At the great cave of the Northeast, an elevator takes you 156âbelow ground.... At the great cave of the Northeast, an elevator takes you 156âbelow ground. The doors open into a prehistoric underground cavern 6,000,000 years in the making! Trained tour guides help negotiate the cave and teach about its magnificent natural features. Back on the surface, mine for gemstones at Howe Caverns Mining Co.
Lumber (American English; used only in North America) or timber (used in the rest of the English speaking world) is a type of wood that has been processed into beams and planks, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for structural purposes but has many other uses as well. There are two main types of lumber.
Timber is another name for wood, whether still standing in the form of trees or felled and turned into boards for construction.Some people may also refer to it as lumber, or differentiate between unprocessed wood and lumber as cut wood packaged for commercial sale.The timber industry around the world is huge, providing wood for a variety of products from paper to particleboard.People have been referring to timber since at least the seventh century, although lumber is a relatively recent word, dating to the settlement of America in the 1600s.he timber industry around the world is huge, providing wood for a variety of products from paper to particleboard. People have been referring to timber since at least the seventh century, although lumber is a relatively recent word, dating to the settlement of America in the 1600s.