The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-24
IN
 GREAT NORTHWEST
PARTIES WILL GO OUT WITH THE COMING OF THE SPRING SEA.
 SON IN COLD COUNTRY.
Warnings Are Sent Out Relative to the Great Danger From Forest Fires, Telling How to Prevent Their Spread.

Edmonton, Alta, May 23.-Explor- anOn of the hinterland of Alberta and the vast untraversed territory between the 60th parallel of latitude and the Arctic ocean will be con tinued this season by officials of the geological and meteorological serv- ices, the fisheries department and the geological and typographical surveys of the dominion government Several parties are already in Ed monton to outfit for trips of from five to eight months duration in the northern wilderness.
 One of the parties is headed by John Pattison of the Toronto ob- servatory, who is journeying to the Arctic ocean in connection with in- ternational work in the study of air currents in the Eskimo region. He s accompanied by George Hall h. gram, who is studying the natural lhistory of the far northern areas with a view to placing his discover
  outward trip will include voyage of l 900 miles by canoe on the Athaa- basca and Mackenzie rivers.
 Charles Camsell of the geological survey, who was born at Fort Simp- son, at the confluence of the Macken- ,zie and Liard rivers in northern AL ,berta, vii make map of the unex- plored mineral territory in the Mackenzie river basin. He is ac- companied by Francis Harper, do- minion biologist, and F. J. Alcock and A. c. Haultain. The party will also endeavor to find the source and cause of Thelon river, which is sup posed to rise in chain of unknown lakes, several hundred miles north of the Dubawnt river.
 c. D. Melville of Edmonton, will be head of party of three explorers on an expedition to the east coasts of Hudson and James Bay. They have been commissioned by the dominion goverpHent to ascertain the actual eomfiercial value of fish in these waters. Tha party will start north from Cochrane, Ont, early in June. They expect to cover 300 miles by canoe on the round trip. It is an aounced here that a second eXpedi- ton will leave Montreal next month to investigate the fishery resources of the straits of Hudson Bay.
 Another voyageur for the far north is H. A. Conroy, dominion inspector of treaty aids, who is on his annual treaty paying trip among the Indians in Alberta's hinterland. He will visit the various posts in the district, go- ing as far north as Fort Simpson, re- turning to Edmonton the latter part of September or early in October.
 The supervisor of the Apache na- tional forest, with headquarters at lSpringerville, Arizona, has just is- sued to all the users of the forest resources in his vicinity the follow. ing letter:
 Dear Sir:
 W1th the coming or the dry, not, summer season, and the opening up of the Apache forest to those who make use of it's resources, for the grazing of stock, for a supply of tim ,ber or for recreation purposes, the forest is made extremely liable to forest fires. Everyone travelling, living or fishing in the forest must make use of fire in camp. Some are careful with camp fires, but some are not, which makes the danger greater.
 Forest fires are dangerous and when they destroy stock range. young and mature timber, and even crops and ranches they mean a money loss to you as we'll as to the people of thewhole country.
 Protected forests increase in value. They furnish labor, develop the country. promote the stock rais- ing industry, keep down lumber prices, keep the streams running, af- ford recreation, fishing, hunting, make region beautiful, make homes safe and comfortable, make life worth living and prosperous state,