. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 12 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN March, 1901 THE LATE W. H. HURDMAN. The oldest and one of the most extensive lumber oper- ators of the Ottawa Valley died on Wednesday, Febru- ary 20th, in the person of William Henry Hurdman. For over half a century deceased was actively engaged in the lumber industry with his brothers, of which Robert alone survives. He was a son of the late Charles Hurdman, who emigrated to Canada from County Caven, Ireland, in 1818. The family settled
. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 12 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN March, 1901 THE LATE W. H. HURDMAN. The oldest and one of the most extensive lumber oper- ators of the Ottawa Valley died on Wednesday, Febru- ary 20th, in the person of William Henry Hurdman. For over half a century deceased was actively engaged in the lumber industry with his brothers, of which Robert alone survives. He was a son of the late Charles Hurdman, who emigrated to Canada from County Caven, Ireland, in 1818. The family settled in Hull township, where Wil- liam was born the same year, he being the first child of old country parents born in this section of the Ottawa Valley. At the age ot 23 deceased, in 1841, took a contract with his brother Charles to grade a section of the Aylmer and Bytjwn Turnpipe road. Later in the same year he entered the lumbering business, drawing timber for John Egan, then one of the leading operators. He continued in this branch of the business till i860, when he secured a limit, 50 miles in extent, on the Chalk river above Pem- broke. This limit was worked for square timber till 1864. Mr. Hurdman next secured a limit on the Mattawa, part of one formerly owned by A. H. Baldwin. This was part of the old E. B. Eddy limits, and it is now worked by Mr. Hill. Square timber likewise was secured on this one, as the distance was too great to permit of logs being cut and hauled down. In 1865 Mr. Hurdman secured a limit, 150 miles in ex. tent, bounded by the Mattawa, Petevvawa and Amable du Fond rivers. The present limits of Wm. Mackie, M. P., adjoins the old Hurdman limit. The square tim- ber cut on this limit had to be drawn to the Ottawa river and there formed into rafts, which were floated down to Quebec by wind and current. Mr. Hurdman was one of the first lumber operators to go up the north branch of the Petewawa river. This was in 1866, and work was carried on above Cedar lake.
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