. Forests of British Columbia [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts. 348 COMMISSION OP CONSERVATION CLASSIFICATION OF LANDS IN THE TOBA INLET DRAINAGE AREA Classes of land Percental of entirt area Above merchantable timber-line Below merchantable timber-line : Area carrying 30,000 or more per acre Area carrying between 10,000 and 50,000 per acre Area carrying less than 10,000 per acre (chiefly young growth) Area incapable of carrying merchantable timber Total. Saw Timber Arailable There is only about 7 sq. miles in this district which can be considere( as of value for agricu
. Forests of British Columbia [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts. 348 COMMISSION OP CONSERVATION CLASSIFICATION OF LANDS IN THE TOBA INLET DRAINAGE AREA Classes of land Percental of entirt area Above merchantable timber-line Below merchantable timber-line : Area carrying 30,000 or more per acre Area carrying between 10,000 and 50,000 per acre Area carrying less than 10,000 per acre (chiefly young growth) Area incapable of carrying merchantable timber Total. Saw Timber Arailable There is only about 7 sq. miles in this district which can be considere( as of value for agriculture, and practically all of this is more or less timbered. Approximately 152 sq. miles in this district has been alienated; 110 sq miles is held under timber licenses, 26 sq. miles under timber leases, 2 sq. mile under timber sales and 14 sq. miles has been Crown-granted or applied for. The total stand of saw-timber is approximately as follows Douglas fir, 922,610 ; red cedar, 768,270 ; hem lock, 395,530 ; balsam, 197,920 ; spruce, 125,52( ; white pine, 3,020 ; yellow cypress, 7,530 ; making a total of 2, To this may be added 140,000 for small material, such as piling, poles, pulpwood, etc. Phe total amount of pulp material, including all the hemlock, balsam and spruce, is estimated to be 1,113,000 cords. The rainfall in this region varies from 80 to 100 inches per annum, which favours the production of cedar. On account of the comparatively shallow soil and more or less exposed situation, the fir on the Redonda islands does not attain the large sizes and soft texture which are to be found in more favourable situations, and hemlock forms a considerable portion of the stand. Farther up the inlet the quality of the timber improves. In the valley bottoms there is a considerable percentage of spruce which attains large sizes and is of good quality. At the higher altitudes, balsam and yellow cypress are found. Thou
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