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ttsc georgetown herald wjntly july 14 1943 contmmkftt wbt of kartll catjatry over two months i gone tine i wrote at that spring ni just showing aigca of coming to the north land the anew laid deep all over the land uai f eared blf floods but day arte day bo rain came and the sunshine was bight and warm and the snow just belted an mltli no hood whstetrr it continued dry overtired which made the frost a ions time coming out kot bit of rain fell all through april and only a few showers in rsrly may but jr wtatoer sat idea hn the land finally betame bt for crop towinj and gardening we use all fsrmrrs look forward keenly to this time and for a few week our ahole thougbt and effort l dependent on und preparauon and towing and we got a nice kx in the ground in good thape for tne past three seasons during our or ove months in tne lummer my duty hot token me away from name co i am separated by force of circum stances to tne alone a great deal of the time eicept for a while during tne holiday season wtirn i be it compan far a few week i little thought some thing otrr 70 year ago while oo a visit tor a few day to the canadian na tional exhibition and had the oppor tunity of wring a great dlsclsy of fvjrestry fire ftghtlng equipment olio a large airplay of wood craft wttb in diana to charge alio a display by the oorn tosdss from algaonda far that tirnetlme tn the future i tavself would be actively engaged with tbe wry article that sere then a source it entertainment- but cucb le the com the ontario foraetry branch of the dspc of lands and fomt la a tre- ubdeot undertaking and prrrlda em ployment far some ihonssnds of our fwruilannn and coven a great number of onnspstlons there are the nururue where seeds for tree are planted and cored for then the plots where the mrtrtnti art transplanted to grew oo tiafnn dlitrlhutlon then the wtde open spares where ueea are introduced by planting to curb toll motion on1 pro- tide future wood and timber arras then the foreet rangers that hare chart of all the water ways portagea erection of protective tlgni for the pre vention of firee the building and main tenance of cabins in outlying placea tor patrolmen to take shelter the manlng of lookout towers which are planed on the highest and most ttre- title locatlonspouible to find after en gineers hate taken irvela then the ground crews made up of chief and deputy chief in each location in eery district who have charge of the luu- anoe of travel and bre permits the oar and maintenance of all the equipment necessary to fight bush area okxieeafuly and economically and a few regular men besides these who are just seasonal employees but given some preference by meant of tenloruy from year to year as they return to work from these seasonal employees men who adapt themselves to the work and ohow ability an opportunity is teen them to become sealers helpers first for a season or two to acquaint them with the different specie of pine white red or jack the tame of spruce birch balsam poplar cedar tamarac oak hemlock or any other woods that require measurements from the bush where lumbering operations are carried on then examinations ore conducted tor proficiency and ability and if sue easeful the candidate u given a permit and license to act ss a scaler during the winter and u automatically a fo rest ranger if he so dsslre in the sum mer and as promotion take place is raited to a deputy first and then a chief lly part on tne staff of the elk lake isealiltaarters of whlan uotachewan torn a port the others being erujle- bart and oowganda is tower observer at belle island tower so named be- caoie oj a ftlond in the centre of the lake which separate the ttts from tbe main land and ha to be gone round to reach the camp jhj tj leading to the tower the camp is right on the lake shore vimrlng belle island to the emit and the tower is about 1 and a half mile inland by trail half 1 over fairly level ground but the ba lance means climbing bout 1200 feet in about a quarter of a mile with the tower another 100 feet perched on top one man m one of our towers remark ed one day that he thought he was about as close to heaven as hed ever get and x asked if being high up was hi conception of heaven he told why re well i replied it unt jatae but no more wo ihiit each tower is provided where pos sible frith a telephone to their branch headquarter also a receiving trans mitting su radio set powered with a v stance a battery juv as and nw v o battery with a geno motor to provide volume for transmitting the a batter is kept charged by mean of a gas driven combined mo tor and generator and hooked direct to battery go to d o current tbo different tower are so to 40 mllaf apart and wave length are so ewanted that we only have asoesa to tow in our own district and ordy buatnaa or conversation i ma weather report are barred bjeen ofaatrrer i alas an atr- twatst rltrtrilnii lookout and hag forms tn assmi ftr nwsarwrini and report oor prirstoatfiei ww la the tower 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rjvtw alac bla ntun f raa itruats ijmatua i ha prmrn aad ralure of casadlaa asrwviurf ha saesmalnd hotb tba sraaiuoa sad wnld vlaw oa caaada s araauma ym koat sasbrtnl la- aoatit taaie la slaaa indad tattlss vaaaaiala el lala aas aib ua ratrat aaa abased auadllj in eye then with powerful blnoculon then location i determined with a sighting brow pivoted on that towers location a a circular map marked in degree the bran is also marked in miles so a fairly accurate location can be reported if the smoke is plainly vlambls and given from a or 3 point so cross section reading is possible in this way ground crews can reach the location with the least possible delay either by road in trucks or by water routes in motor boats and canoes the early part of the season as i aubtloosd wa war dry and aa no growth had commenced when i came in the 13th of ofay the whole country was tn an ideal condition for terrible are we had or s quite big fires in our district one on the oowgentt road near wigwam lake one near ganejbeck which burned a etrlp across 3 townships about 13 mile before be ing eontroled two or 3 minor fires in the englehart section and 3 fires near mataohewen our men had just got one out tight near the town when i had to report the second one about 13 mile up the river en liatachran lake that one took two big gang and all our equipment pumps hose tools ueb as shovel grub hoes eta mve days to control and before being stopped had burned over moo acres and an atarted by ftrfilmg eai over the 1mb ot may weekend but the rata earn then and helped to damp ou the fire and its rained ever alnoe limes already and one day had a off and on particularly good view in a marsh close seventeen of the 37 days so far in june have been wet with over ft inches of rain so far caught in official water catcher and measured in 100th inch for record purposes we also keep wind direction and velocity and vbuiblllty aa record there is such a variety of equipment duties territory and other subjects that might be of interest but space wont permit the description to those with sufficient interest a trip to this north oounrty and a visit to rare loculon of this kind is the easiest and best way to get accurate know ledge when i came first this spring not a leaf of any kind hod started so it was a marvelous sight to watch nature un fold each day and drape the whole landscape in its many shades of green then the blossoms and now the fruit it formed in preparation for ripening and both blueberries and raspberries promise to be a good crop there are no strawberries or cranberries just around here but the weather has been favorable fee all varieties so they will give their crops too the files are making themselvea a plague and nuisance now for a while and just this last few days an driving the big tame to the lakes and marshes where that art a few hour ease aval- lowing in water i have seen au va rieties moose deer and bear a number lo the tower ot a right between a big bull moose and a monstrous black bear whlrh was irving to separate the moose calf from its mother all four were vlasble at once but the moose family were still victors the last i saw of them and all going strong fish have been exceptionally plenti ful here this year for just what rea son i have no way of knowing but i con go out anytime regardless of the tight time of the moon and get more than i eon use i have seen other with extra good catches just tn a few hoars two lads come here one wet day with li big pickerel weighing 3 to i lbs each and a big northern pike weighing 1 lbs and had caught them all just cost ing off the shore in a little lake just above me here in about two hour they said both were wet and thought they had enough for a few day there are no trout streams in this whole district but the larger ash pike pickerel lake trout and boss are plentiful rm not able to get far enough away for the boss and lake trout but pickerel are just as good any way only not quite the sport catching and landing them tbe pity is more people cant have some of this abundant source el god food to luppllment tbe meat supply these days because i know bah la terribly scarce and always expensive now i feel this letter ha reached baufmle stauet btathvo bbcall8 rad hlotoatv bridge street is a new station name appearing in timetable of the canadian national ralhvaya conse quent on the inauguration of the cen tral elation at montreal in july ltth next it is near the city end of victoria bridge and adjacent to the site of the sufficient length so must conclude cordially yours johnson origlnsl montreal orsnd trunk station from which point on october 3t jud left the first train for toronto to begin a service which has remained in con tinuous operation for eightyseven yean eur eomw ma rug un old chum cur nut roa cmjuumtf the woeufa newt seta through the christian science monitor ivgy jvmvijatjvr sat ms ksar aa use msvaa far assltsaa yaws gjasisaaa ausasa faallstiaim asetssr was hsswsw 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