CONTENTS. 



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Members of Geological Survey Coniinission Ill 



Members of Scientific Staff V 



Letter of Transmittal VI 



Table of Contents VIII 



List of Illustrations XII 



Author's Preface XV 



Chapter I. — Introduction 1-5 



Cho.pt er II. — West Virginia as a Timber Producing 



State 6-16 



Location and Area 6-7 



Topography 7-12 



The State as a Natural Forest Region 13-15 



The Original Forests 15-16 



Chapter III. — The Utility of Forests 17-47 



The Direct Value of Forests 17 



Wood a Necessity 17-19 



Forest Industries 19-21 



The Indirect Value of Forests 21 



The Forest in Its Eelation to Water Supply and 



Distribution 21-22 



The Forest's Influence Over Floods and Droughts. 22-23 



Water Resources 23-26 



West Virginia's River Commerce 26-30 



Irrigation 30-31 



Municipal Water Supply 31-35 



Removal of Soil Through Deforestation 35 



" The Forest in Its Relation to Health 36-37 



Recreation 37 



Hunting and Fishing 38-40 



The Forest in Its Relation to Climate 40-41 



The Forest in Its Relation to Animal Life 41-44 



The Forest in Its Relation to the Character of the 



People 44-47 



Chapter IV. — The Destructive Agents of Forests 48-97 



