LKTTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



BUREAU OF FORESTRY, 

 Wa*Jun</1<m, J). ('., Ajyril%3, 1904. 



SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a report entitled "The 

 Timber of the Edwards Plateau of Texas; Its Relation to Climate, 

 Water Suppl\ r , and Soil," by William L. Bray, collaborator in the 

 Bureau of Forestry, and to recommend its publication as Bulletin 

 No. 4!) of the Bureau of Forestry. 



The map and five plates which accompany the report are necessary 

 for its proper illustration. 



Very respectfully, GIFFORD PINCHOT, 



Forester. 

 Hon. JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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