Clearing operations in progress in the Columbia River Reservoir area by W.P.A. crew. Stumps and logs too small to be sold are pushed into pits and burned.
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WPA forces continued to clear land throughout 1940. By the close of 1940 clearing operations were 79% complete, grubbing operations were 71 percent complete, and logging of merchantable timber was 79% complete (CBPH, vol. VIII, pg. 34)