. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. 80 A PRIMER OF FORESTRY. iug Newcastle, Cbatliam, and Doiiglastown, were de- stroyed. Que liimdred and sixty persons i)erislied, and nearly a tliousand head of stock. The loss from the Miramichi fire is estimated at $300,000, not including the value of the Fig. 75.—Fire sometiiues renews an old forest by killing tlie veterans and so permitting Tigorous young to take their place. The rotting slabs of fire-killed veterans of lied Fir are seen in the picture surrounded by young standards of Red Fir and Western Hemlock. Olympic For
. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. 80 A PRIMER OF FORESTRY. iug Newcastle, Cbatliam, and Doiiglastown, were de- stroyed. Que liimdred and sixty persons i)erislied, and nearly a tliousand head of stock. The loss from the Miramichi fire is estimated at $300,000, not including the value of the Fig. 75.—Fire sometiiues renews an old forest by killing tlie veterans and so permitting Tigorous young to take their place. The rotting slabs of fire-killed veterans of lied Fir are seen in the picture surrounded by young standards of Red Fir and Western Hemlock. Olympic Forest Eeserve, Washington. In the majority of such forest fires as this the destruc- tion of the timber is a more serious loss, by far, than that of the cattle and buildings, for it carries with it the impoverishment of a whole region for tens or even hundreds of years after^yards. The loss of the stumpage value of the timber at the time of the fire is but a small. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Division of Forestry. Washington : G. P. O.
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