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Elm, Hickory, Butternut, Ash. and Maple are 

 shipped in considerable quantities. In the 

 eastern and central provinces White and Red 

 Pine and Spruce are the dominant trees, whUe 

 in the Rocky Mountain region and in British 

 Columbia generally Douglas Fir (Oregon Pine), 

 four varieties of Spruce, Red Cedar and YeUow 

 Cedar or Cypress, take their place. 



" Speaking generally, the enormous drafts 

 made by the large export trade of Canada have 

 denuded of mature timber very extensive areas 

 in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and 

 Ontario. This applies more particularly to 

 White Pine, which has been the chief timber 

 exported during the past fifty years. From a 

 careful investigation made by the Dominion 

 Government in 1895, it appears that Pine of 

 the first quality has nearly disappeared from 

 the forests, but that of the second quality there 

 is still a considerable supply. Of other com- 

 mercial timbers, however, such as Spruce in the 

 east and Douglas Fir or Oregon Pine and Cedar 

 in the west, there is a large supply. The con- 

 clusion arrived at, after examination of the 

 evidence and information obtained, was that the 

 Dominion is within measurable distance of the 

 time when, with the exception of Spruce as to 

 timber, and British Columbia as to proAdnces, 

 it must cease to be a timber-exporting country. 



