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The road was also widened and graded between Lots 4 and 5 across part of Con- 

 cession 2, Concessions 3 and 4, and part of Concession 5, a distance of 3 miles ; and 

 cut out and grubbed across part of Concession 5, Concession 6, township of Mar- 

 ter; and between Lots 4 and 5 across the south half of Concession 1, Township of 

 Catherine; also cut out and grubbed along the town line between the townships 

 of Catherine and Marter across Lots 5 and 6. This road was partly ditched on 

 Concession 6, Marter, and two bridges or large culverts and several small ones 

 constructed; also a bridge on Concession 5, Marter. The total length of roads 

 cut out in the townships of Marter and Catherine is ll^/o miles. 



These roads were constructed at a total cost of $10,900. 



The country through which these roads are constructed is fairly good in 

 places, and in places is very sandy, broken by ridges, and has very little timber of 

 value. The lots are nearly all located on and some of them well improved. 



Road No. 31. 



Four clay hills were cut down on either side of the Blanche River, at the ap- 

 proaches to the bridges crossing the said river on Lot 10, Concession 5, Evanturel, 

 and on Lot 1, Concession 3, Township of Dack; both on main travelled roads lead- 

 ing into Englehart. These hills in wet weather were impassable for heavy traffic. 



The cutting down of the hills on Lot 10 cost $1,000, and those on Lot 1 cost 

 $992.10. 



The road between the townships of Evanturel and Dack, across Concessions 

 3 and 4, was improved by cleaning out the ditches and repairing the culverts. 



The total cost of these two works amounted to $1,992.10. 



The work was badly needed, and has since given general satisfaction. 



Besides the above roads, a fireproof warehouse 24 feet by 50 feet was con- 

 structed at Cochrane at a cost of $794.89, 



To the Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, Ontario. 



Sir, — After closing down most of the operations on the construction of roads 

 for the season of 1912 on the loth of November, I immediately proceeded, as 

 directed by you, to examine the different sections of Northern Ontario where there 

 was immediate likelihood of opening up new settlements by the construction of 

 roads under the provisions of 2 Geo. V., Chap. 2, during the season of 1913. 



District of Rainy River. 



I proceeded first to the Rainy River Valley in the District of Rainy River, 

 and drove over parts of the different roads which had already been constructed, 

 and examined, as far as possible, the unsettled parts of the country in the valley 

 suitable for agricultural purposes, and from my observation have made an estimate 

 of the amount that would be required this coming season in opening up new roads 

 and improving one main thoroughfare or trunk road from the town of Fort Frances 

 West through the valley to the mouth of the Rainy River; and also in constructing 

 irunk roads north and south at regular intervals, chiefly along township bound- 

 aries so as to connect up the various short roads now constructed; and also to open 



