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townships of Garvey, Garibaldi, part of Miraniichi and Asquith, to the south- 

 east end of West Shining Tree Lake,, a distance of nineteen miles. This road 

 was cut out 40 feet in width through a virgin forest of jack pine, spruce, white 

 birch and poplar, and a few scattering groves of red and white pine. The road 

 crosses the Opickinimika River about thirteen miles north-east of the railway. 

 The road to this point has been nearly all well graded and cross-layed in places, 

 several culverts have been built, and at the Opickinimika River a first class wooden 

 bridge has been constructed, 32 o feet long, built on piers filled with rock. A 

 bridge was also built across the Papoose Creek, about a mile east of Opickinimika, 

 having a length of 196 feet, also one across Temple Creek 50 feet long. This 

 work was done since the 31st October. East of the river the road has been well 

 cut out and well graded and is a first class winter road and suitable for light 

 summer traffic. 



The road passes through a country generally rolling with sand or gravel 

 ridges, along which the road followed. Several of the sand ridges had to be cut 

 down but little or no rock was met with on the road. There are very few heavy 

 grades and this road is now in the condition for traffic. The road is almost com- 

 pleted to the gold mines now being operated. 



From the end of the road at Shining Tree Lake there is a winter road cut out 

 by the miners so as to enable them to take in supplies during the winter season. 

 This road, however, is not fit for summer traffic. 



This road, besides serving the requirements of the mining community, will be 

 a useful road later on when timber operations are being carried on in this district 

 in the future, as it opens up a section of the country in which there was no com- 

 munication by way of roads. 



SAULT STE. MARIE AND SUDBURY TRUNK ROAD. 



Total lExpeniditure $76,275 40 



Total number of miles graded 35 



of which 10 miles has been macadamized, and % of a mile surfaced 

 with rocmac, and 13 miles surfaced with gravel. 



This road commences at the eastern limit of the town of Sault Ste. Marie 

 and runs in an easterly and southerly direction to Echo Bay (Ekoba), a distance 

 of fifteen miles; thence easterly a further distance of ten miles, to the village of 

 McLennan, thence continuing easterly a further distance of 5^ miles to the 

 village of Desbarats, thence easterly two miles to Portlock, thence easterly six 

 miles to Bruce Mines, thence easterly nine miles to Thessalon; thence easterly 

 to Blind River, distant eighty-three miles from Sault Ste. Marie. 



Of the distance between these two points, thirty-five miles of road was ditched 

 and graded, of which ten miles has been macadamized and % of a mile surfaced 

 with rocmac and thirteen miles surfaced with gravel. 



This road, after leaving the town of Sault Ste. Marie, passes through the 

 Garden River Indian Reserve, the townships of Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional, 

 Johnson, Plummer and Plummer Additional, Lefroy, Thessalon, Bright and Bright 

 Additional, Thompson and part of Cobden, past the villages of Garden River, 

 Echo Bay, Bar River, Desbarats, Portlock, Bruce Mines, Thessalon and Blind River. 

 It follows in most instances the old colonization roads constructed at different times. 

 The road is well selected where it would serve the greatest number of people, taking 

 into, consideration the character of the country to be passed through. It passes 



