, 1869-04-13
LuMBERING AND NUMBERING
PROSPECTS,


fFet* Ae Saq7ndw knse,prise, April 10
xoo. aas mi s ,ss e sas; ~ \ nov eassa s
pnhlsc to learn the extent Of the operations, AN
the prospect Of getting the legs to lnasket Last
n ~ veg favorable for aaftps roads and skta-
much cztlser than 1sna IN consequence, and nade
preparations for getting out 4 hlger amourt OF
STOCK than On any nsrEtonx 5esE. Tho nns faH
start iato the FoodS and The indications ofan eafty
winter all favored The tdca thut our naztet would
he oresatocs sed with logs this spring. Winter DID
8 sne1 n y III f 70 % M ~
ground. and WhLeh only lasted Z vary sHost
t!tne. AL through january ne had spHngalke
weather, Which had the eject OF materially check
ing creratEus, Maay 1uEnbcru1c1 had 10 suspend
aitEetnef cspccal! such ~ have had long ha1l!nG.
and those who had the good fortune 70 hare III
tie short hauling, 2Are up eating and AktdtinE st
mt great dssAnce t1e2 tnc rtre19 fruIn tho fe1r
fhat the season Woald be 80 ahort a. 10 render 1t
fmrossole f9r them to banf what ioss The! nad u
poets u snow than 1aRuaf,. and the weztae. kepk
m and w.s1n until .1'out the i4th when aoundaa1
u.ade ii sery slow and artsnou task
af getting DGs hon TIE sktdrays
to Tie nsaln roads. Scrwttnstan andIu4 this
r. Xafch il me nconth when fanocrnea thiut Of
ets asulips Which ,hey haFe rese'Ted. as e1ov
however, of short hauling In A1yh, there na1
feFn such m amount Of 1oE1 cut on long hauling
&HtI VIE nor EQE IN DeIdFt A1tTh 1hAt up 70 &ffe
vsrr day of sseak!ng Up The. had hardly &uoaseded
tn getting them nsu1ed; consequently the Anoount
Of stock got In tn March ls not 20 great - might
be expected On the who1et the xtock Of ioG1 xox
IN OF the E.Fer1, czeeE and thctf tributaries IN
TIE Saginaw valley, wiI not exceed that Cf last
ye1s, Witch Amounted to Anoas ~ million:
favpratIe Id tie nm 81 III month But Ine snft
rainy "eathef pfthe lattef part Of Aasth has been
succeeded BY dl!, cold xeaIhGz, which hAa til DOW
Prevented the rn1ways httug prpken IN on naps1 OF
the no9tttyn 1est1fus: the Ice even has not ret
Gone oUt, An the x1tet Is fxltlng rapidly. II ihts
weather cnntiuncs for a few days longer the wattr
ttrfes woaM te 30 low - to render loa-fuunin1
lrrna<leae- To-dat on nost Of the creeks lumber
HeH h1FH ESe1 Up ii hape& for the
r,esent 81 being kh1e 70 run their 1oES On
tae hcad<sietz, tributaries, md c1eeks whese
!oe-ruuniuE q, At tha best Ct t.toeA, doubkful
IT logs banked. which II wnf bc Impossible TO Set
out, nnsrea ne have perfect deiuse Of rain; ana
provided an considerable amount Of sh1x stock
should Be hung up as there ia ererY seAeon 70 ex-
pct shs stoek Of lozs u the naTtrt thts sprtn2
viii fa1 far shoFt n1 rhst Of l71s yeer; and sdoald
every stn-1e loe now hanktd Ind rs1 ray 10 rnAt-
seL NC *n not hate te5 excess orcr l.st Jears
stock and Il fuInhEyszfo tare not got oo1 the
ataclni Of stock they anticipated they h.ve st
least the psospecta Of dsspestnx of Mhst they have
naw active ant The msffrt heanh1. and = lszgc
auntut ot lumber hss aaresdJ been Contracted for
b. Eastern FArttcA
Ine Ahosr Etaternent represents the y1ews af iii
our HadinE tu1uherr&eh- In rex2.d 10 d:J lumber
On the EfveT, there IA tct vey tttte, say, uEsoll
The E1zffes has ecen qafet, but slcs have been
EaAe. and unxde TOO II Fecucuerzttrt neure<
RxfrtHG viii fruhahJ commence next week as the
ot'o.oa tse Cling up. md naay Of the ur1s wt1l
also be "a OPERATION II the sane tine