THE FOREST PRODUCTS OF COSTA RICA 



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LUMBERING IN COSTA RICA 



In a country famed for its precious woods, it is interesting to note some of the methods employed in lumbering and marketing this resource. The 

 first picture shows the native cocobolo logs peeled, and the second fustic logs, piled on the river bank for checking and measuring up, while the third 

 and fourth show native timbers in process of shipment from Puntarenas, the only Pacific Coast port in Costa Rica, and a raft alongside the steamer. 

 After felling and squaring, loading is done by hand and hauling, which is most difficult owing to the rough and hilly country, is accomplished by 

 the employment of oxen. In the last picture is seen a raft of logs, landed at Puntarenas. 



