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This township can be reached by a wagon

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rosd branching off from the Moberly lake ~ Poucs=

Coupe treil in township 78 range 18 weat of 6th.

fhis road reaches as fer north as the south boundary
ef section 4 township 60 range 15 west of 6th. From
there s pack trail ecntimes on northerly throughout

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the townshipe It is contemplated that this pack trail
will soon be made into a wason road so ss to afforé an

outlet to the veace river for the people settled to the
gouth., With the excention ef a fer cuarters which

eould be economically improved in sections 3, 4 and Sd,

the whole of this township is not euitable for settle-=
ment in its present statee Sections 17, 13, 19, 20,

21, 28, 29, <0, Bl 22 an& 25 are included in the Kober y
proposeé forest reserve and contsin areas of goot commem
@ial timber of spruce and poylar to 24 inches, the rest
of the towvmship is mostly covered with a dense growth of
poplar to 4 inches interspersed with smail spruce and
areas of heavy windfall. The kiskatinaw river with a
valley of 150 feet deep flows northeasterly through the
southeast corner. of this township ané is practically the
only permanent supply of fresh water in tne township.

The country is generally rolling to hi.iy ané the yerete-
tion of a hegligible quentity. Moose seems to be plenti-
ful. in the portion cccupled by the Moberly proposes forest
reserve, judging from the tracks seen éuring the course
of our investigation. ‘fhe soil is a light sandy lom in
the southwesterly and northeasterly pertions of the town~
ghip covered with from <¢ inches t2 6 iaches af moss. Else-
where the soil is made up of from 3 inches to 7 inches or
humos unéerlaid with clay loam.

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