Title: American forests
Identifier: americanforests20natiuoft (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: National Irrigation Association (U. S. ); New Jersey Forestry Association; South Jersey Woodmen's Association; American Forestry Association
Subjects: Forests and forestry -- Periodicals
Publisher: Washington (etc. ) American Forestry Association (etc. )
Contributing Library: Earth Sciences - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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374 AMERICAN FORESTRY "The first poles were cut on May 21, and the tower was completed and in use on June 30. The time spent in cut- ting and peeling logs and constructing the tower amounted to less than 24 working days of 8 hours each, for a crew which averaged five in number. In ad- dition, atwo-horse team was used 9 days. "Four galvanized- wire cables ^ in. in diameter will be added as guys. A copper cable reaching up and over the center of the tower will follow one leg to the ground and serve as a lightning arrester." Apache Forest News During 1913, 28,570 head of cattle and horses were grazed on the Apache Forest under permit. The av- erage number for each stockman was only 138 head. The Forest has a greater number of trout streams than any other National Forest in either Arizona or New Mexico. Main poles are spliced -.^ here by lapping fhem fog ether for a d/shnce ^. of 10 ff. between the 90ffA^ too ft. belt braces and fastening them with -■ lag screws'
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Defail of Splice i'Z^^\'^^'/^\yi/is-r^j!^0)iV/',i^)^ Figure 3. Structural ' Details of the Promontory Butte Lookout Tower and Trjangulation Station. Pictures in this article by courtesy of the Engineering News, New York City. Reforestation for $7.50 An Acre Nearly 4,000 acres were reforested in Montana and northern Idaho during 1913. at an average cost of $7.50 an acre. China's Best Forest The best forested area of China is in Manchuria. The principal tree varieties are pine, cedar, larch, fir, yew, oak, ash, elm, walnut, and birch. Valuable Instruction Two forest officers, in Washington and Oregon, are writing popular descriptions of the trees on the Crater and Mt. Rainier national parks, for the use of visitors to the parks. Wyoming's Highest Mountain Gannett Peak, Wyoming, nearly 14,000 feet in elevation, and the highest mountain in the State, is on the divide between the Bonneville and Bridger national forests.

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