Lumbering Prince Rupert, B.C. Logging — a ERA ae Lumbering and Logging OTH these industries show a marked improvement this B year, and it is advisable to remember that this dis- trict supplied practically all the aeroplane spruce during the late war, which goes to show the quality of the timber grown. There are virgin stands of timber in the district con- servatively estimated at 42,000,000 acres and _ carrying approximately 15,000 feet to the acre, awaiting development. Lumber and Logging Statistics 1923 Timber Cut, square feet .... 183,287,904 Poles and Piles, lineal feet 1,717,496 Ties, in number .... 662,630 Cordwood, cords .... 3,373 %4 As a Lumbering and Pulp and Paper producing centre, Prince Rupert occupies a most enviable position, being the terminus of one of the greatest railway systems on the continent, and having the most fayorable natural harbor conditions of any port on the Pacific; together with the vast timber resources at its very doors. The Canadian National Railway, in entering Prince Rupert, passes through a timbered area more than 500 miles in width within which distance are located numerous saw mills, while the coast line both to the north and to the south is broken by numerous long inlets and natural canals pene- trating virgin forests. To these is added the Queen Charlotte Islands, home of the “BIG SITKA SPRUCE,” with their vast timber wealth. The saw mills adjacent to Prince: Rupert and along the Canadian National Railway, on the western slope, have a daily capacity of more than a million feet of lumber, in addition to which is a large production of cedar poles, piling and railway ties. Raw material for the production of pulp and paper is almost unlimited, with water powers and transportation facilities available for the successful development of such industries. What with the vast timber resources, available water powers, transportation facilities and an open door to the markets of the world through the Port of Prince Rupert, Northern British Columbia offers a most attractive field for lumbering activities. [pace TEN]