DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1934 91 



(8) Improvements 



Major building carried out consisted of the erection of 11 cabins, 6 store- 

 houses, 2 combined storehouses and boathouses, 3 steel lookout towers, and 

 117 miles of telephone line. 



Radio stations were operated at Sioux Lookout (two stations) Watcomb, 

 Goose Island, Red Lake, Swain's Lake, Pickle Lake, Armstrong, Caribou Lake, 

 Savant Lake, Kenora, Whitefish Bay, Upper Manitou Lake, Nester's Falls, 

 Sphene Lake, Port Arthur, Garden Lake, Obonga Lake, Jackfish Island, 

 Macdiarmid, Stimson, Adair Tower, Puckaskwa, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, 

 Elk Lake, Latchford Tower, Maple Mountain Tower, Mount Collins Tower. 



Permanent Improvements 



Completed to October 31st, 1934 



Cabins 321 



Storehouses 79 



Boathouses 40 



Combined Storehouses and Boathouses, etc 16 



Bunkhouses 64 



Offices 17 



Garages 59 



Other Buildings 139 



Hose Towers 57 



Wooden Lookout Towers 91 



Steel Lookout Towers 143 



Permanent Telephone Lines (miles) 3,735 



(9) Air Operations 



Aircraft were used as usual in the detection and suppression of fires. 

 In addition to the Departmental machines it was necessary at times to make 

 use of commercial machines due to the extreme hazard in some districts. 



Machines were located as follows: — 



Goose Island 1 Moth 



Caribou Lake 1 Moth 



Sioux Lookout 1 D.H. 61 



2 Moths 

 Kenora 1 Hamilton 



1 Moth 



Ignace 1 Moth 



Fort Frances 1 Hamilton 



Port Arthur 1 Fairchild 



Whitefish Lake 1 Moth 



Orient Bay 1 Vedette 



Twin Lakes 1 D.H. 61 



1 Moth 



Oba Lake 1 Moth 



Remi Lake 1 Moth 



Sault Ste. Marie 1 Moth 



Biscotasing 2 Moths 



Sudbury 1 Moth 



Algonquin Park 1 FairchildK.R.34 



