Barren defined. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Lot 72. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Lot 47. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Timber 
     
     plundered. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Timber hinders 
     
     clearing. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Ash as ’manure ’. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Lot 53. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Lot 50. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Lot 35. 
     
    
   
   
    
     is on the whole of the Lot. I would not say but there are five thousand acres. I call 
     
     that barren which produces nothing. [p. 201] 
     
    
   
   
    
     William Gregg, Lot 12 : 
     
    

    
     There is a large tract of barrens that is generally considered to be worthless as far as 
     
     farming is concerned. there was never more than fencing stuff on what is called 
     
     barren. The medium land had good timber once. There is a great tract that has 
     
     nothing on it but blue berries and which is worth nothing. [p. 202] 
     
    
   
   
    
     Emanuel McEachen, Lot 47 : 
     
     I have lived at East Point, Lot 47, for the greater part of my life. I purchased 100 
     
     acres about 20 years ago—wilderness land. The valuable soft wood timber was 
     
     what principally induced me to purchase. The land was in the rear of the farms on 
     
     the south side. Before I had it long I found that the people were plundering it . 
     
     [p. 203] 
     
     James Robertson, Lot 47 : 
     
     I live on Lot 47 I believe that there are 300 acres unoccupied not far from myself. 
     
     There is 100 acres of it without a tree of hardwood on it. It is covered with small 
     
     bushes. There never was any timber on it to my knowledge. It is only a barren. I 
     
     think it will not grow timber. A good deal of it is covered with moss—l cannot say 
     
     how deep. It is sand under the moss. [p.209] 
     
    
   
   
    
     James Farrar Stewart (landlord of Lot 7) : 
     
    

    
     My father has conveyed to me farms on Lot 7 The principal part of the wilderness 
     
     land is no better than the other land. It was selected because it had no timber on it, 
     
     and was therefore more easily cleared for farming. I would think the expense of 
     
     cutting timber down and burning it is so much expense thrown away. I would rather 
     
     have land that is perfectly denuded of timber. The most of the land reserved for me 
     
     is heavy hard wood land that a fire has run over. I do not mean to say that I think 
     
     that land which has had heavy hard wood timber upon it, which is now burnt off, is 
     
     of more value than if that timber were still remaining. If I have to chop the timber 
     
     down and burn it I will get no value, but if it is sold it has value. It is of value to a 
     
     certain extent for manure, but not so valuable for that as for timber. It is not worth 
     
     the expense of cutting and burning for manure. There has been no land conveyed on 
     
     Lot 7 to anyone except Robert [i.e. his brother] and myself. Some of Robert’s land 
     
     is good hard wood land, and some is soft wood. You could not find a block of 1000 
     
     acres of equally good land on the Lot. [p.224] 
     
    
   
   
    
     C. B. Fane's estate [14,500 acres: one half of Lot 29 and the western third of Lot 53]. 
     
    
   
   
    
     William P. Lew/s, Lot 53 : 
     
     The north of the lot He Lot 53] is all swamp and marsh. [p.265] 
     
    
   
   
    
     Alan Campbell, Lot 53 : 
     
    

    
     I never went but once through the place He. the New Zea/and settlement] buying 
     
     timber. There is not much hard wood to the north of Martin's. I dare say there 
     
     used to be soft wood there. There are many pieces of land that may grow trees, and 
     
     yet be incapable of cultivation. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Miss Fanning's estate [7,271 acres on Lot 50] 
     
    
   
   
    
     Francis Curran, Lot 50 : 
     
     | live on the barrens. The place is an alder swamp. [p. 293] 
     
    
   
   
    
     Donaldston estate [21,779 acres on Lot 35]. 
     
    
   
   
    
     John Appo/inanus McDonnell (proprietor of the Donaldston estate on Lot 35): 
     
     It is more expensive to clear swamps than uplands, for their is a large quantity of 
     
    
   
   
    
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