Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-06

and around Kalispell viii not exceed
Sc per thousand. stumpage included.
A great part of the head of the North
Fork of Flathead river was swept by
a fire which destroyed at least IS
million feet Of timber. To remoVe
this timber involves q long stream
drive ana considerable stream i'm
provement, since the river has never
been driven. Big creek, a tributary
Of the North Fork, contains approx
imately 40 million feet broad measure
of fire-killed tamarack, spruce, red
fir n cedar, which is much more
accessible than the burned timber at
the head of the river. Its removal
would likewise involve river driving
and river improvement, although
government officials maintain that
the North Fork can be driven with
very little improvement. The South
fork OF the Flatbead river in the
Flathead forest was the seat OF nu-
merous large fires. each of which
burned q large quantity Of timber.
The logging OF this timber is be-
lieved to be practicable, since the
South Fork is a large stream and can
be driven with a small expenditure
for stream Improvement. on the
South Fork of Two Medicine creek
In the Lewis & Clark national forest.
$4,000, 600 feet of timber was burned
over. This timber is largely spruce.
lodgepole pine and Douglas fir, and
can be logged and driven to a point
within three-fourths of a mile of the
Great Northern railroad. Scattered
along the Great Northern railroad be-
tween Midvale and Boomers Ferry are
numerous small burns. containing tie
timber sufficient to furnish the rail-
road with not less than 500, 600 ties.
"A fire front fifty miles in width
sweeping westward under a terrific
wind" was the description of the for
est fire which spread etrror along the
Clarks Fork river between Thompson
and Lake Pend Oreille, and which de-
stroyed millions of feet Of timber
along the river and its tributaries.
T~hirty-five million feet Of white pine
saw timber and 20 thousand fir and
tamarack railroad ties We're fire-lill-
ed on Bull river. The removal Of
this timber involves "a haul of from
two to eight miles 10 the Northern Pa
cific railroad and the Clarks Work
river. In Swamp creek the fire left
100 thousand fir and tamarack rail
road ties. This timber, however. can
be easily removed by building three
miles Of wagon road. on Nermillion
river 200 million feet OF western white
pine saw timber is fire-killed. Al
though Nermiliion river has never
been driven, the supervisor estimates
that IL can be made drivable by the
small expenditure Of $1,000 for stream
improvements. In addition "a the
timber mentioned. there is in scatter
ed bodies in the cabinet forest APP
p~roXimately so million feet OF access
sible white pine, tamarack and red
fir saw timber and about $50 thou
tamarack and red fir railroad
ties. This country Is now being map
ped and estimated by government
cruisers. and definite Information as
TO its fire-killed timber can be obtain
ed from the district forester at Mis-
sOula. Mont.
II desired. the forest service is fur
nishing men thoroughly acquainted
with n country 20 accompany any
or persons Interested IN maxi
ing personal examinations OF timber.
In case a personal examination is not
convenient. detailed Information s. bee
sent out pom request as 10 the
timber which IL desires to
sell.