. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Mr. Lawrence M. Proctor, General Manager Fernie Lumber Company, Fernie, B. C. becomes too slippery, men are stationed at the sides and put on sand to prevent the runners sliding too freely. In answer to a question one of the loggers said : "The timber in the mountains is pretty well mixed, but spruce seems to be more abundant at a lower elevation than tamarac. A KOOTENAY VALLEY MILL. The old mill site at the junction of the Elk and Kootenay rivers at Elkmout
. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Mr. Lawrence M. Proctor, General Manager Fernie Lumber Company, Fernie, B. C. becomes too slippery, men are stationed at the sides and put on sand to prevent the runners sliding too freely. In answer to a question one of the loggers said : "The timber in the mountains is pretty well mixed, but spruce seems to be more abundant at a lower elevation than tamarac. A KOOTENAY VALLEY MILL. The old mill site at the junction of the Elk and Kootenay rivers at Elkmouth, , has been thoroughly overhauled this spring and placed among the best of the mills. This mill was formerly owned by the Elkmouth Lumber Company, who were succeeded by the young and enterprising firm of Ross Bros. & Company. It was bought from the Trites- Wood Trading Company, of Fernie, in Janu- ary of this year by the Ross Brothers. Elkmouth is situated on the line of the Great Northern Railway, near Krag, B. C. The mill was established about four years ago and has been running every year since. The present owners, Messrs. Hales H. and Joseph W. Ross, are from Whitemouth, Manitoba, where their father, David Ross, ran a saw-mill for 26 years. The latter retired from active business five years ago and is now living at Whitemouth. Ross Bros. & Company are now cutting about 40,000 feet per day, and will cut a total of three million feet this year. Many mills have their planers arranged in the saw-mill to dress the lumber green as it comes from the saw. The Ross Company will dry their lum- ber in the rough, letting it stay in pile until sufficiently dry to put through the planer. It is calculated that by this means there will be little or no shrinkage after the lumber is dressed. For dimension stuff this would not mean much, but for ship-lap, siding and floor- ing and for all upper grades it will be of great utility to the actual user of Mr. Joseph W.
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