CHESTNUT TREES GOING 



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DRAWING THE LUMBER OUT OF THE WOODS. 



Mecca, the expert collecting entomolo- Natural History of New York City. 



gists from the American Museum of The grove is rich in everything that is 



good from an inspirational and educa- 

 tional aspect, and everyone who has 

 known these beautiful woods will re- 

 gret the loss of the stately chestnut 

 trees that only a few years ago were 

 so thrifty. 



But the owner is doing the right 

 thing. He is removing them as speedily 

 and as skillfully as possible. This is 

 being done under the management of 

 Contractor Hawks, with his sub con- 

 tractor Bailey, of the portable sawmill. 

 While the saw mill has been in action 

 hundreds of visitors have been at- 

 tracted to the place because here log- 

 ging has been carried on in as pictur- 

 esque and as skilled a manner as it is 

 in the primitive forests of northern 

 New England. One can hardly realize 

 in looking at the accompanying illus- 

 trations that these scenes are only a 

 short distance from modern residences, 

 a railroad and a trolley car track. 



SOON THE CHESTNUT BLOOM WILL BE 

 RARER THAN THE RAREST ORCHIDS. 



Photographs by courtesy of The Guide to 



Nature. 



TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES. 



Twenty-five miles of telephone lines have been constructed this spring by the Coeur" 

 d'Alene Timber Protective Association, and an additional 25 miles will be constructed before 

 the fire danger season is at its height. 



