New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-20
DISTRIBUTION OF AMERICAN WOODLANDS
BY PROF. WIN. H. BREWER.

This is paper to be published in the Sta
tistca Atlas OF the United States, now In progress or
publication. It's exhibition Of map. and descrp-
ton OF the methods by which the map Was coiored,
Then follows analysis Of the trees OF the tree oa IN
the 10 into which the United states was divided
The fora OF the United States. tho author sad Is De-
cyed to contain over 800 woody speces and 800
trees OF these trees about $50 species are somewheres
toeraby abundant, about 100 species grow to toeraby
large SIZE 90 attain hight OF 100 feet, II hight some
times 200. and few-perhaps or Ga night OF
England | consider TO contain 80 or IS species,
OF which reach hight or 80 fjet (;
Maine i, the great source of pine and spruce lumber hut
as a whole. the hard wood species predominant without
going the details OF this ora II Is suicien 10 give
England is not perhaps greatly diminishing. but the
amount OF timber capable OF being made INTO sawed
70 los species of trees 65 to Ct Of which sometimes
80 feetin hight Here originally very heavy Tor
ests. There are sun large areas heavily tmoered 9nt
the timber for all purposes unqueStionaby rapidly
diminishing. and there Is no compensating influence
But In the Middle and New-England States various
hard woods attain their greatest perfection as TO
18th and durability and asa consequence here we
find the manufactures that dependent On those woods
In the South Eastern region-that is, extending from
Virginia and Florida-we have about 1870 species: in
each these form the conspicuous elements OF the
landscape. Seventynye attain n hight or 90 feet or
more. and about dozen species hight of 100 feet
belt Of pine timber extends the whole length OF this
region which is the great OF the hard and yellow
pine The author described the ornamental trees OF hat
beautiful region, and resumed: The North western
region from OHIO tolMnnesota and north of the Ohio
Of She reaSh S Of 50 feet That the
trict furnishing at present the largest production OF
sawed lumber within the United states Mchgan alone
Wisconsin furnished over l00oO0-he two states thus
producing than onefOutb of the whole yield re-
The ant hor alluded TO the rapdity OF the destruction
going in that region also or the dminuton OF saw
ing lumber the forests and the increase in woodland
over the prairie region as 1t becomes cultivated Inc
southwestern region, extending from Kentucky 10
Tpy sint H.
65 which attain hight of so feet, which the author
also analyzed West OF these last two districts, this
treeless belt extending entirely across continent
from the Cuff OF Mexico to the Arctic Ocean, Is de-
,cribed and its CHARACTERISTICS within the limits OF the
United states are mentioned 1t is $50 miles wide in its
narrOwest part between latitude 800 and 49, AMI 80
miles wide on our mol lhern border. The Rocky Noun
tain region IL next considered. This consists OF from
% to 80 Species but vastly smaller number making up
ne by far the largest part No hard woods
abundant in OF the forests west OF tue Great
southern and western part as scattered trees rather
than forests Between the Rocky Mountains In tue
Sierra Nevadas Is deserted anu sparselywooded re-
gion which extends southwark to Me xco uniting
its southern part with the treeess expanse which ex-
tends the Atlantic to the Pacific along our South
frontier and throwing ont spur entirely across
the Rocky Mountains near the Pacific Railroad, con-
meeting 1t with the treeess plains on the eastern SIDE
great treeless district varies much IN Its
different regions, has quite large number OF species OF
interest to botanists aud some few OF economic value
The only forests within forests OF evergreen
curing ON the mountains OF which the largest one Is Ia
Arizona and Is go miles long the limits or which nave
recently been demonstrated by Lieut.. Wheelers Ex
petitions. Here followed an analysis by the author or
the fora Of the region west OF this Desert OF California,
Washington Territory, and Oregon where were found
the graDdest forests perhaps earth and the nObest
The number OF species OF these latter Is quito
large but In any one region the number Of species Is
small With single exception all OF the trees within
the United States which attain hight OF 200 feet
found in this district The forests entirely OF
bearing and the number OF species is large, the
number timber trees being large and their size
and value also being great In Washington Territory
official reports state that the land will produce from
$4,000 to 10000 feet per acre. aud that there
vast tracts that would cover the entire surface
an analysis OF the trees of California and Oregon in
Guiding many forms there that have been Of ntest
In the world
In Alaska, the tenth region district, the data In
sufficient for the map, but there heavy forests there
that well known The author rapidly discussed the
original disposition Of forests showing what variety Of
causes have controlled this Then the economic value
of some Of the industries directly dependent them
were alluded to- and the author ended his paper with
some conclusions regarding the future supply and ug
gestions regarding the planting OF trees.