CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introductory .» 7 



Extracts from Reports of the Commissioners of the Land OflQce 17 



The Government in its Relation to Forests, by Prof. E. J. James 23 



Report on the Forest Conditions of the Rocky Mountains, by Col. Edgar T. En- 

 sign - 41 



Map showing the location of forest areas and principal irrigation ditches in 



the Rocky Mountain Region Map to face p. 152 



Forest Flora of the Rocky Mountains, by George B. Sudworth 153 



Report on the Forests of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties, 



Cal., by Abbott Kinney 198 



Trees and Shrubs of San Diego County, Cal 202 



The Needs of the Yellowstone National Park, by Arnold Hague, geologist in 



charge 206 



Summary of Legislation for the Preservation of Timber or Forests on the Pub- 

 lic Domain, by N. H. Egleston 212 



The Climate of Colorado and its Effects upon Trees, by George H. Parsons 221 



Snow-slides or Avalanches, their Formation and Prevention, by B. E. Fernow. 236 



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