

INTRODUCTORY. 



THE PUBLISHERS, in presenting this work to the Public, feel confident 

 that their endeavor will meet the wants of a large number of people, both on 

 the Pacific Coast and abroad. 



The visitor in the heart of the Redwood belt invariably departs there- 

 from with a desire that he may take with him something suggestive of its 

 grandeur and beauty. Without relying upon his memory or his descriptive 

 faculty, for imparting to others what methods are employed in the felling, 

 logging, and transporting of these monster trees to sawmills, as well as the 

 equally giant proportions of the machinery used in reducing them into building 

 material, the visitor finds in this work, at least, memoranda of unquestioned 

 truthfulness. 



Photographic views of Redwood trees, logs, booms and logging trains 

 have been taken before to a limited extent. These, however, were mounted 

 separately upon heavy cardboard, and liable to be appropriated by "admiring 

 friends." 



The Publishers believe no one ever before attempted the photographing 

 of the "Evans, Third Saw" really, four saws. The light in mills for this work 

 is poor at best, and a perfect view is impossible to obtain, but one sufficient 

 to give the stranger an idea of the method of operation is presented. 



The almost constant fog that hangs over the Redwood belt makes it 

 difficult also to obtain good views of the forests and logging camps. 



DR. KELLOGG, of the CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, and author of 

 "Forest Trees of California" has, by special request, written an article for this 

 work of an historical character, showing the relationship of the Redwood to 

 the Mammoth trees and others of the cedar genus. An article on the Red- 

 wood so complete in detail has never before been published. 



