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manufacture lumber beyond the needs of the settlers. To furnish 

 wood is primarily the purpose of Parliament in the creation 

 of the reserves. To be sure, our legislators are not unmindful 

 of other blessings of the forest. They are well aware that 

 forests feed springs, prevent floods, hinder erosion, shelter 

 from storms, give health and recreation, protect game and fish, 

 and give the country aesthetic features. However, the Domin- 

 ion Forest Reserve policy has for its motto, "Seek ye first 

 the production of wood and its right use and all these other 

 things will be added unto it. " 



Location and Area. 



The Dominion Forest Reserves all lie in the northwestern 

 provinces. They are twenty-six in number, including the parks 

 whose timber is managed in precisely the same way as that of 

 the timber reserves proper. The number twenty-six does 

 not include the eastern slope of the Rockies, however, although 

 it also is under management similar to that of the forest reserves. 

 Manitoba has six reserves, namely: 



Riding Mountain Reserve, containing 1535 sq. miles. 



Duck Mountain 

 Porcupine No. 1 

 Lake Manitoba West 

 Spruce Woods 

 Turtle Mountain 



1251 

 322 

 248 

 110 

 109i 



Total 35751 " 



Saskatchewan has four, namely: 



Porcupine No. 2 Reserve, containing 360 



Moose Mountain " " 163 



The Pines " " 145 



Beaver Hills " " 72 



sq. miles. 



Total . 



740 



Alberta has six, namely : 



Jasper Park Reserve, containing 

 Rocky Mountain Park Res." 

 Cooking Lake Reserve, 

 Kootenay Lakes, 

 Cypress Hills 

 Elk Island 



miles. 



Total 9702 



