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at Dauphin. There have been set aside 

 1161 sq. mi. as a game preserve by the 

 Manitoba provincial government. 



Dauphin!. Canadian National Rail- 

 way from Winnipeg. Outskirts of 

 reserve can be reached by motor car, 

 interior by wagon. Flies are bad in 

 June and July normally. 



*Duck Mountain Forest Reserve. (B2.) 

 Area 1500 sq. mi. This elevation is 

 similar to the Riding Mountain from 

 which it is separated by a broad valley 

 upon the south. Elevations reach ap- 

 proximately 2500 ft. Eastern slopes 

 are steep and sharply dissected while 

 the western slope is long and gentle. 

 The plateau is covered by northern 

 coniferous forest and is surrounded by 

 poplar savanna. Elk, moose, and deer 

 are present. Madge lake in the west 

 of the reserve is a popular summer 

 resort. 432 sq. mi. have been estab- 

 lished by the Provincial Government 

 as a game preserve. Wagon trails have 

 been opened through the reserve and the 

 outskirts can be reached by motor car. 

 Administration is by the Dominion 

 Forestry Branch from the Dauphin! 

 office. C. N. R. from Winnipeg. 



*Porcupine Forest Reserve. (B2.) 

 Area 1000 sq. mi. The Porcupine hills 

 extend across the western boundary of 

 Manitoba from Saskatchewan just south 

 of the 53rd parallel of latitude. They 

 are separated from the Duck Mountain 

 on the south by a broad valley 20 mi. 

 in width through which the Preeceville 

 branch of the C. N. R. runs. The 

 Prince Albert branch of the C. N. R. 

 skirts their eastern base from Swan 

 river to Westgate. 



The highland is similar to the Duck 

 and Riding Mountains but is higher and 

 rougher. The eastern slopes rise steeply 

 some 2000 ft. from the level of the 

 Agassiz plain, to a total elevation of 

 nearly 3000 ft. Westward in Saskatche- 

 wan the fall is gentle. The plateau 

 is underlain by soft shales and is heavily 

 mantled with drift. A series of beach 

 lines can be traced around the eastern 

 base. The area lies upon the south- 

 western border of the northern conif- 



erous forest. The forest extends with- 

 out a break from the north and east 

 over these hills but ends abruptly upon 

 the south slopes where it gives way to 

 poplar savanna. The deep well drained 

 soils of the upland are occupied by a 

 typical climax association of spruce, 

 balsam fir, poplar and white birch. 

 Muskegs are not extensive. Lumbering 

 and fires have interfered to some extent 

 with natural conditions. 



Bison which formerly ranged into 

 these hills are now extinct. Woodland 

 caribou and elk have been noted. 

 Moose and deer are plentiful. 



Swan RiverJ is the nearest outfitting 

 center. C. N. R. from Winnipeg. 

 Wagon trails extend to the boundary 

 of the reserve from Bowsman and 

 Birch river. Interior accessible (h) 

 only. No hotel accommodation at flag 

 stops upon the railway between Bows- 

 man and Hudson Bay Junction. Ad- 

 ministration by Dominion Forestry 

 Branch. 



* Spruce Woods Forest Reserve. (C3.) 

 108 sq. mi., southwestern Manitoba. 

 An area of sand dunes and light soils 

 surrounded by developed agricultural 

 lands. Scattered natural spruce. 

 Some artificial plantations. Game 

 Preserve. 



Reached from Carberry, C. P. R. (a). 

 The Canadian National railway crosses 

 the tract. Administered by Dominion 

 Forestry Branch, Customs Building, 

 Winnipeg. 



* Turtle Mountain Forest Reserve. 

 (B3.) Area 100 sq. mi. Located on the 

 International Boundary in southwestern 

 Manitoba. A low rolling drift-covered 

 upland surrounded by agricultural 

 prairie land. Covered with small poplar 

 with many areas of typical mesophytic 

 prairie. Sloughs and ponds are numer- 

 ous. Game Preserve. Administered by 

 Federal Forestry Branch, Winnipeg. 

 Reached from Waukopa or Adepha, 

 C. N. R. Boisevain or Deloraine 

 nearest outfitting center. Accessible 

 by wagon. 



*Cedar Lake and Winnipegosis Game 

 Preserves. (A2.) Area 3600 sq. mi. 



