. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 720 Canadian Forestry Journal, September, igi6. It will interest readers of the Journal to know that the Northern Ontario forest fires of 1916 rank as the third greatest disaster in the his- tory of the American continent. The worst fire of all occurred in October, 1871, in Wisconsin, and was known as the "Peshtigo" disas- ter, when 1,500 lives were lost and 1,280,000 acres burned over. In point of lives lost, the Hinck- ley fire in Minnesota in September, 1894, ranks second, with 418 deaths and 160,000 acres de
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 720 Canadian Forestry Journal, September, igi6. It will interest readers of the Journal to know that the Northern Ontario forest fires of 1916 rank as the third greatest disaster in the his- tory of the American continent. The worst fire of all occurred in October, 1871, in Wisconsin, and was known as the "Peshtigo" disas- ter, when 1,500 lives were lost and 1,280,000 acres burned over. In point of lives lost, the Hinck- ley fire in Minnesota in September, 1894, ranks second, with 418 deaths and 160,000 acres devastated. The Northern Ontario fire of 1916, including the 12 lives lost near Hai- leybury in the second conflagration in August, account for probably 260 deaths. About 800,000 acres were burned. In the famous Miramichi disaster of 1825, 3, acres of New Brunswick and Maine were cleaned out and 160 lives lost. The Porcupine disaster in North- ern Ontario in 1911 accounted for a loss of about 84 people. Prompt Action by a Board of Trade An example of the courageous stand taken by so many of the On- tario Boards of Trade in advocating an overhauling of the Ontario For- est Protection System is contained in the following telegram sent by the London Board of Trade to Hon. G. H. Ferguson, Minister of Lands and Forests. Toronto: "Minister Lands and Forests, Par- liament Buildings, Toronto: "Concerning Northern Ontario disaster and this Board's resolution previously communicated to you, urging adequate control of settlers' fires. Board asks what immediate steps are being taken to protect lives and property. "Secretary London Board of ; The Carleton Board of Trade took similar action, and the Fort William Board, the Prescott Board, and others addressed letters to the Minister at Toronto urging a study of forest protection systems in other parts of Canada and the United States, and the application of radi- cal reforms to the Ontario forest service. This a
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