Fir, pine, oak and cedar of unsurpassed quality and practically unlimited in quantity clothe the mountains, overhang the rivers, and shadow the plains of the Puget Sound district, Washington Ter. On a moderate estimate it is calculated that this region will yield the almost unimaginable quantity of 160,000,000,-000 feet of valuable timber. The trees attain a remarkable development both in height and beauty. The yellow fir is frequently found growing to a height of 250 feet, the white cedar to 100 feet, with a girth of over 60 feet; the white oak is 70 feet in height, while ordinary sized specimens of the sugar pine yield from 6,000 to 8,000 feet of cut lumber.

The unfortunate part of the reflection is that the greater part of it will be old and rotten - perhaps cleared off as an incumbrance to the ground - before any use can be made of it, and perhaps not fifty years will go over before even this rich arboreal region will be clamoring for encouragement to the planting of more trees.