POWER OF ATTORNEY



     I, the undersigned, appoint Betty R. Fleshman or, in her
  absence or inability to act, L. Pendleton Siegel or
  Richard L. Paulson, or any of them, my attorney-in-fact for me
  and in my name, place and stead to execute for me on my
  behalf in my capacity as a Director of Potlatch
  Corporation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K
  of Potlatch Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1999, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any and all
  amendments thereto, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
  all that any such attorney-in-fact may do by virtue of this
  Power of Attorney.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of
  Attorney as of March 3, 2000.




                              Richard A. Clarke
                                 (DIRECTOR)
                                                      Exhibit (24)
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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY



     I, the undersigned, appoint Betty R. Fleshman or, in her
  absence or inability to act, L. Pendleton Siegel or Richard
  L. Paulson, or any of them, my attorney-in-fact for me and in my
  name, place and stead to execute for me on my behalf in
  my capacity as a Director of Potlatch
  Corporation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
  Potlatch Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1999, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any and all
  amendments thereto, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
  all that any such attorney-in-fact may do by virtue of this
  Power of Attorney.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of
  Attorney as of March 3, 2000.




                              Kenneth T. Derr
                                (DIRECTOR)


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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY



     I, the undersigned, appoint Betty R. Fleshman or, in her
  absence or inability to act, L. Pendleton Siegel or Richard
  L. Paulson, or any of them, my attorney-in-fact for me and in my
  name, place and stead to execute for me on my behalf in
  my capacity as a Director of Potlatch
  Corporation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
  Potlatch Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1999, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any and all
  amendments thereto, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
  all that any such attorney-in-fact may do by virtue of this
  Power of Attorney.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of
  Attorney as of March 3, 2000.



                              Vivian W. Piasecki
                                  (DIRECTOR)



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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY



     I, the undersigned, appoint Betty R. Fleshman or, in her
  absence or inability to act, L. Pendleton Siegel or Richard
  L. Paulson, or any of them, my attorney-in-fact for me and in my
  name, place and stead to execute for me on my behalf in
  my capacity as a Director of Potlatch
  Corporation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
  Potlatch Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1999, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any and all
  amendments thereto, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
  all that any such attorney-in-fact may do by virtue of this
  Power of Attorney.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of
  Attorney as of March 3, 2000.




                              Toni Rembe
                              (DIRECTOR)



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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY



     I, the undersigned, appoint Betty R. Fleshman or, in her
  absence or inability to act, L. Pendleton Siegel or Richard
  L. Paulson, or any of them, my attorney-in-fact for me and in my
  name, place and stead to execute for me on my behalf in
  my capacity as a Director of Potlatch
  Corporation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
  Potlatch Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1999, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any and all
  amendments thereto, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
  all that any such attorney-in-fact may do by virtue of this
  Power of Attorney.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of
  Attorney as of March 3, 2000.




                              Reuben F. Richards
                                 (DIRECTOR)



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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY



     I, the undersigned, appoint Betty R. Fleshman or, in her
  absence or inability to act, L. Pendleton Siegel or Richard
  L. Paulson, or any of them, my attorney-in-fact for me and in my
  name, place and stead to execute for me on my behalf in
  my capacity as a Director of Potlatch
  Corporation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
  Potlatch Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1999, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any and all
  amendments thereto, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
  all that any such attorney-in-fact may do by virtue of this
  Power of Attorney.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of
  Attorney as of March 3, 2000.




                              Judith M. Runstad
                                 (DIRECTOR)


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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY



     I, the undersigned, appoint Betty R. Fleshman or, in her
  absence or inability to act, L. Pendleton Siegel or Richard
  L. Paulson, or any of them, my attorney-in-fact for me and in my
  name, place and stead to execute for me on my behalf in
  my capacity as a Director of Potlatch
  Corporation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
  Potlatch Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1999, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any and all
  amendments thereto, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
  all that any such attorney-in-fact may do by virtue of this
  Power of Attorney.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of
  Attorney as of March 3, 2000.




                              Robert G. Schwartz
                                  (DIRECTOR)


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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY



     I, the undersigned, appoint Betty R. Fleshman or, in her
  absence or inability to act, L. Pendleton Siegel or Richard
  L. Paulson, or any of them, my attorney-in-fact for me and in my
  name, place and stead to execute for me on my behalf in
  my capacity as a Director of Potlatch
  Corporation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
  Potlatch Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1999, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any and all
  amendments thereto, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
  all that any such attorney-in-fact may do by virtue of this
  Power of Attorney.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of
  Attorney as of March 3, 2000.



                              Charles R. Weaver
                                 (DIRECTOR)



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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY



     I, the undersigned, appoint Betty R. Fleshman or, in her
  absence or inability to act, L. Pendleton Siegel or Richard
  L. Paulson, or any of them, my attorney-in-fact for me and in my
  name, place and stead to execute for me on my behalf in
  my capacity as a Director of Potlatch
  Corporation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
  Potlatch Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1999, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any and all
  amendments thereto, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
  all that any such attorney-in-fact may do by virtue of this
  Power of Attorney.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of
  Attorney as of March 3, 2000.





                              Frederick T. Weyerhaeuser
                                     (DIRECTOR)


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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY



     I, the undersigned, appoint Betty R. Fleshman or, in her
  absence or inability to act, L. Pendleton Siegel or Richard
  L. Paulson, or any of them, my attorney-in-fact for me and in my
  name, place and stead to execute for me on my behalf in
  my capacity as a Director of Potlatch
  Corporation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
  Potlatch Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31,
  1999, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any and all
  amendments thereto, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
  all that any such attorney-in-fact may do by virtue of this
  Power of Attorney.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of
  Attorney as of March 3, 2000.




                              William T. Weyerhaeuser
                                    (DIRECTOR)