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CHAPTEE IV. 



BRITISH POSSESSIONS IN AMERICA. 

 THE DOMINION OF CANADA. 



The area of Canada amounts to 3,620,000 square miles, 

 with a population of 5,371,000, or 1^ souls per square mile. 

 In some parts, the population is fairly dense, but over very 

 large areas no people at all are found. 



The area of woodlands in the different provinces is given 

 in the subjoined table : — 



Area of Forests in the Dominion of Canada. 



Area of Woodlands in 

 Square Miles. 



Percentage of 



Woodlands to 



Total Area. 



Prince Edward Island 



Nova Scotia 



New Brunswick . 



Ontario 



Quebec 



Manitoba . 



British Columbia 



Territories 



Total 



800 



6,500 



14,800 



102,100 



11(),.500 



25,600 



285,600 



697,100 



Here, then, is an enormous area. It appears, however, 

 that only about one-third, or 400,000 square miles, can be 

 considered as timber lands, the rest being covered with small 

 growth ; still, it is a large area. Nevertheless, Mr. George 

 Johnson, the statistical officer of the Dominion, gave ten 



