Spruce Trcos, PJi»ntccl 



The above photograj)!! illustrates the 

 work of birds, which have brought seed 

 of spruce trees and deposited it on top 

 of a high-cut redwood stump. The young 

 spruce are now several years' growth, 

 their roots penetrating the wood of the 

 stump. As this is twelve feet high, there 

 is no possibility of the roots having auv 

 connection with the soil. There are a 

 score of these spruces upon this stump. 



The stump is an illustration of the 

 waste of timber owners in the redwood 

 and fir forests of the Pacific coast. 



FOREST RESERVES. 



There is great activitv among tho op- 

 ponents of government eontrol of the re- 

 maining bodies of timber and its protec- 

 tion from fires and spoliation and the 

 perpetuation of sueli forests as only the 

 National government can do. The cat- 

 tlemen of Wyoming ai'e specially de'c"*- 



hy Biivls, on Mi<ih=(Ait 

 Stiiiup. 



mined that tlii' limhcr of that State shall 

 be open for pasturage for their herds, 

 iiiiil dire ])()litical results are threatened 

 if the President does not comply with 

 their demands. 



A correspondent of the Sacramento, 

 Cal., Bee writes an article in opposition 

 to the creation of a reserve in Nevada 

 county, as follows: 



"The choicest of Nevada county's tim- 

 ber belt is either already cut over or 

 owned by the raibvtad company or per- 

 sons interested in the lumber business. 

 The railroad company pays taxes on over 

 lis. ()()() acres and lumbering interests 

 eonti'ol more tiian .")(), (100 acres of good 

 timber here. .More than 200.000 acres 

 of tind)er land, assessed at from $1 to $5, 

 are producing a constant revenue to the 

 (ounty treasury. 



"Two million dollars has been invest- 

 ed at Overton, $1,000,000 at the i)aper 



