1911-12 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FOEESTS AND MINES. 95 



Desceiption of Roads Constructed. 



Road No. 1. 



Commencing at the south west angle of the Township of Glackmeyer, one mile 

 w^est of the town of Cochrane and three-quarters of a mile south of the National 

 Transcontinental Railway, in the District of Temiskaming, thence east along the 

 boundary between said township and the Townships of Lamarche and Brower, and 

 between the Townships of Kennedy and Fox, a distance of 12 miles to the side-road 

 between lots 18 and 19 in the Township of Kennedy. 



This road cut out through a thickly timbered country the full width lof 

 QQ feet, the centre 26 feet, 13 feet on each side 'of the centre was well grubbed; the 

 timber cut on the road allowance for the first 9^/2 miles up to the west bank of the 

 Abitibi River has nearly all been burnt off, and 6 miles of the road well drained 

 and graded; 3i/2 miles of it corduroyed with timber 16 feet in length; the balance 

 of the road is now ready for grading, with the exception of the burning off of the 

 timber, which, owing to the rainy season, it was impracticable to do. 



This road passes through a good agricultural country, except in the immediate 

 vicinity of the town of Cochrane where there is an area of low-lying ground. Every 

 lot along this road in the Townships of Glackmeyer, Lamarche, Brower and 

 Kennedy has been located upon and in most instances small clearingte have been 

 started. 



Two wooden bridges were constructed on this road across Brower Creek on 

 Lot 11, and one across a small stream on Lot 26, Concession 1, Glackmeyer. The 

 Abitibi River, which crosses the road on Lot 27, Concession'!, Kennedy, has a width 

 of 400 feet and over 14 feet deep with clay banks over 50 feet high on the east side. 

 It will be an expensive matter to construct an iron bridge at this point, but a ferry 

 will answer the purpose for some time to come until the country is more thickly 

 settled. 



There is no waste land along this road ; no rock, sand, or gravel to be found, 

 the soil is rich clay loam. This road will serve as a main trunk road into Cochrane 

 for the eastern townships along the railway. $14,700 was expended on this road. 



Road No. 2. 



Commencing at the south west angle of the Township of Glackmeyer, thence 

 west along the boundary between the Townships of Clute and Fournier, as far 

 as the north west angle of the latter, a distance of 6 miles, crossing the Frederick- 

 house River on Lot 10, Concession 1, Clute (where it has a width of 175 feet with 

 clay banks 45 feet high and a swift current). 



The road has been cut out the full width of 66 feet and grubbed 13 feet on 

 each side of the centre line, and is now ready for grading, although part of the 

 timber could not be burned off owing to the wet season. 



The road passes through a good agricultural country. The land ha? all been 

 located on either side, and in most instances, small clearings have been started. 

 This road is a continuation of Trunk Road No. 1, and connects the Abitibi and 

 Frederickhouse Rivers, the distance between them being 121/^ miles. No difficulty 

 will be found in draining the land between these two rivers; the country has a 

 good fall, either to the Frederickhouse or to the Abitibi Rivers. 



On this road $3,800 was expended. 



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