WHITE PINE. 



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wkolesale estimates difficult, and causes tlie opinions on pine sup- 

 plies to vary within suck wide limits. "Most men know little 

 about wkat tkeir neigkbors kave," and "tke man wkose pine sup- 

 ply is nearly at an end, and wko finds it difficult to buy more 

 stumpage tkinks tkat everybody skares kis trouble." Tkese 

 two statements, variously expressed, may be keard in many 

 places, are readily verified in every county and fully indicate 

 tke difficulty. 



Tke figures in tke following table represent tke residts of a 

 diligent and careful inquiry into tke present condition of sup- 

 plies. , It is believed tkat tkougk somewkat kigker tkan tkose of 

 tke majority of estimators tkey are still quite conservative in 

 tke aggregate and justly apportioned among tke several counties: 



STANDING PINE IN NORTH WISCONSIN. 



Million 

 County. feet B. M. 



Ashland 350 



Barron ISO 



Bayfield 3,000 



Burnett 200 



Chippewa 500 



Clark 200 



Doug-las 3,500 



Dunn 



Eau Claire* 

 Florence . . . 



Forest 



Iron 



Jackson . . . 

 Langlade . . 

 I/incoln 



25 

 50 

 150 

 500 

 400 

 100 

 150 

 250 



Million 

 County. feet B. M. 



Marathon 200 



Marinette 1, 500 



Oconto-j- 75 



Oneida 1,200 



Polk 240 



Portage 20 



Price 200 



Sawyert 2,000 



Shawano 300 



Taylor 300 



Vilas 1,500 



Washburn 350 



Wood 100 



Total 17,355 



Tke estimates kere given are not calculated but simply based 

 npon estimates of different men well informed witk regard to 

 certain parts; tkey were critically examined by comparing tkem 



* Canvassed only for its pine. 



t Probably too low, but left so in deference of good authority. 



X Believed to be 2,500 by good authority. 



