Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-31

the hlgheS perfection OF the timber is
attained at attitudes OF from 5000 to
5000 feet and it comprises IS per cent
of the total forest. In the Stanislaus
and Lake Tahoe forest reserves of
California pinus ponderosa attains a
height of from $50 to $50 feet and is
from three to six feet in diameter,
reaching its highest perfection on lev
els of 5000 to 5000 feet. comprising 40
to so per cent of the aggregate timber
growth. In Arizona the altitude of
growth of this variety of white pine is
from 5000 to 5000 feet above sea level.
The better quality of timber EXISTS on
the higher levels.
The white pine timber comprised in
the American Lumber company's New
Mexican tract on the levels correspond
ing with the timber at Williams and
Flagstaff, Ariz., is of a corresponding
quality, but attains a larger growth
and a better quality on the higher lev
els, reaching to $500 feet above sea
level IN the north to a high altitude in
its southern line of growth. This,
however, is the history of all woods
naturally adapted to a temperate zone
and the same results may be seen in
the white pine timber growth of east
ern Tennessee and western North Car
DINA. where the white pine on the low
err levels is scrubbby and defective but
at attitudes of 1000 to 5000 feet at
tains a perfection almost equal to the
best white pine of Michigan.
The Logging Proposition.
AS a logging proposition the Ameri.
can Lumber company's timber property
is absolutely ideal. A railroad can be
constructed the main line of which
would penetrate the center of a ma
jority of the timber, on a surprisingly
easy grade. The engineering PROPOSE
ton is a very simple one and the en-
tire line would encounter less han a
mile of difficult road building, and that
would be in the small canyon of the
Cottonwood river. The sides of this
river are of a soft sandstone rock
which would present no serious diff
Guilty in the way of cost in railroad
building. 1t is doubtful If recourse
would be necessary to geared locomo-
tives in operating this logging road.
but, like the logging proposition at
Flagstaff. it could be handled with di-
rect connected engines.
The white pine timber forests of the
American Lumber company's tract lie
In mesas or gently undulating plateaus.
The timber is generally open forest.
absolutely free from underbrush of any
sort. Occasionally an arroyo or small
ravine Is encountered. but the depres-
sions are of such a slight character
that they would not interfere with the
hauling of a loaded truck across them.
The ground is generally covered
throughout the wooded area with
bunch grass The timber is of varying
density of growth, ranging all the way
from 5000 feet log scale TO the acre
down TO 1000 or 5000 feet. A typical
acre of timber growth under careful
measurement scaled 27,000 feet. A
well known Michigan cruiser some
years ago placed an average per acre
of 500 feet On forty-one sections of
the lower levels estimated by him. The
timber will average three and a half
logs to the tree, and the logs will III
from four to five to the thousand.
There are occasional areas entirely
free of timber, simply showing a great
meadow covered with bunch, gramma,
mesquite or buffalo grass. Perennial
springs arise at points in the higher
attitudes, and small rivulets force their
way down to the lower levels and in
many instances are lost in the desert.
Only one considerable stream of water
is found in the district, and that is the
Bluewater river. which has its source
In the springs of the higher attitudes
and courses its way down through the
Bluewater canyon. IN irrigating COM
pany has utilized this stream for max
ing a pond of water several miles in
length near Bluewater station, on the
Santa Fe railway. The Cottonwood
river, through whose canyon the Amer
lean Lumber company's logging road
would naturally pass, is he second
stream of Importance on the land.
The entire area is entirely dlsslmllar
from any other in the United States. 1t
is a vast grass covered park studded
with forest growth save for the occa-
sional open llanos or plains of grass
land. In point of natural beauty Cen
trial park of New York, Paramount park
of Philadelphia and Lincoln park OF
Chicago can offer no comparisons. II
would seem incredible that the hand OF
nature alone had produced this charm
ing array of splendid natural forest
and field in all its picturesque beauty,
On the whole, the aggregate OF timber
per acre on this tract is not so dense
as In the California forests, or the
original forests of Michigan and Wis
consin: still, il contains a vast guam
tity of valuable white pine timber
growth which offers exceptionally
cheap logging facilities. There is alb
solutely no swapping to do or wagon
roads 10 build. In fact after an expen-
diture of 800 On the property it would
be possible TO run an ordinary automo-
bile almost anywhere through the IN
tire district. From a logging stand
point the proposition is perfect. The
timber is practically a comprehensive
growth of pinus ponderosa. On an
occasional higher level in the forest
are narrow strips of sour land, which
sustain a growth of quaking aspen,
! The strip may be the width of an or.
binary city street and perhaps half a
mile in length, but on either side arises
again the growth of white pine. Other
than this aspen, the timber is absolute
ly a comprehensive growth of pinus
{, ponderosa, ave on the north side OF
the minor canyons of the upper slopes
is occasionally seen a giant red spruce.
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