Bui. 81 , Forest Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate III. 



Fig. 1.— Raft of Sitka Spruce Logs on Beach near Wrangell. Average Diame- 

 ter at the Butt 37 Inches, at the Top 21 Inches. Average Length, 78 

 Feet. Contents of Raft Approximately 1 90,000 Board Feet, Scribner Scale. 











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Fig. 2.— Raft of Sitka Spruce Logs Shown in Figure 1, with General View of 

 Shore Forest after Cutting of Raft. Standing Timber Consists of Sitka 

 Spruce, Western Red Cedar, and Western Hemlock. 



