DISTKIBUTION OF AMERICAN FOEESTS 



these resources, and the assiduous ax 

 and the fire that follows in its train 

 have invaded even the most secluded 

 regions. The resulting barren spaces, 

 where they have not become cultivated 

 land, have either reverted to the young 

 white pine itself or have been trans- 

 formed into oak barrens and open 

 forests of broadleaf trees. Thus the 

 aspect of the region has been altered, 

 though many a limited spot may be 

 found in which the tall majesty of the 

 primeval forest still finds its full ex- 

 pression. 



Extending from southern 'New Eng- 

 land along the entire range of the 

 Appalachians, sloping toward the At- 

 lantic, and spreading far westward to 

 the Mississippi and beyond, the region 

 of the eastern broadleaf forests covers 

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