[For SEC Filing
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 4 (AMENDED) Dated: May 2, 1997 Purposes Only:
(To Prospectus Dated July 15, 1994, and Rule 424(b)(2)
Prospectus Supplement dated May 22, 1996) File No. 33-54533]
$275,400,000
BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION
Medium-Term Notes, Series A
Due 9 Months or More from Date of Issue
Date of Issue: May 7, 1997 Principal Amount: $ 4,000,000
Stated Maturity: May 10, 2005 Issue Price (As a Percentage of
Principal Amount): 100%
Form of Note: Interest Rate/Initial Interest
Rate: 7.66%
X Global Redemption Provisions: N/A
_____ Definitive
X Fixed Rate Note
_____ Floating Rate Note:
_____ Commercial Paper Rate Note _____ LIBOR Note
_____ LIBOR Telerate
_____ Federal Funds Effective Rate _____ LIBOR Reuters
Note
_____ Treasury Rate Note
_____ Other
Spread: +/- ______________________ Maximum Interest Rate: _______%
Spread Multiplier: ______________% Minimum Interest Rate: _______%
Index Maturity: _____________________
Interest Reset Period: _____________________________________________
(daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly,
semiannually, or annually)
Interest Payment Dates: __________________ Regular Record Dates: _________
Interest Reset Dates: ________ Interest Determination Dates: _______
Calculation Agent: ____________ Calculation Dates: ______________
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. SALOMON BROTHERS INC