Excerpt from Reports on the Forests of Canada: With Precis by Dr. Lyons, M. P., Of Certain Papers Submitted Therewith (a Map Will Be Found on Page 7.)There IS a considerable quantity of hemlock timber in this province, but in many sections of the country it is being rapidly destroyed for the purpose of securing the bark, which is extensively used for tanning leather.This province a few years ago could boast of a large quantity of heavy birch, but of late years much of it has been converted into ton timber and exported.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.