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with Trees. — Evil Results of Forest Destruction in Santa Cruz. — 
The Serious Results of Forest Destruction to Manufacturing Indus- 
tries. —The Tree-planting of Lower Egypt and Consequent Rain- 
fall.—Moisture Distribution of Kansas and Nebraska, to What Due. 
—The Agricultural Benefits Derived from Tree-planting in Aus- 
tralia. —The Australian Desert’s Reclamation Possible. — The De- 
struction of Forest-lands for Agricultural Purposes in the United 
States. — Decrease of Lumber Supply and its Increasing Value. — 
Precautionary Measures Discussed............005 seeeeee Page 11 
CHAPTER IV. 
DANGER OF TIMBER FAMINE. 
Convincing Proofs of the Approach of a Timber Famine.—Manufac- 
ture of Charcoal in New England, and Quantities of Wood An- 
nually Consumed thereby. — The Destruction of Forests on the 
Tittabawassee and Cass Rivers Illustrated. —The Immensity of For- 
est Destruction in Nevada.—A Prediction of Nevada’s Future.. 17 
CHAPTER V. 
DESTROYING THE REDWOOD. 
A Description of the Redwood Forests.—Lumbering Operations in the 
Redwood Forests in Detail_—The Advantages of Skilled Axemen 
in Lumbering Operations.—The Axeman’s Efficiency in Time of 
War.—The Mill Machinery, of What Consisting.—Process of Pre- 
paring the Timber.—Immense- sized Trees. — Average Yield of 
Sawed Stuff per Acre.—The Forest Soil Described. — Depth of 
Root of the Redwood-tree, to What Due.—A Reasonable Expla- 
nation.—Great Age of the Redwood-tree.—Manner of Growth and 
General Appearance.—Experiences of the Log Camp.—Redwood 
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CHAPTER VI. 
FAMOUS TREES OF THE WORLD. 
The Forest World and Human Life Compared.—Remarkable-sized 
Trees, Where Found.—The Largest and Oldest Specimens in the 
World.—Adanson’s Experience of the Age of Trees.—‘‘ The Afri- 
can Baobab,” ‘‘ Californian Pine,” ‘‘ American Cypress,” ‘The 
Tree Shelter of Cortez,” ** The Chestnut-tree of Mount Etna,” ‘‘ The 
Babylonian Tree,” ‘‘ The Wiirtemberg Linden-tree,” ‘“‘ The Ancient 
Oaks of England,” ‘‘The Old Walnut-tree of the Balkans,” ‘‘ The 
Banyan-tree of Ceylon,” ‘‘The Ancient Cedar Forest of Lebanon,” 
‘*The Feathery Cocoanut and Fan-like Palmyra of India,” ‘‘The 
Date-tree,” ‘‘ American Trees of Historic Fame,” ‘‘The Walnut- 
tree,” ‘‘ The Soap Plant of California,” ‘‘ The Mulberry-tree,” ‘The 
Jonesia Asika” and ‘‘ The Tamala of India,” ‘‘The Shakespearian 
Mulberry,” “The Wadsworth Oak of New York,” ‘‘ The Live-oaks 
