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"Wolves are still a menace to our deer, our men succeeded in killing a large 

 number of these pests and we propose during the coming winter to make a special 

 effort to materially reduce their forces. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



G. W. Bartlett, 



Superintendent. 



Appendix No. 37. 

 QuETico Provincial Park. 

 QuETico Park Headquarters, Kawene P.O., October 31st, 1914. 



To the Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, Toronto, Ontario : — 



Sir: — I beg to hand you my report for the fiscal year ending Oct. 31st, 1914, 

 on the Quetico Provincial Park, of which I have the honour to be Superintendent. 



I took charge of the Park in November, 1913, when iti was transferred from 

 the Department of Game and Fisheries to the Department of Lands, Forests and 

 Mines. 



At the time of transfer I found buildings as follows: A small house at north- 

 west end of Eva lake, one and one-half miles from Kawene station on the Canadian 

 Northern Eailway, occupied at the time by Col. D. D. Young, warden in charge 

 of the Reserve. This building was some six miles from the headquarters at French 

 lake. The headquarters are situated at the east shore of French lake at the west 

 end of what is known as French Portage on the old Dawson route from Port 

 Arthur to Winnipeg. 



The buildings at headquarters were a large log hut, 21 x 47 feet, a portion of 

 which was partitioned off for a kitchen, the balance being used as a sleeping and 

 living room for the men employed on the Reserve. A small cabin of two sections 

 12 X 14 each, was used as a warden's house; there were also a good storehouse 

 and stable combined, 16 x 24, also several small temporary outbuildings. 



I occupied the small cabins during last winter and portion of past summer 

 until I could erect a proper house for myself. During the past season I built a 

 house 26 x 36 of sided pine logs, with good roof of tin shingles, good basement, full 

 size of the house, with sided cedar wall, all of the basement is below the surface of 

 the ground. I placed in the basement a good furnace enclosed in a stone room 

 12 X 12 feet for protection from fire. 



I also changed the men's apartments by building a kitchen at one side 

 17 X 21 feet, and converting the old kitchen into a comfortable dining room. I 

 also put in a floor in all of the large buildings, and purchased iron cots and 

 mattresses for the men. This year I had the whole of the buildings plastered with 

 mortar. 



I erected a small stable 16 x 20, a small frame blacksmith shop, and two 

 small out-buildings. The building used as stable and storehouse I had cleaned 

 out from top to bottom, put in a new sided top floor and transformed it into a 

 tool- and provision storehouse. I intend during the winter season to erect an ice 

 house, which is very necessary. During the summer season we have to depend 

 on getting our drinking water out of French lake, which contains good clear water. 



