1912-13 DEPAETMENT OF LANDS, FOEESTS AND MINES. 63 



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Along the third, fourth, fifth and sixth miles of the west boundary of the 

 Township of Benneweiss, and along the whole of the west boundary of the Town- 

 ship of St. Louis, the country is rough and rocky, the timber consisting chiefly of 

 Banksian pine, spruce and birch up to fifteen inches in diameter with alder and 

 willow underbrush and heavy windfalls. Along the fourth, fifth and sixth miles 

 of the west boundary of the Township of St. Louis some scattered white pine up 

 to eighteen inches in diameter and of fair quality is seen. 



Along the north boundaries of the Townships of Westbrook and Vroomai. the 

 land is undulating and sandy, and, with the exception of several spruce swamps 

 which the line passes through, the timber is of the same general character as that al- 

 ready noted. 



Along the north boundaries of the Townships of Champagne and Benneweiss 

 the country is rolling and rock, timbered chiefly with Banksian pine, spruce, 

 birch, poplar and balsam; a few small swamps are also crossed on this line. Along 

 the north boundaries of the Townships of Groves and St. Louis the country is 

 rough and rocky the timber being much ihe same as that already described. On the 

 Canadian' Northern Eailway steel was laid to a point about one mile north of the 

 north boundary of the Township of Champagne at the time of survey. 



The geological formation of this locality is the Huronian, no mineral of value 

 being seen. I think I am also quite safe in saying that in the six townships out- 

 lined by me this season, there is absolutely no land fit for agriculture. I found 

 the average magnetic variation about seven degrees west. Frequent observations 

 for Azimuth were taken, the lines in all cases checking very closely. 



Moose are. very numerous in this locality, and the beaver is still active. 



Accompanying this report are plans, field notes and accounts, all of which I 

 trust will be found complete and satisfactory. 



I have the honour to be, 



Sir; 



Your obedient servant, 



(Signed) J. W. Fitzgerald, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



