. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. What Our Mertiber- Are Saying 59 INDIANS AS FIRE RANGERS. A forost raiifjer in tho west writes, oom- nu'iitiii^ on tlio suyj^estioii of An-luleauon RtMiisou aiiil others as to making use of Imlians as lire raiifjers. After aii experi- ence of nearly thirty years anionj^ the In- dians, he eonies to the conclusion tliat tliey will not make j;ood fire ranj^fers. They lack, in his opinion, the stea«ly ai)iilication of white men, ami they are so inter-re- lated to all the Imlians of the same dis- trict that it is practically
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. What Our Mertiber- Are Saying 59 INDIANS AS FIRE RANGERS. A forost raiifjer in tho west writes, oom- nu'iitiii^ on tlio suyj^estioii of An-luleauon RtMiisou aiiil others as to making use of Imlians as lire raiifjers. After aii experi- ence of nearly thirty years anionj^ the In- dians, he eonies to the conclusion tliat tliey will not make j;ood fire ranj^fers. They lack, in his opinion, the stea«ly ai)iilication of white men, ami they are so inter-re- lated to all the Imlians of the same dis- trict that it is practically impossilile to .get them to act in the prosecution of an- other Indian. Tiiey are canoe men and woodsmen, and make good as- sistants to white rangers, who can direct them and press prosecutions for setting fire to the forest. MAPLE SUGAR MAKING. The artiide by i)r. Fisk in the January issue of tlie ('unndinn â Iminntl, on the possibilities of a maple sugar grove, attracted a great deal of attention. The comparison which Dr. Fisk made between an apple orchanl and a sugar bush was most suggestive. In this connection Hon. J. E. Caron, Minister of Agriculture in the Province of Quebec, deemeil the matter of sugar making of so great importance that in the early spring he :ickground, ami yet we say, "Wait and see what nature will ; M'oupled with intelligent work in the direition of reforesting, it goes without saying, of course, that there should be adei|uate fire protection all the time, and I was particularly interested in that por- tion of your letter which tol>l what work has been done in Qnebei-.'. The Late Sir William Whyte, formerly Vice-President Canadian Pacific Rail- way and a warm friend of forestry. He presided at the opening of the Winnipeg Convention, 1913. CANADA'S GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY. A member of the Cana<lian Forestry As- sociation, who is also at the head of a great wood-using industry, writes: 'Canada has a grave respons
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