Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-10-23
NEW SPECIES OF PINE.

A. J. Johnson, agent for the Forestry
Department, is in the city again. For
the past two months he has been roam
ing the country from California to
British Columbia. He has not stayed
long in any one place, and has been
looking to see in what localities the
forest trees are bearing the best crops.
with view of collecting seeds, prinoi-
pally of the coniferae. He has also
collected small specimens of different
varieties of conifers, to be used for
miniature forestry exhibit to be made
by the Forestry Department. at the
Atlanta Exposition. Something over
hundred specimens of the different
varieties have been collected. He finds
certain varieties Of coniferous trees
loaded with cones along the switch
back of the Great Northern. The ex-
treme cold and large fall of snow in
the southern part Of the State. especial
ly on the south slope of the Siskiyous.
has caused the trees there to bear but
very few cones this year, while the
large Drop in the northern sections Is
owing to the milder winter there.
Mr. johnson has spent considerable
time studying up now variety of pine
found in Cow Creek Canyon. and has
forwarded specimens of its wood. bark.
pitch, cones. foliage, etc. to the depart
ment to have the tree thoroughly iden-
titled. There is quite an extensive
forest of this pine. The appearance
of the tree is very Ornamental on ac-
count Of foliage, the leaves being from
foot to fifteen inches in length, and
the cones are of immense size. They
are not quite SO long as the cones Of
the sugar pine, but much larger
around and rough The tree promises
to be of commercial value, as it
abounds in pitch, which has a strong
orange odor, and, it is probable, will
yield much turpentine. The wood is
very strong. tough and fibrous. When
split, which can only be done with
great difficulty, it hangs together in
strings. 1t is supposed to be Pinus
Jefferii, species known in California,
but not heretofore known in Oregon.
The trees are of a somewhat smaller
growth than the yellow pine. and aver
age from two to three feet in diameter.
This is the eleventh species of pine
found in Oregon. On account of it's
long foliage and ornamental appearance
it will probably be in great demand for
parks and landscape gardening.
In exploring around Mount Adams,
under glacier, at an elevation of
5000 feet, growing among the lava and
moraine, MI. johnson found several
patches of bush cranberries, which was
quite surprise, to him, as he had not
before known that the cranberry flower
fourished at such an altitude, and
within hundred yards of eternal ice.
He found on several occasions, while
on the mountain for a week. patches
of red snow, but has been unable to
preserve it.
Mr.. johnson leaves this morning for
Baker City and the Blue Mountains
to collect specimens of the forest pro-
ducts of that section for the Portland
Exposition. He has been over that re-
gion before and knows about where to
go to find what he wants. He will
visit every part of the State, and will
collect for the exposition specimens
of every variety of wood grown in
this State, forming one Of the most ex-
tensive, comprehensive and Obstructive
forestry exhibits ever collected in the
State. Portland Oregonian.