. Canadian forest industries 1894-1896. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 6 January, 1896 Coal & R. R. Co., then lightered to West Bay for ship- ment abroad. The Messrs, Fisher had one steam mill burned, which they are having- repaired for next season. William Adkinson, Mapleton, has a steam portable saw mill in the woods sawing- for Harris Hunter, who has the contract for supplying all the lumber and pit props for the Cumberland Coal & R. R. Co., Springhill, besides which he will get out in the neighborhood of one million feet
. Canadian forest industries 1894-1896. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 6 January, 1896 Coal & R. R. Co., then lightered to West Bay for ship- ment abroad. The Messrs, Fisher had one steam mill burned, which they are having- repaired for next season. William Adkinson, Mapleton, has a steam portable saw mill in the woods sawing- for Harris Hunter, who has the contract for supplying all the lumber and pit props for the Cumberland Coal & R. R. Co., Springhill, besides which he will get out in the neighborhood of one million feet of deals which are shipped from West Bay, via C. C. & R. R. Co. to Parrsboro. Joseph Lodge, Mapleton, has a water power circular saw mill, but does not intend operating this winter. The mill is for sale. Mr. Lodge intends devoting his time to farming. Wm. Brown, Mapleton, has a water power gang mill in which he saws yearly from three-quartess to a million feet of deals. He intends adding a rotary for next year, and will increase his output somewhat. His deals also go via C. C. & R. R. Co., and are shipped from West Bay. D. Harkness, Joggins Mines, has two portable saw mills in operation, in which he will saw two million feet of deals, which will be shipped from Joggins in schooners to Grindstone, where large vessels load for any foreign port. Mr. Harkness finds ready sale for his boards in the rapidly growing mining town, and he also furnishes lumber and pit props to the Canada Coal and R. R. Co., who operate the Joggins Mines. From his long experience in portable saw milling Mr. Harkness knows just how to run a mill for profit. LUMBERING AT RAT PORTAGE. Among the growing industries of Rat Portage, Ont., is that of lumbering. The history of this industry may be said to date from the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, though opera- tions were previously carried on to a limited ex- tent. That road, however, made an outlet, and opened a market in Manitoba and the N
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