TABLE OF CONTENTS 
     
    
   
   
    
     INTRODUCTION . 
     
    
   
   
    
     METHODS. 
     
     The Document Trail for the French Period 
     
     The Treatment of the Extracts . . 
     
     The extraction criteria . . 
     
     The French transcription . . 
     
     The English translation . . 
     
     The presentation of the extracts 
     
    
   
   
    
     RESULTS . . . . 
     
     The Documents . . 
     
     The Recorders . . . . 
     
     The Hierarchy of French Rule on He Saint- Jean . . 
     
    
   
   
    
     ANALYSIS . . . . . . 
     
     The Nature and State of the Forest . . 
     
     The extent of the forested area . . 
     
     The quality of the forests. . . 
     
     The distribution of forest- -types. references to forest- -types and single species stands 
     
     The tree species composition of the forest . . 
     
     The size of the trees . . 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Forest as a Natural Habitat . . 
     
     Fallen trees in the forest . . . . 
     
     Ground hemlock in the beechwoods . . . . 
     
     The open nature of old— —growth hardwood forests . . 
     
     Were there open treeless areas in the forests?. 
     
     Bog forest . . . . . 
     
     The fertility of the forest soils . . 
     
     The fauna of the forest . . 
     
    
   
   
    
     Forest Clearance . . . . . 
     
     Forest clearance for agriculture . . 
     
     Forest clearance for roads . . . . 
     
     Forest clearance for other reasons . . 
     
     The methods of forest clearance . . 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Utilisation of Forest Materials . . 
     
     Building materials . . 
     
     Fencing . . 
     
     Firewood . . . . 
     
     Local shIp building . . . . . 
     
     Timber exports to Louisbourg . . 
     
     Timber exports to France . . . . 
     
     Exploitation of the forest fauna . . 
     
    
   
   
    
     Forest Fires . . 
     
    
   
   
    
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