. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forcslrii Journal, Januari/, 1918 1481 Forests of the McKenzie Basin By H. J. Bury, Chief Timber Inspector, Department of Indian Affairs, Ottawa An Interesting Estimate of tlie Timber Contents of 630 Million Acres of the Far North. It is a common impression IhaL the limber resources of the hinds inchidecl in tlie drainage basin of the Mc- Kenzie River and its iril)utaries are not extensive and in consequence Uttle attention is cUrected to a con- sideration of them. It is true that comparatively httle exjjloitalio
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forcslrii Journal, Januari/, 1918 1481 Forests of the McKenzie Basin By H. J. Bury, Chief Timber Inspector, Department of Indian Affairs, Ottawa An Interesting Estimate of tlie Timber Contents of 630 Million Acres of the Far North. It is a common impression IhaL the limber resources of the hinds inchidecl in tlie drainage basin of the Mc- Kenzie River and its iril)utaries are not extensive and in consequence Uttle attention is cUrected to a con- sideration of them. It is true that comparatively httle exjjloitalion of the forest wealth of this large territory has been under- taken owing to lack of transport facilities but that is no reason why we should not take stock of the ciuantitN' of timber with a view to the safe-guarding of the forests during the present time and the adoption of effective administration in the near future. The McKenzie river is 2525 miles in length and has a drainage area of approximately one million square miles, being the seventh largest drain- age basin in the world. C'Land of Little Sticks") A considerable portion of this area, about 200 million acres, has no tree growth of any kind and is known as the "barren lands," whilst another 150 million acres situated in Arctic and sub-arctic regions bears only a sparse and stunted growth of timber, the trees struggling hardily lor exis- tence against adverse climatic con- ditions. Tnis territory is termed by the inhabitants "the land of little ; The following table shows the area of the different classes of land with respect to tree growth in each of .the river basins., and it will be seen that out of a total of 630 million acres not more than 49)^ or about 8 per cent, carries timber oi commercial â *^ > â¢- â * â *.,.»- * j«> â¦-«^ i^ *" -r, /5^- _"/â ^^^;^w--;^^,,;^- ^^^P^^ v^ ^.^ Typical scene near i he delta of the McKenzie, showing scrub
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