Mr. Powell. Passing in and out among the islands?
Mr. Dallyn. Yes, sir.
Mr. Powell. Bearing in mind what Mr. Tawney read from the progress report to the effect that there was a greater admixture of water above Brockville than below, that would be due, would it not, to the various channels and rapids among these islands?
Mr. Dallyn. Yes, sir; and the channel is very tortuous just at that point.
Mr. Powell. And there are jetties in all directions, which result in a general churning and admixture of the water.
Mr. Dallyn. We discovered that the Cataraqui Bay at Kingston periodically discharged itself completely into the St. Lawrence. That would give us a very high pollution. It is simply a tidal effect. The river seems to flow in both directions opposite Kingston.
Mr. Magrath. How far is it from Kingston to Charlotte?
Mr. Dallyn. I am really not aware. I imagine it would be about 130 miles.
STATEMENT OF F. S. EVANSON,
MAYOR OF PRESCOTT, ONTARIO.
Mr. Evanson. Prescott lies opposite Ogdensburg on the Canadian side of the St. Lawrence River, and the river at this point is about 1¼ miles in width. We have a splendid water system in Prescott for a town of its size. We obtain the water in the St. Lawrence River. We have three outlets for our sewers. We discharge our sewage into the river in a raw condition.