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The increased demand for lots has necessitated an additional subdivision 

 and plans are being prepared with this end in view. A public pavilion and a 

 restaurant, the privileges of which are covered by concession, serve the public, 

 while special picnic parties find fine accommodation in the various accessories 

 furnished by the government. A virginal mixed forest, consisting of a great 

 variety of timber types, characteristic of southern Ontario, invites the traveller 

 seeking the shadows of the oaks and longing for the whispering of the stately 

 pines. To commune with nature in its greatest display of tree growth, and 

 yet be within ready range of the joyous throngs in their merrymaking, is the lot 

 of the visitors to this park. Wild life is represented by red deer, the Canada 

 goose, variegated pheasants and a host of winged songsters. To visit this gracious 

 treasure house of verdant beauty and quiet retreats means a lingering desire and 

 a determination to frequently revisit it. 



QuETico Park 



Quetico Park, in the Rainy River District on the international border, 

 comprising over one million acres is a real centre for wild life. Game is very 

 plentiful and the protection furnished by the government through the staff of 

 rangers affords a great radiating centre for fur-bearing animals. The tourist 

 traffic through the park the past year was the heaviest on record. The proximity 

 of the American Republic lends easy access to the waters of the park where 

 excellent fishing is enjoyed. 



The park staff consists of a superintendent, chief ranger, fourteen rangers 

 and a housekeeper. In addition to headquarters there are thirty-six stop-over 

 cabins for use of the staff patrol. Marked portages enable the tourist to more 

 readily make progress in his meanderings through the recesses of the park which 

 nature has so richly endowed. 



The ease with which aerial travellers can now cross over the boundary and 

 swoop down on attractive lakes and be free to break park regulations without 

 much fear of being apprehended by foot or water patrols justifies a reconsidera- 

 tion of the regulations and penalties for their violation. Drastic steps may be 

 taken towards seizing and confiscating even aircraft machines when found 

 breaking the regulations. Travel permits on a fee basis, in addition to fishing 

 licenses, will hereafter be required. 



The rangers killed fifteen wolves, eight brush and seven timber ones during 

 the year. 



As the great fishing and recreational features of this park are becoming 

 more known a keener appreciation of its value is being shown by our own people 

 who are urged to visit the area rather than look outside of our own province for 

 that which is incomparably less attractive. 



Surveys : Water Powers and Engineering 



The survey of Crown lands, carried on during the year, consisted of the 

 running of base and meridian lines, township outlines, lake and river traverses, 

 summer resort and miscellaneous surveys. 



The preliminary survey to locate the Ontario-Manitoba boundary line, from 

 the twelfth base line of Dominion Surveys to the most eastern point of Island 

 Lake, was performed under instructions from the commissioners, the Surveyor- 

 General of the Province and the Surveyor-General of Dominion Lands, by Ontario 

 Land Surveyor J. W. Pierce. 



