BARBOW'S ZT TN^L^SU^ * Y f^"\^ ^i^^^^^l^iSt ^ 1 >^(l^ ^^J^Jo ^^* GOOD AUTHORITIES claim that a precise rule to scale standing timber is most diffi- cult to be arrived at; indeed, we believe it. My method is merely to arrive at the next best. The author's desire is merely to place before the intelligent beginner and the old woods- men condensed information which he sincerely hopes will be found of value. Joszrn BARBOW, PORTLAND, OREGON Jv. ! ! ; '!l heiqttt. 13. loqs 5 Staff. .44- =60" = ,32 4-00' B.M~- .jjvi-irl *9 ft F Af >37 Barbow's Mirror Cruising Compass Includes elements to facilitate compassing. Also a simple device, comprising, an indi- cator, a log division, a reading mirror, a pair of sights, and a folding scale. For the pur- poses of determining the number of logs in a tree, and its diameter at the point of mean height, First Observation. Pace out 18 paces, or measure 96 feet from the base of the tree. At this point hold up compass box vertically and sight along the upper edge to top of tree, and note the number of 16-feet logs indi- cated in mirror. Second Observation. Standing at the same point, sight between the pair of sights, to point of mean height on the tree, at the same time holding knot on cord at the eye (the eye is now equal to 12 inches from the sights.) (having previously opened the folding scale which now rests on partly closed cover.) Carefully sight and continue to close cover until each sight coincides with the width of the tree. This having been done carefully, read the scale which is divided in one hundredths of an inch, to correspond with the width of the tree in inches, when the reading on scale is .40, the tree is 40 inches diameter, if .55, the tree is 55 inches diameter, etc. NOTE This scale corresponding with the width of the tree will be found precise enough for all trees containing no more than four logs. And all trees above four logs one may trace its diameter by consulting "Tree Scale in Booklet." First Example. One finds the tree to contain 5 logs, and the reading of the "Scale" to be .38. See Page 13, find 5 logs line, then .38 stands under the head of 40 inches diameter. Amount in feet, 5950. Size of timber, .84 log per thousand feet. Second Example. One finds the tree to contain 12 logs, and the reading of scale .55 See page 20, in the same manner find 12 logs line, then .55 under the head of 75 inches diameter, amount in feet 51600. Size of timber .23 log per thousand feet, etc. Remark First. Ascertain diameter at the point of mean height on the tree, and deduct the bark. (Except in case of one log tree, when diameter of top end should be used.) Remark Second. There may be found cases when the woodsman may find it advis- able to deduct 1 and even 2 inches, as well as the bark from the ascertained diameter. For instance, when a tree is both small and short, another, may be large but short, de- duct 1 and 2 inches, respectively. NOTE Remark 2nd applies to contents of trees in feet only. Remark Third. To contents of cordwood given add 1 to 10% for close to loose piling respectively, as well as retaining the bark; add tops if used. Remark Fourth. Number of Ties is approximated . Remark Fifth. The contents given in feet for each tree is based on Spaulding Log Rule. First ColumnNumber of 16 feet logs in the tree Second Column Diameter of tree, in bold face figures, at mean height, with reading of Folding Scale in inches, and hundredths underneath it. Third Column Number of feet B. M. in the 123 4 52345 ! Dia 10 I 1 .8 Dia 11 $ fc 1 8 H i 2 3 4 5 .10 .10 .10 -.10 50 100 150 200 .09 .18 .27 .36 2 4 6 8 .11 .11 .11 .11 10 60 120 180 240 300 .10 .20 .30 .40 50 2 4 6 8 10 R 10 360 60 12 7 8 9 10 11 1?, 20.00 16.67 1 Dia f 12 1 Dia 3 * 8 ^ 12 I & H 13 EN 1 .1?, 80 .12 2 .13 100 .15 2 2 .12 160 .25 4 .13 200 .30 4 3 .12 240 .37 6 .13 300 .45 6 4 .12 320 .50 8 .13 400 .60 8 5 .11 400 .62 10 .12 500 .75 10 6 .11 480 .75 12 .12 600 .90 12 7 .11 560 .87 14 .12 700 1.05 14 8 .10 640 1.00 16 .11 800 1.20 16 q 11 900 1 35 1H 10 10 1000 1 50 90 11 1? 12.50 10.00 tree, with number of logs per M., given in logs and hundred ths, underneath it. Fourth Column Number of cords of wood in the tree, given in cords and hundredths. Fifth Column Number of ties in tree, tie 7 by 9 inches, and 8 feet long. 123 4523 45 Dia 1 1 8 Dia 1 1 8 14 & 3 P 15 8 .14 120 .17 2 .15 140 .20 4 .14 240 .34 4 .15 280 .40 8 .14 360 .51 6 .15 420 .60 12 .14 480 .68 8 .15 560 .80 16 .13 600 .85 10 .14 700 1.00 20 .13 720 1.02 12 .14 840 1.20 24 .13 840 1.19 14 .14 980 1.40 28 .12 960 1.36 16 .13 1120 1.60 32 .12 1080 1.53 18 .12 1260 1.80 36 .11 1200 1.70 20 .12 1400 2.00 40 .11 1320 1.87 22 .12 1540 2.20 44 .10 1440 2.04 24 .11 1680 2.40 48 8.33 7.14 ! Dia 16 1 1 O 1 Dia 17 | a I H i .16 160 .22 4 .17 190 .25 4 2 .16 320 .44 8 .17 380 .50 8 3 .16 480 .66 12 .17 570 .75 12 4 .16 640 .88 16 .17 760 1.00 16 5 .15 800 1.10 20 .16 950 1.25 20 6 .15 960 1.32 24 .16 1140 1.50 24 7 .14 1120 1.54 28 .15 1330 1.75 28 8 .14 1280 1.76 32 .15 1520 2.00 32 9 .13 1440 1.98 36 .14 1710 2.25 36 10 .13 1600 2.20 40 .14 1900 2.50 40 11 .12 1760 2.42 44 .13 2090 2.75 44 12 .12 1920 2.64 48 .12 2280 3.00 48 6.25 5.26 First ColumnNumber of 16 feet logs in the tree Second Column Diameter of tree, in bold face figures, at mean height, with reading of Folding Scale in inches, and hundredths underneath it. Third Column Number of feet B. M. in the 1234523 45 1 Dia 18 I l 8 P Dia 19 1 -H 3 A 1 .18 220 .28 4 .19 250 .31 6 2 .18 440 .56 8 .19 500 .62 12 3 .18 660 .84 12 .19 750 .93 18 4 .18 880 1.12 16 .19 1000 1.24 24 5 .17 1100 1.40 20 .18 1250 1.55 30 6 .17 1320 1.68 ?,4 .18 1500 1.86 36 7 .16 1540 1.96 28 .17 1750 2.17 42 8 .16 1760 2.24 32 .17 2000 2.48 48 9 .15 1980 2.52 36 .16 2250 2.79 54 10 .14 2200 2.80 40 .15 2500 3.10 60 11 .14 2420 3.08 44 .15 2750 3.41 66 12 .13 2640 3.36 48 14 3000 3.72 72 4.55 4.00 1 Dia 20 1 I 1 Dia 21 I I I s 1 .20 280 .35 6 .21 310 .38 8 2 .20 560 .70 12 .21 620 .76 16 3 .20 840 1.05 18 .21 930 1.14 24 4 .20 1120 1.40 24 .21 1240 1.52 32 5 .19 1400 1.75 30 .20 1550 1.90 40 6 .19 1680 2.10 36 .20 1860 2.28 48 7 .18 1960 2.45 42 .19 2170 2.66 56 8 .17 2240 2.80 48 .18 2480 3.04 64 9 .17 2520 3.15 54 .18 2790 3.42 72 10 .16 2800 3.50 60 .17 3100 3.80 80 11 .15 3080 3.85 66 .16 3410 4.18 88 12 .15 3360 4.20 72 .15 3720 4.56 96 3.57 3.23 tree with number of logs per M., given in logs and hundredths, underneath it. Fourth Column Number of cords of wood in the tree, given in cords and hundredths. Fifth Column Number of ties in tree, tie, 7 by 9 inches, and 8 feet long. 1234523 45 Dia 22 I 1 03 .2 Dia 23 I I .8 .22 340 .42 8 .23 380 .46 8 .22 680 .84 16 .23 760 .92 16 .22 1020 1.26 24 .23 1140 1.38 24 .22 1360 1.68 32 .23 1520 1.84 32 .21 1700 2.10 40 .22 1900 2.30 40 .21 2040 2.52 48 .21 2280 2.76 48 .20 2380 2.94 56 .21 2660 3.22 56 .19 2720 3.36 64 .20 3040 3.68 64 .18 3060 3.78 72 .19 3420 4.14 72 .18 3400 4.20 80 .18 3800 4.60 80 .17 3740 4.62 88 .18 4180 5.06 88 .16 4080 5.04 96 .17 4560 5.52 96 2.94 2.63 Dia 24 1 1 S H Dia 25 f I 8 H .24 410 .50 10 .25 450 .54 10 .24 820 1.00 20 .25 900 1.08 20 .24 1230 1.50 30 .25 1350 1.62 30 .24 1640 2.00 40 .25 1800 2.16 40 .23 2050 2.50 50 .24 2250 2.70 50 .22 2460 3.00 60 .23 2700 3.24 60 .22 2870 3.50 70 .23 3150 3.78 70 .21 3280 4.00 80 .22 3600 4.32 80 .20 3690 4.50 90 .21 4050 4.86 90 .19 4100 5.00 100 .20 4500 5.40 100 .18 4510 5.50 1.10 .1.9 4950 5.94 110 .18 4920 6.00 120 .18 5400 6.48 120 2.44 2.22 First Column N umber of 16 feet logs in the tree Second Column Diameter of tree, in bold face figures, at mean height, with reading of Folding Scale in inches, and hundredths underneath it. Third Column Number of feet B. M. in the 123 4523 45 g J "g " "S "2 CO Dia 26 i 3 Dia 27 1 3 cu 1 .26 490 .59 10 .27 530 .63 12 2 .26 980 1.18 20 .27 1060 1.26 24 3 .26 1470 1.77 30 .27 1590 1.89 36 4 .26 1960 2.36 40 .27 2120 2.52 48 5 .25 2450 2.95 50 .26 2650 3.15 60 6 .24 2940 3.54 60 .25 3180 3.78 72 7 .23 3430 4.13 70 .24 3710 4.41 84 8 .23 3920 4.72 80 .23 4240 5.04 96 9 .22 4410 5.31 90 .22 4770 5.67 108 10 .21 4900 5.90 100 .22 5300 6.30 120 11 .20 5390 6.49 110 .21 5830 6.93 132 12 .19 5880 7.08 120 .20 6360 7.56 144 2.04 1.89 1 Dia 1 t_i o S Dia 1 "H o g J 28 fe 29 fe H 1 .28 570 .68 12 .29 610 .73 12 2 .28 1140 1.36 24 .29 1220 1.46 24 3 .28 1710 2.04 36 .29 1830 2.19 36 4 .28 2280 j 2.72 48 .29 2440 2.92 48 5 .27 28501 3.40 60 .28 3050 3.65 60 6 .26 3420 4.08 72 .27 3660 4.38 72 7 .25 3990 4.76 84 .26 4270 5.11 84 8 .24 4560 5.44 96 .25 4880 5.84 96 9 .23 5130 6.12 108 .24 5490 6.57 108 10 .22 5700 6.80 120 .23 6100 7.30 120 11 .22 6270 7.48 132 .22 6710 8.03 132 12 .21 6840 8.16 144 .21 7320 8.76 144 1.75 1.64 10 tree, with number of logs per M., given in logs and hundredths, underneath it. Fourth Column Number of cords of wood in the tree, given in cords and hundredths. Fifth Column Number of ties in tree, tie 7 by 9 inches, and 8 feet long. 123452345 Dia 30 1 1 1 Dia 31 1 1 1 1 .30 660 .78 14 .31 700 .83 14 .30 1320 1.56 28 .31 1400 1.66 28 .30 1980 2.34 42 .31 2100 2.49 42 .30 2640 3.12 56 .31 2800 3.32 56 .29 3300 3.90 70 .30 3500 4.15 70 .28 3960 4.68 84 .29 4200 4.98 84 .27 4620 5.46 98 .28 4900 5.81 98 .26 5280 6.24 112 .27 5600 6.64 112 .25 5940 7.02 126 .26 6300 7.47 126 .24 6600 7.80 140 .25 7000 8.30 140 .23 7260 8.58 154 .24 7700 9.13 154 .22 7920 9.36 168 .23 8400 9.96 168 1.52 1.43 | Dia 32 I I P Dia 33 1 3 a 1 H 1 .32 750 .89 16 .33 800 .95 20 2 .32 1500 1.78 32 .33 1600 1.90 40 3 .32 2250 2.67 48 .33 2400 2.85 60 4 .32 3000 3.56 64 .33 3200 3.80 80 5 .31 3750 4.45 80 .32 4000 4.75 100 6 .30 4500 5.34 96 .31 4800 5.70 120 7 .29 5250 6.23 112 .30 5600 6.65 140 8 .28 6000 7.12 128 .29 6400 7.60 160 9 .27 6750 8.01 144 .27 7200 8.55 180 10 .26 7500 8.90 160 .26 8000 9.50 200 11 .25 8250 9.79 176 .25 8800 10.45 220 12 .24 9000 10.68 192 .24 9600 11.40 240 1 .33 1.25 11 First Column Number of 16 feet logs in the tree Second Column Diameter of tree, in bold face figures, at mean height, with reading of Folding Scale in inches, and hundredths underneath it. Third Column Number of feet B. M. in the TO 1 Dia 34 1 E* 1 .8 Dia 35 I Si "2 3 .8 1 .34 850 1.00 20 .35 900 1.06 24 2 .34 1700 2.00 40 .35 1800 2.12 48 3 .34 2550 3.00 60 .35 2700 3,18 72 4 .34 3400 4.00 80 .35 3600 4.24 96 5 .33 4250 5.00 100 .34 4500 5.30 120 6 .32 5100 6.00 120 .33 5400 6.36 144 7 .31 5950 7.00 140 .32 6300 7.42 168 8 .30 6800 8.00 160 .30 7200 8.48 192 9 .28 7650 9.00 180 .29 8100 9.54 216 10 .27 8500 10.00 200 .28 9000 10.60 240 11 .26 9350 11.00 220 .27 9900 11.66 264 12 .25 10200 12.00 240 .26 10800 12.72 288 1.18 1.11 1 Dia 1 n 8 Dia i g .8 2 36 6 EH 37 3 i .36 950 1.12 24 .37 1010 1.19 28 2 .36 1900 2.25 48 .37 2020 2.38 56 3 .36 2850 3.37 72 .37 3030 3.57 84 4 .36 3800 4.50 96 .37 4040 4.76 112 5 .35 4750 5.62 120 .36 5050 5.95 140 6 .34 5700 6.75 144 .35 6060 7.14 168 7 .32 6650 7.87 168 .33 7070 8.33 196 8 .31 7600 9.00 192 .32 8080 9.52 224 9 .30 8550 10.12 216 .31 9090 10.71 252 10 .29 9500 11.25 240 .30 10100 11.90 280 11 .28 10450 12.37 264 .28 11110 13.09 308 12 .26 11400 13.50 288 .27 12120 14.28 336 1.05 1.00 12 tree with number of logs per M., given in logs and hundredths, underneath it. Fourth Column Number of cords of wood in the tree, given in cords and hundredths. Fifth Column Number of ties in tree, tie 7 by 9 inches, and 8 feet long. 123 4523 45 bil Dia 1 t s Dia TJ g 8 2 38 hi 8 EH 39 Feet o H 1 .38 1060 1.25 28 .39 1120 1.32 28 2 .38 2120 2.50 56 .39 2240 2.64 56 3 .38 3180 3.75 84 .39 3360 3.96 84 4 .38 4240 5.00 112 .39 4480 5.28 112 5 .37 5300 6.25 140 .37 5600 6.60 140 6 .35 6360 7.50 168 .36 6720 7.92 168 7 .34 7420 8.75 196 .35 7840 9.24 196 8 .33 8480 10.00 224 .34 8960 10.56 224 9 .32 9540 11.25 252 .32 10080 11.88 252 10 .30 10600 12.50 280 .31 11200 13.20 280 11 .29 11660 13.75 308 .30 12320 14.52 308 12 .28 12720 15.00 336 .29 13440 15.84 336 .94 .89 Dia 40 1 1 .8 Dia 41 1 8 2 .40 1190 1.39 28 .41 1250 1.46 32 .40 2380 2.78 56 .41 2500 2.92 64 .40 3570 4.17 84 .41 3750 4.38 96 .40 4760 5.56 112 .41 5000 5.84 128 .38 5950 6.95 140 .39 6250 7.30 160 .37 7140 8.34 168 .38 7500 8.76 192 .36 8330 9.73 196 .37 8750 10.22 224 .35 9520 11.12 224 .36 10000 11.68 256 .33 10710 12.51 252 .34 11250 13.14 288 .32 11900 13.90 280 .33 12500 14.60 320 .31 13090 15.29 308 .32 13750 16.06 352 .29 14280 16.68 336 .30 15000 17.52 384 .84 .80 13 First Column Number of 1 6 feet logs in the tree Second Column Diameter of tree, in bold face figures, at mean height, with reading of Folding Scale in inches, and hundredths underneath it. Third Column Number of feet B. M. in the 123 452345 1 Dia 1 | s Dia o> 2 j >3 42 6 P 43 6 P i .42 1310 1.53 32 .43 1380 1.60 32 2 .42 2620 3.06 64 .43 2760 3.20 64 3 .42 3930 4.59 96 .43 4140 4.80 96 4 .42 5240 6.12 128 .43 5520 6.40 128 5 .40 6550 7.65 160 .41 6900 8.00 160 6 .39 7860 9.18 192 .40 8280 9.60 192 7 .38 9170 10.71 224 .39 9660 11.20 224 8 .37 10480 12.24 256 .37 11040 12.80 256 9 .35 11790 13.77 288 .36 12420 14.40 288 10 .34 13100 15.30 320 .34 13800 16.00 320 11 .32 14410 16.83 352 .33 15180 17.60 352 12 .31 15720 18.36 384 .32 16560 19.20 384 .76 .72 05 % Dia I 1 8 Dia 1 1 1 2 44 5 H 45 6t 5 P 1 .44 1450 1.68 36 .45 1510 1.76 36 2 .44 2900 3.36 72 .45 3020 3.52 72 3 .44 4350 5.04 108 .45 4530 5.28 108 4 .44 5800 6.72 144 .45 6040 7.04 144 5 .42 7250! 8.40 180 .43 7550 8.80 180 6 .41 8700 10.08 216 .42 9060 10.56 216 7 .40 10150 11.76 252 .41 10570 12.32 252 8 .38 11600 13.44 288 .39 12080 14.08 288 9 .37 13050 15.12 324 .37 13590 15.84 324 10 .35 14500 16.80 360 .36 15100 17.60 360 11 .34 15950 18.48 396 .35 16610 19.36 396 12 .32 17400 20.16 432 .33 18120 21.12 432 .69 .66 1 14 tree, with number of logs per M., given in logs and hundredths, underneath it. Fourth Column Number of cords of wood in the tree, given in cords and hundredths. Fifth Column Number of ties in tree, tie 7 by 9 inches, and 8 feet long. 123 4523 45 w. Oh 1 | 1 Din I n B 3 46 & O H 47 a H 1 .46 1580 1.84 36 .47 1650 1.92 36 2 .46 3160 3.68 72 .47 3300 3.84 72 3 .46 4740 5.52 108 .47 4950 5.76 108 4 .46 6320 7.36 144 .47 6600 7.68 144 6 .44 7900 9.20 180 .45 8250 9.60 180 6 .43 9480 11.04 216 .44 9900 11.52 216 7 .41 11060 12.88 252 .42 11550 13.44 252 8 .40 12640 14.72 288 .41 13200 15.36 288 9 .38 14220 16.56 324 .39 14850 17.28 324 10 .37 15800 18.40 360 .38 16500 19.20 360 11 .35 17380 20.24 396 .36 18150 21.12 396 12 .34 18960 22.08 432 .35 19800 23.04 432 .63 .61 1 Dia 1 VI 0> Dia I | i 3 48 | 5 H 49 fe H i .48 1720 2.00 40 .49 1800 2.08 40 2 .48 3440 4.00 80 .49 3600 4.16 80 3 .48 5160 6.00 120 .49 5400 6.24 120 4 .48 6880 8.00 160 .49 7200 8.32 160 5 .46 8600 10.00 200 .47 9000 10.40 200 6 .45 10320 12.00 240 .46 10800 12.48 240 7 .43 12040 14.00 280 .44 12600 14.56 280 8 .42 13760 16.00 320 .43 14400 16.64 320 9 .40 15480 18.00 360 .41 16200 18.72 360 10 .38 17200 20.00 400 .39 18000 20.80 400 11 .37 18920 22.00 440 .38 19800 22.88 440 12 .35 20640 24.00 480 .36 21600 24.96 480 .58 .56 First Column Number of 16 feet logs in the tree Second Column Diameter of tree, in bold face figures, at mean height, with reading of Folding Scale in inches, and hundredths underneath it. Third Column Number of feet B. M. in the tree, with number of logs per M., given in logs and hundredths, underneath it. Fourth Column Number of cords of wood in the tree, given in cords and hundredths. Fifth Column Number of ties in tree, tie 7 by 9 inches, and 8 feet long. 123 45 1 Dia 50 I 1 1 1 .50 1870 2.17 44 2 .50 3740 4.34 88 3 .50 5610 6.51 132 4 .50 7480 8.68 176 5 .48 9350 10.85 220 6 .47 11220 13.02 264 7 .45 13090 15.19 308 8 .43 14960 17.36 352 9 .42 16830 19.53 396 10 .40 18700 21.70 440 11 .38 20570 23.87 484 12 .37 22440 26.04 528 .53 1C it Column Number of 16 feet logs in the tree Second Column Diameter of tree, in bold face figures, at mean height, with reading of Folding Scale in inches, and hundredths underneath it. Third Column Number of feet B. M. in the tree, with number of logs per M., given in logs and hundredths, underneath it. 12 32 32 3 2 3 Si Dia Dia $ Dia 0> Dia 1 5 51 fe 52 53 54 fe i .51 1950 .52 2030 .53 2100 .54 2180 2 .51 3900 .52 4060 .53 4200 .54 4360 3 .51 5850 .52 6090 .53 6300 .54 6540 4 .51 7800 .52 8120 .53 8400 .54 8720 5 .49 9750 .50 10150 .51 10500 .52 10900 6 .48 11700 .49112180 .50 12600 .50 13080 7 .46 13650 .47 14210 .48 14700 .49 15260 8 .44 15600 .45 16240 .46 16800 .47 17440 9 .42 17550 .43 18270 .44 18900 .45 19620 10 .41 19500 .42 20300 .42 21000 .43 21800 11 .39 21450 .40 22330 .41 23100 .42 23980 12 .37 23400 .38 24360 .39 25200 .40 26160 .51 1 .49 .48 .46 | Dia 1 Dia I Dia 1 Dia 1 5 55 56 57 2 58 1 .55 2270 .56 2350 .57 2440 .58 2520 2 .55 4540 .56 4700 .57 4880 .58 5040 3 .55 6810 .56 7050 .57 7320 .58 7560 4 .55 9080 .56 9400 .57 9760 .58 10080 5 6 .53 .51 11350 13620 .54 .52 11750 14100 .55 .53 12200 14640 .56 .54 12600 15120 7 8 .50 .48 15890 18160 .50 .49 16450 (.51 18800 .50 17080 19520 .52 .50 17640 20160 9 .46 20430 .47 21150 .48 21960 .48 22680 10 .44 22700 .45 23500 .46 24400 .46 25200 11 .42 24970 .43 25850 .44 26840 .45 27720 12 .40 27240 .41 28200 .42 29280 .43 30240 .44 .43 .41 .40 17 First Column Number of 16 feet logs in the tree Second Column Diameter of tree, in bold face figures, at mean height, with reading of Folding Scale in inches, and hundredths 1 2 3 3 1 Dia 1 Dia 1 Dia I * Dia 1 2 59 60 61 62 1 .59 2610 .60 2700 .61 2800 .62 2890 2 .59 5220 .60 5400 .61 5600 .62 5780 3 .59 7830 .60 8100 .61 8400 .62 8670 4 .59 10440 .60 10800 .61 11200 .62 11560 5 .57 13050 .58 13500 .59 14000 .60 14450 6 .55 15660 .56 16200 .57 16800 .58 17340 7 .53 18270 .54 18900 .55 19600 .56 20230 8 .51 20880 .52 21600 .53 22400 .54 23120 9 .49 23490 .50 24300 .51 25200 .52 26010 10 .47 26100 .48 27000 .49 28000 .50 28900 11 .45 28710 .46 29700 .47 30800 .48 31790 12 .43 31320 .44 32400 .45 33600 .46 34680 .38 .37 .36 .35 1 Dia 1 Dia 1 Dia I Dia 1 ,3 63 & 64 65 66 i .63 2990 .64 3090 .65 3190 .66 3290 2 .63 5980 .64 6180 .65 6380 .66 6580 3 .63 8970 .64 9270 .65 9570 .66 9870 4 .63 11960 .64 12360 .65 12760 .66 13160 5 .61 14950 .62 15450 .63 15950 .63 16450 6 .59 17940 .60 18540 .61 19140 .62 19740 7 .57 20930 .58 21630 .59 22330 .59 23030 8 .55 23920 .56 24720 .57 25520 .57 26320 9 .52 26910 .53 27810 .54 28710 .55 29610 10 .50 29900 .51 30900 .52 31900 .53 32900 11 .48 32890 .49 33990 .50 35090 .51 36190 12 .46 35880 .47 37080 .48 38280 .49 39480 .33 .32 .31 .30 18 underneath it. Third Column Number of feet B. M. in the tree, with number of logs per M., given in logs and hundredths, underneath it. 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 tn 3 Dia 1 Dia 1 Dia I Dia 1 2 67 68 69 70 & 1 .67 3390 .68 3500 .69 3610 .70 3720 2 .67 6780 .68 7000 .69 7220 .70 7440 3 .67 10170 .68 10500 .69 10830 .70 11160 4 .67 13560 .68 14000 .69 14440 .70 14880 5 .64 16950 .65 17500 .66 18050 .67 18600 6 .63 20340 .64 21000 .64 21660 .65 22320 7 .60 23730 .61 24500 .62 25270 .63 26040 8 .58 27120 .59 28000 .60 28880 .61 29760 9 .56 30510 .57 31500 .57 32490 .58 33480 10 .54 33900 .54 35000 .55 36100 .56 37200 11 .52 37290 .52 38500 .53 39710 .54 40920 12 .49 40680 .50 42000 .51 43320 .51 44640 .29 .29 .28 .27 03 s Dia 71 | & Dia 72 o> r m Dia 73 0) 1 Dia 74 | & 1 .71 3830 .72 3950 .73 4060 .74 4180 2 .71 7660 .72 7900 .73 8120 .74 8360 3 .71 11490 .72 11850 .73 12180 .74 12540 4 .71 15320 .72 15800 .73 16240 .74 16720 5 .68 19150 .69 19750 .70 20300 .71 20900 6 .66 22980 .67 23700 .68 24360 .69 25080 7 .64 26810 .65 27650 .66 28420 .67 29260 8 .62 30640 .63 31600 .63 32480 .64 33440 9 .59 34470 .60 35550 .61 36540 .62 37620 10 .57 38300 .58 39500 .58 40600 .59 41800 11 .55 42130 .55 43450 .56 44660 .57 45980 12 .52 45960 .53 47400 .54 48720 .54 50160 .26 .25 .25 .24 19 First Column Number of 16 feet logs in the tree Second Column Diameter of tree, in bold face figures, at mean height, with reading of Folding Scale in inches, and huridredths 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 Dia 1 Dia 1 Dia 1 Dia 1 2 75 & 76 77 fc 78 i .75 4300 .76 4420 .77 4540 .78 4660 2 .75 86001.76 8840 .77 9080 .78 9320 3 .75 12900 .76 13260 .77 13620 .78 13980 4 .75 17200 .76 17680 .77 18160 .78 18640 5 .72 21500 .73 22100 .74 22700 .75 23300 6 7 8 .7025800 .71 .6830100 .68 .6534400 .66 26520 30940 35360 .72 .69 .67 27240 i . 73 3 1730 i. 70 36320 .68 27960 32620 37280 9 .62 38700 .63 39780 .64 40860 |. 65 41940 10 11 .60 .58 43000 .61 47300 .58 44200 48620 .62 .59 454001.62 49940 .60 46600 51260 12 .55 51600 .56 53040 .57 54480 .57 55920 .23 .23 .22 I .21 1 Dia I 1 Dia 1 Dia 1 ^ 79 80 81 82 1 .79 4790L80 4910 '81 5040 .82 5170 2 .79 9580 .80 9820 '.81 10080 .82 10340 3 .79 14370 . 80 14730 .81 15120 .82! 15510 4 5 .79 19160 .80 .7623950 .77 19640 24550 .81 .78 20160 25200 .821 20680 .79 25850 6 .74 28740 .75 29460 .76130240 .77 31020 7 .71 33530 .72 34370 .73)35280 .74 36190 8 .69 38320 .70 39280 .70J40320 .71 41360 9 .66 43110 .67 44190 .6745360 .68 46530 10 .63 47900 .64 49100 .65 50400 .66 51700 11 .61 52690 .62 54010 .62 55440 .63 56870 12 .58 57480 .59 58920 .60 60480 .60 62040 .21 .20 .20 .19 20 underneath it. Third Column Number of feet B. M. in the tree, with number of logs per M., given in logs and hundredths, underneath it. 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 Dia 1 Dia 1 Dia 1 Dia * 83 84 85 & 86 En .83 5290 .84 5420 .85 5550 .86 5690 .83 10580 .84 10840 .85 11100 .86 11380 .83 15870 .84 16260 .85 16650 .86 17070 .83 21160 .84 21680 .85 22200 .86 22760 .80 26450 .81 27100 .82 27750 .83 28450 .78 31740 .79 32520 .79 33300 .80 34140 .75 37030 .76 37940 .77 38850 .77 39830 .72 42320 .73 43360 .74 44400 .75 45520 .69 47610 .70 48780 .71 49950 .72 51210 .66 52900 .67 54200 .68 55500 .69 56900 .64 58190 .65 59620 .65 61050 .66 62590 .61 63480 .62 65040 .62 66600 .63 68280 .19 .18 .18 .18 1 Dia I Dia 1 Dia 1 Dia 1 2 87 h 88 to 89 90 fe i .87 5820 .88 5950 .89 6090 .90 6220 2 .87 11640 .88 11900 .89 12180 .90 12440 3 .87 17460 .88 17850 .89 18270 .90 18660 4 .87 23280 .88 23800 .89 24360 .90 24880 5 .84 29100 .85 29750 .86 30450 .87 31100 6 .81 34920 .82 35700 .83 36540 .84 37320 7 .78 40740 .79 41650 .80 42630 .81 43540 8 .76 46560 .77 47600 .77 48720 .78 49760 9 .72 52380 .73 53550 .74 54810 .75 55980 10 .70 58200 .70 59500 .71 60900 .72 62200 11 .67 64020 .68 65450 .68 66990 .69 68420 12 .64 69840 .65 71400 .65 73080 .66 74640 .17 .17 .16 .16 21 First Column Number of 16 feet logs in the tree Second Column Diameter of tree, in bold face figures, at mean height, with reading of Folding Scale in inches, and hundredths 1 2 3 3 3 1 Dia I Dia 1 Dia i Dia 1 3 91 i 92 93 94 1 .91 6360 .92 6500 .93 6640 .94 6780 2 .91 12720 .92 13000 .93 13280 .94 13560 3 .91 19080 .92 19500 .93 19920 .94 20340 4 .91 25440 .92 26000 .93 26560 .94 27120 5 .87 31800 .88 32500 .89 33200 .90 33900 6 .85 38160 .86 39000 .87 39840 .88 40680 7 .82 44520 .83 45500 .84 46480 .85 47460 8 .79 50880 .80 52000 .81 53120 .82 54240 9 .76 57240 .77 58500 .77 59760 .78 61020 10 .73 63600 .74 65000 .74 66400 .75 67800 11 .70 69960 .71 71500 .72 73040 .72 74580 12 .67 76320 .68 78000 .68 79680 .69 81360 .16 .15 .15 .15 00 Dia 1 Dia 3 Dia 1 Dia 1 3 95 ft 96 97 & 98 i .95 6920 .96 7070 .97 7210 .98 7360 2 .95 13840 .96 14140 .97 14420 .98 14720 3 .95 20760 .96 21210 .97 21630 .98 22080 4 .95 27680 .96 28280 .97 28840 .98 29440 5 6 .91 .89 34600 41520 .92 .90 35350 42420 .93 36050 .91 43260 .94 .92 36800 44160 7 .86 48440 .86 49490 .87 50470 .88 51520 8 .83 55360 .83 56560 .84 57680 .85 58880 9 .79 62280 .80 63630 .81 64890 .82 66240 10 .76 69200 .77 70700 .78 72100 .78 73600 11 .73 76120 .74 77770 .75 79310 .75 80960 12 .70 83040 .71 84840 .71 86520 .72 88320 .14 .14 .14 .14 22 underneath it. Third Column Number of feet B. M. in the tree with number of logs per M., given in logs and hundredths, underneath it. 3 2 3 3 1 Dia 99 8 I Dia 100 0> 1 Dia. 101 | J put sSo'j j'o aaqtun^ *s8Joy o^ uo 'K "9 ^^J jo UO 'p\[ 'g )88. ajoy 8S^J8Ay UO S88JX 99JJ, 8BJ8Ay JO b)U8}UOQ <=, _^^ -a^, JO^PH TlSr 'jTTu apog Suippj S88JX Ul SSO^ ^88^ 9j ^ 4 N p3AJ ^ q 8 ^ - 25 HINTS ON CRUISING. Where timber is small and dense and rapid cruise is desired, apply "Averaging System." Run twice through each forty acres, count all trees on 8 acres as you go, base estimates on the average acre. If for example, the S. W. i of the S. W. of a Section is to be examined, pace East one tally (20 rods) from S. W. corner of Section, thence run North. Have Compassman call out each tally (20 rods); the Cruiser will judge as accurately as possible by sight an 8 rods strip, run through center of strip, counting all trees 4 rods each side of him. (4 rods equals 12k paces). In counting or tabu- lating your trees as found, of course, due regard must be given noticeable defects in considering Heights and Diameters and pro- per allowance made therefor. Class the kinds of timber separately. It is very im- portant to the owner to note streams, and prominent topographical features even in a rapid examination. At three tallies North (60 rods), run east one tally (20 rods); then you will have counted all the trees on four acres. (Check average acre and other ob- servations made of the West half, etc.). Continue run one tally further East, thence South 3 tallies, you will be proceeding through East half of the 40 acres to Section Line. Tabulating the trees as you go or counting and booking the total results found, when you have finished this run. Therefore, hav- ing examined carefully the 8 acres you then have gained the knowledge of stand per acre. Assuming the timber on the 40 acres is equal- ly dense, then 40, multiplied by the average acre gained is the total stand, of course, due allowance and j udgment must be used for bare spots, light stands, burns, etc. NOTE Whenever the term "Pace" appears, it means two steps or 64 inches. A Close Cruise. Run 5 times through each 40 acres, count all trees on each 2 acres as you go, booking 26 knowledge gained at each tally (20 rods). If for example, the S. W. J of the S. W. i of a Section is to be examined, pace East (25 paces) from the S. W. corner of Section, thence run North. Have Compassman call one tally (20 rods) stop, and give a right angle, the Cruiser will judge as accurately as possible by sight a 16 rods strip, run through center of strip, counting all trees (8 rods) on each side of him. (8 rods equals 25 paces). Therefore having carefully counted the trees on 2 acres and booking the results. Continue North one tally further, counting, observing and again booking knowledge gain- ed. Continue North and repeat at each tally until you have reached 4 tallies, then run East (25 paces) and book final observations of this 8 acre strip. Thence continue East 25 paces further, thence south one tally, again booking knowledge gained. Continue back and forth through the 40, observing, counting and booking at each tally (2 acres), and proving up at the Section Line at each strip. Therefore having examined carefully the 40 acres by 2 acres, you then have gained the knowledge of stand, sizes, kinds, quality and contents of timber of each kind, etc. as well as the minutes of the topography of the surface, etc. NOTE The Cruiser should have an assistant. NOTE Observations should include in your diagram locations and width of streams and their courses, hills, divides, low passes, roads, trails, undergrowth, dead trees, down trees, canyons, etc., burns, improvements, if any, and what may be the fire risk, etc., quality of soil, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade, etc. At best, the average estimate is only an approximate one; have your deduction, therefore, safe. Judg- ment as to quality and logging conditions as well as the knowledge of finding, counting and estimating timber should be cultivated. 27 PRESERVATION OF TIMBER. Disease, Cause and Effects. The decay of timber is caused by the growth and activities of fungi. The minute spores of one of these fungi, germinating on a piece of wood, send out fine threads, which enter the wood cells and soon give off a complex compound called a ferment or enzyme, which dissolves certain parts of the wood fibre. The dissolved fibre serves as food for the fungus. The threads throw out branches and sub-branches, and soon the timber is permeated by a mass of such threads, the growing parts of which give off ferment. The action of the ferment changes the chemical and physical properties of the wood, rendering it, in some cases, like brown charcoal, in others white, soft and stringy, and the wood is said to be rotten or decayed. Eventually some of the threads grow out from the surface of the timber, and form toadstools and other excrescences. Under these are found cavities containing thousands of spores, which, when ripe, are blown off into the air and settle upon other timbers, where the precess is repeated. Moisture and heat are favorable to the growth of the fungi, as are also the starches, sugars and oils found in the cells of the sap- wood but wanting in the heart wood. If protected from the action of these fungi, wood will last indefinitely. Hence the accumulation of dead wood should be avoided. If air is excluded, as when timber is kept constantly and entirely immersed in salt or fresh water, the fungi cannot thrive. Sap confined in timber with air, ferments, pro- ducing dry rot; as where beams are enclosed air-tight in brick work. etc.. and where green timber is painted or varnished, or treated with creosote, etc. The sap then not noly prevents the thorough penetration of the oil, etc., but may cause the greater part of the wood to rot although its firm outer shell gives it a deceptive appearance 28 of strength. Sap should therefore be first removed by seasoning; that is, either by drying the wood in air at natural or higher temperatures, or by first steaming the wood under pressure so as to vaporize the sap, and then removing the latter by means of a vacuum. Thorough seasoning of large timbers in dry air at ordinary temperatures may require years; too rapid kiln-drying cracks and weakens the wood. But it is questionable whether steaming and vacuum removes sap as thoroughly as do the slower dry processes. Alternate exposure to water and air is very destructive. It causes wet rot. Sea worms, the limnoria terebrans, works from near high water mark to a little below the surface of mud bottom; the teredo navalis within somewhat less limits. The teredo is said to be rendered less active by the presence of sewage in water. The best limber-preserving processes are practically useless unless thoroughly well done. If the gain in durability will not warrant the expenditure of time and money required for this, it is more economical to use the wood in its natural state. The woods best adapted to treatment are those of an open or porous texture. They absorb the oil, etc., better than the denser woods; and their cheapness renders the use of the treatment more economical. Most of the processes in common use seem to render wood less combustible. After treatment by any process, the wood should be well dried before using. Creosote oil, or dead oil, is the best known preservative. Against sea worms it is effective for 15 to 20 years. The teredo is less active in the north than in the south. -See paper by Dr. Hermann von Schrenk, read before the American Railway Engi- neering and Maintenance of Way Associa- tion, March, 1901. 29 Section Diagra m . II 5 a s s c^B * Tfi O CC t - CC O O "t 32 SECTION DIAGRAM AND KEY THERE- TO AND NATURAL SECANTS. The Diagram and Key will enable a Compass- man to easily approach, from a given point, any of the several corners bounding a Section and call out the various 40 lines to the Cruiser. (One may, too, solve other problems from it, should circumstances require). The seven courses shown on diagram are North-Easterly, but the method applies to any direction. It may occur at times that the Compassman may have to solve his own problem. (The key will assist him). If Compassman stands, for instance, at 1-8 post, four tallies North of the S. E. corner of Section, desiring to reach center of Section (course 6 suggests itself, latitude being half of departure). See course 6 in Key. One tally equals 69 paces, 2 forties equal 554 paces. Angle 63 26' (marked on inner edge of Compass Circle) Therefore, run North 63 26' West, a distance of 554 paces, and you have center of section. At four tallies of 69 paces each you have the 40 line (call it to your Cruiser), at 8 tallies (4 more from 40 line) you reach central point of Section. The compiler of this book recommends (the use of paces) the value of one pace equaling 64 inches or two ordinary steps. Therefore 62 paces equals one tally, equals 20 rods distance, etc. NATURAL SECANTS. In furnishing the natural secants for each course, perhaps a rapid, easy and accurate means will be found to determine on a given course the diagonal distances. Multiply secant number by length of one side of the square, product will be required distance. If for instance, you desire to ascertain dis- tance in rods from corner of Section diagon- ally to opposite corner, the angle is 45 degrees, secant number 1.41421. Multiply 1.41421 by 320 rods, the result is 452.54720. Cut off 5 decimals. Therefore the result is 452 J rods. 33 Te find OT.. AE,e^arAs 0Z. ABC, inaccessible. find >/? the ground tysiybtiny to Z. measure i'a \tfindD.liif sifA/tny to Z. ED.zsx *f E A. 07.. 34 WIND RIVER 35 HINTS Use Barbow's Mirror Cruising Compass. Made useful. Assists Compassmen as well as Cruisers. Divided in quadrants. Gradu- ated in degrees from to 90 each way. Car- dinal letters on raised circle as well as a con- spicuous black pointer at each letter. Letter E. and W. reversed so as to facilitate angles readings. Variation turned off and set for locality to be used. Inner edge of raised circle graduations harmonize with the several corners bounding a section. A simple device attached to (stop to needle bar) preventing the adherence of bar upwards when it should be downwards, removing one great annoy- ance. Hints to Beginners The art of Compassing is best learned by doing it. Should state briefly however Hold Compass squarely be- fore you, cover or North end always ahead , practice to run straight and pace correctly, face course as nearly as possible, when you either open or close compass, tilt compass a little to prevent unnecessary swinging of needle. Practice to take a sight quickly, don't wait until needle comes to a stop, course known as soon as needle swings equally on each side of (pointer). See that you hold compass level, let the continuous center line through compass guide your sight to object ahead on your line. In case of an open country, sight object as far as possible (rather two objects) on your line, keeping the nearer object covering the farther one, etc. (cultivating the art of running a straight line) . When it is desired to run diagonally through a Section or ascertain the distance across a canyon, streams or any points not accessible, consult section diagram and Key thereto. To avoid obstructions, etc., found in your course bear off, say, 10 degrees from said course, distance one tally. Then having got- ten around obstructions, bear in 10 degrees, one tally, back to original course. (Add two paces to two tallies.) 3G lember Always read the North end of needle, it will indicate your angle. If, for example, while sighting to an object the north end points 10 degrees between S. and E., read the angle South 10 East. Number of Paces. You will vary from a given point in running one mile (17% paces) for each degree. If you err to the right, variation is too low; raise it. If to the left, you are too high; lower it. i or of one mile will cause you to vary i or of the number of paces given, etc. NOTE Please remember that surveys don't always show true corners. Too often is it found that the Governmental Surveyors have been careless or negligent in their establish- ment of proper Section or quarter posts. Therefore be diligent in your search for them . Standard Corners and Closing Corners, marked S. C. and C. C. respectively, are es- tablished by the government on township lines (rather Correction lines) from a few feet to several hundred feet apart. Therefore guard against taking the wrong one. The government establishes no Quarter Post on Correction lines to a Closing Section; in other words, between two Closing Corners. Sight Trees Are those which the line ac- tually passes through, and are marked with two notches on each side, and are called for in the field notes mark the line. TEXAS LAND MEASURE. (Also used in Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona and California.) 1 vara equals 331 inches. 1,900. .8 varas equals 1 mile. 3,612,800 square varas equals 1 section equals 640 acres. 225,800 square varas equals 1^ section equals 40 acres. 37 Square of 475 varas equals JL section equals 40 acres. To find the number of acres in any number of square varas, multiply the latter by 177 (or to be more exact, by 1771), and cut off six decimals. San Antonio, Texas, variation in 1904, 8 3' +3.1. MAGNETIC DECLINATIONS. Variations of the compass for the Epoch January, 1904: With the annual change from 1900 to f90. for the principal places in the United States. A ( + ) sign denotes West Declinations; a minus ( ) sign East Declinations. For the annual change a plus sign denotes in- creasing West or decreasing East Decli- nation, and a minus sign the reverse. (Part of reports of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey given.) Variation Annual Jan., 1904 Change Sitka, Alaska 29 53' O'.O" Olympia, Wash 22 41 0.0 Portland, Oregon 22 32 0.0 San Francisco, Cal 16 42 0.0 Madison, Wis 4 57 -f5.0 Portland, Maine +14 32 +1.3 Columbia, S. C 12 +3.1 Demarcation Point, Alas. 39 50 +10 .0 Philippines, Manila 52 1.0 THE MAGNETIC POLE. In a lecture at Glasgow, by Professor Thompson, he stated that the magnetic pole is at present near Boothia Felix, more than 1000 miles to the west of the geographical pole. In 1557 the position of the needles showed the magnetic pole to be due north. It had been eastward before that; it then began to point westward, and this ^yestwa^d variation continued to increase until 1816, when the maximum was attained; it has since steadily diminished, and in 1976 it will again point to the true north. 38 Profesror Thompson sayr thiit the changes which have been observed, not only in this direction but in the strength of the earth's magnetism, show that the same causes which originally magnetized the earth are still at work; and, strangely enough, these changes do not occur at long intervals in the course of centuries but are going on from day to day, from week to week and from year to year. Authority. AGREEMENT FIXES BOUNDARY. Decision in Case of Washington Line Fence in 1906. The Supreme Court decided that where a boundary line between two tracts of land has been fixed by mutual agreement between the owners and remains the recognized dividing line for a period of 20 years, it in fact becomes the actual boundary, notwith- standing a subsequent Government survey finds it is wrongly located. The case on which the point was decided was appealed from Columbia County where two neighbor farmers agreed on the boundary line between their land in 1881 and set their fence on that line. In 1903 a Government survey developed the fact that the fence was not on the true line and one of the owners set his fence over on the line fixed by the Government survey. His neighbor brought an action to compel the removal of the fence to its original location and the courts have upheld him. The case was entitled E. L. Lindley, respondent, vs. K. A. Johnston, appellant. Note. Oregon Statute limitation is 10 years. Conclusion. I am indebted to many kind friends for suggestions, help and encouragement extended me. My chief endeavor has been to place in compact form information of value to them and to others. JOSEPH BARBOW. Portland, Oregon. 39 I / Oi 4- cc