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ing the years 1901 and 1902. During these 

 summers no fire could ever have gained foothold 

 or made progress. Only by supposing a remark- 

 able reversion of climatic conditions and a "dry 

 spell" of unusual length can a forest fire in this 

 immediate region be explained. Some time was 

 spent in exploring the river side of the mountain 

 and in futile attem])ts to reach its summit. The 

 whole burnt over area is one inextricable tangle 

 of brambles and criss-crossed logs which make 

 progress up the slo]:)es extremely difficult and 

 dangerous. The j)rimeval aspect is here com- 

 pletely destroyed and the characteristic signs of 

 age are gone. 



'J1ie i,u"ocess of re-populati(jn is rapidly going 

 on, and in much the same fashion to be observed 

 in any burnt over region. In this waste the 

 predominating plants are: 



Riibus spcclcibilis Chamacncrion angustijoUiim 

 Riibiis parvijJonis EpUohiiiui i^hiiidulosum 

 Rub us ursiinis Galium trijloruni 



Seedlings of Picca sitchcnsis, Tsuga hetero- 

 pliylhi, and Thuja plicata are struggling for a 

 place in the tangle. 



