Appendix 



I,^ — Dominion Forest Reserve Extension 



The attached list, prepared by the Dominion Forestry Branch, 

 shows the proposed changes of area in the forest reserves. As will be 

 seen, the present area of the forest reserves is 25,042 square miles, 

 and if the additions are made there will be an increase of 10,708 square 

 miles, a 43 per cent increase.* 



The description of the additions is as follows : 



Province op Manitoba 



Duck Mountain Forest Reserve.— An additional 58.25 square miles 

 is proposed, this being a tract of broken land partially covered 

 with muskeg and with considerable timber upon it, there being scattered 

 spruce and a considerable area of poplar. The chief reason for making 

 this addition is in order to make the Shell river the western boimd- 

 ary of the reserve at this point, so providing a good natural fire-guard. 



Porcupine Forest Reserve. — On the south and east slopes of 

 the Porcupine Forest Reserve there was considerable broken sandy 

 land which was not fitted for agricultural purposes and which now bears 

 a considerable area of good spruce and jack pine timber. This area 

 was carefully examined in the year 1910 and a recommendation was 

 qiade that the broken slopes of the hUls and the sandy lands west and 

 south of the Canadian Northern railway comprising an area of 430.5 

 square miles should be added to the reserve. There is no settlement 

 on the lands that are proposed to be added and their non-agricultural 

 character is so evident that it is not likely that there would ever be 

 any demand for settlement on them. Several latge timber berths 

 are located on the tract proposed to be included and these are now 

 being operated extensively. 



An examination has been made during the past season of the lands 

 lying to the west of the reserve, but a final report on them has not yet 

 been made. There is an addition of 204.75 square miles recommend- 

 ed, however, to the portion of the reserve known as Porcupine Forest 

 Reserve No. 2, which lies in the Province of Saskatchewan. The 

 part Ijdng to the west of the reserve, as now constituted, which was 

 examined during the past year contains the head waters of the As- 

 siniboine river, and most of the main tributaries of that river are fed 

 from the Porcupine, Duck and Riding Mountain Forest reserves. 



*Sinoe the preparation of this report, these extensions have been made by Act 

 of Parliament. 



