Hemlock

—A variety of spruce or fir, used largely for telegraph poles, found along the northern border of the United States and in Canada. The trees are of medium to large size, giving a light reddish gray timber, free from resin ducts and moderately durable, The wood is rough and splintery. It is used for small scantlings, boarding, and general TTR isE purposes. A larger sized hemlock, of harder and heavier timber, abounds around Puget Sound, where it is known as Alaska fir. Henley’s Quadrant Electroscope.