To Robert Bell, M.D., L.L.D., F.R.S., ETC. 
Director Geological Survey of Canada. 
SrR, — I have the honour to .submit the accompanying report for 1901 
on the country traversal by the Ekwan river and of a route thence 
northward through Sutton Mill lakc.s and down Trout river to Hud.son 
bay, together with a .short de.scription of the west coast of James l)ay. 
The map which accompanie.s the report is compiled from our own 
survey of Ekwan river to Waslmgami river and track-.surveys of the 
route northw'ard to Hudson bay with log-survey of Sutton Mill lakes 
and part of the we.st shore of James bay. In this work T was ably 
assisted by Mr. W. 11. Boyd who performed most of the instrumental 
surveying. A H.st 6f the fos.sils collected, by Dr. Whiteaves and another 
of the plants by Prof. Macoun, are appended. 
T have the honour to be. Sir, 
Your obedient servant, 
D. B. DOWLING. 
Geological Survey Office, 

Kill {AT A 
Noth. — The inaj) of I'lkw.'in river, HuUon Mill Lake.s and Trout 
river, has been incorpoiated in the map of Northwestern Ontario and 
Ea-stern Keowatin, No. 814, which accompanies Part A, Vol. XV, and 
does not appear in this report. , • 
