Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-09-04

4 Piea sos the nsdwso1s % CalifOsnas--
Aavsss 70 tho LunsbsymsD.
We have one timber sAat should b
cared for. We can rs,nsmber when
black walnut vas hacked do=a 70 busn
q oordwood. Aftsr TIE groves OF thai
txes had been slaughtered TO ny pork
came a time that Il was 10 valuable that
IN individual tree was worth from 800
70 $500. II Is sliced into yeneers, and is
20 priced by the furniture trade that the
process Of replanting II : going on n Ne
certainty that lands used IN thaa way are
an investment exceeding IN value
lopg-rlnning government bond.
The people d the east ere Just learn
ing the value q our redwoods. The
stamps and roots and trunks furnish
sons OF the finest vsnssring material
that 10 produced by any North American
tree. The time Is coming whom men
VII make forsunss Quazsying out its
stunpa, insearsh Of Ne charming curis
which are 70 ornament the work Of tbs
cabinet-maksz. But besides This, the
body lumber Of . redwood 10 Of great
beauty. Polished and vanished, as an
inside finish It Is scarcely inferior TO rose
wood In richness. and for use IN furni!
tuse-frarnes Il very nearly Seproduees tie
beauty and durability OF mahogany, with
the additional advantage Of being much
lighter, and, therefore, aasisr 70 handle.
The great sedwood region OK Humboldt
county and vicinity has NOE been opened
long by the fumbsrmsn. II In tie
ground beneath 1t there were gold D.
posits Of richness averaging with osx
known mines, Jet it would We safe 70 cay
mat there . gpeatss wealth IN tAis
1Daber. Il = % free IN working that
there h NO sss tor which wood il sought
Ehat It may not serve. Its durability h
exposed situations Is one Of It's marvals-
Z has been used extensively for posts,
pickets, and railsoad ties. Tho latter
purpose alone eals for : supply Of nearly
Loco 900 annually, equal 10 over y, Geo.
900 Of fest, board measure. In rscszt
axtiele In these columns on the Hawaii
reciprocity treaty we pointed out the in
tesests Of onr growing lumber trade With
those islands. One sawmil company n
Humboldt employ several ships in that
trade aloha, and besides that outlet the
redwood lumber goes to Central aad
South America.
We have no doubt that this noble red
wood tree i destined 10 go through the
came experiences as the black walnut,
and that In few pears its rich hints and
whorls win be prizsd In ell cabinet work
and be q valued feature In the inside fin
ish of houses. OF course . large per-
csntage Of the body timber win be util
lied in less noble ways. but such per
csntage will also receive additional
value by its association with the finer
parts Of the tree.
It is time for lumbermen TO begin oull
ing and saving for these delicate pur-
poses, for fashion once established in tbs
direction Of these uses viii call rapidly
for all that can be supplied. The FARM
era Of Indiana are tearing down their
worm fences built Of black-walnut rails,
and selling the seasoned sticks TO the
chairmaker for prices that win rsfsncs
their fields with pine and paint the
boards and leave margin Of profit On
the operation. It will nos be strange II
IN o few years the pickets and base d
many q redwood fence in this stats
should bring money to help pay Of tbs
mortgage on the land IL incloses. In ths
eastern lumber regions there is no such
alkaround tree as the redwood. It il
the superior OF black walnut for ever
use TO which that timber is put, and ha'
ewsry excellence which inheres IN wooG
besides. For all these reasons our coast
wise mountain slopes have treasure il
the redwood, which should make tn,
owners OF it very firm in their holding
and very conservative in Its use, Cor it il
yet to see its highest-priced days. Sal
Francisco Alta.