Afton Road, Lot 36.

’First’ and ’second’ class land defined.

Sh/‘p-bu/Idin g ended.

The vacant land on Lot 73.

moss swamps are very poor land. There is a considerable quantity of swamp across the brook that crosses the Afton Road. There may be 200 acres on the whole estate

that are altogether swamp. I include in this all kinds of swamps. There is some soft wood land of light quality. There is a tract of soft wood land on each side of the Trout River, which I do not include in the area of swamps. l distinguish

between the soft wood land and the swamps. The soft wood land is dry when the timber has been taken off. What can be used for cultivation I do not call swamps. [p. 567]

Robert P. Haythorne (agent) :

l was twice on the estate, the second time going over the wilderness land—most of it. My impression is that on the south side of the river it was scarcely second class. It is land by no means of the best quality. First quality land is that which grows good sound, long, hard wood, and second quality is that which is hilly, or sandy, or wet, with a growth of spruce or juniper. I saw a good deal of spruce and juniper and white birch on the south side of the river. The upland is generally light, and there is a good deal of intervale land which is of a wet, sandy character. Cross-examined: We inspected some vacant land on the Afton Road. It was in a half wilderness state. Some of the timber had been culled, but there was some useful timber on it. There was no shipbuilding timber; nothing but firewood, longers, and saw logs. [pp. 57172]

Patrick Smith, Lot 36 :

l have a farm on the St Peter’s Road about 14 miles from town. There is a vacant farm to the west of mine . There is no part of it cultivated. It is nearly all blueberry barrens and grown with ferns and juniper. [p. 577]

Donald McDonald, Lot 36 :

I live on the Tracadie estate, on the Sandhill Road. There is a good part of my 82 acres under wood—spruce, fir and white birch. There is no timber worth anything except some firewood. [p. 579]

H. Braddock, Lot 36 :

| live at Scotchfort The farm was valuable when ship-building was going on and timber plenty. There is no ship-building there now. There is some vacant land on the Afton Road. There is an ash swamp to the north—west of the big moss swamp. The south end of Henry Hughes’ farm of 97 acres is juniper swamp, next to the marsh. On the south side of Fiske’s farm, near the river, there is some pretty fair land. But at the north end there is a scrubby growth of pines. The second growth of fir and spruce is not valuable for anything except fencing. [pp. 581-82]

Archibald Carmichael, Lot 36 :

| live at the Portage Settlement, East River . Parts [of the land between the St. Peter’s Road and the river] are swampy, and other parts are covered with wild-tea, blueberries, spruce and juniper. [p. 583]

Estate of the heirs of James Yeo [17,202 acres on Lots 13 and 19].

David Sullivan, Lot 73 : I know the wilderness land. The vacant land is mostly culled. Some of it is

swamp. There is a market for lumber. I know the vacant land. There is some good timber on it and some not so good, it is a great deal culled. It is poor in spots. Shipbuilding is carried on. [p. 6391

Hon. John Yeo (proprietor):

The vacant land on the west side of the Western Road is good. On the east side of that Road the land is not so good. It is mostly hardwood land. There are 2,000 acres on the East side of the Western road, and 3,000 acres on the West side. There is a heavier growth of wood, mostly hard wood, on the Western than on the Eastern

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