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Balm-of-Gilead and poplar up to 18 inches in diameter, and some small white 

 birch. Through the Township of Calder several small settlers' clearings were met 

 with. The Township of Clute is well drained by the Frederickhouse Eiver and its 

 tributaries the Buskegow and Deception Creeks; a small saw-mill is located on the 

 Buskegow Creek on the line between Lots 13 and 13. The western part of Calder 

 Township is well drained b}^ the Driftwood River and numerous small streams 

 flowing into it. 



This trunk road as now cut out and partly graded across the centre of the 

 Townships of Glackmeyer, Clute and Calder has a total length of 26% miles, of 

 which 18 miles are through the Townships of Clute and Calder. The National 

 Transcontinental Railway crosses tiiese townships from east to west. 



Road No. 6. 



A north and south road through the centre of the Township of Calder was 

 constructed, 9 miles in length, between Lots 12 and 13. A contract was let for 

 the cutting and burning off the timber on the road 66 feet wide, and grubbing the 

 centre 26 feet, to A. Allard at $650 per mile. The road has been cut out the full 

 width of 66 feet and well grubbed 26 feet in the centre, and part of the timber 

 burned off. With the exception of the burning of the balance of the timber the 

 road is now ready for grading. $4,950 has been paid on account of this contract. 

 The burning of the remaining timber will be done as soon as the weather is 

 favorable. 



The road passes through a good section of agricultural land gently undulating, 

 with here and there a few small areas of semi-muskeg land. 



Road No. 7. " 



A road on the boundary between the Townships of Clute and Calder was cut 

 out acrotes the 1st to the 10th Concessions inclusive, a distance of Ij'i miles and a 

 bridge built across Deception Creek on Concession 5, and considerable corduroy 

 laid. This road was cut out the full width of 66 feet and grubbed the usual 

 width of 26 feet, although very little burning of the timber has yet been done. 



The road passes through a very fine farming country ; very little broken land ; 

 no stone, sand or gravel was met with, and the land thickly timbered witlf spruce, 

 balsam, Balm-of-Gilead, white birch and poplar. Settlers who located along this 

 road early last spring have made fair progress in the performance of their settle- 

 ment duties. Every lot has been located, some of the settlers having packed in 

 their household effects alon<T the blazed trial before the road was cut out. The 

 same remarks will apply to several settlers along the centre line east and west 

 through Clute. 



This work was performed by day labor at an average cost of $525 per mile, 

 including the construction of a bridge across Deception Creek and the laying of 

 considerable corduroy in places. 



$3,950 has been expended on this road. 



Road No. S. 



A road was constructed between Lots 18 and 19 across Concessions 1 to 12 

 inclusive, through the Township of Clute a distance of 9 miles. The road was cut 

 out the full width — 66 feet — grubbed the usual width — 26 feet — in the centre and 



