. Canadian forest industries 1880-1881. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 5 Miramlchi Lumber Trade. J. B. Snowball, Esq. of Chatham, Mira michi, has issued his annual wood trade circular, dated, Chatham, Dec. 1st. 1880, in which hi says, the Reason just closed, has been an exceptional one. The winter wa"s fine for lumbering operations, but having less snow than usual and light spring rains, nearly a quarter of the season's drive was â tuck in the brooks. Great efforts were made through the season to get these logs out, but the gre
. Canadian forest industries 1880-1881. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 5 Miramlchi Lumber Trade. J. B. Snowball, Esq. of Chatham, Mira michi, has issued his annual wood trade circular, dated, Chatham, Dec. 1st. 1880, in which hi says, the Reason just closed, has been an exceptional one. The winter wa"s fine for lumbering operations, but having less snow than usual and light spring rains, nearly a quarter of the season's drive was â tuck in the brooks. Great efforts were made through the season to get these logs out, but the greater portion of them were only got to market about 1st November, arid the cost of driving at that time had reached fully two dollars per thousand superficial feet. Our river was clear of ice on the 26th April, but as- the Gulf was blocked with drift ice, we had but one arrival from s«a before 21st May. On that day eight vessels arrived ; on the following day 28 arrived, and by the 3rd of June 125 lumber-carrying vessels were in port. This number was rather beyond our wharfage capacity and caused considerable inconvenience and an- noyance to shippers. The stock of sawn woods on hand at this time last year was heavy, but the improve- ment in the European as well. as our own markets during the year stimulated ship- ments and the yards here are now almost bare. The season of 1881 must commence with an entirely new stock, the volume of whioh will depend largely on the character of the winter for lumbering operations. A lower rate of freight prevailed during the year than ship-owners at first expected, the early chartering from 65/ to 67/6, the sum- mer rates from 60/ to 62/6 and the fall again advancing to 65/. These rates average about 5/ higher than those of the year previous. The total stock, round and sawn, winter- ed last year on the Miramichi was 70,000,- 000 superficial feet. The stocks held oyer this season are as follows : 9,000,000 superficial feet of Merchantable Spru
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