The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05
FOURTEENTH PAPER.
Compiled for tho Post-Intelligeucer by
Prof. Edmond S Meany.

CompleG Tor tho PoSt-InteiNgeucer by
Prof Edmond S Meany.
This article viii conclude the series |
have prepared under the above caption.
II is clear 10 the readers who have follow
al the articles that have preceded this one
that tie past year has been Il remarkable
enc for the amount of work done in the
fields Of natural history, 50 far as this
state is concerned. Nd former PEI ,0d of
like length can equal this record, and yet
the whole was rot told. There IS no doubt
that some OF the work in this line has been
overlooked. l tried II compile al the IN
formation possible. but ! feel sire that
much more could have been Obtained II
the workers were known. Henry Landes,
professor Of geology and nlne.Glogy in
the University Of Washington. has made
some valuable and Interesting explorations
in various parts Of the state. but ne IS not
yet ready 10 publish the results o. his re-
searches. Brooks Randolph. Of the Young
Na.uraiists' Society. has made fine prog
rcss with his work on the fresh-water and
land shells OF this region. Several new
species have been discovered by lin. and
some OF them are named ir his noucr hat
he has gone 10 the klondike and ! had no
way Of learning the details Of his work.
Mrs. Oncy. OF Spokane has done a great
anoun; Of good work on the shells Of that
section but / know OF Il only in general
way. When I started this series | sup
posed that three or four articles would
complete 1t, but the subject has grown be
yond my expectations, and now / close
with a sense Of incompletcUess. However.
l trust this Interesting and valuable re-
search work may 20 oH increasing in vol
urne ana Importance. for from such work
flow many advantages for the locality
in which 1t Is done
Among Our Native Trees.
Of .fEse1
tn closing thIs ser.es q articles 10 refer
10 matters cf natural history which have
occupied my own attention. When four
teen years Of age I joined with other Seat
tie boys "a the Organization of the Young
Nasuraiists' Society and for twenty years
SO have maintained oar organization, DC
.ng some good, reaptne muca knowledge
and obtaining pleasure absolutely unknown
10 Young naoH whose minds have never
been turned to 81 critical study Of the
wonders IL nature Thus Il young natural
5st S. sure % he deep3F interested su AL
matters pertaining u the growth OF nat
uta3 history ku9WIcdre f}ut each one is
sure 70 develop some speciality, IS 1, il
Impossible FER any ore 10 cover fho Nelas
commonly .HelUded in the general subject
az natura! history. Tho branch that has
claimed my especial e.feauon pertains 20
oar trees ard IS called forestry. This IS
= vas, subject .u which Z; IS rs easy < mat
ter for ons "a josa himself a. IN
ans of The other branches vt nsfu~e study.
Besides learning about Ehe trees. their
lages. ths.v distribution and habits, one
finds b 2 seq studs lrr tee trees n.i SA bor-
ing p,auts. the animals shat feed upon
their fYvits or 70. age ara other en- mics
that Try to destroy tse monayeas 81 ,he
forest Thea there are rur orylcss lr )5-
ianla connected WIKI the forests crop ana
SIS repIeuishmeut