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raged for a couple of days, during which time high winds prevailed. The Forestry 

 Branch, assisted by a number of the Park staff, got this fire under control. I 

 may say that the increased efficiency of the Forestry Branch is largely responsible 

 for the greater number of the fires being put out before any great damage was 

 done. Tourists and members of the different Boys' Camps in the Park put out 

 several small fires while travelling through the Park. Cigarettes are, possibly, 

 the greatest menace to our forests and if visitors could be persuaded to use a 

 pipe with a cover, the number of fires would be reduced. Very few fires result 

 from careless campers as this class is fast disappearing. There is always the 

 danger of fires alcng the railrcad and I would recommend that a small gasoline 

 engine and hose be purchased for the Park staff at Algonquin Park Headquarters, 

 also a small gasoline car so that it could be sent to any point in a hurry and 

 in this way greatly assist in keeping fires under control and extinguishing them 

 while they are still small. 



There is one girls' camp (Northway) in the Park. This is a select camp 

 and only a limited number of young ladies are accepted. Miss F. Case of 

 Rochester, N.Y., is in charge. 



There are four boys' camps in the Park. Ahmek Camp, in charge of Taylor 

 Statten, is considered the best camp of the kind in America. There are three 

 other camps for boys from the United States, "Pathfinders" at Source Lake, 

 H. J, Norton of Rochester being in charge; "Waubeno Camp" at Cache Lake, 

 with H. F. Standerwick in charge, and "Minie Wa Wa Camp," with W. L. Wise 

 of Bordentown, N.Y., in charge. There is a friendly strife amongst the different 

 camps as to which will have the best record regarding fires, etc. A fine type 

 of manhood is being developed that will show the results of early training in 

 the forests of Northern Ontario. 



In the Park there are fifty-one rangers' houses. There are four townships 

 that have no rangers' houses, while a number have only one house. We should 

 have at least twenty-four new ranger houses built so that our staff can success- 

 fully cover the Park. There are 255 miles of Park border to guard with 120 miles 

 of railroad to watch for poachers and only a staff of thirty-five, all told, to cover 

 twenty-eight townships and nine half townships. These facts I respectfully 

 submit for your consideration. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



Mark Robinson, 

 Superintendent Algonquin Provincial Park. 

 The Honourable James Lyons, 



Minister of Lands and Forests, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



