As ~ PAGE SIX SA aan of forest tenure known as the Tree Farm Licence made the Celgar pulp mill pos- ‘sible. ‘Security ‘of. timber sup- ply’ was the chief factor in the selection of. a plant . ‘site near. Castlegar. “the Arrow Lakes region forms’* “part of the Columbia River sys- tem just: north of the. U.S. -bor- “.) ‘der and “it is: also’ part of the district known’ as: the west Koot- enays. Investigation into its tim- _ber resources led ‘to. the incor- poration of Celgar Limited. in 1951 | with | the - ultimate ) invest- integrated woods, sawnnill . and - pulp ‘mill operation. The: Tree Farm. Licence sys tem was -established in ‘British Columbia as a“means of’ bring- ing the cut up to ‘sustained yield i forest management -require- . ments, and at: the same time to. provide the’ incentive and -se- - curity of tenure for the Jarge capital investment. necessary. to establish the ‘integrated forest operations so vital to: the econo-’ mical utilization of the range and grades of species eae in B.C. Mn “Is Prowd.. ” To Have Supplied ‘FUEL OIL, GAS and. LUBRICA > wmbia involve 2. partnership .in which’ public lands and. the private holdings of the Licen- ‘cee. are combined and manag- ed asa sustaitied y ie 1d unit.. In 1952. Celgar obtained'a Re-. ‘serve: on certain Crown Lands and ‘at-the same time purchased sawmill properties and private « timber. holdings in . the . area. \ Since: that time the company has operated -a’ sawmill ‘at. Nakusp and one at Castlegar. After years of inventory work and; forest planning,. in’ 1955 Cel- ~>gar:’received ; timber ‘. rights‘ to ;. ‘about 860,000 acres ‘of productive F, Pa ‘ments, of the” pulp Hie and “"TFL Made Celgar Mill Possible _ No. 23 issued by Provincial Government. Pde. ‘into four blocks, the Licence ex- . tends from Syringa Creek, ebout ‘seven ‘miles west of the plant “site, 'to.Mica:Creek. The allowable. annual cat of the :Licence ‘is 30 million cubic feet: When ‘operating at™: full ‘capacity, the pulp’ mill will pro- “ duce’ 175,000. tons of pulp an- ually. and will use about 276,- “900: cunits of wood; the. sawmill will praduce about 74 million board ‘feat of lumber. and: will use about 116,000 cunits of saw- logs." : The combined require- THE PRE - 'STRAMING essel ‘is another’ are . white stock), chips are. conveyed from the chi screens to hoppers gulp ing: directly to these : pre = steaming vessels, : hen through hi eh ‘pressure feeders to each digester. From the di-° esters, pulp goes to'a low tank . and’ then “to three knotters fol- ‘ chest, ‘ through dirt ‘se- i parators to a decker ‘and then to sommes, sawmill will be ©392,000 ‘eunits “of which 300,000 cunits will come © - from the T:F.L. Of the; Licence . arga, some 370,000 ‘acres. are - immature timber (under * 120 years: old), and 450,000 acres ‘are mature. timber... : 1S PERPETUAL Subject to cnapainage® wth the terms of the contract,’ the Licence. is perpetual. | In ‘re- * turn for. this assurance of tim: «=: ber supply, Celgar agreed tor. adopt. acceptable standards. of: forest management and to’ es-'° tablish a pulp mill of, at: least’. a 300-ton per. day capacity by: March 1, 1961. An important . feature: of: the Tree Farm area is that the ma- jority of the timber; lies within a 15-mile distance: of the“Arrow Lakes and Columbia River which run. through “the length, of the area. The transportation’ system - ‘is a combination of truck ‘hauls, bundling, river driving. and es aS ing. ss During 1980. the company ine: vestigated the ‘possibilities. .of driving: bundles. of ; logs : down. the Columbia River ' from, Boat: ;’ Encampment, to: Arrowhead, a: > distance of 120 miles. These bun-..” dles were wrapped loosely with wire rope and ‘floated as the © river rose:' Below Revelstoke © ’ truck loads of logs are bundled -° before dumping ‘the logs: into the river. As the river’ rises - the bundles float free and’ start to drift toward the Arrow Lakes. River boats are used to herd the bundles and: collect, them : near Arrowhead. Here, the’ bundles are made into bag booms- and _ towed to a central booming: and. rafting station. where. they ‘are assembled ‘into tows. Lake tow boats tow the. booms © to storage areas in the ‘Lower -- : Arrow Lakes about 10 “tiles: from. the. pulp .milJ. These tugs have handled... tows: of: 10,000 *: cunits and have made thé 120- mile round trip ‘between: Rock- -. slidé and Syringa Creek: in‘ ap- | proximately 85 hours. ; River’ boats take’ booms ‘.of bundles to the mill area ‘where pulp mill crews break-the booms, :down and feed MpeN comer nant ® —— é (Continued on Page: seven) Congfatulatins. ‘CELGAR- _ LIMITED - +. from. Trio Woodworking: Co. Ltd. 1511 - 5th Aveniie | New Westmiister, B. C. _ Suppliers of | f Pallet Boards .erane, A‘ representative b ' ¢Continued from Page: Six) - "dies to the: 60-ton ‘capacity bridge’. pom, ‘the TFL, are Seostea to oy grade and species with would ‘weigh between 45 and 55. tons, he “about 55 feet, long, ana "46 feet: wide: in. the oping as: pulpwood. ar, will continue | ‘to. make o 0: percent devel- i quate stocking, on productive for. > est-land;:.and paying 50 cent of ‘the ety ‘o£: control pista . tunity for 30 per cent ‘of its T. BL: 4 “ss ), Cub.to be carried out by indepen: iepceraok The:-main concern’ “has: bee! “-' to“devise: the most effective, way: of. using”: eeging See to: ‘ Fost. " Paeific’ orelsad ‘trailers’ are ‘used’: to.move timber.:15: miles: to :the thall dump: ‘on the, Upper Ar- : Sie. the. turn: of the — numerous | sawmills’ and <'pole, ‘companies have ‘selectively: Jog- abue only. for :pulp.’One’ of the ‘major forest: management objec- : e, Of pulp: timber: while, chon putting ‘other areas ‘for both..pulp: timber and The second objective. is: ‘Lakes, ‘The’ HD 4G) makes eae “ts own’ turn: of five-or’ six “logs . in“the: woods, packs ‘the: turn’ in the fork :to.a preload trailer “at”. -Gatin a: roadside landing about’ 400°. feet LOWY. oe : “ai distance | o£ more. than’: 200°. “miles, This aréa'a3 defined, con- galgs : an: established “134° million“ acres of darren forest ‘land, ‘region *; ares! paints Jocated’ in . the: half of the’ Ligende sre ea which an ‘pordering ‘on’ the Arrow: Lakes: ‘wil be bundled, boomed: and ; towed to, the’ mills, mile F - AR LIMITED three public: ‘Working’ Circles, . managed by the B.C. 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