▁and ▁del imit ▁areas ▁for ▁further ▁agricult ural ▁settlement s ▁that ▁would ▁give ▁Ontario ▁a ▁new ▁far ming ▁front ier ▁to ▁offset ▁the ▁att raction ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁pra i ries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Crown ▁Land s ▁commission ed ▁a ▁Survey ▁of ▁Ex pl oration ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ontario . ▁Survey ▁parties ▁were ▁sent ▁out ▁to ▁explore , ▁document ▁and ▁report ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Province ▁on ▁the ▁various ▁resources ▁of ▁water ▁power , ▁tim ber , ▁etc ., ▁that ▁might ▁be ▁available ▁for ▁explo itation . ▁No ▁roads ▁existed , ▁but ▁northern ▁C ree ▁Indians ▁and ▁fur ▁trad ers ▁had ▁used ▁the ▁local ▁rivers ▁connecting ▁to ▁James ▁Bay ▁for ▁centuries . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁groups ▁of ▁survey ors ▁tra ve led ▁the ▁many ▁rivers ▁of ▁this ▁remote ▁area ▁document ing ▁their ▁find ings . ▁The ▁results ▁were ▁published ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Ontario ▁as ▁" Report ▁of ▁the ▁Survey ▁of ▁Ex pl oration ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ontario ▁ 1 9 0 0 ". ▁The ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁report ▁detail ing ▁expl oration ▁of ▁the ▁Kap usk asing ▁River ▁contains ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁C ree ▁names ▁for ▁St ur geon ▁F alls , ▁White ▁Spr uce ▁Rap ids , ▁Kap usk asing ▁River ▁and ▁Big ▁Be aver ▁F alls , ▁among ▁others . ▁Survey ors ▁who ▁expl ored ▁the ▁Kap usk asing ▁River ▁and ▁trib ut aries ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁had ▁local ▁C