Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-08-20
IN NAMES wrLpwoops.
Products of the Forests and Delights
of Camping There.


campers who flock along the lines OF the
rivers and chains OF lakes barely appre
ciate the magnitude OF this woodland
empire. II Is estimated that about 43
per cent. OF the whole area of the State II
composed o! wild woodlands, which are
apinoorporated,a and which represent an
approximate wealth OF at least 10000, 900.
In the silent recesses OF these woods
there are Wild animals and birds which
have never yet been hunted by the sports
man, and each year wonderful tales are
brought back by the woodsmen OF the
sights which they have discovered.
The Maine wildwoods furnish an mex
haustible supply OF timber TO the lumber
men, and probably nowhere else in this
country are the forest interests conserved
so well as In this State. So much has
been said about the denudation OF forests
and the ruthless destruction OF trees that
the impression still prevails that few lum-
bssmen pay any attention to the 2reserva-
ton OF the woods so long as they can rob
them OF all their available timber.
This is not even approximately true OF
the great spruce and pine woods OF Maine,
'e' eu'sI"s on NJ A"~
OF that State is judiciousiy aud carefully
done. Most of the valuable timberlands
have come under the control OF big lum-
DER ooupanies' anu ios .neit o"a i'''eie'''
they protect the young trees.
II ra1e'y thas one secs 'ns soa"s 'ie.s
CUT "o"h VI i"n'iiS'eu' a'u "saa
she supply Is iAeiy I" Seep w A"'s"
hiIety'
ihe "oou pup a"u paper nuns a'o
scaetereu al over TINS ms'he "oo''' a"o
'uss auueu iiihessu'"o'y " s"e
Vi 'oei STATES siuhoe' ieSooioes' De.o ---
s"e 'p'Pe'.'"i''a Desa" w "'e ."e
'iees 'o' MISUNDERSTANDING p"pe', d" ""s9 10y
saeip'"e '""s was So"s''e'su VI ""s P"A''0
uiar Fa'ue'
Indeed, all the early valuations OF the
sihhoer Janus Vi the o's'e Mete ''iaue upo"
tais unue's'snuihs' anu s"e au'"ori'ie
IN uyiuS 10 ao1uSs anu equahAe saiu"
lions ior .axa'ioh 'areiy heeoioeu anS
worm 70 tue sPfuee iores's' "e 'o""
shipS 'nhs aoounaeu !" pi"e s'e'' "e'o
the weai'nies'' out 'o-uay 'ne spruce
townships hs'e ooeouue 'he must '"ipo'''
she'
ihose VINO poIc"sSeu "'ooea MINUS w
those osSs reee'sea INC sptuee "oous
p'se'ie"'s "ee Vi eo''' ""1 W
are se''ns 'nenh as soou iouoa SUNNI W
sne papo' nnhAS'
Iaefs are eisn' .cou"'ies IN "ne" '"e
approximately near'y 'e" "'',iio" a''es "
FORESTS IL Is s''noS' i"'Po7'i''ei W ''"''
s2sc.'y NO" hi'o" e"eu w"
tains, nor nave many Oh tue o"ners o'
tne WOODS Known JUST NJ" "iue" '"'u
thsy possesseo' Inc curry mao ~
little OF Few hundred acres Oh "ooos'
more or less, ano "sh 'uy'nS 70"
Thousand acres mA"y t',he .ouno s" N,.--- :.
was nearer Twelve or h'teen enoa ssll.e
when they were resurSeyeo. w. ~
In the last rev years many OIL tnese WIN
"ooo'anus nave oeen surveyor osee "s
ana tine hgures thae nave nefetoiote pre-
vailed nave hao 10 DC All feaoIuS'eu' "a"
effort is now being maze 10 estimate pre'ts
correctly tine tolai snoukoi FOREST ishoS u
ths state ana II may oe#' nat WITHIN an
other year accurate snrseysl-wii DO Oh
record
The paper manufacturers nave .oeeh tne
most extensive. buyers Oh l"i'd 'shos
In Maine, ana they nave stimulated
desire Tor more accurate know'eoge eon-
corning this vast emp'reiwilherness' Inc
paper companies OBTAIN their information
entirely from praeticsi toresters ana
rangers VINO go INFO the WOODS ana
make estimstes according 10 science III
their own
The value OF the timber lanes na'ufA'S
| depends upon their relative proximity 10
the watercourses- tne' unusual NUMBER
OF streams In the Maine wooas MAKES IL
possible Tor the iumoerinen TO reach most
OF the great timber forests,i ana IN parts
wbicb n rats down the trees from the in
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