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prairie, the homesteaders' needs being considered of first impor- 

 tance. They are not intended to furnish wood for the lumber trade. 

 Hence the policy of the Department is favorable to small mills 

 rather than to large ones which need large tracts of forest and 

 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 1251 " " 



Porcupine No. 1 322 " 



Lake Manitoba West " 248 



Spruce Woods " 110 " 



Turtle Mountain " " 109J " 



Total 3575J " 



Saskatchewan has four, namely: 



Porcupine No. 2 Reserve, containing 360 sq. miles. 



Moose Mountain " " 163 " 



The Pines " " 145 " 



Beaver Hills " " 72 " 



Total 740 " 



Alberta has six, namely : 



Jasper Park Reserve, containing 5000 sq. miles. 



Rocky Mountain Park Res." 4500 " 



Cooking Lake Reserve, " 114 " " 



Kootenay Lakes, 54 " " 



Cypress Hills " 18 " " 



Elk Island " 16 " 



Total . 9702 " 



