BRITISH COLUMBIA 37

Lumbering, in British Columbia, is next in importance to Mining.

for lumber and building purposes. As timber becomes more valuable, hemlock is being more generally cut. Spruce is particularly useful in small boat building, and for making salmon cases and apple boxes. Maple and alder may be found in considerable quantities in some districts, being generally scattered in patches. These woods are extensively used in the manufacture of furniture. The cyprus or yellow cedar is met with in some localities and is valuable for cabinet work and high finish. Much of the most valuable timber on the Island is controlled and for sale by the Esqui- malt and Nanaimo Railway Company, with head offices at Victoria, B. C.