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Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 195'J 



Many of these young men have proven themselves of considerable value. To 

 some the experience has opened the way to a career. At the end of the season, the 

 local reports on their services are analyzed and the value not only of the training, 

 but also of the actual work accomplished, is assessed and evaluated. 



The Junior Ranger idea has been developed from a small group to where, in 

 1948, groups were distributed as far west as Sault Ste. Marie, and as far north as 

 Kapuskasing and Cochrane. 



Table No. 22 

 During the summer of 1047, Junior Forest Rangers were distributed as follows: 



DISTRICT NUMBER 



.•Mgonquin 20 Sudbun.- ___ _._ 13 



North Bay 18 Sault Ste. Marie 11 



Parr>- Sound 12 



Quinte 9 Total 83 



T^BLE No. 23 

 During the summer of 1948, the distribution was as follows: 



DISTRICT NUMBER 



.■\lgonquin 20 Quinte — 21 



Cochrane 12 Sault Ste. Marie 13 



Kapuskasing 8 Sudbury 20 



North Bay 21 Timiskaming 8 



Parry Sound 2S 



Total 148 



The following is a brief report of operations during the summer of 1948: 

 location of camps accommodation work done 



Algonquin District 

 2 camps on Tents Construction and maintenajice of tele- 



Highway No. 60 phone lines. Cleared about 20 miles of 



canoe portage. Assisted Rangers to issue 



travel permits. General instruction. 



Cochrane District 



Waterhen Creek 8' x 10' tents, wood floors, Hauled, peeled, and treated telephone 



and Kamiskotia mosquito netting poles. Approximately 13 miles of poles 



Lake erected. Fire fighting and guarding 



roads. Instructed in use of fire fighting 

 equipment. 

 K.\PusKASiNG District 

 Remi Lake and Tents 40 ft. addition to the Remi Lake air- 



Nagagami River base dock. Set up camping sites on 



islands of Remi Lake. Cleared out 20 

 miles of a telephone line. 

 North Bay District 

 Horseshoe Lake, Tents with tent bottoms, Telephone lines brushed out, constructed 



Silver Creek, drive camp, bunkhouses and repaired. Jack Pine transplanted 



Sand Dam, with double deck bunks, for snow fence. Cut and skidded approx. 



Temagami Island mattress and blankets 30 cords hardwood. 16 camp sites 



and Bear Island worked on. Improvements to Dept. 



Bldgs., and grounds. General instruc- 

 tion. 12 miles of portages cleaned. 

 Parry Sound District 

 Clear Lake and in Frame bunkhousc and tents Road construction and maintenance. 



Townships of with flooring Telephone lines brushed, mowed, cleaned 



Conger, Foley and out. V/z miles portage mowed. 



Burpee 



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