The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

perisnced iuneermsn 49,
sos new territory. TIA -. ~
49,. lssn' Wisconsin Ara ~ nrWs ;
sa tempting fields for ,s.s1 aesesA Il
$40 tas cities on the Graz, 0euu.
1pps1 mississippi valley 49, tad IL
81 1ae ~ooccutser's axe a,s = - ~
ens sux3lag saw. In aAour 80 - sssas =
pl0IeeFs IN this business $50. s.zat .; u
IS Faset sound and hy ts.s. Rv9
eetea possible the es,aA,s.a-leess ~
great suget sound ~sw,r,r,. Z -
porTsns or the Pacific eosr 20. ~ neE =.
lots n making poxxihss ~ kFeas ~
come. s1''ss u yssz5 !.
Logging reslly BEGAN IN -.
with the erection a. $40 eAsy ~
prior 10 tha; tine she rms sssris -
80 N.ea : very lirsted capsrssv =. =
. .nS ~ 80, - Aoana arace and rrcss.s. - -
s mn 1silleer coaid Be SUPPLIED /, - =
QuAntiiy oy the cradsst rnethoss sss.as'sss
years the voanrns Of cuisines. IA. = AR
rnarveiously and more mcdsra , .s
proved systems Of handlinr -. 80 n
troaaeed. Logs wsrs dear 80 ~ =
cnlehS shtnped 70 Callsorn,. n~s .a1ses
much a. SO per thousand. rhs s.. saSt =
soon began 70 DO their own ,ar,s,.s - rs
timber land In the nost sccsssss.. e.aysss
thsm. foeaA !
Primitive Lssgins MstA.1.
for years the only ,imes, an, =.
the water. whore the lcgS csu,A = -!
down rivers 10 tide wars 80 e
doomed, or run In chrfee. a, 49, ~
rectly 70 the shore Thas. hoxsr.. =
but little impression on the n ~ =. -
OF standing timber in the ststs rss.- 49,
ing So,oSo.eooooe feet Of tin,ber =, -. -
The moist, equahlc climate az ~ $50. =
extremely favorable 20 the rrovtA - - :
Der and its timber lands are erowa.s - -
trees ranging from two to e.xiaseer -, WI, q
diameter. from 100 to 400 feet IA he,-s. =,
rising from 50 TO 30 fee, wtsAa,, -. ! 49, ~
II Is no uncommon occurrence q -. -, !. =
feet of lumber from one axsra 80 9 y
feet is ordinary: IN some ,nstan cs. !. - ~
as lho,eoe feet have been obtained.
The vast extent Of the washlrsf,, a.
ests may De realised when Il b coar,asr.s
that the stumpase equals the conhires 3
tai of Michigan. Maine, Mianescsa NJ.
consin and Psnnsyivansa, or thai ~ -.
OF the principal lumber proauclns s,s -.
OF the South: the total timber area 4 ~
way. Sweden and Finiand. ana - - :
Russia and continental Europe.
The I.ocsl Conditions
Much OF the finest timber. hcxsys, y.
at a distance from tide water Or mas
streams suitable for floating. The cAar.s.
ter OF the ground Is hIny ana rourA !,
some localities where the hes, tsmber i
found and lumhermen Of late YEAR ~.
been forced In some instances 10 haiA =.
pensive logging roads 10 get Al n Al
though a drawback IN some respscts ~
difficulties are less than those that Nv,
TO be overcome by the Eastern iumh<rm.,
In the first place the price Of stumpass !,
much less and owing 70 The comperati,,
proximity of the mills the length a !.
haul is much shorter. The Longest hsa
does not compare for q moment VIA n,
Michigan or Minnesota haul. ana stumpae,
ranges from Is cents 20 $50. agslnst no.
g 10 SIS In the white pins states. Fr lac,
arc worth at the min from n 10 t1a-A,
first being common logs and tire latter I
TO lne-foot lengths. Cedar logs agv M,
slightly higher and spruce about the cana
Wages In the woods are about the can,
as In the white pine states.
The principal trees cut In the state an
the fir. red cedar. spruce. hemlech. cotton
wood and larch. and they rank In .mper
lance IN the order named. Alder. asA. a.,
and naples are found in the valley laass
while in Eastern Washington under rxts
cally different climatic conditions. yelas
or ''bun' Pima prevails and samarsek 1
also found In large quantities.
Magnitude Of the Industry.
Over go logging firms are engaged n gss
ting out timber in the forests OF the stases
furnishing employment to ICON employer
and paying them annually ct least A5lttI
IN wages. This includes. Of course. onl
those directly engaged In getting out III
logs, and when one takes into cona,dsfa
ton the number Of those indirectly "a
ployed the figures increase amazingly. ~
example. the repairs and improvements !.
machinery, the food. the materials end u
various necesssries Of q logging oer'
bring annually at least n.poM y n
manufacturers. merchants and bushes
men OF the state