The popularity of wood for floors of dwellings dates back to pioneer
days, when our forefathers used thick, hewed sections of log smoothed
as far as possible on one face with an adz and laid edge to edge to
make their puncheon floors . Later, during colonial days, when
sawed...
In the following pages the national forests of California are described and an account is given of their value to the public welfare and of the means and methods used by the United States Forest Service to make them contribute as much as possible, both now and in the future,...