REPORT 
SURVEY OF THE EKWAN RIVER 
ANI> OK THK 
ROl'TK THROUGH SUTTON MILL LAKES NORTHWARD 
By D. B. Dowling. 
The country included in the angle hetween Hudson bay and the 
■west shore of James bay, is drained by several large streams running 
mainly to the north-east. Those entering James bay incline to the 
east after running north-oa.st for a largo part of their course.s. The 
whole surface slopes gradually to the north and Gfist, and the 
gieater }iart of it is covered by a heavy deposit of clay and .sand. 
On the north .slope, nr that lying south of Hudson bay, proper, the de- 
posit h thicker than on the slope to Janios bay. On the Fawn river, a 
branch of the Severn, Mi'. Low reports *high cut banks of clay near the 
junction with the Severn, which are as much as two hundred feet 
above the stream. 
In the valley of Sutton Mill lake.s there is a heavy cut, such as that 
mentioned by Mr. Low on the E"'awn. The lake is very deep for its 
width, and the banks, where they are of clay, an' 100 feet .above the 
water, while .several sounding.s in the lake gave a depth of over 200 
feel. The submersion of much of this area lias been proven by the 
pres«*nce of silt water shells In the surface deposits. 
On the AUawapiskat river, Dr. B(dl does not mention such an accu- 
mulation of drift, while our own ob.servations on the Ekwan show that 
the general depth of tlie drift covering is about 100 feet. 
The recent uplift of the land, a.s observed by Dr. Bell in .several 
places to the soutli of this, is as much a.s 500 feet. At the highest 
* Annual Reixjrt Geol. Surv. Can., Vol. IT (X..S.) |>. 18 F. 
General 
featurea. 
Recent uplift. 
