Canadian Forestry Journal, January, ipi6. 



367 



"Somewhere in Belgium " 



(The following" interesting letter 

 was received by Mr. R. H. Camp- 

 bell, Director of Forestry, from Mr. 

 A. E. Wyatt, who was employed as 

 ■clerk in the office of the Tree Plant- 

 ing Division at Indian Head: 



Rest Camp, Somewhere in 

 Belgium, 

 Dec. 5, 1915. 



"Words can hardly convey the 

 pleasure the receipt of your Christ- 

 mas card, photographs and typed 

 note regarding the case of apples, 

 gave me. It is as good as a physic 

 getting such kind remembrances 

 from dear old Canada and from em- 

 ployers with whom I was working 

 such a little while. It only makes 

 one keener, if possible, to once more 

 take up the work which was getting 

 ■so very interesting. I shall look for- 

 ward with great relish to the case of 

 apples and I will of course notify 

 you of their arrival. The photos are 

 •excellent and a happy reminder 

 (two of them) of some happy days 

 spent at Indian Head and if I am 

 spared I shall lose no time in getting 

 back there. I have sent the photo- 

 g'raphs to my wife for safe-keeping 

 as in our valises or haversacks they 

 would stand a very poor chance in- 

 deed. I hope you are and have been 

 keeping well during the year, I was 

 glad to hear from Mr. Norman Ross 

 some little time ago to the effect 

 that they had had a very satisfac- 

 tory season. Also, apart from this, 

 that the crops of Saskatchewan, and 

 in fact all Canada, have been good. 

 Canada has certainly earned a good 

 name for herself over the troops she 

 has supplied and is still ready to 

 supply. - The boys of the first con- 

 tingent just certainly made a great 

 name for themselves and things 

 excellently with their 

 We were not over here 

 much over two or three weeks be- 

 fore we were order to take over a 

 front line of trenches. Thes parti- 

 cular trenches we hold now. At one 

 point, known by us as the "glory 



liave 

 contingent 



gone 



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