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the reserve is located, and over which the Forest Ranger has no 

 control. 



The Riding Mountain, Duck Mountain and Porcupine Hills 

 reserves, in the northern part of Manitoba, are all of the same 

 general character. The land is high and broken with ravines. 

 These tracts formed a part of the best wooded portion of the Pro- 

 vince of Manitoba and have been lumbered over for a number 

 of years. The principal species of trees are spruce, aspen and 

 balsam poplar, white birch, tamarack and Manitoba or ash- 

 leaved maple. 



Some of the lands within these reserves are still held under 

 timber license, and the timber limits are being operated at the 

 present time. Part of these reserves, especially the Riding Moun- 

 tain and Duck Mountain reserves, have been burnt over, the 

 fires coming in mainly from the west side. There are however 

 still considerable areas of mature green timber in these reserves. 

 They will be a very important factor as the source of supply 

 for timber for the settlers in these localities, and will also serve 

 the purpose of protecting the headwaters of the streams. In 

 fact the greater part of the streams flowing through the Province 

 of Manitoba have their headwaters within these reserves. 



Lake Manitoba West Reserve was timbered with spruce, 

 poplar and tamarack. It has been largely denuded of timber. 



Porcupine Reserve No. 2 is located in the Province of 

 Saskatchewan and has been mentioned as a separate reserve 

 but is contiguous to the one in Manitoba and is of practically 

 the same character. 



Moose Mountain and Beaver Hill reserves in Saskatchewan 

 contain mostly aspen and balsam poplar. They are located 

 in the prairie country and therefore are very important for the 

 supply of the districts in which they are located. The settlers 

 come from long distances to obtain wood for fuel and construction 

 purposes from these reserves. They will also be very useful 

 as summer resorts. 



In the Province of Alberta there is a reserve at the western 

 end of the Cypress Hills. This is in the middle of what is gen- 

 erally known as the semi-arid district of the West. There was 

 considerable timber in the valleys of the western slopes of these 

 hills, but it has nearly all been cut off although there is still 

 a mill operating in this district. The timber is mainly Pinus 

 Mnrrayana, and if it is given proper protection there will, 

 so far as present indications show, be no serious difficulty 

 about the natural reproduction of the forest. 



The Cooking Lake Reserve in the same Province is situated 

 southeast of Edmonton and includes a tract of lake and rough 

 land. The land is not at all suited for agricultural purposes 



