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Show Tortal Itoervc Work. QUSj Tbe former official estimate ol the Bet wooded area of the United Stales, plae- ffjeff ed at 70 per cent, haa been raised to 37 Hft per cent by tbo latest computlttone of jH Division of Geography and Forestry of Jm the V. 8. Geological Survey. That of- IBfl flee hi! issued a bulletin containing new MJ flgurea on American foreati, aome of H which tend to prove Ibp national limber H) rriourcei greater than la auppoaed, The (B two lateat 8tatea lo lie examined are Waablngtonand Oregon. The former la estimated to contain 231,063 million feet, II M., in alanding limber: the latter 114,778 million feet, Deatructlon by fire haa been exceedingly serloui In Washington. On the assumption that the burned acrra contained on an average aver-age aa much limber aa the untouched portion, tO.BOO million feet have been deatroyed ainco lumbering began. Thli ameant would supply all the aawmtlli In the V, S. for twoyeara, and at a value of only 78 centa a ihouiand, meana a dead lose to the Stale ot 130,000,000. The amount actually logged in the lame period haa been 80,000 million feet, making the estimate by the eauio comparison com-parison olireas. Oregon bai luficred leu from loth fire ind lumbering, owing ow-ing to the imiller ficilttlea for marketing market-ing the product. |