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Under a condition of sparse settle- 

 ment, few manufactories, and complete 

 drainage, pollution is a negligible quan- 

 tity. Thus far no important records of 

 pollution can be found for the province. 



III. NATUBAL AREAS 



1 . Northern Mixed Forest in Northum- 

 berland County (A2) 



This tract contains approximately 

 100 sq. mi. of virgin forest lying between 

 the watersheds of the Lower Branch of 

 the Nepisguit river and the Northwest 

 Branch of the Miramichi River. 



The growth is almost the typical 

 climax forest type of the region with a 

 large percentage of balsam fir, maple, 

 white or paper birch, and yellow birch. 

 Occurring as scattered individuals are a 

 few large spruce. 



The topography of this tract is rough 

 and for this reason has never been 

 logged. The growth is the result of a 

 fire which occurred in 1825. 



Virginia deer, moose, red fox, black 

 bear, and marten inhabit this area in 

 rather large numbers. The Lower South 

 Branch of the Nepisguit contains some 

 good trout, but the country is rather 

 rough. The elevation ranges from 900 

 to 1500 ft. 



As might naturally be expected the 

 tract is somewhat inaccessible and the 

 greater part of the journey to it must be 

 made by tote road (h) and (c). Fred- 

 ericton to Plaster Rock (poor hotel 

 accommodations) by the Canadian Pa- 

 cific R. R., 120 mi.; by wagon to Nictau, 

 20 mi.; tote road from Nictau to Nepis- 

 guit Lakes, 15 mi.; to Freeze Lake on 

 the Lower South Branch, 10 mi. Travel- 

 lers should be outfitted for camping out 

 from Nictau to the destination. 



It is possible to go by canoe up the 

 Tobique to Nictau Lake and from this 

 lake to the Nepisguit Lakes with a 

 portage of about 3 mi. 



2. The Bathurst Forest Experimental 

 Plot (03) 



An area of 500 acres has been laid out 

 for a period of 25 years as an experi- 



mental plot for the study of the different 

 kinds of cuttings, planting, thinnings, 

 etc., commonly followed in forestry 

 work. This contiguous tract, the larg- 

 est sample plot in Canada, is located 

 near Bathurst Mines in Gloucester 

 County. The growth consists of a 

 cutover coniferous forest type of spruce 

 and fir with a few scattered hardwoods. 



The various kinds of experimental 

 work being conducted here is of interest 

 mainly to foresters, but in time should 

 be of general interest from the intensive- 

 ness and the rcope of the undertaking. 



Occasionally Virginia deer, red fox, 

 and perhaps beaver may be found on 

 this area. Elevation 300-400 ft. 



The best route for visitors to follow 

 is from Fredericton to Bathurst ; branch 

 line with speeder only from Bathurst to 

 Bathurst Mines and the Grand Falls of 

 the Nepisguit, 14 mi. Accommodations 

 may possibly be secured from families 

 residing in the vicinity of the non- 

 operating Bathurst Mines, or from 

 workers at the power station at the 

 Grand Falls. The plot is approximately 

 one mi. northwest of the village. 



20. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 



COMMITTEE NOTES 



"The original forests of Prince Edward 

 Island conform essentially to those of 

 Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, as 

 regards species, but their distribution 

 is different. The trees indigenous to the 

 ilsand are the following: 



Acer saccharvm 

 Acer rubum 

 Acer pennsylvanicum 

 Prunus serotina 

 Prunus pennsylvanica 

 Fraxinus nigra 

 Fraxinus americana 

 Ulmus americana 

 Betula papyri/era 

 Betula populifolia 

 Betula lutea 

 Fagus americana 

 Quercus rubra 

 Populus tremuloides 



