421 



with the exception of a few small prairie tracts, was originally heavily tim- 

 bered, but the timber is now more than half logged. 



Area of timbered and other lands in Mason county, Washington. 



Total area 996 square miles 



Present merchantable timber area 395 square miles 



Logged area 493 square miles 



Naturally barren area 6 square miles 



Burned area 112 square miles 



Estimate of timber in Mason county, Washington. 1 



Fir 2,055,648 M. feet B. M. 



Spruce 492 M. feet B. M. 



Cedar 25,970 M. feet B. M. 



Hemlock 8,955 M. feet B. M. 



Total 2,091,065 M. feet B. M. 



Average per acre of timbered land, 5,600 feet B. M. 



Chehalis County. 



This county borders upon the Pacific Ocean, and on the north extends 

 far up into the Olympic Mountains. The mountainous part is high and 

 rugged and contains but little merchantable timber, and in other parts there 

 are numerous prairie tracts. Barring these areas, the county was originally 

 heavily forested, mainly with fir in the interior and with spruce and cedar 

 upon the coast. There have been but few fires in this county and the burned 

 area is trifling. The county, however, lies in the Grays Harbor lumber 

 district and an approximate third of it has been denuded of its forests. 



Area of timbered and other lands in Chehalis county, Washington. 



Total area 2.104 square miles 



Present merchantable timber area 1,000 square miles 



Logged area 831 square miles 



Naturally bare area 47 square miles 



Burned area 236 square miles 



4 After Gannett. Loc. cit., p. 28. It is well to add that under the present close 

 cruising of timber, however, .Mr. Gannett's figures should be multiplied by 3. 



