L. VY.

dango unit of the Warner mountains, Modoc National Forest, 30 miles north of Alturas. It comprises 74 per cbnt yellow pine (known to the trade as Califbrnia whiie pine), 25 per cent white fir and the balance incense cedar. The forest service values this stumpage at not less than $3.50 per thousand feet for pine and 50 cents per thousand for fir and cedar. In order to promote industrial development in the territory where this timber occurs, the government will require that the purchaser manufacture this timber at a mill in Modoc county. Ample provision will be made in the contract for the protection of the seed trees and young timber when the mature timber'is logged and the purchaser will be required to adopt the best known methods to prevent fire in the woods. In addition to establishing a substantial payroll in the Alturas territory, this new lumbering operation rvill provide at least 12 thousand tons of freight per year.

ON A SLOW TRAIN THROUGH WASH.

Sid Garret, who has worked for the Willapa Lumber Co. at Raymond, Wn., almost since he can remember, made a trip to Portland last month to see a ball game. The train Sid got out of Chehalis is that one that stops every few miles along the lvay for water, or something, and seems to be in no hurry whatever. At about the twentieth halt Sid could stand it no longer.

"Say, conductor," he demanded, "what now ?" the matter

"We're taking in water," replied the venerable Con. "Well," growled Sid, "why don't you get another teaspoon ?"