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found two of their employees liere had built houses on the lake shore, thinking 

 si) long as they were within the one chain allowance it was permissible. Our 

 ranger at that point forbid them to go on with the work, but they finished the 

 houses. One of the men has since been removed, and has rented his house. I 

 would recommend that the Department make some arrangement with the railway 

 people, whereby they will see that their employees do not build shacks at this and 

 other points along the line within the park boundaries. I think the company 

 should be required to provide proper accomodation for all men in their employ 

 where their line runs through the park. They have built good section houses at 

 all points where required. The worst place will be Brent, where several men will 

 be stationed the year round. It might be well to supply our rangers with printed 

 notices on linen forbidding parties to erect buildings of any kind without the 

 Slinister's permission. The question of summer hotels will no doubt come up 



Rock cut, Canadian Northern Railway, Algonquin Provincial Park. 



during the coming year, and it would almost seem necessary to allow one at Brent 

 as there is no doubt the northern lakes will be very popular owing to the excellent 

 fishing in these waters, but for the present I do not consider it would be at all 

 advisable to grant leases along this line to tourists and others. 



I have reported to your Department on the matter of the Indian farm on 

 Manitou lake, which has reverted to the Crown. I think it very important that the 

 Government should retain this lot, but would recommend allowing the old Indian 

 couple who have lived there for nearly fifty years to remain for their life term, 

 making them some compensation for the clearing and buildings. I have visited 

 the point on Couchon lake applied for by the firm of Richie Bros., of Aylmer, Que., 

 for the purpose of erecting a mill to cut their lumber there instead of making the 

 long and expensive drive by water to Aylmer. The country to the north of this 

 point, all burnt for a distance north of the park line, is not far from the piece 



