294 TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES, [ch. xxxvi.. 
looking to the superior manufacture of the Oregon spars,, 
the actual difference in cost is very small indeed. 
For the square timber and planks, which are brought 
as stowage goods with the spars, no quotations are 
given, and, in a general way, they must always be 
ruled by the market price for Canadian and Baltic square 
Fir timber. 
The clean appearance and straightness of the Oregon 
Fir timber are quite sufficient to recommend it for many 
purposes in carpentry, and it certainly may be used with 
advantage in both naval and civil architecture, in lieu of 
the more well-known Firs. The specific gravity of this 
wood, when seasoned, is about 605. 
