudbury-Port Arthur branch of the Canadian Northern Railway, and 

 is for the most part rolling country, with numerous lakes, rivers, and creeks. The 

 soil is light and gravelly in the eastern part of the district surveyed; but good agri- 

 cultural clay land was met with in the western areas near the Kapuskasing River, 

 Very little rock was met with and no evidence was seen of the presence of any 

 economic minerals. A low hill of syenite wag encountered on the first line run 

 north from the 18 m.p. of O.LS.. Speight's base line, and again an exposure of 

 granular quartzite was crossed west of the Piskanogama River. 



