Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1906 — The Chestnut Forest of Corsica. [ARTICLE]

The Chestnut Fores t of Corsica.

The chestnut forests of the island of Corsica have for uges been the crowning glory of Its mountains and valleys. Just as at least ouce in its history they were its salvation by offering to its army of defense u secure fastness and ■ means of sustenance against invaders. Now disafforestation is in active progress on every hand, and over wide tracts the woods are disappearing, leaving the hills and dales nothing but bleak wastes. Strong protests are being made by many of the older Inhabitants against this shortsighted devastation, which, besides destroying the attractions of the island as a resort for tourists, removes the most effective protection against ruinous landslides on the mountain slopes under the action of winter torrents.