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mountain sides, and often borders the glades of the plateaus. The long 
poles which it furnishes are sometimes used for fencing purposes; it makes 
a fair fuel; the quantity found is small. 
Acer grandidentata, a species of Maple, abounds at the north as a bush, 
and rare individuals attain the rank of small trees. Its wood is highly prized 
for the repair of machinery, but is too scarce to be of great service. 
Negundo aceroides, or Box elder, is found along the water courses in 
many places. Sometimes along the larger streams it attains a height of 25 
or 30 feet. It makes a good fuel, but is found in such small quantities as 
to be scarcely worthy of mention. 
Quercus undulata, or White oak, is very abundant as a bush, and some- 
times attains a diameter of six or eight inches It is too rare as a tree to 
deserve more than mere mention. 
Betula occidentalis, a species of Birch, grows about the upland springs 
and creeks. Its habit is bushlike, but it often has a height of 20 feet, and 
it makes a tolerable fuel 
The Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) and two species of Ash (drarinus 
coriacea and FF’. anomala) grow as small trees, but are exceedingly rare. 
The above is a nearly complete list of the forest trees of Utah. The 
number of species is very small; aridity on the one hand, and cold on the 
other, successfully repel the deciduous trees. The oak, hickory, ash, ete., 
necessary to such a variety of industries, especially the manufacture of 
agricultural machinery, must all be imported from more humid regions. 
The coniferous trees, growing high among the rocks of the upper regions 
and beaten by the cold storms of along winter, are ragged and gnarled, and 
the lunber they afford is not of the finest quality ; and the finishing lumber 
for architectural purposes and furniture must also be imported from more 
humid regions. 
IRRIGABLE AND PASTURE LANDS. 
UINTA-WHITE BASIN. 
The Uinta-White Valley is a deep basin inclosed by the Uinta Moun- 
tains on the north and the Tavaputs highlands on the south. Eastward the 
basin extends beyond the limits of Utah ; westward the Uinta Mountains 
