120 EEPOET OF THE No. 3 



The mining roads constructed into the Kirkland Lake Goldfields and the 

 West Shining Tree Goldfields will give to the miners in those sections an oppor- 

 tunity of developing the several mining prospects opened up; the road from Iro- 

 quois Falls Junction on the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway to the 

 pulp mills at Ahitibi River will give to the settlers in that vicinity an opportunity 

 of hauling their pulp timber and other produce to the mills. 



Fair progress has been made by the settlers in the vicinity of Cochrane both 

 east and west therefrom. Already settlement has reached a point about nine, 

 miles north of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in the valleys of the Abitibi and 

 Frederickhouse Rivers. Quite a settlement has taken place in the vicinity of Hearst 

 at the junction of the Algoma Central and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railways, 

 not only on the lands of the Crown but on the railway lands of the Algoma 

 Central Company. Twenty-nine miles of road were cut out and part graded in 

 this section. 



Work was commenced at Ground Hog River on the Grand Trunk Pacific 

 Railway 50 miles west of Cochrane. A few miles of trunk road were cut out 

 along the railway, where a considerable settlement has already been made. This 

 is one of the most promising areas in the Claybelt. At this point there is a 

 large section of country which was burnt years ago and is now easily cleared. 

 Vegetables of all kinds have matured here at the headquarters of the railway 

 contractors. 



Trunk roads have been constructed west of Cochrane as far as the township of 

 Kendrey, the lands of the New Ontario Development Company on the Matagami 

 River. - This company is making good progress. Approximately 400 acres have 

 been chopped and burnt over, of which 300 acres have been logged and fairly 

 well drained. The following plant and machinery has been installed: A large 

 saw mill with a capacity of 60,000 ft. B.M. per day, six rbssing machines with a 

 capacity of 50 cords of pulp wood per day and a first-class planing mill. 



Sixteen private dwelling-houses have been erected for employees and settlers 

 and two large hoarding-houses with accommodation for 100 men. A general store 

 has also been built, together with a post-office and a schoolhouse, the latter being 

 used also as a church. Upwards of ten miles of a fairly good type of colonization 

 roads have been constructed by the company. 



In the descriptions of the several roads hereinafter given, information will be 

 found respecting the operations in the various districts. 



Accompanying the report is a statement of expenditure in the different dis- 

 tricts and of the number of miles of road constructed or under construction. 



I have. the honor to be. 



Sir, 



• Your obedient servant, 



J. F. Whitson, 



Road Commissioner. 



