The guardians of the Columbia, Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount St Helens . ross to it, and standamidst the crowning glory of Natures art in building you rise columns of Noble firs, faultless in symmetry,straight as the line of sight, clean as granite shafts. Carrythe picture with you; nowhere away from the forests ofthe Columbia can you look upon such perfect trees. Westward of the Cascade summits the commercialforest of to-day extends down from an elevation of about3,500 feet. Intercepted by these heights, the moisture-laden clouds are emptied on the crest of the range. East-war
The guardians of the Columbia, Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount St Helens . ross to it, and standamidst the crowning glory of Natures art in building you rise columns of Noble firs, faultless in symmetry,straight as the line of sight, clean as granite shafts. Carrythe picture with you; nowhere away from the forests ofthe Columbia can you look upon such perfect trees. Westward of the Cascade summits the commercialforest of to-day extends down from an elevation of about3,500 feet. Intercepted by these heights, the moisture-laden clouds are emptied on the crest of the range. East-ward, the effects of decreasing precipitation are shown bothin species and in density. Tamarack, white fir and pinesclimb higher on these warmer slopes. Along the baseof the mountains, and beyond low passes where strongwest winds drive saturated clouds out over level reaches,Where mans a pygmy, vvestem yellow pine iPinus vonderosa) becomes almost the A Noble Fir, 175 feet , r^ ?-, n ^ ?, ?, n i .i to first limb. only tree. Over miles of level lava flow, along the upper. Firs and Hemlocks, in Clarke County, Washington. THE FORESTS 131
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