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factory paper pulp, a use for which it is now being cut, along with 

 spruce and white fir. 



Engelmann spruce is common throughout the higher altitudes in 

 the State, particularly in damp canyons and on cold north slopes. 

 It is a valuable lumber tree if well developed and makes excellent 



Fig. 4. — A Douglas fir area in the Minidoka National Forest from 

 which timber has been cut in accordance with Forest Service 

 regulations 



paper pulp, for which it is already being used in the northern part 

 of the State. It also forms an important part of many of the pro- 

 tection forests. 



Alpine fir is common in the higher altitudes throughout the forests 

 of the State and is one of the two principal species at the extreme 



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