Lumbering

There are virgin stands of timber in the district conservatively
estimated at 42,000,000 acres and carrying approximately 15,000 feet to
the acre, awaiting development.

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.

There are numerous logging camps working in the district, and in the
Queen Charlotte Islands a great deal of logging activity is going on.

As a lumbering and pulp and paper producing centre, Prince Rupert
occupies a most enviable position, being the terminus of one of the great-
est railway systems on the continent, and having the most favorable
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 penetrating virgin forests. To these is added the Queen Charlotte
Islands, home of the “Big Sitka Spruce,” with their vast timber wealth.

Raw material for the production of pulp and paper is almost un-
limited, with water power and transportation facilities available for the
successful development of such industries.

The Provincial Government have an office and staff equipped with
modern motor launches for the better supervision of the Forestry Branch.

Mining
The north-western district, of which Prince Rupert is the centre
and headquarters, has shown a remarkable increase in production, reach-
ing a mark hardly dreamed of a few years ago. The tonnage is over the
1,000,000 ton mark.

The gold and silver output has practically doubled in recent years.

Agriculture

Farming is the staple industry in the great valleys contiguous to
Prince Rupert. Along the line of the C.N.R. great strides have been made
in fruit and mixed farming.

Terrace is the centre of the fruit belt, great success having been
attained at that point in the growing of small fruits, especially straw-
berries. A good many of the ranchers are also going in for the growing
of apples, pears and cherries, and have met with marked success. Other
fruit-growing valleys are the Kitsumgallum, Lakelse, Bella Coola and
the Naas.