. Canadian forest industries 1894-1896. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. July, 1S96 THE CJLKAIDJL IVU^BERIwI^M FROM TO QUEBEC. Mr. Peter J. Maclntyre, of Edinburgh, Scot- land, in the Mattawa Tribune, gives the follow- ing interesting description of a trip on a timber raft from the head waters of the Ottawa river to Quebec : " The longest trip on a raft which it is possible to make is from the head of Lake Temiscamingue to Cap Rouge boom, near Quebec. The timber is made in remote shanties, far above Lake Expanse. It is
. Canadian forest industries 1894-1896. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. July, 1S96 THE CJLKAIDJL IVU^BERIwI^M FROM TO QUEBEC. Mr. Peter J. Maclntyre, of Edinburgh, Scot- land, in the Mattawa Tribune, gives the follow- ing interesting description of a trip on a timber raft from the head waters of the Ottawa river to Quebec : " The longest trip on a raft which it is possible to make is from the head of Lake Temiscamingue to Cap Rouge boom, near Quebec. The timber is made in remote shanties, far above Lake Expanse. It is then floated down Quinze lake in a boom, and soon arrives at the -foot of the Rapides des Quinze, fifteen in number, one of them nearly as wild as the Chaudiere at Ottawa. At the foot of Les Quinze the timber is rafted up. The foundation ot a crib consists of two long pieces of timber called floats ; at each end of the stick is a large wooden pin; long traverses are then put on the pins and the timbers are tightly wedged in below. Above all this, the three long loading sticks are placed, then the footboards, row-locks, thole-pins and calumet- pins are put in their places, and the crib is finished. The cribs are then banded up together with " kirkshaws," cap pieces, pickets and rope. About a hundred and thirty-six cribs make a and great difficulty is experienced in keeping clear of the bridge at the foot. Here the smashed cribs are wafted up, and the steam tug " E. H. Bronson" takes us in tow. This part of the Ottawa is called Deep River. We soon come to the famous Oiseau Rock. There is an old story of a " papoose " having been carried to the top of this rock by an eagle, and rescued by its mother. The next place of interest is Fort William, now a fashionable summer resort, and once a Hud- son's Bay Company's trading post. Passing through the Narrows we arrive in Allumette Lake, and get a fine view of the town of Pembroke. At the foot of the lake a
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