1912-13 DEPAKTMENT OF LANDS, FOEESTS AND MINES. 67 



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The general level of the Bad River from its entrance of the township in Lot 

 28, Concession V, on the west boundary, to the lower " Fall/' in Lot 15, Concession 

 X, is forty to fifty feet below the surrounding country, and from the last mentioned 

 point to where it crosses the north boundary in Lot 11, Concession XII, it is about 

 thirty to thirty-five feet below the general level. 



A traverse was made of the Bad Eiver. 



A traverse also was made of a small lake in Lot 14, Concession VII. 



Soil. 



On most of the township the clay soil is intermingled with a small pro- 

 portion of gravel and is of good quality, with from twelve to eighteen inches oi 

 moss and peat in the low places, and two to four inches on the higher ground. 



On Lot 13, Concession XI, the beach along Bad Eiver is gravelly and this 

 extends into Concession XII. 



On the west boundary of Lot 28, Concession 1, an outcropping of pegmatite 

 occurs, and on the adjoining land there are a number of boulders. 



On the west boundary of Lot 28, Concession XI, an out-cropping of slightly 

 schistose green rock occurs and extends about ten chains east. 



On the south boundary of Lot 18, Concession V, an out-cropping of massive 

 grey granite occurs. 



On Lot 28, Concession V, an out-cropping of rock occurs in the rapids on 

 Bad Eiver. 



At the first fall, in Lot 19, Concession VIII, and at the second " Fall " in Lot 

 15, Concession X, out-croppings of compact rock occur of Huronian formation. 



On the south boundary of Lot 14, Concession IX, an out-cropping of granite 

 occurs. 



TiMBEK. 



As will be seen from the accompanying timber plan, most of the township has 

 been burnt over and the second growth in this area is still very small. 



On the unburnt area, in Concession VII and VIII, lots 19 to 29, there is a 

 large proportion of spruce and poplar ranging from six to twenty inches in 

 diameter with a few tamarac, cedar, birch, balsam and Banksian pine. A good 

 deal of tie and trestle timber has been cut from this area for use on the National 

 Transcontinental Eailway. 



The unburnt timber area in Concessions V to XII, lots 1 to 8, on the east side 

 of the township is similar to the above area and has not been cut over. 



Minerals. 

 No indications of economic mineral were seen. 



Game. 



Tracks of a few moose were seen. Fresh beaver cuttings were noticed in a 

 number of places on the small streams. In the Bad and Trout Rivers speckled 

 trout are fairly plentiful, and below the second falls on the Bad River, pickerel 

 are quite abundant. 



