. Canadian forest industries 1894-1896. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Mr. Wm. Mackey, Ottawa. 1835, settling in Perth. In 1837 he moved to Ottawa, or By-town, as it was then called. He commenced shanty- ing in 1841, and in 1843-4 went into business on his own account, taking out his first raft of square timber on Mackey's creek, Madawaska river. At that time lumber- ing was far different from what it is at present; there were no improvements on the Madawaska, and it was quite difficult to get timber to market. All supplies were tak
. Canadian forest industries 1894-1896. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Mr. Wm. Mackey, Ottawa. 1835, settling in Perth. In 1837 he moved to Ottawa, or By-town, as it was then called. He commenced shanty- ing in 1841, and in 1843-4 went into business on his own account, taking out his first raft of square timber on Mackey's creek, Madawaska river. At that time lumber- ing was far different from what it is at present; there were no improvements on the Madawaska, and it was quite difficult to get timber to market. All supplies were taken up the rivers in canoes, towed up the rapids, and carried over the difficult places or portages on men's backs with tump lines. Driving the timber down the chutes of the Madawaska river in the spring of the year was then pretty dangerous, and often resulted in loss of life—this river being one of the roughest on the Ottawa. Mr. Mackey has been principally identified with the square timber business, this being his fifty-third year in succession of making timber for the Quebec market, where his mark "W. ; and the quality and manufacture of his timber is well known, as well as in the English market. gilmour & company's mill at canoe lake. Just as we are going to press the following description comes to hand of the new mill recently completed at Canoe Lake by Messrs. Gilmour & Company, of Trenton, and which is referred to on another page : The new mill is located in the heart of the limits pur- chased by the company in the townships of Peck, Hunter, and McLaughlin, Nipissing district. Operations were started on the first of March, 1896, and on the sixth day ot June following the first lumber was sawn, although the regular night and day sawing did not start until June 29th. The mill is solid and substantial, and cannot be surpassed in points of excellence and lumber sawing facilities. Situate at Canoe Lake, on the line of the Ottawa, Arn- prior & Parry S
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