, 1870-11-15
Recent Explorations In tnc LnEc
Superior CountrT.
TaEaafo Txfe1tdnh

twill pc remembered thet, early In tho
summer. the Ontario gov eminent sent out two
parties fer the puEpoee Of exploring large
tirtriet Of country on the north shose OF LAKE
via known. Tho pAs.Ies were headed respec%
t,ttly BY 3fr, John 4. Fleming and Mr. Beatty.
MIR. Ftruing and bis competitions started FROM
3Ijahit iccteu, while Mr. Deart7 started from
Iake Eepigon. They moved tosazd each
other md, sitter tsaFersing . large district,
at Pic River, and, having thus completed their
work, the5 returned home. arriving in this city
Tts people 81 Ontario val be e1aa to helr
that, ia many respects, tbs exploration WA Of
highly satisfactory character, and e=tab''shes
lie fact that the 1ake Superior country IL
an1thjpc but the buzru and iahospitAble re-
c1on which it haa hitherto bsea generally sup
nGcsei fo hc, OF course it wonla bs nu1eason-
Il ia 10 hope for such lana and such elisnats
In AMI far-od district OF our Province "a 70
| have here On the shores OF Laks Onta17o.
| MI ouly GOOD tor. aonethtng, bat shat it Il
! catatle Of supporting very large nunees OF
! nerT5s 70 coon Is better counecti0ns than W
now hsye are established between II and this
portion Of Cansca-
Sir. Beatty. g "e base saia: stastoo Irom
iakc h. fonud excellent farming lands. we'll
! rnn5.d and in every VAT sustA:ae for agracpl-
trr,9 1870, nnrnoses. ~ Along the remainder Of his
ronte however. he only met WITH good land ia
rsic',es % hs.e srd tberr, along. The banks oi
Grers sud sho1es Of lakes ,The coun'tT il
yeT uneven, except 1t the top o. the water
shed be,ve. Like snpsnos S3eh aad 'os ,S Gou1 ~
thsss a1ea On thsl hight the land Is aaid
10 be isyeI. well wooded, md in uost Pieces d
frora III. Fleming We hare mich rors
favorable report. Hu explorations, ~e ahooii
ae veil - thoso o. ~; bssssy' 4 rsFs eas
~ ~ nta Superior. but about fifty ot si1.,
Tif.s ;nfsua. Nj. Fleming started fro1
. V,ch;n..sotau, acd continued his surrey owe
lie eprnitr from that spot to the point OF
p,ct RIVER. 1t wt3ct b {aned the othel
r.rtr. he reports thas IN sa.s an.s, 5saoa thss,
. 90 md puuber Of rivers, mott Q
.Se1, 1.-re enough to ba nayigahle b,
s...-,ar. HI found. sway IN the intaliok
ls.ce trsri. cf unoat az .tleat land. leral; an,
we{i VcoIed with spruce. tanasac. poplar
md cttsf. Tue va1leys ot sns users ata ~
| tit for cultivation; NJ fleulug seyS .ns3 !
t..ed Enf eyan exceedingly Heh, and Ct unr
. s,si :3rth. On tho ton Of the. watershed
: nh;at = ,huut fo,ty-iiya mlea back fru1a Lax
Snre,to- there ire the rich, auurial deposit
ofrenfpsiee, TO Ill appearsnees, capable {
producing sueh esas5 - a,' gssTsa Tsn y -. "a
. .Eax .sn, hrrnnd tl,st point. thn eoa - sqaa,'
. roo1 fInee The watershed Il reached, :
srs,.s ,7lain stretches ont On Ill aA.a, An
). ,a u ". Elm ~ the rich Lands OF which u
Ttss ;s.t tPSas1 'Se1s s. EsS :saas ss:@s.
se~ ~ soi ...,,i The Ehu1s tatzitoeY haz nAtur
: AZ ...a snost excellent drainage In the nunaero,
:. rsre.ns, bo,h large I'D small, whish =
a tbo~eh tbfI rot he.11, is ,eundsat sna qaii
Fooa eaeush toe te2slnz Rnd Reds.s IL 1as f,5
+ Mr F1ssoirr reports shas = fa,iHxy could
I'll nsdo through .he County, wtboes much 4 d. =
cuitv. Thefe are no sezaona ohssAetee u !
4 WV. It's n inari.ely bests< region IN OF