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SALE OF TIMBER IN DABNAWAY FOBEST. [Dec. 



SALE OF TIMBER IN DABNAWAY FOREST. 

 ^HE annual sale of hardwoods took place at Darnaway on 



Wednesday, the 13th October. The timber consisted chiefly 

 of Oak ; but a considerable quantity of Ash and Elm 

 was also disposed of, which, however, was mainly of secondary 

 or inferior quality, and generally of small dimensions. The 

 greater portion of the Oak was of excellent quality, and much of 

 it was of fairly good dimensions. A brisk demand was experienced, 

 which resulted in a very satisfactory sale. Logs of a pretty good 

 size, and suited for boat-building purposes, realised from 2s. to 2s. 5d. 

 per cubic foot; medium size, from Is. Gd. to Is. lOd. per foot; 

 smaller sizes, from 9d. to Is. 2d. per foot. Ash from 9d. to Is. 6d. 

 per cubic foot ; Elm from 6d. to Is. 3d. per cubic foot ; Oak burnwood, 

 for fish-curing purposes, about 12s. 6d. per ton ; Birch for bobbins, 

 10s. per ton ; mixed firewood, from 8s. to 9s. per ton. 

 Average price of Oak per cubic foot, fully Is. lOd. 

 „ of Ash „ „ Is. O^d. 



of Elm „ . „ Os. lid. 



The purchasers in all cases being at the expense of removing their 

 purchases. The chief purchasers were — Mr. M'Ewen, Wick; 

 Messrs. Wilson and Son, Menzies and Son, and Bain, Eorres ; 

 Eindlay, Burghead ; Leddingham and Main, Hopeman ; M'Connachie, 

 Slater, A. and W. Wood, Lossiemoutli ; and Duncan, Speymouth. 



TBE SPORTSMAN'S KNIFE. 



Messes, Thornhill and Co., of New Bond Street, have sent us a 



s;:ecimen of their ' Sportsman's Knife,' containing a good blade, 



corkscrew, button-hook, and champagne opener. The knife is just 



the thing for the shooting-coat pocket. The German silver sides of 



the knife form two cartridge extractors, and by means of the notch 

 in the back of the champagne opener (as shown in the illustration) 

 it can be made to extract any size cartridge. This alone is suf&cient 

 to make it a popular knife with 'gunners.' 



