The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-13
VALUE OF FORESTS.
The 1naue,~s hoy Gs.v~ls~ uPoo rs-s-
Peostur~ spd ~>aaiisry sosassssea

The Iosuea~. rsey ts.v~s.~ UPo. re-s-
Psostnr~ snd >asiis,y ~s"sa.sise.
In the proCrc~s of tn" inrrra~~ 90
population IN = country. NOR c>p~yial-
" under those circumstances vhlcs.
taken in the aggregate. w-Cail civiiiTa-
ton. th-r. must ~ NOR or l.~s in:s,-
ference with natural ~surfaFr iopo.-
raphy. Ian - \ -rcat di>;urt~r 81
things. and. unfortunately. tn. change.
which h" brings a'vou: arr no; always
!or the better. Among ,hcs. yhaacvs,
some Of the most important. both n
their Immediate an IN their rcmo,.
results. arr those connected WITH IN.
destruction 81 the foT->t~ with which
large portions Of the rar;h. now COM
para,ivelv or entirely barr Il tres.
Wen once covered. A. population IN
erase. the need oi food suppl, r.
quir.> tha, forests shall give way Tor
agricultural purposes. and 4 certain
mount II destruction l., Therefore va
-Si;abie: bat NO one who !, familiar
With the process. 81 stripping ;hr hill.
and valleys Of their natural gro~,h Of
trees. which has b-"a going on with
an acC~,.ratIuy ratio ia tins country
during the past century. can d"uoi
that much If this has been Unnecessary
that ~ have been proIiSaii, wI>.,u.
our Inheritance. and that - /, hsh
tm" that steps Wcrr taken Ne, nul, -
prevent further unnecessary ir,iruc-
iinn. hu; also. hy >,-tcmatIy planting.
10 repair some 81 the damage Whi-n
has been already done. The ur.-~uc-
OF forests modiir, the climi,r IA Ih,.-
immediate vicinity. tending 20 proven:
extremes Of temperature. aud often If
moisture. And ia thu, mAuuer the, NAV
Affect the character aud seventh. "i tho
diseases Of \ particular l"- ui.. I!.v
protect from violent wind and -
som" extent. from malarai influences
Their influence upon temperature b, Ia
prrNrniw dc variations bvt~ ~-a das AMI
ni%ht. such a,occUr upon desert lni arri
plains, they -iorr heat during the das
and ~rv.i.atr Il SLOWLY a. nisIt Rat a. o.,
not only TO localities IN Jhrir Oau. im-
mediate v!Ciu 1. that for-I, Ar ln-
poTiaut. Their VS!u" /, perhaps even
greater To distant regions. the water
supply of which thcV rrgujat" and ON
troll This regulation /, Elected net -
much b. any great inilJ-ur~ r>vrt,i
by them upon The tu;a! amnuu; II
rainfall IN their ,Icinit,. oy hy any
effect which ihcs proiuc- upou Tao
total annual evaporation from the ,ur-
face which they coNcr.a a, II l. ~ tn" ftct
that The, tend Ia form. bI thrlr root.
the plants which flourish Iu their shade. .
and the collect on 81 deaf lray.-. rt".
- a -ort If huge spon:" which RETAINS
for = time the water falling upon 4.
AMI ai,crward gives II I'll GRADUALLY.
supplying springs and streams. la
,hi> way they tend To- prevent greet
variations in the size Of trram> How
ius from them. AMI thus To aver,
l,od, and droughis; they are the reg
ula,orS of the water suppl. Of di,:tn;
places wing at lower levels in a.,
drain,gr ara, in which they flourish
Ia view Of these facts. il II evidently
important, tina, tho>, parts IF the coun-
try whcr. culture il either impossible
or Improbable shall h. irN otri II
ir.-s. that y wa,chful ear" should be-
exercised over these regions &" prevent
unnecessary aud useless destruction al
the timber bs fires. etc. sad that the
systematic planting 81 irce- &" rrp3ac"
those taken for manufacturing puT-
poses should IL, encouraged - far -
possible. Ihi, planting II tree. mu-:
in fac, hccom" in TIN, country = com
mcrCial n.c.>,i,y at u" N"r. distant
day. for The prC". oi ,h.' lumber
needed for our hou---. furniture ani
the transportation ii good, Nil h"i"r"
long. rise To such = point - ." make
tree %cultur" 4 profitable anil essential
branch Of industry Sdss.Ir1 EH
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