2l6 REPORT OF THE 



The construction of the spur track would be necessary if it were decided 

 to sell the hardwood stumpage and allow. the timber to be manufactured 

 in a mill erected on the township, or to ship the logs out, as this is a central 

 point. The map shows that back of each of the points or peninsulas, 

 except Woodis Point, there is a depression or swamp running through 

 from one bay to another, which is low enough not to interfere with the 

 hauling of logs across the peninsula, thus obviating the necessity of going 

 around the points. This condition rarely exists and forms one of the 

 natural advantages of the township for lumbering purposes. This would 

 not be of so much importance in softwood lumbering, but would be a great 

 advantage in the case of hardwoods, since they will not float a long distance, 

 and must be hauled by team to a place where they can be leaded upon cars 

 or be manufactured. The fact that they could be hauled directly across 

 these points from one bay to another would shorten the haul very materially, 

 and consequently save a large amount of money. The possibility of having 

 roads cross these points through swamps, which would protect them from 

 the drifting snows invariably found on a lake road, is also a decided 

 advantage. 



If it should eventually be decided to sell the Hemlock bark and logs, 

 this would be the most convenient center from which to ship the bark to 

 market in cars. The bay is protected by small, well timbered ridges, which 

 would serve as breaks against the prevailing wind. The effect of wind on 

 the shores in the spring is shown by a view taken near the Outlet. The 

 trees were overturned by an ice-pack which was driven in large masses into 

 this bay by the strong south and west winds. These usually prevail during 

 the early spring, when the ice is breaking up, and through the early summer, 

 at a time when log-driving is generally being carried on. The result shown 

 in PI. VII was noticed only in places where the south and west wind strikes 

 the shore. The only objection, from a lumberman's standpoint, to the loca- 

 tion of a mill at Sucker Brook Bay, is that the prevailing wind is from the 

 south and west and would tend to hold the logs ofl^ shore. But this objec- 

 tion is more than counterbalanced by the many other points in favor of this 

 place, and the timber can be held inshore without large expense by the use 

 of lever winches and kedges. The prevailing wind is an important con- 

 sideration in choosing the location of a mill on any lake. On this lake, 

 however, there is no choice except to take the most suitable bay on the 

 side nearest the railroad, and the one recommended seems to be the best 

 possible from all points of view. 



