DOUGLAS FIE, WHITE PINE AND EED PINE. 



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Table I. 



TRANSVERSE STRENGTH OF DOUGLAS FIR. 



Date of test. 



May, 1893 1 



Nov., 



1893 1 



"{ 

 •■{ 



District where grown. 



Coast section of British 

 Columljia 



(f 



if 



(I 



Between Vancouver anii 



New Westminster. . . 

 120 miles north and west 



of Vancouver 



Between Vancouver and 



New Westminster. . . 

 120 miles north and west 



of Vancouver 



Port Grey 



(I 



Near Hope 



Port Grey 



Spuzzum 



Kamloops Lake 



Dimensions. 



n. 



9è" 



141" 

 14" 



14i" 



15" 



B. 



L. 



X 69' 



XO 



9J" X.5" X 69 



6" x5||" X 69 



6i" x6" X 69 



5i" x5J" X 09 



Ui" X 9" X 204 



xO" xl9S" 



x6" x204 



x81i" ''204 



x6J" xl98 

 15i|/' x7i" xl62" 

 16-2" X 7-75" X 132 

 15 6.5" x8-2"xl44 

 14-35" xS-78"x 186 



Remarks. 



Longitudinal shear. 

 Failed on tension side. 

 Longitudinal sliear. 

 Failed on tension side. 

 Failed on tension side. 



Failed on tension side. 



J Cross-grain, causing 

 \ cross fracture. 

 ( Crippled on compres- 

 \ sion side. 



Failed on tension side. 



Longitudinal shear. 



/ Crippled on compres- 



\ sion side. 



/ Old timber 9 years 



1. in service. 



f Old timber 6i years 



l in service. 



/ Old timber 11 years 



\ in service. 



J Old timber 8 years 



\ in service. 



Table II. 



TRANSVERSE STRENGTH OF WHITE PINE. 



Date of test. 



District where grown. 



Dimensions. 



D. B. L. 



March, 1894. |Pembroke, O j 15//' x9t" ^l-"^0' 



' 15|" x9|" xl50' 



" ' 1.5" x9iio" xl86" 



Feb., 1894. Gatineau Valley 18" x9" x288 



IS" x9" 



Petlewawa District 18" x9" 



March, 1894. 

 Dec, 1893. 



18" x9" 



15-12" X 9" 

 14-85" X 9" 



x288" 



x288 



x288 



xl92" 



xl92 



. 15' 



x 9-05" X 180' 



^ ^ *â CD 





ta^ 



41-07 

 37-24 

 33.64 

 37-25 

 34.78 



28-3 

 27 ■ 70 

 28-25 



3937 

 48S6 

 4370 

 2993 

 3555 

 3815 

 3681 

 3151 

 3533 

 2437 



o 



a *^ 

 .£'3 .; 

 "-— W 



aS 

 o a> 

 U 



1,156,102 



1,184,240 



t, 184,240 



590,735 



910,000 

 868,532 

 969,500 

 928,200 



Remarks. 



f Old timber 8 years in 

 (. service. 



f Old timber 8 years in 

 service. 



■7.)i r;-i / Old timber 8 vears in 

 ^-^'°'- I service. ' 



