To his way of thinking, virgin timber was equated with unemployment.
Most of the land in Gates County was covered with virgin timber.
By the start of the 20th century most of the virgin timber had been cleared, and the economy came to depend on agriculture.
Taxes on things like acid rain or the cutting of virgin timber at least express an interest and there would be some benefits.
The cabin's massive walls of virgin timber are only four logs high.
As a summer worker in western forests during my undergraduate years in the late 40's, I saw only areas of virgin timber and sky.
Companies of the past had merely cut over all virgin timber, then moved on to another location.
The surrounding land was filled with virgin timber.
Due to the rich stands of virgin timber in the area, lumbering soon became a major industry in the town.
It's nothing but swamp, virgin timber, and a few crooked trails that don't lead nowhere.