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Canadian Forestry Journal. July, ip20. 



ing April, and the moisture from 

 this source, along with subsequent 

 rains, has prevented any loss from 

 forest fires during the spring. The 

 same welcome immunity occurred 

 in the fire ranging districts, al- 

 though in the dry part of Alay 

 numerous small fires were located 

 and extinguished by the ranging 

 force in the i'.dmonton District. 

 British Columbia. — Reports so far in- 

 dicate that no fire losses have oc- 

 curred on the Forest Reserves in 

 this Province. In the Revelstoke 

 Fire Ranging District during May 

 seven incipient fires were extin- 

 guished without loss. In the 

 Coast District the weather was 

 very dry in the first half of May, 

 and some eleven large and fifteen 

 small fires occurred, the total area 

 burned over being about 1.350 

 acres, mostly in grassland, old 



LUMBERMEN ATTENTION! 



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Cut shows tug crossing Bay Chaleur with over 

 2,000,000 in tow. Distance 35 miles. 



Invesigate our new patented towing 

 and holding boom. Will save its cost 

 many times over in preventing logs 

 going adrift while being towed in open 

 wat^r, or for boomng swift running 

 rivers where logs are held. 



burn and slash. The loss is esti- 

 mated at fifteen cords of shingle 

 bolts and 500 M. B.M. of timber. 

 Good rains towards the end of May 

 precluded further danger of de- 

 structive fires. 



(Dominion Parks.) 



The first quarter of this year shows 

 very satisfactory conditions in all Do- 

 minion Parks, the season generally be- 

 ing favorable to fire protection. 



There have been 25 fires in all to 

 date, of which 23 were railroad fires, 

 and the cost of extinguishing all fires 

 was $23.70. 



The only timber burnt was in Jasper 

 Park, where 3 acres of young repro- 

 duction were desroyed and of no com- 

 mercial value. 



The other fires, which were in grass- 

 land, occurred both in Jasper and 

 Rocky IVIountains Parks. 



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