The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-18
THE FOREST OF Canada

4 Says COInpOSlTlOn DTGSGnt
dition of the timber of Canada generally
destood by the people of the United States They
too much inclined to look upon them unbroken
forest rather than separate and distinct areas, and
they enormously associate with these different the
best mbers known to have their habitat in this northern
country
forests may be formed by ignoring the minor belts of tim
Der and the isolated forest reserves dividing
forest lands into three great belts or divisions.
This, of course necesstaes leaving out of the report
the forests of the maritime Provinces, which extensive
and valuable covering about Onetenth of the of
those of Ontario and Quebec but the forests of New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia may be compared in Il gen
eral way those of Maine BY the division suggested,
have three great timber belts in the Dominon-the
northern spruce belt the southern commercial belt
both east of the Rocky Mountans-and the British
Columbia belt west of the Rocky Mountains. In point
of value, for general purposes the western British
Columbia belt is far superior to either of the eastern
mentioned for the that the climate tempered
it by the waters of the Pacific Ocean, promotes
perfect growth and development of the different
species. Here is found not only the valuable red fir
OrgOn pine, generally distributed throughout the entire
Province along the coast and the mountains but also
the red CEDAR the western spruce the yellow CEDAR the
hemoc the balsam fir the western white pine the west
yellow pine, the maple, and the western oak in such
quantities as to make this perhaps, the most valuable
timber belt the North American continent This belt
extends from the ortynnth parallel north to the sXteth
parallel a distance of some 40 miles and is
from 200 to 300 miles wide. The best timber does
extend to the extreme north That portion is covered
with black and white spruce and constitutes very
tensiye pulp-wood range
says:
The best grown specimens found near the coast in
proximity to the waters of the many bays and nlets
which ndent it. Here the tree frequently surpasses
feet in diameter at considerable height above the
ground, and reaches height of from 200 800 feet
forming prodgious and dark forests. The timber is
used for hOusebudng, wharves, piles, mass furniture,
fencing, etc.
Next in importance to the Oregon pine is the red cedar
j. H. Anderson deputy minister Of agriculture for the
Province, says: r.,,- ra. ..n
The treeis very generally dstrbuedn Vancouver Isl.
and and the coast of the mainland to the westward Of
the coast range Scarce in the dry central plateau, it
again in considerable quantities in the Sekirk and
gold ranges of the mountains.
AS in the of the Douglas red fir the finest spec
to be obtained in proximity to the seacOast
Here the tree attans immense size, idea Of which
may be formed from the fact that of the native
nOeS-which all heWn out of the trunkS-are feet
and more from the level of the gunwale to the bottom
Although second in Importance regards its economic
value it is more valuable wood than the Oregon pine
being used principally for interior finishing cabinetmak
ing, DOORS shingles, and posts