. Canadian forest industries 1892-1893. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. June, 1892 THE CJLTJJLDA. LUMBERMAH. about one week of the best brook driving in spring by being so narrow and contracted in intellect, that to save one cent and lose one dollar, they fail to have their men on hand before the water rises, and pick the ice out of small streams, instead of waiting for the sun to thaw them out. Providence has smiled on them for the last few years, but by all appearance this year, to their sorrow, Providence will not indulge in too m
. Canadian forest industries 1892-1893. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. June, 1892 THE CJLTJJLDA. LUMBERMAH. about one week of the best brook driving in spring by being so narrow and contracted in intellect, that to save one cent and lose one dollar, they fail to have their men on hand before the water rises, and pick the ice out of small streams, instead of waiting for the sun to thaw them out. Providence has smiled on them for the last few years, but by all appearance this year, to their sorrow, Providence will not indulge in too much procrastination, and will leave their lumber in the streams as a warning to take time by the forelock and be always ready. I hope I may be a false prophet, for lumbermen have made money this year, but I fear they will be like a good cow giving milk, kick it over in the ; * * * -* "Rain,': said Mr. Andrew McCormick, the well-known lumberman, ''is still wanted up the Upper Ottawa and until it comes heavy and soon the lumber industry suffers. On some of the streams in the upper country there is no more water now than there was last fall. All the spring water has run away, and as for the north water, it is of no use for the drive. On some of the drives the lumber- men are talking of discharging their men and leaving the logs where they are for the present year. The streams on the north side of the Ottawa river are much more in need of water than on "the south side. I have been over thirty years in the lumber business, but in all that time I never saw such a want of water. What we want is a whole week's rain to swell the rivers and unless that comes before the 10th of June things will get into a bad shape, for the timber and logs will be 'hung up.' The mills will not be seriously affected this year, for there are logs enough in the several booms on the Ottawa river to keep them going, but next spring and summer there might be a scarcity of logs to saw until
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