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These two adjacent areas are in north- 

 ern Manitoba extending from the head 

 of Lake Winnipegosis north to the 

 Hudson Bay railway. The tract lies 

 upon the level plain of Paleozoic lime- 

 stones which stretches from the Mani- 

 toba escarpment to Lake Winnipeg. 

 The soils are stratified lake clays mainly 

 with scattered areas of drift deposits. 

 The elevation averages 800 ft. The 

 Saskatchewan river flows through Cedar 

 lake in the southern part of the preserve. 



The tract is typical of the northern 

 coniferous forest formation as modified 

 by a low terrain and lack of drainage. 

 Open muskegs and black spruce and 

 tamarack swamps occupy the bulk of 

 the area. Upon ridges and well drained 

 areas the climax association of white 

 spruce, balsam fir, birch and poplar 

 appears but is greatly restricted in 

 extent and has often suffered from fire. 

 The lakes are shallow and surrounded 

 by broad zones of carex and willow. 

 They are filling rapidly. An opportu- 

 nity is offered upon this area for study- 

 ing the successional relationships of 

 drained and undrained swamps and 

 flood plains. The area has been slightly 

 modified by fire but not by lumbering. 

 Occasional woodland caribou are found 

 here. Moose are fairly plentiful. Deer 

 few. Wolves, foxes, mink, muskrat 

 and beaver are numerous. Ducks, geese 

 and other waterfowl are exceptionally 

 plentiful especially during the fall. 

 White fish, lake trout, sturgeon, pike 

 and pickerel are caught in the lakes. 



The Pas on the Canadian National 

 railway 400 mi. north of Winnipeg is 

 the most convenient outfitting center. 

 Cedar or Moose lake can be reached 

 down the Saskatchewan river by steam- 

 boat, (c). They may also be reached 

 from Winnipeg by steamer to Grand 

 Rapids over Lake Winnipeg§. Take 

 supplies from Winnipeg or The Pas for 

 duration of trip. Maps can be obtained 

 from the Game Branch at Winnipeg or 

 Natural Resources Intelligence Branch 

 at Ottawa. 



Birch Island Game Preserve. (A3.) 

 Area 57 sq. mi. An island in Lake 



Winnipegosis underlain by limestone. 

 Northern coniferous forest. Outfit at 

 Winnipegosis, C. N. R. (c).§ 



Red Deer Point Game Preserve. (A3.) 

 Area 39 sq. mi. In Lake Winnipegosis 

 15 mi. north of Winnipegosis, C. N. R.§ 

 (c). Northern coniferous forest. 



Peonan Point Game Preserve. (A3.) 

 Area 72 sq. mi. Northern end of Lake 

 Manitoba. Northern coniferous forest 

 Outfit at Winnipeg. C. N. Ry. Gypsum- 

 ville branch, to Fairford.§ (c). 



Lake St. Martin Game Preserve. (A3.) 

 Area 240 sq. mi. Northern coniferous 

 forest. Much muskeg. Outfit at Winni- 

 peg. C. N. Ry. to Fairford. This area 

 has also been set aside as a proposed 

 forest reserve. 



Grindstone Point Game Preserve. (A3.) 

 Area 42 sq. mi. Southern part of Lake 

 Winnipeg. Drift underlain by un- 

 disturbed limestones. Northern coni- 

 ferous forest. Outfit at Winnipeg. 

 Steamer from Selkirk. (c).§ 



Dog Head Point Game Preserve. (A3.) 

 Area 225 sq. mi. Narrows of Lake 

 Winnipeg. Level limestone strata over- 

 lain by drift and lake clays. Northern 

 coniferous forest. Much muskeg. Out- 

 fit at Winnipeg. Steamer from Sel- 

 kirk. § (c). This is also a proposed 

 forest reserve. 



Reindeer Island Game Preserve. (A3) 

 Area 65 sq. mi. Island in Lake Winni- 

 peg. Northern coniferous forest. Out- 

 fit at Winnipeg. Steamer from Selkirk. § 



(c). 



Whitemouth Proposed Forest Reserve. 

 (A2.) Area 200 sq. mi. Southeastern 

 Manitoba. Northern coniferous forest. 

 Large proportion is muskeg. Outfit in 

 Winnipeg. Go to Bedford or Sandilands 

 onC. N. Ry.§ Wagon (c). 



Manigotagan Proposed Forest Reserve. 

 (A2.) Area 2000 sq. mi. This area lies 

 east of Lake Winnipeg between the 

 Wanipigou River on the north and the 

 English River on the south. It extends 

 eastwards to the Ontario boundary and 

 is within the Laurentian area of eastern 

 Manitoba. The country is rolling and 

 rocky with thin soils. Lakes and 

 streams are numerous. The forest is of 

 the northern coniferous type with con- 

 siderable muskeg and burn. 



C. P. Ry. from Winnipeg to Lac du 

 Bonnet; also by steamboat from Selkirk 

 to Manigotagon. Outfit at Winnipeg. 

 Camp outfit and canoes required. Small 

 hotel at Lac du Bonnet. 



Available areas 



The settled area of Manitoba is re- 

 stricted largely to the south. Northern 

 Manitoba, comprising the bulk of the 

 province, is still very largely in a virgin 



