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tain attains a height of 1,705 feet, and Crowders Mountain 1,624 feet. 

 The prevailing slope of the county is to the southeast and south, follow- 

 ing the principal drainageways. 



All of the county, with the exception of small strips of bottomland, 

 has excellent natural surface drainage through the rivers, creeks, and 

 branches, together with the numerous spring branches and wet-weather 

 streams which ramify all parts of the upland. 



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Fio. 2. — Showing the character of the forest growth. 



Along South Fork and Catawba rivers there is much fall, and in many 

 places considerable water-power has been developed for running cotton 

 mills. Much power still remains undeveloped. Some of the larger creeks 

 furnish power for gristmills and cotton gins, and even on these streams 

 some power can be obtained. 



The transportation facilities of the county are excellent. The main 

 line of the Southern Railway, a branch of the Seaboard Air Line Rail- 

 Avay, the Carolina iind Northern Railway, and also the electric line of 



