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the spruces start under the pines. Toward the plains larch, aspen 

 and balsam with willow brush add meager variety to the few 

 species of the region." A. 



The following commissary figures were secured in a cord wood 

 camp at Gleed, Ariz. The labor is principally supplied by Mexi- 

 cans but there are usually a few Americans in camp. During the 

 month of June, 1910, the total payroll amounted to $1,039, o^* 

 of which $207.80 was paid in cash while the remainder was traded 

 out in the commissary. Eighty per cent, is considered to be a 

 fair average figure of the amount traded out at the commissary. 

 Since the price paid for chopping four- foot wood is rarely over 

 $1.00 per cord and the average cut per man is i^ to i^ cords per 

 day, the Mexican chopper rarely makes more than a living. 



LIST OF COMMISSARY PRICES. 



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