324 PAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



for pulp, $1.25 to $1.50 per cord; ground wood, chemical fibers, and 

 other fibers, about 15 cents. 



There are at the present time practically no idle paper or pulp 

 mills in Canada, there being only one in Ontario and two in the 

 Province of Quebec, all very small. 



CHARLES E. TURNER, 



OTTAWA, December 14, 1898. Consul- General. 



SUPPLEMENTARY. 



Since answering the Department circular of November 16, there 

 has come under my notice a report by Mr. Andrew Holland. Mr. 

 Holland has made the following summary, based upon the opinions 

 of engineers and others, of the water power about Ottawa within a 

 45-mile limit. He has not included the small water power from 10 

 to 15 horsepower that can be found on almost every creek. 



Horsepower. 



Ottawa River 664, ooo 



Tributaries, south shore: 



Rideau River. i , 300 



Mississippi River... 14, 700 



Madawaska River 20, 700 



Bonnechere River 2, 400 



Tributaries, north shore: 



Petite Nation 2, ooo 



Blanche River 2, ooo 



Lievres River 98, 450 



Little Blanche 300 



Quyon River 100 



Coulonge River 27, 600 



Black River 24, ooo 



Gatineau Ri ve r 31,675 



Total 890, 225 



CHARLES E. TURNER, 

 OTTAWA, February 7, 1899. Consul- General. 



QUEBEC. 



The population of the city of Quebec was, at the census of 1890, 

 63,000; and it is now estimated by the mayor to be 73,000, which I 

 think is correct. 



As regards illiterates, I can not find any statistics; but I know 

 the schools are good and numerous. The children are compelled to 

 learn to read and write, and the illiterate immigration from the Old 



