Canadian Forestry Journal, December, 1915. 305 



will probably be safe to estimate able timber. On the Parsnip River, 



that 25 billion feet originally stood the timber consists of Engelmann 



on the area which was swept by fire. Spruce and Balsam, the Spruce 



This land is now restocking. reaching a maximum diameter of 36 



The spruce is reported to have an inches. The same species comprise 



average diameter of 18 inches, indi- the merchantable timber on the 



vidual specimens reaching 40 inches North Fork of the Fraser, but the 



diameter breast high. Jack Pine has average trees are larger, 



an exceedingly good growth, a di- Douglas Fir was seen occasionally 



ameter breast high of 20 inches be- on the Parsnip, and more often on 



ing reached with a trunk length of the North Fork where over-mature 



40-60 feet without green limbs, stands up to 48 inches diameter 



Along the river bottoms Cottonwood occur. 



up to 36 inches diameter were en- On the North Fork also old stands 



, 1 of Hemlock and occasional Red 



countered. r-^A ^ ^1 • j • j- 



^, . , , 1 , Cedar occur, mostly m dymg condi- 



The agricultural land amounts to ^\q^ through old age. 



192 square miles, consisting of land The North Fork is untouched by 



partly open, some open meadows, fire, but on the Parsnip 150 square 



and some restocking with young "^ij^s are burned over, 121 square 



£ . rniles bemg destroyed by one fire 



six years ago. 



The merchantable timber lies The climate appears to be wet, 



mostly along good drivable streams particularly on the North Fork, but 



and will be opened up by railway severe lightning storms occur, which 



construction before many years. ^eem to cause most of the fires. The 



-D- _ r 1 • J burned area is mostly restocking- 



Big game of every kind was en- ,„;-i o^ 1 t 1 nh- ■^'-^^'^'"s 



^ ^ , . , -^ , ,,. with Spruce and Jack Pine, the per- 



countered in large numbers. Mm- manent type throughout the region 



eral indications were noticed in being Spruce. 



places, so that it is to be expected The timber on the Parsnip will 



that travellers will find their way in- ^^ tapped by the P. G. E. Railway, 



4.^ ^-u 4. ■ . ^ and m mostly the property of the 



to that region as soon as transporta- p,.^,.:„^^ -ru ^.- u V \t A 



. .... , ^ i^rovince. The timber on the North 



tion facilities are better. Fork of the Fraser is tributary to 



The timber is the property of the the G.T.P. Railway. 



Province of British Columbia and Railway construction on the Pars- 



the report mentions the necessity for "'P ^^^^^ require careful supervision 



^f(^^i^^4. c 4. ^- X to protect the timber from fire, 



efficient fire protection measures to 



safe-guard the merchantable timber, Messrs. B. Guerin, Geo. H. Bois- 



and the large areas of young growth, vert, and Ernest Menard, graduates 



from fire. of the Laval Forestry School and 



A second reconnaissance party "ow of the Quebec Forest Service, 

 ,„t,; u 1 J ^1 • , nave been elected to active member- 

 which worked this season on the ship in the Canadian SocieTy of 

 North Fork of the Fraser River, and Forest Engineers. These gentle- 

 on the Parsnip River, recently com- men have done much in the way of 

 pleted field work for this year. exploration work in the northern 



The area covered was 2545 square ^^""^ °^ ^^^ Province and have made 



rv,;i^o ^( u- u iT^T M some very interesting reports and 



miles, of which 1737 square miles studies. They all hoM the rank of 



carries 10 billion feet of merchant- District Inspector. 



