1912-13 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS,_ FORESTS AND MINES. 79 



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This township is well timbered with timber suitable for settlers' building 

 purposes. The soil appears to be well adapted for farm purposes being mostly clay 

 subsoil, covered with black muck, and, on the low lying land, moss. Muskeg holds 

 the frost till late in the summer, probably July. We found it difficult to drive 

 posts through the ice protected by a covering of moss, probably this ice accounts 

 for cold nights during the summer season. The general opinion is that when the 

 moss is removed the climate will alter. 



The land in this township appears to be much better than that lying between 

 it and Cochrane, also the land to the north and south of the township appears to 

 be of similar nature to that of the township. 



The following iron posts were planted at the south-east angle of the township 

 marked on the north "CON. 1" "SARGEANT" on the east "ROAD," on the 

 west "LOT 1" : at the north east angle of Lot 1, Concession 7, marking "R" on 

 the north and east sides, "CON. VII." "SARGEANT" on the south and "LOT 

 I" on the west; at the south-east angle of the township marked on the north "CON. 

 1" "SARGEANT" on the west "LOT XVII." and on the east "ROAD"; at the 

 north-east angle of Lot 17, Concession 5, marked on the north "ROAD," on the 

 east "ROAD," on the south "CON. V.," on the west "LOT XVII." "SAR- 

 GEANT"; at the south-east angle of Lot 17, Concession 6, marked on the north 

 "CON. VI.," on the west "LOT XVII." "SARGEANT," on the south and east 

 "ROAD"; at the north-east angle of Lot 17, Concession 7, marked on the north 

 'ROAD," on the east "ROAD," on the south "CON. VII." "SARGEANT," on 

 the west "LOT XVII."; at the north-west angle of the township, marked on the 

 north "ROAD," on the east "LOT XXXIV," on the south "CON. VII." "SAR- 

 GEANT," on the west "ROAD," and at the south-west angle of the township 

 marked on the north "CON. 1" "SARGENT," on the east "LOT XXXIV.," and 

 on the west " ROAD." 



On September 18th I disbanded the party and left for Cochrane, having com- 

 pleted the survey according to instructions and finished by traversing the Okimo- 

 dasik River and tieing to the Interprovincial Boundary Line. ^ 



I have the honor to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Signed) N. J. Slater, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests, and Mines, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



