1911-12 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 55 



Appendix No. 21. 

 , Survey of Township Lines, District of Sudbury. 



Sudbury, Ont., October 31st, 1912. 



Sir, — I beg to submit the following report on the survey of the township out- 

 lines, in the District of Sudbury, along the line of the Canadian Northern Railway, 

 performed under your instructions dated June 25th, 1912. 



I arrived with my party at the north-west corner of the township of Togo on 

 July 18th, and was fortunate enough to get an observation for azimuth, using the 

 west boundaTy of the township of Mattagami as reference line for same. I began 

 my first base line the following morning and continued it west to the Macaming 

 River, after which I returned to the posts left at 6 miles and 30 chains west of the 

 place of beginning, and ran my first meridian north between the townships of 

 Stetham and Carter to the intersection thereof with the south boundary of the town- 

 sliip of Hazen. I then ran south between the townships of Jack and Noble to the 

 north bank of Minniesinaqua Lake, and returned to the base line at Macaming River 

 and continued west to a point distant 6 miles and 6.29 chains from my first 

 meridian. I ran the second meridian south along the west boundary of Jack from 

 this point 6 miles. From this second meridian 1 continued west along the south 

 boundary of Whalen 6 miles, and returning to the said meridian ran \t north to 

 the intersection thereof with the south boundary of the township of Middleboro 

 produced to a point 27 links west of its south-west angle. I then, ran west along 

 my second base line between the townships of Wigle and Whalen, 6 miles, and 

 thence south along the west boundary of Whalen to the south-west angle thereof. 

 Returning to the north-west angle of Whalen, I produced my third meridian north 

 along the west boundary of Wigle to a point near the intersection with my third 

 base line. I then located the post planted at the north-w§st angle of the township 

 of Middleboro by H. J. Beatty, O.L.S., and ran my third base line west to the in- 

 tersection thereof with the west boundary of Wigle, continuing it west to the south- 

 west angle of the township of Hardiman. At the intersection with the west boundary 

 of Regan I moved the post planted by E. H. Low, O.L.S., 1.40 chains south to my 

 line, and at the west boundary of Hardiman I moved his post 1.47 chain's south 

 to my line, and by so doing completed the above survey. 



Wooden posts were planted at half-mile intervals on the different lines, to- 

 gether with one of the iron posts supplied by your Department at each of the 

 township corners, all of which have been marked and referenced by bearing trees, as 

 shown in the accompanying field notes. Where it was possible to do so cairns of 

 stones were built around the posts, and, with the exception of that at the south- 

 east corner of Jack, at Minniesinaqua Lake, the different township corners have 

 been so protected. 



The country generally is composed mostly of rolling sandy loam and clay 

 with loose boulders and stony. In different places, as shown in the field notes, 

 high rocky hills were met with, and numerous swamps and small lakes were 

 crossed. 



The timber is mostly Jack pine, spruce, birch, balsam, and poplar with under- 

 brush. Brule and windfall lie along the lines in different places as shown in field 

 notes. Some white pine was seen on the following lines, i.e., between Carter and 

 Jack, II. M. to Til. M. South boundary of Whalen I. M. to IV. M. West boundary 

 of Jack I. M. to II. M. West boundary of Whalen, 0. M. to IV. M. West boundary 

 of Wigle, II M. to IV. M. 



