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if heavy loads were drawn on them. Eleven miles of this road still requires in 

 places gravel, to make a first class road between Fort Frances and Emo. 



This road passes through a fine farming district, the soil being principally 

 clay or clay loam with a few spruce swamps, all of the land has been taken up 

 by settlers, most of whom have good buildings erected. One mile west of Fort 

 Frances commences a swamp running along the trunk road a distance of two 

 miles. This is the only large swamp passed over until within three and a half 

 miles of Emo where the road again crosses a swamp for two miles. In both 

 of these swamps there is good drainage. 



The timber is small, practically all suitable for lumber having been cut or burnt 

 ofE by the fires which have overrun the country. The timber found is mainly 

 spruce, tamarac, poplar, birch and balm of gilead. 



The Banks of the Rainy River between Emo and Barwick. 



The next section of the trunk road is between Emo and the town of Eainy 

 River, a distance of thirty-eight miles, described as follows: 



Commencing at the Village of Emo, thence north-westerly to the east boundary 

 of section 36 in the Township of Barwick, one mile; thence westerly along an 

 old colonization road to east boundary of Indian Eeserve number 11, one mile 

 and 14 chains, thence almost in a direct line across the Indian Eeserve through 

 a beautiful farming country badly burnt over in places, a distance of three and 

 a quarter miles to west boundary of said Indian Eeserve, then N. 77, 20 W. 33.36 

 chains, then N. 6§ 49 W. 6.39 chains thence westerly along north boundary of 

 river lot 38 31.09 chains thence westerly along the north boundary of section 

 31 Township of Barwick, one mile to Barwick Station on the Canadian Northern 

 Eailway and close to the village of Barwick, thence continuing westerly along- 

 south boundary of sections 1 and 2, Township of Shenston 2 miles, thence north 



