Beech-trees.--Purity, Size, Fruit.--Efforts of Bears after the Nut.--The Uses to which its Leaves are appropriated.--Mr. Lauder's Testimony, &c.--Use of Wood.--Singular Exemption.--The novel Appearance of the Leaves of a Species in Germany.--Chestnut-tree --Remarkable one on Mount Ætna.--Balm of Gilead.--Willow.--Ash.-- Basswood, or Tiel-tree.--The Poplar.--The Hemlock.--Beauties of its Foliage.--Uses.--Hickory.--The Fir-tree.--Spruce-tree.--Its conical Form.--Uses.--American Larch.--Success of the Dukes of Athol in planting it on the Highlands of Scotland 28 PART II. THE PINE-TREE, OR FOREST LIFE. CHAPTER I. The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.--Predilections. --Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.--White Pine.-- Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.-- Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot 37 CHAPTER II. The Pine twenty-five Years ago.--Its rapid Disappearance.--Explorations.--Outfit.--Up-river Journeying.--Its Distance.--Mode of Nightly Encampment.--Cooking.--Disturbed Slumbers. --Ludicrous Fright.--Deer.--Encounter with Bears.--Mode of Exploring. --Forest Observatory.--Climbing Trees.--The Emotions excited by the View.--Necessity of Compass.--Nature's Compass.--The Return.-- Annoyances from mischievous Bears.--Stumpage.--Permits.--Outfit and Return.--Crossing Carrying-places.--A Strong Man.--Skill of Boatmen.--Item of personal Experience.--Blind Path.--A Family in the Wilderness.--Things to be considered in locating Camps 44 CHAPTER III. Method of constructing Camp and Hovel.--Timber.--Covering.--Arrangement of Interior.--The Bed.-- Deacon Seat.--Ingenious Method of making a Seat.--Cooking: superior Method of Baking.--The nightly Camp Fire.--Liabilities from taking Fire.--A Camp consumed.--Men burned to Death.--Enjoyment.--The new Camp: Dedication.--A Song.--A Story.--New Order in Architecture.-- Ox Hovel.--Substitute for Lime.--The Devotedness of the Teamster. --Fat and lean Cattle.--Swamping Roads.--Clumps of Pine.--The points of Interest in a Logging Road.--The Teamster's Path.--Regret.--The peculiar Enjoyment of Men thus engaged 65 CHAPTER IV.