The Way We Were

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August 26, 2021



Aug. 25, 1921

Sometime ago Col. W.B. Greeley, Chief Forester of the United States, left Washington for the purpose of spending a month in Alaska inspecting the timber, water power and other natural resources of the territory. Upon his return from Alaska, Col. Greeley was interviewed by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer regarding his trip and the quality of the timber in the Alaska forest. Col. Greeley said: “Aside from enormous qualities of good pulpwood and serviceable construction timber, the territory probably contains the largest quantity of clear high-grade spruce to be found in the Uni...



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