The
The legal
legal Survey
Survey Plan
Plan and
and the
the Field
Field Notes
Notes are
are legal
legal
documents
documents and
and they
they are
are very
very accurate
accurate at
at the
the lot
lot lines
lines
which
which have
have been
been verified.
verified. Points
Points of
of the
the portage
portage are
are
indicated
indicated by
by yellow
yellow arrows
arrows below.
below.
This map is taken from the OBM digital database of Widdifield Twp Con B, C, D.
The reason was to bring the 1883 Widdifield Legal Survey [NAC 9408] to modern
GIS scale so that the Trout Lake to Nipissing portage can be accurately defined!
Field
Field Note
Note ## 22
u
t
Clearings
LOT
LOT
LOT24
24
24
LOT
LOT
LOT22
22
22
22
LOT
LOT
LOT
22
22
LOT
LOT
LOT23
23
23
LOT
LOT
LOT21
21
21
21
LOT
LOT
LOT
21
21
LOT
LOT24
24
24
LOT
24
LOT
LOT
24
LOT
LOT
LOT18
18
18
18
LOT
LOT
LOT
18
18
LOT
LOT
LOT17
17
17
17
LOT
LOT
LOT
17
17
LOT
LOT
LOT16
16
16
16
LOT
LOT
LOT
16
16
LOT
LOT
LOT15
15
15
LOT
LOT
LOT14
14
14
LOT
LOT
LOT13
13
13
13
LOT
LOT
LOT
13
13
LOT
LOT
LOT14
14
14
14
LOT
LOT
LOT
14
14
LOT
LOT
LOT13
13
13
13
LOT
LOT
LOT
13
13
Clearing
Clearing
Portage
Pose
note
marsh
Clearing
Clearing 22 km
km
from
from CPR
CPR
LOT
LOT
LOT
23
23
LOT
LOT
LOT23
23
23
23Station
Station
LOT
LOT
LOT19
19
19
19
LOT
LOT
LOT
19
19
LOT
LOT20
20
20
LOT
20
LOT
LOT
20
2
LOT
LOT
LOT15
15
15
15
LOT
LOT
LOT
15
15
See note 2
LOT
LOT
LOT
22
22
LOT
LOT
LOT22
22
22
22
LOT
LOT21
21
21
LOT
21
LOT
LOT
21
Trout Lake
1
LOT
LOT
LOT
20
20
LOT
LOT
LOT20
20
20
20
LOT
LOT
LOT
19
19
LOT
LOT
LOT19
19
19
19
LOT
LOT
LOT18
18
18
18
LOT
LOT
LOT
18
18
LOT
LOT
LOT17
17
17
17
LOT
LOT
LOT
17
17
LOT
LOT
LOT16
16
16
16
LOT
LOT
LOT
16
16
note
marsh
00
Campground
0.5
0.5
11
Kilometers
Kilometers
LOT
LOT
LOT15
15
15
Clearings were probably the
Nipissing Village in R B Orr's
28th arch report page 11 &15
LOT
LOT
LOT14
14
14
See note 1
3
u
t
Legend
Lake Nipissing
Lots from OBM
LOT
LOT27
27
27
LOT
27
LOT
LOT
27
LOT
LOT
LOT16
16
16
16
LOT
LOT
LOT
16
16
LOT
LOT
LOT17
17
17
LOT
LOT
LOT18
18
18
18
LOT
LOT
LOT
18
18
CPR Station
cleared 1882
LOT
LOT
LOT20
20
20
20
LOT
LOT
LOT
20
20
LOT
LOT28
28
28
LOT
28
LOT
LOT
28
LOT
LOT
LOT
19
19
LOT
LOT
LOT19
19
19
19
LOT
LOT
LOT29
29
29
29
LOT
LOT
LOT
29
29
LOT
LOT
LOT30
30
30
30
LOT
LOT
LOT
30
30
LOT
LOT
LOT31
31
31
31
LOT
LOT
LOT
31
31
Field
Field Note
Note ## 11
LOT
LOT32
32
32
LOT
32
LOT
LOT
32
Portage Corridor 100m
LOT
LOT33
33
33
LOT
33
LOT
LOT
33
LOT
LOT
LOT27
27
27
27
LOT
LOT
LOT
27
27
LOT
LOT
LOT34
34
34
34
LOT
LOT
LOT
34
34
Field
Field Note
Note ## 33
CPR
CPR Clearing
Clearing
sidings
sidings
LOT
LOT
LOT28
28
28
28
LOT
LOT
LOT
28
28
LOT
LOT35
35
LOT
35
Clearing
LOT
LOT
LOT39
39
39
39
LOT
LOT
LOT
39
39
LOT
LOT38
38
LOT
38
LOT
LOT
LOT37
37
37
37
LOT
LOT
LOT
37
37
LOT
LOT
LOT29
29
29
29
LOT
LOT
LOT
29
29
LOT
LOT
LOT36
36
36
36
LOT
LOT
LOT
36
36
LOT
LOT33
33
33
LOT
33
LOT
LOT
33
LOT
LOT
LOT32
32
32
LOT
LOT31
31
31
LOT
31
LOT
LOT
31
LOT
LOT30
30
30
LOT
30
LOT
LOT
30
LOT
LOT
LOT26
26
26
26
LOT
LOT
LOT
26
26
LOT
LOT40
40
40
LOT
40
LOT
LOT27
27
27
LOT
27
LOT
LOT
40
LOT
LOT
27
LOT
LOT34
34
34
Note 1: The J R Booth Company was held up logging Widdifield Twp until it was
surveyed
and was hung up in Bonfield (then Callander)
because of the Pacific Scandal so they prepared
by
LOT
34
LOT
LOT
34
LOT
LOT28
28
28
LOT
28
LOT
LOT
28
LOT
LOT35
35
LOT
35
LOT
LOT
LOT
29
29
29
installing a jack ladder and railway to Nosbonsing so that they could transport logs to the mills in Ottawa. They
arranged
for a siding here and used the portage to
log
the eastern portion
LOT
LOT36
36
36
LOT
36
LOT
LOT
36
LOT
LOT30
30
30
LOT
30
LOT
LOT
30
of Widdifield - they had already done Phelps. They also built the sidewheeler steam ship Booth on the lakeshore at this location to tow logs to Wasi.
Note 2: In cadasteral surveying the only measured and recorded features (like this portage) are at lot and concession (ROW) lines in between they are sketched in (but by experts!)
a: In the 1885 Ontario Sessional Papers the North Bay-Temiscamingue Colonization Rd is now Government Rd,/Klock Av./Algonquin Av. it notes that it "meets with an old
lumber road that leads to Trout Lake. The next year this road was extended and is now known as Highland, Stockdale, Golf Club and Tower Drive.
b: In the 1886 the OSP's report the Widdifield CR was extended between lots 20 and 21 -- this would become the Ferguson Hwy (1927.) It was forced to the east because of the .hill
c: In 1888 the OSP's report that the "old lumber road was assumed as the North Bay Trout Lake Road -- this would be McKeown, Millani and Ski Club Road
Note 3: It is interesting that both ends of all three historic Trout-Nipissing Portages are on City Owned Lands. The Lake Nipissing end of the portage has to be a prime archeaological site.