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Title: Canadian forest industries 1880-1881
Identifier: canadianforest188081donm (find matches)
Year: 1881 (1880s)
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Subjects: Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Southam Business Publications
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
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SOME FAMOUS TREES. A poplar tree in Waukesha, Wis., is attract- ing attention by its being completely covered with small insects resembling caterpillars. In some places they are two inches thick. In the old Rogers burying ground near Chatham, N. C, an oak tree has grown on a grave in which a person was buried seventy-five years ago, and the tree is now five feet in diameter. In Lewis County, Ky., a mammoth tree was recently cut that is believed to have been 300 years old. It was 16 feet in diameter, 190 feet high, and yield 33.452 feet of lumber and 25 cords of wood. In the village of Noebditz, Saxony, is an oak whose aged and infirm branches are propped up all around by beams. Its trunk has been used many years as a burial vault. Its lower part, which measured 14 ells in circumference, is hollow, and the aperture to this great cave is closed by lattice work of iron bars. Through this sort of window the unsuspecting stranger â¢who is first led to take a peep perceives with amazement the skeleton of a man seated in the middle of the hollow. It is the skeleton of the Lord of Wintersheim, who died about a century ago, and whose choice of this singular mode of sepulture is very minutely described by the in- evitable guide who shows the place. A correspondent of the San Francisco Exam- inev, in speaking of the big trees of Calaveras County, says :â"In the stump of one of these trees a ball-room thirty-three feet across is built, ane it requires a ladder eighteen steps to ascend to the top of the log, on which was built a ten- pin alley. It has been burned up, but the old, charred monarch of the forest still remains. Think of itâa hollow log, through which one can ride on horseback 100 feet and come out through a knot hole ! There are some ninety of these big trees measuring from 50 to 100 feet in circumference, and reaching up the skiesâfrom the rings that denote the annual growth of these trees, science has estimated some of them to be 4,000 years old, while they stand over the fallen bodies of much older growth, covered over with earth and large growing trees, as it is one of the peculiarities of this timber not to decay. It appears to be a species of red- wood. Mississippi River Reservoirs. The plan of providing reservoirs near the headwaters of the Mississippi river, as a source of supply in seasons when the river is at a low stage, has for a long time been in contemplation. It is now likely to be practically tested. Con- gress in 1880 made an appropriation of $75,000 for a dam at Lake Winnebigoshish, and last spring made an additional appropriation of $150,000 for the same purpose. The enterprise for some months was halted because Congress failed to provide means for estimating the amount of damage to lands that the over- flow would cause ; but that matter has now been overcome by an ordinary appraisement, and the work is likely to go on, and the dam at Winnebigoshish will be constructed at an early day. It is not expected that this one structure will have any appreciable effect upon the water in the Mississippi river. But it will solve cer- tain problems in practical engineering, and the extent to which it may be made to control the water passing through it, will be looked upon as a test of the efficiency of the general system. If the work about to be constructed prove a â¢â¢.'â ':<:â¢â¢.. &- th';rrincipal body of parquetry work is oak, in different shades, but every kind of cabi- net wood is usedâ mahogany, tulip, walnut, cherryâall furnishing a variety of shades, which when properly set, harmonize with agreeable effect, The entire mosaic, when mortised and joined, can be lifted without injury. Nothing neater and more refined can be found for a floor covering to a room than a center rug or carpet, either in the shape of a square or parallelogram, and surrounded on all sides by a neat pattern in wood. If one wishes to practice closer economy he can cover the space occupied by the carpet, the piano, stages, or other large pieces, with plain wood the thickness of the par- quetry wood. The surface'polish of the wood must be maintained to retain the beauty and finish of the floor. Waxing is often sufficient, or a vigorous application of shellack varnish. The origin of this style of flooring can be traced back to the early history of western Asia. The material used was usually marble. From those early days to the present changes have taken place. Wood has succeeded stone, and the jig-saw the chisel. For some time past, paraquet work has been successfully used in Germany, France and lately in England ; and in this country, although new at present, we predict for it great popularity. In our Ameri- can homes parquet flooring is particularly adap- ted for backgrounds to rugs or square carpets. Jiext Winter's Operations. A correspondent of the Globe gives the follow- ing estimate of the probable cut of logs in the Georgian Bay district, during the season upon which we are entering, viz. :â Square ft. Penetanguishene Mills 26,000,000 British Canadian Lumber Co 25,000,000 Other mills at Midland Bay 14,000,000 Georgian Bay Lumber Co 35,000,000 Parry Sound Lumber Co 20,000,000 Guelph Lumber Co., Parry Sound 15.000,000 Maganetawan Lumber Co 30,000,000 Muskoka Lumber Co 25,000,000 Victoria Harbour , 15,000,000 Collingwood Lumber Co 10,000,000 North Shore Mills 20,000,000 Mills along Victoria Railway, not included above 70,000,000 Mills along Midland Railway, not included..120,000,000 OtherMills 14,000,000 Total 434,000,000 Humbugged Again.âI saw so much said about the merits of Hop Bitters, and my wife who was always doctoring, and never well, teased me so urgently to get her some I con- cluded to be humbugged again ; and I am glad I did, for in less than two months' use of the Bitters my wife was cured and has remained so for eighteen months since. I like Btich hum- bugging,âH. T., St. Paul.âPioneer Press. The Saddest of Sad Sightsâthe grey hairs of age being brought with sorrow to the grave is now, we are glad to think, becoming rarer every year as the use of Cingalese Hair Re- storer becomes more general. By its use the scanty locks of age once more resume their former color, and the hair becomes thick and luxuriant as ever ; with its aid we can now defy the change of years, resting assured that no Grey Hair at any rate will come to sadden us. 50 cents per bottle. Honesty.âIt is commonly said that you can- not make an honest man believe that white is black and vice versa, but those who have grey hair by using the " Cingalese Hair Renewer," will find that this apparent difficulty is easily overcome. 50 cents per bottle. Dyspepsia, that all prevalent disease of civil- ized life, is always attended with a disordered sympathetic system and bag secretions, and no remedy is better adapted to its cure than Bur- dock Blood Bitters taken according to the special directions found on every bottle. Gray spent seven years in perfecting his " Elegy," but the time required to get a box of Esterbrook's Steel Pens is just long enough to send to the nearest stationer. Wholesale by Brown Bros., Toronto. ⦠Respect.âThe Grey Hairs of oldagedemand and should receive respectâbut the Grey Hairs of young people require attentionâin the way of using Cingalese Hair Renewer. 50 cents per bottle. LUMBERMAN. E. S. VINDIN, Commission, snipping, Forwarding aad Ceneral Agenta LUMBER MERCHANT Office, Tempest's Block, Port Hope. U l Caledonian Hotel, GRAVENHT7RST. JOHN SHARPE, Proprietor. This Hotel has been newly opened out, pleasantly situated on Main Street, within five minutes walk of Northern Railway station. Bar kept with best assorted Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Every attention paid to guests. Good Stabling, lyl/15 Simcoe House, CORNER FRONT and SIMCOE STS. TORONTO, OISTT. #gr-Best accommodation in the City. TERMS SI.60 and SI.00 per day, according to Location of Rooms. 24L26 WILLIAM HANCOCK, Proprietor. The American Hotel, BARRIE, ONT, Collier Street, Adjoining the Market. RATES REASONABLE, CENTRAL LOCATION, FREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS. itST Everv accommodation for Commercial and LUMBERMEN. L14 W. D. MCDONALD, Proprietor. FRANCOIS MARCHAND, Manufacturer of all Descriptions of STEAM BOILERS, SHIPS WATER TANKS, Etc. St. Roeh Street, i2l24 QUEB^I, P. Q. CANADA TRUSS FACTORY (ESTABLISHED 1856.) IF. G-ROSS, Manufacturer of SURGICAL and ORTHOPCEDICAL INSTRUMENTS. ARTIFICIAL LIMBS made to order. INDIA RUBBER GOODS of every description. U9-ly 688 and 690 Craig Street, Montreal. P. PAYETT'S NEW IMPROVED Adjustable Saw Guide! Can be adjusted without danger. You can take your saw off without taking the guide off the frame. All kinds of Brass & Iron Casting PLAINING and TURNING done with Despatch,. For particulars address : CRAIG & CAMERON, PENETANCUISHENE. i.v-ur ROBERT SMALLWOOD MANUFACTURER OP The Patent Lever Feed Shingle, Box Board & Heading Machine (Always takes First Prize.) Rotary Saw Mills IN FOUR SIZES, and other MACHINERY for SAW and GRIST MILLS. P"SEND FOR CIRCULAR.-®^ CHARL0TTET0WN, L24-ly Prince Edward Island
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Knf«16ck Ili-alliis Ointment should be used m connection with Buitrttibk Rlood Bitters for curing Ulcers, Abscesses, Fevers, Sores. &c Price as cents j i box T MILBURN & CO., Sole Auents, Toronto 6 Flexible Board Rules, With Steel Head, either Cleveland or London make, at $1.75 Each. GEORGE STETHEM, PETERBOROUGH, tlB J. G. EDWARDS HARDWARE MERCHANT, LIN" DS ^lTZT. BELTING, FILES, BABBIT METAL, iy CHAINS, ROPE, and lit LUMBERING SUPPLIES. WANTED. Cherry, White Ash, Black A>h, and Dry White Pine Lumber. Quote Price delivered, and Carefully Describe:âQuality, Widths, Length, Thickness, and how long Sawed. ROBERT C. LOWRY, Wholesale Lumber, 12l19 55 Pine Street, New York. Samuel Windrim, MANTFACTlREIt OK Agricultural Implements. Etc MILLBROOK, ONTARIO. HAVING DISPENSED WITH THE SERVICES OF AGENTS, I take this opportunity to bring to the notice of intending purchasers of Reaping Machines, that I have now on hand a quantity of the Celebrated HAN LAN REAPER, which has NEVER BEEN BEATEN YET, and am prepared to allow the Agents commissionâFIFTEEN PER CENTâon all purchases. U7tf WISDOM & FISH IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN Rubber 1 Leather Belting RUBBER HOSE, STEAM PACKING, LUBRICATING OILS, COTTON WASTE Wrought Iron Pipe and Fitting-s, And all Articles used in the Application of Steam to Machinery. No. 41 Dock Street, St. John, N. B. (SMALL'S BLOCK.) N.B.âEstimates for Steam and Hot Water Heating Apparatus furnished on application. All work War- ranted. lr-L20 THE KEY TO HEALTH.

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