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Canadian Forestry Journal, .hi gust, ipi6 



(Courtesy of Grand Trunk Railway System.) 

 ONE OF THE ENTICING TRIBUTARIES TO LAKE TEMAGAMI. 



Telephone's Use in British Columbia Fires 



The telephone companies in Brit- 

 ish Columbia are co-operating with 

 the Forest Branch in reporting of 

 forest fires throughout the province. 

 Operators are instructed to give 

 precedence to reports of fires, and to 

 give special inessenger service to 

 messages. Country subscribers are 

 glad to report any fires, thus becom- 

 ing voluntary patrolmen or observ- 

 ers. AVith the further extension of 

 country lines better reporting serv- 

 ice will be obtained, and that with- 

 out cost to the government beyond 

 toll charges. 



There are, however, many neaviiy 

 timbered districts into which com- 

 mercial telephone companies will be 

 unable to build for many years, and 



which must be provided with tele- 

 phone service if the timber is to re- 

 ceive any kind of protection from 

 fires. Into these districts, and to 

 look-out stations, telephone lines 

 must be built by the provincial gov- 

 ernment, and a number of such lines 

 have already been constructed. 



These lines all connect with com- 

 mercial or DominioTi government 

 lines, and are open to use by the 

 jniblic. Instruments are installed in 

 settlers' homes, stopping places, 

 logging camps, or any other suitable 

 location, besides forest officers^ 

 headquarters, wherever this can be 

 done without overloading the line. 



No. 9, B. W. G. galvanized iron 

 wire is used exclusively, and strung 

 on trees wherever possible, cheap- 

 ness in construction being necessary. 

 No. 37 Thomas split tree insulators 

 are used on tree lines with a No. 32 



