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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP X§RICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 711 '_ „ ^ &\' 
Contribution from the Forest Service 
HENRY S. GRAVES, Forester 
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Washington, D. C. 
PROFESSIONAL PAPER 
November 14, 1918 
LOGGING IN THE DOUGLAS FIR 
REGION • 
By 
WILLIAM H. GIBBONS, Forest Examiner 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Object . 1 
The Region . . . 2 
Logging in General 4 
Felling and Bucking SO 
Primary Log Transportation 56 
Loading 154 
Page 
Railroad Transportation ...... 175 
Railroad Inclines 217 
Unloading 225 
Water Transportation 238 
General Expenses 248 
Total Cost of Logging at One Operation . 252 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1918 
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