Seven Survey Parlies Operating in the West 



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Survey Exploration i'arty in Brazeau Forest, Rocky Mountains. 



SEVEN SURVEY PARTIES OPERATING IN WEST 



Sovon siirvfn-s aro in the field this 

 suiniiiur under direction of the Fores- 

 try Brancli. Tlie purpose of these sur- 

 veys is to estimate the timber re- 

 sources of the Reserves and to explore 

 outlying areas with a view to deter- 

 mining the quantity and location of 

 non-agricultural lands together with 

 their assets in standing timber. The 

 work is absolutely essential as the cor- 

 ner stone of a forest policy, supplying 

 the infoniuition by which action may 

 be gauged. Tile districts covered by 

 the survey parties and the names of 

 those in charge are as follows: 



Central Manitoba — C. E. Maimann. 

 New Brunswick Forest f^chool. in 

 charge, assisted Ijy L. S. Webb. 



Eastern ^lanitoba — J. D. Aiken, 



Toi'onto Forest School, in chai'ge. as- 

 sisted by II. A. Porteous. 



:\Iakwa River. Sask.— A. V. Gilbert, 

 Toronto Forest School, in charge, as- 

 sisted by G. P.. Gill. 



:Montreal Lak<-. Sask.— G. ^I. Dal- 

 lyn. Toi'onto Forest School, in charge, 

 assisted by G. A. ^Nlalloy. 



Lake Labiclie. Alberta — 0. G. 

 Ilorncastle. New Bi'unswick Forest 

 Sciiool. in charge, a.ssisted by R. D. 

 J a go. 



Peace River. Alberta — Forest As- 

 sistant J. A. Doucet. in charge, a.s- 

 sisted by R. I). ]\Iacdonald. 



Traver.se Survey. Clearwater Forest 

 Reserve — A. Gorman. C.E.. in charge, 

 assisted by R. L. Snow. 



