RESERVES FOR WILD LIFE IN CANADA 255 
Taverner in their respective accounts of the fauna published 
in the reports of the Alpine Club of Canada. 
The Clearwater and Smoky Rivers Reserve-—This is the 
largest of the reserves in British Columbia, and includes an 
area of almost 885 square miles along the eastern side of the 
south fork of the Fraser River. In the Order in Council of 
September 2, 1912, creating this reserve, it is described as 
follows: ‘‘Commencing at a point at the junction of the 
Clearwater and the South Fork of the Fraser River; thence 
following the summit of the range on the west side of the 
Clearwater River, in a northerly direction to the head- 
waters of the Clearwater River; thence in an easterly di- 
rection following the summit of the range to the head- 
waters of the Little Smoky [Morkill] River; thence still fol- 
lowing the summit of the range on the East side of the 
Little Smoky River, in a southerly direction to the South 
Fork of the Fraser River; thence following the South Fork 
of the Fraser River to the point of commencement.” 
Special Reserve for Mountain Sheep.—By Order in Coun- 
cil of November 11, 1913, certain lands in the Similkameen 
district, described as follows, were reserved as grazing 
ground for mountain sheep: ‘‘Commencing at a point being 
the junction of Juniper Creek and the South Fork of Ash- 
nola River, thence north along the east bank of the said 
- fork for a distance of one mile; thence in a southerly direc- 
tion to the North Fork of Juniper Creek; thence in a westerly 
direction following said creek to the point of commence- 
ment.” 
SuMMARY OF GAME RESERVES IN CANADA 
From the foregoing description of the areas set aside in 
Canada by the Dominion and provincial governments for 
the preservation of wild life, excluding the Dominion bird 
sanctuaries in western Canada, which are described in an- 
other chapter (see p. 235), it will be seen that altogether 
