With the Forest Engineers. 



In the B.C. Forest Service 



Thi- t'ollowiii^ uccuiint of thi- lucjitioii of 

 the fit'M vtJilT of tin- Hriti>-li < 'oliiiiiliia forf'-t 

 s«'r\i«'r has lio-n kiihllv fiirnivlifil \>y H. K. 

 MacMillan. Chief Forester: — 



.Mr. L. K. .\ihlr«'\\s wnw I'ligayftl for thi 

 month of ()rtolicr aii<l part of .Novt'tnlicr in 

 iiiakirii; a sci«'iiti(i<' >-ttiily of the mi-hIc in 

 the inill.s of thi* interior. His main opera 

 lions were «oni|Mtto<l in the mills ulon^ the 

 linr of the <'ro\vsn«'.'-t I'ass lines of the <'nmi 

 • lian I'ai'ilir Railwav. He was assisted in 

 this work liv Mes^r*-. .\. .M. iilaek, Win. 

 Creijjhton ami Miller. Anions other things 

 Mr. Anilrews reports oxeellent market con 

 ilitions anci efforts ainont; ^onle of the mill 

 men to utilize \er_v rlo>eI_v. 



Mr. F. \V. Meanl was in the months Jnlv 

 to S«'ptenilier in iharye of a party north of 

 the liailwav IJelt ln-tween the Harriere anil 

 Ailams HiNer--. In this time he covereil \h'- 

 tween L'cn ainl -tCMt Mjiiare miles an<l iliscov 

 4>re<l ronsiilerahle ^ooil timln'r not yet iiiiiler 

 lieenfe. as ^\ell as l>et\ve«'n twenty five ami 

 forty s<piare miles of Ian<l whieh would l« 

 Niiitaltle for fruit yrow iny. In Oetol'i-r ail 

 Novemliei he took up the work of the le 

 taileil examination aroiiihl l'ho4>ni\ in thi 

 i'oliiinliia aiiil Western Lan>l (trant. 



Messrs. <'uverhill, Ki|;;eroml>«' aii<l Kinj; 

 horn hav«' I.een eiii;ane,| in the I'Miiny of 

 <t.T.I'. permits to i-iit fimlier on <'ri><'n IuiiiIh 

 jilon^ the line of <'on>-truetioii for the pur 

 po.'fs of tie inakiii^. The feaiture of the>e 

 |>rrmit.H is that all llrll^h is to Ih- pileil ami 

 itiirheil within tift_\ feet of the riyht of 

 way, therehy making a total ileare.l 'trip 

 of two hunilre<l feet. Mr. Kil^jeromlicV 

 work took him to Tete Jaune Tai he, where, 

 as the ilistriet forester, he ^ei/.el| l.'iO.dJXi 

 ties of vpriii-e ami jark pine whuh hnil Ih-«>ii 

 ille^'ally <ut, ainI >oM them at ^-..'i" |><*r \\. 

 fw«t, lioiinl mea'-iire. Thi» pru-e is iiiiliea 

 tive of the hi(;h stnmpnKe whnh olitniiix 

 .'ilon^ the lines of ronstrtn-tton in Canaiia. 

 He al'ii rriii-eil two . 

 whieh are now iiinler < 



of the fire killeil timlMT. He hii« al>f> iiwii 

 eii^a^eil III the rolleetion iif royalty un the 

 tiinlH-r eiit. Mr. ('nverhiU'o Murk arounij 

 Ha/elton uimI Mr. Kii ' ' . »• , 



Oeorp- ha\e lut-n of f 



Mr. .1. K. (Sarear m 



and Wiiiilermert' '■ .%.. tiu-r 



work. The \'alley ha." Iiei'n luirnisl ovrr. 

 and IS now tovereil with repr. ' ' n Ilr 

 han nom eome to take part m - rs nf 



the <'olum|iia and We«ter mt on 



the North fork o( the K- 



Me«vrsi. H. .1. Marvin an. I \ ^ •iiU^.rt 



havi" Im-cii »i ■ 



the timlier a 



mile f^trip aloin; the line of the li.'r.l*. t: 



the Alberta lioiindary t«> • • ■■■ii |7.'» n....- 



Weft. They have l>e«Mi • rini; to find 



what land ^hould \f withJjiM ui 



In-r xdd. They ha\e ul'o Uimi . 



mill sites alony the FruM-r ruer. 



Mr. J .1). (Silinoiir has U-«'n i-ritiatng titn 

 l>«>r on lands for ^ale aloni; the roa*t. Th<- 

 Forest Hraiich is now di'| ' ." 



I'odies of linrned tiridter ui 

 that should l>e >'<d<l in order to Im> 



liy ojtfrators in the viriuity a» a n 



living \va.ste. For one* month hr wa* in 

 '|K>(-ting lofjgini; •ainpN to ' ^ th< 



new Fore-t \<t is affeetir, 



Mr. A. .\t. (Sold, who hu- • ome to th«- 

 I'orest S«'rvite after a loni; e\|irrien«-r in 

 l>enmark, (iermany anil India, luu> hail 

 I harge of a party making a >U' ' ' 

 Illation of lands near h!holt t 

 just what is ^ood for timU-r and Hh^t ituKbi 

 I e iiJ-ed f(»r agririilliire. 



Mr. L. S. Hige^ thin Hummrr Max in tkr 

 Salmon Iliver valley, Yanrouver \'\t, 

 ;;a^ed in a deterininntion of Ih** 

 amoiintii of a^r: and ' 



He re|>orts one \i • In. h .. 



and a half Idllion fe«*t 

 timlx'r. He aim re|K»rt» a ^ .\ 

 acrieiiltural lan.i nivere.! with 

 whirh in <i\ir liuilnrf At tl 

 he is engage. I in the same ^ 

 atton in the Colnmhia and 

 <irant near thr ■"•ith rn.f 

 Lakes. 



Mr. (). 1» 

 Inr salen aii': 

 III eoiinoet Mill with t- 

 aminir!;- ' • ' for wh. 



f 



Wrxtrrn I.Aatl 



lH<«>n r. . 



If ■ 



l\ 



Hininattoii i.f 



U'\ on thi W 



Mr. II. .'^ 



<ia.« in th< 

 the r«tnai< 



J ,. ... , 

 hut whii-h lb<* IK 



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Art of 



that wT. 

 ■ "re, I . 

 Irnin '• 

 ther or 

 U- taken 

 thi» rr»- 

 Mr ' 



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