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ffforts were made to obtain statistics relative to the consumption of 
timber for the manufacture of charcoal, but, as in the case of lumber 
manufacture, the returns were quite unsatisfactory. 
In response to the question, ‘*What is your principal source of timber 
supply for the manufacture of charcoal?” replies were received (mostly 
from persons in Colorado and New Mexico) as follows: 
In the foot-hills; plenty of pine and pifion. 
Foot-hills and ranches. 
Purchase from parties who deliver at kiln. 
All around the city (Breckenridge, Colo.). 
Patented lands and pre-emptions. 
Mineral ground. 
Abundance of timber, chiefly on grants (N. Mex.). 
To the questions, “ What kinds of timber do you mainly use? What 
proportion of green timber and what proportion of dry?” the following 
replies were received : 
Pine and pinon. 
All dry wood—it takes too long to burn green. 
One-fifth dry ; pifon the best for charcoal. 
Pinon; mostly dry—killed by fire. 
Pine; 90 per cent. dry, 10 per cent. green. 
Aspen; three-fourths green, one-fourth dry. 
Pine; one-half green, one-half dry. 
Pifion; equal parts of green and dry. 
Scrub timber; half dry and half green. 
Dead timber and dry; green too expensive. 
Pinion, pine, and cedar; one-third green, two-thirds dry. 
Pine; 75 per cent. green. . 
Concerning the yearly product of charcoal (in bushels) reports were 
received as follows: 
Colorado: 
ake County.) 22251 cneue ieee a cle ece he eee eee econ 2, 000, 000 
Conejos’ County. 22 eee oe SON, weit serene 150, 000 
Custer, County. o.385 24 sien eee eee) eee eee 150, 000 
hao Grandes oumbys sce ee one eae eee eee 150, 000 
Parks€ Oumbyri se aos sees toe setae ci sete ee eects 800, 000 
Dolorési@oumtyyt ccs 5 eek eee cece meee 79, 000 
Chaffee Couniiyn sO... s se aoc! Sons tloe orton 380, 000 
WavPlatar@ounby gee sec ties eeeciee eee eee eiee 75, 000 
New Mexico: 
Santa 6 Coumbya ca. ee epeseenee ee eisioateteeverestee 200, 000 
No means are at hand for verifying the above statements ; and be- 
sides, it will be seen that the figures cover but a small territory. The 
Philadelphia smelter at Ketchum, Idaho, has thirty kilns for burning 
charcoal; the annual product is not reported. 
At least nine-tenths of the charcoal manufactured is used by the 
smelters; the remainder is used mostly by blacksmiths and tinsmiths. 
