The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-19
BIOLOGICAL Survey WORK
Much Is Now Being Done in the
STATE Of Washington.
rs PURPOSES AND VALUES.
Abest Two-Thfrds of the survey
work In the Cascade Range Has
Been Compieted-A Portion OF the
Dasa Will he Published This win
ter-ToposraphicsI Maps VIII Ne
Il Issued-work In the Timber Area.


3 within the present year the United
States geological survey department has
been doing an immense amount OF work
n the state OF Washington, the impor-
lance OF which is great. and OF which
little IL heard or said. The work is in
charge OF those who go about It quietly
and little Is known Of II except by = few
experts who depend largely on the re-
sdt TO furnish data in connection with
their schemes, TO obtain which individ-
uaily would cost thousands OF dollars and
make impossible many OF the engineering
and development enterprises locating at
various points in the state.
II II three years since work OF this
character has been performed in Washing
tnn and owing to the vast amount OF
settlement and the opening up ana clear
s1n9 away or vast areas the conditions that
existed then In many sections do not
obtain now Therefore, to gain accurate
knowledge Of the mineral and timber re-
sources or tho state and to secure a cor
xectsd typographical map OF the entire
Mrritory within the boundary lines OF
Washington. the government has put a
corps of scientists In the field and these
hhve been AT work since May l. por-
lion Of their work has been completed
qnd few or those who have had charge
1sft yesterday for Washington. ID. c., to
Dfcpare matter soon TO be issued in
tpecial papers.
Tho work to now be continued VIII be
N charge OF Bailey Vi,lis asss.tant ~
fRa director IN geolosv a. Washsnrton
b c. ana his hrothrrI z, v,ll,. Tha
mineral Investigations, at present to be
j. IN chasse o. spurs as a,,hor WI, ~
h that section ~ coyorado and 4" vhn ,n has
also done Important WORK for The gnverr'
r1ent N Ainska I, ems M. Snrss v,,,o
rAde tho ART renort 81 ~. 49,. W.
and Rriar creet distrscts IN teae ~. has
ciro had rh q rrs ~ ~ $500. ~ 80 ~ nv. uns
nng mao 70 ch ma o. ne second exploration
hs.aydous trin ~ o,sr ! 40 .,at,,s a.. aasa
canoes and for a nort,on ~ gh,rh ais.
tsnre n was rerc.sarv ~ carry ~. ~
noes over 4 snou,- ~ y,.sA si.vatts,, 80 sc.
I'm feat Thns. g1ns,. vrsvauon r, .. over
fhe Rnir,ier- f;rang Last n,wh, ma tnt,ev
VIII proceed ~ the a,stptrt. ~ whtck
their work viii BE- prosecmted' "o"
TsDoGraphicsi MnD Work.
While tho work 10 be done IL ali labo-
fious. probably the most unpleasant IL
that Of making a Typographical map OF
parts OF the surfass of the land. the
present and possible roadways. the rivers
Pnd streams and marking by small
black black, dot the location Of every house Or
designated by miniature plat. Beside
This information, when completed the man
viii show by variei colored areas the
tinherless sectisa. the land naturally tim
burnt areas not restscking' on the for
est areas IL shown virgin timber not mer-
chantanle, merch ntabic timber, cut
Ing.
The last Typographical map OF the for
eSS conditions Of fhe Seattle quadrangle
Eas surveyed In 1897. II was bounded on
n VA hxr A. ir14a vix
east and west from beyond vashon is
land 70 beyond squak mountain. On the
east the line ran from point south OF
Elnak mountain north 10 point beyond
" WILDLY Island and south TO the point
o. neginnlng, neyond Nashon island
inc iano csassinchtion sheet shows
tne srsA o. THIS district as - square
niles. ot which ~ square miles II oe-
Snplea py PUGET sound. It's arms. by
Wesnington ana Sammamisn lakes and
.ue' small oouies ot WAFER TIC lana
ss ~ 80 square miles. lt shows the
<s..nssso'e sixe ana uusnty which. as de-
nncu oy the Pihsuce IN Washington. m
Ss"nea wees having putt diameter. of
inenos or more. with q length below
GAnenes or az least " teet II shows.
susnsfmeIc, tao portion OF the quad
~nsse wniNn nhs oeen cur over or cuHed
~ .h,. suposr or e'safIns ana fne area
~Msh mas oeen burned. As - seen,
most. z not all OF These areas have.
smoc .hc sutuhe ana bhfning, com
t"snee9 70 become feforested. The areas
h,uurMiy oeSoid OF torcsts are also In
n'va,eo,
., uas ,sno area was Formerly covered
Nnh Forests OF understandable timber.
WE the exception OF some 20 square
sm'fs oi swamp lands ~ the valley OF
SSn."1tnlaa tiver ana ~ the mead OF FL
wv nsy Near seattle. which were ma
,a.aay without forests. or this tim
s ssa area oi 80 square miles, there
~. Msse eesn cn, or culied Tor iumser, or
square mles ana ;hsys bsvs ~,
burned " square miles. Thus. since set
Sement began In this region the timber
mas been destroyed on an area OF $40
eqnare miles, or two-thirds OF the area
Formerly forested, leaving only lis square
miles In nierchantabic forests. On most
cf the land thus denuded timber Is grow,
Ms again, so that the wooded area in-
eipsiing ali land on which wood 4 grow.
hs. comprises not less than AS square
mica or Ns Per cent. OF the entire land
Area. The areas not wooded consist az
those naturally without forests the sitex
and suburbs Of the towns and cities
ead the numerous ttttle farms scattered
ever the ouadrangls
Ths area cnvrrga with marrbantah,.
tsmber a. sa,ip,a,e., a. contain 1 ~ "a ~
f.at 4, 49, y, !. ~ e-.t. !. -,