. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . valuable for fuel, and is hauled long dis-tances. The trees which grow on the plains are not very good forbuilding, although they are frequently utilized by the settlers for theconstruction of log houses and small buildings. Their principal usehas been to furnish posts for fences. One reason why the timberdoes not furnish valuable lumber is because of its slow and stunted,growth. Moreover, the varieties do not represent the more durablewoods. On the bluffs and escarpments, and occasionally the lonehills, there is a s
. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . valuable for fuel, and is hauled long dis-tances. The trees which grow on the plains are not very good forbuilding, although they are frequently utilized by the settlers for theconstruction of log houses and small buildings. Their principal usehas been to furnish posts for fences. One reason why the timberdoes not furnish valuable lumber is because of its slow and stunted,growth. Moreover, the varieties do not represent the more durablewoods. On the bluffs and escarpments, and occasionally the lonehills, there is a scant growth of pine and cedar. This timber has beenlargely depleted, and sometimes in cutting it considerable waste hasresulted from the leaving of the tops and stumps. After the treeswhich furnished good logs for building had been cut away and thesmaller ones suitable for posts had been used up by the ranchmen,the settlers found that wood was becoming so valuable that they aFor the provisions of this act see Appendix. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 70 A. BEAR CREEK MOUNTAIN, LOOKING EASTWARD; ALFALFA FIELD ANDMERIDEN POST-OFFICE IN FOREGROUND.
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