294 TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. [CH. xxxvi. 



looking to the superior manufacture of the Oregon spars, 

 the actual difference in cost is very small indeed. 



For the square timber and planks, which are brought 

 as stowage goods with the spars, no quotations are 

 given, and, in a general way, they must always be 

 ruled by the market price for Canadian and Baltic square 

 Fir timber. 



The clean appearance and straightness of the Oregon 

 Fir timber are quite sufficient to recommend it for many 

 purposes in carpentry, and it certainly may be used with 

 advantage in both naval and civil architecture, in lieu of 

 the more well-known Firs. The specific gravity of this 

 wood, when seasoned, is about 605. 



