, 1877-01-10
LUMBER.
Tho Saginaw Region.

Gpscial Correspondence n The TrtSunt.
EAST SAGINAW, Micll., Jun. 8,-ln Northern
Michigan nre numerous rivers anl small
streams flowing rapidly from their source, aud
forming natural outlets for the hugo crop Of
the forest,-nins }ogs,-the staple product ol
this section. These struams-tha Tittabnwasscs
nnd tributaries, Which empty their raters inta
Gable, into Saginaw RRy-arc frozen now; but
their hanks tccn with tho busy life OF the
lu1nbcr-camps, and ttcir furcst-tringcd borders
eeho and rcsound With the Rug Of THO ux.
Every ycaffs operations crowd the forest -bear.
Ing product back, aud t!llny Of tlu streams arc
stripped oi pine, while lunDcrInIE upun most OF
tlcln this scason Il carried on at the lcu.lwntprs
Of the streatns. East Saginaw. Saginaw City,
for thr numbering rcgions; aud those FIRMS who
deal 10 goods In demand Tor the camIs find the
Wintcr the best season of the year foE trade,
In answer to tt,o assertion made by class
would be put into tho streams this winter, your
correspondent would say that Qua Of tile largest
Wholesale produce arl lurntsr-supply dealers In
thls section OF the State Informed mo that his
b.IaliesA during the month 1T December Just
past doubled tint Of the corresponding month
OF 1875, and was larger in faet, tflall befurc III
ten ycars. Ncar'y a!l Of the dealers in lumber.
mems eMpplies report tl'u snnAe condition Of
with tho high water Of last hpring. enabled the
reach the in!l!s, and left but little stock
buck for the season Of 1s1,-a condition Of
consequently, thu stock avAiIahle next erasUn
for the mills will hu logs tut this winter. As
largo proportion OF tho rut is upon the head
waters 0f streams, full supply of 1ogx for The
tho spring, Thus fur hut little SNOW has fallen,
aud unless this section IL visited later III thu
season by ii heavy botly nf tho "Wauttful,r - or
by cxtraostlinary ra!t's. II Is safe to ra'rulate
hung up, ansi out Of Tie calculation for ne1.
ThU season thus far has been favorable for
cutting and sktddlnR, aud nlany !umbeElnen
10 enable them to bank the lugs already OH t!IB
sktdt. III CAMPS where The loKs c!uSc 10 tbs
nycr-banss, llaullng Is progressing; but. tho
larger proportion bclnI from twu tu four 1nilrs
from tho tanks. not n,Ic! Gun bo done until
mere snow toines+
There las been 10 dcaFth Of men for the
lumbcr.woods, the supply rather exceeding the
demand: Onc large operator informed ms that,
%lthI1 h the pIst t%o wssks ut lsst tA, fnrty
,. wc.e willing ; tn labor for thelr toari aud
from, ga to Sl8 per month, ai.l
siS aI Int f9I tI,s e1s5cs men, as @ y
tAa woods this "nter, III Northern Michigan,
furnish frol. B,uG0 to 500 men with tInploy
lncnt who wuultl otherwise ba put tu .lrsperute
6tTalts ~ DptAHl AfEllnODl. IA consequence,
tie eItles auti towns In this SECTION are not
troubled with tra,tls md idlers u an extent
witnessed III places south and east. The fare n
ths 1uubcrtamps is plain, but substantial; and
tlle labor, though severe, IL conducive ~ health
ani tho deSefulHicnt vi tiIs physical powers.
The men WHO perform this labor are Ut all
nationaltIts. but principally Canadians 1fany
ol them 1etusl 10 Caaaua In this spring With,
tho proceeds OF their Winters campaign; wlllu
many men 70 on tbs s'driva II III the srElng, and
I'LL the Quota of the mslls In the summer.
II ~ curly yrt to speculate with any degree u
accuracy upon tlu probable rut thls Winter that
will be available for next scasou'a supply, 10
much depends, Us stated, upon this conditions
favorable to uteratsn., sslc!l Us SNOW In winter
for hauling, and watrr in Stirring TO- enable the
logs 10 reach the mills. This total stock LETT
over ut the cluse Of operations Lust fall, with
which t0 confluence operations In thr t,,rfug, Ia
estimated by clusc calruators-ba1r.l upon
actua! il3ures fI 1uany Iustanres-at ~, ,GD,Au
feet Tor lbc tayiHaw-EEyer mIlIs. None Ut the
new cut will bu available for the markut bctt,su
June, ls77; au'l tlien It must necessarily bc In
y coHditlou uuht iur shipping for some weeks
lAt1r. This would tM!itatc that there need bu
NJ great apprehension rs ~ an oyeroto~keA
marktt next acusu1!. At AIlena aild gu the
Lake Huron shore the available stock for next
seaaou u much smaller than bcfore fur many
yea1s. The probable log-cut for the current
Xintrs u estimated At w, uCD,ND. FokKsT.