Postelsia 
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On 
ing the years root and 1oez. Durimesehesc 
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 attempts to reach its summit. The 
whole burnt over area is one inextricable tangle 
of brambles and criss-crossed logs which make 
progress up the slopes extremely difficult and 
dangerous... I'he primeval. aspect is here come 
pletely destroyed and the characteristic signs of 
age are gone. 
The process of re-population 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: 
Rubus spectabilis | Chamaenerion angustijolium 
Rubus parviflorus Epilobium glandulosum 
Rubus ursinus Galium trijlorum 
Seedlings of Picea sitchensis, Tsuga hetero- 
phylla, and Thuja plicata are struggling for a 
place in the tangle. 
