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SILAS SEYMOUR, KNdlNEKR IN CHIEF LATE, STATK EXGINEER AND 8UHVEY(m OENERAli OF NEW YORK • CONSULTING EN(iiINEER OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD; GENERAL CONSULTING ENGINEER; &c,, &c., &c. h ■ i WITH XHIIEE AJ*£>KND1CIS«. QUEBEC : r'lUNTKl) I3Y ALdUSTIN COTfi A C« lan. 1 ' ^ 4 1 ft '■\ 4. ^^^ mmJm W£ MMm cmamti 'Mm .*/", ^t T^ s^lg LANDS GRANTED TO THE NORTH SHORE & NORTHERN COLONISATION R.I^.COt Block ^O^^ STOCK 46 A 1827^00, . 4ri^. Uth Sr PR/NTeo B>' WYSE A CO Pubbec 7 6'4 '-^ A i p^w- I 1 NORTH SIIORi: RAILWAY. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT (»K TIIK ENGINEER IN CHIEF -^>*io UPON THE VALUE OF FHE LAND GRANT OF THE COMPANY. Quebec, Nov. 30ih 1872. Mr. President On the 20th of April last, I had the honor of submitting to yourself, and the Board of Directors, a general " Report, in relation to the Tast History, Present Condition, and Future Prospects of the North Shore Railway." At the time of writing that report, the Company were in possession of very little reliable information in regard, either to the accessibility, or value of the two million acres of timber lands granted by the Crovernment, in aid of the Company, except that their locality, as defined in the law making the grant, and also upon the maps subse- quently furnished by the Department of Crown Lands, was generally known. And also, the further important facts, as stated by the Ministers of the Government, during the discussion in Parliament, " that they constituted the best timbered lands at that time unlicensed, and owned by the f: t ; ;. 2 SUPPLEMENTAL LAND REPORT. Government ; and that no tinil:)er had ever boon cut from them ; " and also, as stated by the Tremier, " that these lands are of great value in consequence ol the timl)er upon them ; and that they will, it properly administered, ennble the Company to construct the Ivailway, without the aid of subsidies from municipalities," It therefore became necessary to discuss this l^ratich of the subject, upon what may be termed eneral Princip.'es ; and to arrive at the probable value of these lands from in- ferential data, rather than from known and acknowledged facts. After explaining at some length, in the report above alluded to, the nature and extent of the probable local and through tradic of the llailway ; and demonstrating that the net earnings from these sources w^ould amount to the sum of $846,414.80, (or the interest at 7 per cent upon a capital of $12,091,640) during the first year after its completion ; and that, judging from the experience of other railways, these net earnings might be expected to increase in the ratio of ten per cent per annum thereafter, until they had reached a maxituurn of 100 per cent above the amount of the present estimate, I proceeded to discuss the probable value of the lands donated by the (jiovernment, from the best data then attainable. And the following extracts from that report will show the conclusion then arrived at, with reference to their present, and probable future value to the Company. f Extract from Engineers EejH>rt, dated April 2()fh 1872, VALUE OF THE LANDS DONATED HY OOVEHN'MKNT. " 1 1 bus l)oon Ktated that tlie Lands gi-iinled by tlio Govorii- ment in aid of the lluilwuy, amount to Two Million ucros ; and ^■■BB— EXTRACT FROM ENGINEER S REPORT. 3 •.« tlial thoy arc located i.. lour scpiirato Block's or Purcels, Avhicli arc [)ai'liciiiaily ilcscribcd in the AcL of i'arlianu'iit making the gi-ant. "All examination ol" the accon^p.inying Map will show tlic relative position ami the ijiiantity oC land contained in each Block. " i''oi' convenient reiereiicc. the Ibllovring tahnlar slatenioni has heen prepared, showing the tola! ([iiantity in each Hlo'-l^ ; and the undivided portion in each, that willbelong to the North Shore Railway Company, when their JJailway shall he coinpU'tcd. n • ,• rp . 1 ^w I I ndivided por- i)esiirratn)n i lo!:il (luuntitv i . , ,,' ,, ,,1 1 ' ■ " tion to tiio of Block. m acres. i -v^ ^ n -i i N. h. luiilwav. Ollicial lieinarks. Block A Block B Block C 1,827,400 319.440 371,200 685,400 1,140,875 199.431 231.744 427.950 1 I'ine country. Well timbered. Bo. Block 1) I'ini', Spruce ane l)ound<(l by four e([ua! sides of u little more than 55 miles in lenglh. " The question as to the Vdluc nf Tinihcr Jjiin(lt>. not being a strictly J'lngineering one. 1 Inist that I may be jiai'doncd foi- any unusual tlegree of awkwardness that may b(; exhibited in its discussion. '• in oi'dinary trading parlance, an article of tratUc is consideivd to bo worth Just what it will bring in Market. " I have heard repc^ated otters for these lands maile to the Com- pany, by res])onsiblo parties, of $2 per aei-e. Hence [ t-oncUhle that ^4,000,000 for the 2,000,000 acres, may safely he regarded as their ininiinunt vidue at the present time. * This amount has been erroneously printed in the Law as being 3,208,500 acres. SUPfLElVfENTAL LAND REPORT". "T know of several partiofs of undoubted ivsponsihility, anil who profoss to know luuch moro about ilief^c lands than I, who have not 8cen,ean know of tliem, who wouUl l>e very glad tocnter into a contract with the Company, and to give satisfactory secur- ity, that they will pay $',i per acre for them, on or before the maturity of the Kailway Company's M^ortgage H)nds. Jlence I conclude tliat within the next twenty years, they will be woi'lh at least ^6,000,000. "The Honorable John Yonng, tlian whom pei-haps no better au- thority exists, as to the general value of well timbered lands, situated as these are, within easy reach of the market j says in the letter before referred to, which will be found in the Appendix; *' From my knowledge of the matter it Avill be safe to consider that I'^our dollars per acre would be a very nioderate estimate of their value." And his reasons for this opinion are given with great force. " 1 do nat understand, however, that the Company has any intention, at the present time, to dispose of these lands ; but, on the contrary, that it desires to retain them ; and to avail itself of any increased future value that time and circumstances may give to them. " In the mean time, it is desirable to know to what extent they, or the credit that may be justly derived from them, may bo u.-ed with safety, to aid in the construction of the IJailway, upon which the grant is predicated by the Government. " It is a notorious, as well as somewhat inclancholy fact, that frst (jrowfh, icdl-tlmherfd Pine Lands, are very rapidly disappear- ing i'rom the tace of the Earth ; and that the sturdy growth of stately trees which now covers them will never bo replaced. "If a Map of the World could be dotted with the areas now covered by these Forests, they would appear so small when com- pared with the remaining portion of the Earth's surface, that it would almost require a Microscope to discover them. And yet^ })ut a century or two ago, they undoubtedly occupied much the largest portion of the American Continent. Like the " Red Man of the Forest," they are disa])pearing l)efore the rapid advances of Civilization, to return, nevbr-more ! ! " Hence it is that the Owners of the largest Lumber Manufac-' turing Establishments, in tlie United States and Canada, having Millions of Dollars invested in the business, are constantly reach- ing forward into the future, and securing these unoccupied Tracts » f » « » « I » ♦ » « * « EXTRACT FROM ENGINEER'S REPORT. 5 of timber lands, which will become ho invaluable to them here- after. "The Canadian Government has, for many years past, adopted the Policy of granting Licenses for cutting and removing the tim- ber from her Forests; and has received a large annual revenue from that source. "The Commissioner of Crown Lands, in his last Ileport says, that the revenue derived by the Government from this source during the past four years, has been as follows : "For the year ending 30 June, 18fi8 $195,115.!»G " " 18G9 331,752.12 " " " " 1S70 3(}2vH(;8.G2 " " " 1870 400,480 51 " Which shows a ratio of increase, etj^ual to about 25 jjcr cent, annually. "In a Jicport more recently furnished by Mr. A.J Russell, Crown Tiinlier Agent of the Province (tf Quebec, for the Upper Ottawa Disti'ict, which embnices the lands in Jilock "A" before referred to, the following statement appeai'> : " To Exhibit, appoximately, the rapid increase of the Ottawa lumber trade, 1 ma}' state, that the revenue from my Agency is rapidly increasing. It was but a little over S200, 000 annually, ten years ago, while last year it amounted to $5b'5.007,14. " From the foregoing official statements, it would ap|Xiar that the Company might, if it ^houl^l be deemed expL>dient to do so, realize a very handsome annual revenue from the timber product of these lands, by granting Licenses in the manner adopted by the Govt rnment. Eut I should very much .r)(»0 acrefi, arc the onlj'latuls that have been granted hy the ( lovernmeni, in aid of JJailways, upon the Xorth side of tlie Ottawa and St. Lawrence llivcrs ; and it is not pro- haltle that an_\- further i^rants of a similar '-haractrr will he made in the future. '-' It will prohably lie the policy of the>e Railway CoTupanies, as it cci'tainly is of the Niu'th Shoi'e I'ailway Company, to mortf^ago these lands in conneetion with tin ir RailwaA's, in ordei- to ])rocure the means with which to constiMict their Rnads ; and to keep the timber ujion them iiitaii. until the maturity ot their Bonds. " In the meantime, theyrcat and constantlv increasint>;deman(}s of the himberini; interests of the eounti'v, will ('om])el thetiovern- ment to i;;rant Licenses for neai-ly all the availahle limber lands in the Trovince ; m> that, at the expiration of twenty years, or at the maturity of the liond.-, the tinihei' upon the lands thus held by the JIailway Companies, will command almost any price that may be asked foi- it. '• \t should al>o he borne in mind, that, afier the valuable timber is removed from these lands, by far the j^M-eatest jioi-tion of them will be sii>ceptible of <'ult ivai ion ; ;ind tliat, in all ])ro- baViility, they will brinij.- from oiu' to liv(! dollars ])cr acre, accord- ing lo quality and location, for that purpose. " >huiufacturinus Streams that How through them » and the extensive Water l^>w^M••. which occnr so often U]>on these Streams, will eventually be utilized ; whirh, together with the cultivation of the soil, and the niising of slock, will furnish em- ])iovment to a numerous and hardy Pojjidation. '' Taki)ig into consideration, therefore, the growing scarcity of valual)le Pine and other Timbered Lamls. notoidy throughout the Worlil ; hut upon the American Continent; and even in the Dominion of (^'anada, whei'c they wei-e formerly sup|)osr(l to be almost inexhaustible ; the ])resent availability of these lands for the reali/.ation of a lai-ge and rapidly iucrcuoing revenue, by tlio t f 9 4 I « EXTRACT FROM ENGINEER S REPORT. '» f » « k ! « sale of tlicii' tiinl.-'r in-odiict ; their future value tor Aicricultiiral, (xraziny- ainl .M:iiiiiractiii-iii<^ jmrposes ; and the fact. that, after the expiration of t'veiily yeai's, oi- at the maturity of tin- Mort- gage I'xpii'U of the ("ompany, they will he almost the only avail- able Timl)i're(l Lands ren)ainin^- U))on the Xorth side of the .St. Lawrence and Ottawa Jiivers, I am forced to the conclusion, that their present value to the Compiiny should not be otimated at less than 65 l»er acre ; or a total of 610,000.000. " Diiriiio- the time which has intervened, since the prepa- ration of the report, from which the foregoing- is an extract, the pii])lic mind of Canada, as \\ ell as of the United States, has become excited and alarmed to an extraordinary deu'ree, by the evidences that are daily becoming more and more apparent, ol' the growing scarcity of timbered lands in l)oth Countries ; and the consequent gradual, bitt rapid increase in the prices of lutnber. The convictions which have resulted from this state of public feeling, as exempliiied by the newspaper press of both ("otintries, and the discussions in tlie international boards of trade, and in Parliament, more than confirm the views ])resented, and concltisious reached in my former report, respecting the present and probable future value of the company's lands, when considered only upon u'eiieral principles. While the detailed information which you have received dtiring the same period of time, from the most re- liable olhcial and private sources within your reach, with reference to the convenient accessil)ility of these lands : and their ureat vahie for htmbering, maiiufacturini:- and agricultural purposes, as compared with other forest lands in Canada and the United States, affords the most satis- factory and convincing proof, that no estimat(» which has heretofore ])een })lac(Hl upon their value, by the Com})any, has reached the maximum, which a full and fair considera- tion of the al)ove mentioned facts would seem to justify. HH J 8 SUPPLEMENTAL LAND REPORT. I have considered the evidences of the state of public feeling existing in Canada and the United States, as pro- mulgated through the puViic press of both Countries ; and the discussions of the Board of Trade, and in Parlia, ment, to be of sufficient importance to justify me in select- ing such as have come to my notice, and embodying them in Appendix No. 1 to this Report. That the solicitude manifested in these evidences of public feeling, in relation to the great lumber interests ot the country, is not without just foundation, will be rendered quite evident by a consideration of the following fticts and statistics, with reference to the lumber trade of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, and the Province of Quebec, during the past few years. % ,r >> : « i LUMBER TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES. The great lumber markets of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and the New England States, are now, and for several years past, have been supplied almost exclusively from the forests of Michigan, and the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, in the Dominion of Canada. The supply in Michigan has become very nearly ex- hausted, and the hopes of the lumber merchants in the United States, as well as in South America, and Europe, are now turned towards Canada as their last resort. It is true that in the Northern portion of the State of New York, lying opposite the lower portion of the Pro- vince of Ontario, there still remains an extensive tract, covered with a luxuriant growth of pine, spruce, and hemlock, together with the most valuable varieties of the harder woods, which is still untouched, save in narrow belts along its numerous streams and Lakes, whose waters atford the means to drive the logs to the mills and markets situated in the lower valleys of the Hudson and the St. Lawrence. In 1870, while a bill was pending in the New York Le- gislature for aid to construct a Railway through the heart of this great northern wilderness, known as the Adiron- DACKS, so great was the interest felt in the subject by the lumber Merchants of All)any, that they all, representing a capital of over fifty million dollars, united in the following memorial to the Legislature. " The undersigned, interested in the Lumber tradoof Albany— ^ the great sea-board lumber market of the Union, and familiar with I 10 SUPPLEMENTAL LAND REPORT. h that lu-aiu'li of Imsinoss, have noticed witli pleasure the hite action of tlie House of Asseinhiy upon the hill ^-ranting State aid to the *' Ailirondack Waili-oad. '' " ^^ost of the lutnhei- sold in this market is now the product of soil outside of this state; and the proposed road will surely snp])ly our market with a very lari;(^ ])rojM)rtion of the Spruce and Hem- lock, to say nothiti;:; of the Pine and tine hard woods ree luinliers can he ])ro('ured in the northern wilderiu>ss; and sold in this inai'ket (it this road should he constructed), at a lar;;e protii. The Lfreat i,^ain to the State, in suhst itutiuij^ its own, for foreiii'n products, in its own markets, is ol)vious. '' Beiievini^ that the increased value of these lands, which arc now usi'less and inaeee-sihie, will, as soon as this road is completed, quickly i-eturn the State any aid y'ranted towards its eonstrnclion, we earnestlv pi-av that the hill to aid its construction mav hecome a law. tirmly jiei'siuided that the vast interests of the State will he thciHd»y promoted. " Dated Albany, April 13 ISTO. " The feeling, in relation to the fate of this bill, was so earnest, after it had passed the Lt'U'islature by an over- whelming majority, and had reached the hands of the Gov- ernor, that a large Committee of these lumber merchants waited upon the Governor, and urged him to approve the bill, Giving as the principal reason, the fact, that nearly all the available luml)er territory in the Western States had been cut over ; audit had now become a matter of necessity that they should have acct»ss to this wilderni^ss. The Governor, however, vetoed the bill ; and the lumber merchants of Albany have still to obtain their supi)lies from foreii^fi soil. I I » 1 ^ The extent of the demand for the dillerent kinds of lumber, at the single market of Albany, during one year, may be inferred from the following extract from a " Review of the Albany lumber market for the year 1870," « : * LUM13EU TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES. 11 as published in the Albany Evening; Journal of January 25th 1871. " The receipts of lum}>er (})oar(ls and scantlinu") for the year 1870 were 452,303,884 feet B. M. : of shingles 21,488 M. : timber 119,759 cubic feet, and staves 17,709,100 pounds." The total official receipts of the same articles of lumber, at tide water, by the New York State Canals, during the year 1870, were as follows : Boards and scantling 768,007,819 feet B. M. ; Shingles 28,709 M; Timber 3,795,611 cubic feet; Staves 232,161,152 pounds. During the same year, the product of the forest, trans- ported to tide water by the Erie Ilaihvay, the N. Y. Central, and the Eensselaer and Saratoga llailroads, as shewn by their official reports to the State Engineer, amounted to the aggregate of 453,356 tons. The imports of lumber at the city of Chicago during the year 1870, were 1,100,000,000 feet B. M. ; during 1871, 1,300,000,000 ; and during 1872 they will probably reach a total of 1,400,000,000 ft. Board Measure. This lumb(>r is brought principally from Michigan and Canada, and is distributed through all the AVestern and Southern States and Territories lying East of the Sierra Nevadas. Nearly every foot of lumber, used in the buildings and structures of the Union Pacilic Railway, was transported from Chicago. And it has been, and will continue to be the same, with most of the other Kailways already built and being built in the States and Territories lying upon the Eastern Slope of the American Continent. The above will give an approximate idea of the extent of the lumber trade at only two of the many lumber markets in the United States. I T ^ 12 SUPPLEMENTAL LAND REPORT. I' n When to this is added the business of extensive distrib- uting depots and markets at West Troy, Whitehall, Bur- lington and Ogdensburgh, for the New England States ' and those of Oswego, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, Toledo* Detroit, and other points, for the great extent of Country lying South of Lakes Ontario and Erie, which, in their aggregate business, must nearly if not fully, equal that of Albany and Chicago, combined ; and when the fact is con- sidered that the business done at these markets, increases in the ratio of from ten to twenty-five per cent per annum, some idea may be formed of the present and probable future demand for Canadian lumber in the Unitted States, to say nothing of the constantly increasing demand from more distant Countries. I had hoped, before leaving this branch of the subject, to have embodied in this report the full debate which occurred upon the same subject, in the American Inter- national Chamber of Commerce, held in the city of New- York, in October last, the following sketch of which appeared in some of the papers of the day : Mr. McCrea, of Chicago, — " Jf there was a cruel legislative enactment, it was that which imposed u tax on Camuiian lumber, as might be seen by any one who looks at the cost of rebuilding Chicago; and if they went to Kansas or Nebi-nska, which drew all their su|)plies from Chicago, they would find that every one would vote to let Canadian lumber come in free. He was in favour of protecting home industr}'; but it was time now that Canadian lumber should come in free of duty, as the forests of the United States were dwindling away, while the lumber owners of the North- West had become millionaires, and owned pine lands by the hundred thousand acres. " The United States could no more continue to tax the product of the Canadian forests, than Great Britain could tax American grain. There were farmers in the West, who, on a thousand acres of land, had not enough timber to make a whip-handle," etc., etc. JiUMHETl TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES 18 Mr. McClane, of NewjirU.— '• While the duty on lumber only produced for the (iovernnient a revenue of about one million and a half of dollars, the country j)ai(l to the liinibermen, in extra prices, increased by the duty, some eleven millions of dollars. " Another speaker said : "• Timber is ^ettini,' more valuable than gold, for the first is not to bo had, while (he lalter is. " On applying to the Honorable John Young-, of Montreal, who represented the Dominion of Canada in that Board, for a copy of its proceedings, he replied as iblloAvs : Montreal, 20lh November, 1872. Dear Seymour, I have yours of the ISth. The proceedings, at New York, of the National iJoard of Trade, are not yet pub- lished ; and I do not know that I can give you a very correct idea of the debate, which was a veiy long and interesting one. The following, however, was its substance: In the debate on Timber duties, it was stated, by those prac tically engaged in the lumber trade, that for the eighteen years, previous to 1871, there had been cut in the State of Michiiran, seven billion, two hundred million feet of lumber. Taking the average yield at three thousand, seven hundi-ed and fifty feet per acre, gives the sum of one million nine hundred and fifty thousand acres, from which the pine has been removed in the State. It is estimated that the ])ine, remaining in the Slate of Michigan, is less than four million acres, which, at the present rate of exl)austion, would be cleared oti", in from twelve to fourteen years. If the cut, however, is to be as large as it was iu 1871, then the pine in the State M'ould not last over eight years. Taking the States of Michigan, Minnesota an:] Wisconsin, the total amount of lumber cut in 1870, was m)t far from three billions effect, which would deplete eightjjTFiousand acres. The present rate of exhaustion connot be less than one million acres per annum. Such is the fearful rate at which w*e are sweeping oflT our forests. The increase in the population of the United States is over one million per annum ; but the increase in the demand for lumber is '' u srrPLEMKN'TAL LWD IIKPORT. ill a iniu'li ^r 'iittM* i»roj»r>rtioii than population, not o;iIy in tliat uliicli is ri''|iiiivi| at lioiiu'. but nUo t'oi- rxportalion. It is *'siitnatf(l that fully tifttM-n nnllion doJIaiN woi-th of tiinlicr is rfi|Mii"t'<| annually tor .sKcpcrs an'l toss tics for I'ail- ways ; ami while oiln-r <'Minnjo(litios can he annually incroaM'il, such as wo >1 aiitl coiion. timhcr cannot he so iviirodinuMl in less than a jxcncraiion . an>l this >tali' of nialtciN in the I'nitcd Slates, niaUes tin' jiine forests in Canada iuvaluahle Thesu remarks .'uv merely the retnenilu'ance of the sul>>taiico of the statements made at the meetnin', hut I am moi'c and nn)iv sntistied, that in the po-sos-ion of these larj^e t i-acts of [)iiie lands, as a hasis for your liailway, you have what will ]»rove of va>t value. Yours very truly, JOHN YOUNG. f^iiice the above was in press, I have received the Albany Aro-iis, ot"the2(»th inst. from which I extract the following- paragraph, resp«*cting lumber operations at Albany, during the preceding week : The receijits of the week are ai^ain in excess of those of the correspondini; week in ISTl; the a.7"ii» feet of the entire receipts of l.STl; the prospect now is, contrary to the sdmosl universal opiiuon of the District, early in the season, that the reeei[)ts of 1S72 will exceed tliose of 1871. The receijits at Chicairo. so far this season, are l,l:>().()nO,000 feet. The receipts at (^^wego duriiiii" the week are ■iSiO{),(H){) feet; at Butlalo •l,4Ut>,(HIU feet. The recei])ts at Alhany by the Erie and Cham])laiu canals for the second week (»f N5(), 4000 feet were by the Erie, and 2,823,300 feet by the Champlain Canal. The receipts ut Ali>uny by the Erie and (Jhamplain canals from the opening of navi,G00 27,347 9,.575 0,778,G00 A ir. LC.Ml'.!:i: TKADK OF TIIK DO.MIMO.V ()P TANAf-A. 1 The liisl puhlislu'cl *' TuUIoh oT the TviuU' aiul Xiiviii'ii- tioii of tln' JJoniinioii of Ciinada for tli*^ lisciil vi^nr «Mi(linvv 1, But- ternut, UtlJ Hi.'liory " Staves .Mille. Battens Piecos*. Knocs and Futt leks " Scantlinj< " Treenails " DeaiN Stand. IIund.| 101, 5S( Deal Kntls " Plank and Boards M. ft. Spara Pieces Masts " Handspikes " Laths Millo. I .itlnvdod Cords. Firewood " Shin-les Millo. Shin^'le Holts. ] Cordr. Stave Bolts... V Untiublo " Oak Lo-s .) M. ft, ' Spruee Loirs... I ,-,»•, , " „'. , ^ •' Dutiable ,, Pine Lo;;s ) " Sleepers & llailroad Ties. Pieces. Oars Pains. Other Woods $ Total Viilue, Produce of tho Forest in;}' 22'j' i,.'i(i»i 4,721 7,424 2;i(i 1.5, .'^i7H' 27,!.^(li 2,24',870 l.'!8,992 25,400 2,151 ;!20 1,071 I i 2,751 ll,652l 1,511; 41 817,202' 188,0091 150,4591 1,156,270 900 ! I 900 215,001 1 6;5,788' 154,682^ 141,411; 0,0,'^ 5 1 8::9,550i 8,:i55,874 17,405 ; 52 I .1,215 150,700 I 1,70.1 211,;i05 118,815| 15,007| 2,0'.i8! 1,17;;' 2,751 ! l.i.204i y0,703 2,210 (67 158,176 10,949 47.'.,246 2;i8,336 64,472 5,954 12,173 11,006 00,026 217,621 934 4.1.i,53l 22,352,211 16 SUPPLEMENTAL LAND HEPOUt. Of the above total value of exports of the produce of +he forest, from the Dominion, during the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1871, 55 per cent, was from the Province of Quebec ; 27 per cent, was from the Province of Ontario ; the balance or 18 per cent, being made up from the other smaller Provincesv It will be seen from the above tabular statement, that the total value of exports of the produce of the forest, from the Dominion, during the llscal year ending 30th June, 1871, was $22,352,211. During the fiscal year ending 30th June^ 1867, the total value of the same items is reported to have been $13,948,648. Showing an increase in total value of exports of the pro- duce of the forest, of $8,403,563 in five years, being an average increase of $1,680,712, or about 12 per cent, per annum. At the same ratio of annual increase, the value of these exports, in future years, would be as follows : In 1872 $24,032,923 1873 25,713,635 1874 27,394,347 1875 29,075,059 1876 80,755,771 1877 32,436,483 1878 34,117,195 1879 35,797,907 1880 37,478,619 1881 89,159,331 Making a total of $315,961,270 to represent the probable value of exports from the produce of the n 9 I • LtTMHER TU.VDE OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA. 17 i I, * i I * 9 i' forests of the Dominion, during- the next decade, or from the .^Oth Juno 1S71 to 80th June IHSl. It should bo borne in mind, that the above amount re- presents only the value oftlio ^-.r/jorl.^ IVom ilie produce of the forests of the dominion. It seems but fair and renson- able to assume that at least o/ze Jiftli as much of the totnl produce of these forests, \vill be consumed in the construc- tion of Ivailways, and lor other purposes, within the Domiiuon, durinu'the cominii- decade, as will be exported from it : but to be entirv^ly within the limits oi' safety, this item will be computed at leu per cent ol' the amount ex- ported, or $;n,;)!H),127, making- with the exports, a tnt;d, in round numbers, of i5i847. 500,000. to repres.'iit the probal)]e Vidtie of the produce of which the forests of the Dominion will 1)0 denu' denuded, durino- tin- present decnde, to be reduced to a quality of mixed huabiM's, worth an jiveraij-e ju'ico of .$20 per M. ft. 15. M. at tli.' place ol shi))nieiit, and ii wotild •represent 17,.';75,000,00(i |t ?,. M, „ihiiub(>r. Assumino'the fort>si hinds. whi<'h produce this lumber, to xvverao-e 7,000 ft. ]?. M. p,.r acre (which is considered by lumbermen as a y^vy fair iiver;in-e). and we shouhl liave 2,4Sl>.14-2 acres to represeul Ihe area of Ibresl lands in the Dominion of Canada, thai musi necessarily be .deared oj' its himber product, Oetweon the :5oth June, bs71, :uid iho 30fh June, ISSl. If the aY(>rairo yield, per acre, wore conPnnul to Piar lumber alone, instead of boiuff api)bed lo mi.rr,l lumbers. as above, the ar(\i to be thus denuded wouhl be very mmh greater; t'c- the reason that pijie bears a very small propor- 18 SUPPLEMENTAL LAND REPOKT. 6 ■. tion to the other merchantable lumbers, or procUiee of* the' Forest, per acre, while pine lumber bears a very large pro* portion to the total value of l']xport8, of the in-oduce of the Forest, from the Dominion, The lion. John Young-, in his letter quoted above, as- sumes the aver.Jii'e yield of pine luml)er, at 8,750 ft. B. M per acre, for the pine timbered lands oi Michigan. This must be very much greater than the average yield of pine lumber from the immense area which is annually denuded of its merchantable lumber product in the Dominion of Canada. Deing without any definite data as to the probable amount, or proportion of pine, per acre, upon the forest lands of Canada, I may be pardoned for referring again to the AfUroiidiirli, or Northern Wilderness of New York. In 1858, the owners of about 640,000 acres of the best tim- bered lands in that region, opened negotiations with a party of English capitalists (among whom was the eminent Thomas Brassy), with a view of enlisting them in the ownership of the lands, and in the construction of a rail- wav for their development. A special Commission, consist- ing of Messrs. Bidder and Col))), was appointed from Enuliuid, to come and examine the lands in question. The Commissioners engaged the services of ]\Ir. Thomas Mc^ Caw, of Canada, an experienced lumberman, whose ope- rations had extended ov(>r various portions of the United States and Canada, during a period of thirty years. Mr. McCaw, after spending several months in making a thorouuh personal examination of the lands, submitted to the Commissioners an estimate of the timber upon them, based upon the following average i)roduct per acre : Pine lumber 3,000 ft. B. M. Spruce and Hemlock 15,000'" " f« \ Lumber trade of the dominion of Canada. 19 Maple, Birch, &-c 12,000 ft. B. M. Cord wood 65 cords. IIeinlocl< bark 5 *' Tuiusiuuch as the hinds al)ove referred to, were composed oi' choice seh^ctions, from an extent of wilderness ?^mhracini? 10,000 square miles of territory, it may l)e safely assumed that the average product, per acre, was very much greater than it would have hoon. if applied to the entire territory ; and that the proportion of pine lumber was quite as great, if not greater, than upon the remaining portions of the AVilderness. And yet it will be seen that the estimate of pine, per acre, was only :],000 ft. P». M., being one-Jiflh of the spruce and hemlock ; and only f///c>///>////of the Spruce, Hemlock, and Hardwoods combined. It would therefore seem, that 2,000 ft. B. M. per acre, would be a Y(^ry large estimate to place upon the average product of pine lumber upon the remaining forest hinds of the Dominion of Canada. By adding together the values set opposite the items consisting of inne itnithn\ in llie alcove table, they will be found to aiiuv<>n-ate •9l7,7")o.4H0, or a'Oout 80 per cent of die total value il!t.o2H,S:iii to represent, the \i\\\\o <)[' iiuir linnhfr, ofwhi<;hlhe Fori'sts of the Dominion, liave beeji denuded, during the same period. AssuHjinn; IIkmi, that sjllU.oOO.OOO (in iv)und numbers) was the value ol pine lumber, cut from the J dominion Forests during the Iiscal year ending ;>Oth. June LS71 : that this luml)er was cut from laiuis averaging 2,000 ft. B. M. per acre ; and that the lumber was wortii an jiverage ii 20 SUrPLEMKNT.VL LAN'D TJEI'Olt'T. price oC $25. per thousand, sit the place of sliipmeiit ; we should have 300.000 acres to reprcst'iit the area whicli has been cleared ol'pine lumber durinu' that Usral year. Assuming, again, that the demand for this class ol'lumber, during- the next ten years, will increase ^like that ol' the exports ol' the entire produce ol' the Forest, during the past ten years) at the rate of 12 per cent pi^r annum, and we shall have an aggregate of 4.808.000 acres to represent the area from which the forests of the Dominion of Canada will be denuded of their product oi' pine lum])er, during the present decade. During the next decade, with the same ratio of annual increase in the demand, as in the past, the q.iantity of forest lands to he denuded, would be proportionately greater. And it seems to reipiire no prophet's ken to ibresee the rapid approach of the end, which, as decade follows decade, must result in tlie e(|ually certain and rapid in- crease in the value ofihc remaining forest lands of the Dominion, until their nierchaniahle product entirely disap- pears, as it has already done, from nearly the entire face of the American Continent. r ♦ • f I III. ^ * LUMBER TRADE Ul- TilK i'KoVJXCK oF (.MKIJKC. As r.'inarked, in my report of the 20th April hist, the Ooveriimoiit ol' the Province, has, for many yi-ars past, adopted the Tolicy of grantinn- LireNsea for ciUtiiiL;- and removing the timber from the Forests ; aiid has received a laroe annual revenue from that source. TIk' rates and regulations, Avhich govern this branch of the Goveriiment service, will be found in Appendix No. 2. Ill the last annual report of the Commissioner ot Crown Lands, for the fiscal year ending 30th June IbTJ, 1 hud the followiiiff : » i • i Tabular Statement .s7/o?c/«g /he total revenue derived from Timber diien, Ground rents, Bonuses, Fines and hil>rests received since Confederation, for eac/t fiscal ijenr. up to ■ \\)fh J// UP, 1872. I (iriiuml ... i ' ! I I'liie.-i. Interest. Timber dues, lionuseg. rents fnim limits. $ CtB. Hs, ots. $ cts. cts. isoa... T'.taL ctg. Jdth .T'ine.i ! lH(i8... l.:!(i(i 13 2.().';8 5:! l«;j,:;81 77 y,<.»28 j(t' 22,4i)l o;! l'.'.>llo9tJ 882 U\ 1,-.I40 y;{ 1!)8.',)77 82 74,8(14 'J7 5J,ti.i6 Ofi :;.;i,7ol 12 1870... 1,172 49| (l.OS.^ 88 2(i7,4()S 08 24, 1(12 37 64.069 20 3kc., which are to be paid thereafter to the Government as the timber product is removed; and the fines are imposed, under the r(\uulations, ui>on persons thus purchasing" these limits, who let them remain idle, and thus deprive the Government of its legitimate revenue from the other sources ; additional fines are also quite often imposed, for other breaches of the regulations. The limits, thus purchased, are transferable upon the payment of !5i8 per square mile to the Government ; and they are quite often sold, immediately after purchase, either at auction, or private sale, lor many times the amount paid to the Government. The following Table will sliow the rapid increase in the prices of lumber, resulting from its growing scarcity, and increasing demand. \ > * ♦ • t ^ f t i. ;► » ♦ \ LUMLER TRADE OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. 23 Tabular State:\[ENT showing: ihe avn-aiie mnrh-et prices of the (liferent k'nds of Timber, Slcu'ei^, Dea/s and Saired Lftmher, sliipjied from the Fori of Quebec, during (he laxl six f/ears. NA.MH.S OF AIITICLES. Oak jiei- i* it it /ic Vmt.. n Kim Ash Uir.'li .... ,. \V. W. P ■ nr W. Pine H. I'iiie. Sifires. .Stniiiliird .'^tiive.^ Il^•l• .M W.U. W.In.lii. " . Dfnh W. Pine deiily jjer UK) .ino 1.1 ft. 21 in Sfiriinu 1," '• 14 •■' lleinl(M^k per pteife., 22 1 1.(1 18 8 8 4 4 1 .'iO ,'■)() 50 10 I .">() 1 75 50 I .'id 60 I 50 1 75 2 on 50 : 75 50 ; 50 From which it will be seen that the averatre increase upon the leading classes, is from 10 to 15 per cent, per annum. The last published '• T ihles of the Trade and Naviixntion of the Dominion of Canada,"' before referred to, contain a " General I tatcment of Exports,'' of the produce of the forest from the Province of (^uebec, during the fiscal year ending n 3 ?1 24 SrrrLKMENTAL LAND REPORT. I I r. 80th June 1871, — AVhich shows the quaiilitj' and value of each class, shi[)pe(l todillerent countries. This statement b('in<>- very ItMigthy, u'ill he omitted from this Ke]>ort. The same rei)ort also contains the I'ollowinji' : " Sinnimir// iSlatrinenfof Exj/or/a of I he inadiicr of llir Forest from ilic Province of Q/ieher, dnriiii:- the ftsra.! //ear, ending \\\)th Jnnr, IS'l.'' AliTlCI.KS. THK KdHKSr. Ashe-s I'<'t liiis. I'oiiil " Timber, Asli Tmi.-'. Hiii-h •' " Elm " Miijilo " " Oiik " Wliite I'iive " Ufil I'iiii; " Tiiiiiiirac " WiiliiMt .M. ft. " H,'1sswe:ils Stand. Ifund. Deal Kiid.s " I'hkuk anj;.s .M. fl- I'inc liiifi's " ."ilcepors and KaiFroad Ties.. I'ieeos. Oars Pairs. Other Woods .< Tola! \'aliie, Prnduco of tlie Forest In 1 British In 1 By Total or ' Foreij;n Lund Total Colonial V'essel.s. Carriiij^e Vessels. — — Quan- Value. — Quaiilily tinaiitity liiiimtity i 1 i tities. i:;.7io 2.S4S 4, J '.14 1,S,74;V III (iS.'.Cs 47..S(I0 ;i,:'4.') (i24 i,2t;o 1,11.'. 2,7'.l4: 5t) JO'.l ISO 2:!;i ;iji 1,2.SI ",l).'i7 ]'■',. hn'.i 2j,'.t(;j 42 2.1".M) .'IS 2.2:;i ii;5 4,sl I 6s2| I .''.14! 32;5i U,(i:'.8 ;;,42si 5,.) 1 61 25,7,s2 12li: 82..V17' ;!6(),;i.'8 ,00,(128; .),58',)i 1,10 71 j 1,1)83 2«,;i2',» ts42,22it H8| 40,'.»4S 2.'{,nfiO i.;'.s'.i, '.m.t' I 141, fis;! ;5l,li'.l'.l 2I,(I«8' 2471 l,42',t ;i,(i()!i 868,558 Hi; ;i.2i;. 8.82« 222; r.JVWt) 1,484 71 : 21; !>()<( 2,i:H2 5,(U>.i 41 i 4,«l» ■■ I f>, 2,7511 I 41i , l.iltlOj 150,45!t' ■ 155 I 2r.2til 21, (ISM 154,177 fi4,855 2,2'.iSi i',i;;.8."oij 77ii 40 ' .■^,21 5' lO.ii.U 1,555 :!,lli) ll),2H2i «i 2,7511 41 152,'!.5iHi)7,0i*8 was from the Port of Montreal, the baliine.> (Si;iJ,2-41,43!>) being made up from the other Ports in the Province. The total value of these exports from the Provinee, during the li.scal year ending 80th June 1K(;7, was sH.047.000, which shows an increase of ^0.101.510 during the preced- ing five years, or a little more than 7 per cent, per annum. The values set opposite* the items consisting of pine lumber, in the above table, amount to a total of iii»8.!>2-t..")27, or nearly 75 per cent of the total value of the exports of the produce oj'the forests of the Province, during the liscal year, — by adding ten per cent to this amounl. for home consumption, we should have a total of s;l> 81(j.i)9I, to represent the value oi' pine lumbtM-. of which the forests of the Province of Quebec have been denuded, during the same period. Assume the above amount to be represented by lumber at $25. per M. ft B. M. and that the av(M-age product was, 2 000 ft. P). M. per acre, and we should have 19i».-U0 acres to represent the area which has been cleared of pine lumber, in the Province, during the sanie period. Assuming, again, that the increase in demand, will be in the same ratio, during the coming ten years, that it was in the past, aiul we shall have an aggregate of 2.100.888 acres, to represent the area from which the forests of the Province of Queb(>c will be denuded of their product of pine lumber, durinu' the present decade, or from 80th June 1871, to 80th June 1881, The Extract from the report of the Commissioiun- of Crown Lands, quoted al)ove, shows^ that 17.87i> square miles (or 11.120.(340 acres) are now under Clovernment 26 SUPPLEMKNTAL LAND RKPORT. I limits. At tho above vato, thoreforo, the limits already granted which are ])elieved to constitute nearly all of the available pine timbered lands in the Province) will be cleared of their product within the next Jifli/ f/Kirs, or within the lii'e oi' the prrsenf iirnerdfioti. It was a somewhat vajnue and imperi'ect comprehension of the foreii'oino- facts, in relation to the lum))er trade of Canada and the United ^States, and the rapidity with which the Ibrests of l)oth Countries were disappearing from our view, which ibrmed the basis of the argument contained in my report of the 20th April last, Avith reference to the pre- sent and future value of the 2,000,000 acres of forest lands, which have been donated to the Ivailway Company, ))y the Provincial Government of Quebec, And the facts above presented, together with the exposition of the public fetding -&f the Country, as manifested through the press, and other sources, some of which will be found in Appeiulix No. 1, have fully satislied my own mind, that the Estimate of five dollars per acre, or a total of ii^l 0,000,000 for the entire grant, which was then placed upon their value, falls very far short of the amount which, by a proper administration of these lands, may be realized from them ))y the Company, within the next few years. It will be admitted, however, that the entire force of the argument, when based upon the Ibregoing considerations, depends upon facts, so far as they can be established, with reference to the amount and quality of the timber upon the particular lands in question, together M'ith their accessibility to market, and their value for agricultural and manufacturing purposes. This branch of the subject, will therefore next receive our attention. \ ^ u V m -• IV. ESTIMATKI) VALUK OF THE LAXD (iHAXT. A tubular statement ol' the lands gTaiited by the (Jovern- mont, in aid oi' the North J*^hore Railway, and contained in Blocks A, B, C and D, as represented npon the accompany- ino" map, will be Ibnnd in the " Extract Ironi the Enj^ineers lieport, dated April 20th 1ST2," page 2 ol" this Jveport. This statement shows the total (piantity contained in each block ; the undivided portion in each, that will belonij to the North Shore IJailway Company, upon the completion of th(» Kailway ; and an abstract of the olHcial remarks upon each Block, as made by the ]3epartment of Crown Lands, upon the map furnished to the Company by that Department of the (lovernment. From this statement it appears, that the North Shore Ivailway Company \vill own m the respective ]31ocks, as follows : Block A 1,140,875 acres. " B 11)0,431 " " C 231,744 " " D 427,050 •' Making a total of 2,000,000 " An examination of the map accompanying this report (wdiich is accurately reduced from the map furnished by the Grovernment) will show the position of these Blocks to be as follows : Block A, containing- 1,827,400 acres, is situated near the head of Lake Temiscamingue, upon the upper waters of the Ottawa River, adjoining the Western boundary of I * i 28 i»rPPLEMK\TAL LA\n UKPOIIT. the Province of Qu«'ln'c, and a distance of about 38 niih's in a direct line, Xortherly iVoni llie pvojx.sed ronle of the Canadian raeilic Uailway. The olhcial remark upon this l>loek is *• l*iiie Coinilnfr lUock H, containini^ ■'. l'.t,440 acrt's, is situated upon the head waters f»f the liatiscan Iviver, \\hi( h Hows into the liiver St. Lawrence at a point al)out sixty niik»s above the City of Quebec : and it is about -52 mih's in a direct line, Northerly, from the St. Lawrence Hiver, at a point about midway between the Cities of (Ju(d>ec and Three Kivers. The ollicial renuirks upon this lUock are " Well tinibeicd — the ixienltal part fit for M'dlviiicnl.^'' l>lock C, containinn :;T1.*200 acres, is situated upon the head waters of the Iliver Kouuv, which Hows into the ()t- taAva River, at a i)oint about midway Ijetwen the Cities of Montreal and ( >ttawa : and it lies at a distance of a])out 62 miles, in a dir«'«t line, Northerly, from the City of Montreal. The otUcial remarks upon this Block are " Well tiinbered^il Jor selllt)iieiit."' Block ]), contaijiinir ♦i!^o,4tiO acres, is situated \ipon the St. Maurice River, which flows into the River St Law- rence, at the City of Three Rivers, midway between the Cities of Quebec and Montreal. And it lies at a distance of about 1<)0 miles, in a direct line, Northerly from the mouth of the St. Maurice River. The ollicial remarks upon this Block are " .SuW/y >'o//, S/y/'w f, Tamarar, and some Pine. " The four Blocks contain 3,203,500 acres, the excess over 2,000,000 acres, beinir irranted to the Montreal Northern Colonization Railway Company, at the rate of 10,000 acres per mile of Railway. The Act of Parliament by which these lands are grant- ESTI^rATKD VALrE OF THE LAND ORAN'T. 20 od to tli(» ('()in]);niy. contiiins a Schcduli' of I he r(\sptH*tive l>lstantiated bv in- formation since received from the JJepartment of Crown Lands. Li the last annual report from the lJei)artment of Crown Lands, lor the fiscal year endin<>- oOth June, ]«?-, before referred to. tlie following' remarks are made by the Com- mi.ssioner, in explanation of the policy pursued by him in disposing- of the Crown Lands ; some of which remarks ^\ ill be found to have an important bearing- upon the relative value of the grants of land made to the North Shore, and the Northern Colonization Kaihvays, {Tranti/a/io//.) '•Tlic territory transfL-n-cil to the I'roviiiL-e of (^ucl)cc in 1807, * u;h tar from olfcrinii' tlic same advantayos, as the one granted before. It coiuaincd, wo niav say. two ditlcront classes of lunils ; one siluau'il at thr Itack oCtlic old limits, at long distances ; and the other, enclosed in that pJir'. aircatly under lumbering oporat' so St)PPLE\tENTAL LAND REl^Oni\ ioll^'. Tlie tei'ritoi-y comprised in llio first class, \\'a>, on account of its position, nlinost untoucliod : l)ut owini;" to its ivniotcnoss, was always thou.ii-lit inacccssil)lc, ami of little \ahic. Ity the luni- bornion, .S>) miicli so, tliat. at the piililic sale which look phu'C .at Ottawa in 18(iS, only one (iuohec merchant was found to hid on u secti(Mi of this teri'ltoiy, far more advantai;"eou-ly situated tnati the tiniher lands I liave sold sMice." *• With regard lo the valUy of the Upper Ottawa, it was con- vsidered then, as altoiivtlier oat of the i'ei;'ioii susce|)tihle of heinij worked. At that sale of 18118, th' ii'i'catcst part of that sec;inn ot the county of Pontiac, watered hy the riveivs dischari;-ini:" into tlie Uj)per Ottawa. com])risinn; the 0()uloni>v, J)umoine and Kee))awa. was bou;;'ht in In' private individinils. Finally, after tiie very lai"i;'e reserves seciiivd in t^at hjcality. to come in aid ofcertain lines of railway, of !j;reat im|)ortaiice t<» our Province, (the North Shore Eailway of the St. Lawrence, and the Xortliern Colonization of Montreal) compri>ing' the best wooded andniost accessible and productiv<> part oi the territory watered by tlio Ottawa, above Lake Temi>c-:iminii;ue, the balance of these timber lands, respec- tively situated to the north and north east of those aln'ady deseribLHl, were, tVom the informaiion then in our possession, compi'lsed in the valley of tlie lower Ottawa." ■' From late survi'vs it was found that the JJivcr du ]\roino wliicli served as a bailittawa whi(di I'l'ally occupied, in nothern latitude, foui' minules less than that first admitttvl. Consequently, one tier of limils already licensed, was apparently extended towards the north, and it was fi)un(' that l of that territory. fornuMl jtart of' the valley of the n|»;)rr Ottawa an I its triltntarie- ; an 1 th;U. necessarilv, all operations in that loi'ality must lie can-ied on this river, above Lake ties (^uin/e. beini;,' on an axera^-e l.'iO rnilo from Ottawa (./ity. Many of the limber liniits licenced lalidy. ami which ha\c caused the violent (•(•ni|tlaints anainst my adniinist ratimi of' the crown land>, ai-e situated in that locality. Nevertheless, tlic lionuvcs ivceivedfrom those i;nints, are al»out the highest ivceived in this Province. '• 1 must here, say. that simtilar remarks W(nild lie projier to tlic territories of the St. Maurice, tlie Mati>ean. and other rivers, after the public sales made at Tliree IJivi'rs and .Montreal, and afie)- ? ' -♦ ^ I ♦ M rm.^ i m* EhTiMateI) Value of the land grant. 31 tlu> i»est )'os(M'vc'-< sceureil in iavnr (iftlio X. S. IJailway and tliat (»(' the Noi'LiK^ni Colniiizitioii of Moiitri-al. llu'v tlid not urt'cr, in gXMieral, but coni|iarativcly unjU'oiliictivc i\u;ioiis.'' It is to be regretted, exceedingly, that the Company arc not in po«ses.sion oi" detailed Estimates, made l)y men oi' known experience and integrity upon such sul>jects, of the general character and pro1)able average timber product, per acre, oi' these lands, like those before referred to in connection with the Forest lands of the Adirondack region, in New York. In the absence of reliable Estimates of this character, 1 am obliged to refer to the following Keports, from gentle- men connected with the Provincial Cro\ t'rnment of Quebec ; and letters from many of the most extensive and reliable merchants^ and manufacturers of lumber, in the Province, which will show the estimate placed by these gentlemen upon the present and prospective value of thess lands. Inasmuch as these documentsi, some of which are toler-' ably lenti'thy, explain the reasons for 1 he Estimates, Ibrmed bv the authors, ii is considered im[)()rtant that they be carel'uUy rtvul, l»v persons who may feel a direct interest in th( -lubject H('l)(>rt)^ and Letters rrspectiiHj tlie Value of Blocks J, /;. a ' /> 3Ir. E. E. Tnchc, .Is.sV. CoDiiiii^nfoi/n: fo Mr. A. J. Ilitf^cIL Crown Tiniher A^'vhL DKPAUTMKNT oF (U!()\V\ LAXDH, <,Ji KHKC, '1^\\\ I'Vlii'iiai-y. 1S72. My dkau StH, The Diivctors of llu' X-ith Shore Railway, hoiiii,^ anxioiiN to obtain a i2;ene"'al idea >' ''.• eonunercia! value of the territory known I'liii do.siyna'.v«i tis ]iiu( k A ; situated on the IliversOt* ivtt ii 00 SUPPLE M EN T.Vl- LAA*D REPORT. and dcs Quinze. us sliown oti tlio i>!;ip 'levewi.li ac'C'ompaiij'inti', have the intoiitioii nf a|)|ilyiiii;" to you for tho 'lesiivd iiitbrni;((ii)n. The (lOVcniiiuMit ol' the Province, h'-iiio- well aware of tlie itii- perfect Uiio\vle(l:i;e oftiis reii'ioii up to this day. i- not ])repaied now to taivc the i-esponsii)ility of giving' an oHicial rep(.i't, or ana- lysis of tlic (h)eiin\en*s, rehiiive to ihe .sealinu' of tlie Main IJivers traversini:; this section of our country. On tlic other hand, in order to u'ivi' ail possiiile assistance to iJailway entei'|>ri>c. tin.' ministry h.ave decideij that the intonna tion wante I sh r Id he supplied from the liet source, with the least, possihie delay. In conse(]uence, the Commis.-ioncr of Ci-own T,ands (eN])re>siiiij; on this suliject the opinion of his collcai^'ues) tinds no ohjectionto your furnishiiii;' the I>irectors of the North Shore Railway Con'- pany with a i-eport. comiirisiui;' .all the IcnowlcdiiH' you jtossess oi; the resources ol'the territory in ipustion: with the an'rcenvMii that it will he i;iven under ynui" private <'ajiacity of I'rovi'.'.iai Land Sui'veyctr. Jt is ahso under.-tood that the ii;ent lemon ahiive alluded to, wiii compen>aie you for all worU' and trouhle you may undci'i.!,'o in prejiarinijf aiul compiling' the necessai'V documentri. (Si,i--ned.) K, I-:. 'iWCilK, .\s>i. ( 'omnussioner. A. .T. RCSSELL. Ksq.. V. T. A., Ottaw.v. i» • Mr. JVi'I/Ik R/i!'Sf'//, Diffrfor, lo Mr. A. J. Runse//, Crown Timber Ai2;ent, OFFICK OF TlIK Xoirril .silolfH R.\ILW.VV, (^»rKnK(', L'Dth Fehruary. 1S72. Sir: You will plea-c find enclosed, a communication from the J)epartnn'nt of < 'rown Lands, in relation to the value of hlock " A " situ.ited on the K'ivcr ()ttawa and Lake (U> (Juinze. hi'ln;;' one of the h|ock-s M'l-anti'd, hy act of I'arlianient, in aid of the \orth Shore and ( 'o|oin/,;ition I'ailnuys. This company desires to oriii,<;-out a. pani)>lilel. at an early day, in which thev pi'i pose, amon^; other thinn's, to show the value ot these lands as a hasis of security for the honds which they pro- pose Lo is.suo in payment for the construcLion ol tiiis IJaiiway; ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE LAND L RANT. 83 9t^!^ ^ • atul it is Uioi-efoi-e iniix/i'taiif (li;it tlicv olitain as tlioroiiii'Ii ktiow- iciiii'c as possible (if all iIk' liu-ts in iHi;ai'(l to tlicni. As for instaiK'c, theii- valiK^ loi- a^^-riciiltiii-al |)ur|)os(,'s. tin.- average qiian" tity ami (jiiali .y of liiiilicr per ay the (iovernnicnl, anci at what rate per s(juare niih', to,ij:etner with JUiy otiier inforniatiou that nuiy oecvir to yon as lieiiiii; important in eoimeetion witii this suliject. Yoiii- Well known e\'|)erieiice in all ?naltei-s eonneeted with (lie Crovernmeiit lands, as well as in the luuiher trade Lcenei'allv, has induoed me to apply to the (iovei-nment foi- your aid in pi"o- oiirini;- this informati-m for our comjiany ; and the enclosed letter from tiic Department will show you that it is done with tlie entire apjiroval of the (Jovernment. The North Shore Railway Company will, a> a )natter of eoursc, expect to pay you a rca>onahle com]»en>ation for this exii-a service on your ^mrt. Yours very respectfully. (8i.<;-ne(l), AVIJ.LIS TJU.SSKLL, Director X. S. R, Comjiany. To A. J. liUSSELL, E,sqr., Crown Tim her Agent, &c., &e , Ottawa, Canada, iRepoi-t of Mr. A. J. Ru&i^eU, Croirn Timber Ai^rnt, njion the resources and value of Block A. CROWX TIMBKR OFITCK, Ottawa, Lith Xov., 1872. Hon. J()si:?« CArcnoN, President of the Nortli Shore JJailway. Sir: Fn reply to tJie letter of Willis Russell, Ksq., ol the 2!)th Fehruary, I have to liiy before you such infoi-matioii as 1 am aide to furnish, respeetini; the North Shore and Colom'xation Com- panies Block A, on the Ottawa, above Dake Temiscamin,i,s lhou,ii-h it falls short of what is desirable. In doiniz; so, 1 siiall endeavour to put together what I have been able to learn from the partial explorations and surveys that have been made on it recently; .md what was previously known to mo of the region in which it is situate; with such tacts as to its posi- !i" 34 SUrPLPlMENTAL LAND REPORT. i lion, means of access to it, and its i-clat ion lo proposed lines of C'omnumieation. as may, talof the Province of (Juehec, tvan>mittt'il tome, it is repi-esenteil as conunencini;- on the western boundary lint' of the J'l-ovii.ce. at (he rear of the Indian Heserve, about tliii't"en miles bacd-; iVoni I he head of the Lake Temiscaminij;. and exteiulini;" aloni; tiio Itoundaf'y, due north asti'onoiniealU'j about thirty-three miles to ti>o water slicd dividing the waters of the Ottawa from those falling into Hudson's Uny; tlisnce bounded northward by a line on the coui'^e at 11° I']ast, sixty-foui- miles in length, ai. >n t!ie east side by a lino running due Soutli sixty miles, and i >n tho south side by a line on the course due West, twenty-i.'] Mnilesjto Uie soutli bay of Lake .Kx])anse on the Ottawa, which with TiUc du (^uinze form the southerly boundary of the l>lo(dv ilown to the rear line of Indiail Ifeserve, which extends from the noi'th bay of Lac du (^uin/,e due West about fifteen miles, to the boundary of the Province. The area thus enclosed is staled as 1,S27.4()0 aci-es or 2.855? square miles. The Indian lieserve covers the course ,)f tiie Ottawa, river on tlie north side tiu- sixteen miles, from Lake Temi-caming uj) to liac du (^uinze, or ten miles and a fpiar^'^r in direct distance. Above this Blo(d< it occupii^s the n((rth side of Lac du (^uinze and Lake Ivipanse for thirty miles; and tin'rice ri])Warils, the Block enibraees liolh sides (if the Olt:iwa foi- abor.t sixty miles ol' its tortuous course, whi(di measures a hundi'ed and tive miles ir» length from Lake Teiniscaming to the uj)per or east l»oundary of the Block. The Ottawa is about a (juai'tei" of a nule wide, and is navigal)|ft for three miles up to the liasin, at the foot of the tirst fall, which is about twelve leel in height. About a (piai'ter of a mile above it is the second fall, which is like the tii'st in heiglit,and at less tiian half a mile is the ihii'd fall, above wliich there ai-e twelve more ra])ids and falls, foi'ining altogether a descent of upwards of one huiidri'(l and tifly feet in the sixtcju miles from Lac du (^uiii/.e to Lake Temiscaming. The dii'ccl ilistance. however, iietween the head of navigation below the first fall and Lac du (^uinze, Itoing only eigiit and A quarter miles, a portage road like that from this City to the .Steam- boat landing at Aylmer, would connect the seventy mii«;!s of nuvi- > f ♦ « E??TIMATED VALUE OF THE LAND GRANT. 35 I -$ <* • gatioii of Liike Ttniiscaniiiig, wiili the extensive uiiliroken navi- <;atiiiM of LiumIu (^uiiize and Lalvo Kxjmiise. wiiieli, from the extre- mity lit' Xortli anil of tlie torincr, U) the east end of the latter, is tiflv-tW) riiile> in K'n in len^-th, to Lake Obiralni. the waters of whieh extend tiirou^^h a chain of Flakes and are navii;'ahle tct the Labyrintli Portaire at the lieiu;'ht of land, a distance of forty-tive miles from the Lonely llsipid.-^. The heiirht of land dividiiiii; the waters, is ni»t tifty feet higher than the ^u^faee oi Lav du Quinze. This, with the JJiver Abittihi, forms the Jliiason's IJay Company's route to Lake Abittihi. Lake [expanse is twelve miles in length, and from six to ten miles in breath, measuring to the extremity of the .Si>ulhern Bay. it receive.-, a large tributary sixty miles in length, whose course is beyond this Block. Lake Expanse extends ten miles eastward beyond the point where the Ottawa enters it. The Ottawa conlinties navi^-able for 8ix miles above the Lake, to a JJajiid with a descent of eighteen feet, beyond which it is navigable lor twenty miles, to tJie Bear Chutes, which obstruct the navigation for four miles: three of ihem fall from ten to twenty fe'et, causing <;ne I'ortage of three a route of communication with the b'iver and Lake Abittihi, but it has only a short couive. Aliove the Beai' CIniti's. there are nine miles ot' navigation to a Lapid ami ('hiite of eighteen leet fall, where there is a Portage of tliree qunrlei's <4f a mile ; then thirteen miles otnavigai>le waters 1o another Chute of twelve i'eet fall, with a jiortage ot' alxnit one third ot' a mile long : then navigable waiei' to th' ea>t outline of the BlcH'k, whi(di apparent ly intersects the Pivo" near a rapid with eight feel of liill, which is sixty miles above Lac du Quin/.e. TliiH from the foot or outlet of Lac dti <^biin;'.e, asc.'nding the Ottawa to the first i'aj)itl above Lake lix[»a»se. there is uninter- S6 SUPPLE.MENTAL LAND REPORT. rnptcd iiaviifalion for thirty-six »nil('<. !ili(>vc> wliicli (lici-e are witliii) the Block over fit'iy inilcs of iiaviiiiil'lc watci-, tlivi(h'(l into f(»iif i'(»iisi(h'i\.liie I'cacln's and iwo iM>iii;niticant onos, liy six rapids and falls, with portUifes aniou'itiuii- to lu'arly four n)iU's. I ha\e iiiv(Mi thesis cKdails, Itocaiise the i-huracter of the navii^a- tlon ati'onk'd throui;-h the Hloc-k, is of some iniportanco in the de- velopment of its resources. The Ottawa has heen surv(>yed for two hundred miles above the Blork. and is reported to exU'iid nearly a hundred and fifty miles fi.irther. which would give it a course of nearly four hundred and fifty miles above its entrancii into Jjake Temiscaming, l)ut ix:\ exceedingly crooked oiie. Within the Jilock, its waters present very great facilities for the movements of supj)lies into it; from the manner in which they in- tersect it in ditl'eivnt directions, it is easily practicalde, and has long l)cen the esfablislied route of communication used bv the Hudson's Bay Company, And (>> i'lg • :r(iy to the great volume of the Main Jtiver at all times, timber lioni the inlei-ior of the Block may reach market carlv in the season, nolwithstandin«>' the remoteness oCthe localifv. This was made evident last summer liy timber from the tribu- taries of Lake Keepawa. which also discharges into Ltike Temis- caming, reaching this city in the early part of the season, long before timber froni the uppei- parts of much nearer tributaries, wlioso waters ai-e apt to fail belbre lu'inging the limber down to the Main liiver. I have been al)le to speak definitely of the principal waters witlun the Block, because they have been surveyed ; but as to the character of the land and surface, the information 1 have been able to aequiro is much more limited and imperi'ect, jiartly of ageneral nature, collected in past yi-ai-s from Hudson's Ba_\'otlicers, mission.- aries, and private traders; and partly of a more definite character as respects the Block, derived from the survey of the waters, and more recent private exploration by lumberers, mostly refei-ring only to the lines of travel, and somewhat conflicti'ig as well as meagi'c, as might be expected from persons to whom the chacacler of the soil was no object, I can only state therefore what 1 have been given to understanil alike as to the land and timber. First, as regards the quality of the land, and its suitableness for cultivation. As far as known, the bases of the country, like that of the valley •» * »■• i ♦ ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE LAND GRANT. 37 •» * » * of tlio Upper Ottnwa ,<.':(Mieriill_v, is of Ilnronian and Liuirontian formation (or what was i'ornially callcil the primitivo), wliich Would rt'iidei- it i)rol)aijle as allbrdiiii;- an C(|ual pi-opoi'tion for seLtK'inont ])urpos(js as that contained in tiie O'tawa vallev generally; which is Itorne out I think', as ri'Li'ai'ils this jijoidv. hv what is known i'es[iecting' the timhei-; of 1 he limlier 1 shall sjtealc sejiurately. Ill speaking- of the land, I hcg- to refer to the acc(ini|)anvini^ map. I am u;iven to understand In' the hiinherers who have made considerahle ex])lorations, that the land on tlp' west side of the iK^i'th arm of \rM- du (.^uinzo and the chain of lakes connected with it. forminii," the riahyrinth route to Ahil.iihi, is sciiable forseltle. me'.it. These exploi'crs descrihe it, west ctfthis north arm. as gently rising arable land, coveret\vai'd, the broad rich alluvial flats of the Jiiver Blanche, and with land seen lictween that river ami i-ac du Quinze, I bel'"ve that the whole tract lying between them, will i,>e fund to be chielly of that description. exee])ting towards the height of land, or water shed, where the clay soil of the great level clay country of the XoiMh. extendi down the upj)er ('(Mirses of the waters flowing to the ()ltawa. and ovei' the lower grounds, as found on the ex[)loi'alory survey of the liabvriiith poi'tage roi'te to Al/ntibi. That part of the Block lying between it > we.-t boundary, and the nortli arm of Lac du (^uinzeand Lil»yrin!h route, will mod lik'ely be f)und, for the greater part. suit:able f )r cultivai ion : and, with a portage road from the first falls alK)ve Lake Temiscaming, to Lac du (^uinze, would be oa^y of access. As this portion of the tract is thirty-three miles in length, and from nine to sixteen miles in breadth, it contains an urea of upwards of four hundred square miles. Tiie clay soil of the Xji-ih here mentioned, is of a while or whitish colour. It is seemingly agood porcelain clay. ])erfectly free from lime, on being testoil, and iipparently iree of iron. If a good bed of it could be found, moctingevory reipiirement necessary for the mtmufacturo of tine porcelain, it would be worth nearly a dollar a cubic foot. I'orc'lain clay, though of itself hard to cultivate when pure, i.s gooil basis for soil. When it has sutlicient sand in it, it forms 38 SUPPIiEMENTAL T.AND REPOIiT. ■!: i I I a ,t!:'i'>'l J^f)''- A ii;oiitIoin;iii of mv a('i|iiaiiifiUK'o oli'ainol thirty biislioU of wlieai to t!u> aci'o. from a ten aero tiold of it, in the l()\vii-ihi|M)f IV'inUrolci', l>v |)r)i>'r oiillivul ion. TIio (^xtLMisivo rtats of chiy lain!, on the lower course of the River Blanrhc, wliich in one ]>ar! extends to tho west outline of this Block, are of tho riclicst (U'scription, and hii'i^-e Halm of Gclea I and (>ak trees are found i^rowini;" there. Alonijj the lianks of Lac dii (^uini^e, the hind on both sides is de>«'rihe(l as rocky. Prom tho Likv! upwards. throiii!;ht)ut tho Block, there is a flat l)elt of liii-ht sanilv loam aloui-' each side of the river, oxtendinsx hack from it from two miles, to a(|uartor of a mile. Their wiilth is (lescril>ed as heini;' u'reater on the j)art of the river helow tho North Branch, than on that al)ove it. These Hats are arable land with a warm soil, apparently of consideral>le fertility. The coun- try in rear, on the lower part, is describcvl as ri>iii,i^ stoo])ly on rocky ascents into a plateau of low hills. Above the Xorth Branch, towards the west boundary of the Block, tho iii<;-lier groitnd behind the river side flats, is. as scimi from a distance, siij)- posed to be the same as tho rollinij; arable laml, covcre(l with mixed woods, which extends behind the rivt-r flats in part, to tin' dis- tance of four or five miles, the soil of which is favorably s[>oken of. As far as has been seen by explorers, this P>lock seoms to con- tain on an averai^e, as o-peat a proportion of aralilo land as is com- monly found in the Upper Ottawa country. Such is the o])inion 1 am led to form of it, as far as thescanly information yet obtain- ed from cxjiloration-s, made for ]iurpo^e> in which the quality of the soil was not a subject of consideration. As to the timber on this Block, though it is not usual for lum- berers to communicate the results of their explorations, I am i[i possession of a considerable amount of information, of a general nature, respecting it. The very con>iderable jiroportion of Pine, which this Block contains, is sup|»lomented with a growth of Sprtico, that, as the pine gets away, in future 3'ears, will in the opinion of the explo- rers, yield fully as great a quantity of sawn lumber, as the pine now standing will afford ; and it is impossible to avoid seeing that, beibre veiy many years, at the I'ate at which lumber has risen m value, and must continue to rise, sjiruce lumber will com- mand as high a ])rice as pine lumber does now, a circumstance ESllMATED VALUE OF THE LAND ; sawdoii's, has Ikhmi cut otf a ]iiece of lumlier "•round, th(' trees that were left as under-i/.ed, have i!,i'own so jnucli larger as to ^deld a ([irtntity (d' luml'ci' ei[ual to the tiist staiidini:- urowtli taken ; and the value of I he (juaiil ily last ohlaincd, will be <;-reater by the increa-^e oJ' ])rice, in the intei'val which necessarily takes place, so that half tlK> value of the ju'osoiit a\ail- ilble lumlier, oj- first li'rowth. would be a very moderate valuation of the present worth of the second cut, and be much under the value now. of the jirobable future cuttinu's toiic'lher. It is by no nn'Uti.s eliemerical cillier, to take into con-idei'ation fisun appreciable item, thoun'h a small (Uie — one that shoidd not be altoiiVtln'r ovcj'looked in valuing timl.ier land where it is perma- nent properly — the value of the other description^ of wood, beside pine and sjirucc', which will ultimately be saleable with ju'otit, such as tamarac and cedar, for railway ties arid other pur|ioses. 1 aiu informed that the tamarac is nearly equal in (piantiiy to half the spruce (tliough of a small size) on this l)k»ck. 'ihe cedar on it i.s said to lie e lomid tlu'iv, and iinicli ot' it, the riciu'st laiul Uiiowii iit ('a Hilda. Soiiiciil ihe hi-st ol'this ailjniiis tliis I>l(icl<. Tin.; falls on the Oltiiwa noai- wheit' it enters tln^ lalvc, ari' hitimtod in, or opposite the lu'ai't of tills yreat tract of i;-ood conntry. and the only site there is in it ; and they ai'o ot unlimited walei- [towA'r; and hein*;- the head of seventy-tive n)ilos of iinhroken dei-p navi^^'ation, the land- inij plaee to;' ivaehinn- tifty miles or moiv of navii^aMe dee[> water aliove. should naturally he the metrc)j>olis for all kinds of milling and other business of that region. As for the (dimate, it is as good as that of Sorelor Three-Rivers, though in the latitude of Ivamoui-aska ; for the elimate of Foi't Temiseainiiig. though in the latitude of FsUi aux ( 'oudres, closely resenxhies that of JNIontreal. the niean heat of Summer of Fort Temiscaming heing OT)'' 21)', while that of Montreal is (J,)^ 55', and that of the whole year Iveing, at the former iJlP -11)', and of tliu latter 42° SO'. ^Vgrieultural settleu'jent is recjuire*! on J>alce Temiscaming to some extent, to raise produce for the use of the lumber trade; the selling price of oats there is a dollar and a half a l)nshel ; and the demand is likely to be much iiu/reased by the extension of the trade, and it will long continue. iViore its ay, when ivli(n-ed trom the twenty per cent duty on onr whale oil by the Fishery Treaty; and the head of J^ake Temiscaming is the nearest jioint for raising and manufacturing tlour for them. Other agricultural produce they can i-aisc abuntlantly for themselves ai'ound the south end of the Bay. While their oil would find a short and direct route to the .\n)crican market, by the n)ad that took them flour, and by the Canada Pacific J^'tilway; and the Montreal uierehants could have more advantageous whale fisheries on Hudson Bay, than the Americans can, inside of Rhering Sti'aits. ]iritish America largely surpasses the United Stales in the total value of all tislieries taken together. Though we liavo no whale fishing worth mentioning, and theii's is worth nearly five millions of ilollars v'early. We might surpass them in that fishery also, for wo have greatly the advantage in position. Reverting to the value of land in this Block, besides allowing something for the circumstances that might give it additional V I ^ i^ m ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE LAND (fRA.NT. 41 ^ ^ ■y i > raliie for sottlcniciit. it is jiropor lo i^-ivc duo considoralion to the UTiKM-iil fhct. that may tntt as vot liavo rcrcivLMl siillicioiit atti'iitioiu ill I'stiinatiii!;' tliu ultimnte value ot'luiulx-r yioldiii^ and aicricul- turai lands. M\|K'rii.'iif,' traclu'^ us that in old a^-ricultui-al sellKMM(-nl>. .nor the land 1>a> Ih'cI) hfouii'lil under pcrloct cultivaliMn, and where the means of rcaehinL!: niai-ket ai-e jterfeeted, farniint;- land, as sindi. ceases to inereaso in valui'. when its yielil has rearhed the niiixiinuin. whi(di the Fai'niei' can ohtain from it, in return for his hiboi'. Wheal i-^ not annually heeoming- >careei' Ixt'ore a ra- ])i(lly inei'oasini.'; di'inand and failing- souree ofsu|)[»ly. like tinilier. Timlter on the eoiitrai'V is most noti>riously doing so. It has done so to a very great extent. 1 have known the time when as good ])ine lumber from the Ottawa, was >old foi- seven penee jier foot, as that whieh now eommands f wenty-(>ight cents a foot, when ](Ork and Hoar cost pi'etly inin h the same as tln'V ilo now: and We know, ah-oluti-ly, that twenty years after this, timber ■with a largely increaseil number i>f (•()iiNiinier.-. and greatl}' diminished sources of supply, will have largcdy increased iu value; and with it. all timlter \ieldiiig lands, so mmdi so. that fo- rest farming, will, before long, iiecome an important subject of attention; and timber yitdding Imds will bra kind of jtropn-ty that will inci-ea^e miudi more j-apidly in value, than the best agri- cidtural land>, e-])ecially where favoral>ly situated on grcit water communications, with unlimiK-d hydraid.ie maniifaetui-ing ))ower, as tliere is upon this Tilocdv. Without taking such ultimate considerations into accoim;, 1 iind that on estimating the timber, at present on this ]^>Iock. to bo what the host information respecting it warrant^ ; assuniing that one halfof the liimbiM" might be made into s(piare timber, whicdi yields one third more duty than saw log.>. and makinsj;' the mo-t mode- rate allowance, of one hall'of the ipiaiitity of future yield, as repre- henting its value at the [tresent rates of didies charged by tlio regulations of Ontario and (Quebec ; adiliii_, iho Government rate of ground rent on the IJlock. capitalised at (I ])er cent, together with about one third of tlie average rate of bonus per njile obtained by the Ontario (lovernment !'or limits lately sold north of Lake Huron ; and adding thereto S-0() a square mile as a moderate esti- mate of the price thit license holders eouM certainly (d»tain from ot hers, and has indeed been reluscd, in scdling licenses imme(lia- tely adjoining the Block; and adding al.-^o a moderate price '>ei" 42 SUPPLEMKXTAL LAND KEPORT. i I acri' for tlic l:ttiTs. ns jirovided for liy tlie present (^nehec Kenaiia, tions. the valm-of the Block nwiy he more correctly estimated, hy addinu 8I'!'!'-i')i* i"".. or •12!, percent to the amount of Crown dniie-* at which 1 havi- estimated the pine timher and saw loi;'s — ('^Flie increase on Ontario diitii's, durini;; the past nine years, is over 75 j»er cent on saw loir-, and the i-att' is still under the ie:il valine con- sidcrahly. and future increase wili e(|ual the past.) This aonu>. or prices of new timber Merihs, charu'ed hy Government lui Iv-ep.awa and Lake 'remiscamiiii;' limits, has varied from SS to $■'.','> a sipiare mile within the ]ia>t six years '>ut in view ol'ivcent hi?l".il(»l( \\>v a hi-rt h of sixty s(|uaiv miles, and gS.OOO for one for'y s([uarc miles; the owner of the latter did not Hell for that jirice, and would probably obtain a much lart;er Price now. To exhibit approximately the rapid inci'ease of the Ottawa lumber trade, I may >tate. that the revenue from my Agency is rapidly increasiiiir; it was but little over S^dO, 000 annually, ten years ai^o, while la>t year it amounted lo S()7(i.!U)-i ,^u^u Of this, the sum of llLiT)"* ,=5,,^^, accrued : s tolls <^»n timber and saw loi^s passinif (rovernment Slider, and Hoonis and the remainder . 1 u u sr)t)5,ooT ^^ was dues accrued on square timber and saw loi;s cut on Crown Lauds, and irround rents, and bonus on limber licenses. Part of ESTIMATED VALVE OF THE LAND GRANT. 48 tlio inerojiso howi'vcr was due io tlio iiicrcaso of fifty jicr ornt on the r.'Ucs (»f(luti»'s. ami may \ii of my a^'i'iicy in IS" I. incliuliii^ all IVum jn'ivali' as well a>(.'i'i)\vii ].aii'l>,\vas l-t,12S,;j(;] (Millie ffct. w..riii al 1!' •■ciiis a foot ^I'.T H.:{H8 and saw log-s l,l)TS,-_':{.S ('(inal lo lM."),(U7.(;(M> at 611 l^;;7:J.lJ;l 8"), 113,.") 11 I'roMi <^>iudn'<' jtortion s-piai-c timlKT <;.4TT.Ii!»t at lit t-ts. 1,1';JU,S1S 1.14."t,0(iS or 2l'1>.01;!,i;iio ft. at .?11 2,510,140 Saw logs :].T40.0(57 Total value ^ay §!S,s;;3.476 (*) On the .'ici'omp.'uiyiii^' small map I have traced in a i:eiieial maniiei'. (lie roiile that is known to he by far the mo>t direct, and ino>t lavoiahle. for the ( 'anada I'aciiic iJailway, troin the J(iver JMatawan to the vicinity < Laki' Xijnii'oii. It Aviil he seen tliat it passes in the iK'ii;ld>oi'liood of hloek A . comiiiii' wii iiiii twtnt}'- live inilo of ilie fails of tlie Ottaua. a I the liead ol Lake 'l\'mi>ea- minu-; and ai>o that il will ^irike llie >lioie of that lake ahoiit thirty-tivi' miles below the iu-ad of navi^-al -on. al the falls ot the Ottawa. 'J'lie .snperiority of lliis line over any<»tlier. is >imple and oh- vioiis. I( passes all the hilly or dilliciilt uroiind on it. on i-eacdiing the mouth of the Montreal Ifiver. at two hundri'd :,iid tweniytive miles, in dii-eci distaiice. t'rom I he Cil}' of Ottawa ; and ase.'iids the hi<;iily favorable valley of the Moiilreal (liver, which is direct and even, and enterini;- the i;'reai level country of the north, continues alon:;; within its mai'Liin, or near it, as iii;iy be imu'c suitable, to the neiy-liliorhood of Lake Xi[)i,u'on, before encoiinterini;' any diilieult country. AVhereas, a line aloni;,' ihe north side ol' Luke Huron and Saiilt Ste. Marie, and hence to lln' nciuhliorhood of Lake Xi])ii!;()n. were it possible to tind a practicable iiassage that way, over the excessively rugged country noted on the plan, us ascertained I'rom otticiul surveys, would pass through seven hundred (■) NoTK.— Tiio Map referred to by Mr. HiipspI! has lioen omiltod. Tlie Map accomitauy irij? this rcpoit v,'i!i however ln' Iniuid suhslatiliaUy the ?ame, except that it does not e.xleud jo I'ar iNurlli and Wosl as the Map lurnished by Mr- Itutseli. 44 SUFPLEMENTAL LAND REPORT. and scvcjity-fivo miles, cliiofly of (lie most nioiuitainous and rookv i^round in llio Province of Ontario, instead of the two hundred a))(l Iweiity-tive niiUs travei-sed hy the Montreal J?iver, tliroug'h far less ruii'md <;'roiiiid, liefore reaching the same jicint, besides beini;" ahout two hnndre 1 miles longer. The twenty-tive miles from Qiiin/c or Ottawa Falls, to the Montreal Jiiver, is over even and excellent countrv. The !i"ad of sfeamboiit communication, at jnvsent in ojienition, at TJoche Captaine. is noted on the ])l!iii. The steaml)oat eojnpain' it is said intend ]>utting a stciimer on the next reach 'diove that, this sunimei'. extending their steandtoat line to I'eux Jiivicivs. No doubt th.e twenty miles from that, up to the Mattawan, will soon ho ]irovided for also. From the Mattawan, to the falls of the Ottawa, at tlu' head of Lake Temiscamini>'. is a hundred and four miles. To ]iass the obstiMictions Jrist above the mouth of'tlie Mat taw.'in. a ])ortage I'oad, or rather a macadamized road of S.i, miles is required, and another eighteen n^dles above that, at the loot of I.aUo Temist aming, with sleaiiK'vs on the lower reach called Seven League LaUe, and on Lake Tein'scaniing, to complete the communicalion from ?donfreal to the falls (if the Ottawa above the head «»f Luke Temiscaming, a distance of tour hiindi-ed and live mihs. If any of tlu' great >-a\\ mill tirms of this city were to com- luence lumbering operations with success, ujion the Jilock, a steamboat woidd certaiidy !ie ]mt by them on Lake Temiscaming immediately, and probably aUo o" Seven licague Lake; arid their Work's would at once t'>iablish a village at the i'alls, and cause an mnncdiate commencement of agricultural settlement in the vicinity. T am Sir, EosjiectfuUy youi- ob|. >ervant, (Signed), A. J. KUSSKLL. Hon. Joseph Catwhon, Vresidenf, to the Assistant Cummissiuner of Crown Lands. (^KKHKc. 7th Xov., 1872. Sra: In a letter from your Department, dated 2Sth February last, authorizing Mr. A J. Ilu.ssell, Crown Timber Agent at Ottawa, m Eft(i/n're. Assisl(n/f Coiniuissiorier of Crown Lands, to A. J. liusse/!, C. T. A. DEPAKTMKNT OF CKOWX LANDS, Woona AMI l-'oHKST.S. (ii-KUK.'. L'jth Nov., 1872. Sni : r hav(; the lioiior to inlorm yoe that t he authori/.ation given you to re|)orr on the value of b'ailway Hlotdv A. is extended to all the lands reserved tor the eonstrueticn of tlu' North .Shore Jiail- way, you can therefoi-e ie]iort to the Com[iany what you know and think of tii(>se lands. 1 have the honor to be. Sir, Your obedt. servant, (Signed,) K. L. T.VCirE. \ssi8tant Commissioner. A. J. ErssKi,r., Esq., C. T. A., Ottawa. 46 i^tJPl'LEMENl^AL LAND REPOUT. Rej)orl from A, J. Russel/, Enquire, Crown Timber Agent, upon Blocks B, C t^ D. CROWX TIMI^I':il OFFICE. Ottawa, IStli Xov., 1872. Sir : Ilaviiii;; liecn re(| nested to rejiort to yoii, brioHy, and in a general iiiiuinor, inv opinion us to the valuo of tlio Xorth Shore and CoKjnizatioii liaiinxid foinjian^y's, ]iloeks li, C ct I). I have to express my reii'i-et that 1 an\ not yet in possession ol'such positive inlbi'ination, as wonld euahle nic to ».., press a decided ojdnion resjiectin^c the!ii,,es])ei'ially IMorks B tt 1). Block (', ('(intaininjj; oTl.'idd acres, or (lOT) sq, ,e miles^isvery advanta_i!;eoiisly siluaiiMl on the iuver Iioii_i;'e, (whicli cnter.-> the Ottawa, about lit'ty miles ;il)ove tiieC'ity ot" Montreal), and is well watered hy the liais.-i'(jrd. It is, coiiseciuenlly. comparatively near the City of Mon- treal, which should enchance the value of the land tit for settlement that it contains; while the facility of i!;etting in sui)plies for lum- berinii:. and of n'ettinir down saw logs from it, sh()uld nuieh increase tlie value of the timber there is on it. Froju the results of 1'. L. S. WagneCs exploratory survey alona; its south-west i)oundai'y. and F. L. S. Sinclair's surve\' of the River Rouge, there is reason to believ<> that a great portijn ot'lhi- Block, forms p;irt of the large ti'acl of lancl lit for settle- ments, with i\\\ undulating surface, and a soil (d' \ellow and l)laek loam of a su]ierior t tract of unoccupied lands, suitable for settlement, in the ^'al^■y of the (Uiawa; a iloM'ripti.m thai has Itv^en continued by further explorations. That the Block contains good |une lands, is evident from the fact, that it is suri'ounded by valuable timl>i'r limits; — as to what other timber of value there may be on it, I have no information. liut it is evident that the value per aero of all kinds of available timlier, nuist, on account of the ailvantages (d' positi(jn already menti(Mied. be very mu(di greater than on IJloek A. JJloek JJ, has sinular. or even greatei- advantages of position, be- ing only thiidy miles back from the St. Lawrence, and iurty-tivo ♦ ♦ Estimated VALtJE of ttik land grant. 47 >I » >K-r inilos from (iiioboc, and well watoivil liy the IJiver JJutiscaii and it.-? l)ninehe.s. I have no data as to the tiinher on it ; Ittit should it bo such as ivj)(n-ted, -which I can see no reason to doubt, the s])ruce, cedar and tainarac upon ir, toilet hei- with the value of its future U'rowth, Would alone ivnder it worth fullj* as much per mile as Block A. Jf there be any considerable (juantity of pine u])on it, its valuo should be considerably greater per mile than Block A. Ivxperience, alike iiere and in the United States, toadies us that timber forests, from the continual inci'case in the value of lumber, and from the constant inir in value, and must continue to do so, at a rate to which (he increa>e in value of agricultural lands bears no comj)arison. As to Block 1), on the Si, Maurice, 1 am unable at ])rcsent to give any opinion of value. I am, Si)-, With much resjicct, Your obedient servant, (Signed), A. J.Bus>eIl. 'Die Jlonnrablu .loSKPlI CAKCIloy, J'residojit of the X. Sliore Jiaihvay, Mr. A. II. Verref, Serre/ar//, lo the Hon. CommUsioner of Crown La nth. (Quebec, Tth Xovembcr, 1ST2. To the Honorable Coiiimi.'^sioner of Crown Lantls, Sib, Being desirous to giv(.> as much weight as pos>ible to the documents prepared by .Mi-. A. .1. Russell, ("rown Timber .Vgent, res])ccting the \ .'due of lands granted to the Xorth Sluu'e h'ailway. conlained in J>|o(dvs A, W. (' and 1 >. we beg of you to certity as to the general knowledge, [losHesseil by the gentleman, on laml and limber matters connectet expciieurtMl ai,.l siu>.o>^rul luniht.n.ivM., /.-r ihe exact rei-ritory uTantcd in aid of ^-our i-oad. Tlie oa-cn.ess and per.sisienc-e will, which thcv have lu-rred tlie M-i-aiitiiio- of their applications, i,. a proof of its Value for hnnher- iiiii" purjiMses. My constat!! intercourse Mid. himhernien and explorer^ ha^ x>onvinced me uf this taet ; and 1 an, uf,,p!niun that this tenimrv IS o.,uai in value to any uiher tiniiier limits. I cmsi.ler niortove'r that It 1. easy of aeeess, and (an he ^\orkcd very sucees.sfulh-. With re-ard to yunr enqiury^ a- f., iho avera-e reveiuie the Government will d.-riv,- j.rr aere frnn, the ('r..Nvn Lands under License, for Ground h'ent. Tiinher dues, and Stumpa-e. I oann.^t give au exact estimate from the dala 1 have <.n han-h thou-:, I .lo Dot iie>itate to say that Sl(».Or» p.i- a. re would i,e a verr low estimate for a jicriod of twenty vears. This estimate is ha>ed upon the supposition, that the lancr, 1S72. Hox. Jos, CAT;riio>f, Pi-esidont, North Shore R. \l. Company. Deau .Sir. In reply to your fiivor of yesterday, I l.elies for lumber o))erations, txwd for labor: it is not moi'e than lOU or 120 miles by water, from the City of Montreal : the quality of Pino cut in this district, is unsurpassed. You ask me to give my opinion a.s to the value of the lands. I consider them of great value, irrespective of their value as agricultural lands, as they are held in fee simple, and the timber is free from all crown dues. As to their future value, I have Btill more contidence. Our timber lands are being rapidly denud- ed, and it will lie no marvel to see as great an a])prcciation in value in this countr}', in tifteen years, as has taken place in the timber lands of the United States, in the last tifteen years; such lands now average in price in that country, from ^5 to $50 per acre. Our exports to the United States, are largely increasing annual- ly, and it is now the oi)inion of many of the best informed Ame- rican Lumber ^ferchants, that before ten years, they will have to look to Canada, entirely, for their yellow Pine. I might wi'ite at considerable length on this subject, and quote the most reliable trade statistics, to substantiate in })art the opi- nion J hold ; but were I to do so, it would carry me beyond the limits of an ordinary letter, and would rec^uire more time than I can devote to the subject to-day, I remain. Dear Sir, Y''ouvs respectfully, (Signed,) JOHN EOCIIE, ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE LAND GRANT. 51 His Worship, P. Garneau, Ma/jor, of /he Citij of Quebec, endorsing Mr. Ruche. Province of Qiielx'c, ] Diistriet of (^iiehec. j C'it}' of <^iiel»ec, I, Pierre (fariieuu, Mnyor, of thocit}- of Quoboc-, do hereby c'ortily thut.Iolin Eoehe, esquire, of the city of Qiiei^ee, nierehant, whose sigriiituro is appen.K-d to the aiiiioxeraui'ice Bloek " I) '" is less tlian that of the I wo hloeks ahove referred to. though 1 once own<'d limits neai' tli.it hloek, which I sold to an American ('onipany havinj^ a capit.-il of -SLIOO.OOU ; hut 1 have a <:cneral kiiowlcd-'c ot it, that timlK r cut on it can he hrounht to market the tir>t year it iseut. I should ])l:ice a very ii'rcat value on I'lock '■ A,'" as 1 am familiar with thatsectioi\ ot the country, and the timber In-oiight from it. The timlier from tliat reirion is brou^•ht to our market in what we call "Siiuare I'imlicr." foi- export totireat lii'ltnin and Ireland; and is invariably ihc hot de>i'ri])lion of yellow ]iine. and which briiiLi's ihc hiii'hest pi'iee, and a never varyiui;- rt'ady s:de. in an exact line due Jvist from {h\> ISlock', in the same belt of yellow j)ine, I am lunibcrini;' u[ion limits which ai-e very valuable, ■wliich produce lo^-s givinu,' forty per cent tirsi ([ii.ilily deai-< : the value of these limits ai-e without doubt §l,(l(Mi ])er s(jiiaic mile at present price of lumber, einbarassed as it is with government re- gulations, Crov/n dues, and annual gi'ound i-ent. Ill all limits granted us, we do not become possessors oftliesoil, nor do we get our lumber without an annual rent of S2.00 per square mile, and 15 cent.s per log cut of thirteen feet long ; while if we held the land in fee simple, mucli of it would yield us from 010 to .$60 per acre. In con(du>ion i am of the opinion, if 3'ouluid your roadfinishecl "wliich woulil entitle yon to the 2.000,000 acres gianted. you could at ])resent sell the mere privilege of cutting the tindier thmvoii, for the average J5onus, received by (iovernment for such limits, and an annual revenue from the logs cut, and ground I'ent. 1 would myself pay 50 cents a log for the privilege of cutting timber on some of the blocks above referred to. If these lands could be held from the market for a few years, it would be hard to estimate their value then. Judging from tlie in- m* ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE LAND GRANT. 53 crease in vnlm. ..rtiinlKM- Im.ds, .luriui. (ho p.,st rtvevcurs.it wui.Id not ho ,u.rei.-.on:,l.ie to say ti.at the 2,000.(100 a.-ros wouM bo more thuii suthcicut to Imild and equip the entire iJaiiroad. I im, ^'oui-sresiKH'f'ully, (Signed,) G. A. GOUIX. His Wonhip, J. N. Bureau, Maifor, of the Cily of Three Pavers, endorsinii; Mr. Gouin. -> • t r, the uiidersiirned, Mayor, of the City of Three Ptiv :er,s, do ill, es(|uii'e, is a ]ironii- Jioreby certity that (leorresent of very i,'reat value, and as timber huuls, will increa>e in value every year. T am, Sir, Yours vei'v ivs])ect fully, (Sinned,) BKXSON r.KNXETT. His Exvellfnrt/ Sir jV. F. Bclleax, Lieiik'niinl-CocefHor of the Province of Qxebec, endorniH^j; Mr. Bttnivtt. (Translation.) I have known IN'i'. ?)en>on Bennett, merchant of Quebec, a lonfjj time, and 1 certify with <;'reat pleasure as lo his honor.'iMr cha- racter, and of the entire eontidence I put in hi> rep'>;'ls on matters of fact. (Signed,) X. F. BKLLEAU, Govern'm?:nt KftrsK, Quebec, Oct. 25th, 18T2. George B. I fall. Esq., to the Jfon. Ji'Sl in the >uil, \vlii(di camiot lietdainied tinder l he license system ; and in addition the limits an; taxed witli a IJonus, annn.'il i^'i-oiind rent, l)iiti.N on Timlior and saw h)<>-s, aiid lieenses rene\val)ldei'at(d\ w -11 timlicrcd wilh Pine, and in eonveidenl locality, will rea t;.i- ihe hist five years, has g)-eatly enhanced the value of limlpeied lands and limits. The coiisffiiction (if your ro;i(| will, in my opininn. tend niiicli towards thegrowiiiii' prosperily ofthc ( 'nunlry ; ami the iiifi-ea>ii:g demand fortinl)er, and maniifaetui-ed liimhei-. must place the value of ihesc lands, tive years hence, tar lieyond any estimation \\liic'h can be jdaeed upon them at this tim. . Yours very truly, (Signes«'ll. Crown Timber AytMit at Otliuva, for llie- Proviiico!^ oi" Qiiehec and Ontario cnibracinu; what is. known as the " Upper Ottawa District " whoso knowknlg-o- and profeijsional rapacity arc stronyly vouched I'or, ])y the Assistant-Comniiis.xitnicr of the Department of Crown Lands ; in rcportinii- upon Dh^ck A, and g-iving the stroni^est assurances, as to its accessi])ility to market — the valuable growth of pine and other merchanta])le timber upon it — the water communications throuuh it — tlie large propor- tion of its area which is lit frr cultivation and settlement — and the xtraordinary facililies that exist within and around it, i'or manufacturing purposes, and the establish- ment of centers of trade and commerce ; estimates the present value of the entire Block, when computed by the existing standard of Government bonuses, — ground rent, &c., and adding a moderate price per acre for the land,, to be $o.228.1<00, or in round numbers %i.'). 221 •.000. Block A. contains 1.82T.40() acres, and the averag'e price per acre would th«'refore be $2.(S6. At this rate, the quantity granted to this Company in that Block (^1.140.875 acres) would amoiint to 83.2ij2 l»o2. The same gentleman, in reporting upon Blocks B & C,^ says, that from their superior location, and otlnu- advantages mentioned at some length, he regards the value of lliest* Blocks as being considerably g-reater per acre ^v ,hat of Block A. It is quite unfortunate that Mr. Kussoll did Je tin .vate,. by iigures, the exact value p»'r acre which be would place upon Blocks B. &: C. But his statements seem to be so emphatic, with reference to their great superiority ovex -« ■ * * m * Mm * ESTnCATHl) VALTIK OF TIIK LAXP CU{A.\T. 67 Block A, lliut il aiipi-aisquiti' siifc to nssunic that he wouM not have phircd the valiu* of tht\so IMock?; at less than doubhi th(! i)ric(' p.M- acre, that ho ])la<'.Ml upon llloek A, wliich wouhl have been >?').12 per acre — we will assunie, hovveviT. thai his estimate of the value of these Blocks would he hut s") i)er acre. The f|uautityLj-raii ted to this Company, in Blocks B. & C. is -i'-WAl,') acres, which, if computed at 8'». por acre, would amount to ijii.l ')5.875. Block I), not beinix within Mr. liussell's District, he places no (\stimate upon its value — but it will undoubtedly be safe to assume that he would not estimate its value at less per acre, than that of Block A, or >;i',SO per acre. The quantity gTanted to this Company in Block D, is 427.tt50 acres, wliich, being- computed at $2.86 per acre, would amount to s;1.22o.fi87 The estimate placed by Mr. A. J. Ixussell upon the lands granted to the North iShore Kailway C'-n])any. in the respective 151ocks. may thereiore be stated as follows: Block A. 1 14(1.875 acres, at $2.86 per acre $8.262.!»02 " B. l!n».481 " " 5.00 " It07.1o5 " C. 231.744 " " 5.00 " 1.158.720 " D 427 950 " " 2.86 " 1,228.;»87 Or a total valuation of $6,642,714 Before leaviuir Mr. Russell's estimate, I desire to state, with the greatest respect for his views and opinions, he having been an agent of the Land Department since 1845,) that, in carel'ully perusing his very valuable and interesting report upon Block A, I became impressed with the opinion, that his estimate of its value depended, almost entirely, upon the amount ^\'hich ho could satisfy himself the 11 i^^ 58 SUPPLEMENTAJi LAND REPORT. 1 Government woulJ receive from bonuses, ground rent, &c., &c., g-rowing- out of its lumber product, during- the few years which would be required, after the sale of its limits, to transfer the lumber to market ; rather than to an amount which, in his ojiinion, a largt^ lumber merchant, and capitalist, could well alFord to pay for ihe fee simple of the Block, which, after being secured, would insure to him. during all time, the privilege of cutting the lumber, and impvovingthe lands,and water privileges, at discretion, without being sub]\'cted to the constant payment of Ao/^wses, g-ro/n/'l rcN/s, I'mra, and other numerous charges to the Go\ evnment. ]\Ir. L. A. lio])itaille, Superintendent of AVoods and Forests, in the Department of C^'own Lands, — after stating that tlic lands in question had been eagerly sought after, " by some of the most experienced and successful lumber- m(Mi in the country" ; and also, that " I am of opinion that this territory is equal in value to any other limber limits. I consider moreover that it is easy of access, and can be worked very successfully " : says, that he estimates the average revenue which the CJovernment will derive, per acrt\ from the Crown T^ands under License, to be equal lo >?1<). per acre, for a period of twenty years. Inasmuch as $;"», if placed at interest, would produce about ihat amount at the end of twenty years, it is as- sumed that Mr. Kobitaille would place at least that value upon these lands — His estimate of total present value will therefore be placed at $10.0U0.000. ;Mr. .T(»hn Ivoche, who is an extensive merchant and manulaelurer of lumber; and whose statements are fully endorsed by His Worship, the Mayor of the City of Quebec, says : 1. ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE LAND GRANT. 59 " I consider these lands of great value independent of their value as a-;ricultural ian)15,000,000. Mr. G. A. C^ouin, of Three liivers, who is also a larn-e dealer in, and manulacturcr of lumber; and whose state- ments are verilied by the Mayor of that City, s.iys: " .Fudging from tlie inci'ea>e in the value of timber lands. duriiM'- ... ' e^ the [lasl live years, it would not he unreasontihle to suv, that the 2.000,001) Meres woird be nmre than sutiiiieiit to buiid and equip tlie entire Iwiilroud." Inasmuch as the contract price for building- and equip- ping" the Eailway, is $7,000,000, his estimate of the value of the lands will be placed at that amount. Mr. Benson Bennett, who is also an extensive lumber merchant, aiul whose honorable character is certihed to, by Tlis l!:xcellency. the Lieutenant-CJovernor of the Trov- ince, fully endorses Mr. Cluoin's statements and estimates; and says, in conclusion : " I am of opinion thai ihe-e lamU are a( pi-esenl. of very great v«i(ie; ;iiid, ;is liiiilic!' lamU, will inereasw in value cv'-y year." Mr, lli'imetts Estimate will therefore be pla-ed, the same as Mr. (louin's, at $7,000,000. Mr. George B. Hall, one of the laraest, and p^-haps the largest ownor of timber lands, and limits, in Canada ; and an extensive merchant and manuiacturer of lumber ; and, as to the reliability of whose statements, His AVorship, the WT f 60 SUPPLEMENTAL LAND REPOltT. Mayor ol' the City of Que])ec, gives the most nnqualified eiidorsemtMit, says : " Such hiiiils, ill /r('-.s//»y>/(', inodorjitcly well liinlieivd with Pine, iuul ill :i convciiieiit lucalily, will roiidily coininaiul 8') per iicre, at this liiiu' "— inaUiiii;- a total value of §10,0(1(1,0(1(1. A very iiif(M-"sting- account ol' the husiiiess done at Mr. Halls ^louiinoreucy Lumber Mills, Avill be I'ouud in Appendix No. 1. B.(((i/)i/u/nfi()n, of Est i ma led Value. Mr. A. J. Kussell sii; (),(;42,714 " L. A. Itobitaille ]<),000,000 " .John Roche 15,00(\000 " Cr. A. Gouin 7,000,000 " Benson IJennett 7,000,000 " G.'orge 13. Hall 10,000,000 Totnl. divided by G 8'')o,(J4"2,714 Mi'ki'^ an iiverau'C csiiniate ol' iiji 0,270,78(3 to represent the pi'<\scnt valm' pl;i';(Ml by lhe>(^ genilcmon upon the Company's Land Irvaut oi' 2,000, 0i)() acvi\s. It' Mr. A. J. Kussell, lit prei)aring- his estimate, had taken into account the lull value and importance ol' tin* hfi, that these lands will be held by the Company in fee-si/nple ; and thuh be lVe(\ during all time, from (}ovevnment dues, &c., which I'act sc<>ms ro have had greni \V(^irs of these o-ontlemen, are in lull accord ros]MM.iin- all the Important elements which -o to make up iln-ir present ralue, as well as their rapidly increasino- valite ;i). the iuture. A careful perusal of these documents, will sho\r a r(>mar. kalde tmanimity of evidence, as to the accessibility of all the lands in larov amount of Piii(> and ..ther valuahle timhers upon them— the adapta})ility of a laro-e proportion of the lands to settlement, after the" timb.>r pro- duct has been remov.Hl— ihe iniportan':o attached to the fact of their beiuo- held in fee simple, and cons.Mpiently not clu.ru-eable with Government dues- atid the rapully growin- demand, both in the United States, and Canada, for hinds of this description, both on account of the increas- ing prices nf lumber, and the rapidly diiriiiishinn- supply. The ae-'umulated and unquestiomible evidence ui)on these points, seems to establish the I'acl. ni..st coiielusively, that th(> hui.ds in([uestion, come fully and l-tirlv within the scope (d'thei-.ru'ument contained in tlw re[,(.n of I'Otli April last, an United States. It should b.- mentioned, that the Government Inis deter- mine.!, under the provisions of the Act o-rantiiu.- these lands, to conv.-y \o the Company, " for each twvnty-llve miles of KN.ad completed, a portion of the said lands, pro- portionate in extent, to sucli l.mgth of Road.' A copy of the order in council upon this su})iect, will be found in Apptuidix No. 2. 5 f *i ^2 SUPPLEMENTAL LAND PvEPORT. Future considerations will, of course, determine, as to whether the true interests of the Company will be best promoted by the acceptance of the lands in this manner LS to best mer. I COXCLUr)[X(; iJlvMARKS. The Ibregoiiio- ,imple, and, as I believe, trnlhfiil .tate= ments. with reference to th^^ mau-nitude of the lumber trade of the Country; the very rapid decrease in the area of the Forests which are iiow relied upon, »okJy, to supply the constantly increasing demand for this great staple of industry and commerce, upon both Continents : and the consequent great and rapidly increasing value which must attach to these Forests, during their short lifetime ; toi-ether with the evidence as to the superior quality of the lands under consideration, seem to require no amplification, or embellishment, at my hands, in order to establish the Co- rollary, that the magnificent land grant of the North .^hore Railway Company, will, if properly administered, prove to be of almost incalculable value, long beibre the morto-ajre bonds, which have become a lien upon it. will reach their maturity. These mortgage l)onds, amount to 86,000.000, and they mature Lst July, 1907— or within a little more than thirty- four years from the present date. A copy of the Mortgage and Bond, as executed bv the Company, and registered in the proper offices, will be found in ApptMidix No. 3, from which \i will l)e seen, that the mortgage is a lien, alike, upon the lands, and upon the Railway and Franchises of the Companv. The policy of the Company m mortgaging these lands, in connection with the Railway, in order to secure the means with which to construct and equip the Railway, i« ^4 SUPPLEMENTAL LAND REPOllT. riiKint'siion:il)ly the ono, of all others, which will insure the largest uliiiiiato results IVoui the proceeds of these lands; for the reason, that, if the net earnings of the Kail- Way will pay the interest upon the Bonds, the lauds, to- gether with their product of tiniher, m;iy remain ini'ict, until the principal becomes due on IstJuly, liiUT, or thirty- live years hence. That there can be no reasonable doubt that the net earn- ings of the Ivailway will much more than pay this interest, as it accrues, I think, has been clearly demojistrated, in the re])ort before alluded 'o, of April :20, 1872; the results ol" which are brielly stated upon the second )')age of the present report. It has IxM'U demonstrated, in the preceding pages, that the Pitif i'ml)ered lands of the I'rorince of Qutd^ec, "will be cleartnl of tluMr product, witliin the iie.cl Jiflij //ram, or within tlie life o[' {he jirese/// ixcncrdtioiir — If tliis be so, it seems impossible to luune an amount, that would be con- sidered within the bounds of reason, which would fairly represent the valiu^ of the virgin forests, that will 1)0 standinii' upon the land grant of this Company, thirty-live years hence, or at the maturity of these bonds. It may not be unprolitable, however, before closing this report, to ulance at the probable results which woidd have followed the adoption, by the Company, of the policy of selling licenses, or limits, upon these lands, in the manner adopted l)y the (lovernment, instead of the policy already adopted, of holding them intact, until the maturity of the bonds ; or the alternative policy, as provided for in the mortgage, of surveying and selling,with the consent of the Trustee, any portion of the lands, or the timber standing thereon, at not less than their appraised value, and paying I 1: ■I I CONCLUDING EEMARKS. 55 oyer the proceeds thereof to the Trustee for inyostment, as provided for in the mort'>-a,d the following estimates, which I beheve to be correct. Estimated revenue from 2.000.000 acres timber land, for a period of thirty years. The calculation is based upon the tim])er itself, at the rates at present charged by Oovernment, for timlier li- censes, and does not include any estimate for the soil for 66 SUPPL.E.^rENTATi L,VND JREPOKT. m. settlomont purposes ; or uiiy future growth of timber, whicli "will he oi' consi(l(n'ii1)](' value. 2.07. It "^vill be observed, that ninther of the above (estimates, include anything for timber remaining upi>n the lands, after the present merchantable product has be(Mi cut olf ; nor for subsequent crops of timber ; nor for the lands, after the entire product of timber has been removed. After the foregoing consideration of this whole subject, and the close study which I have beiMi able to give, (while engaged in the location of the lin(> of the Railway during the past season), to the present, and the rapidly increasing CONCLUDING EEMARTvS. 67 s ()(i or ■ the M-iod atos, lids, oil'; after ijoct, liile irnig- pi rosonrcos of the Country Hiroun-h wliich it passe.s ; and my ohst ivation oi' the i>'r('tit amount of throuii'h business, which must iiecessarily como over tho road. I)y m<'ans (»f its connections, })oth east, and west; togetlier witli the facts prcseiMed in my report of the lOth Octol)er last, upon " Locdiioti (uid Coiixtnniiuii^' \\\\\\ reference to alignnient, ii'radients, length of Road, iVeedoni from snow hloekades, Sic, which important charactciisties, as stated in said re- port, " com'oine to make the North Shore Eailway. a- most favora})h} route ibr tiic transaction of a lieav\- [)asseim'er and freiuht business," I cannot avoid the conviction, that the Conclusions which were arrived at in my re])ort of the 2(itli April 18T-, may ])c safidy regarded as die lowest or mi //ill! /till estimates, which should, under the most un- favorable circumstances, be placed, either upon the net earnings of the liailway, or the present cash value of the lands. The conclusions a])ove referred to were expressed, as follows : Thirtcfitlh. — The probable Net Earnings of the Railway, from its local and throuu'h business, during the hrst year, ^vill amount to $84(5,414.80 : being equal to the interest at T per cent, upon a capital of >?! 2,001,640. And they will ]>robahly increase at the rate of 10 per cent. ]ier annum thereafter. Foil rfe filth. — If the estimated net earnings of the Railway during the hrst year, are reduced 50 ]ier cent, thc'y will pay thi? interest upon the $6,000,000 Mortgage lionds of the Company. Fiffccuth.—Thii 2,000,000 acres of Timber Land, granted by the Canadian (lovernment, are worth to the Kailway Company, at least !i?o per acre ; or cm (C^greg'ale of $10,000,000. tf 68 SUrrLEMENTATi LAND REPORT. i Sixfeendi. — The Rai/im/j and Franchises of the Coin]>aiiy, inihpcudvnl of th(> Lauds granted by tlie CJovernnicnt' afford an tnuiueslionnhlc secnritif for the payment of ihe Interest upon the ^Mortgage IjoihIs of the Company ; together with a reasonable security for the payment of the Princi/jal, at maturity. Seventeenth. — The Lands granted by the Government, inde- pendent of the Railway and Franchises of the Company, afford an unquestionable security for the payment of the Painripal upon the Mortgage Bonds of the Company at maturity ; together with a reasonable security for the payment of the annual interest upon the Bonds. Ei^niilrentJi. — Consequently, the Railway and Franchises of the Company, Combined with the Lands granted, by the Government, afford an Unfjttesfionable Security for the payment of both the Interest and Principal of the Bonds of the Railway Company ; and therefore establish A BASIS FOR A LoAX OF ^(5,000,000 WHICH IS ]\OT EX- CELLED IX VALUE RY ANY SECURITY OF THE KIND EVER OFFERED IN THE AMERICAN OR FOREIGN MARKETS. All of which, is most Respectfully Submitted, SILAS SEYMOUR. Engineer in Chief. To the Honorable, Joseph Cauchon, President Of the North Sikjre railway Company. ADDENDA. The follow hi() imporlduf letter, from the Dp- partment of Crown Lamls, has been accide/itallt/ omitted from its proper place, immediatclij after the quotation from, the Commissioner s report Hj/on payf'Zl, of the foregoing report. PROVIN'CK OP (JfrEHKr. DEPARTMENT OP CroWN i.AXDS, QucLoc, 4th October, 1872. Tlie iluuorublc Josiu'ii ('auchox, President. X. S. W. Co., (Quebec. Sir. — r linvc tlu' lioiior t(» aricH()\vle(l<>-e llie receipt of your letter of the -4111 iii.sl,, in wljiehycMi I'XpresN thedesire of oblaininir from this Department eertaiii dat-.i uf u nature to di.s.sjj,tite some untoimded statements eireulated in London, by which tiic hinds ,i,n'antod to the N(»rtli Shore IJailway C'.)m])any are represer lias ever been manufactured from the lands eompriseil in bloek A, situate at the head of Lake Temiscamini^nie, however the limits g-ranted to the SoutJi, and adj(Mnin,u- this tract, have been very sueci^sfuUy worked last season .; that the territory ^^outll of said block is all granted ; that on the east is either granted or applied for, and that on the south-west, in the .so-called Indian Reserve, is equally disposed of. Moreover, jidging from the number of applications for these Ftinils. nnd iho t'ni;orm>^s manilVsUii (o socnro tliom and tliosi- ftdjoitiiiii:. I am lo.l to lu'licvr that tlicy iiiiist l.r I'lilly of ati ave- rairc (jiiality. With iv>|KH-t to VAinU (', I may simply iniMitioii that it lii's in liic (.•(.'iitiv ofono (if oiii- licst tiiiilicreil (listricis. ol" oasy ut'Coss. The same ivinark applies to IMock !>, on the nali>claralions made by Gov- ernment Mini.sters in Parliament, and in tln^ foregoing extract from the Annual Iveport of the Commissioner of Crown Lajids: toirether with the letter from the Superin- tendent of AVoods and h'orests, without regard to tho evidence of private individuals, seem to establish the fact, most conclusivtdy, that these hmds are easily accessible, and that they are fully up. if not superior, to the average nualitv of Crown Lands now under license bv the Govern- ment. It may not be improper to state, in connection with the foreooiujr letter, that " the unl'ounded statements circulated in London " therein relerred to, were made by parties interested in the Cirand Trunk Ivailway of Canada ; and that the I're.sident of that Company, during his recent visit s l(» Caufuln, statod io a p-ontlcmaii in Montreal, iljat "//<-• vumhl. line cvcni mcjuis, and pveri/ vlfoft In finvetil, cilhcr f/ir North S/iorr J!>ri/r()tif/. or //ir Norlhrrii Colonizafion, from nhfafnii/ii' a//// nionc// in London, croi if I he f(f,'ri nf his so doii/ir should (hiiiHi'^-r till Caiiiiditni srcnrili' s.'' \\hil(' tli<' iiit'iiiis iakcii l)y the ( )nici'is ol'llK'f Iraiid Trunk K'ailway tocHtHt (lic-ir avowed object, may l>e reuarded as entirely nnjn>o in their western connections with the ( ireat Lakes and the racilic ( )cean ; as well as their eastern connections with deep ocean steam miviuation upon the Atlantic, must eventually prove so disastrous to their own interests. It is quite fortunate h(»W(W'er.that the means of correcting- these misrepresentations are so easily accessible ; and that (he facts, in relation to the great sui).'ri()ri{y of the route, both Ibr local and ihrouuh bnsiiu'ss : and ihe adniiited present value ol its land urant, tou'ether w ith its almost incalcuialde value in the near I'uinre, which are presented as a basis lor credit, on ihe part of the North Shore Rail- way ('omi)any, are so (Milirely beyoml the reach of success- ful contradiction. S. S. APPENDIX Ao. 1, 'I JL 4 :i APPEXDIX. :vo. 1. EXTRACTS FROM THE rR]^:SS. The IblloNvino- extracts from some of tli. loadino. papor. m Canada, and the (nited ^.r]iament, will .how the present drilt or tendency of pul,hc opinion, respecting- the present and prospective yalne of the timber landsof the ]Jomi,n lion. From the -' Jutn-nal de. Qutber: of Orlober 2i'/../, ],S72. (Translation.) ^ '' W<. all l.avo scM, xU- „..„„. ,„•,[,,. >nio uf ,),. p„bli. ,,„ds at ^> ^•'•'-^•-N.Mn..c.MndivMn;.'..l,,,al,il..a,...nviMaMu-pnH,f,J,at. <-'-.,p,..H,ly,n,l,o.aK...rnmlK.Hin,i,. If w. folL H... (..au.- ^..•t^w,. ..| .v^ry -lay iH,in,lH.,. li.ni.s. we .hall M.on l...c„H,. euu- wm.od,l,at,ia.,..u...,Hn.;;.i.i,,,,,,i,,^j,,,,,,i^.,,^^,^. '•ilH.,iucs(,on i. nut uha, wen- the lan.|> wort!, lueor three y-u-s a^o. In,, .vhat is their .WW value to-lav. and vha, uill ;••; ':'^;-''-^'--''-thnH>yearshe.K.oMVe knou-that ,iMd.er --'.the I n,te,| States are n o,.,h tVo,„ ^5 ,. s;i„ ,„,. acre. '''•' ''---v UMv,nMn.,exhaMsre,l.anJre^.udlv -'-''''';^^<-'''lld^,,esen(•ana,lianlu^d.e,•^ea,onee,ake^orr. '-•|.un-,heden,an.i ti-ronr liniLer is e.nstanl and inerea>in... \nd ;';^'^''''"■''''''•"'^•••'■'''=^^^^»•--•l^vc^^..ar,a:,o.|,^^l,e^■,.sw,mhlno, •ak.'al any ,,nee,h„^raets,hal have just soMiur >„ J,i.,.|, =it loronto. They a„.wend tj.o Oown Lan-I a^^-nts .^U,, (hem ; ;i |ri'h-e iiliercd ••\Vo MMMn.,-e.sonuhynv should j.nvha.e - hen. n<.u when H do not .wpure , hen,, a., hen wed. .v.pure (hen>. we shall always ho ahJe to puiehase fheni. 4 APPENDIX No. I. "TIio ]>rice ami l; roil IK I rciil jircvcntcd thrir ]iiii'cli;( ■»■. AruT now li>lcn I) llir huiii'iiaiic ol' I he Ih'sI inl'Dniu'il imii on tlu'si^ suii- j*.'cl~- in llu' Aincrican I'luon liftoiT llir ('liainlKr t I' ( 'oiniiirrc o of tlu' I'liitrl Stales: - Mr. Mcl'itKA. (»t' ( 'hica^o. — •• IT ihri'o was a crncl lcL;i-lat iv<' eiiacliiu'iil it was tl\at wliicli imposed n |;i\ on (';iii:i(li!Ui li'min'i- as ini^i'lil Ih" -ecu i>y anv one who looks ai the co I ol' relnii hiiiii;- Chiciiu'o -. anil it' tliey went to Kansas or .\eiira>Ui. wliicii drew all llu'ir --iipiilies tVotn ('liieai;'o. they woiiM liint lliai ever\- om^ would Vole to let Canadian lnnii'er eoine in iVeo. lie was in lavoiir oi' ])rot(,Tl iiii;' home indiislry. luit it was time now that ('anadiaii lumher >li()iild come in. as llie iore>ts of the Liiited tStates weiv dwindling;' away, while the liimher owiuts of the North-West had become millionaires and owned pine land liy the liunurod lliou- sand acres. '•The I'niled States could no niore continue lo tax the product of the ( 'aiiadian forests thaii(ir''ai ISritain could lay Amei-icai5 grain. There were farmer.> in the W'l'st w ho on a t iHtu.-tmil acres of land had not cnoiiu'h timher lo ma'.uit;e of ;d>oiit one millnui ami a half o!' didlai's. I he coiiiit ry jiaid to the lumhermcn in extra T)ri<'es. iiierea-ed ii_\ t he duls. some eleven nnHion-- of doll; rs. '• The->e are tlu' iitterames of t he rc|ireseiitati\c men of com- inerce from the Wc>tcrn and i']a^t«'i'n Slates — are ;he \vo<'ds which at oiice evidence their ailual si I nation, and increa-e l he actual value ot' oiir fore-l>at lU'c-ent , and tlieiv mideniaiuc increasiui;- value in l he iienr t'liUire. '■ lliL;he\' u|» we stated that lumliiM- Land sold in ih.e Slji.tcs from Sr> to .'r;.">i) per acfi S.') and \i'ii wi Well liu'P let u> take ih e mini mum and si II have tor the S'lL'.KKf 111" ^u m <.f !<|.M:o,S()i) 'I'c I- not an acre i >f lumher and which will idl le woi'th iloiil'li' ihat amiuinl.lhat is to say. -Sl'l per aci'c vvilhin two or t lii'er \'c;irs. Ill the { niled Staler we hnvc an iiiiinense market alu ;.\ - ci';i\iiiLi' for our liim lier. and now i imi I hey ha\i' e.xhau-.|cd ihiii' own fire^ls. ihe .Vmeric.ins ni'c lookini;- wiih anxietv f'l' ihe ac(|iiirt iiieiil-- ot' oiii'--. Om-dt'lhe speakers ;it ihe ( 'i >mmercia! (.'onL're-. sp.d|ioini. ■•Tinihcri- -cllini^' mon valmdile than n'okl. for the lir>t is not to he h;id, while ihc lalier i* Thevare ver\' straiLhl'iied in their views or else verx- vhioib * 'snh- Kill- lie]'. tlKil or ■krl cial I.M- APPENDIX No. 1. 5 will) mukc if their dut}' U) ce to (jcjirccialf tiifir iiatiuai and artiricial ailvatitai-c'^, ainl raise on ail •i-asioii8, siiitaiile oniiisiut- aliju. a meluitc'lioly clioi-iis ot' cmnplaints ami lanu'iilatiui)-. Kvery- thiiiu" ill the slia|R' of action, seems in their irioomy visi'Hi, a blunder or a iiiisi'orlune. ]ireii;nnut with all sorts olMisasters at no distant day. This country is jtainte*.! as a woe I'djone h.ii'l of ivtiN'iiM'essioii, a sjn'cies of infern<» devoid (if |io]ic m- ]irt itiitions. social and i">!ilical, llieii- atleciioiis twine, should so i'"adilyJoin iu tbe e.\ air iterated plaints of its adversari(fs, and help to lirinii" aliout those vt-ry mis- fortunes all allect to deplore in advance. The eiili:^htened. truo friemls or',>uidiee, :irc sick o! thi'« everlasting:' whine and wail, and an.Kioiis lo conirilniie hy voir*- act and inthnnc*' i whicdi it hti-. ir appears lo have talleu. Amonii-the variou- projects desi;Li;ned to ellW-t a eoii-um- niation so desiraliie. or to mend matorially tlie eireum-iancc of t^uidicc. none takes liiijlwr ratik in popular faith and esteem tiian the Xiu'tli .'*'hore IJailwiiy. Men witli a clear ap]ireciulion <>f the eomiucrcdal di>advantiiii'es under which onr piod city and the rey-ioii tiiliutar\' t'lil.ha.eso huiii' lahi>uri-d. have often a-ked thcuisidvo with :i fetdinn' ni'surprise, not tninuxed with i-cncir-e — wliy iia- I nt (his road been c(nistrnctci/l h'lic: ii;:o ? The most >tu|iid iiidi\idiial of to-day admits the iminen-e \ itltieof ihi" eheup and rapid nieu'is o)' cominunicaliou. Th*' a^c i* i-sscntialli afi !ijL(e ot" liailroa Is. Thev arc the lirst thin;jj th'Ui;ht ol ly every eolo- liiser. s]te(Mdatnr, tiuM'i han< or patriot. Nohudy dream^of Luici'ing a counlrv cut otVt'iom connection with the (dn«feenii-cs .f ih.iiiirht and activity hy wile tracts iencc, or in J)J'o<;(.'hs oJ' em - ma to atl*^»rd lb© 6 APPENDIX No. 1. requisite eiieonra:;cnRMif to the li;iniy pioneers of proifross and oi- vilization. Now it would Ik- cxtraordiiiary that the North Shore of tlio St. Ijawrent'e should advance in stdtionient and ])rosp('rity anytlnni;- like as fUst as iVH-ioiis aided l)y the slinniiatiK;;", pr()dne- tive ai:;en('ies of Ihe steani-eiiii-ine, the i;'veatest tactor in modern proi:;i'ess. That our Xorth Shore eountry, with it.-. Capital, (Que- bec, lias done as well as we .see, uiuler present eireumstanees, is really remarkable. As it is, we have a large tract of country move densely populated than any other distri«'t in this Province, excel- lent farm-houses and barns; <>-ood substantial dwellineople and all the resources availal)le for the completion of the undertaking. AVe are heartily glad to see the progress already made, despite the iniUHerence of souie and the tacit hostility of others. Mi", llulbert's work is apjwirout in several miles of a good road-lieil, i-eady tor the rails, and in much preliminary labour, whoso fruits 'n a rapid ailvauce towards l*ort- neuf and I'hree Uivers may be lotdved iov at an earl v da v. 'L'he maifi ([Uestion with regard to this Railrotul has been and is the mone}'. Well, ou this head we h;ive reliable and cheering ussiu"- ances. There exists the best ju'ospect of raising the six millions required to give us «juick- sate and cheaj) communication with Montreal at all times of the year. Tiie matter is in a fair way of an early and satisfactory soluii.on. lVikI why not ? liOo.k at the security — at the substantiid e(|uivalent for the bonds of the Com- pany ' 'fwo millions of at-res of wild lands, much «)f it clothed with u'oud mevchantuble timber, anr)8.:i:i0 ; (", 371,200 acres, tive dollar^ —total. 81,S5rthern and west- ern wilderness is lieing rapidly denuded of its trees — that year by year the lumberman has to tjo further bai-k. But besides this pro- misini^ resource, the i-ailway people, in<'ludini:' i'"entlemen of large experience in roadbuildiuii' ;ind t'oloni/.ation, in the United States, will know how to uirn ihi'irwild lands to account for the purposes ot' si'tt IrnuMit. As the I'aeilie iiailway and similar orgaiuzations hav»! (lone, to their own immense advantage, the Xorth Shore t'ompany can ])lant colonies of hardy and industrious settlers on their lands, thus fostering their carrying trade, and vastly eidianc- ing the value of all their jiroperty. We think in view of the com- mendable charactei' of this scheme — in view ol' its necessity solar 11 n| 8 APPENDIX No. 1. as (^iu)ljec iiiti'vests are coiK-i'i-ned, and of'tlic pronii>o i( holds out to evu'iy resident and jtroperfy-owner of this City and I'rovinee, the day of inditlerenco to it should at oiiee ]iass away. This is an underlaid n-;-, not sini])ly tor the epartment of Crown Lands, on the 15th instant : Timher Berths of such immense extent that one may well feel concern at such a laru'e sale of the most valuahle interest of the Province. The advei'tised Berths cover an area •• enihraciiii;'," as the olHcial advertisement descrihes it, ■' all unxald and ludiccnscd lands of the '• Ci'nirn, north of Lake J[uron and north of French Iiiver, and " west of the Lidian Jieserve on Lake Nipissing, to the eastern '' houndary of the Townships of Aweres and Vankoughnet, ex- '• tendiuii; north from the Indian Keserve on Lake 2sij)issing", an " estimated distance of twenty-foiu' miles, thence due west to tlie " north-east angle of the Township of Vankoughnet. " Jn other words these Berths cover an aieaoi country 100 miles long by 24: Avide. There is a clean sweep. Not a single acre is left out. AVhy the jiolic}' of tlio CJovcrnment sliould be to divest them- selves of all the timber lands which they possess on the North shore of Lake Huron, it is impossible to see uj»on any reasonable business ground. They are not in need of money ; for they have so much now that their great difUculty is what todowith it. Wo are (piite prepared to admit that the late (Jovernment wei'e closer in tlieir timber policy than was necessary. They would not sell lem- lortli l!ll)Io lavo Wo osor sell I APPENDIX No. 1. !) I any tiiiilior lands at all. Dm. where. i,> the iieeil i;,i- .-n,-!) u >\veei)- in^ clwuiii'o? As a inatti-r ol' Imsiness, no wor.-e me:iii- cdiiIi' he acloitted to dispdse of the lands at ifood |ii'iee>.. Wliei'e t here i^ s(> nuich to lie dis|K)sed of, lliei'e are siii'e to he e'iiiihinalion> uirudi must result ill ii,-i'eat lo>s to the i'l'ovinee. We nre iniwillinu' to Join in the eiy which has heeii riiisod aii;aiii>t Mi-. Seott in rel'er- eneo to his alleL^-ed coniieetion with limher -|>eeiil;i1ors : hiil wo are ([iiile sure, the |l!■^'•^enI |ioliey of the 'Jovernineiii. unaeeoiiut- ahlo with any reas(uiahle |>i'esinn|)t ion, eaiiiioi l)ui slreiii^'lhen ex- isting!," susjiieions. In any ease it is a nio^t unwise j)oli.\ — a poliey without a siiiii'le i-eason that we can sec to justity it, hut whieh inii-t lie re|irelicnded aiivl eondenmed. take il whatevei- way you will. The Hlake ( lovenniient niortii-a^;tMl tlieeouiilr\- for iweiitv years to carrN' out a IJailwax' iroliev tlie\ had ii ■eviou>i\- ilenoiineed. They aiv now, aftei- a wliole>ale fashion, saeritieiui;- llie ^rcat staple |iro(.liU't of theeoiinlry. when it should he lln'ir ]>olii\ lo •erupulously protee! il. \\\ iininediate saeritiee would he exeiis- ahie, if thei'e were a ])erinaneiit tinaiieial advantage lo ho iiaiiied. I^ut in this instanee the contrai-y Is the ease. 'I'he Goveriuiieiit is in no need of money, while ul the same time it dis|i()-e> in a hulk of every iiere ot'valuahle tiinher laud in the norih-wt'siern )i;!i't of the Province. We arc sure siudi an cxn-aordinary aet :is this must rec'oive the heartiest rt'prolialion otthe puhlie of (Ontario. " The Mail;' Toronto, Oct. Zrd 1872. That paper rcferriim- lo the stile of Tiinher l)erlh> as deserihed in its Issue of the ilay ]ir<'vious, says : '• To such an exteiil has this reeklessiKiss hei;n earried that some of our most prominent piihliv' men have suii'u;esti'd the advisahility of jiiil'lnLi: an ex]iort duly upon this <;-rcal staple ot'tlie hominion." After comparing' the policy of the ]u'(!sent (iovernnieiil with that of the Saiitield .Macdonald, whiidi he (diartiotJiri/.es as almost siincy with regard to selliiii; timber limits, it says: '-Oil eeoiiomieal i;-rounds the transaetiou is simplv dis<>-raeefiil. Lumher is every day heeoniing more valuahlo. It would lie reasonable onouiidi to take advanta^'O of ^^-ood nilinii' prices to sell the tiinher of ;i few Town>hips. Thai would he a lair iuisiness transaction. Hut insti'ud of ]i!'o- ceediiii"' in this rational way. they otVer to sell, afler a manner whieh must strike every hiisiness man in the country as moiis- truuiis, every foot of tiinher limits that we })osses in this section 10 APrEXDIX No. 1. of tlie I'i'oviiu-c. W\' liai'dlv l the n'olden cjl;-i;-s. Wi' must stron^'ly protest a,ffiii ,,r d,,. >[;„.. donnld < MAeniiiK'iit. only jilioin u l(i\viislii|» ami a Iwilt'wciv <-;u'vi'(l into limits, and tlie rcvcniit! of the wliolc trailc ivathcd uvn- Sl(M»,0(l() a yr;ir; hut tlic (li'ifs fiiiiidK" tin- \\\\\Ak- uvallli nioi'o ma<,nuticcnlly. On wi'ihu'sday next. L'L'I (insni'vcyct to\vn>lii|),s, 3() nuloss(|iiarc.c.\U'iidin,i;- from Lake XipisHun- (,, r.ako Sn).riior, an aiva ol 4,2.)(>,()()(» acres, aiv to l.c sold at pnMic roup. TIi.tc is no neai- or remote eliance ofnati«.nal hankriijitry- why s. II oat the foinitry's stoelc-in trade? The timher now under lii-ense will la>l for twenty years to couk — why the ni-o-eney of lieensiny- lor ])o>tei'ily ■/ T/ie price o| IrimlHr i> incrcasin-- most rapidly — wli\- sell to-day what may hriiiii' trid.je its [.roent value live years hence / Six or seven years ai^-o, a s(piaro mile of timber land eonid he had for a honus of 84; in several eases, of late $(;()0 have heen obtained -and. if the rise for the next seven years be one tenth as great, how much will the (lovernment lose to the eountrv by the sale of the T.dllO s(piare miles next Wednesday? " The Mail,'' Toronto, Oct. 15/h, 1872. 7' I Under tlie lieaditi.;- of "Tlie great Timber Jobs." the Jfail reproduces an articde from the Xewmarket CoKrritr u])on the intended sale of timi»er limits to lake place that day, blanung the policy of the (Government and comj.aring it with tJiat of the Sanfield Machonal-l adnunistration, wlio did not act so suicidal a part, it got's on to say; "The tires do not h and smaller trees. The timiier berths were found to be too valuable to be summarilv sacrificed. With the growing scarcity of timber, tliey have ad- vanced in ])rice. It would be the height of folly to .say that the niaxininm rate has now been ivacheil, and that theiv is sliu-jitest wisdom in the wholesale vou]) to which the liump have C(.mnnttcd themselves. At a time when they have a jdethora of money — they are selling off the wlude of our timber territory, over 7,(»0(> square miles, at a price which is jiei-haps not 5(J per cent ot what could be realized ti\e or ten years honco. . IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I " -^ 2.2 Vl" __ 2.0 f.8 1.25 1.4 1.6 ■• 6" ► 71 <^ /i 7 'c>l ** .v '/ M Photographic Sdences CorDoration n WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. MS80 (716) 873-4S03 \ V ip ^ is" o^ Jii <$> Jil s « 12 APPENDIX Ko. 1 " The Mail.'' Town/o, OctAGlh 1872. TlIK (J HEAT Tl.MHKll SaLK. At tlio (»|.K>iiiii<^ of the ; lU'tion yostordiiy, the Coininissioiici' of Oi'owii Lands aiiiiouiicotl that ii vast jtortiou oftlu' toi'iitory had been withdi-awii iVnni Ihc market and was resoi'ved for future operations — that is to say, tii'ty-eiked from him not as a political partisan or a lumliernian, but as a well-wisher of Ontario. Xo less than 107 l\»\vnships, 3,850 si^uarc miles, liad been dis- posed of when llu' sale was ]>ost])oned at four o'clock yesterday aftei-noon, at jirices i'anu,iiiy jiersonal exaiiiinalioti.'' Till' lands i'or sale extended uwv thirteen Tt>wii>|ii|).s. j-iach Tow nshij) was divided into herths. the averau;e area of the inTtlis beinir i'oiirteen miles. Thirty-tlve herths were sold, an area of 4S7 Minaret miles, and the amount realised in houuses was 8 I l",(iT2y Of an aver.'iii'e honus of $241 per square mile, TIk' avei'ai;'!' sum paid for the Townships soM up to ^Vednc-day niiflit, Avas $124 per s(piare miles, nearly $12(> per sipuiri' mile less than that (d>tuined for tlie Muskoka lands. [aiohe.) 1)1 one instance no less than a thousand dollars ])er mile was paid for a hei'th of idiout fifteen s(piure mile--, liy the linn of (Jook brothers, of this eity,. ami many others fetched large jiricos. " T/ic JIaii;' Torofi/n, October \^ fit 1872, TlMUKU PoLlCV. In answer to tlie defender <)f the Ontario Eump the '■ >rail savs : •• it sounils hig to>ay that nearly jj(;i>(),(l(»h ha> hceii realized from a timlier sale, l>ut let us examine the matter a little, and sec what actually has heeii done. TIu iimlier on o.l'Ol Mpnire miles o( tevi'itcuy ha> hi'di -old. for (li,, o|.,,s. sum of S.')!)-!.!.')!!, which is a fraction undff .SllTi per s(|n;ir" inih . ur \x cents pei- licw. Suppo>e tlnit only one acrr in ever\' live should have valutiMe timl"'rupon it the lionn> would still fall .vh(»rt of heing one dollar for every aciv of >uch tcn-if uy. "VVhs-. one ip-,),,d pine live is woi-th the money, even at a c()n>ider- alilc distance hack from I. ike Huron, if only tlcrr hi-asiream ne;ir l^y. upon wliidi it ma\ he lloatcd down. 'I'o get tlc' r:i;'lit of lakiii;.'- all the mcrcltantahle liniln'rof any kind (>n i.uc huiiMrcd acre- ;ind this in a region a> yet untoiU'hed hy t he ax*', suit;* i-t to the modt'rate (iovernnieut due.>, lor onhf ('''.jlifd-n -eein.- to he no! .-I had hargaiu for the purchaser. It is not surprising that one luck\- individu,il got. $11.0)0 I'oi' his hargain a \'v\v leans afier- waru>. nor would it ;i>^toni.sh us to l.'arc that the maJoi'il\ ,^\' the pur'huM'i's legard their fortunes as made, TluMf is one coii-iilcr- T i -f. ' 14 APPENDIX No. 1. jitidii of Iho first |ti'actical imporliinco, wlu'cli wodesiro to point out. ami wliicli we j'car lias bci'ii ovcrlool^'d bv all oxt'0|)L the sluowd luiycrs. Tiu' trailitions and iisayos of llio ( 'rowii Lands JX'liai'tinonl. froii\ its i-ai-liost rocord {o ilm piv.soiit time, have always liad roijai-d to and have I>vhmi based upon tlie estimated value ot'timlK>:' limits, measured by the jtrobabie number of trees tit tor makini;- square tiiiihcr. As every liimbcrinan knows, the numbci- per aero of ti-ees lit for tnrniiijuj out sound '•([uare stieksor masts is very limited in even the best distriets, and if square timber Avas all that was expected to be ,i<-ot out of the territory', tlu' traditions and valuations of the olden time would still not be very far astray. Hut eireuinstances alter eases, and what n'reatly alters the ]»re>ent ease is the fact that the saw mill is fast super- seding; the broad axe, and that proportionately more of sawed ]»ine lumber anti li'ss of .-.(pjare pine timber is beini;' made every year. Years ai;(>, when timber limits were valuable only for the number of square stieks por acre that eould bo obtained, the ])resent sale min'lit have been aeeounted a o hiri;e, tinilu'r limits ar<' valualiU' loj- tiie number of twelve or sixteen leet saw-loi;'s jiei' aere that eaii be obtained. A veiy (nili tlii'ir (piartcr millions, th<'ir half millions, anil even their wiiole millions of dollai's all at oneo ; limits thai were sujiposed lo have been stripped, wJien only lai'ifo siputre stieks were sought for. becomini:; of enormous value when every saw-loj;' of twelve or sixlei'ii feel in leiiiflh, and down to sixteen inches diameter, be- canu' worth from "J") to 5(1 cvnts on ihe^Tound. 'I'lic laU' I'remier (if ( )nt.-irio knew all thi^ \\v\\ — he knew the inimi'iisi' inci'case ot value per at'i'i' that the substitution of sawed lull nber toi- stiuan tiiu'ier was n-ivin;;* to liinbcj' limits — lu' had a I'ciiiird, too. to the eiioi'inou'^ly incri'a-«iiiL'" (b'maiid aliroad for pine hnnbi'r, and there- fore, wit h due |orelhoiii;'ht, resolutely stood between the timber -•pceiilMtors and the country's wealth in the northern forests. Another set of men now I'lile. and we sec the eon.soipienee. APPENDIX No. ]. CUTTIN(; DOAYN THE FORESTS. 15 The New York Jlernid has the followiiii^- interestiiio- ar- ticle on the destrviction of the forests : — The iin]»orlaiit subject oi' doforostin^' the vast and \vf tliinly- scttlcd Territories of tlie coiintry is he^-iimini:; to excite attention abroatl in oonnoction with the natural ailvantai^es tiiat the I'nited States will ofiej- to future iminii^-ration. Our Madrid correspondent writes in a recent letter that "Spain now sullers from want of Wood, which wafs recklessly cut down, and Madriil owes its emin- ence, as the most unhealthy city in Kmoite, to the removal of the glorious forests which once siwrnunpecially if wc consider what science has now demonstrated, that iIkmv is a close connection between the extent ot forests and the amount of rainfall, and that the tiny raindrop itself represents an amount of force which beggars the ancier.t giant's, 'i'lir avtra^e :iiinual rainfall of (rreat Jh'itain is about 1'5 inclu's ; yet it is compiitt'd by all scientists that the tbrce-equivalent of all the coal raised at the present yield in the Hiiglish coal mines for a lliou-and years would not be iulllcient, ifconvert('(l into heat, to pi-oduce England's rain su])]ily for a single year. To [)i-oduce from a(jueous va])or a quantity of snow which a child could carry demands, saysTyndall. an exertion of energy competent to gaiher uj) ilie largest stone avalanche and pitch it to twice the Ali)ine height from which it fell ; and, in this view, the removal of trees may be regariiion thai I he vegetation of a country allccts its climate. Hut the t;u'ts strongly contirm it. It is certain that within the historic period many climatic changes, explicable in no other way, have oceurred. In Italy the modeiTi clearing oT the Apennines is universalL ciieved lo have alteri'(I tiie (dimate of the ricii To valley, where now the >irocco, unknown to the armies of ancient Jlome, bi'cathes its deadly bi-ealh of llame over the right bank ot that classic stre.'im. in the territory of Pai-ma. The later removal of the pine forests near h w T b! I 16 APIENDIX No. 1. liavcnnn, (lie " inuncinoi-iul wood" in whicli Danlo roamed, in- duced ihi' Miii'Iiliiii-' ravages of this wind until tiio wood liad Iteeii alliiweil to urowaii'ain, when the evil was abated. The destiMiction oi' the \'o>ne> forests was observed l(» siMisihly deteriorate the famous ferliliity of Alsaee; and it i> also an historic faet that the defurt'st inu" of tin* Cevennes, in the reiii;n of Angu>ta. left the lai\ue and rieh tracts near the month of tin; Uhone e.\])osed to the belore niilu'ard-or-misti'al, t)r north-west wind, before which the area ofolive culture retreated many leagues, and that of the oraiiiie culture became restricted 'ind piotitless, even where it had formerly been most prolific. The present physical condition of classic countries around the Mediterranean shores iin([uestionably belies the glowing- descri])tions given liy the ancient geographers and historians of their ])ristine verdure and fertility. J{ivers famous in song and stoiy have shrunk to insignificant streamlets, and many of these celebrated water-courses have ceascti to bo perennial. Indeed, it can hardly be doubted, even if we hail no satisfactory ox[)lanation of the faet, that this disrobing of the earth, if allowed to grianl end i> aecoinpli^lied by reiai'diiig the winds, wliieh di'siceale the land, while ihe leaty I'anojjy condenses the lloating vapors and cau-es them to ile.-cend in fert ili/iiig showers, su that nil hyetal charts show that wooded regions have more !inil n\ore Cfjually distributed moisture tbaii the jirairies. We know that mountains act as condensers, jiai'lly by tilling ordelleeling up- ward the ])assing vapordaden air curi'ciit into a higher region, where it can more fi'i'ely radial*^ its heat into space and be eon- deUM-d. and partly l>y the direct ;igeney of llieir chilly bi'uws. AVIiy should not the trees act in |iriMlueiiig a similar re>ull V We know that in sections f)f rainless count ry, as in Mgypt, the planling of I rees has been rewai'ded by unexpicted and before uid1 mentioned land of a fornier ^rcatne>s, in 171IS and 'IJ'J, during the l-'rench oceupal ion, for sixteen months not a drop o|' rain fell, but since Mohainmed Ali has eoxci-ed iho vast bed c)f sand with .millions of tig and orange trees it is n^^w no I"™' '-^ APPENDIX No. 1. 17 lie longer dependent on the Nile irrigation, but is blessed and fructi- fied with an annual rainfall of several inches. The question certainly assumes national importance in this country when we look to the rapid strides of the emigrant march to the West and the great territories of the extreme Northwest. The white pine is the most valuable lumber tree of America, and yet the annual receipts of it at Chicago aione exceed eight hundred million feet. It is estimated ly careful statisticians that the railways require, annually, at least twelve million feet of hardwood timber for ties alone. Others have computed the annual clearances in the United States to be over two million five hundred and iifty-fivo thousand acres, and the locomotive consumption at seven million cords of logs in a year, which is the product of five hundred acres per day. Enormous as such estimates are, they are small, compared with what they may be in the next twenty years. Pliny said, " The beginnings of a river insignificant and its infancy frivolus." Such is emphatically the case with the greatest rivers of our Continent and those of South America. The head waters of the Amazon, high up amid the snowy summits of the Andes, would scarcely run our mills ; the fountains of our great Ohio, Columbia, Missouri and '• the Father of Waters" are feeble rills, scarcely distinguishable to the explorer. It is im])Ossible that many of our now noble streams — not less valuable to our people than the gold laden waters of the Pactolus, that ran down on the plains of Sardis-may be dwarfed or dried uj) ? If the process of deforesting continues at its present accelerated rates a quarter of a century longer, what is to hinder the land from entering upon a long period of physical degeneracy and climatic deterioration that must sap its industrial and even its intellectual energies ? It is even now almost too late to reti-ieve the early follies of prccipate and reckless denudation of the virgin soil. Fortunatel}^ for the country, especially in the far Northwest and in the portions of Oregon and Washington Territory wewt of the coast range, there yet remain vast seas of forest — lignite, fir, oak, and the mighty pine— from which may bo hewn spars fit To be the mast Of some great admiral ; and soon this whole section must loom up as the timber and lumber tr-ado centre oi the ContineHt. Fortunately, too, the au- 18 APPENDIX No I. J thorities of the Northern Pacific Railway have sagaciously instituted a system of planting new trees and economizing old ones along its whole line through the Northwest. Some of the States, also^ have wisely legislated in tlte same direction. But; unless there can bo excited a national interest in this subject, it inust become evident to the most unobservant, as it has long been to the thoughtful phy»icist; that the vast interior of the United States must part with its magnificent agrtcultvral prosperity, and experience a deterioration of climate not less to be dreaded than that of the Spanish peninsula around Madrid— subject to those excessive and morbific variations of temperature which make man " feel by turns the bitter change of fierce extremes." As we have intimated, it is not too late for national legislation to throw its cegis over the noble forest of oar great Northwestern and Pacific Territories^ now rapidly opening up, and to encourage the planting of trees on an extensive scale. It is neither from fientiment nor from the mere leadings of scientific theory that we make this appeal for these venerable and true aborigines of the soil, 'Whose boughs[are mossed with age, And high tops bald with dry antiquity. But we press it upon the T>eople us a measure of prevention, to avert the menacing evil of climatal and physical degeneracy, agricultural prostration and eventual national decadence. Are we willing actually to bequeath to posterity a realization of that figment of the poet's imagination, a terra damnata f TIMBER LAND8 IN THE UNITED STATES. (To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle,) Sir, — It may be interesting to some of your readers to know what resources the United States have at the present time in the Saginaw Valley and ^' Shore" on Lake Michigan, of standing timber. I will quote from the annual statement of the basiness of the Saginaw Valley and the Shore, for 1871. During 1871 there were 654,082,878 feet of pine lumber manu- factured in the Saginaw Valley, and the Shore; this does not V i APPENDIX No. 1. 19 Include shingles, lathn, pickets, &c., about 15,000,000 feet. A great portion of this pine lumber is annually sent to New York and other places for shipment to foreign countries. STANDING TIMBER. In our statement for 1868, we gave an estimate of the amount of standing pine in Saginaw and Shore districts. This statement was prepared by one of our oldest and most reliable land-lookers, and aggregated 8,232,600,000 feet. Three years' cuttings have been taken off, but with the excep- tion of one, and possibly two streams, the log crop appears to have been little affected. The Cass River country has been most thoroughly drained, and although this stream now brings to market the tinest of Saginaw lumber, averaging the greatest percentage of uppers, the hauling is mostly from a long distance, and the prospects are that within a year or two this stream will be altogether profitless for lumber- ing purposes. The Flint River is in the same condition. The attention of our lumber of late years has been largely to the Shore. A large pro- portion of the logs are out of the Rifle and Au Gres, as well as the Pine, Pinconning and several small streams, and are brought to the Saginaw River and manufactured by our mills here. — Extract frtn. the Annual Export of Saginaw Valley and Shore, for 1871. From the above must be deducted the Pine timber burned in October, 1871, amounting to upwards of 3,000,000,000 feet; of this about 500,000,000 feet has, or will be utilized. It is unnecessary for me to comment on the above figures, which are under than over estimated, but leave your readers to make their own calculations on the future of the lumber of this country. Yours truly, PROQRESS. Quebec, 19th Nov., 1872. \ I I iO APPENDli No. 1. The following extracts from the proceedings in the Prd- vincial Parliament of Quebec, show the interest felt upon this subject by that body : (November lOth, 1872,) Mr. Gerin moved an address for a statement showing the num- bor of limits conceded since the 12th December, 1871, the namOs of the grantees, tl>e extent and square miles of each limit, the premiums paid thereon, also copies of all documents or correspon- dence connected with the cutting of wood under licenses upon Crown Lands. In moving the address, Mr. Gerin said that last session he had the honor of drawing the attention of the llouso to the manaji^ement of Crown Lands, and the present motion was a continuation of the endeavour to obtain information. Then the subject had been one commanding public attention, and the press throughout the country had spoken on it. On the subject of the sale of timber limits by the Crown Lands Department, we had less information than on any other point; in fact, except for the annual returns of the gross receipts of the Department, Wo were kept in complete ignorance of its doings. The Government had no fixed, or well defined policy On the subject of Crown Lands, and the IIoUso had never legislated in this regard. AV'hatever measures wore adopted, had been framed in Council, and had never been made public, or obtained the sanction of Parliament. "What he wished to speak of principally was the disposal of timber limits by private sale. The laws exist- ing forbade the private sale of limits. A regulation was intro- duced on the 28th of October, 18G8, and a clause was added pei*- mitting Commissioners to dispose of limits by private sale, in exceptional cases. The clause was intended to meet only excep- tional cases, but ever since, all sales were conducted privately, though the law in its general provisions, said that limits must be disposed of by public auction. It was important that the country, that the House should know exactly to what extent these sales had been made. It was publicly stated that there was great par- tiality in the sale or the distribution of limits, that they were sought and obtained by parties who where not interested in the timber trade, for their own enrichment and purposes of specula- tion, whilst those who had previously explored the limiti, and 'I ¥ s» T APPENDIX No. 1. 21 the Prd- felt upon the nutn- ho names limit, the jorrespon- iscs upon ' drawing vn Lands, eavour to iimanding ad spoken lie Crown any other 18 receipts fice of its policy on legislated n framed lined the rincijially aws exist- v^as intro- idded per- ) sale, in ily excop- privately, 8 must be ) country, lese sales p'eat par- hey were ted in the f specula- imitg, and h; had offered j^ood pricoH, fttr the purposes of Icgitimiitc businoss, had been refused. People who had no mills to run, and no interest in limits beyond a speculating one hail been specially favoured, whilst those who should have obtained limits, had tlu-ir applicji- tions disregarded. We had heard much of late, of a conipjiny which had been formed, and obtained large grants of timber lands, ilow was it that this company cou^d obtain nearly a thousand square miles of territory, and the House and the public be kept in ignor- ance of the transaction. The system, which thus gave to ))artic9 unconcerned in the timber business such large grants, could net but act as an impetus to improper speculation in public property, and was injurious to the best interests of the country. In the old Parliament of Canada, Hon. Mr. Campltell, then ("ommis>ioner of Crown liamls, had seen the necessitj' of ad«)pting some well-detined linu of policy with regai-d to the disposition of our woods and forests, and the measure he proposed would have become law had not Confederation intervened. The system he proposed was diame- trically opposite to the one now ibllowed. and it is luuch to be regretted that it was not carried out. He read extracts from speeches b}' Hon. Mr. Campbell on the value of our forest lands then, and the policy which he proposed for adoption. Since that time noiui of the suggestions made had been acted upon. In the last session a law was passed, but it consisted merely ol" minor details, without the slightest intimation of a jiolioy. It was re- markable that this isolated bit of legislation did not contain a word concerning the private sale of limits. Those who defended the system of private sale contended that it gave the most satis- factory returns, but the proofs were against them. The public auctions htul given larger returns, and they would do so again if they were resumed; and it was reasonably to be e.\pected, because there was greater opportunities for competition and less of conspir- acy for obtaining possession. He spoke of the banding together for the purpose of obtaining limits, and the iierce contests be- tween merchants, notably in Three Rivers, for grants. lie thought that it was a bad policy on the part of the Government to thus dispossess itself of large tracts of territory, when the exigencies of commerce did not require it. The conservation of the Public Domain, whence the principal revenue of the Province was derived, was a great trust, and one not to be lightly or loosely administered. Had Government not been so lavish, in acting upon a system fall of grave defect >, wo would have realized much higher IT 1 -1 ^ ^. 11 22 APPENDIX No. 1. upon our public lands, and boon savod that general and rapid doHtruction of our forests which we are called upon to witness. Wo have all seen the magnificent renults of the recent public sale of timber lands at Toronto, by which nearly half a million dollars was cleared. Our public lands were not of less value than those of Ontario, and if a like system were in operation here, and public days named, when men of capital from Canada, England and the United States, wore informed of the roup, the Province could have a chance of profiting by a similar result. Could wo have a similar line of policy adopted, the sequence would be a vast addition, by legitimate means, to the exchequer of the Province of Quebec. TIMBER LIMITS— THE GLASGOW AND CANADA COMPANY AND TUB LUMBER TRADE. (To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle.) Sir, — The course of trade and manufacturing industry, in fil\ Countries, is periodically marked by stagnation, steadiness or ex- citement. Our Canadian timber trade forms no exco^'( .on to this almost invariable rule. For many years our lumbermen, with praise worthy persistency, in the face of serious obstacles, brought to the shipping ports on the St. Lawrence the wealth of our invaluable pine forests, and were but poorly rewarded for their toil and enterprise. NOW A CHANGE HAS COME o'er the spirit of the dream; Canada pine is becoming scarcer, now markets are opening, and the lumberman obtains a better return for .' " labor and capital expended. lie is not now com- pelled to go, hat in hand, to the St. Petor street capitalist, who delights in five per cent commissions, and almost crave the neces- sary advances to carry on his operations. He is becoming inde- pendent at last, and is not forced to sell his raft or his lumber at any price the St. Poter street men choose to offer. Timbered lands have naturally kept pace with the advancing prices of pine and spruce. Limits are eagerly sought after, and bought up at long prices. So long as our monopolists had the game in their own hands "all went merry as a marriage bell " — but the introduction of foreign capital and enterprise consequent on the " giving out " of United States timber lands, and the new I APPENDIX No. Is 28 channels opened to the trade, notably the South American demand, have inaugurated a now era in the Canadian lumber trade. But there is a limit even to the value of limitu, and it is to be hoped tkat '' THE THINa WILL NOT BB OVERDONE," as there is such a thing as paying too dear for one's whistle, and having to ^* pay the piper." Some correspondence has appjJired in your journal respecting the newly formed Glasgow and Canada Timl)er Company, the po- licy of the Quebec Government in granting (or more properly *' leasing") timber limits, and other matters connected with the trade. I would allude more particularly to the letters of your correspondent ••'leboc" on these wubjeets, and would dcsii-c to take up the quesiion seriatim and discuss the p )inte in a practical and business 'ike manner. P'^rsonnl allufsions, slippery insinuations and the dr.i.ving of in^'faious eompariisons are quite out of place when publicly c!is«'ussing a business matter of such importance. I would first druvv attention to the manner in which TIMBER LIMITS ARE QRANTED by the Government of this Province. Tt was formerly tlie custom, under the old Government of Canada, to dispose of them by public sale to the highe;->t bidder. By this means mitny of our lumbermen obtained at a merely nominal sum immense tracts of timbered lands, and thus laid the foundation of large fortunes. After Con- federation and the transfer of the Crown Lands to the control of the several Provinces some important changes were made by the Crown Lands Department of the Province of Quebec, both in the manner of granting limits and in the dues payable to the Govern- ment. THE ORDER IN COUNCIL of 5th October, 1868, binds theGovernment of Quebec to grant the holders of timber limits a guaranteed tenure Until 30th Aprils 1889, with a uniform and increased "ground i^nt" and rate of ^'stumpage " duos, which may be changed only once during the period of tenure, and such change not to take place before Ist September, 1878. The ground rent is fixed at tWo dollars per square mile, payable annuall}', and the stumpage dues at a cent and a quarter per cubic foot for pine square timber, and from tea m 'i'\ i 24 APPENDIX No. I. cents to fifteen cents each (according to size) for pine saw lojjs'y and five cents for spruce logs. This annual ground rent and the Btumpage dues are payable by the lumbernjan in addition to the '• Bonus " or purchase money paid for the limits in the first in- stance. The Commissioner of Crown Lands is also authorized by this Order in Council to |i|i jt GRANT LIMITS TfY PRIVATE SALE^ and to fix the rate of bonus or purchase money to be paid by the party obtaining the limits. It must be distinctly undei-stood that the granting of a timber limit does not, in any instance, convey any ri^'ht of ownership to the soil. The lumberman mcrefy ac- quires the right to the timber growing on the limits. This fact does not appear to be understood by parties) who are continually writing and talking about the- Govorumient giving away for a paltry consideration ALL OUR VALUABLE PUBLIC LAND»w " Quebec " appears surprised or jealous (I charitably hope only surprised) that the promoters of the Cilasgow and Canada Timber Company could see so far aliead of most Quebecers^ and had such faith in the valueof timber lamls as to invest a considerable amount of capital in timber limits. Unfortunately the citizens of (Quebec are not proverbial for risking their money in any enterprise cal- culated to arrest the downward progress of the old city. But it must be admitted that in this case there is evidence of a new de- parture, and also that two Quebec capitalists havo shown good judgment in the selection of an investment. There is probably not a better timbered belt of territory in the Dominion than that purchased by Messrs. Ross and Glover, in the Kepewu, Kiamica, Lievre and liouge districts — both as regards the quantity and qua- lity of timber growing there. What a pity it is that a few more capitalists of the Ancient " Capital " could not bo induced. to follow their example I Lot us now consider the Glasgow and Canada Timber Company, the prospects of which "Quebec" characterises as remarkable for "audacity of assertion and promise of fabulous returns." No doubt the vendors have valued their limits at a very high rate — but many practical lumbermen consider th}it APPENDIX No. 1. 25 THEY ARE NOT OVER-VALUED. Taking into consideration the prices recently paid at public sale for good Ottawa limits, and presuming that the explorations being made in the territory will tally with the reports of previous cur- sory surveys, it must be admitted that they arc worth the money, although the price at which they are sold to the Company does appear extremely high. And if timbered lands go on increasing in value what will these limits be worth ten years hence? Let " Quebec " figui*e this up at his leisure for the editication of chicken-hearted " capitalists." As regards the anticipated profit to the shareholdci's on the working of the limits — estimated at forty percont— I must confess it appears too good to be true. Although, if the limits are judi- ciously and economically worked there should be a fair profit re- alised, I have had too much experience in lumbering to believe that such enormous returns can reasonably be expected. Lumber- men know by dearly bought experience that there is no business in which THERE ARE SO MANY LEAKS, and in estimating the results a liberal allowance must be made for these incessant " cuttings into " the gross profit. But 1 must "go into figures" in my next letter, and would merely state at present that I can see nothing to prevent this Company succeeding in the enterprise contemplated, and giving better dividend to their shareholders than they could obtain by investing in bank stocks, or other fancy investments so popular with ladies of a certain age. Yours truly, E. Quebec, 13th November, 1872. 26 APPENDIX No. 1. Ji I From the Saginaw Daily Courrier of May 26th 1871. WHITE PINE. The following summary and review of the "White Pine lumbe*" interest, the conditions that affect it in the present and bear on its future, have been furnished us by a gentleman of New York City who has given his attention for a number of years to the study of this question, and who has had large opportunities for obtaining information from intelligent lumbermen in those sections and elsewhere. The importance of the trade in white pine lumber, the large amount of capital and industry employed in it, and the quality of lumber manufactured in the States of Michigan, Wisconsin, Min- nesota, and Pennsylvania annually, to supply the consumption of the Western States and Territories, and in part that of New York and the New England States, and the question of future supplies for the requirements of increasing population and increasing wants, and decreasing area of supply, are all subjects of interest alike to the producer and consumer. "In 1835, the so-called "pine land speculations " broke out vio. lently in Maine, as a part of the mania that then prevailed in parts of the United States and in all kinds of property and mer- chandise. The pine forests of Maine were then considered and called inexhaustible, and partly with justice when estimated with the dimensions of the trade at that time. But new markets were sought out, and the pine went to South America, the West Indies, Europe, Australia, and California. In twenty years the lumber- men of Maine were seeking new fields of pine, and found them in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Canada. Maine is now practically exhausted in merchantable white pine and the same remark applies to all New England. The amount remaining in iiK->tk APPENDIX No. 1. 27 the State of New York is small — too small to have any influence on the Albany market. New York and Now England have to look to Canada, on the north, and Michigan, on the west, for their supplies. In Pennsylvania, the Delaware, the Lehigh, the Schuylkill, and the north bi-anch of the Susquehanna, are all cut out "clean," leaving but one field of pine — that of the west branch of the Sus quchanna and its tributaries — now remaining in the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains. This field has been so largely cut into that it is reduced to a comparatively small area, and if the annual cuttings are continued on the present scale — 450 to 500 millions of feet — six years would nearly clean that section: but as the timber lands are now mostly centered in a few hands, pine in decreasing quantities will he cut for a longer period, with increasing profits as supplies diminish, to meet an increasing de- mand. The Alleghany and its tributaries continue to pnxiuce moderately; but Michigan is the great producing State at the present time, and it is highly favored by nature for lumbering, from its numerous rivers and from being surrounded on the east, west, and north by the Great Lakes. The streams heading in the centre of the State flow to Lake Huron and Michigan, on the east and west sides of the State, bearing the log product of the pine lands of the northern half of Michigan to the mills which manu- facture them for the supply of the Chicago market on the one side, and the Lake ports and the Eastern markets on ihe other. The lumber of the Northern Peninsula goes to the same markers by the Great Lakes ; but this field, as yet, has not been largely cut upon. Wisconsin possesses large pineries in the northern half of the State. A large amount is annually manufactured on the east side of the State for the Chicago market, which is the largest in the United States or in the world. But the bulk of pine in this State naturally determines to the Mississippi river, by the rivers which drain the lands— the St. Croix, the Chippewa, Black Eiver, and the Wisconsin, and other small streams. Minnesota has pineries of considerable extent, mainly in the north-eastern part of the State. The annual cuttings from them go to the Mississippi River, or by Railroad to the farmers of Iowa and Minnesota. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa are destitute of pine, but are largfi consumers in common with Missouri and Kansas. The prodiction of white pine in the United States, es- I fi :.;i M I ' 28 APPENDIX No. 1. timated by the statiscal data collected, will probably not vary from the following figures : Michigan, Average of the year 1868, 1869, and 1870, obtained from the annual re- ports, made with great care 1,800,000,000 "Wisconsin and Minnesota 1,250,000,000 Pennsylvania, logs and long timber 650,000,000 I^ew York and New England 200,000,000 Total. .3,900,000,000 And for long timber not included in above, and cuttings of small local mills 250,000,000 And the total \yould sum up.., ....4,150,000,000 The value of this crop, allowing the value as manufactured at the mill, without the additioji of transportation or profit to dealers, to be placed at the low average of $15 per M., add the total value of sh'ngles, laths, and pickets manufactured, and long timber, and the total will aggregate sevent^'^-five millions of dollars aa the mi- nimum valuation at the points of production ; add transportation,, yard expenses, and profit, and it will amount to 150 millions to the consumer. Loa CROP OP 1871. Owing to deep snows in some parts of the "West, and little or none in others, and particularly by the loss of the month of March for lumbering operations, from the early breaking up of winter and melting of the snow, the amount of the log crop in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota w'ill be short of an average by a large percentage, probably not less than 25 jier cent. The same con- dition prevails in Pennsylvania, and Canada has suffered to the extent of over 15 per cent, from the same causes, and well-inforn>- ed lumbermen of the Saginaw Valley advise the deficiency with them to be from one-quarter to one-third, and reports of like cha-. Tacter come from the Muskegon, the Manistee, and other points on the west side of Michigan, and also from Wisconsin. In Pennsylvania it is conceded that the amount of logs banked was cut short, by the earl}' break-up, at least 25 to 40 millions of feet' The streams fell early, with not over one-half or two-thirds of the stock down, but late rains are helping them out materially. The crop is far below an average. The stock of Susquehanna-manu- APPENDtX No. 1. 29 ■factured lumber at all points as inventoried Jan. 1, 1S71, was short 60 millions of feet as against the inventory of Jan. 1870 : Jan. 1, 1870, 209,161,157 feet; Jan. 1, 1871, 159,192,665 feet. li THE LEADING MARKETS. The business of 1870 was the largest ever transacted in Albany. The supplies have been mainly from Canada, and the receipts from Michigan were comparatively light, the demand for the Chicago market having taken 100 millions of feet early in the summer from the Saginaw Valley, much to the relief of that market. November, however, showed a noticeable improvement which has been felt still more this spring. The Albany and New York markets will probably receive fuller supplies, proportionately, than the Western, and be less sensitive to advancing values during the early part of the season. St. Louis is becoming a large market, the receipts for 1870 hav- ing been 240 millions — an increase of 37 per cent, over the previous year; and perhaps no point in the Country is growing more rapidly in imjiortance as a distributing point. Oswego is a large receiving point, mainly of Canada lumber — 271 millions in 1870; Buffalo, 1G8 millions; Cleveland, 145 mil- lions; Williamsport, Pa., over 2U0 millions. Burlington, Vermont, is a very large market, sending through- out New England by rail, and it probably ranks next to Albany in importance, and may outrank it within five years, when west- ern lumber ceases to come East in large quantities, and the supply is derived from Canada for both markets. It is considered by many that Albany has reached its maxinumi business. St. Louis, Cleveland, Burlington, and perhaps Oswego, are the growing dis- tributive points. Chicago is likely to lose .'^ome of its increasing trade from new railroads penetrating the lumber regions of Mi- chigan, and starting direct trade between the mills and local j-ards in the Western States. The tendency to direct trade is seen everywhere between producer and consumer. A link is being dropped out.'^ t. i 51 II I Wb\ i 80 APPENDIX No. 1. May 26th 1871. WHITE PINE. (Continued.) We give below the continuation of and conclusion of the article on White Pine, a portion of which was published in the CouRRiER yesterday. The Well known writer is largely interested in pine and other lands in this vicinity, and is thoroughly posted on the subject on which he writes : " Prior to the year 1869, the production of lumber had been stimulated for five years by the large consumption, high prices and consequent profit to the manufacturer that ruled during that period. The winter of 1868-9 was favorable to lumbering, and under the expectation of large profits legitimate lumbermen and " experimental lumbermen, " merchants, lawyers, doctors, and men of all professions united in a common effort to put in a big stock of logs in almost every lumber field in the country : " And they succeeded." The result of this over-production was a break down of values in the markets on the Upper Mississippi, Chicago, the Saginaw Valley, and the lake ports, and in Pennsylvania (Albany alone showing strength during this year) although the consumption of the country was very liberal and equal to 1868 in amount. Simul' taneous with this over production occurred a combination of bad causes to affect the trade. Low prices for wheat ruled during the years of 1868 and 1869, leaving little margin of profit to the farmer ; a partial failure of the corn crop — " the great crop of the West " — united with a prevailing distrust and apprehension in business generally during 1869, combined to threaten a serious and general break down in the lumber business. Nothing but courage and resolution, combined with capital, on the part of the lumbermen in the Saginaw Valley and in Pennsylvania saved them from a panic and sustained their markets. " Chicago markets were demoralized." Taking warning by the condition of the trade, and partly from short supplies of money, the preparations for lumbering in the winter of 1869-70 were made on a reduced scale. The stock of logs left over, united to the stock got in, when sawed, gave a supply of manufactured lumber adequate to meet the large '-" - APPENDIX No. 1. 81 demand and consumption of 1870. A decrease of snppUes from Western Michigan and Wisconsin becoming apparent, early in the year, gave vigor to the Chicago market at improv«d prices, and caused a demand for 100,000,000 of feet on the Saginaw Valley, in June, to meet the deficiency which would otherwise have been pressed on the Lake ports and Albany, to the prejudice of those markets. The liberal and increasing consumption of the Western and Middle States during 1870, demonstrated, at its close, the fact " that consumption had over-taken production," and that the excessive product in 1869 had been adsorbed. In December, 1870, and January of this year, prices rose in the Saginaw Valley, under this conviction, over fifteen per cent, with a demand for spring delivery that absorbed all the dry lumber unsold in market. This rise was previous to the partial failure of lumbering this past winter, and was not owing to it. The lumbering season of 1870-71, showed a large and vigorous preparation, equal to producing a full average crop of logs with a favorable winter. The result has been a partial disappointment, from the early breaking up of winter and the loss of the month of March in lumber operations — too much snow in some parts, too little in others. The log crop will prove 25 per cent, short generally in the Western States and Pennsylvania. The West will take all the western lumber to meet their increasing wants, excepting clear stuflF, which the Eastern markets must have, and the lumber cut by mill men having yards at Albany and New York. To Western lumbermen the Eastern market will be of less importtince ; and it is safe to hazard the opinion that the close of 1871 will leave little manufactured lumber to go into the consumption of 1872, and that full prices will rule. Buyers in large numbers have already gone into the Saginaw market, eager to buy green lumber, to be sawn, at an advance of 15 to 20 per cent, over the prices of Nov, 1870 ; and some sales have been made of the entire product of mills at the market prices when delivered. When the stocks of old lumber in the country in local yai-ds are sold off, and the shortage of logs is realized, lumber must improve in price, but until they b«>gin to sell on new stock, the large dealers in the main markets will endeavor to make contracts at low prices. The supplies in the local yards through the country, " east and west, " are light, the city of New York being almost the only n: '^] B2 XPi»ENDIX No. 1. •tion of future supplies oneof .n-eal and serious imp<,rtance. -We have no new fields to .-o".. " Twenty years from now the wants of 55 to Gd millions of^pt-ople are to be supplied in some manner, instead of the present 39 millions, iron stone, and b.ick will of necessity be hu-ady subsiituted, but as long as j.ine lasts it will be used in preference throughout the country, outside of cities. The Ui.ited States east of the Alleghany Mountains are nearly exhauste.l of white pine. At the present rate of eutti,,.- j,, Michigan, allowing no incrca>e to the annual cuttings, tho'i.ine territory of the Slate, im-luding the Upper Peninsula, will be exhau.te.1 in 15 to 18 year.-in les, tim- if t In- ..uiliir-s are iner..a.cHl by larger operation in the Tpp^.p I'eninsnla. ^ Four hundred thousan.l acres of fair average pine lands of Michi..-aii are yearly required ihv the cutting, S00,Ot)O acres for the total cuttin-. of the United State allowing 5.000 f 'ct to the acre. The lands of the northern pui't of the State and Upper Peninsula ftre not all pin.' lands, and many are very linhtlv lindH-red, wKI, one to two thousand feet per acre. Jlnrdwoods. "luMnUxdc, sw;.mp and mineral lands and .sandy plains occupy a lar-a, area. Government lands are becoming a thing of the past. Timber lands in the Western States have been closely examined and tak.n up, and between railroad grants, ilu> investment of lumbermen for (he supply of their mills, and those .)f capitalists who apprc- ciale the future value of ])ine lands, few are lett at (ioverninent prices; and fair and good pine lands in Michigan andother Stales are being sought f,)r eagerly at rapidly increa-ing values, varvino- according to situation and value. ' ^ The large bodies of pine in Wisconsin and Minnesota are goino- in the same manner, and with them the area of pine teiTitcnw east of the Mississippi will be exhausted, and within the limit oV a single generation the jn-oduction of white pine lumber will cease to ho one of the large sources of national wetilth. Canada is, and Avill je for many years, the great source of supply for N-ew Engl md, the States of New York and Xew ■I 1 l! 34 APPENDIX No. 1. Jorsoy. flio coM^it cities, and, within a i\'\v years, r('rms\'lvani«. J'osM'ssini;- u vast tci'viloi'v, witii larixi' n'soin-ci's of tiiulior, its capacity of prodiution i^ i;Tcat ; luit it is a hard country to liunhor in, and it has to nu-ot the hir^c and inciTasinif demand of (rivat Britain, of l''iiroi>o, Soutli Anu'i-ica, Aiisti-alia, and other }»arts of llu> world. Its fori'sts >iitl'i;r foarfiiily from tires as well a-> liy a wasteful system of lumhorini;'. It has also an immense amount of ovcr-rijic pine. Sti-anue a> it may seem, it is a fact that tlie tinosl ([ualities of pine in .Michi_Lfan are being cut to a limited extent for the (^ueliec market. Six to seven hundred fnillion feotof j^iiio are annually imported i?ito the L'^nited States from Canaila. Their cuttinti; for I'xport autl home consumption may i)e estimated at TOO millions more. Allt)wiii^' their supplies to increase annually, it mav be (juestioiicd Avhelhei' they will i;row more rai)idiy than the increasing- wants of the markets they will be called on to supply. The statistics of tile luminM' business in the United States, thougli l)y no means full or jK-rfecl, show a ratio of increase since 1800 beyond all ].>reeedent in the ])ast. It has become an interest of enormous inagMutude. Will it continue to incn-ase in the same 2)ropor- lions? "The future will determine the question." To every appearance it will. The ([Ui'stion ol' future supplies, the limit of value that will be reached, as well as the value of timber lands, may well be studied. Pine trees do not grow in a day. and, as a general rule, when they are cut down other kinds of limber spring up, and the attempt at cultivation has yet to be made and detei-mined in the future. The fact is patent and undeniable, that the supply of pine is going ra]>itlly. Timber lands are lessoning in area and centering in jtowei'i'ul hands, who know Iheir ]iresent and j»rospective value. llcretofbre the jii'ofits of lumber have gone to the mills. Here- after they will go more and more to the lands and less to the manufacturer who is not stocked with lands, and their increasing cost will add materially to the cost of lumber, Uiuted States lands are nearh' taken up, and few are to lie obtained that could be operated on at the ])resont day. Each year, lumber operations ai'e carried further up, or further from floating streams, often requiring two years to run part of tlio logs, and increasing the cost. The day for very cheap lumber or very cheap lands is past^ T APPENDIX No, 1. 35 m * anl It is ,!oul,||iil ulM.th.M- \Uv luw prices of|mu' liimb.T in 1^70 will OVLT he seel, ii-iiin, if tlie peaeeriil ii,.lu>trv of Ihr eu„„lrv ^'oes on without disUu-hanec. IV,,,,) .joinestie convulsi-,,,. ,„• Kuvi-n wars." " New ^Oi-lv, Miiy 2, 1871. From, the " Saturday Ban the World. 000 lliuuJ.s Daily at fhu Works. "Of the Duin.v hratiches of trade, whieh (^U'hee has heon com- pelled to eiiler into l.y the force (.r (,iiisi(lo circiiinstaiiees, none occuiiies a more iinporlant. posiiion than ihai in .-^awn lumber. The vast pro])Oi'tions to wliich this trach; has attained (/flatc years are everywhere visible in the corres|K)iKlin^- inciva>.e. in llle^|^m- bcran.lsize of milliiin^ establishments throiiichout tlie country. Of the tarseein-;- bn.sines.s men in our midst who wi'iv ipiicdc to pei'coive the necessity of WH'Urini:- ;i lari;-e share oj' this trade for the [)ortand to avail themselves ot' the natui'al a lvantai,'es of the nei-'hborhood for the jrarpose, our respectel fellow-citizen. C. IJ. Hall Ks(|., was one of the lirst, as he Is at jn-esent. the lar--est manufacturer in tlie line, in the Dominion. A visit to his immen.se eslablishinent alone at the Montmorency Falls, must convince any one ol'thi.-, not (o spe:d< of tiie other e^tablishment.s of the same sort with which his remarUalile enier[)rise has irifted the Province. In almost eveiy (juarter ot'lhe country, this enteri)rise may be said to liave junietrated, formi)i,n- conininvilies, Lcivini;- l^read to numl'crless families, and i>-enerally benetit tinii' the trade of (,'anada. Jt i.- almost imi)OSsiblo to ajxavciate at its lull valu.' (Ik; vast amount of,i;-ood produced by this o-entleman. single handed. From )us e^-t:lblis]lmcnt at the Montmorency Falls and its surround ino-g. whi(di we propose ;o describe, a slight idea may be formed of tho advanlaue which Quebec possesses in countinii" Mr. Hall ainon" tho number of its :'iti/.ens. Then wh(>.u all his otJier varied under- iii ■ M 86 APPENDIX No. 1. ii I tnkiiiiis, tlioi'aniiHcjifioiisof'liisoxtoiisivo business, and tlu- iiufiiI>or of |>uliili()ii (ItM-iviiii;- ln'iu'lit from lliat Itusincss, eitliur din-rtly or intlirecMly, arc laUcii into consideration, it will l>o soon that Mr. Hall is not ()nl\- a usc-l'iil ineuilHU' of o Montrnoi-ency Mills |oi- the ])resent. We roniember to have read once soniewbcre or other, of an Anieriean lady tourist, of somewhat romantic an not far distant when the enormous power at this spot, was to tind some one to utilize it, not oidy to his own advan- tage materially, but that of many others indeed; and to-day were tlie matter-of-fact old American tourist who so sharply recalled Miss Amanda from lier ])octic tlight, to pay tiie place a visit, he would no doul>t be surprised to see the immediately situated translbrmation wliich has come over the scene of former days. THE SAW-MILLS Are situated immediately beneath tlic cliff alongside the falls. They are seven in number. As the visitor descends the winding road which runs down the steep hill side, from the beautiful summer residence of the ]n"oprietor, he is first struck witli the vast extent of the business being done. From the cataract upwards along the St. Lawrence for fully a mile if not more, and away out to low water, the eye encounters nothing but mills, factories, rafts, piles of lumber, wharves, booms, otfices and workmen's dwellings, all calling Mr. Hall ownei', while the forms of the workmen themselves and the numerous horses moving about, the roar of the water, and the clatter of the machinery, lend life and animation to the bus}'- scene. The water which runs the machinery of the vast establishment is conveyed from the river above, for a distance of a mile, then falls over the cliff — a considerable distance — and is P APPENDIX No. 1. 37 said to lio in rniTeo(jual to 1,0(10 Iiopm- ])()\vfr. Its first iitili/,;itioti i.> on ilic t<»|i of 1 ln" lull. uluTi! it vvdi'U^ a tiim <,'i'ist mill, ii is i lioii Oiirrii'il (ivtr tliu fli''', riiiiiiiii!;' tivt- saw-mills imim'(liatcly liclow — llii' odu'i-lwo ln'ini,^out at llu' i'ivi'rc(|>j;c wlii-iv tlicy art' WMi-Iaul by till- ri-c aiitl fall nf tlic tiilr. In ilic-..- niill>. lln- timlicr i-. ^awn into I lea Is, I loan In. la t lis. an' I all lln' oIIum" v.-iricliosof sawn Innilu'r, to tl)c( .xii'nt last yanv, of liliy lixH- millions ol' feet, 100,000 \h'v ilay. IU'si(K's iIjo mills tin- inuiH'nso waK'r |iowoi' is issimI lo run a lin-'fe niatcli and hliml factoiy. lallis and sliino-lc mills, a macliinc shop, 11 foundry, ano rxU'nsivt' a biisinos. 'riu; mill liiiildin<,;s arc all lari^c and sul'stanl iai and HUji;ili('d with the hest machinery. At |ut>i'MI tlu'y art.' workinir ttiii'Iit and day, two sets of hands hfiniij kept fiir niii;ht. and day Work. They are liirhled at ni^dil with u'as. mannfadiirod on the premises, and are coiinei'teil wilh tin' otlices. as arc all theiOher portions of the estahli-^hlnenl and eove. hy a line of telegraph. THE I'.ML FACToUr. Tliis hiiildinij is one of the larifest and tine-it in tlio coneern. It is three stories hiydi. The ma(diinery is ot the lu'.st descripiion and turns ont hetween four and rive ihinisand pails daily ami a si- milar numherot' hatter and tish tuh^ yeai'ly. We li.ad the ]d'';i.Niire of examinini:: some of these pails and tiihs. Jl would he impossihle to procure Itetter arti(des any Avheie — the li'reatest eare heing given to the ehoici' of wood tiir the i»ur- pose and the manner in whiidi it is put together, liooped and finished. In this department broom liuudles are ulso mauuructurcd in large ^j[uantities. THE MATeil ANI> BMXt) FACTouy. In this largo and substantial building, the business ofmiiteh splint and sash, and Venetian hiind making is conducted on an extensive setile by Mr. Patterson Hall, the eldest son of the pro- prietor. It [>^ par excellence, the best fitted out of all the departments, while being the most interesting. The mateli-splints ai-r manu- faetured pi-ineip:illy for Ainei'ie.'iin aeeoiin and are turned out in inin'uMise (juantities by the most expeditious and ])erfeet ma(du- nery. In this ('I'partment numbers of young boys and girls arc employed. The manufacture of blinds and sashes is, pei-haps. the most of all cab ulated to interest the visitor. The varietv of ma- frm 38 APPENDIX No. 1. chinos, tenoning, raorti('in_i>:, orim])ino;. ])l!inino;, mounliui;', nmf wiring nuicliinos ai'c the complicated parts, yd tlie case ami unfail- ing pori'ccliou -witlnvliich they do their work', must always attract his liveliest attention. This (lepai'tnient, has rk on piece work and make fair wages, 'fiieir rents are low, and lirewo(»d to be had for nothing. They all s])eak in the warmest terms of ^Ir. Hall as iheir employer. The weekly wages paid to the hands reach the figures of $br)iM). We believe it is Mr. Hall's intention at no distant date to increase his power of doing good by making considerable additions to his cstabli>hinent on tlie i-lastern Side towards the I'^alls. We certainly hope that in all he undertakes he may succeed to the fullest extent of his aspi- LzajMi APPENDIX No. 1. 39 rations, for to whalover end Ihoy tend, thov are always in tlie line of benotitting his tellovv men and the ecuiimy ;il laru>'. MontmoreiK'3' gives t'mployinenl at tl»e mills nnd (ui the dillerent places where the logs an' niaiie to tully 2.01)1) hands which wilh the families, support fully 10,000 human beings yearl)." " Mornlm/ C.'fonicle. " IS'ovemha- 27th 1872. Wf TIMRKR LI.MrTS-TllK (;LAS(}()W AXD CWADA COM- PAXr AXJ) THE LU.MBHK' TIJAl;!-:. (To the Editor of the MomiiKj (^hronicie.') Sir, -In niy lornier letter I endeavoi-ed to o.\|rlaii), in a few words, llii^ iidsition ortho luinhei'inan with r"gard id his tenure of tinil)or limits, the system adojilwii hy the (^ueliee (lovenim 'lit in granting limits, and the taxes levied on limits and the timhcr produced. I have now before nie the prospectus n|' the iroieh talked of (rlasgow and ('anada Timber (.'om])!iny, and ])rocced to examine the calculations thei-ein contained relative to the valucof the limits, the quantity and cost of timhnr expected to be mad« •and the anticipated results. The (\)mpany is |)resumed to purchase the limits for the suni of £2r)i).0U0 >terrmiz,-. ciiiial to about 0\E MILLION TWO HUNDIIED TIIorS.VNI) OOI.LAUS. . An additional sum of .tMO.OOO sterling, equal to about two lumdreil and forty thousand dollars, erroneously styled •• working capital," ia >ubM'rib(.'d fa- the ])urchai>e or building of raw mills and acquiring the lumljyring /ndtcriii or ))lant. necessary to carry on operations ; so t hat the ( 'oMi|)any spends about one million and a half'dollars before commencing acttial operations in the woods. The area of timbered territory thus to be acquired an'ounts to about fourtoen hundred square miles, and doc>; i\oi consist at' one irnii..'nse bhxdv of land. It may bv' descriltcd ;is divided into two main sections or districts, about one half on the lii\ «r> lloiigc and Lievre and their tributaries, to the northward. ;ind the otiier sec- tion in the Ivee[)ewa district, on the up|)er ( )ttawa. On I'onsulting tho flovernment plans of these districts it will be at (Mice st-cn thiU these liniits are located in portions of th«» (_)ttawa territory known to produce 40 APPENDIX No. 1. THE BEST QL-ALITV OK I'lNE, and tluit there ar« i^-ood streaina, capalile of lieirig driven, iii(or- Koc'ting the territory. " (^Jiiehec " iiisiiiiiatcs that a certain inun- bor of those square jniles may ])i'olial)ly consist ol' miles of water; but a reference to the (iovernnient plans compiled from recent surveys fails to discover any excessive extent of water. In fact the limits appear to be watered much in liie same mannoi- as tlie average of Ottawa linuts; and every practical lumhernian appre- ciates the value of a fair extent of lak«* and river surface on his limits. It must be remembered that lumbermen do not require limits for agricultural ])urposes — tliey want water enough in river, creek and lake to drive their timber. A scarinty of water supply is more frequently complained of than a surplus. The price to be paid by the company' lor these limits amounts to abotit EKillT HUNDRED AND SIXTY DOLLARS PEU SQUARE MILE, equal to one dollar and thirty-five cents per acre. After all, this does not seem such a fabulous jirice to ]niy for an acre of forest, even supposing that there was oidy one good pine tree growing u\)OU it. Jiut I confess it would come niuch cheaper for the lum- berman if he could cut timbi'r in the woods, wherever he choose, without i>aying any bonus or ground rent whatever, i'erhaps some of my readers will know what this means. The Prospectus estimates the quantity and value of the standing timber at about «» !> NINE .MILLION YELLOW PINE TRKKS, worth nearly four dollars ])er tive. Hut I do n(»t consider this es- timate worth anything; it savors too much of the counting house style of valuation, and is not practical enough for a lumbi'rman. In estimating the value of such territoi-y we must look at it in a more "operative" light. How will it pay year by year? There is a wide ditlerence between sitting in a comfortable counting house, making paper and ink estimales ami going iido the stern reality of tinding your timber, making it and bringing it out suc- cessfully. At any rate four dollars per tree is much too high a Htunipage to pay. It comes to this: can I make an avei-age of four dollars poi- tree clear profit on the timber 1 bring out ? I now jiroceed to make a pro-fortnu calculation of what may be con- sidered as "I APPENDIX No. 1. 41 t AN AVERAGE YEAR's Ol'ERATIONS of such a company oniittiiii;- uimecessury details, and stating tho estimatod oxpentace shanties on oitlnT new or old limits for this (quantity of timber, to i^ot good foremen and sufTicient supply of bone and sinew, fei.'d your shanties, improve your streams, and make a successful drive. Lievre and Jiouge district — 200.000 standard pine logs cost, delivered at mill, $2. .50 per std 8500,000.00 Cost of sawing, piling, &c., estimated at i)0 million feet, board measure, say 33..')0 jier 1,000 leet ". 175,000.00 Interest on bank capital ('m])loycd, stiy etpial to six months on 8500,000, at 8 per cent.. 2( .000.00 §(j1J5,0I)0.000 Proceeds (;f lumber, estimated at $1S per 1,000 feet 000,000.00 $200,000.00 Upper Ottawa district — S {uai-c timber (as jier prospectus), oOO.OOt* cubic feet — say net ]ii'otit in (^|uebec market (aftcM- dcdiuting interest and other idiarges) equal to 3 cents l)er foot 15,000.00 Not protit equal to ul»out, 15 per cent, on ca- [tital 8220,000.00 The cost of nmnagi'inent is includi'd in the^e figures. 1 ha\-e not made any calculat ion i'oi' saw logs tVom the Upper Ottawa di-trici, as I believe it would not pay to bring logs from such a (li.xiance at ju'e-ent; nothing but the choicest square timber of large average shoulil l)e got out fromlhex- limits l()r some years tocxne. In the above calculat ions I think that I am not farastray bill shoulil widi some of the trade who talrow cold walar on an unilertal clean. Hut when en- terprise is absolutely necessary, and the rislciiig of the almighty doUar is demanded, wo must look elsewhere for the men and the money. AVilh iH'gard to the censure heaped on the Ciovernmeut by "Quebec" in the matter of granting timber limits t) si)ecuhdors, or parties not engaged in (he lumber trade, it must bealmitted that he is justified to a certain I'Xteiit in his remarks. Hut as the Crown liands regulations now stand, no distinction as totheoccu- palion (d' the applicaii( is made. It is competent f(/r any citizen or foreigner to ap[)ly for and hold limits. 1 APPENDIX No. 1. 43 Somo ])iirtics en,<:^aii;od in llio lumber trade hold iiunieriso tracts of territory, \viule the total held by ))arties outside the trade does not amount to niucli iu eomparisoii. There are some lumliennen who have never ae(|ui rod liml»ered lauds to any extent, but this is not the fault of the Government. In ])laiii English, these parties HAD NO FAITH in the value of timber limits, and have oidy to ])lam(^ themselves. Xow, at last, thoy have their eyes open, and rush anxiou>ly to the Crown Lands Department foi- limits — but, like the foolish virgins, they iintl the door shut. They frantieally join hands with the '> soreheads," or disappointed ajiplieants for limits on s])eeu!ation, and soundly belabour the (iovernmenl and shower abuse on the heads of the.se parties who ])ossesseil at least some of that es- tinuible quality said to be strong enough to remove nunintains- Hut this is human nature. Yours truly. 25th November, 1372. B. Wf> HIS If ii ii i 1 ill 1 } APPENDIX. P«*o. S. I i 1 ' 1 1 i» f- I J- ^ ! il APPENDIX. TSTo. 3. ACT OF PARLIAMENT GRANTING LANDS. ANNO TIUGESIMO-QUAUTO VICTORIA REGm^. CAP. XXI. An Act to provide for the granting of certain lands in aid of the Railway Companies therein mentioned. [Assented to, 24//i December, 1870.] HER MAJESTY, by and with tlic advice and consent of the Le,u-ishature of Quebec, enacts as follows: 1. From and out of the public lands of this rrovinco, certain lands hereinafter mentioned, forniinii- a superficies of three million, two hundred and eight thousand, and five hundred acres, ai-e hcre- l)y set apart for the purjx.ses of this act, that is to say: all the lands described in the schedule to this act, under the designations of blocks A, B, C and I), and com])rised within the four blocivs or extents of territory coloreil in i-ed and nuirked respectively A. B. C and 1), upon a certain liihograjjlied copy of a map of the Pro- vince of (Quebec, drawn at the Crown Lantls ])epartmcjit of this Province, by Eugene Taehe, Assistant Commissioner ef Crown Lands, and dated, Quebec, eighteen hundred and seventy, which lithou-raphed copy is filed in the oliice of the Clerk of the Legis- APPENDIX No. 2. lativc Council of this Pi-ovinco, to remain of record for all tlio purposes of this act ami copies of which in full or on a reduced scale certitied by the said Clerk, ishall bo deemed authentic for all legal purj)oses. 2. The Lieutenant-Crovcrnor in council, may, subject to the pro- visions of the next follo\vin>i- section, grant to the North Shore Eaihvay and Saint-Maurice Navigation and Land Company, now to be called the North Shore liailway Company, for buikiing the North Shore liailway from Quebec to Montreal and the road to (ho Grandes Piles and the establishment of a line of Steamers on the St. Maurice, as mentioned in the act of the late Province of Ca- nada, intituled: "An Act to incorporate the St. Maurice Paihvay and Navigation Com])any," two millions of acres of land to be chosen and allotted by the Lieutenant-Ciovernor in Council on the report of the Commissioner of Crown Ijands, from within (he sai'_'il, if he thinks proper, may nevertheless, when it is established that the said Comj)any is actively engaged in tjje construction of its works, grant to it, for each twenty-tive miles of road completed, a ])ortion of the said lands proi>ortioMa(e in extent to such lengtli of road. 2. The I^ieutenant-tJovernor in Council shall have the ap- pointment of one-third of the directors oi' the said ("ompany, with- out counting the ex-ojficio directors, or directors representing mu- nicipalities, and no city, town or municijtality shall be represented in the said Company by a greater number of directors than the Lieutenanttiovernor in Council. 4. All grants of land made to the said Company, or to the St. Maurice Eaihvay and Navigation Company, by ditferent acts passed by the Parliament of the late Province of Canada, and the assurance of aid given by the Colonization Railway aid act of 1S(J9, for the construction of a wooden railway between Thi-ee llivers and the tJrandes Piles, are hereby revoked and repealed. 5. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may, subject to the pro- —^ ■-'-"«■ for all tlio a iviliiccd tic Ibi- all tlio pro- I'th Shore any, now liiiii^' the )a(l to the rs on tlie CO of Ca- Railway nd to be •il on the 1 the said i roi^'ards ' the con- ;bl lowing id put in •eriior in ration on mI, if he tiiat tlio s woi'ks, portion i'oad. liie ap- y, with- ino- nm- ■i't^ented lan the the St. nt acts luid the .1' 1S(J9, itivors he j)ro- 1 APPEND X No. 2. 6 Visloiv of Iho next following section, j^nuit to tlio ^rnntronl Xorth- ern Colonization Railway ("onipany. for Imildini: a j-ailway from Montreal to A\lnu!r, unou Uio >»orlli Shore of llu; Ottawa, ten tliousand iicres of land, for every nule of KUch railway, to bo chosen and allotted by the Lieiitenant-iiovernor in Council, on the import of the Commissioner of Crown I^ands from wiihin the >ai'i blocks correspondini;- propoi-tion, as reijard^ (juantity n a A, B, C and D, i and ([Uality, to those irranted, under this act, (or the <'')iistruetion of the North .Shore Kailway as aforesaid. 0. The said Montreal ^s^orthern Coloniziition J'ailway Company .shall be entitled to the said grant on the Ibliowing conditions on I V : 1. The Railway from Monti-efil to Aylmer shall have been completed and in operation : but aci-ordlng as the Com| any >hall have completed twenty-live miles of the i-ailway, the Lit'utenant- (rovernor in Council may, if he lhiidU(di poml as -hall be de- termined by the Lieutenant-txoveriior in {.'ouncil ; iJ. The Lieutenant-Governor in ( 'ouucjl s.'iall have the appoint- ment of one third of the directors otthe com[iany. without count- ing the tv>o^!r/y directors, or directors i-epi-escnting municipalities, and no city, town or municipalities shall be represented in the Comp.uiy by a greater number of directors than the Lieiiienanl- Governor in Council. 7, TheColouiitation llailway aid act of IHilO shall no longer ajiply to stu'h jtortioJi (»t the said ^Loutreal N(»rthern (.'ulonization Jiail- way, as shall form part ol'the route from .Montreal to Aylmer. 8. The liieutenant'Governor in Council may, subject to the provisions of the next following section, grant to the f^uehec and New Brunswick Bailway Company ten thousand acres of land for every mile of its railway built between the irontier of this Pro- vince and Biviere-du-Loup, or Kamouraska or any intermediate point between those two places, to be chosen aixl allotted by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, on the report of the ( 'oinmissioner of Crown Lards, from within the townships of Packington, Botts- 6 APPENDIX No. 2. ford and Tlohinson and the territory adjoining tlio boundary line botweon this Provinco and New-Brunswick, to the cast of (lie said Kailwa}-. 0. All tracts of lands actually held under license for the cultinska. or any inteiMuediatc jioint between those two places ; but, aocording as the conij)any shall have completed twenty-tivo uiiles of railway, the Lieutenant (lovernor in council may, if ho think ])i'()l)er, grant to it proportionate <|nantity of the saiil land. 11. Any grant made to the said t^iuibec and New-Ib-unswick jJailway Company shall be made U[)on the condition that one-half of the lands so granleil shall be conceded b3'the company to settlers who shall occupy and clear the same, the whole in conformity with such conditions and a! such |»rices as shall be tixed bv the Jjieute- nant (jiovernor in C!ouncil upon the rei)()rt of the Commissioner of Crown TiUmls ; but such price shall not be less than one dollar for each acre. 12- The delay mentioned in the second section of the Coloni/a- tion Railway aid act of lS)i!>, is hereby extended to the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and sevcnty-tive. i;>. The said Colonization liailway aid act of 18(!!), and the exteiis';o!\ "f delay mentioned in the preceding section shall apply to tl 10 railway of tlie St. I'^i-ancis and Meiranlic International Eailwax Company, inci)rp()rated by an act of the I'arliametit of Canada, as fully and etlectually as if the saiil railway had been ori"iually included and named in the Colonization Jlailway aid act of IHOit, bill only for the length thereof which commences where the said railway leaves the line of the (irand Truidc Kailway ; and the said last mentioned act shall no longerapi)ly to the St. Francis Valley and Kennebec i-ailway. 14. The aid provided for in favor of the Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska Counties Railway Company by the Colonization r I T APPENDIX No. 2. i llaihvay iiid act of ISCl, htliall liUowiso apply and extend to any ot' the lines ot' railway mentioned in llie aet ol' liie preM'iit session, intituled: "An aet to amend ilui charter of the llichcliou, Di'iinnnond and ArthahasUa ( 'on n ties Railway ('i)nipany," pr<)vid- *hI no Hueli aid shall ho ])aid or puyahlo upon any greater length oi' road than shall he comjileted, nor he extended in any case t<; more than one hundred and fifty mih's. 15. iron )-aiis may Ik* laid instead of wooden rail-^ on any of till' railways njentioiied in tlii' said Colonization railway aiil net of 18(il>, without all'ectiiig the right of ohtaining the aid therehy assured for the const I'uction of such i-ailway. JO. The Jiieut(Miant (iovernor in council may reserve foi' him- solfand also for any Railway ('om]iany to whom he maygrantthe same, the right of talking without compensation, ujion any land.s granted under this act. as much land as may he deemed neces- sary foj- the ri)ad-way and stations of any railwa}' that may pass over the lands so granted. IT. In case any one of the ah' oi the Civil Code. .SCHEDULE. BLOCK A. ^-. /'.. j.',ignated by the letter F y thence pui'suing a cour.^e usually north, to (J, to the stake j)lanted by the Surveyor, ('hni'les Boiirhette, in 18r)4, to mark the noi-th- east angle of the Indian reserve aforesaid ; thence following the northern l)oundary of the said reserve, to its intersection with the meridian of the mouth of the river Blanche, lo the point of de- parture at A, a distance of 1;H miles of thereabouts. The said block A, comprising an extent of territory of 1,821, 40(( acres in superticies. BLOCK 1^. 11 The tcri'itory so designated, including the island of lak^ Edward, and watered by the rivi-r liatiscan and by the river known as the Pierre river, being situate' jiarlly in tlje county of Portneuf and jtoi-dy it) the county ot (Quebec, is bounded as follows, that is to say : Jiegiiining at the letter A on the said p'ln, to the point of inter.>ec-lion of the line of survey drawn during the sumtner of 1S7(>, by the Survivor Ignace Di'v, with the north bank of the river a I'icrre, fr;»n\ theme tollnwing smh said line, so already established, lor a course north 4.')' west, a-tronomically, to the i'iver Bitiscan, a distance of I'l miles and .■>") chain-, a id puisuing in the same direction a di>tam'i' of about It miii'- to the line of >u>\-ey drawn by lln' Siirv 'Vor-^ lOiig ne t'ii grain nnd 11 Li'gi-ndre, in I-^(!!», to tln^ p)ii;t U., from th'iico at a riiiiit ai'gle loUowing the said line ot survey, a distance of about 3 miles S te APPENDIX No. 2. lakv to D. to its juDCtion with the south western brnnch of th<; river Batisciin, known us tlic river Jeanotto. and aseendiiii;- the lel't bank of the said river and following the windings tlu-roof to its source in lake Edward, ami skirting the south shore of such l.d\C to its western extremity, and ascending to its source (at the place marked D), the little river which discharges itself:;; muIi |)hiee. From this point, the said block to be bountlcd toward> the north by aline running trvc easi about 2 miles to the point H, situate at 6 miles at right angles to the general course of the river Metabetchouan, then at the said distance followinic |iai'allel thereto, in a south and south westerly direction, the cour.-e and windings of the said river to lake da.c IliM/nona, and tlK'ncr. by prolonging, at thi^ said distance of six miles, a paralied line :•■> the survey of the continuation of the Gosford rortd, tixed by the Surveyor E. C/asgrain, to the point of meeting the i-ivera Piiire, at the point F. and descending the course of the said river, lo its intersection with the liin- of survey iA' Mr. Dery, at the pcjiiii of departure ah-eady mentioneii. The said Block B, comprising 310,440 rtcres. BLOt^Iv C. Situate in the county of Ab)ntcalm, hounded as follows, that is to say : Beginning at !i distance of 10 utiles from the noi-th-western luiii-le dl' the Township of Doncaster on the division line hetween lh<' counties of Argenteuil and ^lontcalin. at the north-western angle of the piO|)Osed Tovvnship of Archambault. at the point A on the said nnip, following the said line, and, in continuation tlie lir.e dividing the districts of ^[ontroal and Ottawa, to its lueeting with the principal braiirh of the Blrierc Jiuiuje, a diManc.e of about Jtl n>iles, in li; thence ascending the courre of the said , -inciijal branch to a point of intersection with the liiii'i betwee., i' > countie> of >b)ntc!dm and .loliette, in C, Thence, following such line on a cour.se, a-tronomiealiy south, 45', east. iWr a distance of 34^ miles to the north-ea-t angle of the j)roi)osed Township of Lus>Iei, to "hmi ten miles from the nortli- oast angle of that of (,'hilton, in D. Thence follo\ving the rear line of the said propo.sed township o!' Lussier and Archambault, n di-^tiinee of 41* miles, to tie ]ioiiit of deparli i> in A. The ^a-i Jilock C, comprising an area of 371,200 acres in sui>e'*,J" . WWJ 10 APPENDIX No. 2, JUiOCK D. Tlfia extent of territory, situated on the eastern bank of tho I'iver St, Maurice, partly in the county of ("hamjilain and jxirtly in that of Chicoutinti, is bounded as follows, that is to say: Beginning at the mouth of the Grande Riviere Pierriche, on the St. Maurice, about 10 ehiVins from thj G4th mile post, planted by Surveyor Bignell in 18-iS, at the time of his survey of the said last nientionetl river, at tho point A, on the said mu]) ; thencC; following the meridian of the mouth of the said (Iraiulc Micivre Pierriche, a distance of 37 miles to B, from such place, at right angles with the said meridian, on a course west astronomically, a distance of nearly 37 miles to the jtoint of meeting the river St. Maurice, in C, Thence descending the left bank of the said river and following all its wimlings in a direc- tion usually south and south-east, to the point oi'dejiiU'ture at tho mouth of the said (iraiidc Jiiviire Pierriche, at the place marked A, and already described. The said block D, cemprising an area of G85,4G6 acres in superficies. ? BECrSIOX OF TIIK aOVKRN".MRXT RR.SPKCTrX(J PIJO- POliTlOXATK UBANTS F()I{ KVFIIV TWENTY FINE MILES OF CO.MPLi:TEi> RAILWAY. I Hon. Josei)h Cauchon, President, to the Jlonornhle P. J. 0. Ch^niecan, Premier and Provincial Secretary. Qvv.imc, 9th Septeiii 'or, iS^rZ. SiH, — T have the lionor to call your attention to ".An ,Vjm tc, provide for tlu; granting of certain lands in aid of thri Bailnay Companies therein named " (34 Vic, Chap, 21.) Section 3 of this act provides, resj)ecting two million acres of lands granted to the North Shore J{ailway Comi)any, as follows ; " Tho Company shall be entitled to such grant on the following conditions only : 1. The said Railway shall have been (!omj>leted , .:d pat in operation to (he entire salisfaclion of the Lieutenant-^rn- < rnoi- in Council, and Steam Navigation shall iiavo been })ut ii.it opci-aiion on tbe St, Maurice; but the Lieutouant uovernor in Council, if he f V APPENDIX No. 2. 11 < f. • thinks proper, may, nevertheless, when it is established that, the said Company is actively engaged in the construction of its works, grant to it fin* eaeli twenty-tive miles of road i'oni])leted. u portion of tlio said Ir.nds proportionate in extent to such length of road." I have the honor also to inform you that the entire Railway and equipment have been placetl under contract with responsible parties and that the surveys and \Vork of construction luive been in active progress since the month of A})ril last passed. I am informed by the Contracting Com])any, that it will faci- litate their operations and the progress of the work very much, if the Lieutenant-Governor in Council will indicate, at an early day> the policy wdiich the Government will pursue in relation to the granting of the lands, and whethvU', in case of the completion of sections of twenty-five miles in length, and evidence that work upon the remaining portions of tlie road is progressinii* in a manner satisfactory to the Government, the Lieutenant-Governor in Coun- cil will gi-ant '■^^ for ea-oh twenty-tive miles of road completed, a portion of the siiid lands proportionate in extent lo such length of road," as provided in said Act? As I am to communicate the decision of the Government t«» parties in Europe, who are negotiating t.'C securities of the Com- pany, which are liased in part upon these lands, may 1 beg the favor of an early repl}'. 1 have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedierir servant, (Signed), JOSEPH CAUCIIOX, President X. S. II. Co. The Honorable P. J. (>. CirArvEAu, Provincial Secretarv. IS I .( 12 APPENDIX No. 2. m T]KPLY FKOM TJIE CiOVERNMENT. Copy of a Report of a Committee of the Honorable the Exeeutive Council dated the Vlth Septemher, 1872, approred hij Bis Exeelleney the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, on t/ie 14f/i September^ 1872. No. 25 S. On tlie policy of the (lovernnient relating to the ijrjiiit of lands to the North Shore liailwa}' Companj'. The lloiiorahle tlio Secretary of the Province, in a report dated the twelfth of Septemher iiifstant (1872), sets forth that he has ad- dressed a letter to the President of the North Shore Railway Company, in answer to his communication of the ninth Sej)teinbcr instant, informing- him tluit it is the policy of the Government to carry out the law so as to aid, as far as possible, the construction of the North Shore llailway; and with that view, recommends that, in case of the completion of sections of twenty-tive miles in leni^th, and evidence being afforded that work upon the remaining portions of the road is progressing in a manner satisfactory to the CTOvernnieiit, a portion of the lands, projiortionate in extoit to such length of road, as provided by the Statute, be granted ior eacJi twenty-tive miles of road com])leted. The Committee concur in the foregoing report, and submit the feame for the Lieutenant-Governor's ajiprovul. Cerlitied, F. FOKTIER, Clerk Executive Council. GOYEPXMENT EEGULATIONS RESPECTL\(i TLMBi:!? LIMITS. Woods and Forests. Depautment o; Crown Lands. (^UEHKC, 2 1 St. July. IHCS. Notice is liei'cby given tliat His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor has been pleased by Order in Council, dated the 17th instant, to sanction the following alterations in the Timber i-(!gu- lations of the 13th June, 18GG. 1. The provisions of the said Regulations aulhori/iiig the granting of licenses on api)lications are revoked, and mi future all licenses to cut timber on vacant public lands, shall be ottered for il ^ for APPENDIX No. 2. 13 snlo at public auctions to tie licld at certain dates, to be fixed by tbe Commissioner of Crown Lands. 2. The ))rovisions of tbe same Jie,ii-ida(ions estaldisliini!; tbo ground rent, and tbe rate of increase of tbe said i^round rent, in cases of non-occupation, ai*e also revolted. In future all licenses, old and new, sball l»e subject to an annual "ground rent of one dollar (SI. 00) ])er square mile, wbich ground rent, in cases of non- occupation, sball inci'ease in tbe ])rop(7rtion estaljlished by tbo Een'ulations, until it readies tlie maximum estaldisbed by tbo -Regulations, calculated at tbe rale of one dollar per square mile, viz : 1st yoar ^1.00 per square mile. 2nd " 2.00 '■ «• 3rd " 4.110 " « 4tb " maximum 5.17 " " In unsurveyed lan(U, tbe year succeedini;' tbat in wliicb the iiceu'-e has hcen tirst gra.ntcd, the ground roni shall !)t> one dollar per N(ju;ii'c mile onl}', and shall h.'gin lo douhle the third year; it sball then reach the maximiun the ;ifih y.^ar oidy. Tln> l)onus ])aid on tlie tirst gi-antiiig of all licenses, old and new, shall he again payai>le in each ca>e of ^ran^fer. In ca>es where the license holder will take in wiih him. one or more partners, the ^aiue iioniis shall he piU'ahie, less the pi'ojiortion of it compared to the shai'c relaincd hy him in the jxissession ot' the limits. liimits gi'anted without honus shall he siihject to a honus of ^S'.OO |>er s([iKire mile in cast's of transters, and in ])ro])(iition if a jiart only is traiisfcfred or if ihe license holder tai, The laritldt Tiniher 1 hie- e-l:ilili-hcd hy the sanie Ivcgulalions of the i;)th June 1808, i- revoked, and the iliUowing substituted therefor. Oak aial walnut ]K'y cubic foot 03 Cents. Kim. .\ h and tamnrac " 02 "' Iv(m| and white pincbircd), liasswod. ei'iiiu', sjiruce. lV:c 01;^ " Pine l.igs llJJr I'eel long, nica-i ring IT incdies or more in least diameter eacdi 15 " Pile logs 1.')^ feet I ng, measuring less than IT inchi's in least iliameler each 10 " S|UMiee logs l.'J^fe.t long, t'ach 05 " Staves pipe, per Mille $7.00 " " W.I. « 2.25 " ^^ 14 APPENDIX No. 2. Cord wood (hard) per cord IG " (sol't) " S Riiihvnv timber, Unoes, »S:c., 10 jier t-oiit. ar/ luilorcm. It «liall not be allowed in futiiro to cut. pine loujs measuring less than twelve inches in their least diameter. Depaktment of Cjiown Lands. Quebec, 4th October ISGS. Xotico is hei-eby given that lli.s Excellency the Lieutenant (iovernor lias been [ileased, by Order in Council, dated the 'Jnd instant, to sanction the following moditications in the Timber Regulations : 1. All old and now licenses for limits or timber berths, shall be renewal)le annually for a period extending to :50th April IStSO ; Government reserving its power ol" changing once during that pei'iod, the tariff of I)ues tor i-utling timber, but not howcvei' before 1st September, 1878. 2. Tlu) clause in the R.'gulations of tlio 21st July, 1S()8, which fixes a gratlual increase of (Jrouiul Rent, in the case of non- occup ncy, is re|)ealed and instead thereof, a further sum of SI. 00 is added to the (iround Itcnt fixed by the Regulations; thus making a uniform Ground Rent of §2.00 a year f )r eacii s(piaro mile, 3. The clause compelling the payment of a bonus in every case of transfer is ameiuled so as to exclude from its operation the first transfei- made of limits granted before the loth of January, 1808. 4. iiimit holders, in order to enable them to obtain advances necessrtiy for their operations, shall have a riglit to pledge their limits as security without a bonus Itecoming jiayable. Such pleilge, in orderto alVect the limit ag:iinst the debtor, shall rcrpiire to be noted on the back (if the license by an authoi'ized officer of the Department of Crown Lands. Ihit if the party giving such pledge should fail to |)erioi'in his obligations lowanls his cr^'ditor, the latter on establishing the fact to the* satisfaction of the Commissioner, may obtain the next renewal in his own name, subject to payment of the bonus, the transfer being then deemed complete. 5. In all cases of tran.>-fer of limits, subject to payment of bonus, such bonus shall be the uniform sum of §8.00 per s(]uare mile for each limit. ArPENDIX No. 2. li} « sliilll G. The grantees of all old and new limits shall l)e hound to hold the same, and to i)ay theret'or the annual groiinil rent iin[)osed hy the present Eegulations, until the said yoth April 1889, But in cases of total or partial loss in value of a limit, whether by tire,, by the extending of settlement, or other cau^es, the Commissioner of Crowu Lauds shall have the discretionary power of refusing to renew any license in tlie case of contravention of tlu; regulations. 7. The Commissioner of Crown Lands shall have the ])Ower, whenever he may think it advisable in the interest of the (iovorii- ment, to grant limits by private sales, and to settle the amount of bonus to be paid for the same, according to their relative value. sul)ject in other respects to general timber regulations. 8. It shall be no longer pernutted to cut, on Crown Lands, pine trees measuring less than twelve inches in diameter at the stump. Department of Crown Lanbs. t^iuEBEC, 9lh August, 1809. Notice is hereby given that Ills Excellency th; lieutenant, (rovern -r has been pleased, by Order in ('ouncil, dato! the lUh instant, to sanction the following amendments to the Crown Timber Kegulations of loth June, 18()G, 1. The Crown Timber Agents or any other person thereunto authorized, shall, al the joint written retjuest of conternanous license holders, issue instructions stating how the boundaries e^f such limits should lie run to be in conformiiy with existing lieenses- The sui'veys shall be pi'rformed at the expense of the parties re- quiring them, who must cause co]iies of the jiians and Held notes ofthe surveys to bedelivered to the otftcer. u'iving the instructions subject to his a])proval, to be paid for by him and kept of record by the Crown Tiniber Agent of the locality. ]k)undaries so established at the joint reipiest of the parties in- terested shall be tixed and permanent, and shall in no case be altered. 2. if a limit holder refuses to join his neighbor to Itave the l)oundaries defined, the ]»arly wishing to have the survey made, shall be eiititled to have it performed at his own expense under instructions which shall be furnished to him for that purpose as provided in the foregoing clause. On the completion of this survey, notice of tlie same shall be given ia writing to the adverse partyj at his residence or place of 16 APPENDIX No. 2, I business. And if within one year after sucli notification., tlio ad* verse parly shall have made no opposition to the same in the manner hereinafter j)res('ribed, or if havin*;^ done so, siieli oppo- sition has not been maintained, the boundary so surveyed shall be fixed permanently and irrevocably. ]Jut if within the space of one year from the date of sucli notice, the adverse party sliow that he has sulhcient reasons to doubt the exactness of such sur- vey, and deposit in the hands of the Crown Timber Agent such sum of money as that oihcer may deem sufficient to cover all tho expenses of a new survey, the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall name a surveyor to establish finally the boundary in dispute and this second survey shall bo binding upon the interei^ted parties. All the expenses shall be borne by the ap])licants if his objections bo not maintained. If on the contrary they be confirmed, and the first survey may be declared erroneous, the expenses shall be borno share and share alike by both parties. 3. All limit lines or boundaries already established in virtue of official instructions, are hereby declared valid and ])ermanent, if a report or field notes, or at least a j)lan describing such bound- aries, have been filed of record in the Crown Timber Agent office, and if they have been tor five years or more without being dis- puted. If less than five years have elapsed since they have been esta- blished, they are also hereby declared valid and permanent, pro- vided always thiit within the space of one year from the date hereof, their coi-reclness be not disputed. If on the contrary, witiiin this delay, one of the interested ]>arties object to them, a final survey shall be made as prescribed in the secend clause of these j)resents, unless, however, the interested parties agree to have a final survey ett'ected in virtue of tht? first clause The 13th clau>e, and the words "or to tho ])Osition of tho bounds" of the 14th clause of the regulations of the 13th Juno, 18GG, are hereby revoked. Department of Crown Lands. Quebec, 20th March, 1870. Notice is hereby given that Ilis Exeellenncy tho Lieutenant- Governor has been pleased, by Order in Council, approved tho 29th March, 1870, to sanction the following regulations in addition to the 17th and 18th sections of tho Crown Timber regulations of APPENDIX No. 2. 17 13tli Juno, 1S(jG, to as.sist in c:uisin««: the euttin.ii; of titnlior on pri- vate huvh to l.c more iinitormly l)roti-rl,t nndcr (he C(.<.-iiiz:ince of the ("rown Lands A!,^ents in their respective aj.'cncies : and t(. pre- vent timber from beinf^ cut unlawfully on private lands, to the in- jury of tlio ]))-()pi-ietors, or being pretended to have bocM, cut, to the injury of the public revenue. 1. IS^) allidavit tending to prove tJiat timher, saw lorrs or other wood goods, have been cut on lands claimed to be ])rivate propertv, shall bo held to be sutfieient to exempt such timber, saw logs or other wood goods from Crown dues, unless it has been examiired as to its accuracy by the Crown Lands Agent of tlie agency in which it is said to have been cut, who shall certify thereon how lar tiie facts thei-ein stilted are, to his knowledge, correct and ti-ue or other- wise, slating what objection there is, if any, thereto, also (he con- dition of titl.' to the lot or lots severally, whether (u'iva(e property, paten{ad or fully paid for or otherwise, and if the settlement dudes, whore required on lands not patented, have been fully performed or not, to his knowledge personally or by satisfacttn-v evidence. 2. If the person making oath in such atiidavit, does not (hi'rein signiiy iliat he is (he owner of tho laiid, the aflidavil shall not be held by the Crown Lands Agent as sutlicient (oexemp( ilie timber saw logs or <.,ther wood goovls therein mentioned, from C)-Mwn dues, withonr a cortiticaie thereon or therewith by the owner of the land, or person authorized to act for him, that the timber was cut with his consent, aiding his address or place of residence. 'A. I!iit ii' .•iiiy particul.'ir as to the <'oiidition of title of lands, or other hiefs which the Crown Lands Agent may bo unable to eertity bo proved by the exhibition of patent or other evidence of right to exemption from dues to the sati-faction of the Crown Timber Agent, in whose agetjcy the case may have arisen, if shall beheld sufficient, and (he timber, saw logs or other wooil goods shall be exeni])ted Irom dues accordingly. E. E. TACIIE, Assistant Commi«sioner. 8!t ( • APPENDIX. IVo. 3. 4 m * fll .', ^ a i APPENDIX. TVo. 3. NORTH SHORE RAILWAY OF CANADA I 1 MORTGAGE BOND. ■=s(y5TjQgf3a7K= 'W: ptixtli, doff 0| ^Jul ill llio year of Oar Lord one ihoiisund eight lumdred andsoverity two. Beporr ,T. a. CnART.EBors, Xolaiy Vn\,\W^ duly eonmiissioDcd and sworn for the Pi-oviiu'o of (Quebec, residiiiii- in iJu; (,'itv of Queliec. personally came and apjieared Tffk Xoirni Shore Rvii.way Company, a body corporate duly ineorporated and represented herein by the Honorable Joseph (Jauciiox, of the City of Quebec, Speaker of the Senate of Cana.ia, and President of the said Xorth Shore .Paiiway Company, and duly autliorized to act Iterein on their behalf, party of the First Part. And Sir HiGTi Allan, Kni-hj, ut'the City of Montreal, heroin- after called the party of the Second Part. Which said parties did covenant and a<,'ree together in presence of me, the said Xotary, ns follows : WrtEREA.s, the 8aid Xorth Shore Railway Company has been duly inco-porated by act of the Legislature of the Late Province of Canada, with power by themselves, their deputies, agents, ■I-' A m 2 APPENDIX No. 3. officoi's, workmen, and sorvants to make and complete a railway to he called the North Shore llailway, from any point within (he City of (Quebec, to any j)()int within tlie limits of the City of Montreal, or to carry such railway by a line in the rear of the City last named tc) any ])oint in the County of Montreal beyond or to the w*'slward of the said <.'ity, and also another railway known as the Piles branch, and extending from some point at or near the City of Three IJivers to the (Jrandes files ; and whereas by an act passed by the Legis'.'iture of the Province of (Quebec, in the thirty-fourth yciir of llcr Majesty's .Hei<>-n (1870) chapter twenty-two. entitled '' an Act to extend the j)eriod for the com- '' ]iletion of the woi'ks of the North .Shore JJailway and th. St. " Maurice Navigation and Land Comjiany, " the acts respecting* the said North Shore JJailwa}' Company were amended, and it was amongst other things enacted that the said Company might raise by way of loan upon their bonds or debentures, in addition to their authorized cai)ital stock, any sum of money not exceeding Six Million Hollaks as might be expedient or nocessar}' foi completing, maintairung. ami working tlu^ railway, at a rati' of intei'est not exceeding" eight per v-ent per annum ; and to make the bonds, debentures or other securities granted for the sum so borrowed, payable either in currency or sterling, aiul at sui'h place or places as niiglil be deemed ;idvi>abU>, ;iii.d lo by pot liecate, m'irlgageor pleilge the lands, tolls. reveniu>- ami other ])roperty of the Comjtany for the due iiaymeni of tin' said sums and llie interest thereon ; Am) Wiikrkas by another act passed by (he Legislature of (he •said Province ■ f (Quebec, in (heyeai'las( afwesaid, chapter twenty- one, entitled '• An act to provide for the granting of certair. lands " in aid of the I'ailway Companies therein menti uied, " it was enacted that (be Lieutenaut-tJovernor in ('ouncil, might grant to the Norih Shore llailway and St. .Maurice- Navigation and Land Ciunpaiiy, now called the North Shore iJailway Company, for building the North Shore L'ailroad from (Quebec to .Montreal and the road to the Gr:indes Piles, and the establishnient of a line of Steamers on (be S(. Maurice, as mendoned in the act oi the Legis- lature of the late Proviiu-e of ('anada, entitled : An act to imor- pora(o (he "S(. Maurice Railway and Xa\ igation t-'ompany," two million acres of lan •> APPENDIX No. 3. 3 in the said act, in a con-es ponding jir(.|M)i'iir)ii us ivi-ard.s (iiiality and q'.i;iiit:(y as thoso oTtin1o! d.-iy of July and January in eatdi ami every ye ir. and immbered eoi,- secutively from 1 to (),()00, and •■aeh tor (Mie thousaml dollar>, au'l all of like tenor and oti'ect, in Ibi-m Ibllowing; DOM I X I OX OF f ; A X A T > .V . I'UoVLNCE OF QUEin^C. North Shore Jfaihrai/ Cowpaiti/. First Mortgage Land (I rant (Jold Oebeiitures— Sev^n pci- cent in It' rest, Tilts DKREvn-RK witnesseth, that the Xorlli Shore Piailwav Comjiany, uiujer the authority of their Act oi' ineorpoi-ation. have bcu'roweil and received from Sir Hugh Allan, the sum (d' one thousan 1 dollars lawful money of the honiiinon ot' Canada. ;i> a loan lo iiear interest at (he rate of seven per centum pei- annum from the date hereof, the ssaid interest payable hali yearly, on the I 4 APPENDIX No. B. fir-it (lay of .Tnnnary and llie first day of .July in each year, at the otlii'O of llio Farnioi-s Loan and Trust Coni])any, in the City of Now York, United States of America, to llie said Sir llngli Allan or tlie bearer of the })roper interest con|)()n liereiinto attached, and that the said Conipan}- promise and bind themselves to pay the princi[»al sum so borrowed .as aforesaid to the said Sir Hugh Allan or the hearer hereof, at the office of tlie said Farmers Loan and Trust Company, on the first day of July, one thousand nine lumdred and seven, and said interest coupons as they sevei-ally he- come due at the otiice of tlie said Farmers Loan and Trust Com- pany, ami i'or the di payinont of the said principal sum, and in- terest, the said Company, under the authority of their act of in- corporation, have morfgagHM id hy])othccated the whole of the Eailway called the North Sisore Eaihvay, from its tei'ininus at Queiiec, to its terminus at Montreal, both termini inclusive, and all api)urlenances thereof, including the two million acres of huid granted to said JJailway Company by the Province of Quebec, to wit; l>y a decil of Mortgage and hypothecation of the said J^ail- way. ai)i)urtriiances and land grant, duly executed by the said Company to Sir Jlugh Allan, of ^Fontreal, in Canada, Knight, as Trustee, for the holders of the said debentures, hefore J. A. Char- lebois, Notary Public, the sixth day of July, 1872, and heretofi)re duly registered in each of the Registration Divisions through which the saitl Hail way passes. This DKUENTrRE is one of an issue, amounting to six million dollars, and consisting of six thousand bonds of one thousantl dol- lars each, numbered consecutively from 1 to 0,000 inclusive. Tins HONK is entitled to the benefit of the sinking fund by Iho said mortgage pro\ idcil for, and is receivaltle by the said Xmih Shore IJailway Company at par as to its principal and accrued in- terest, in payment for any of the lands or timber standing there- on, granted to the s:iitl Company in aid of (he construction of (ho ]lailway herein described, at the [)rice for which said land shall bo sold for gold coin. This debenture shall pass by delivery, or by transfer on the itooks of the North Shore liailway Com]Kiny, at their ollice, in the Cities of Quebec and New York, or al any other pkice where the ('ompany shall keep such transfer Pxtoks, After a registration of ownershij) certified hereon by the transfer Ao-ent of the Company, no transfer, except upon the Books of the Company shall lie valid unless (he last transfer hetobeaier, which shull restore transferability by delivery. But this debent" .- shall 'ar, at the 10 City of •gh Allan Jittachod, ^'s to pay Sir Hugh lers Loan and nine orally bc- Li«t Com- , and in- let of in- of the Tiinus at ive, and < of land ebcc, (o id J^ail- Lhe .said iglit, as L Char- ge to fore h rough million lid dol- hy the Xoi'th lied in- tliei-e- ol'dio -liall I'v, or 1 '••'".)•) 1 any JOolvM. ni.sfor )f the vhich »huli T APPENDIX No. 3. 5 continue subject to successive registration or to transfer to hearer as afbroaid, at the option of each holder- Tins ni:BEN'n:KK shall not become obligatory until il shall have been ar.theiificated by the signature of tlie Trustee. In Witness AVnEREor th,. IL.uorable JoM.p!, Ciuichon tiu> Pre- sident. an:,id Coni]iany, at ihe City of (Quebec, on the ,lay of J id v, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two. Authenticated [L. S.j Trustee. ]*resi(leiit. Seeri'tar\- i And Whereas the intention of these ]iresenis is and is Jui'ehy declared to he, that all of the dehentun^s herein mentioneii, ainotiiiting ill the aggregate to (S(J.()tlU,()OU) Six Million Dollars aliiresaid. shall be equall\- in all respects secured ly ilK;>e ))i'e- f^ents. without preference, priority or diseriiniiuition on account of or with rcfereiice to the times of the actual i.-,sue of the >aid debentiircis or any of them. Xow TiiKi{,Ei'--iied av to be issued as herein recited and pio- vid''d. and every part of said prineipal ami interest as iiie >anie shall heeome payahi<\ aceoi'ding to the tenor of the >aid dehen- turt>-> and o|' Ihe Coupons thereto aii;ie.\ed, halh mortgaged and ii\]M)lhecaied, and ly llioe presents doth inorlgai^e and iiypollie- eale unto the said party of the Second Part, his .successors and assign,-, all and singiihu- the P.ailway of the parly of the i"'irst I'art now lieing e,)ii.,iiMieied iroin the sai.l City of (^hieliee to the said City oJ' \N)nli(!il, and the Ih'anch ihereoi' tv) the (irandes Piles, and each and every j.art and portion tjiereof according as the same nniy be constructed, and ail tln^ land, railways, rails, hriilges, fences, r gilt of way, stations, dep!)t groinid. station houscs and other III iltlings now held or owned, or v.hicli may hereafter be held or owned ly the said Company, tor the purpose of coils- !!;■ , ' 6 APPENDIX No. 3. ». trnctinii;, operatint,^, and maintaining- the said Kailway or the ac('()nini()(Iation of llie business thoivof, and also all the lolls, iiK'onies, ronts, issues, profits and alienable franchises of the said Coinjiany, connected with their Uaihva}' or relatini;- thereto, and also the locomotives or stationary enuines, (endei'S anil cat's of cverj' descri])li(»n, machinery and machine sh()])s, tools and im- ])leinents and materials connected with or inti'iided lor the cons- truction, e(iuii»nient, opei'atini;- and conducting- of such Kaihvay now owned or hei-eatter to he ac([uired l^y the said Company, all which are declared to lie appurtenances and tixtures of the .-aid Railway, ami are to ho used and sold therewith and not separated therefrom, and are to be treated as part thereof, and the sjuii Com])any agi'ee to furnish to the said Trustee or to his succesors, from time to time up(m their or either of their re(pit'-,t,a trueaud full inventoiy of their moveabli> j)roperty apjtertaining tothestiid Company and the o])ei'ation of their s:iioiation or etl'ect ot these |)resents u]) )n all or any of the property hereby hyj)!)- thecated. And the party of the First Part, for the considoi'alion herein- before expressed, and for the more ample and ])erlVH't security for the payment of the debentures aforesaid, and the interest thereon and any part thereof, as the same shall become due from time to time, accordinii; to the tenor and etU'ct thei-cof. have ^-ranted, bari^ained, sold, convcN'od, assi«fncd and conlirmed, and by these l^rescnts do ^rant, barirain. sell, convey, assi<;-n. and conlirni unto the said pai'ty of the Second Part and his suc<'e>sor in the trust hereby created, all the i-iiiht. title, i itcrest, claim or denland, which the ]>arly of the First Part now has or may hereafter acciuire in and to the [wo million acres of laud so H-i-jinit ,1 to the party of the I'irst Pai-t as hereinbefoi'o set forth , which lands aio particularly described and set fort h in the stdiedide hereto annexed, which with the map thereof is hendy declared to Ih' a part of this deed. And ilolh furlhei- assi^-n and inal\e ovi'r to tlu' said ])arty of the Second Part the ri;;lit to obtain li'om the (Govern- ment t)f the Province of (^uidiec. the Jiidters Patent for the said lands as they shall bcconu' entitletl to the same, and the said party of the I'irst Part hei'iby consents that the Patent foi" the Haid lands shall be taki'n out in the name of the said parly of the Second Part, and the said lands sold by him for the pur[)osu of the present trust. 1 APPENDIX No. 3. 7 To HAVE AND TO TioLi), the iihovc montionod and doscriltcd two million acres of land unto tlio suid ]iarty of tho Second Part, Ins successors and assigns, to his and their own and oiiiy propcu- use, benelit, and behoof for over ; in tru.-it nevertheless, to and for the uses and purposes, and r. made in the ]tayni;Tit of the principal or inlei-e.st. or >oiiic ]iarr thereof nf the said de- bentures, or some ouu of tluMn, or until (h'faiiU shall lie made, or have occurred, in i'es|)ect to some thing by these itresents required to be observed, p-rtormed, or kept by the party of the First Part to said party of the Second Part, the .>aid party of the Fii-st I'art shall be sutrei'cd and purniitied to po-si^ss, manaii'e, o])erat(' and enjoy the Iiailw;iy. e(pii]nnent. a])]iiMtt'nances, ])ropei'ly and fian- cliises aiorcsaid, and to take ainl use iIk! rents, revenues, inconu's, pi'otits, tolls, and issues thereof, in the same manner and with the .same etfei't as if this deed Jiad not been made. Artfim-e third.— hi case default ^hall l)e marneys oi- a^eiils, to enter into, and upcni all and singular the ])reiniscs hcix'l.y nun'tgaged and hyjiothe- caled ; and also on the lands hcrely conveyeil or intiMided so to be, and each and eveiy p.'ol therettf. and to have, hold and u,-o the sanie, operatinj* by his superintendents, maniigei's. receivers or ser^'ants. oi- other attoi'ueys or at>ents, tlu; said Pailway, and conduct ing the business thci'cof, and e.vercising the frinichises pertaining thereto, and making from time to time all I'cpairs and re[)laci'ments, and such uselul alterations, additions and im))i'ovc- merts thereto as ma^' seem to him to be Judicious; and to c(dlect and ivceivo all tolls, freights, incomes, rents, issues and profits of I he same and of every part thereof^; and after deducting tho I 8 APPENDIX No. 3. expenses of operating said Kailwny and conducting its Imsini'ss, and (if all the said ropturs, replacements, alterations, additions and improvenuMits, and all payments which may he madt> for taxes, assessments, charges or liens, prior to the lien of these |)re- sents upon the said ])remises Or any part thereof, as well as just compensation foi- his own .-ervices, and I'or the servici's of such attorneys and counsel as may have heen hy him employ<'.l. to ai»pl.\' (he moneys arising as at()resaid to the ])aymunt of interest ill the order in which such interest shall have hecome or shall become due, ratahly to the persons holding the coupons evidencing the right to such interest. And in case all the said payments bIiuII have bren madi' in fidl, and no sale shall have been made in contbrnuty hereto, the said Trustee, after making such provision as to him may seem advisable for any half year's interest next to fall due, shall restore the pos.session of the ])remises hereby hypo- thecated and conveved, unto the said party of the First Part, its successors or assigns ; ])rovided, that if any of the defaults h rein- hcfbre specified be subsequently made, such restoration shall not, nor shall any previous entrj' be construed to exhaust, or in any manner impair the ])Owers of entry or sale, or any power hereby granted to or conferred u])on the said Trustee. AiiTicLE F(>uuTi[. — In ctise det'aiiit shall be made as aforesaid and shall continue as afoi-esaid. or in case default shall hv ?nade in the ))ayment of any princij)al of any of the said boiuis, it shall likewise be lawful foi' the said Trustee, after entry as :ij()re--:iid or other entry, or without entry^ to si'll and dispose of all and singular the })remises hereby hypothecated and conveycil or intentled s(> to be, or any ](art thereof, at public auelion, in the City of 'jbiebec. or at such jihiee within the J)ominion in which the s.'iid Railway is situat(\ as the said Trustee may designate. an 1 at such time as he may appoint, having lirst given noiiie of the place and the time of sui'h sale, by advertisement, pidijished not less than for ten weeks, in one or more newspapers in e.ich of the Cities of Quebee and Montreal, or to adjourn the said sale irom time to time in his discretion, and if so adjourning, e. make the same without further notice, at the time and phuu' to which the same may be so ailjoui-neil ; and to make and delixcr to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, gi/od and sullicient deed or e as prcsenis on the said ])re!nises. oi-any piri theivof, as well compensation tor his services, to apj.ly the said proceeds lo the payment of tlie principal of such of the atore.-aid l>ond> at that time unpaid, whether or not the same shall I as ina\- I le ly I.ecome it is herehy declared that tin Tru-lec shall l»e a sulticient diMdi; d lasers ; and his or their jieirs, e.xecutoi not, after j>aymeiit tlu'i-eof, and h.nv i-eceipt or i-eceipts of thoaid iri>-e to the |)ui'chiiser oi' pur- > oi' administrator-, shall iuii' such receiiit. he lial)le to see to its ln'ii liT applied U].on or f)i' the trusts and ]nir poses of oever he answerahle for any 1 -se pi'csenls, or in anv nianuei- how: h)s-. mi -,'ipplication or non-applicatioi or any ])art tlu'reof. or be obli"'ed I- 1 ol such piircha.-e money ) inquire into the neees>iiv, expediency or authority of or fir anv su(di sale. ArticM': FiKTir. At any sale of the afiresaid p.ropei'ty, or any jiar! thereof whether made liy viri lie of the power herein ^-ranted, ' in his discretion, bid for a::(l i)m'cha>-ed, the or by Jiilieial aulhoi'ity. the Trust for and piirch.ise, or caii-e to be bidden pr )!i-'r so sold, or ny part thereof, in behalf of liie holders of the bonds secured by this in-triiment and then outstandiiii;'. in tlu ToMortion of Ik' re snee ive inti>rests of^-indi bond iiolilei'' at a reasonable price, if but a portion of the ^aid property shall bo sold; or if all of it be sold, at a price not exeeedini>- the whole amo.iiit ol'siiidi bonds tlien oiitstainlinn- with the interest acerued thereiin. Aurieij.; Sixth. - In case default of shall be made; in I lie payment I'll Inlf year's iiilerest, on anv of the aforesaid bonds, at the ti lie and in the manner determined in the Coupon issued there- i 10 APPENDIX No. 3. with, provided (lie said Coupdii liavin<^ been presented, and tho payment of tho interest tlieroon s])oeiried iiaving been demanded, and it' sutdi default shall eonlinno for tho period of six months after the said Coupon shall have hecomo due and payable, then and thereupon the prinei])al ol all the bonnths to pui'chase tho aforesaid debentures, then ho shall invest llu^ said money, or any balance thereof, in such securities as he may deem l)est for the interest oi' tho holders of tlio said dobonturos; and tho dcbon- APPENDIX No. 3. 11 turos or sbcun'tics so purchas(.'(l hy the said Trustee shall ho de- posiled with snch depository as the Trustee may deem to he sate, and the dehenlures secured hy these ])reseiits so purchased hy liiin shall be immediately rci-'istered, stamped or eiiih.rsetl as bidoii,n-iii,o- to the said siiikiii,;;- t'liiid, hut shall remain in I'orc", and the interest thereon shall Continue to he ])aid hy the said paitv of the First Part ; and the amount of such interest shall he added and api)lied, as well as the interest upon other secui-itie.- so pui"- chased hy the said Trustee, if any. as a part of the capital of the sinking fund hereby estalilished, and Iv' invested in the ]uirchase of other debenture- in tlie same manner a.s the annual payments to tlu* siiddng fund hei'cinbcfori' j)rovided f )r ; provided, never- theless, that it shall he at all times ciuni)etent tor the )):irty of the First Part, and the holders of the bomls secured, hen by acting by a majority in interest, to enter into any new agi'ecment which thiy may deem nece>sary or })roper for the moditicat'.on of the sinking- fund hereby established, or the regulation of investments undci- tlie >aine. Article EKSKTii. -The public lands granted to said Company and conveyed to the i)arty of the Second Part, heieby, shall be carefully surveyctl, mapped and platted 'liall he deposiied and tiled with the party of tiie Sec(;i)(l I'arr, a;i(i also with tlie Treasurer of the party of the Vlv-^l Pait. wliich said allotments and valuations mav be \aried and changed from time to time by the pa,'ty of the First Tart, with tiie written consent of the j>ai'ty of the Second Pai-t, and not others ise. The party of the I'ir^t I'art shall, at all tinu's be ai liheriy to contract for the s de of any parctd or ])arcels of said 'and, or of tin timber gi-owing thereon, at a price not less than that fixed in the valuations afoi-csaiil, and shall receive in payment thereof cash, 01" any of th(! debentures atore-aid at the ])ar value thereof; and upon the pr.yment of such cash or suiaviider of such dehen- ures to the party of the Second Part, he (the party of the Second Part) shall hy propei- deeds or instruments executed by him or 12 APPENDIX No. 3. his duly auOiorizod iii;'ont or attorney, iiTiint and corivey sm-lj p.'iiccl or jiarci'ls of' land to lh(> piircliascr or |tiirclia-ors llicroof. Till' parly of tlio Second I'art sludl liavo full power tVoin time to tiiui', to cniijli'v sticli clerks and assistants as he shall find necessary to enahle him to discharnci properly the duties devol- vini;: upun him under llu' |)rovisi()n-> nf this in--truiueiit ; ami lie shall also liav<' powt-r and he at lihei'ty to appoint an aiieni or attorney to eNei-uie coiiveyanct's ot'said land, and to act i^'cnerally in his hehalf. and frmn time to time to reuiove such ai;(Mit and a])p()int another in his ]dace ; and all convi'vances executed by Biudi accent or attorney, and other acts, within the scope of his power, shall be le^al and valid in tiie >;\\i\v mannei'as if executed or done hy the l>arty of tlu' .Second Part. Article Ni.ntii — All the inoneys, after ded.uctini:; tlie expenses of such surveying', mapping', ])lattin,i; and a]»j)raisals and other expenses of this trust in connection with such lands, includiuii; tlie ])ayjnent of taxes, if any, ari^■inl;• from the sale of said lands, or of the timber standini;' thereon, are pledged to the ])ayinenl of the principal and interest of the said debentures, and for that purjiose shall be paid to the ]»arty of the Second Part, and shall be by him applied in the manner ti)llowin,i.>' that is to say : i'^iusT. — To the payments of the sinking fund a.s hereinbei'ore provided. Se("0.\i). — To tlie jiurcliase and satisfaction at tlieir par value or less, of the debentni'es hereinaljove authorized to be issued. In case a sutticient amount of the said bonds in this article men- tioned cannot be jiurchased at su(di rate, ti en. Tillltl).— Any bahince thereof in his hands shall be inveshMJ in such securilie< as he may tleem j)i'oper. .'\ll siudi sccuritie-; and tlie interest thereof >hall be ap]»lied in the manner provided in the Second Part of this ai'licU", whenever such debentures can be purchased at par or less. All such (hd)entures so piu-chased or satisried by t;he ])arty of the Second Pan shall be immeiliately canceled by him and delivered to the party of the First Part or its tluly authorized ollicer oi' a^'ent. AllTlCLE Tenth. - The Tiaistee shall have full power, in his discretion, upon the written reijuest of the ]sirtyof the First Part, to convey by wa}' of release or otherwise, to the persons ilesii;iiated by the saitl Railway Company, any lands act.-o. shall not ho necossiiiy lor u>e in .•onncclion u-ith Ihu said Kaihvav. ur which may have hrrn hd.l tWi- a .ui,,,l v of fud. oTavd oi uihJr Muitcrials and also to convey as aforesaid, on like miuest, any lan-U not occupied hy the track, which may heeome di>„Md-l.y reason of a chano-e of the location of any station house, de]M,t, shopor other bml.lin- connected with the said IJadway, and such lines oecupiod l»y tho traek and adjacent lo such station house. dep..l, shop or othor buildino-as the Railway Company may .leem it expedient to disii.se or al-andon hy ivason ofsiich ehan^a-, and to consent to any siieh chan,!.-e and to snch other chan-vs in the location of thr track or depot or other huildin-s as in its judgment shall have hec<.mo expedient ; and to make and delivei- the conveyances necessary to carry the same into ctt'ect ; hut any laiKls which may he ac(|uired Ibr permanent um' in snhstil iition for any .so released, .shall h(!eon- vcyed to the Trustee u])on the ti-usts of these presents; and the Trustee shall also have full power to allow ihe >aid 1,'aihvav Com- pany, from time to time, to dispose of. aceording to it> (liscretion such portions of the equipment.-, machinery and implement^ atany time held or ac(piireil for the use of the said liailwuy, as may have become unlit for such use, replacing the same by new. whicii shall be conveyed to the Trustee, or he otherwiNC made sul.ject to the opei'ation of these presents. Article Kleventii. — If the parly of the First Part >^hall well and truly pay the sum of money herein re(pilred to he paid l>y the said Comiiany. and all interest thereon at the time's and in the manner heivin specilied. and shall well and truly keep and peiforni all the things herein required to be kept and jn-rf'Tnied l)\- the said ])ai'ty of the First Part totlie>aid party of the iSecond Part^ according to the true intent and meaning of tlie.>e present.s, ihen, and in that c:ise, the estate, right, title and interest of the said party of the Second Part and of his successoi's in the tru.-t hereby created, shall cease, determine and become void, othei'wise the .same shall be and I'emain in full foj'ce and virtue. Article Twelfth. — It is hereby declared and agreed that it shall be the duty of the Trustee to cxerci.se the power of entry hereby granted, or the power of sale hendjy granted, or both, or to take aj)propriate proceedings in equity or at law, to enforce the rights of the bondholders under these preseuts, upon the requisi- tion in writing a> hereinafter specified. First. — If the default be as to interest or principal of any bonds, 14 ArPENDIX No. 8. siu'h rtMiuisitioii upon llic said 'rnisleo sliall Ito l»y liolilors of not loss tluiii live* hiunlivd tliousaiid dollars in iiyiiirifato amount of flic said iionds ; and upon sucii ivfjuisition and a propor indiMun- itifation j^ivi'n on iKdialt'ol', or by the pci-sons making tlu> same (o llic Trustc'i!, atjainst llii' costs and oxpcnsos to l»o by said Ti'nst»>ci incurred, and against any daina^'cs lie may incur by actinu^ upon su(di rciiuisition. it sliall be tiuMluty ol" (lii' Trustee toent'orci! the riiilits of (lie b(Uidlioldei's under tiiese present;*, by entry, sale, or le,i:;al proceed inijs, as lie, beiiii; advised by counsel learned in llic law, shall (K'cni most expedient for the interest of all the holdei-.s of the said bonds, iSKroNi). — If the default be in the omission of any act or thinly Avith any other a,i;'reemcnL or coveinmt herein contained, from the party of the First Part, to the sjiid ])ai'ty ef the Second Pari, then anil in either of such cases, the lequisition shall bo as aforesaid, but it shall be within the discretion of the Trustee to enforce or M-aive the ri,i;"lits oi' the bondholders by reason of such (U-fault, subji'ct to till' jiower hcrel)}' declared of a niajorily in iiitcri'st of the liojtlrrs of the said lioiids, by mjuisilion in writiiiii;, signed by such majority, to instruct the said Trustee to waive such default, or upon »de([uaie indemnity as aforesaid, to enforce their rights by reason thereof. Pritvided, that no action of the said Trustee, or bondholders or liotli. in waiviiii;- siu-h default, oi- otherwise, sliall extend to or be taken to att'ect any subsequent default, or to impair the rii;'hts resulting therefrom. Article Thirteknth. — Jt is mutually agreed by and between the jiarties hereto, that the word "Trustee," as used in these presents, shall be construed to mean the Trustee for the time be- iu<^, whether original or new. And it is mutually agreed by and between the parties hereto, as a condition on which the party of the Second Part has assented to these pre> thai the said. Trustee. shall be entitled to such n nation for all services which he may hereafter render i ust, to be ] 'me of the property ; and for that purpose, may at any time, ajq)! \ to ' le courts, without no- tice to any person but the said party of the First Part; that said Trustee or any successor may resign and discharge himself ol .he trust created by these presents, by notice in writing to the said I J if 'i'MJ B APPENDIX No. 3. 16 4 T^ivihvay Coinpuny, llircc inoiitlis licfore Midi iv>in;ii!iti<)n sliall tiiko oU'cct, 01- Mich >li()rtiT tiiiH' ;i> the >nu\ Ilailwin- ('oiiiiiaiiy niuy nccojit a> iuUMiiiaic iiotiiH', and iijion the (liHMtxcciition aiil Tni>tfc mav he ivihovcmI \)y 11 niajui-ily in iiiU'i'e>l of the lioMers of tlie afoi'o>ai(l bonds, liy an iiistniiiieiit in writing- ^iM•l|C'd hy >iicii majority; that ill ease, at any time liereaflei-. the said Trustee^ or any Ti-a.^teo hereafuT a|)|iointed, siiail re>ii;ii, oi- he removed as iierein pio- videih or liy a eoui't of e(»m|ietenl jurisdieliui' (ir>iiall Income in- cai»ai)le or unlit to ael in the said trust, a siiL'ee>sor lo^aid Triistco hdiaii Ije appointed in tiie maniiei- follow i ni;- : — In ea>e there shall have lie'Mi no (U-faiilt on the ptirt of the said Compaiiv in any of tlie ol»li;;'ations of this ai;reement, then hy a mutual a^'ieenjent ItetwH'eii the said Company and a majority in inLere>t ot' the >aiil bondholder^, and in ejise such default >halMiave occurred and ■-hall then exist, then said Trustee >hall ho ap]»ointed by the holders lor the time beiny of a mtijority in interest of the said lionds then otilslandiiiij, l)y an instriiincnt in writing- sii;-in'd by such majority ; and the Trusti-o so a])poiiili'd shall iherciijion lieconie vested with till the powers, aiiiliorii ie> and estaio :;'ranted loorconicrred upon tlie parly of the Second I'arl by these proenls. and all the ri^iits and interests ivrpiisile to entible him lo execute the purposes of this trust with Mit any further a-siirance or coiueyance, so far a.s sucdi effect may lie lawful ; and iqn": ,]]c i-es'irmition or removal of aiiv Trustee. (U- any apiiointnient in hi> place in pur.-uance ot' these pre -cuts, all his powers and authorities liy virtue herenf shall cease ; and all the estate, ri,!j;lit, title and interest in the said premises of any Triistoo so ri'siii'ninii-, nv beiii;.;' removed, shall wholly cetiso iind determine ; but the said Trustee so rosi^q^nlL!; or bein;;- removed sliall, on the written request of the new Trustee v,ho may bo a])pointed, immediately execut*' a (\wi\ or deeds of eonvi'yance to vest in such new Trustee, iip(ui the trust herein expressed, all the property, ri,ii;hts and frtiiudiises which may bo at thiit time held upon the said trusts ; Provided, nevertheless, and it is liereby agreed aiul declared that in case it shall at tiny time hereafter jtrove impraetieid>le, after reasomiblc exertions, to ap])oiiit in the manner hereiiil»efoi'(! jirovided, a niccessor in any vaeaiic}'^ which may htive htipiieneil in said trust, ajiplication, in behalf of all the holders of ihe bonds secured hereby, may be made by holders of tiie said bonds to the agiiTcgate amount of one hundred thousand dollars, to a Judge of the Superior Court 16 APPENDIX No. 3. of no api toiill Jt i. faith. SlU'tH'.SSC wl leivt) aarees Province! in wliicli tlie aforesaid Railway is sitiiato. for the liuoiit of a new Trustt'C. also nuitually agreed tliat tlie said i)ar(y of the Second Part, and liis successor:* in the trust, shall l)e accountal)lo for roa^onaldo dilii!;ence in the manatijemcnt tliercof, hut shall not he responsihle for the acts or default of any ai^ent cinjtloyed hy him in i^'ood And the said party of the First Part, for itself and its ors, in consideration of the premises, ai^il of one dollar to it didy paid hy the said ])arty of the Second Part, the rereipt )f is herchy acknowlc(li;-ed, herehy furtlier covenants .'ind to and with the said party of the Second Part, his suc- cessors and assigns, that the said party of the First Part and its successors shall and will, from time to time and at all times hereafter and as often as thereunto recpiested hy the Trustee, oxtcute, deliver and acknowlege all such furtlier deeds, convey- ances and assurances in the law, for the hetter assuring unto the .said Trustee tlie railways. e;|uipments, appurtenances and lands hcieiiihefore meiiti'M.Kvl ov intended so to he, and all other pro- pertv antl tilings whatsoever which may he hereafter acquired for use in. conneclioa with the same, or any jiart thei-eof, and all franchises pertaining thereto, now held or hereafter acquired, as by the said Trustee, or hy his counsel learned in the law shall he reasonahly advir;ed, devised or i'e(|uireil. And tlie said jtarty of the First Part, for itself and its suc- cessors, ill consideration of the premises and of one dollar to it dulv paid by the said party of the Second Part, furtlier coven.ants and agrees to and with the said ])arly of the Second Pai't, his successors and assigns, that it. the said ])arty of the First Part, and iis succe^^ u's, shall and will, at all times hereafter, keejxipen an otlire <>i' agency in New Ydrk, for the payment of the prin- eij'al and interest of and iipiii the hmid^ hereinhefoi e I'cciteil and described, as the same shall become ]>ayable, and Jbr the transfer and registration of the said bonds ; and that any and every de- fault in the due performance of this convenant shall bo deemed and taken to bo a waivir of present ment and dein;uid of j)aynient of all and evei-y of the blinds and coupons aforesaid whi(di may become jiayable during the continuance of such del'ault. And the said j)arties further agree that the said ])arty of the Second Part shall bo enlilled to, as compensation for his services as such Trustee, the sum of Two tlcusand dollars jier annum until the payment of the sinking fund couunences, from which APPENDIX No. 3 17 time ho sl.all bo entitled to the annual smn of T.^n. .1 act upon default of the Com„anv in^an ^ • '^'"'"''^ '"^ tracted by the.so present.!^ ^ ^ '^""' '^^'^^'^^^-^ ^on- An<™'' l-ke marked D), t,„. lit,,: Ve .1, : i ''f '" "" r"":"' '•»' "- I''"™ l.y a,i„e r,!n„i„, trae li^ I , 'V'',' i:'* '»-'"'" ;>.« -rlL at (i miles at richt ,„„l,.. , , " ''""" K. s'taate ^^Ha.e.e,.„,,a,,. t,;';f •,",;: ^:;1^77 »•• 'l-'iver thoreto, i„ a .soatUa„,| „.,„tl, «.e.,er| j"^",- '";',""'- '"'""'^ -binding,, of the »ai.l river to lake 1, ' "'r'"'"'"' '""' p.-oIo.,,i„«, at the «aia cli,ta, ee „ • i . ^ .f^ °;"' ■■;!" ;''«"«■• <>y »urvey of tl,e c,,„ti„uatio„ of U,e ("„ , r, ""f"' '',"" "' "'" ■Snrvevor R. fV.rrai,, f,,,. J'. '"« '"Monl road, nxej In- llie aui.:poi.t.r.n;r;;:; :::':;:: :::-;-^^ intersoetion with the line c/su ^ ■ u^' n" ^"'' r'"'' '^' "'^ dopartiu-o uh-oa.ly mentioned. ' ' • ' " ^'^^' 1-'"^ ^f The said Block B, conipriHing 319,440 aeres. BLOCK C. ^_^8Uuate i„ tbe county of ,U„,Uea„„, l,„„nc,ed ., f„n„..», that i, a.^;e^,';';i;;^:i;:,i"'"""';,''' '" ""'"-^ ""'" "- -".■we.s.em ti,^ c::!^;;::;!-::. 'rt;,;:^:"^t'™' "";• '--" an^lo of tiK. ,,ro,,o.e,l To,vn,l,ip or'™:; ,,„'':, "'■'"■? on tlio «aid n,ap, |b||„„.in.- the ,,i. | " '"'""* ti.o ii„o divi,ii,'„ ,„e di:,,-:;:' :,,;': '..'.yo,:''"""? H« nteetings ,vi,|, the pri„,.i|,.u l.rar ,1" o. 1 v "^'' '" '. distance of alwut 2G „,ihL ]„ ,? " •''""*'' »u,.c „f the .aid principal ,t:^z "p,i ":;nntr:: rf.-;: ">« I."" l«,voen the coantie,, of .Uonlcaint JjouJ::;::c. ! m i|w^ i 1/ ■I, 1 20 APPENDIX No. 3. Thence, following such line on a course, astronomically south, 45°, east, for a distance of 34^ miles to the north-east angle of the proposed Township of Lustier, to about (en miles from the north- east angle of that of Chilton, in D. Thence following the roar line of the said proposed township of Lussier and Archambault, a distance of 30 miles, to the point of dci)iirture in A. The said Block C, comprising an area of 371,200 acres in superticies. BLOCK D. This extent of territorj'-, situated on the eastern bank of the river St. Maurice, partly in the county of Champlain ar.d ])artly in that of Chicoutimi, is bounded as follows, that is to say: Beginning at the mouth of the Grande Riviere Pierrichc, on the St. Maurice, about 10 chains from the G4th mile post, planted by Surveyor Bignell in 1848, at the time of his survey of the said last mentioned river, at the point A, on the said ma]) ; thence, following the meridian of the mouth of the said Grande JRiciirc Fivrriche, a distance of 37 miles to B, from such place, at right angles with the said mei-idian, on a course west astronomically, a distance of nearly 37 miles to the point of •meeting the river St. Maurice, in C. Thence descending the loft bank of the said river and following all its windings in a direc- tion usually south and south-east, to the jioint of departure at the mouth of the said (Irande liiviire Fierriehe, at the place marked A, and already described. The said block D, comprising an area of 685,4CG acres in Buperticies. This is the description of the land referred to, in the foregoing Mortgage Bond annexed to the said Deed, and signed by the par- ties of the First and Second Part, with and in presence of the uudei-signed Notary. Montreal, this Gth July, 1872. . (Signed,) " JOSEPH CAUCIIOX, " " President N. S. E. W. C. " " HUGH ALLAN, " " J. A. CHABLHBOLS, N. P. " True Copy of the original annexed to the Mortgage Bond re- corded in my of lice. Ily south, i?lo of the tho Dorth- tho I'oar laiiibiiult, iicros ill ik of the id jjurtly to ,say: ?, on the anted by the said tlienee, (h-ande di phice, ■se Avest loint of the loft a direc- 3 at the marked APPENDIX No. 3. LEGAL OPINIONS. 21 u vvrw„ . " Quebec, July 11, 1872. ;^n the Head, and the ^^M t;:^t;i til ^ f^'^^^^^^^ •.ov.rnment, to secure the payment of the Jionds' ' " GEOEGE lEVmE, G'^'gned.) „'^^^,_ " J". X C. ABBOTT, " Q. C. " ci-es in ec^oin^ he par- of the N. C. " ■. P. " id re-