Canadian forestry 3oumal 



VOL. XV. 



OTTAWA, CANADA, JUNE, 1919. 



No. 5. 



Siuail Graham, aviator, with liis v ifo as navigatrix. ami the mechanician, ready for a flight 



over St Maurice Valley, Quebec. 



THE FIRST FLYING PATROL OF FORESTS 



Bp Sluart Graham, R. A. F., 



in charge of hydro-aeroplane experiments in Central Quebec for 



St. Maurice Forest Protective Association. 



From Halifax to Three Rivers in 9' l» Hours Flying Time.--- 

 Dodging Storm Clouds an Hourly Pastime 



Leaving the waters of Halifax harbor at 2.25 brought us a heavy fog when ten miles from St. 



p.m. with a 10 knot south-east wind blowing. John. We had been flying at an altitude of 



we struck a magnetic course for Cape Blomidon 1.000 feet, and as the fog gradually forced us 



and crossed the North Mountains forty-five inin- downwards we sighted St. John harbor below 



utes later. In the Bay of Fundy the wind and landed, making our time in the air two 



changed to a fifteen-mile north-easter which hours and eight minutes for the 145 nautical 



