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The Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian
Bay Na^gstion.
RBPORT
— ON THE-
SUMMIT SECTION
Lake Nipissing to Talon Lake.
—BY-
HENRY A. F. MACLEOD,
M. INST. C.E.
OTTAWA r
PBHrrBO BY Jakib Hopk it Sons.
1600
Ottawa, I'-Stli October, IS'Ji).
Montreal, Othtica <tiid Geoiyian Jia}/ Canal (Jompantj :
f
DkAK SlKS, —
In iiccordance with your instructions of tho 1st July, 1.S09,
accompanied with a nienioranduni and prolile, from Mr. Walter
Shanly, C. E. , I have to report that surveys have been made, un-
der my direction, by two parties of engineers, of the summit sec-
tion of the (l(H)rgian liay Canal, extending from the Easterly shore
t)f Lake Nipissing to Lake Talon, a distance of 1*J.71 miles.
One of the parties, under Mr. Henry Carre, commenced oper-
ations on the 5th of .July at Lake Nij)issing and made the surveys
and explorations required from Lakes Nipissing to the outlet of
Turtle Lake, a distance of 1.')-!I8 miles, besides explorations and
surveys of har!)ovns, finishing on the i>th October.
The other party, undt^r Mr. H. (J. Stanton, began on the .Sth
of .Vugust, at thioutlet of Turtle Lake atul made the surveys,
etc., to dee|» water in Talon Lake, a distance of .'>.73 miles besides
explorations, finishing on the 7^h of October.
The nature of the survey, and the information re(|Uired to be
ascertained by your instructions, were such as would enable eon-
tractors to make up tenders for the construction of the works, and
you particularly re(|uired tiiat the nature of the material to be
excavated should be a.xcertaincd by borings made at as frecjuent
intervals as necessary for the purpose. This involved location, as
well as trial surveys.
The survey, suggested l)y ^\v. Shanly's memorandum, was
of a more preliminary character, and a ."system of borings was not
anticipated.
His proposal, on which these surveys ju.st made are based, is,
to obtain the supply of "feed water" for the proposed canal,
Ea.stward from the sununit, from the water of Lake Nipissing,
whose natural outlet is westward, through the French River to the
Georgian Bay, liake Huron.
The actual sunnnit-water of the r«»ute is Trout Lake, 23 feet
liigher and four miles to the East of Lake Nipissing, and one of
the sources of the Mattawa River, but Mr. Shanly says that its
outflow is wholly inadecjuate to the reiiuirements of the contem-
plated navigation, and this statement is doubtless correct.
.J
Tlif .liMiijitMl cunflitiniis (.f iilTiiiis nn the shores of I-iikc Nil>-
i-hii." th.' I.uil.lin- nf tl..' C. I', lliiilwiiv. aiul tlir -ttlr iit>
■il..iiu'tlic inar-iii "f the lake ivf.ii.Ml (.. in tli.- nifiii..iaM<limi, now
i.ivv.Mit 111.' rai.«in- nf tlir wat. rs uf I-akr Ni|.is8in-t as proposed in
111.' ori-riual r.iM.it^ uf Mr. Slianly and Mr. T ('. Clarke. >et, 1
luli.'V.C that the water- niii:ht h.- niaintaii'c.l at mean summer
level, three i'eet ah.iv«' h'W water, t(. the advauta-e of all eoneerned,
..n tlie shores of the lake. th. inipr..\ .10.11! ..f th.' navii.'ati..n ..!
the lake, and the ell'e.tiii!: ..f a very h\v<iv saviiii: in the .ost .if tln'
.anal w..rks. provi.le.l that means he taken to pr.'V.'iit the hi^h
water in tl arl.v Mimnier Ir.-m risinji ahove its ..nliiiary hijili
level mark.
This survey, h.'Wev.'r. i- ma.le t.> .any .mt Mr. Shanly's iii-
tenti.in <.f ii.it interfering in any way with the variations of th.'
water lev.l ><i Lake NipissiiiLi.
'!'.. .'Ih.'t this, a .•haiinel will lia\.' In I'"' eiit tliP.u.uh th.- sum-
mit ridjies. at the same tim.' lowering' th.' waters of Trout and
Turtle Kakes. 2.'» and '2'2 f.'ct r.-speetiv.'ly to the l<.w water level of
Lake Nipissint;.
.Mr. Shaiilv '^ives a u'eneial id. a .if th.' w.irk t.» he eneountere<l
in makiiiL' smh a .haiiiU'l in a summary a> f.ilhiws : —
Ut. (■ .ttiii- thr.iUL'h th.' Suiumit I'i.l.L'e. Nipissiii}.' hi Trout
l.ak.'.
•Jli.l. The .Uttiuji awav .if >ueh ..lotruetioli t.i the liee(led
depth of iiaviuati'in. a> may h.' f..uiid t.i .'xist in Tr.nit and Turtle
Lakes.
ord. Cuttiii).; thr.iu-h th.' mrky liarri.-r. whi.'h furms the
Turth' Kajii.ls. diviilini; Turtl(> Lake fr.'iii Lake Tal.m.
•'The surveys will thu- .'Xtind liver a .lislaiiee of ah.iut 1\
miles."'
•• In estiiiiaiiii'.: iiuaiititi.s. tln' f.illnwinii .limensi.ms to he
used '■ : —
l'..)tt.im wi.lth .if ("anal 1<M) feet.
Slopes of eUttin.L^s ( uvevaiie 1 1 to 1 "
Canal h. it torn helow l.iw w. in L. Nip 11 ''
Tr.iut Lake. ... M "
Mr. Shanlv also uives a .les.ription .>f the pr.ihahle materials
to he exeavated. and su^irests the nuites, via the "Little Vase
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Hivt'r" and also via tlic •' Ojihwaysippi " as tin' most suitaMc.
After siirvcyiiifi and <'X|)lorin^' these routes, and two other routes
further West, that via ()jil)\vaysi|»|)i, except the first niilo from
Lake Nipissinji, was selected as the most favourahle. The Ojih-
waysippi was also selected Ity Mr. T. ('. (Marke, as mentioned in
his report of the 2nd January, 1M(1(I, pa^^e 21.
Mr. Shanly su^f»iests, that all Hcncli >rarks, of forty years ajjo,
have of course disappiiared, or been obliterated, l)Ut with the; as-
sistsiMce of our. of Mr. Shanly's catnp i)lans a Hench Mark was
diseovt'red by Mr. (!arre, on the shore (»f Trout fiake. which en-
abled him to apply all tlie soundin<,'s marked on the plan to his
own work.
The scale of iiavi^'ation. proitoscd in the mtMnorandum, is
nine feet on the lock sills, at lowest sta^e of Nipissin^ water, and
canal bottom two feet lower. Surveys and borinj^s were made in
com|>lian((' with this scale ('•• feet) until th(> I'.tth of Au^Mist, wiien
y(»u instriictetl me to make th(.' borin^^s, etc.. for 11 feet on the sill
and canal bottom two feet lower, or Kl feet. This chanf^c! made it
necessary to bore a considerable part of the line over again, on
aceomit of the increased depth.
The width of 100 feet for the l>otttim of the canal has been
adhered to in the estimates. The sl(»pes in I'ock are estimated at
} to 1, except in places where tlu; surface of the rock is below the
new water level, where the slopes are to be 1 to 1.
.\ bcrm of (i feet is made on the surface Of the rock. Earth
and otlu'r materials, exie[>t rock, air i'.-<ti)natr(l at ,s7o/*c.s of 2 to 1.
W.VTKK Supply.
The quantity of water obtainable at the summit level must
be suflicient for the lockage of ve,><sels, Eastward to the Ottawa
River, and Westward to the Georgian Bay.
Mr. Shanly, in his report on the Ottawa and French River
Navigation Project, of (he 22nd of March, 1S,')S, page .'Jo, states,
that an inexliaustibU sujjply c:in be obtaine(l from Lake Nipis-
sing, for even setting aside the enormous storage caiuicity of its
immense area (upwards of thn'c hundred si|uare miles) the acces-
sion of water which J>ake Nipissing receives from its many tribu-
taries is ample to guarantee a suHiciency for whatever (Irafts may
be made upon it, for any possible puri)oses of lockage in the most
distant future.
Mr. Chirke, in his report above quoted, page 23, says that,
"TIk." waters of I.akc NipisHiiij: an; sunicicnl for any scale of iiav-
ijfation, and for all time to cnine."
"Tlif (|tiantily i»f water fttiind, liy careful ^aiajzinji, to l)e lluw-
ing in Freneli River, at a low stajze. was !),.')(HJ eul)ie feet per hw-
end, (a- S2(),S()( ),()()() culiie fett in 21 hours. AsHuniiny; the locks
to he 'JoO' X .')()' X 12', and that ■'»() li»(ka<j,cs arr made each way in
24 hours, it woidd ret|uire l."),(M)0,()(M) cuhic feet of water, or less
than l-.')()tli part nf the supply. Thf wholeaimiunt <tf water tlow-
ing is (!(|uivaK'nt to o, 172 lockages each 21 hours. This at once
sets at rest any idea of the necessity of a storage reservoir."
fiRNKUAI, DKSCIMr'TION OK RorTK. LaKK NllMSSl.NO TO
TRiiir 1,.\KK.
Jt is propdsed to make the I'Utrancc uf the canal fnan i-ake
Nipissing, near Rocky Point, half a mile North of the outlet i»f
Ojiltwaysippi. and In join the Ojihwaysippi line at ahitut one
mile '>ut.
Surveys and horings were made iur Ihe entrance at Rocky
I'oint, and at the month of Ojihwaysippi, and also of hoth lines
Xo the iunctioii.
The Ixocky I'oint line is .-elected, heeause deep watel' in r^ake
Nipissing is reached in a shorter distance, the distance to the junc-
tion is also shorter hy U(l() feet. There is no rock excavation in
this entranci', while there is a eonsiderahle amount in the Ojih-
waysippi entrance, and the ([uantity "'f I'oek excavation in the
Rocky Point line is less than in the other.
ll is proposed to dredge out the entrance to a width of MK)
feet. The length to dceii water ( KJ feet at low water ) is l.SoO feet.
Entrance piers (»r crih-work will nearly surround this hasin,
founded on the hottom of the space <lre(lge extending to low water,
and surmounted hy piers of concrete, 10 feel high. Tln' cstimate(l
cost of this entrance, and of all other works, will he found in the
Appendix C.
From zero to station Us, the line jiasses through low-lying
niarsb.y land, which can he dredged, occassionally, overlying hard
granite rock, which will have to he excavated. At station 47, the
Canadian Pacific Railway is crossetl. Here a swing hridge, of 10()
feet opening is proposed, thi' piers an<l ahutments of concrete,
founded on rock and coped witli masonry, the superstructure of
steel.
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The roiuls at stations 7i> + ')(). and -lalinn IM. an proposed
to !)(• diverted to a swiii^ hridae, dose to the lock, near station KM).
Kroin station t)s to station ll'J in Lake No. 1. i> a heavy rock
euttinj.'. in some places exeeedinL' U> fid in depth.
In this cuttinji it is proposed to huilil a jruard lock ae.d a reg-
idatin;; weir, with two sets of jrates and sluices, so as to he ahhi to
control the hi^ih water in l.ake Nipissin^ and Trout Lake respect'-
ivel.v. It is <|uite likely that t!ie waters in Trout Lake and the
other lakes to the Kast will rise more rapidly than l,ak»' Ni|»issin;i,
in the sprinj;.
This l(»ck is intended to lie uf Ihe same <>eiieral dimensions as
those on the Soulan;j;e ("an.il. viz: l.n-ith, L'TO feet hetween the
hollow (juoins. 4') feet wide, and M feet i.n the mitre sills. The
walls to he of concrete to the IJ feet line, ahove this, concrete with
inasoiu-y facinji, and eopin>i of masonry, entrance [)iers of eril)-
work and concrete, at each end are included. The rejiulatint' weir,
of concrete, with masonry ropim;.
Lake No. 1 is the lii'sl of ;i ehiiin of o lakes, which f(dlow one
another, with short inter\-enini,f poitaiics. initil Trout Lake is
reached, at station 212. Of this lake, No. 1, ahout o(K) feet of the
hottom is helow the proposed hottoni of the canal. The cuttini^s
aj)proaching this, where shallow, arc widined to a liaseof l."»()feet.
In horings made in thi.- lake, and in a lai'ge prctiiortion of
horings to the East of this, matcjial. composed of compact gravel
and Itoulders was encountered, through which it was impossihie
to hore with till' appliances we had on haml. particidarly so when
making horings from rafts. The serviies of Mr. W. .1." Ellard, (»f
Ottawa, who is accustomed to making li(.riuL:s, were secured, and
a large numhcr of horings wer«' made hy iiim. hut he als(» failed
to penetrate this materiiil. It has heen returneil as gravel and
houlders, at a special price.
The cutting hetween Lakes No. 1 and •_' is heavy, over 40 feet
deep in some places.
No portion of the hott(»m of Lakes 2, 3 and 4 is helow the
hottoni of the canal, and the cuitiugs hctwci'u them are heavy,
exceeding 4(1 feet in depth in places.
The portage hetween Lakes 4 and •'• is the summit i)ortage,
1500 feet long. This will be a heavy cutting, a large part will he
rock, and over 40 feet deep in ]ilaces. Hock appears on eaeh side
of the ravine, so that the slopes are not so wide as they would
otherwise he on the reiniiindcr of the cutting. The material is
put down as gravel and houldern, below the line of the borings
made.
The bottom (►f Lake No. 5 is generally above the projKised
bottom of the canal, (»nly in a few places and for short distances
is the bottom lower. The shallow cutting-s in this lake are wiih-n-
ed out to 150 feet, on a curve in the centre line.
The last portage cutting to decj) water in Trout Lake will be
2,.')(K) feet long, and, generally, '12 feet deep. The greati'r part is
put down as roek, and it is the largest rock ci't on the \\'estern
portion of the section. nee|t water in Tmiit Lake is reai'hed at
1100 feet from the shore.
ClEAUIN(!, FENCIN(i, .\N1) i'l'IU-IC KoAI».
An estimate is made for clearing and fencing on the part of
the line from Lake Nipissing to Trout Lake. Also for a public
roa<l along the North sid(; of the canal, neai' the top of the slopes,
not on the tow-path level, as it is not considered iiccc.idori/ to form
a tow-path.
UioHT OF Way.
From Lake Nipissing ttt Lake No. A, the right of wav for 70
acres will probably cost 82,000.0(1 Heyi.nd this to Lake Tal<.n
there is not likely to be any claim.
Thoi't Lakk.
A line of sounding was taken along the most direct route
through Trout Lake, from deep water at the Western entrance to
a point near Cam)) Island, at station ')14, n<>arly o^, miles, which
showed a de[)tli of from 70 to oxer loO feet, or when the lake is
reduced to low water level in Lake Nipissing, of from 46' to 125'.
For over two miles no bottom was reached with 150 feet of sound-
ing line. The outlines of the shores W(!re ajijjroximately fixed, by
triangulation and micrometer measurements.
From stations 514 to 581 the bottom of the lake rises al)ove
the bottom of the canal, except to the Eastern end of this cutting,
where the bottom is irregular. The excavation ranges from 10 to
20 feet deep. The material in this, and other cuttings under the
waters of 'front Lake, are returned as gravel and boulders.
For the next 4,000 feet tlie water is deep, being 20 to 40 feet
below low water level in I.,ake Nipissing.
• AnotluT !-lniiil i.i rcaclii'd nt stiilinii .')7(>. wliicli ixtciids \n
Htatitiii (»rJ. This will lie a lin>.M' ( uttin^r, fnnn lo' to .'lO' diM'p,
ami iiicliKlcs tlu' shujil known iis tlu- " St(|»|iin).' Sttdici,"' wliidi
wore some fret ahovi- water wht-ii tln'^r soinHliiijj!.'- witc made.
Tlir lakr i>. thin d. •.•].. Iinm 1(5 to .".(I IVrt, for "J.^IM) feet, an<l
thf hcjiinninj,' «»f tin- intiinicr to the outh't ot' Trout I.akf is
rt!n( lu'd at station ('».'{7.
The outlet rutting' extends trom stations (J.'iT to (KJ'J. and in-
cludes a roek entlin^ in the njinous lietween Tmut Lakeand Turtli'
Lake. The cnlrance extends tiOO feet into Turtle Lake.
Two lines wi'iv surveyed for this outlet, and the one inor«)
Westerly, followinj: an <»Id ehannel. was selected, heiuL' the most
economical and in the l>est ali;:niiient.
The L'ravel and Ixnddcr cutting will raii^e from 10 to '10 fe(>t
deep, and the rock cuttinji from '>0 to iiO tVct. the dce|iest cut on
the section, IKM) feet Ion;:.
Ti i.'ii.i l-AKi:.
The water continues diep for ;'i,(iOO feel from the outlet cut-
ting' of Trout Lake, hein^r liom 17 to •_'.'» feet ImIuw low water in
Lake Nipissin;:.
From station (iOs to station 711> the water is shoal, and a ent-
tinji will have to Ite ma<le in ;aia\'el and houlders. rauiriiiL' from 10
to ;;0 feet dee|..
The water is still sIiomI fiom station 71!' to 7;il, throu^rh the
tirst narrows of Turtle Lake. The cuttim.; will l»e in rock, ruu-
nin^r from 'JO to ">0 feet deep.
Froui station 7-''>l to 7');' the water is >lioal, except at two
l)laces, a^r^rciratint: 'lOtl feet where it is deeper than the hottoin of
the canal ; the depth of the cuttini: is fmni ■"» to IS U'v\.
l''r(nn station 7o;! to 7"»'* the line pas-o throUL^h the sccoml
narrows of Turtle Lake, and will he in rnck cuttiui:, lan.LMn;^ from
') to .')0 feet dec]).
The water continues shoal from station 759 to 7fi-^. and the
cutting will run from .'> to KJ feet in gravel <ind houlders.
From stati(»n 708 to the heginning of tlie outlet cutting at
station S2o + oO, a clistnnce of a mile and one-fifth, the lake
widens out and the water is clo('f>, troni IH to 90 feet under low
water level in Lake Nipissing.
The Western iiortion ol' the Survey t-nds at S25 + oO, lo-9.S
miles from the entrance at Lake Nipissinp.
Trirri.i: Laki: Optikt.
The excavation for the outlet of Turtle Lake commences at
850 feet out from the shore, and follows through a succession of
rapids and lagoons imtil Big M'hite Fish I^ake is reached. The
first division of the cutting extends from station to 18, and is
composed, as far as can Ix^ ascertained, of gravel and Intulders.
The depth of cutting ranges from 20 to 40 feet.
A tind)er dam has i»een huilt at the outlet of Turtle Lake, by
which the waters in Trout and Turtle Lakes are sometimes raised
five or more feet.
From station 18 to station .".() the cutting is made up of rock,
gravel and boulders, and nuid. The (lejUh runs from 2-") to 30ft.
From station oO to station S8 is a very large cutting of rock,
covered with a few feet of mud, passing through ^hK)se Pond
Lagoon. The rock cutting is the largest on the Summit Section,
is a mile long and from 20 to .'ts feet deep.
Two outlets of this lagO(»n were surveyed and the more South-
erly one is selected, being al)out SOO feet shorter, with a much
better alignment than the otbei-. Judging from the elevations,
the (piantities will also be less.
The water is (lee|) in r>ig Wbitetish Lake, for 2,100 feet, the
bottom being in part -U feet under low water. Lake Ni|)issing.
The outlet cutting of this lake begins at section 104. and
there is a continuous cutting of gravel and boulders, and nmd tt>
deep water in Falon Lake, at station 124, ranging from to 20
feet deei».
Falon Lake is deeper than the liottoni of the canal for ISOO
feet, the greatest depth being 11 feet lower.
At station 142 the outlet cutting of Falon Lake begins, and
there is a continuous cutting of earth and sand till deep water is
reached in Talon Lake, and the en<l of the Summit Se(!tion. at
station 1!»7 + 20. This cutting passes through a l(>vel llat.
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formed by deposit from North River, which comes in fntm the
North. The depth of the cutting is from 5 to 20 foet.
The waters of North River should not be permitted to enter
the canal cutting, but should be diverted along the North edge of
the flat, through an old channel, costing with some crib-work,
about 84,r)0O.fK).
Tai.on Kakk.
The level of Talon Lake, when the survey was made was only
one foot three inches lower than low water in Lake Nipissing.
caused by a timber dam at Talon Chute. This dam, when en-
tirely closed, raises the water over five feet higher. It will be
unnecessary to raise these v.aters as high as it has been customary
to raise them for some years back.
A line of soundings was taken through Lake Talon, and dee[)
water was found for H miles. Beyond this, there are two shoals,
a mile apart. At the lowest shoal, which is narrow and rocky
and half a mile above Talon Chute, a dam, lock, and guard lock,
should be built, to control the summit level, from Lake Nipissing
Eastward.
Stonk Protection.
The slopes of the Canal will reciuire to be protected with stone
from Lake Nipissing to station 100, and from Falon Lake to Talon
Lake. It is intended to excavate and fill the whole length of the
slopes, with two feet of quarry stone. It is not considered neces-
sary to protect the slopes in the gravel and boulder cuttings.
Low Watkr in Lakk Nipissino.
The Department of Public Works is building a wharf at North
Bay, the plans of which refer to a Bench Mark, which is 8.73 feet
above low water in Lake Nipissing, and which was verified by one
of the contractors for the wharf last spring. The contractors ar^
instructed bv the Department Engineers to make use of this Bench
Mark.
Low water mark was shown to me, also, at the mouth of th(^
W'isawasa River, near Callendar, by Mr. Thomas Darling, agent
for Mr. Booth, who has lived there for a number of years.
By taking simultaneous observations there, and at North Bay,
this level of low water was found to l)e almost the same as that at
North Bav.
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Independent cheek levels were taken by both i){irties from the
\ivuvh Mark to Trout Lake, and the levels were carried across
Trout Lake and Turtle Lake by a series of simultaneous observa-
tions. From Turtle Lake to talon Lake, levels were taken on the
hanks of the rapids and lakes.
I'LANS, Etc.
The plans, profiles, and cross sections show the positions of
the various cuttings and their extent, also the alignment of the
centre line. To avoid heavy work, curves of 478 feet radius have
been used in a few confined places.
Cost.
The estimated eost of the section is $5,U.jO,000.0(J, which in-
cludes 1.") per cent, for engineering, contingencies, etc.
Api'KNDIx a is a seiicdule of quantities of the various cut-
tings in the Western portion of the Sumiuit section.
,\pi'E.\i>ix B is a schedule of (piantities of the Eastern
])()rtion.
ArrK.N'Dix C is an estimate in detail of (|uantities and cost in
the Suniniit section.
Should the bottom of the canal be raised ?> feet, to the aver-
a'^e sumiiHM- level, it would effect a saving of about SToO.OOO.OO.
I am. yours truly,
(Signed) IIKNRV A. F. MACLEOD,
M. Lu^f. C.E.
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APPENDIX A.
Western Portion of Summit Section.
Lake Nipissing to Turtle Lake Outlet, 15.98 uiilfs.
SCHEDILE OF QUANTITIES.
F'lrtli ''favel and l{,,»'k
From Station to Statidii, /',',' v,r. Hoiildfis. r',.^'v,i^.
* "-^ •'•'■• Vu. Yds*. ' "• ^"^•
Kockv Pt. Harbor, + 00 to
i8 West L>()0,S7() ^
Station + 00 to 40 440,00( )
40 to 99 + 7.') (;97.S.")(I
1,:^.98,720
Station 0+00 to 40 m),000
" 40 to 1)7 t)S,4s.-)
" 97 to 115 17S,S71
" 99 + 75 to 115 17,(K)0 2-J,4i;;
<< 115 to 140 7(),0(10 s,9l>(; i.V2.9;5C,
«' 140 to 154 + ;!5. S(;,s;]0 44,501 ()1,050
" 154 + 35 to 180 129,S72 213.219 38,209
*« 180 to 200 +75 09.38S 1()3,071 131,057
" 2(X) + 75 to 223 + 70. 3,8G(1 50,221 204,215
382,95() 502,411 '.I00.S2:;
TKoir Laki:.
Station 514 + 27 to 531 + 35.. S().727
" 570 + ()()to()12 + 00.. 485,840
" ()37 + (K)to()()2 + 00.. 120,42()
" ().53 + 70 to ()r)2 + 00.. , the aiviflc) S5.S12
(>92,99;; S5,S12
TriiTI.K L.\KE.
Station (;9S + 00 to 719 + .50.. 1(;7.-"!91
" 719 + 50 to 731 + .•)() .. 102. ss.-,
" 732 + 00 to 752 + 50.. ;;8,4()0
'* 753 + OOto 758 + 50.. 44,915
'* 759 + 00 to 763 + 00.. 18,8(51
224,f;55 147,SOO
Total Rock 1,134,435
" (Iravel and IJoulders 1,420,059
" Earth l,781,()7(i
(Signedj HENRY CARRE.
(Signed) HENRY A. l\ MACLEOD,
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APPENDIX P..
Eastiiirx Portion of Summit Section.
Trirri-F. Lakk Oitlht to Talon Lake, 3.78 Miles.
SCIIEDI'LE OF Ql'ANTlTIKS.
1. .1 ( iravi'l aiul ,, .
,, ^,^ . , ,,.. .• I'.artli. ,, ,1 liock.
I'roni StiitKHi to Matimi. /,,, vj ■ Jxitudcrs ., -.-i^
111. '»(l>. (•„. va^. ^ii.^<»^-
. 00 to 11) + oo ;!Oi,7or)
19 + To to MO + ^1.' 91,898
Ki + 98 to 28 + 04 ••'.4.770
1() + 9S to ;iO + 42 .")(;, S21
:>,() + 42 to s;} + 05 s9,71")
80 4- 42 to S2 + 04 r,r,8,924
104 + 52 to 109 + .S2 10,81 1 22,261
109 4- 82 to lis + 67 54,445
ll.s + 07 to 121 +71 2,(;S0 ().808
121 + 71 to 124 + 05 . 1,789
i(;!,2(i(;
142 + 48 to 171 + S5 19(),;{0l
171 + 85 to 177 + 85 47,409
177 + 85 to 197 + 20 S5.878.
:;2;!,5s;;
Total Kock 59S,(;94
'• (lniVL4 and I'xmldevs .... 47(),(il2
'• Earth ISI.849
(Signc.l) 11. G. STANTON.
(SijiiHMl) IIENHV A. F. MACLEOD.
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APPENDIX (
Summit Section.
K8TBJATK OF QUANTITIES AND COST.
Right of Wav, 70 ai-res
Clearing (>0 m-vos at S20.0()
Fencing ')'2,40() feet at (ic
Public Road, 4 miles at *(),CK)()
ExCA\ATION.
i,;;us,7l'0c. vcLs.
n23,5S8 '' .
Dredging, West . . . .
Ea.st....
1,722,.",0;5 - at l.")c..
p]arth, \\'est .S82, !).")(; c. yds
East l()l,2<i(l
r)44,222
Gravel and Houlders. West . . ].420.0.V.i
" Hast... 47().()12
l,S<)(i,671
Rock. West l,i:]4,4;{5
" East .V.l.S,(;«)4
It 2..C
at SOc
atSl.,-)()
!?2,00()
1,200
;5,200
24, (XH)
1,73:5,121) "
Stone Protection, 120.(100 c yds. at 81.00
Guard Lock (Compound ; —
Concrete, 11,500 c. yds. at $().00
Masonry, 1,(510 c. yds. at ^15.00
Cast-iron Pipes, Segnuints, Dowels. Mitre Sills
4 Pairs Lock ( lates
Regulating ^^'eir —
Concrete, 3-S() c. vds. at S().00
Masonry, 130 c. yds. at Sl.').(M)
8 Sluice Gates
C. P. Rv. Swing Biidge—
Concrete, 1,.S00 c. vds. at ^H.OO
Ma.sonry, 100 c. yds. at ftlo.OO
Superstructure
Public Road Swing Bridgt —
Pivot Pier, &c
Sui)erstructure
2.')S,34.')
i;;(5,orM
• ) 1 ( , O. ) I
2..")lMI,<it»4
120,()00
(i'.I.OOO
24J50
:),()0o
2S,000
2,01()
l.'.loO
2,000
lO.StJO
1,000
20,000
3,500
7,500
Otrried forward S4, 837, 847
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Hro.njht forwnni H 837, 847
Nipissiiii' Entrance Piers —
("rih-work, 4;i,;}l.S v. yds. al $:\J^0 ^'!}:^^
C.ncrcto Supcrstnu'tuiv, H/.lol ,-. yds. at »<).()(). .S«^), /Ob
Stone in Concrete, l.dTti c. yds. at *1..)() /,014
Moorinji Posts, Fenders, &c ■*i'"''
(iuard r.()ck, (luide Piers—
Crib-work, .S,:',0() c. yds. at S:!..")!) 29,OoO
Concrete Buperstrnetnre. .••.,-2(M» e. yds at .Sb.OO. . 19,200
Mooring Posts and Fenders -,0(H)
Beacon Cribs —
Crib-work, 7, 14:5 e. y.ls at m.M) 2o,00(
North Riser Diversion -w/V n-l
Add Engineering, Contingencies, etc -nu,UJ)
Total igo^O^)
(Signed) HENPV A. F. MACLEOD.