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chief wealth of the district seems to be in its white and 
yellow birch, spruce and balsam, and in the more southern 
parts, elm and maple. Mills have been erected on some of 
the streams, and quite an extensive business is done by the 
railway in conveying the sawn lumber, as well as immense 
quantities of cordwood to Quebec. 
There seems to be but little chance of minerals of any 
value being found there. It is said that copper and iron 
have been reported at Beaudet Station, and at Valcartier 
is a deposit of foraminiferous earth. I have before spoken 
of the petroleum at Lake St. John. The granite or gneiss 
in some parts, is fine in grain and hard. It makes a good 
polish, and is not affected by the weather. It is to be used 
for the monument to Jacques Cartier to be erected at 
Quebec. 
Large animals are scarce throughout the whole of the 
district. Bears may sometimes be seen near settlements. 
The beaver, otter, musk rat, fisher and mink are found. It 
is the fish which make the country so interesting to the 
sportsman, and which is drawing the attention of our 
neighbours to this part of our province. In this region of 
mountain streams, lakes and rivers, there is scarcely a 
piece of water but abounds with fish. In Lake St. John 
is found the famous Ouinaniche or land-locked salmon, 
weighing from 4 to 14 lbs. It is a beautiful fish, fine 
eating, and said to give excellent sport to the angler. 
Other kinds of fish of good size are found here also. In 
other streams and lakes are the forked tail and speckled 
trout, the former weighing up to nearly 30 lbs., the latter 
to 7 or 8 lbs. Fine fish of 3 lbs. or 4 lbs. are quite common 
in Lake Edward. Other fish found there are bass, doré, 
whitefish, pike and perch. 
