. Rod and gun. n. Thiscompany, of which Mr. JohnBertram is president, hasbeen operating its territorywith Some regard to futurecrops of timber, and hasbeen preserving on its limitsa laige area of young pinenot yet ready for the limit was well guardedby rangers, but in some wayfire got in, and, before itcould be checked, ran tln-ough a tractextent, and timbered with a thriftv growtl10 to 20 years of a<;e. Xo pine timber of any great value was destroyeil on theCrown domain. In addition to rangers in other unlicensedpine territory, seven rangei^and three were employedin the
. Rod and gun. n. Thiscompany, of which Mr. JohnBertram is president, hasbeen operating its territorywith Some regard to futurecrops of timber, and hasbeen preserving on its limitsa laige area of young pinenot yet ready for the limit was well guardedby rangers, but in some wayfire got in, and, before itcould be checked, ran tln-ough a tractextent, and timbered with a thriftv growtl10 to 20 years of a<;e. Xo pine timber of any great value was destroyeil on theCrown domain. In addition to rangers in other unlicensedpine territory, seven rangei^and three were employedin the Tem:igaming Forest Reserve, headed by Mr. LawrenceLoughrin, of Pembroke, who is known throughout the wholeof the north country as an experienced bushman. Xotwith-standiiig the fact that in the eastern part of the province therainfall this smnmer was particularly light, and that a greatermimber of than ever before went through the Tema-gaming country, only four or five fires started on I In- Kei^erve,. ! WhoCrossiiijj a Divide in the Rockie; or C miles inwhite pine from which were all before any damage was carefully giianliiigithe 2,200 miles of territory jilacedunder their care, the rangers found time to erect a lodge onHear Island, where the headiiuarters of the Reserve have beenestablished, w liich will add to the comfort and convenience ofthe rangers there in future years. Across the Height of Land, in the great spruce belt on theHudsons Bay slope, a couple of rather extensive fires have beenreported. It is said that explorers have been working in thatcountry during the past summer. Possibly, therefore, the causeof the fires is not far to seek. Tire is not very likely to start up ina vast uninhabited and uiitravelled country without the agencyof man, but witli the advent of the explorer, prospector or rail-way engineer, a large ele-ment of danger is introduced,against which precautionsmust be taken within thenext few years if we
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