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Pulp wood 



Spruce, white and black 20,000,000 cords. 



Fir 10,000,000 " 



Poplar 5,000,000 " 



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Railway ties 



Cedar 150,000,000 pieces. 



Beech .. .. 5,000,000 " 



Poles for electric wires 



Cedar 7,500,000 " 



Shingles 



Cedar, logs and hollow butts 500,000,000 shingles. 



Square timber 



Cedar, for frame and railroad culverts. . . . 25,000,000 cubic feet. 



The black birch of the Gaspe peninsula, which unfortunately is but little known, 

 is perhaps the finest wood we have in this province for cabinet work and the manu- 

 facture of fine furniture. In colour, it looks like mahogany, and it takes the finest 

 polish. Maple is also a superior material for the manufacture of furniture. The large 

 white birch (bouleau) which has but a thin coat of white sap, with all the core of a 

 reddish colour, is a most desirable substitute for cherry wood. The beech growing in 

 the Temiscouata district, especially in the vicinity of the lake at its northeast end, 

 would also supply material of superior quality for cabinet work. 



GENERAL RECAPITULATION. 



Now let us recapitulate all the data given for each of the three regions, in order 

 to make an approximate valuation of all that forest wealth. We find the following 

 quantities : 



Saw-logs Soft Woods. 



White pine 30,725,000,000 ft. B.M. 



Red pine 7,500,000,000 " 



Spruce, 107,000,000,000 " 



Banksian pine 10,000,000,000 " 



Hemlock 200,000,000 " 



155,425,000,000 



Saw-logs Hard Woods. 



Birch 400,000,000 



Maple. 350,000,000 



Oak 10,000,000 



Elm 220,000,000 



Ash. 130,000,000 



Basswood 100,000,000 



Birch (bouleau) 10,175,000,000 



Poplar 10,265,000,000 



21,850,000,000 



