. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. '4 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN May, 1905 Emptying into the Ottawa River at Seven League Lake is the Jocko River, and while only a small tributary of the mighty Ottawa, still for rapids, chutes and roughness in general, in proportion to its size, it leads all the other streams. It was considered impossible to drive logs or timber, and in fact some firms operat- ing on it were obliged to haul their timber a distance of about 20 miles to the Ottawa River, but Fraser &
. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. '4 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN May, 1905 Emptying into the Ottawa River at Seven League Lake is the Jocko River, and while only a small tributary of the mighty Ottawa, still for rapids, chutes and roughness in general, in proportion to its size, it leads all the other streams. It was considered impossible to drive logs or timber, and in fact some firms operat- ing on it were obliged to haul their timber a distance of about 20 miles to the Ottawa River, but Fraser & Company, who are this season operating five large camps, have succeed- ed in overcoming all obstacles, and have built a chain of improvements in the shape ot side piers, rolling dams, slides, etc., from the mouth almost to the source. Their drive last year was out early in May, which owing to the late- ness of the season was considered extremely early. Their mills, which are practically new and up to date, are situated at Deschene Rap- ids, a distance of about seven miles from Otta- wa. Their up-river manager is Mr. Geo. B. Campbell, whose reputation as an estimator of standing pine is second to none, while at Jocko River Depot Mr. William Burns has charge of all book-keeping and supplies. Further on down and emptying into the Mat- tawa River above Mattawa, the L'Amble du on the Ottawa, needs no introduction to the readers of The Lumberman. The senior member, the Hon. Peter White, at present re- presents North Renfrew constituency at Ottawa and was Speaker of the House during the last Conservative administration. The Dumoine river is one of the larger tribu- taries ot the Ottawa, and empties in above the famous Des Joachims Rapids. Its main head is Big Lake Dumoine, a large lake about 20 miles long in some places. A large number of streams empty into this lake also, and the river is fed by a like number of smaller streams. Lumbering on the Dumoine is on the decline and this yea
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