Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-11
oUR TIMBER SUPPLIES.

In q recent essay delivered at Mime
apolis, the Hon. George b. Loring spoke
as in the extract following. It will be
noticed in his estimates that he entirely
omitted Montana. Idaho, Oregon.
Washington and Alaska, the timber of
which, potting it at its lowest, Is 1,00O,-
600 600 600 feet In quantity:
Investigations recently made show
that the supply Of pine in New Hamp-
shire and Vermont is exhausted, and
that the spruce lumber, at the rate the
cutting 10 new going en-, will last in the
former state but seven years, and in the
latter bat four; In the state of Maine the
pine will last four years and spruce If
teen years; in South Carolina the pine
forests will last fifty years at the present
rate Of cutting; In California, l50 years;
Ia Arkansas, 800 years; in Pennsylvania,
dtteen years; in Georgia, thirty years;
In Louisiana, 100 years. in North Carroll
ma, 6fty years; In 'Wieconain, twenty;
In Michigan, ten: in Minnesota, ten; In
Mississippi, 150 years; In Alabama,
ninety years; in Florada, thirty years;
in Texas. $50 years. The exhausted
forests Of this list Of states can be re-
stored In time there 10 no doubt, and
every means Of cultivation and protec-
ton should be applied by the people
and the government, both state and fed
eral, each in accordance with it, own
jurisdictaou."
The black walnut, culled from the
western forests to meet q limited though
important demand, IL really becoming
scarce on the northern side Of the Ohio
valley; but on the southern. along the
foothills and 10 the valleys Of the APP
palachiGn range, Il 10 abundant and a.
most untouched. Il grows rapidly In
the Western States, even beyond the
Missouri. The millions Of acres Of en-
isting foreets In this great eastern chain
Of mountains has not yet bean consid-
cred In the statistics Of forestry here
presented. Their resources have never
been measured, are yet comparatively
unknown, and aim oos untouched by the
~ OF the weodman.
In addition 10 this the white pine of
Minnesota 10 estimated at 6,l0o. Co, 900
feet exclusive OF isolated timber in
birch lands and amidst other hardwood
growth. In Michigan, the estimates for
the lower peninsula cover 7,O0O.oo6,00o
feet; in tho Saginaw district, 5000, 000,-
90 on the streams flowing into Lake
Huron. and l&.0oo, 006 flowing into
Michigan. The upper peninsula CON-
tairs 6,0O, 0O0, 600 more. making 35,0O0,-
100000 feet in the principal pine dis
tricts in Michigan. The great pine for
ests Of Wisconsin are estimated TO con.
tam LOO. 00o.oO feet of lumber, the
larReet portion In the Chippewa and
Wisconsin districts. They cover an
ARA Of - ,1O,00o acres. Tie northern
border Of the pine area II less produc-
tive than the areas of the lower ATTITUDES.
The cedar swamps Of Wisconsin scat
tered through the pine belt are es.imat-
cd n cover l.S5,00 acres. and To con
tain 6a.sOo.c0o poets. telegraph poles
and railroad tea There are also large
supplies Of ssmarack and sprucs. and
valuable oak timber. especially in Dunn,
Pierce and Sc. Cyoix counties, and other
harduoods are abundant through toe
southern border Of the wooded districts.
The united area OF the States soush Of
Maryland and the Ohio river Is more
than 0A0Qo,U00 acres, containing near
" S00,00o.0c0 acres Of forest land.