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bering this township. It is not considered necessary to mention ah of 

 them in detail. They will be readily apparent to the experienced lumber- 

 man. 



The erection of a dam at the place proposed would raise the water 

 above it, so that a large number of the rocks and boulders, which are seen 

 below the present dam in PL X, fig. i, would be covered by the back flow, 

 and but few of them would need to be removed. 



Unless this stream were improved and the right granted to drive tim- 

 ber from this lake to Forked Lake under certain restrictions, the lumber- 

 men, manufacturers, and mill owners on the stream below would be prac- 

 tically barred from competitive bidding on the timber above this point, 

 and such competition would be necessary in order to get the highest possi- 

 ble price for the timber. 



According to the estimated stand of timber on Township 40, there are 

 410 263 standards of Spruce, Pine, and Balsam which it will be advisable 

 to cut. If the Hemlock 14 inches and above at breastheight were included, 

 there would be 544 526 standards on this township alone. An advance 

 of one cent per standard on the stumpage price would realize to the 

 State more than enough to cover the cost of making the proposed river 

 improvements. The timber on this township alone would undoul)tedly sell 

 for at least 5 cents more per standard, or approximately 25 cents per i 000 

 feet B. M., with a water outlet to market assured, than it would if confined 

 to a single outlet, and that a railroad. In the latter case, too, exorbitant 

 and arbitrary transportation rates could be maintained if the railroad were 

 inclined to do so, as it would have no fear of competition. The efTect 

 on the stumpage value of this timber of having two outlets would be very 

 important. 



• On Townships 6, 5, and 41, after all private holdings have been 

 deducted, there remain about 70 000 acres of land belonging to the State, 

 from which the timber, in addition to that on Township 40, could come 

 to this lake. If this land should yield the same average amount of Spruce, 

 Pine, and Balsam per acre as estimated for Township 40, there would be 

 I 700 000 standards to add to the estimated 410 000 standards on Town- 

 ship 40. This would mean 2 no 000 standards of Spruce, Pine, and Bal- 

 sam on the four townships. If the Hemlock were included on the same 

 basis there would be about 2 800 000 standards of timber so located that 

 they could be brought to this lake center, not including any of the Cedar. 



