. Canadian forest industries July-December 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN 171 Caspar Lamarche Discovers Dragon in New Mill Yard Editor, Lumberman Canayenne:—One day las' w'ik Im take a walk 'roun de yard for see hows everyt'ing look an' make sure we go'ne have plentee place for pile our stock. You know we have pretee big cut d'is year an' some leff from las' year al-so, so it not take long before de mos' our alley' are fill up wit' de good pine an' spruce an' some hemlock. Batisse Lafleur w'at have charge on o


. Canadian forest industries July-December 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN 171 Caspar Lamarche Discovers Dragon in New Mill Yard Editor, Lumberman Canayenne:—One day las' w'ik Im take a walk 'roun de yard for see hows everyt'ing look an' make sure we go'ne have plentee place for pile our stock. You know we have pretee big cut d'is year an' some leff from las' year al-so, so it not take long before de mos' our alley' are fill up wit' de good pine an' spruce an' some hemlock. Batisse Lafleur w'at have charge on our yard he aks me every two t'ree day how he go'ne fin' place for pile de plank w'en nudder place are fill', so Im decide Im go'ne make nud- uer place for him. We have beeg swamp close beside de mill an' it are leetle soft for make de pile so we take de hemlock slab an' edging an' buil' him up 'bout four feet an' make de good cover wit sawdus'. Dats give plentee more room an' now Batisse are satisfy an' not speak wit' me every two t'ree day 'bout her pile. Jus' de same Im not go'ne leff Batisse make me hurry some more for new groun' so Im k'ip one eye on how he's get along. Las' w'ik like Im say, Im walk 'round de yard an' bimeby Im come on dat place Im make for Batisse an' are very pleas' how he have place de shingle and cedar tie wit' leetle track close on front dose pile. Batisse are very pleas' al-so an' he laff an' make de joke so much Im begin t'ink he are go'ne aks me for a rise on her pay. After he have talk a w'ile an' have laff some more he turn on me an' say, "Oh Caspar, Im mos' forget for show you somet'ing w'at are go'ne make you very much interes'. Better you come wit' me an' Im show you now", an' he start for go behin' one dose pile de shingle. Im t'ink he have found one d'ose what you call 'em, crocks? Yeh, one dose leetle jug like Im have me'sef one time, so Im follow her 'round d'at pile. He not fin' any crock but he pick up one piece de edging an'


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