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FOREST PRODUCTS 



timber, except in the last-named state. These mines use wood prin- 

 cipally in the sawed timber form. 



The following table from Kellogg shows the quantity and cost of tim- 

 ber used in mines in 1905: 



The following table shows the kind and quantity of timber used in 

 the 5163 mines of this country, according to the figures compiled by Kel- 

 logg. Oak constitutes by far the most important species among the 

 hardwoods and the pines constitute about one-half of all of the softwoods. 



