Natural resources of Quebec

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Identifikator:: 890184704

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-6609

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Festschrift für den 3. Internationalen Petroleumkongreß (Bukarest, September 1907)

Place of publication:: Berlin

Publisher:: Verlag für Fachliteratur G.m.b.H

Year of publication:: 1907

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (125 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2017

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Die Vorwärmung bei der Erdölverarbeitung

Collection:: Economics Books

§ i TLC [I J CHAPTER IV Forests* J 3) 2 th ND 0 lt ¥ ol EET "YHE . forests of Quebec have always been classed among the most valuable resources of the province. During the French regime, the correspondence of the Intendants with the Government - ance contains many references to the timber wealth of the new lane d frequent mention is made of the trade, both actual and botentia b ‘masts, spars, ship timbers and other forest products. Later, when t ° lods were more fully exploited, there emerged the romantic figure o b river driver, that hardy, danger-loving French Canadian who, deftly lanced with pike pole, rode the booms of logs over river and rapid to 1 or tide-water. In the past generation the magnificent white pine the province constituted the most valuable forest type, but the best inds of this tree have now disappeared before the lumberman'’s axe, d the pulpwood spe:ies, principally spruce and balsam, are assuming eading position. The decreasing supply of timber generally throughout the world has sulted in gradually rising prices, and in Quebec, as elsewhere, forest oducts are becoming more valuable. In 1926 the value of prey ‘est products in Quebec amounted to $64,976,437. The mer hantab e rests of the province were valued in 1928 at more than $1,000,000, d were estimated to cover an area of about 120,000,000 acres, Labrador tests excluded. They constitute an important source of provincial venue, and from 1867 to 1927 those under license brought in a revenue $77 008 452 FOREST AREAS ~ O (0) jw] w OQ nN) O — 0 0 } > Northern Areas.—The extreme northern portion of the province at is to say, the region north of the 55th parallel and covering Ungava practically devoid of tree growth, and corresponds in character to the ndras of Siberia. Immediately south of this 1s the sub-arctic region mstituting the forests of the Hudson Bay basin not included in the ctic zone. In area it comprises about 128,000,000 acres not more than ie-sixth of which has merchantable timber on it. The country is rolling id is covered with small lakes and streams and many muskegs. Since « climate is severe, the period of vegetation continuing not more than 7e months, the trees are much smaller than those farther south, and the «cies are few in number, the principal ones being the spruces, balsam, marack, aspen, balm of Gilead and paper birch. Although these forests # Revised by the Department of Lands and Forests, Quebec. cr 94 An up. tage w oo © > ™ oO © TI

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