Abstract
STILL another book on forestry by Dr. Brown, uniform in size and binding with those that have preceded it. We have before alluded to the readable character of Dr. Brown's books, and the one before us is no exception to those on “The Forests of England” and the “French Forest Ordinance of 1669;” indeed it is perhaps more popular in its style, which Dr. Brown is not entirely responsible for, as he states on his title-page that it is a compilation, and the free use of inverted commas shows it to be so to a great extent. Though the book may contain a very good description of the country under consideration and accounts of the several journeys made in Russia, we are bound to say that not more than half deals with forestry matters. Thus we have one chapter devoted to the journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow, including a description of the Nijni Novgorod Fair. Another chapter describes the “Mishaps and Difficulties Experienced in Travelling”; another “Metallurgy”; and another “Depressed Condition of Mining, Smelting, and Manufacturing Establishments.” The chapters that deal with forestry in some form or another are on “Forest Exploitation in the Government of Ufa”; “Abuses in Connection with the Exploitation of Forests”; a short one on “Forests,” &c.
Forestry in the Mining Districts of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Russia.
Compiled by John Croumbie Brown., &c. (Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd; London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 1884.)
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Forestry in the Mining Districts of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Russia . Nature 31, 124 (1884). https://doi.org/10.1038/031124b0
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