Timber Interests of the Pacific CoasK 03 



ber furniture, wardrobes, etc. The wood is of white color. Tho tree grows to 

 a height of over two hundred feet, with a diameter of six to seven feet. Tin- 

 hxmber is worth sixty dollars per thousand at the mills, at Portland, and on 

 Puget's Sound. 



Sitka Cedar— Capressus (Chamrecy paris) Nutkiensis. 



Prof. Collier found in limited growth at the base of Mt. Hood. This too. 

 is rare and valuable. It will be remembered Mr. Seward brought this vari- 

 ety of cedar home with him from Alaska, and had it worked into his library 

 furniture. 



Juniper — ^Juniperus occidentalis. 



Yew — Taxus brevifolia. 



Oaks. 



Live Oak— Quercus chrysolepsis. 



White Oak— Quercus garryana 



Black Oak — Quercus Kellogii. 



Chinquapin Oak — Castanopsis chrysophylla. 



Oaks of the Pacific slope, in value, will not compare favorably with those 



of other portions of the United States. The wood is brittle, and not so close 



grain. Trees grow spreading and of comparative low stature, rarely reaching 



from tifty to seventy feet, and short bodied. Used almost exclusively for fuel. 



Alder — Alnus rhomb ifulvt 



Is quite abundant, growing from eighty to ninety feet in height, with a di- 

 ameter of two to three and a half feet. The lumber is soft and light, resem- 

 bling very much the linden so abundant in many parts of tiic Eastern and 

 Middle States. It is used extensively in inside work in the manufacture of 

 furniture. 



Oregon Ash — Fraxinus Oregana. 



This is a strong, valuable variety of timber, found abundant in Oregon 

 and Washington: grows sixty to eighty feet in height, and two to three feet 

 in diameter. 



Large Leaved Maple— Acer macrophylluin, 



Is found m abundance and used for many jiurposes. The luinl.or made 

 from it is valuable. Some extraordinary line "bird's eye" and "curled." 

 used for veneers. It is used in all the towns and cities for shade and orna- 

 mental purposes. The leaf is large, deep green, near a fac simile in appear- 

 ance and shape of thr- hard mnple, making it highly valual)lc for latter 

 named use. 



Madrona — A rhidaa Menzicsii. 



A beautiful hard wood, taking a line polish. Grows from lifly t" -ixtv feet 

 in height, and three to four feet in diameter. 



