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timber, except in the last-named state. These mines use wood prin- 

 cipally in the sawed timber form. 



The following table from Kellogg shows the quantity and cost of tim- 

 ber used in mines in 1905: 



The following table shows the kind and quantity of timber used in 

 the 5163 mines of this country, according to the figures compiled by Kel- 

 logg. Oak constitutes by far the most important species among the 

 hardwoods and the pines constitute about one-half of all of the softwoods. 



Softwoods. 



Pine 



Fir 



Hemlock 



Spruce 



Mixed softwoods 



Total 



Hardwoods 



Oak 



Chestnut 



Beech 



Aspen 



Maple 



Ehn 



Hickory 



Poplar 



Mixed hardwoods 



Total 



Not specified 



Grand total 



Round Timber, 

 Cubic Feet, 



19,100,000 

 4,360,000 

 4,155,800 

 1,104,200 

 9,685,600 



38,504,600 



28,174,400 

 1,543,800 

 522,900 

 142,100 

 136,600 

 117,200 

 94,400 



54,915,500 



86,646,500 

 41,483,800 



i6s,S3S>9oo 



Sawed Timber, 

 Board-feet. 



96,602,000 

 78,772,000 

 60,802,000 

 5,403,000 

 32,166,000 



273,745,000 



58,693,000 



908,000 



1,597,000 



5,973,000 

 932,000 



475,000 

 60,333,000 



128,911,000 

 33,288,000 



435,944,000 



