, 1874-03-18
LUMBER.
Tho Soasonsa Prospects in tho Niscun-
NtAA Lumber EiGlAlks

Tho Scaa0nsR Prospects in tho Niscons
HtAl Lumber Fields.
Sp3ctal Dfspa.ch to Ths Chicago Tt1b,tne.
MILWAUKEE, AInroh 17.-From m exhaustive
lumber report now boing compiled, 1t appears
that tho latest returns from tho lumber camps
on tho difforont atroame of this stato show that
much larger crop Of logs will DO brought out
than was expected when operations began last
full. Still tho crop will DO much short Of what
it WAS d year ago--ptobably about sufficient,
whom addod to t. no Aurplns loft over, to moct tho
demand in Wisconsin without oyetdoing tho
Mnrket.
THE BLACK RIVER,
which In 1872 produced $50 QUO zoo foet OF logs,
will produce not oyor liz, ,000, 600 thus year. which
is about 90, 900 moro than operators on that
stream expected wheu work began in the fall.
In 1878, the WISCONSIN River produced a log
cut Of 1870 600 600 feet but for some reason not
explained In tho report referred to, only q moro
fraction OF that amount, aay about 22,500, 900,
will bo tho crop this year.
Tho figures for
THE UrPEn WOLF RIVER
and its tributaries oro not regularly. gathered
from the various operators on tint strohtn, but
arc, laid on the statomon. ct IN OK
writes: ''This Btroasn carried 207 900 900 foot
Of logs In tho spring Of 1873. Last fall, when
operations began In the woods, tho prospective
cut WAS closely estimated md put down at
winter aud improved prospects Of finances mud
trado have encouraged operators to extend their
plans md now figure up tho crop at liz, ,o00,-
Tho logs loft over from Inst yenr OIL
THE st. uRo1x NIvER AND TRIBUTARIES
aro estimated at 28. 900 900 foot. The cut Of tho
prosont year is put at ll5,00D,000 against 1885,
200, 900 last year Or, in otlor Words the millA
that stream will lave. about 14s,ooo,000 fcet to
On tho Clippown. in tho yipter or
1915, 275, ,o00. do ieet " were O. put T in. and nd
on tho Eau Claire 10000, 600. Oh the former
ssroam tho cut Of tho present winter, added to
wlat was loft on hand at tho closing down of
tho mills laHt fall, will make, az noar as can be
estimated nov, $50, 900 feet; on the lnttor
yory much Bmaller proportion, aay not over
Last yoar tho Yellow River and tta tributaries
were left over, Adding this amount OF old logs
to this winters cut, 81 000 900 feotin tho amount
Eot down to this stroa1n.
Those hguros give tho.
ESTIMATED YIELD
Of al tho Wisconsin lumber reglons except that
known Us tho Green Bay district, OF which the
figures received up till Saturday noo1, woro only
Of fragmentary nature. Out Of tl,oso, however,
year used 10000 600 foot Of logs and hnd IT, 000,-
900 loft over, will this year bring out only
25 50o0, QUO. On tho hleuomonee, tho cut will foot
up 1o9, ,ooo, 900, against 12s, ,oo0,ooD last year.
All Gu0fE III mute TO anoW approximately
now HUGH LUMBER
may bo expected to 60 on the market from tho
mills established along tho lines OF railroaa
penetrating tic pine woods. Hitherto this item,
tho last yoar has eularged till 1t is now worth
considering In the tptal product. EstmntoB
gathorod from tho three roads, tho Wost Wls-
Gonnir, Wisconsin Central, and tho Qroon
Day y MINNESOTA, plato the yiola at
7GO00,000 feet. which, added to the figures
already given, exclusive Of tho Green
Bay district fix tho crop ut 802 600 feot, not
including, Of course, my portion ot tie sawed
lumber loft over from laAt year. The fact that
thoao 1igureA show u much shorter supply OF logs
than that Tor last year is talson among lmmbor-
mon to bo most encouraging future. Whllo 1t
10 expected that these figures will be Of value to
tho trade III Judging Ut tho prbbablo course OF
Ing hereafter. '' '"'''