^^ ^ CIEOLOIUCAL SURVEY OP CANADA. 



7. York Factory, S. W. side of the fort. (In 1878 I found only 



about 5° 30' at the N. E. side, but there appears to be some 



local attraction there) . . 



^ < 00' 



8. Hill River, about 20 miles above its junction with Fox River 



(1878) ; 



9. Nelson River, 615 miles from Point of MarJh,' or the N ' F 



extremity of Beacon Point 8^ 45' 



10. Nelson River, First (or lowest) Limestone " Rapid, ' (lat. 



56° 36' 6."), about 77 miles in a straight line from Point 



of Marsh 



11 30' 



11. Nelson River, Broad Rapid, 23 miles S. W. of last 1 1^ 30' 



12. Nelson River, outlet of Split Lake. (Lat. 56° 16' 27") is^ qO' 



13. Grass River, outlet of Witchai ("Stinking") Lake, about 12 



miles S. W. of the upper end of Split Lake, or about lat. 56°. . 16^ 30/ 

 U. Nelson River, north side of outlet of bipi-wesk Lake, at south 



end of Cross Portage. (Lat. 55° 13' 29.38'/) 16° 30/ 



15. Nelson River, Chute at outlet of Duck Lake (Duck Portage).. 19^ 15/ 



16. Nelson River, 12 miles below White Mud Falls (Lat 



^^°^^'^«-^^"> ■ ■ 14^30/ 



17. Nelson River, Western Channel of East River, 5 miles south 



of Pipestone Lake 1 ^. ..^ , 



Id 30 ' 



18. Nelson River, Junction of Pine River with East River, 6 miles 



above Sea River Falls 16° 00/ 



19. Norway House 



14 00' 



20. Point at east end of Mossy Point (at outlet of Lake Winnipeg), 



about one mile north of Warren's Landing t .' 1 6° 45' 



21. Lake Winnipeg, north side of Poplar Point, near extremity. . 15° 15/ 



I am indebted to Sir J. H. Lefroy, of London, for the following, 

 "memorandum of observations of variation on Lake Winuineo- in 

 1843-44." ^ "^ 



^ i?^^+ A 1 J Variation E. 



1. i^ort Alexander 10° =.?/ 



I d Ob ' 



2. Grassy Narrows 1 4° 1 4/ 



3. Opposite Bull's Head ' * " * ^go jg, 



4. Opposite Dog's Head ^ 15° 24' 



5. By Beren's River 1^0 c^,, 



. lb 00' 



6. Point near Wesleyan Mission 14° 26' 



7. By Mossy Point " 19023/ 



8. A little beyond (lat. 52° 29') 15° 27' 



9. Norway House 1 '-" 1 ^/ 



10. Second Rocky Point 17° 03' 



The following were taken in 1877 in connection with the Dominioi 

 Lands J)e])artnieiil : — 



Mouth of Poplar River, east side Lake Winnipeg 1 5° 20' E. 



Black River, nortl) of Winnipeg River ] 3 00' t. 



