Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30
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ha"dIy eNaSSeratioh TO say that the
Dominion possesses an lheNhaUsuole
supply OF pup wood
DIR, Bel Oh the SeolosicM survey
or Canada, says OF the forests: Ia
cur northern or spruce forests, a
bird S.tye view OF the country would
show patchy appearance, due 70
the taet that these different areas
nave been burned over at inherent
times. The white spruce attainS rs
tuIl grown IN ABOUT lac years, ana
there are Seeohd-SfoWIh patches q
TINS tree OF al sizes and al ages, w
TO 100 years or mule, together VITA
some OF the old forest. Spruce trees
grow much more rapidly up TO aocut
80 years thah theN 40 aiterWaru,
III u's>rIolhS It's area, ne says
me area OF Our northen forests
great as that OF England. Any one OF
these A parts Will produce woe"
enough TO supply the Ordinary oe'
mahaS OF the present population on
Iahada-that IS, o,ooo,oVo people
could get what Is required Tor MN
ing, fuel, etc, by taking the timber
from space the size OF England
and would be able to allow the other
43 equal parts to be III reserve or
used for export TINS great region.
which has remained so long uneX'
piored, Is about To be brought Withia
the reach OF civilization through the
railway being built from Sault Ste
Marie to Hudson bay. This will
make available at least the timber
growing around the bay and along
the line of the road, and may pos
sibly provide more accessible field
of pulp wood than can be obtained in
any other way for the rapidly grow
ing industries of the country
The southern or commercial timber
belt spreads over a very wide ter
ritory. 1t comprises that portion Of
Ontario and Quebec lying between
the i5th and 50th parallels of latitude
and bounded on the east by the St
Lawrence river and on the west by
the Great Lakes and Manitoba,
Great interest Centers in this great
timber region, by reason of its
proximity to the manufacturing
centers of the United States and be.
cause IT contains the most valuable
timber for lumber east OF the Rocky
mountains.
1t is not, however, a compact and
uhofoken belt OF trSt-class timber.
climatic conditions seriously inter
lofe WIN me development and
CROWN OF some OF the best species
OF uhDer that lhhaDtt TINS region,
lor none OF the best ones extended
iaf'heF horth than the watershed be
tween hudson Day ana the Great
Lakes approximately the 5Oth
paraileI OF latitude, and many OF
them md their northern limit far
south OF TINS parallel. Besides, all
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Inc KING OF the northern forests IS
white pine which has its northern
limit, as have also white cedar and
red pine, as this 55th parallel of
latitude. This region is now virtually
its only home in the Dominion q
Canada. 1t was at one time sup.