The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
FIRE KILLED TIMBER.
Pskes Peak Forest Reserve Furnishes
 Valuable Material.

Valuable Waterfall
 Although it has been known tor number of years that fire-k Killed ttm- Der has a considerable value in Tail- road and mining operations In Colo rado, it has been bought out only res wide number of uses are open for this timber, and that in certain respects It has actual advantages over green
 These facts are deduced from q study of conditions on the Pikes Peak For est Reserve. where the ravages of fire have been particularly widespread ana burned timber is the only kind avail able at a particular point, for example. in proximity to a mine or spur raii- road. so for fimbers dI ana I ties the sr aeaa fifteen years at Palmer Lake, seven years at Florissant for railroad ties and longer than this for mine tim. used for boards and has proved ex- cellent In May, 1905, there was sale for telephone poles. The species used are red fir, yellow anS PaSe blss l0essPOls spfaes thass the Ppnss red fir. and Englennann spruce fur nish the bulk of the material Time no great difference in the value of the wood, except that when serious check ing results 1t loses 1t. value for box purposes. The timber used has been
 burned all the way from three to fii-
 The amount of this timber. which has been used Is very considerable.
 serve % for box boards and one for teic- phone poles, but the three main uses continue to be for mine timbers. rail- road ties. and nrewood: . then yellow pine, Timber pine. and range pine. White pine has been ob-
 tected to because of its lack of dura-
 Dissg DIses: Dgt At 'assn coio DurneS timber of all kinds is made into ties, some of the material having heen burned fifty years ago. It Is asserted and in many cases lonaef. On, the Cripple Creek short line; they were more satisfactory than green pine ties from Texas. IF Dry ties a hold not o spine to the wood so seriously as 1t does in the case of green tie. EnRiemann spruce is as good as other species as but 1t decays much quicker ana so
 ment.
 boxes by the Denver Crate and Box Company in February. 1903. the spe. cies used being Engleman spruce and lodgepole. pine, with some red fir and timber pine; The The material used nsr sa {, to four years. The Engfemann spruce
 was excellent, and the lodgepole pine
 also gave good results. The fro | the pine so that 1t could be used for | packing crackers and biscuits Also, | on account of the perfect Seasoning the boxes remained tight when put up and therefore sold better than green | boxes.
 For mine timbers all species are
 used if of the reauisite size. Dry
 iSsr ahtness %faSiitg ana steess ol 1li | principally due to its better season | ing.
 | For many purposes fire-killed tim | ber should be preferred to green tim | her because 1t is so well seasoned. | This seasoning makes 1t more durable | than green timber. and also makes ii | lighter so that it's cost of transpor- | tation is appreciably less, and it is | therefore available, not only for nu- | merous local uses. but for shipping | long distances. Actual experience | with the fire-killed timber proves | that It's utilization should he souras | of profit to the reserve.