were sections of the forests in this state in 1910, where the 

 sa\y-flies practically stripped off all the leaves. Because of 

 tlie. extreme droi'th, it helped the trees that year by prevent- 

 ing transpiration but the danger point has been reached now." 



Mr. Cox says there is no way to stop the ravages of the 

 flies except to import their enemy, a parasite found in Euro- 

 pean countries. 



One authority describes a larch saw-fly as a "hymenop- 

 terous insect belonging to the family tenthredinidae." An- 

 other ironically depicts it as a cross between a hornet and a 

 beaver. 



Gifford Pinchot, former chief forester of the federal gov- 

 ernment, cannot increase his taxes in the District of Co- 

 lumbia, though he wants to. Mr. Pinchot recently decided 

 his mansion had been under-assessed about $44,000 and pro- 

 posed to pay more taxes. The assessors, however, think their 

 figures are correct and declined Mr. Pinchot's money. 



Following a struggle lasting nearly three months, the drive 

 of logs from Red Lake has reached Crookston and the big 

 mill has arranged to get to work upon them. The drive is 

 estimated to be large enough to keep the mill busy till the 

 freeze next fall. 



To get the logs to the mill, floods five hours apart, were 

 obtained by raising the dam. across the Clearwater at Red 

 Lake Falls. A small army of drivers made the most of each 

 flood and kept the logs moving when the water came. The 

 government agent who took soundings in Red Lake, reports 

 a fall of ten inches below the unprecedented low stage reached 

 last fall, and unless there are unusual rains this fall or next 

 spring, a drive next year may not be attempted. It is esti- 

 mated that more than 30,000,000 feet are strung along the 

 shores between Red Lake and Crookston. 



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