FORESTRY. 533 
Major JAMES 8S. BRISBIN, Second Cavalry, says: 
The present extent of forest area of the Fort Ellis Reservatien is about fifteen thou- 
sandacres. The mountains in the southern part of the reservation are clothed with forests 
of white pine, red fir, and cedar. The extent of each kind of timber cannot be exactly 
told, but their condition is very good, and they grow very thick, butnot heavy. There 
is also some aspen and spruce in small quantity, and cottonwood grows along the 
banks of the East Gallatin and in the bottoms of the creeks, but not to such an extent 
as to be of any material use. 
Assistant Surgeon L. M. Maus, U.S. A., in a report referred to me, 
says: 
Cottonwood is the principal timber between the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock; 
although there is quite a good proportion of burr-oak, elm, ash, and willow. Cot- 
tonwood is found in large quantities in the bottoms of the Cheyenne, Moreau, and 
Grand Rivers. About fifteen miles southwest of the post (Standing Rock), between 
Oak Creek and Swift Water Creek, is a section of the country which is broken by 
many ravines, all of which are well timbered with the burr-oak. The oak wood is 
found principally in the ravines which intersect the different rivers and creeks. The 
bluff surrounding the Cheyenne River is tolerably well covered in some places with a 
cedar growth. The bottoms of the rivers and creeks also contain a growth of red and 
white willow, wild plum, and bullberry bushes. : 
ARIZONA TERRITORY. 
Captain J. H. Coster, Eighth Cavalry, A. D. C., acting engineer 
officer for the Military Division of the Pacific, furnishes the following 
report: 
GRANT CAMP. 
Situated 4,833 feet above sea-level, on the northwestern base of Graham or Sierra 
Bonita Mountains, on a sort of mesa sloping towards an extensive plain about fifteen 
miles wide and over one hundred miles long. On this plain there are no trees of any 
kind south of Camp Grant, but scattered mesquite (bush) to the northward and tothe 
valley of the Gila River. Abundant mesquite is to be found on the mesa between 
elevations 4,000 and 6,000 feet. This timber is intermixed with two varieties of oak 
and one of juniper, up to an elevation of 7,000 feet. 
On the mountain’s sides, foot-hills, and between 7,000 and 10,500 feet (highest peak 
of Graham Range), white and yellow pines and fir grow insufficient quantities to be 
called forests, scattered through which is found one species of juniper. This timber is 
of great commercial value if the rugged character of the mountains will permit of ex- 
tended use. 
The margins of the numerous small streams are lined with cottonwood trees till the 
mesa is reached, where the streams sink and the wood disappears. 
Rainfall, 1873, 18.28; 1874, 16.92; 1875, 20.72; 1876, 20.12; 1877, 7.27 inches. 
CAMP APACHE. 
Latitude, 33° 46/ 47’; longitude, 109° 54’ 40’. The camp is situated nearly in the 
centre of the San Carlos Indian Reservation, in the White Mountains. The streams 
near it are the east and north forks of the White River. The cations make the lands 
bordering on them useless for any extended system of agriculture, and the small spots 
that are capable of cultivation are only suitable for Indians to raise their corn on. 
The timber in the vicinity of the post is cedar and juniper. About nine miles from 
the post there are quite extensive pineries, extending probably ten miles to the north. 
Has no instruments to determine elevation of mountains in vicinity, but refers to the 
report and maps of Lieutenant Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U. 8. A., for this in- 
formation. 
CAMP BOWIE. 
Latitude, 32° 08’ 14’; longitude, 109° 22’ 45’. The forestry of this portion of the 
Territory is unimportant. The timber is not plentiful, and is found only on the north- 
western slope of the mountain ranges, principally the Chiricahuas, at an elevation of 
about 3,500 to 4,800 feet. The principal growths of timber are pine and oak. Spruce, 
cedar, sycamore, and walnut of dwarf species are also found. 
In some of the larger cafions pine attains a great height, and, where well protected 
from the strong winds, grows in abundance. : 
