. Forest life and forest trees [microform] : comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure : with descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick. Forests and forestry; Forests and forestry; Forest reserves; Forest reserves; Outdoor life; Forêts et sylviculture; Forêts et sylviculture; Réserves forestières; Réserves forestières; Plein air. have prc- u|»ci'atiuus. ired on l1ic scot Propel" ikes its rise ^ e\v ITamp- isco Bay, a II this river 00(1 site lor eh to carry macliiiiery e and feed- ire between feet each, ; Tl
. Forest life and forest trees [microform] : comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure : with descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick. Forests and forestry; Forests and forestry; Forest reserves; Forest reserves; Outdoor life; Forêts et sylviculture; Forêts et sylviculture; Réserves forestières; Réserves forestières; Plein air. have prc- u|»ci'atiuus. ired on l1ic scot Propel" ikes its rise ^ e\v ITamp- isco Bay, a II this river 00(1 site lor eh to carry macliiiiery e and feed- ire between feet each, ; Tlie lOver freezes oiibled with aws for hniq: Great Falls RIVER LIFE. 211 there are four saws, also four more a few miles up the river, and four shingle and four lath machines. Above Sebago Pond thero are also four more saw-mills, the produce of which iiuds a do- mestic market in the neighboring towns. The resources for lumber on this river are nearly exhausted, as must be evident from the settled condition of the country through which it runs its short career. Having no means by which to ascertain the various amounts of lumber manufactured on this river, I will venture upon a cal- culation, with a view to make results more tangible, keeping in view the scanty resources lumbermen must have in such a coun- try for logs. There are fourteen saws reportetl which manufacture for ex- portation. With a proper head of water and a sufficient num- ber of logs, one saw is capable of cutting a million feet per an- num. But, in the absence of the necessary supply of logs, we should feel inclined to limit the amount manutactured per saw to one hundred and fifty thousand feet, board measure, the average price of which is said to be $12 per ill". Of lath machines there are six reported, capable, under favor- able circumstances, of cutting one million pieces per annum to a machine. But in this instance, from the scanty supply of mate- rial, we should not feel warranted in an estimate
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