With the Forest Engineers. 



WORK IN SASKATCHEWAN. 



Mr. K. 11. Kolierts, Forost Assistaut, 

 I»oiniiiiou Forestry Braiuh, I'riuco Albert, 

 Saskatfliowau, writes: — 



'The Dominion Forestry Branch have 

 three reeonnaissance jiarties in the lielil 

 here examining lamls auil locating suitable 

 areas for inclusion in forest reserves. An- 

 other jiarty is examining boumlaries on the 

 already established reserves, with a view 

 of making adilitious where the land is un- 

 suitable for agriculture, so as to straighten 

 the existing lines and facilitate the fire- 

 guarding, as well as making the blocks 

 more compact and easier handled. On the 

 smaller j>rajrie reserves, which are mostly 

 without any tree growth at present, graz- 

 ing permits have been granted for the 

 running of stock, and many of the settlers 

 surrounding these areas are gladly taking 

 advantage of the privilege. On the older 

 established reserves, the improvement 

 work is going ahead rapidly. The erec- 

 tion of ranger houses, steel look-out towers, 

 and the construction of telephone lines is 

 under way. Fireguarding the boundaries 

 and the jilowing of the same is keeping 

 some of the rangers busy. The railroad 

 fire patrol has been doing good work thus 

 far, and most of the roads travelling the 

 bush country have their right-of-way well 

 cleaned up, things being in better condi- 

 tion than at any previous season. The fire 

 ranger service in the north country is 

 doing well. Another new patrol boat was 

 installed this spring on the lower Beaver 

 River and in the vicinity of Isle a la 

 Crosse. The forest nursery on the Pines 

 Reserve is in fine shape, and the beds that 

 were planteil last year are making a re- 

 markable growth this season. 



'The newly located gold-fields at Beaver 

 Lake, north of Cumberland House, are at- 

 tracting considerable attention, and the 

 infiux of prospectors is keeping the fire 

 rangers in that district very busy." 



NOTES FROM KAMLOOPS. 



Mr. P. Z. Caverhill, District Forester of 

 the British Columbia Forest Service at 

 Kamloops. writes: — 



' This district embraces that portion of 

 British Columbia extemling north from 

 the Dominion Ry. Belt to the head waters 

 of the Clearwater, North Thompson, 

 Adams ainl the Columbia Rivers. 



' In taking charge, I found that the dis- 

 trict was wholly lacking in transportation 

 facilities. In fact, even the rudiments of 



trails usually made by Indian hunters were 

 missing, no doubt owing to the semi coast 

 tyjie of the timber and the difficulty of 

 getting through owing to the amount of 

 down timber. Improvements were there- 

 fore our first consideration. One hundred 

 and twenty-two miles of the most needed 

 trails were constructed, and si.xty miles of 

 telephone, this being only a start. 



'A start was also made in the disposal 

 of brush after logging oj>erations. The 

 debris, after a coui)le of operations, was 

 burned broadcast last spring. On tie per- 

 mits the brush was piled, but has not yet 

 been burned. An interesting sequonce of 

 this operation is the keen interest whi.h 

 the settlers are taking in brush disposal. 

 They are now reipiiring almost all ojiera- 

 tors on their land to i)ile the brush. This 

 is going to be a great help in the future 

 fire situation. ' 



HARVARD COURSE IN LUMBERING. 



At the re(|uest of piomineiit lumber in- 

 terests, a two-years' course in the business 

 of lumbering is to be given next year by 

 the Harvard Graduate School of Business 

 Administration, in co-operatioji with the 

 HarvaPil Forestrv School. 



LAVAL FOREST SCHOOL. 



The Laval Forest School reopened for 

 the session of 1914-1.5 on Tuesday, Sept. 

 15. The school resumes its sessions in the 

 new building especially erected for it in 

 conjunction with the School of Surveying 

 and the Law School. 



A couple of changes have occurred in 

 the faculty. Prof. Paradi.s, C.K., professor 

 of mathematics and topograidiical survev- 

 ing, lias resigned, and his courses are being 

 given by Prof. Mercil, professor of mathe- 

 matics. Mr. Maheu, F.PJ., a graduate of 

 the school, has been ai)j)ointeil instructor 

 in entomology and mycology, anci will also 

 act as secretary of the Director. 



There are now thirty-one students in 

 attendance in the three undergraduate 

 classes. 



Of the twenty-seven graduates, all are 

 employed. P>ighteen of them are in the 

 employ of the Provincial Government, and 

 nine are with other governments, or in 

 private emidoyment. 



It is proposed to have a committee of 

 three members of the Quebec Limitholders' 

 Association as an advisory committee to 

 consult with and advise the arlministration 

 of the school, with a view to bringing the 



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