Electrical news and engineering . enience the lineafforded, it was decided to extend the system; and during suiunier. a line was built from the oflice in St. Paeome, upthrough the 1th, 5th and (ith ranges of the parish of St. Paeome,where it crosses the Eiver Quelle into the 6th range of theparish of St. Oresime, whence it follows the Ste. Anne coloniza-tion road to the National Transcontinental Railway, a distanceof approximately 17 miles, and then following the right of wayfor approximately 2% miles to Lake Ste. Anne Camp, wherethere is an instrument, and where the company keep two
Electrical news and engineering . enience the lineafforded, it was decided to extend the system; and during suiunier. a line was built from the oflice in St. Paeome, upthrough the 1th, 5th and (ith ranges of the parish of St. Paeome,where it crosses the Eiver Quelle into the 6th range of theparish of St. Oresime, whence it follows the Ste. Anne coloniza-tion road to the National Transcontinental Railway, a distanceof approximately 17 miles, and then following the right of wayfor approximately 2% miles to Lake Ste. Anne Camp, wherethere is an instrument, and where the company keep two guard-ians during the summer season. From there the line continueswest for about 0 miles until it connects with the original in-stallation at Ste. Perpetue. Then, from the Ste. Anne road, theline also runs east, following the National TranscontinentalRailway right of way for a distance of miles, to the com-panys mill at Powerville, near the St. Phillippe road, wheretlun-p are also two guardians during the summer season. The. Private Telephone System, River Quelle Lumber Company total length of the system is approximately 52 miles, shown inoutline in the accompanying sketch. These lines were constructed mainly for protection in caseof fires. There are telephones as follows: one at St. PaeomeoflSce and one in the managers house, with a special night bellto enable flre rangers to get in connection with headquarters atany time, day or night; also a main telephone at the camp atLake Ste. Anne, one in the companys office at Powerville, andone at the camj^ at Ste. Perpetue. The intention is to haveconnections for portable telephones at every half-mile alongthe National Transcontinental Railway, and every mile alongcolonization roads. The company have tested several portabletelephones, but the only one that gave good service is considere<lrather too heavy for rangers to carry. It weighs 14 poundsand is in a waterproof case, carried strapped on the back. Ifthey cannot get a por
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