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the heritage of the Canadian people." The book is a narrative of an ex- 

 pedition made in the summer and autumn of 1912, under the supervision 

 of the authors, for the purpose of continuing investigations begim in 

 1907 of the natural resources of the territory of New Quebec, The par- 

 ty, consisting of twenty-one people, traveled by canoe and motorboat 

 from Missinaibi by river and then along the coast of Hudson Bay to 

 Clarke Island and return. "The season of 1912," as Mr. Curran says, 

 "was conceded to be the worst in fifty years," hence much of the book 

 is a description of difficulties thus occasioned. 



The book is clearly written and gives a detailed description of the 

 country and especially of the accommodations afforded to travelers. It 

 would be valuable to anyone planning a similar expedition of explor- 



Daisymay Huber 



"The Aviator This little book by our esteemed fellow member, 



AND THE Dr. Ford Ashman Carpenter, is a timely contribu- 



Weather Bureau"* tion to a very timely subject. There are four 

 chapters under the following headings : The Sig- 

 nal Corps Aviation School at San Diego, Applied Meteorology for the 

 Aviator, Weather Observations from an Airplane, Investigating the Up- 

 per Air. Dr. Carpenter went aloft himself in an airplane to become 

 "personally acquainted with some of the conditions that confront avia- 

 tors," and he tells his experiences and observations in an interesting 

 manner. The account of the sounding balloons liberated at Avalon, 

 California, for the investigation of the upper air is particularly interest- 

 ing. One of them, carrying a meteorograph, went up 32,643 meters or 

 twenty miles and a half. We commend this little book to all who are 

 interested in the wonders of the air and the art of aviation. 



W.F. B. 



"The Boys'' Book This is a practical book on out-of-door sports in- 

 OF Hunting tended primarily for boys, but useful as well to any 

 and Fishing"! beginner. The author describes in detail the equip- 

 ment necessary for, and the methods of handling the 

 principal game fish of the Eastern streams. There follows the section 

 on shooting, both with shotgun and rifle. A considerable portion of the 

 book is devoted to camping methods, such as the selection of a camping 

 place, erection of tents or shelters, camp cooking and travel. The book 

 is principally adapted to camping in the eastern or northeastern woods, 

 and not to the high mountain wilderness of the West. J N Le C 



* The Aviator and the Weather Bureau. By Ford A. Carpenter, LL.D., Mete- 

 orologist. Published by the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, 1917- Illustrated 

 with photographs and charts by the author and others. 



t The Boys' Book of Hunting and Fishing. Practical camping-out, game-fishing 

 and wing-shooting. By Warren H. Miller, editor of "Field and Stream." Geo. 

 H. Doran Co., New York. 290 pages. Price, $1.25, 



