DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1930 



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HAMILTON AIRCRAFT— LOADS CARRIED 

 Operations, 1930 



III. Report of the Forest Liaison Officer 

 During the season of 1930, work undertaken may be classified as follows: 



(1) Aerial Forest Type Sketching; 



(2) Aerial Photography; 



(3) Radio Communication. 



1. Aerial Forest Type Sketching. 



During 1930, Aerial Sketching was confined almost entirely to an area 

 northeast of Lake Nipigon, between the C.N.R. and the Albany. 



A general investigation of this area, which includes some twelve thousand 

 square miles, has shown that approximately one-third can be eliminated as a. 

 non-timbered muskeg area. This includes the whole northeastern section which 

 probably represents an extension of the James Bay Coastal Plain. In this area, 

 drainage is poor and what timber exists is confined to the margins of streams. 

 Lakes are of infrequent occurrence. In the remaining two-thirds, conditions 

 for timber growth are much more favourable, the country is higher, and while not 

 bold, is generally rolling. Lakes are numerous and of good size, while muskeg 

 conditions are relatively uncommon. The whole country drains north and 

 east to the Albany. The drainage system is well developed. 



