. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. October I, ISKiO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 Interesting Woods Activities by Ontario Firm How the Pearce Company, Marmora, Carry on Their Busy Operations in the Bush —Methods Employed in Taking Out Hardwood in Hastings County By T. J. F. Sharpe and J. L. Alexander The opel-ations carried on by the Pearce Co., Ltd., Marmora, Out are wholly the production of lumber at their saw-mill, situ- ated in Marmora. None of the limits held in Hastings County
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. October I, ISKiO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 Interesting Woods Activities by Ontario Firm How the Pearce Company, Marmora, Carry on Their Busy Operations in the Bush —Methods Employed in Taking Out Hardwood in Hastings County By T. J. F. Sharpe and J. L. Alexander The opel-ations carried on by the Pearce Co., Ltd., Marmora, Out are wholly the production of lumber at their saw-mill, situ- ated in Marmora. None of the limits held in Hastings County by the company was secured directly from the Government, ihis area in Lake Township was originally held by three companies, viz.: i he Gilmour Lumber Co,, The Rathbun Lumber Co. and the Marmora Cooperage Co. The Gilmour and Rathbun Companies logged through the area, culling out the white pine only, as is indicated by the pre- sent stands. This was about forty years ago. The Pearce Co. took over the limits from these companies and jre now taking out hem- lock pine and hardwoods. The hemlock being the most valuable commercial species; the pine mostly large, isolated trees, which were apparently considered inaccessible at the first cutting. In Lake Township there are approximately 23,000 acres of burn- ed over land, mostly in the north-west corner, north of Tangamong I ake This area is now stocked with poplar and birch from 15-3U years and an occasional pine sapling or pole, not in sufficient num- bers to re-seed the areaj^y any means, although in some few places it occurs in groves. ^ r .1 . i • <-v, Tud-incr from an area in the southern part of the township the fires we?e s^evere enough to destroy the soil and now it is estimated from 30 to 40 per cent, of the burned-over area is bare rock. Orio-inally the lumber companies had to provide two rangers during the fire season, but at the present time this is arranged by the Government and the company pays for protection at th
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