Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-01

average cut on the Kennebcc for iii
last 10 years is 1871. GIT 900 feet, inciud
ing spruce. pine. cedar and ,hemlock
OF this about so per cent. or ITO. 200. 90
feet is spruce OF which 10000, 900 fee
at the present time is used for pulp
1t seems certain that the yearly Ken
nebec cut will have to shrink, but tn,
shrinkage will come in the saw logs
The yearly growth is sufficient to NEE
the demands for pulp purposes, an i'm.
| portant matter since the pulp invest
ments are permanent.
The Androscoggin drainage is consider
ably smaller than that Of the Kennebec
while it is less than half as large as tn,
basin of the Penobscot. The Androscog
/ gin drains in the State of Maine abou
| 2750 square miles. and in the state Of
New Hampshire about $50. OF the whole
however, only about 200 has to be consid
| cred in relation to spruce, for in the
southern portion that species can hardl,
be said to occur as practicable timber
a." Vi my avn oN "ss"' drainage III ne"
10 spruce-pearihs
""'ie ~ w .ee.o' - 10 u's'ripu'
'ioh e''e'oae' {. e,o's urea OF ABOUT iSV
square miles. 1t is the best spruce-pro.
ducing region of Maine, and the timber
is the finest quality and size.
1t is only within 40 years that spruce
has been cut on the Androscoggin, while
iroi" DIS lar UP DO .ie i.anseiey lakes NO
spruce was ', nv ou. TN the lrs' years
Vi the war nc ie"s'h ana d'hcuity OF
.ne u,lve l"s $500 uie l,'nper' anu KEPT
the utilization Of It's lumber resources.
About half the Androscoggin spruce
country is in its original condition. while
Il considerable portion of the remainder
has been very lightly used In proportion
to it's area the Androscoggin drainage is
the most valuable spruce land in the
the cleanest, and get far the most from
their forests. a notable example of An
droscoggin cutting was seen in Grafton.
Riley and Success. This was railroad
numbering, which is always cleaner than
counting of trees on n given area
as a basis for estimating. IL. was
thought that only per cent of the orr:
ginal trees was left standing. Other cut
ting on the Androscoggin was found TO
leave only Is to 20 per cent. of the trees.
a much closer cut than can be found over
any considerable district elsewhere. cut
ting on the Penobscot is shown to be
comparatively very wasteful. in fact rs
we cross the State from east to west. in
creasing economy in numbering and a
more complete utilization of the re-
sources of the land are observed.
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that the extensive numbering operations
will ruin the scenic glories of our State.
Certainly as long as evergreen trees are
the staple of the cut. the interests of the.
lumbermen and Of +, the sight-seer viii;
not at many points clash. For scenic
purposes hard wood is as good as spruce
even second growth. which in this eli
mate quickly covers almost every
stripped or burnt niece of ground Is after
a. few wears and at a little distance mite
as satisfactory ,nois .s.l.i5s 60, 80 e,
7s7
In his work on the Androscoggin Mr..
Cary was much helped by Mr.. ]. A. Pike
of Berlin, N. H., whose 20 years expert
ence in surveying, estimating and mm-
bering was often of great value. Mr..
Pike estimated that on the Androscoggin
drainage in Maine there is $500. 900. 900 feet
OF spruce lumber. The consumption of
spruce on the Androscoggin in 1896 was
DO000.O00 feet, of which 123,0O0,000 was
used for pulp and paper. Quite a portion
of this consumption was from New
Hampshire. however. The total cut ON
the Penobscot in 1895 was 144. 1911, 49i feet,
of which 81. 44S feet was spruce.
A.
80 ,-.,.,' 3, 1880, -,
80 M - 20 ..,' T.. ~ ,a..n.,
- ,,, 49,. - ~ -, =. ~.
th;nm wt;oh NAN NO., fraauan.,,. 80,
49, -. =. - ..,s.,.. -.
Ter from the rate OF growth OF trees III
volume though II is dependent upon II.
some OF MS conclusions are mere given.
CROWN on sIhaii timoer ieft IN mod
erateiE haro' systematic cut OF land may
NC SCI a' .'e ia'e vi ~ per cen,.' coiii-
pouiiu interest "heii 'oiume aione IS
coisiue'eo' Inc rate rises Ut iai's DIS tie
Gu. 10 ii'ore Ut iess severe.
measured at star Lana nhish by the
MAINE scaie roie' the same CROWN III VOL
uHie might Heah an Increase III scate- a.