THE LEWIS PASS ROAD

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21119, 21 March 1934, Page 12

THE LEWIS PASS ROAD

FINE FOREST RESERVE .loi knly in (o.m.missiom:!: OF CROWN LANDS ; To sec somcihing of tlto rusts i:t the vicinity of the Lewis Paris and also to see the area of 90U0 acres. of forest that has been set aside ■i • ti reserve near the pass. Mr \Y. Stwari, Commissioner of Crown I ids, accompanied by Messrs 11. echo, senior forest ranker, James Malign. P. Brockton, and J. W. | T ippinpajc. crossed to Reefion by ; \ iv of the Lewis Parrs. | Speaking to a reporter of "The ; I yesterday. Mr Stewart said tl t tho party left Hanmcr Springs > i . Friday week and spent the: l [ night at the Poplars. bciiii,' ■ \-eycd neross the Hope river in ■ ciray l-\v Mr A. Oldncld. The ' ] rney was eontinucd on foot to : ti junction ch' the Nina and Lewi..-; er-". The Lewis Pass was crossed '■ n Sunday, mid that nistht was l lit at th.o Marina Springs Hostel, fion was reached on Mcvnda>", i 1 th.o loliowirm itiorninc; the re- ! i n journey w eommeneed. Ii" Stt-wa:t said that the road ' a uc-red trom most oi the ia.-t-wc.st '< ds in that there was no sudden : c p from tin- summit on the west , a\ T;a N oonstrueiion oi tiie loaci t ouch the Lewis Par-s would I l can that much improved aeee.-s ' \ uld be «"iven to the Crown land : tluit area. He also saw the hot i :n.L..> which are just on the ! t n.-tehureh side of tho junction ' 1 the Nina and Lewis rivers. The I i d runs through miles of verv ■ dc me forest with only occasional ; d! clearings, and sunie very tine be eh timber \...- -ecu. Th.o t'ore-t :\_ was gazetted a reserve o;i Do•bc r 1-i he ; to ;;;ve ti;o chpart- ; nl m-o..tfi- c-.0.t; 0.l over it. Ir Stewart expressed the o;u:i;o:i t tne -rc ;.'.e.-i en-inooi-m- dnii- ''.'•" ni ;':i- destruction of the • d would bo the brideio," o' th'