. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. January, 1904 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN '5 mour Company in 1892 for 6 in the Township of Peck, comprising 11^ square miles. The result of previous timber sales in Ontario was as follows : Highest Average Square price price Date miles, per mile. per mile. 1868 38 $ 5'9 $ 38o-'7 1869 98 418 1870 12 640 1871 487 5°° 1872 5,031 1,000 ii7-79 1877 375 5°° 1881 i,379 2-30° 532-oo 1885 1,012 1,250 3!4-87 1887 459 6'3°° 2, 1890 343 • 2,
. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. January, 1904 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN '5 mour Company in 1892 for 6 in the Township of Peck, comprising 11^ square miles. The result of previous timber sales in Ontario was as follows : Highest Average Square price price Date miles, per mile. per mile. 1868 38 $ 5'9 $ 38o-'7 1869 98 418 1870 12 640 1871 487 5°° 1872 5,031 1,000 ii7-79 1877 375 5°° 1881 i,379 2-30° 532-oo 1885 1,012 1,250 3!4-87 1887 459 6'3°° 2, 1890 343 • 2, 1892 633 i7>5°° 3-657-i8 7897 159^ 6-6o° 1899 360 8,coo 2, 1901 399X 4-700 Speaking of his purchase at the top-notch figure, Mr. Mackie said that he feared no loss. It is understood that there is on the berth a very large quantity of timber which will make splendid stock for the British market, on which no doubt Mr. Mackie is relying. While admitting that it was a profitable sale for the Government, he expects there will be some profit left for him. The Commissioner of Crown Lands stated that he was more than satisfied with the result of the sale, the receipts being greater than were expected. "The heavy demand for good timber such as is found in Ontario and the ruilding of the Temiskaming Railway were the two principal reasons, to his mind, why such good prices'were realized. "This sale was well conducted, the lumbermen had plenty of time to examine the limits and know what they were bidding on," added Mr. Davis, "and I am sure everyone should be ; It will be observed that practically all the eastern limits went to Canadians. The Ameri- cans were apparently not prepared to pay the price, and hence had to be content without the timber. Mr. T. H. Shevlin was a large pur- chaser of Rainy River berths. He was acting for the Shevlin-Clarke Company, who are building a saw mill at Fort Francis, Ont. The
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