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lot holder builds his own cottage, barn or stable, and dry closet, also sinks 

 his own well (usually a drive well 10 to 14 feet deep), and there are about 

 30 cottages and over 20 small private stables, besides the stables for the 

 public and the Ranger's use. These shallow surface wells are becoming 

 contaminated. Some of them are not just fit for use now. Good rock water 

 can be secured sufficient for all park purposes at a depth of about 130 feet. 

 There should be something done, in the way of changing the location of all 

 of those small stables, or buildin'g a large one, in a more suitable place on 

 the Park. I would suggest that the Government send an, engineer who is 

 capable of arranging all of these sanitary matters, and also to lay out a * 

 site for a public house, and that they arrange if possible for the building 

 of such a house this season. The Hon. Mr. Cochrane, Minister of Lands, 

 Forests and Mines, was at the Park on the Councillors' picnic day, August 

 12th, 1908, when a very large crowd of people was present, and a severe 

 storm came on, which wet hundreds of people, who could not find shelter, 

 to the skin. The refectory, the pavilion, and the cottages and other build- 

 ings were filled to their capacity, and yet hundreds had to put up with the 

 storm. It should not be necessar;^; for picnickers to have to run into the 

 private cottages for shelter from storms on this park. 



I have the honour to be. 



Sir, 



Tour obedient servant, 



Isaac Gardiner, 



Appendix No. 44. 



Algonquin Park P.O., January 22nd, 1909. 

 The Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. 



Honourable Sir, — I beg to hand you my annual report upon the 

 Algonquin National Park for 1908. 



During the past year our staff has been composed of thirteen rangers 

 and the Superintendent, whose duty it has been to patrol our great National 

 Park for the protection of the game and fur-bearing animals, the preven- 

 tion of forest fires, and the maintaining of law and order generally. A 

 good season's work has been done along these lines. My men have travelled 

 in pairs, each two rangers having a certain section under their care. In 

 addition to patrolling these sections the rangers cut out portages, improve 

 streams, erect and repair shelter houses and make bark canoes, snowshoes, 

 sleighs, etc. They also cut the supply of wood for headquarters, put in 

 ice for the summer months, and do other work for the improvement of 

 headquarters and the park generally. I am glad to report a marked change 

 and improvement in the amount of interest taken in the work by the 

 rangers. It is one of the most important requisitions in a ranger — a real 

 live interest in the work. A man who can see a beauty in everything around 

 him will for the very love of it become an efficient guardian. 



I am glad to report a very decided increase in game and fur-bearing 

 animals of all kinds. The beaver have so increased that I am confident 



