The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-13 00:00:00

men, horses and hullocks—a proportion of the yellow pine
and deals brought to Quebec are from Lake Champlain, it
follows that the cost and expences attending the same, until
the first rafting,is disbursed in the United States.
Many of the large masts require twenty four bullocks and
horses to drag them out of the woods to the edge of the rivers
where they can be rafted and floated.

No great quantity of large masts have been got out lower
down than Montreal, except front t)►e Seigniory of Ross Cuth-
bert, Esq.. back from Bertkier and Yamaska, in the years
1811, 12, 13,' and 1814.—M. Cutbbert's price for the tree
standing in the forest was one .dollar each ; such masts at
were drawn fron► thence might average one with another 18
inches at the partners, (the place for measurement) and
would be on that girt at least sixty-three feet in length, and
would contain in cubical measurement near three load, at the
price of only 31. per load, 91. each mast; hence it follows,
that from 55., the original cost of the timber, the increased
value of about 81. and upwards in the stick was laid on and
expended in the various channels of expense, in bringing it
to, and dressing and preparing it for market.
. The charges fur dressing and preparing staves and masts for
the market are greater than on other deecriptions of Lurm►ber.
It is well kno►en that the lumber man (as he is called in
general,) pays nothing for the growing timber ; few make
money by getting it out, and many who engage in the busi-
ness ruin themselves. If this view of the trade be nearly
correct (laying aside the weighty considerations of employing
British Seamen and Tonnage, taking British goods in barter
for Lumber, and otherwise extending the sale of them, inde-
pendent of other Transatlantic considerations), it follows that
nearly all the 200,0001. is laid out in employing of Labourers
in the Canadas, and in consuming the produce of the soil,. in
feeding and clothing the various descriptions of men and
cattle employed in the business—excepting always the first
cost of that portion of the Lumber from the United Stales,
until it floats on the Canada streams. The expellees on rafts
from Lake Champlain are heavy at Chambly, the large tim-
ber is brought down the Rapids of St. John's in•small floats,
and re-rafted in the Basin of Chambly for the Quebec
market,

The inhabitants of Quebec derire great advantages from
the quantity of floats they buy almost fur nothing (this is the
-cage on which the staves, deals, &c. are rafted down), which
supply hundreds of families with fire-wood, and with which
the greater part of the houses in the suburbs, and many of
the out-houses in town are built.

ROUghXstituate of the expence of the following Lumber esta-
blishments in Lower Canada, which were at one time fully

employed.

.

Flowers and Newberry's, at Patrick's Hole
Idles' House, on the 13adlow Cope
Caldwell, on his Saw Mills, Reservoirs, and Machi•
nery, at Etchemin, and Basin at the Chaudiere
Geo. Hamilton, on Wharfs, Stores, Dwelling, and
Work Houses, at New Liverpool
Usboroe and Patterson's establishment, at the Falls
of Montmorency
Their establishment at Wolfe's Cove
Wolfe's Cove, in the present occupation of Mr. Camp-
bel4and Campbell's late purchase from Mr. Bell
Li:Aherne and Jollitle, Atkinson and Co. and another
establishment on the Sillery Cove and Grounds
Ritchie's Buildings and establishments at New London 3,000
Gouldie's Steam Engine Mill at St. Ruch, calculated

L. 30,000

10,000

15,000

12,000

. 30,000
. 10,600

about 150 hurse power
Coltman and Hale's Saw Mill, at Pontnenf, M'Ken-
zie's at Terrebone, (or IVashman's), Hamilton's
extensive saw mills at Hawliesbnry, and Chester's
on the Rideu

• 7,000

20,000

L. 147,000

Besides these there are several other Saw Mills on the St.
Lawrence, and Streams leading to it, above Montreal.
It is understood that several houses in England bare of
late been prevented from forming lumber establishments in
Canada, from the apprehension that the British Ministry have
it in contemplation to lay additional Duties on timber front
the British North American Colonies.
FURS AND PELTRIES,
Exported in 1819, not included in the above valuation.
3,064 fox skins 9l seal
71,877 martin 4,783 cased and open cat
3,067 bear and cub 261ynx
55,395 beaver 1& loupcerviers
137,486 muskrats 6 buffalo
6,857 ►otter . 554 wolverines
32,192 deer 174 swan
2,052 wolf 6 carcajoux
3,809 hare and rabbit 11 casks
4,975 racoon 4 Lem castoruat
6,166 minx 1 box
2,761 embir

EXPORTS 17
In Lower Canada, in !8U), ni
meration vessels;
so
1: codfish
50,523 cwt. J
3 tons
199 casks oil
540 gall.
EXPORTS FROM NEW CARLISLE,

OM GASPEE,
)t included in the former enu-
, 1630 tons, 130 men.
10 bbls. herrings
4 Haw-
-4 Indian meal
12 oars,

Lower Canada, in 1819, not inciuded in the former enumera-
tion, 27 vessels, 4492 tons, 264 men.
24,433 cwt. codfish 398 spars
19 bbls. salmon 1:37 cords lathwood
26 - herrings 1,000 pieces staves
70 sumhed, do. 53 -- birch timber
2 - macliarei 2 - masts
27 - Z. oii 186.- plank
6,735 halls.) 2 bales furs.
3,160 tons pine timber

The preceding statement being confined to the
Canada Trade way, we shall very shortly give an
exposition of the trade of Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Prince Edward's Island, Cape Breton,
and Newfoundland, for the last year, in order to
bring into one point of view the value and im-
portance of British North America, especially
with reference to its effect on the navigation end
maritime poiAer of the kingdom, which can only
be kept up by encouraging the timber trade from
thence. We understand the total number of ships
employed in the trade to the King's Notth Ame-
rican Colonies, during the last year, exclusive of
.Newfoundland, W 29 upwards sixteen hundred.